<TITLE>08. Par 25-27</TITLE>L-25 Now, Abraham... to speak for--about him for about ten minutes, or so. Abraham was come down with his father from in the land of Chaldea and the Shinar valley, and dwelled in the city of Ur. They came out of Babylon, the people did, after the... Babylon was first called the Gates of Paradise, later called Confusion, because languages was broken up there.
Abraham, after coming down into this land of Chaldea, the city of Ur, Abraham was no more than anyone else. I want you to notice this tonight, Christians, and get this real good and deep, that, God calls His people by sovereign election. God only calls by election.
"It isn't he that willeth or he that runneth, it's God that showeth mercy." And every man and woman here that ever had God to tug at their heart, ought to be ashamed if they never heeded to the call. And there's many people in the world today that--that's gone and passed the line of conscience and will never--never come to God.

L-26 But God called Abraham, not because he was good, but because God chose Abraham.
Jesus said, "Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you." Jesus said, "No man can come to the Father, or come to Me accept My Father draws him first."
Why are you out here tonight? Is because you're interested. Why ain't you at the ball game? Is because you love God more than you love ball games. That's the reason you're here. God called you and put a different desire in your heart.
Now, the election of God--God calls man by sovereign election. Do you notice it? I wish we had time to go into details. When you go to talking about the Word, the Holy Spirit just starts getting it right... just wonderful.

L-27 Abraham was election. Isaac was justification. Jacob was grace, but Joseph was perfection. See? As you get them moving, and Abraham being called... God saw Abraham and called him by sovereign grace and election and told him, "Separate yourself from your people and among your kindred, and I'll bless you."
You notice today, that God always calls a separation. People today, when you're choosing your pastors, usually people today want mixers. I don't know how it is with you people down in here, but up in the north the people want mixers. Oh, we want a fellow that's a good sport. We want somebody that can, oh, set in a pulpit, and can... Oh, he wouldn't hurt if he did a little things on the side, you know, just so he could mix with all crowds. People want mixers, but God wants separators. The Holy Ghost said, "Separate Me Paul and Barnabas."
There's some people, in choosing their pastors today, get a six-footer with shoulders about so wide, black wavy hair to present, make hisself... dressed in a tuxedo suit, and everything, and an after dinner suit, or something another in the platform, because it's a psychological effect. God don't care a ounce for that.


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