<TITLE>17. Par 64-67</TITLE>L-64 And he said, "Brother Branham, did not God--Abraham, the father of the faithful, did not he believe God? What more could he do but believe God?" Said, "He believed God, and it was imputed unto to him for righteousness, because he believed God."
I said, "Correctly. But then God give--a vindicated his faith by giving him the circumcision to prove that He had accepted him." I said, "You might believe on the Lord Jesus Christ; until God recognizes your faith, He will give you the baptism of the Holy Ghost to seal the promise."
Abraham received circumcision as the seal that God had accepted the righteousness of his faith. And if you say you believe God, and with all your heart, God will give you the baptism of the Holy Ghost to seal you in the Kingdom of the God, to recognize your true faith in God. Amen. That's old fashion, sassafras preaching, but it'll save you. Brother, I'm telling you it'll keep you when the trials are heavy. Amen.
I might not be able to express it right, but I--I know what I'm talking about. Amen. I might not be able to tell you where you'll understand, but I'm getting a sure good thrill out of trying it. But I love it, 'cause I know it's the truth. Yes, sir.
The circumcision was a vindication. God always sends a vindication then, "I have received it. I'll do this to prove I've received it. You said you believed, then I'll do this to prove it."

L-65 Now, notice how God does that, vindicating that He has received the righteousness of faith. Now, that's what we've got to do today. That's what... Moab had a very orthodox church, but God had nothing to do with it. And the very same God, the both tribes praying to, both of them offering the same sacrifice... God was a vindicating that Israel was right, because they had a Pillar of Fire hanging over it. They had Divine healing; they had shouting; they had dancing in the Spirit; they had joy. Oh, they had a glorious time, and they were on their road somewhere. God was proving to them that He had accepted it. And that's always been the sign of the believer. "These signs shall follow them that believe." Amen.

L-66 Look at the great Holy Spirit speaking through Saint Paul. When Jesus came, He was orthodox, so was the Jews, but they condemned Him. God recognized that Jesus was His Son. He a vindicated Him. Peter said in Acts 2, said, "Ye men of Israel, Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by signs and wonders, which God did by Him..."
That's the sign of it. If your church don't believe in signs and wonders, you all better start praying for that church, believes the days of miracles has passed. You're on the borderline yet. See? Over there's where the grapes is, over on the other side. All right.

L-67 Notice, that's Scripture, that's not joking. That's the Bible. The Bible says that. And look at the Holy Ghost looking forward now to this day. He said the Spirit speaks expressly in the latter days: Some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and so forth. How they would be lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God.
Look at the church today. Well, my, they stay home on Wednesday night, look at television. The don't go to prayer meeting no more. They have drive-ins so they don't have to get out of their car. No more altars, they took all the fire off the altar and put it in the furnace, took the upper room and turned it into a supper room, boil up some old tough chickens, and sell it for fifty cents a plate to pay the preacher. That's not God's program at all. You're all out of line. God will never vindicate anything like that. That's true. And you Pentecostal people is getting right into that same rut. That's right. Amen.


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