<TITLE>08. Par 49-55</TITLE>L-49 Now, I want to show you how, Look, we're going to say this is the Son Jesus; this is the Father; this is the Holy Ghost. And anybody knows, and Jesus said that God was His Father. Do you believe that? We have to. The Father of Jesus Christ was God. Now, I'm quoting Scripture, Matthew 1:18
... the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise:
When his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before she--they came together, she was found with a child of the Holy Ghost.
Then which one of these is His Father?
And she shall bring forth a child, and they shall call His name JESUS:... (Notice, she was...)
And when Joseph her husband, being a just man... not willingly to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privately on this wise.
But when he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee thy wife--Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

L-51 Why how could God be His Father, if the Holy Ghost is His Father? He'd have two fathers, and what kind of a child would He be? There's no two... The Holy Ghost and God is the same thing. See?
And she shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name JESUS:
... all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
... a virgin shall conceive and bear a child,... and he shall be called Emmanuel, which is... (What?)... God with us.

L-52 Now, here's the Son. On the day of His baptizing in Jordan, John bear record seeing the Spirit of God like a dove, coming and dwelling on Him. Jesus said, "It's not Me that doeth the works; it's My Father that dwelleth in Me."
Now, "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" has one Name, them three titles, and what did the Bible say that Name was? Jesus. So that must've been the revelation that the apostles had, for that's the way they baptized. "Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" is not a name, none of them are names. The Name of the Father, Son, Holy Ghost is the Lord Jesus Christ. That's the Name of the Father, Son,  Holy Ghost.

L-54 Now, I shall read some Scriptures just before we baptize. I want to read first on the first occasion for the water baptism, and that's found in Acts the 2nd chapter, Peter at the day of Pentecost. He'd been preaching.
And when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said to Peter and... the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of You in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, to them that's far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

L-55 Then the next time we have baptism recorded, is when Philip, two days afterwards, went down to Samaria. Them was Jews (See?), and then when... There's only three tribes of people in the earth; that's Ham, Shem, and Japheth's people: Jews, Gentiles, and half Jew and Gentile (Samaritans). When Philip went down and preached to the Samaritans, here's what taken place. This one Simon the sorcerer was bewitching people by sorcery.
But when they believed Philip preaching the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God, in the Name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.


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