<TITLE>02. Par 8-15</TITLE>L-8 Why are we jammed in here? Why does people come to hear the Gospel? Yet, in its simplicity, it's the greatest drawing card the world's ever had. Jesus said, "If I be lifted up, I'll draw all men unto Me." Now, the thing is, is this religion we talk about, is it real? Is it the truth? If it is the truth, then we can believe every Word the Bible said. If it isn't the truth, we should have nothing to do with it; we should just go on in our sins; eat, drink, for tomorrow we die. But I'm so thankful to know that this that we're talking about is the truth. And it's the only religion in the world... Yet, fourth in number, yet it's the only religion in the world that the Founder could die and rise again, and is a-living tonight.

L-9 I seen in the paper here in the city paper the other day, where they've got a man, a Buddha, had been raised up. Many of you saw that in the paper. They got a man that's a little Buddha that was born the same just like Buddha did; 'course he did no miracles, but his teaching and everything was just like Buddha. If Buddha's got a man on the field, a false one, God's got the Holy Ghost on the field, the real Spirit of God.
Now, we talk about these wonderful things, but will it work? Will the Holy... Will the Holy Spirit forgive a man his sins? Will He heal his sickness? Certainly, He will. He's God forevermore. Now, if we can... If Jesus will come to our midst and will prove Hisself, that He is alive here tonight among us, it ought to make every one of us believe every promise He's got in the Bible.

L-11 Is there anybody here that's never been in one of my meetings before? Let's see your hand, never been in the meeting before. Just look, practically half the crowd.
I'm not a healer. I don't believe--don't believe there is a man that's a healer. Jesus Christ is the Healer. And He said, when He was here on earth, that God was the Healer. Now, when He was here on earth, He did not claim to be a Healer, but He showed to the people His Messiahic sign, and that Messiahic sign was to know the secret of their hearts. How many knows that's true?
When He told Peter, when he come before Him, what his name was, what his father's name was, Peter believed in such a way, with such a faith, that Jesus give him the keys to the Kingdom later, and put him over the church.

L-15 When Philip found Nathanael under the tree and told him, "Come, see Who I found, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."
And that staunch religionist said, "Could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
He gave him the best answer that any man could give. He said, "Come and see. Don't just criticize it. Come, look for yourself."
And as soon as Philip come up with Nathanael, Jesus said to him, "Behold an Israelite, in whom there's no guile."
He said, "When did You know me, Rabbi?"
He said, "Before Philip called you, I saw you under the tree."
He said, "You're the Son of God, the King of Israel."
He told the woman at the well what was in her heart. These things proved that He was the Messiah. And if that Messiah is risen from the dead today, and has made the atonement, and healed our sickness, and forgive our sins, then the only thing He could do was show that same sign back again, that He's still alive to make any promise that He made good. Is that true? Let us believe that now while we pray.


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