<TITLE>14. Par 50-53</TITLE>L-50 [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... not be broken. I'll ask you then; we're almost late for a prayer line. I wonder before a prayer line, if we'd bow our heads just a moment.
Have you ever met that Jehovah-jireh? Have you ever met the conditions that He said, that He promised Eternal Life to as many as would believe on Him? He would change that temper you got into a sweet humble person. He'd make you stop lying and tell the truth.
Oh, you say, "Brother Branham, I--I'm a church member." That's all right. "I've been baptized." That's all right. But if that Life of Christ isn't in you, you're dead. That life that you have, that's give to you by the world, God condemned it at the beginning. You know you can't polish it up. You can't reform it. It's got to die, so that Christ can be borned in you. Do not be deceived, people, if Christ doesn't live in you by the new birth, that changes your whole nature, attitude, and everything, you're lost. Satan don't care how good you are. If goodness would've saved a man, Jesus wouldn't have had to die.

L-51 Remember, Cain was just as good as Abel was, just as religious. Both of them built an altar, offered a sacrifice, knelt down and prayed. Both had a church. Both had a membership. Both prayed. Both was sincere. But God vindicated Abel by supernatural.
Moab was just as good a man, offered seven altars, and seven bullocks, and seven rams, just the same as Israel did, but Israel had the sign of the Pillar of Fire; he wasn't a denomination; he was just a tent dweller. But he hated his brother because God was with him.
"You'll be hated of all nations for My Name's sake," said Jesus.

L-52 If you haven't been borned again, and you want Christ in your heart, and want Jehovah-jireh to provide, this minute, your salvation for you, would you raise your hand? God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. Somebody else? Raise your hand. God bless you, lady. Someone else? Raise your hand, say, "Right now, Lord, I--I now accept that sacrifice for me. I've been in church a long time, but I've never been right my heart." God bless you, young man. God bless you. God bless you, back there, young lady. "I've been in church..." Everybody, heads bowed; every eye closed. "I've been in church a long time, Brother Branham, but I know in my heart, my own life proves that I'm not what I ought to be." And you know, we might be ashes before morning. Why do you take a chance on something like that, your soul's eternal destination? Raise your hand to God. Be honest. Would you do it? The message is to you. The Holy Spirit's here. If you've not borned again, if you don't know God, then Him real, with the baptism of the Holy Spirit in your soul, then that's the only Life that'll ever raise you up.

L-53 If a seed's planted into the ground, no matter how good the seed looks, how perfect it is, if it isn't germitized, it'll rot and lay there. If it's germitized, it'll rise again. No matter how good you are, how much deacon, preacher, pastor, teacher, Sunday school person, whoever you are, how loud you shouted, how you've danced, whatever you've done, how many missionaries you sent to the field, when you die, you're dead, if the Holy Spirit isn't there to raise you up, if your spirit hasn't been changed into that Person of Christ Jesus.
If you haven't got it, would you raise your hand? One more time now, and we're going to pray. God bless you, lady, over here. That's sincerity. I don't know your heart; God does. All right, let us keep our heads bowed just a moment.


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