<TITLE>07. Par 31-35</TITLE>L-31 In Saint John the 3rd chapter, Jesus said, that, "He that believeth not is condemned already." You don't even get to first base; you're condemned to begin with. So that doesn't mean that you have to have a measuring stick in your church: if you do this, if you measure up to these rules, if you measure up to that rule. Many times people will lay aside little things like that to belong to a church, and the thing's still in their heart, and they slip around and do it. But when a man has met God's requirements and been borned again of the Spirit of God, those things are took out of his life. He doesn't want to do them.

L-32 Could you imagine a pig, the pig will go to the pile of manure and he will eat; I don't blame him; he's a pig; that's what makes him do it. But you'll never get a lamb to do that, because there's two natures. The pig has one nature, and the lamb has another nature. And as long as you could keep that same nature in that pig, no matter how you try to clean him up, he will be the same nature, because he's a pig to begin with.
And therefore, a lot of times, we take people and bring them in the church, and so forth like that, make them members when they've never become saved. That's the reason today that such a mix-up is in the face of the people; they don't know which way to turn. They see people professing Christianity and no different than the world. Is because a person has never come in contact or never been borned again, never accepted the Lord Jesus, never believed on Him. They might have been worked up; they might have danced; they might have shouted, they might have spoke with tongues; they might have done all these things, but never come to the Person, Christ Jesus, and actually been borned again in their heart. These things die out; our nature is changed, and a new person is born.

L-33 Now, when Moses had become of age, he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. After that he slew the Egyptian. But God was with him out on--at Midia and brought him back. And in the face of that burning bush that day, he received an experience that stayed with him as long as he lived. And as I said last night, so will I say today: that man... No matter how good Moses was taught, how much theology he knowed, how good a church member he was (and he had a good teacher, mother), he was brought up under the--every precept of education that could be bought; he was a king's son. But he still, trying in himself, failed to make it go over. But in five minutes in the Presence of the burning bush, he become a new person. Something happened.

L-34 And what we need today in our seminaries, it's not so much theology to be taught, but a burning bush experience, where men get down before God and meet Him face to face. We need a challenger today like we had in that day. What we need is men and women who's met God and know what they're talking about. Not somebody trying to teach from some church book or some open theology. What we need today is a man that's been in the Presence of a burning bush, and been borned again, and changed, and made a new creature. That's the type of person we need today. That's the kind of person that'll stay on the firing line, regardless of what comes or goes.

L-35 Moses, after he received his commission, went down into Egypt and delivered the children of Israel. One great mistake we find and one great thing, as it was in that day, so is it today. When we find out that Moses went down and got the children of Israel and brought them out, the phenomenal had been done. Now, here it is. I don't want to hurt you. I don't want to shake you or jerk the hide from you, for I wish to preach the truth. There's one thing about it, brother, the truth will never make you popular, but the truth will make you honest; that's one good thing. And well, hadn't you rather be honest than be popular. Certainly you had.


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