<TITLE>10. Par 33-36</TITLE>L-33 Then when He appeared on the earth in His ministry again, we find Him being baptized by John the Baptist, and into the wilderness for forty days for temptation; out of the wilderness He came, and immediately He begin praying for the sick.
Now, let's see if He's the same yesterday, today, and forever, and then ask the question, "We would see Jesus." I'm going to give about ten minutes here just of the Scripture, and you follow the Scripture; then see if the Spirit follows the Scripture. If any spirit doesn't follow the Scripture, it's a wrong spirit. That's right. If it goes beyond this Bible, it's a wrong spirit. If it doesn't get to it, it's a wrong spirit.
See, if the devil can't keep you from seeing a truth, he will push you overboard with it. You see? That's his business. See? If he will go off onto some fantastic, or either he will keep you from seeing it at all. But to stay right straight on Calvary, it'll always come right back to the Word every time. It's the Word.

L-34 Now, we're at Saint John the 1st chapter. We find out down there, that there was a man got saved by the name of Philip, and he goes over to find his friend Nathanael. And when he found Nathanael, he was under a tree praying; he said, "Come, see Who we have found, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."
And this righteous man, gun barrel straight, stood up and said, "Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?" It was a wicked city.
And I think Nathanael give him the best answer, or Philip rather, gave him the best answer that anyone could receive. Said, "Come and see." Come and see for yourself. Now, look it, we could have a sermon right there. Oh, to that man that doesn't have the audacity to come and see for himself, but will stand on a sideline outside and criticize. How do you know?

L-35 Old doctor Davis that ordained me in the Missionary Baptist Church. One night in a debate there was a infidel. He was debating with the infidel. And there was an old boy stood in the back of the building, he'd come up, had the hair hanging down his neck, carving on an apple. And the infidel said, "What do you want?"
He said, "I want to ask you a question."
Said, "What is it?"
Said, "Is this apple sweet or sour?" He was eating it.
He said, "I don't know. I'm not eating it."
Said, "That's just what I thought." And went back and set down. That settled it.
How do you know unless you taste and see? The Bible said, "Taste--or the poet said, "Taste and see the Lord is good." He's the Rewarder of those who diligently seek after Him, not those who stand back and criticize.

L-36 A few days ago I read an article, "McCalls" magazine, and how it was criticizing some of the men on the field, praying for the sick. And I was in the city where this editor lived. And I said, "These men might deserve some of that criticism, especially on the money and so forth. They might deserve it. I'm ashamed to say it, but they probably do. I'm not the boss." But I said, "I'd like to ask this to that editor. If these men in their mistakes are trying to get something done for God, what's he doing for the Kingdom of God?"
And then when I noticed his article, that he said A. A. Allen wrote that book at the, on the biting devil, or so forth, and Allen never wrote that book, Brother Allen never. And if he never checked his articles no better than that, I wonder if half of it's authentic. That's right. If it wasn't checked no more closer than that...


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