<TITLE>06. Par 16-19</TITLE>L-16 There it is, Paul picks it up. Over in Hebrews 10 it said, "If we disbelieve..." or sin, and what is sin but unbelief: "He that believeth not is condemned already." "If we disbelieve wilfully, after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin, but a fearful looking to the judgment, the fiery indignation which shall devour the adversary."
Awful strong isn't it? But that's what we need. If we have served the Lord, you Christians, all these years, it's time we were getting off of a milk diet, time we were able to eat some strong meat. The strong meats is here for us; and the Holy Spirit will feed it to us, if--if we'll only open up and let Him do it.

L-17 Now, to reject truth when it's presented, then your ears are sealed, you'll turn away from God, very religious. The Scripture said, "Heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, and despisers of those that are good; having a form of godliness (all the forms, very fundamental), the forms of godliness, but deny the power thereof; from such turn away. For this is the sort that go from house to house and leads silly women laden with divers lust, never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."
That's right. That's the Scripture; that's what the Bible said. That's where my faith is anchored, is in God's Word, not in tradition of men, but in God's Word. That's where I put my stand twenty-three years ago; that's where I want to be standing when Jesus comes, or when death comes to set me free from this old pest house I live in. Amen. Standing on the Word, heavens and earth will pass away, but It'll never fail. It's immortal, eternal.

L-18 Then, people think just because you go to church. Said, "Oh, that's all I have to do, is just go to church, be a pretty good fellow." That's wrong, brother, you're deceived. That's right.
Esau was a pretty good fellow too. So was Cain a good fellow; both of them worshipers, believers. Cain was not an infidel; he was a believer. He come up, and built a church, and made a altar, decorated it up, and knelt down and prayed, and worshipped God. And God rejected him, because he didn't have the spiritual revelation. He come with a sincerity of his heart. Could you imagine a man coming up, knowing that it was between death and life, that his eternal destination rested upon his sacrifice, and would come wilfully ignorant? No, sir, he come with the integrity of heart and laid out... But, you see, brother, all your sincerity doesn't mean it. God has only promised one way.

L-19 How do you think that Abel knew to bring a lamb in the stead of a apple, or whatever you want to call it? How did he know to bring a lamb? Because no Bible was written in them days; it was revealed to him by the Lord.
Jesus said after coming off of Mount Transfiguration... Here it is; I want you to get it. Coming down off of Mount Transfiguration, Jesus said, "Who do you say I, the Son of man am?"
One said, "Well, some say You're Moses; and some say You're Elias; and some say You're the prophet."
He said, "That's not what I asked. What do you say I am?"
Peter said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."


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