<TITLE>19. Par 120-126</TITLE>L-120 I want to speak on the baptism of the Holy Ghost. I'm going to touch it anyhow for ten, fifteen minutes. Now, I won't keep you three hours like I did last night; I'll try not.
Now, if they've got a false water baptism, denominations are wrong. And ever who hangs up for certain denominations is absolutely supporting the wrong thing. They're supporting what God's against. Said so in these church ages, said so in the Scripture, and called them prostitutes, because they teach for doctrine the commandments of man. "Now, we the..."

L-122 I went to a place not long ago to a certain man coming here writing a thesis on Divine healing, and he said, "The only thing about you, Brother Branham," said, "the people hold it against you because you go to the Pentecostals."
I said, "Well, I'll come to yours," I said, "if you'll support me in your city."
He said, "Well," said, "I--I done took that up." Said, "I took it to the bishop of this certain church (Methodist church, no need of pulling any punches about it)," said, "I took it up, and they said, 'Now you see, we as the Methodist church don't believe in these miracles.'"

L-123 Now, what are you going to do? Now, you going to listen to the Methodist church and the denomination? If you are, you're a prostitute religionist. You think the Baptist church would support a campaign of such? Why? Because they're Baptists. The Bible said they are prostitutes. She brought forth her daughters, and they were harlots. Why? Giving out the same kind of a doctrine, man-made doctrine, instead of God's doctrine. That's why we're not denominated with the Baptists. That's why we're not denominated with the Methodists.

L-124 Now, why ain't we denominated with the Pentecostals? Here you are; that's exactly. The Pentecostal would've stayed where... If--if the Lutheran church would've stayed where it was begin, it would've been the Pentecostal. But they denominated, so God raised up another Pentecostal called Wesley. And so when Wesley denominated, He raised up another one called Baptist. When they denominated, then He raised up another one called Campbellites. When they denominated He raised up another one called Pentecost. When they denominated He's moving on. Just watch and see.
It is not God's Divine program. It's not in the program of God to have those denominations. So you see, that's why we're not a denomination.

L-126 Remember this, I said in the beginning... Now, if I hurt you, I don't mean to. This is for the church. If you're setting along, we like to have you here, but this is what we stand for and why we're not a denomination.
Now, the denomination is to begin with, is false and false teachers. And I said it would hurt, and I want it to hurt. They are absolutely false teachers. Any man that knows those things and will stand and compromise for the Baptist, Methodist Lutheran, or Pentecostal, knowing that the Bible teaches different, he's a false prophet: no sticking around it. That's exactly. That's why I didn't join the Assemblies. That's why I didn't join the oneness. That's the reason I didn't join the Baptist, the Methodist, or Presbyterian, because they're false. I don't mean their people's false; I mean their theology's false, because it don't compare with God's Word. Paul said, "If a..." He went over here... Let me show you what Paul said before we leave this water baptism.


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