<TITLE>09. Par 35-38</TITLE>L-35 Now "Being Led of the Spirit"... It was in Jerusalem at this time that the regular customs of the law, and they come in and they had to worship, they had the temple. And all the people always met at Jerusalem. Why was that, wonder? Did you ever think? Jerusalem was the place where the sacrifice was killed, and no people had fellowship outside of being under the shed blood of the sacrifice.
That's the only way today that we can have this wonderful fellowship is when we are dwelling beneath the shed Blood of the Sacrifice. Is that right?

L-36 Now, as Jerusalem had to meet at... I mean, the worshippers had to meet at Jerusalem. There's where the lamb's blood was applied. They had to come beneath the shed blood in order to have fellowship.
And that's the only way that we can have fellowship. We'll different, split hair, argue, and fuss, and denominate ourselves until we come beneath the Blood. And when we get beneath the Blood, I tell you, the Methodist shake hands with the Baptists, and they grab the Pentecostal around the neck and call each other brother. When they come beneath the Blood, it's a fellowship. Oh, what a wonderful time.
And no wonder people loved to come to Jerusalem, because they had everything in common. They worshipped under one supreme sacrifice, the shed blood of the lamb, the burnt offering, and everyone having fellowship.

L-37 Now, that's a wonderful thing, but yet in having that, many times the people stray away and they make an idol out of the very thing that God has ordained. Do you believe that?
Look at the serpent, the brass serpent in the wilderness. Did you know the prophet had to tear that serpent to pieces? Why? Because the people were worshipping the serpent. And they made an idol out of it. Do you believe you can do that today? You can make an idol out of your church. You can make an idol out of your pastor. You can make an idol out of an evangelist. And I'm afraid that that's what a whole lot of it's being done. They idolize the man.
I was in California speaking to the Christian Business Men. And they were... I was talking on the subject of Paul said that one thing that he feared, that is, that the people would over think of him and not of the Lord Jesus. So he didn't come to them in excellency of words, but he come to them in the power of the Holy Spirit. That he's--that he... They would not worship him or believe too much above him, upon him, but would believe in the Lord Jesus, that their faith might not be in Paul, but might be in Jesus...

L-38 And today, that's the thing today when we see people, and people are so subject in this day to jumping at little flowery thing, till it makes you kind of wonder sometimes. Don't never think above--one man above another. No, sir, no matter who he is, if he's just a little old fellow out here giving tracts out on the street, and if he's a--a Billy Graham.
No matter who he is, if he's God's servant, respect them all the same, everyone. Don't have one above another and favorites. We don't have that. Don't do that. And don't respect one person above another. Be... Let--let everybody be on the level.
And brother and sister, in Jesus' precious Name, please think of your humble brother as the lowest of those brothers. You see? Just as... I--I don't say that to be humble. I say that from my heart because I mean it. It's Jesus Christ that I'm trying to represent to you (See?), Jesus Christ the Son of God.


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