<TITLE>20. Par 443-452</TITLE>L-443   Now, here is his picture. Here is God, the Son; there is God, the Father; here is God, the Holy Ghost, like a dove. Now watch. The Bible said, when Jesus was baptized, "The Son went straightway out of the water, lo, the heavens above Him was opened. And a Voice saying of... He saw the Spirit of God, the Spirit of God, like a dove." Not another Person up there, but this Spirit of God was the Dove which was above Him. And a Voice coming, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am pleased to dwell in." Now read Matthew 3 and see if It doesn't say that. See? Not three people, not at all.

L-444 And that's the why. This doesn't say it's impossible for a man to ever get back, when he backslides. It doesn't say that. It doesn't say that. It says, "It's impossible for a man to ever come back to renew himself, after he's once been there." He cannot do it.

L-445   The Bible said, "He that's born of God, does not commit sin, for he cannot sin. For the seed of God remains in him, and he cannot sin." How can I be called a sinner, when there's a sacrifice laying there to take my place? How can I die, when death has been paid for me? How can I die, when I got Eternal Life? How can I do it? You can't do it.

L-446 How can I have a written permit from the mayor of this city, to run sixty miles an hour through this city, and any officer arresting me for running sixty miles an hour? How can you do it? I've got a permit from the mayor that says I can do it. He can't arrest me. His--his rest... He could blow the whistles and everything else, and I could just ignore it. Don't mean a thing; I've got a permit.

L-447   And how can I, then, as after Christ has died for me and I become His righteousness because of His grace and love to me? How can I sin, when there is something laying between me and God, a sacrifice? I can't sin. Can't do it. God never sees me; He sees Christ. He stands in my place. And when I do anything wrong, Christ takes my place. I made my confession, "I'm wrong. He is right. Lord, You know my heart. You know whether I mean it or not. And I'm wrong. Forgive me." God never sees it. The Blood of Jesus got me covered, all the time. Then how can God ever see me? How can sin be--be counted to me, when He can't do it? Just as soon as I do it, it's forgiven. [Brother Branham snapped his finger--Ed.] That's right.

L-448   Just like taking a--a little dropper like this, a little eye-dropper, and take it full of black ink and hold it up over a tub of bleach, and just drop it in there, and then just try to find it again. It just turns to the bleach. The ink becomes bleach. And that's what, your confessed sins, if you're in Christ. Between you and God is a whole tub of bleach, and your sin becomes righteous because a righteous Sacrifice is waiting there for you.
When I come to the river at the ending of day,
And the last winds of sorrow have blown;
There is one thought that cheers me and makes my heart glad,
I won't have to cross Jordan alone.

L-449   That's one good thing. That's one good thing. I won't have to cross it. One of these days, we're coming down to the end of the road. The sun will refuse to shine, then God will call.

L-450 Adam will reach over and shake Eve, and say, "Honey, here it is. It's time to wake up."

L-451 Eve will reach over and get a hold of Abel, say, "Come forth, darling. It's time to wake up." Abel will get a hold of Seth. And Seth will get a hold of Noah. Noah get a hold of... Oh, on down, on down to Abraham, and down as they come. There'll be a great shaking and awakening when the Son of God comes. We'll stand in His likeness at that day.

L-452   Now, if you commit sin here, you're going to pay for it. I've...


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