<TITLE>09. Par 43-46</TITLE>L-43 Here not long ago, a man come to me... I had a man to drive a truck over here, right to California too. And I hope that person's setting here again. I really... Not to be smart... If I do, if I say it that way, I ought to be down here repenting. But I'm only saying it so that you can see what God's Word says about it. I hired an old sinner to bring my truck over here with some books and things in it, and the man happened to find him out there behind the truck smoking a cigarette.
He said, "Brother Branham, do you know that that man smoked a cigarette?"
I said, "He's a sinner. I had to pick him up just in a few minutes to drive it over here."
He said, "Well, I'll tell you, don't you never do that again. Our people are holiness people."
I said, "I know it, brother." And I said, "I'm going to get rid of him right now, just as soon as I get somebody to take the truck for me."
He said, "Well, don't you never do that again."
I said, "I know it." But I knowed right then he was gagging at a gnat and swallowing a camel. That's right.

L-44 And the very afternoon I went over to the tent, and that man was standing over there, and he said, "This is the representative of a certain-certain denomination of church, which I belong to."
I said, "How do you do."
He said, "I want to introduce you to my wife." And here come a... I'm not making fun. If I am, I'd be a hypocrite. I'm telling you the truth. A woman come across the floor; I never seen such in my life. That woman had on enough of that blue stuff under her eyes, and lips stuff on, and a little old dress stuck out in the back and in the front and act like... walking...
I said, "Do you mean to tell me that that is your wife, sir?"
He said, "It is." And I said... He said, "She's going to play the piano this evening."
I thought, "Oh, yes, is that right?" She's...
He said, "You know..."
I said, "Is she a saint?"
He said, "Yes, sir."
I said, "Brother, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but she looks like a hain't to me instead of a saint." I said... That's right. Brother, it's a shame and a disgrace.

L-45 What's happened to the church? Then you'll wonder why we can't have cooperation. Then you'll wonder why we can't have the old fashion prayer meetings all night long. You wonder what's wrong. The Holy Ghost took Its flight. That's exactly right. It's the truth. That's right.

L-46 You say, "Well, that's my American privilege." I know, but, sister dear, and brother dear, if you're a lamb, you'll forfeit your rights (That's exactly right.) to become a Christian. That's right.
You say, "Well, Brother Branham, if I dress like my mother did a long time ago and dress like..." You don't have to dress like mama did; just dress decent. Look like somebody. That's right. Well, you say, "If I did that, the people would call me this, that, or the other." Well, I don't care what they'd call me. I'd rather God would look at me, dressed so men, not men can see you but God looks at you. God knows the intentions.
Well, you say, "Does it make any difference with dressing?" It certainly does.


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