<TITLE>07. Par -</TITLE>L-10-1 Now, how did it ever start? We'll have to hurry and get to it just as quick as possible now, how it ever started. Now, we got plenty of Scriptures wrote out here about the Holy Ghost.
And another thing, we made a challenge last night on the perseverance of the saints, not in the way the Baptists believe it. No, sir. I sure different with the Baptists and their idea of their theory of Calvinism. I certainly disagree with the Presbyterian. I disagree with the Methodists upon their way of Arminian doctrine. Yes, sir, but they both got a truth; but you got to bring it back here where it is the truth. When you run out there, you run wild with it. Certainly.

L-10-3 Baptists come in, baptize a couple over here in immersing. The preacher baptizes, nine out of ten smoke cigarettes, go back out and stand out there and play cards, bunco all night, run around, crooked business deals. And all the women wearing shorts out here, running around in the streets, and bobbing their hair, and--and smoking, and talking, and little stitch and sew parties, and telling dirty jokes. You call that Christianity? And you think you got eternal security? You're going to hell like that. You wouldn't enjoy yourself in heaven in any manner. Certainly not. That's not eternal security.
But when a man is born again of the Holy Ghost... And you Pentecostal, 'cause you jumped up and down, spoke in tongues, and run up-and-down the aisle, that don't mean you got eternal security. Don't you ever get that in your head. No, sir, it certainly doesn't. Because you know that your own--your own life bears you out record that you're not right with God. That's right. You're not right. That's not eternal security yet.

L-10-5 But I want to ask you something. Is there an eternal security? The Bible says so. The Bible said that our names were put on the Lamb's Book of Life before the world ever begin. As I said this morning, I say it again: The man who wrote the song, "There Was a New Name Written Down In Glory Tonight and It's Mine," his idea was all right, but he was wrong Scripturally. Your name wasn't put on the night you got saved. Your name, according to the Bible, according to Revelations 13, 17, and so forth, was put on there before the world ever begin; and Jesus Christ was slain before the foundation of the world.

L-10-6 How could God, Who is infinite... How could an infinite God, knowing the end from the beginning, how could He ever permit sin to come on earth, if it wasn't for a reason?
Just to back up now some things that we have said. What was first, the Saviour or sinner? Saviour, sure. Which is more powerful, a Saviour or sinner? If a Saviour can take away the sin, He's more powerful.
Well, why did He let sin happen in the first place? To show that He was a Saviour.
Which is the most powerful, a Healer or a sickness? A Healer. Then why did He let sickness come? To show that He was a Healer. (I feel religious right now. Yes, sir.) Oh, my, that's His attributes. That's why He lets trouble come. That's why He lets sorrow come: to show that He is joy. Sure, it is. That's why we got a night: to prove there is a day. That's why we got temper: to show there is peace. Sure, it--it's pro and con. Oh, He's wonderful.


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