<TITLE>02. Par 11-19</TITLE>L-11 Dear God, it's into Thy holy Presence that we come again to ask the cleansing of our own minds, our souls, that we might present ourselves to Thee as an instrument in which You could work in and through to Your own glory. And, Father, cleanse my thoughts, and my mind, and my speaking, that it might not be me that does the speaking but the Holy Spirit might anoint the lips and--of clay that it might bring forth the truths that God Almighty would have His church to know.
And we would ask You then, Lord, if You'd do that, that You would move back every demon of--of trouble and every demon of enmity and malice away from the people that they might hear the Holy Spirit speak, that God may receive glory out of our gathering together this morning. And if there be one thing in our hearts that's not just exactly in condition that where You could speak to us, O God, cast it away from us as far as the east is from the west, for we would know only the will of God to do. So lead us by Thy Holy Spirit in this coming discussion upon church and its doctrine, and what it should stand for, and why it should stand for thus, for we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-13 Now, last evening we were giving the--the thought of why we was not a organized--a denomination. And we--just a little backgrounds for this, is because we find that in a denomination it draws a barrier.
Now, we've got many things to discuss. And we discussed it, why we did not accept women ministers in the church last night. And this morning we want a--the subject, if we--possible, the "Baptism Of The Holy Spirit," and why we believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and how the baptism of the Holy Spirit comes, and what it does, and how it makes you act afterwards.
And then tonight, if the Lord willing, I want to speak on the subject; "The Seed of the Serpent" of this--In This day. Now, the people don't believe in the seed of the serpent, but it's Scripture. See?

L-16 Now, regardless of... Now, this... If I make this real strong, I'm not meaning it now to you--to you dear people. The only thing I'm trying to do is drive it in, and we're going to make it rough. You see? So you got to speak like... You say, "Johnny, go set down." He might not listen to that, but you say, [Brother Branham shouts the following--Ed.] "Johnny, set down!" Johnny will pay more attention to it. So now, we're going to holler, "Johnny set down!" this morning. See? All right. I want to speak it so that you'll understand what we're meaning. See?

L-17 And if we say something that's contrary to your thoughts and your belief, we're not one thing... Remember, that in this church being a interdenomination, we believe that Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Catholic, Protestant, Jew, whatever he is, as long as he is a brother, he is our brother (That's all.), no matter what denomination he belongs to. God will never hold that against him--be in a denomination. But the reason denominations are...
Now, here's what starts denominations. God will reveal a little something to somebody, and they'll come and make a denomination around that belief that they have, and then God can't move any farther.

L-19 How could the Methodists ever accept anything more than the second work of grace? They denominated themselves under that. How could the Baptists ever believe any more than what they--the just shall--or the Lutheran, rather, the just shall live by faith? That's what they denominated under. How can the Baptists go any farther than they go by: "Why--when you believe you receive the Holy Ghost and immersed in water and that settles it"? Why, that's what they're denominated under. See? Why is it Pentecost believes that when you speak in tongues you got the Holy Ghost and that settles it? 'Cause they're denominated under it. Brother, them things may be every one all right, but God isn't bound to any little denomination. He just spreads over the whole thing; that's all. And--and we--we believe that.


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