<TITLE>07. Par 30-32</TITLE>L-30 Now, God made a Robe also to cover; that's the Blood of Jesus Christ by the Holy Ghost, the Robe.
Now, when the people come, they brought their invitation. Now here's where I think that our crude mistake has been, not us, but... I don't mean to say the Full Gospel people, I'm not speaking to them. But I mean like... With no disregards to ministers, such great men, and men that I honor, and men that I respect with all my heart... I don't know a person on the field that I can honor and respect any more than Billy Graham for the great work that he's a doing. I seen him the other night, preaching right where I'm to follow him now, with his eyes black here from that blood clot, and--and they set signs on the streets, so the news said, boo'd him, "Go back." Even an Oral Roberts turned back. Billy Graham stayed with it until he hammered it through. I tell you, I got respect for Billy Graham. That's exactly right. Jack Shuler...

L-31 And then Mr. Graham said one time that he--he wondered why, when he was in Louisville, that when Paul went forth... And took the Bible, held it up like this, and he said, "The busi..." At the Christian's breakfast that morning, the ministerial breakfast, rather, he said, "You know, when Paul went forth and got one convert, the next year he come back and there was thirty from that one. But," said, "I'll go into a city and hold a several week's campaign, and I'll have, maybe, to the Lord, maybe twenty thousand converts, and come back in a year, I can't find twenty of them." Oh, I thought this was wonderful.
And he said, "You know what's the matter?" He said, "It's a bunch of you lazy preachers, that after we get them into Christ, you set with your feet upon the desk and write them an invitation, instead of going to them, and shake their hands, and bring them in."
That was good. That was very good, and was a fine statement. But you know, I--I didn't want to be different, but I thought, "Brother Billy, who went out and got... What preacher went and got Paul's one convert? Who was the pastor there that was so lazy had his feet upon the table?"
No. Here's what it is. Is because in this day, the modern way is to give them the invitation as they are sent out. But brother, that don't tell it. You don't take them deep enough. You don't bring them back to a place to where they get that experience of really being borned again. Paul took his convert on through to the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and the Fire of God was burning in his heart. He didn't need any. And to whether the preacher was lazy or not, he was on the job, to do what God... Just his heart was burning with the Holy Ghost and fire. He was out to do the job. That's right.

L-32 The thing of it is today, our modern theologies, and theologians, and modern church teachings, and so forth, we just pass out the invitations. But remember, after they got the invitation, in the Oriental custom when they come to the place to come in, bad, poor, indifferent, all with their invitation in their hand, the son met them at the door. And he took the invitation, and he looked it over, and he said, "It is nice of you..." so much to say this a way, "for you to accept my invitation. Now, I'll see what size you are." And he fit him up in a robe, and then passed him in the door to the banquet hall. There's the difference.
Peter said on the day of Pentecost, "Repent, every one of you and be baptized 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, and to them that's far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."


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