<TITLE>15. Par 45-48</TITLE>L-45 Now, what would all those people do that belonged to the big classical church, the Jews? They said, "This man is doing that by Beelzebub." Beelzebub, that was the chief of the fortunetellers, the devil. And we all know fortunetellers is of the devil. So he said, "He's Beelzebub, the chief of the fortunetellers."
Now look. The true in heart recognize the sign of the Messiah: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God."
Jesus said, "Because I've said this, you believe Me? You'll see greater things than this."
But the church member said, "He's Beelzebub."
Jesus turned and said, "You can speak that against Me and I'll forgive you." Put this so children will understand it. "You speak that against Me, the Son of Man, it'll be forgiven. But when the Holy Ghost is come and does the same thing, to speak a word against that will never be forgiven in this world or the world to come." So be careful. It'll never be forgiven, because they said He has an unclean spirit. You see it? That's the beginning.

L-46 Now watch, just for couple quotations. That was Jesus yesterday. If He's the same today, He'll have to be the same. That was His ministry yesterday.
Let's follow Him from Saint John. Here comes Peter up. His name was Simon. Here a big, old, burly looking fisherman, big greasy fishing apron on him, come down, set down there on the side of the--of the log or something, listen at Him preach. When he come up to Jesus, He said, "Pete, your name is Simon. Your father's name is Jonas." How'd He know that? "Your name is Simon. Your father's name is Jonas, but I'm going to give you another name: call you 'little stone,' from now on; Peter."
I can imagine Peter say, "Well, Lord, here I am."

L-47 Notice. We see Him again. Let's follow Him just a little farther. We see Him in the 4th chapter. He goes up to--He's going down to Jericho. If any of you ever been in Palestine, Jerusalem's on the hill; Jericho's in the mountain--or in the valley. And Samaria's up around the other way. "But He had need..." Now, I want to catch that point there. "He had need to go by Samaria." Why? Let's watch now.
You know the Bible's a love letter. Do you know that? My wife will write me a letter; she'll say, "Dear Billy, I--I'm setting here tonight..." I'll be overseas. "I'm thinking of you," and so forth." That's what she's saying on paper, but I can read between the lines, 'cause I love her. She loves me. You love the Lord; you just read that and it just comes right out. You know, you just... It's a love letter He wrote to His church. You can't understand it. He's hid it from the eyes of the wise and prudent and revealed it to babes such as will learn. See? It ain't seminaries, and education, and scholarship; it's being in love with the Lord.

L-48 Notice, here He come. And now, He went up to Samaria, and it was about noon time, so He sent all His disciples into the city to buy some vittles. And while He was, it's kind of a little panoramic, there, like this, and some vines growed up. He was setting against the wall, leaned back. Oh, a--a Jew, about thirty something years old, but He looked to be fifty, they said. Saint John 6 they'd just declared Him: said, "You say you seen Abraham and you're just about fifty years old," otherwise, but His work give such a strain on Him, He was a young Man that looked old.
And He's setting there, leaning back. And a woman of ill fame... We won't have to go in that; you know what I mean: prostitute from the street, as we believe her here. So she came out to the well. Maybe she'd been out all night and just got up; maybe... The truth of it is she couldn't come there while the virgins was coming. There's a--there's a difference in segregation right then, between right and wrong. But it's all mixed together today.


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