<TITLE>08. Par 22-25</TITLE>L-22 In the Old Testament when a child was born into a family, it was a... I think in King James in his translations there of the early King James... We read in there where it said, John 14, said, "In My Father's house is many mansions." Now, doesn't that sound strange? "In My Father's house..." A little house and many mansions in it sounds strange.
I believe it was Moffatt, if I'm not mistaken. Moffatt gave a more ridiculous interpretation than that, or translation. He said, "In My Father's apartment house is many apartments," like you're going up there to rent an apartment.
But the original Greek said, "In My Father's Kingdom is many palaces." That sounds better. Why did King James translate it that way? Because he had the Bible order of the Old Testament. See, the king was the "father." And all of his domain was his subjects; that was his "house." That's the way they understood it. That's the reason English language has so many different meanings to it. That's the reason your medicine is wrote in--in Latin; it doesn't change; it's a dead language.

L-23 But now notice, "In My Father's house..." he was strictly with the Bible. Back in the Old Testament when a father owned a big kingdom, and a child was born into that kingdom, he was a son as soon as he was born. But yet, that son didn't--was... He would be heir of all the father had if his character was right, but first his character had to be proved. Now, you ministers know where I'm going to; it's the placing of a son.
Now, but his character didn't show up right; he didn't inherit anything; he was just a son. So then, the father, in order to get this great son of his who he loved... He had business to be doing, so he got a tutor, trainer, over his children. And he sought through the places till he found the best man he could find, because his son's education, and the future of his son, depended on what kind of a training that child got. And that's the way it is today in the Kingdom of God, that when we're born in the Kingdom of God, God sought out the best Tutor that He could find for the Church, and that was the Holy Spirit.

L-24 The Holy Spirit is the Teacher of the Church. How many knows that? Sure, the Holy Spirit's a Teacher. But we've adopted popes, and bishops, and everything instead. But the Holy Spirit is the Tutor, and the Raiser, and the Teacher of the Body of Christ. "Those who are led by the Spirit have no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, that walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." And now, the Holy Spirit teaches the Church.
Now, the--this teacher must be an honest person, not a man that wants the father to pat him on the back; but a man that'll be honest with the father. If the child is disobedient, he'd walk up with a shame face, and say, "Sir, I'm sorry to bring this message, but your child is so dilatory. He doesn't listen to nothing. He's not concerned at all." How the father must feel.
And how the Holy Spirit must feel when He comes before God the Father, with the character record of His Church, when we're separated in nine hundred and something different denominations.

L-25 And this may make you just a little bit sick now, but I want to tell you, 'cause it's on my heart. When I was a little boy, we never... We didn't have much to eat. We'd have corn pone and make it out of grease, where we boiled skins, and of--of rinds of bacon, and get the grease, and black-eyed peas. And--and every Saturday night I remember we'd take a bath in a old cedar tub, and--and then mama'd give us big dose of castor oil. I hate the stuff. I can't stand it.
And when I used to go to take my turn this big spoonful of that greasy stuff, I'd hold my nose. I'd say, "Mama, I just can't take it. It makes me sick."
She said, "If it doesn't make you sick, it doesn't do you any good." That's a whole lot in preaching the Gospel. If it doesn't sicken you up a little bit, it doesn't take a hold right.


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