<TITLE>07. Par 20-22</TITLE>L-20 Now, the Catholic church says it was a rock there, and the rock was Peter. And they built the church upon Peter. The Protestant church says, "No, it was Jesus." I different with both just plainly. It was not either one. For Peter had just said, look...
He said, "Who-who do you say I am?"
Peter said, "Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God."
He said, "Blessed art thou Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you (You never learned it in some school of theology. You never learned in any other way.), but My Father which is in Heaven has revealed it to you. And upon this rock I'll build My church, and the gates of hell can't prevail against it." Spiritual revealed truth of Jesus Christ. If you're just all worked up and emotional, that won't work. It's got to be a direct witness, that God Himself by election has called you and revealed Christ to you. Amen.

L-21 Some people come to church just for the emotional part. Some people come to church just to sing. Some people come in church just to enjoy the good singing, that's all right. Some people come to church, and join church just to hide their meanness, make themselves a little better name in the neighborhood. Some come to church sincerely, but don't never have a touch from God. But when God calls a man, "No man can come to Me except My Father draws him first." And all that comes I will give him Everlasting Life, raise him up at the last day."
Oh, I hope you see it. Brother, it's the work of the Holy Spirit revealing to the individual, not upon some emotion, not upon something you should do, or shouldn't do, or this, that, or the other. All those things are all right, the moves and works, and shouting and dancing, and speaking in tongues; all those things are all right. But the first thing, it has to be a spiritual revelation that God has give the individual, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, calling. That's right. Without that, brother, you're only impersonating, only pretending.

L-22 Over in Ephesians here we'll see what the seal of God is. Ephesians the 1st chapter, 12th verse, 13th.
That you should be... the praises of His glory, who first trusted in Christ.
In whom ye also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:... also after you believed--after you believed, you were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise.
Ephesians 4:30 said, "Wherefore, grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed until the day of your redemption." How long?
Now, Arminian brother, I just want to pinch your toes just a little bit, but you excuse it. You see? How long? Until the day of your redemption, not from one meeting to another, from one revival till their carried about with every wind of doctrine, pillar to post. But a man once filled with the Holy Spirit has a promise of Everlasting Life, "I'll raise him up at the last day." Amen.
He that heareth my Word, and believeth on Him that sent Me hath (present tense) Everlasting Life; and shall never come into condemnation, but's passed from death unto life." Rub that out.


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