<TITLE>10. Par 45-49</TITLE>L-45 And as long as Abraham held on to two little things--his daddy died, had trouble with the old man till he did die... And then when Lot... come to a place to, well, there come a fuss. That's what's the matter with the churches today; we got so many fusses about denominations. You haven't completely separated yourself from the things of the world yet. "Well, I belong to this, and I belong to that." But we belong to Christ. Amen.
So he said, when he had... Lot begin to argue, their herdsmen did. And look at Abraham, the Christian, the man of God. He gave the brother the--the first choice. He said, "You look this a-way, east, north, west and south. If you go east, I'll go west. If you go north, I'll go south. Just you take the first choice." That's the way a man ought to do.

L-46 And then when Lot looked up, begin to look over towards the Jordan plains, he seen they were well watered. There was a big city there: Sodom, Gomorrah, many of the cities, plenty grass, a possibility of making him a few dollars. He chose that.
That's a way a many Lot did: a few dollars. When he was looking at the well watered plains, he didn't see his wife turning to a pillar of salt. He didn't see the fire that was going to destroy the city and part of his children. He didn't see the disgrace that his daughters was going to do because raising them up in a bunch of worldliness like they were raised in.
That's what you look at today, friends. It depends on what you're looking at as I taught the other night. We look at the unseen; we look at God's promise and call anything contrary to it as though it was not. That's Abraham's seed.

L-47 So Lot journeys himself and takes down to Hollywood, or some big place, you know, where he can... or a bigger church where they're little more classical people, you know, and just a little--little better educated preachers and so forth, you know. Oh, he felt he'd be all right, but he'd just go down there. You see?
He was on his road backsliding right then. "Well, you know, if I don't--if I get away from Divine healing, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, why, maybe the--the better class of church will accept me." There's no better class than Jesus Christ. He was the One Who taught it. I'd rather take my lot with Him. Let the world go. Let every man's word be a lie and His be truth. Take your lot with Him. I've casted mine with Him thirty-one years ago. I've been preaching the Gospel thirty years. I'm not tired. I wish I had ten thousand lives to give for it, because I know it's the truth. That's right. Never get tired, it grows sweeter every day. He means more to me than He ever did now. 'Cause I love Him more, I know more of Him now, of His grace and mercy to me.

L-48 So it makes no difference what the others say; I've got my own self to answer for before God. And you got yourself to answer for before God: your attitude, your faith, not the faith in your church. You ought to have faith in your church. That's all right. You ought to stay with your denomination. That's all right. But first put your faith and trust in God. Be Abraham's children, not children of the church. Until you become children of Abraham... You'll be an example and a credit to your church.

L-49 So Lot started off. And then when he made--to make that kind of a choice, give the man the benefit of the doubt. A lot of us so called Christians, we just reach in and pulling for everything we can get. Then call ourselves children of Abraham. Abraham never acted like that. "Oh, I'll come hold a revival for you, a campaign, if you'll promise me five hundred dollars a night." If God calls you, go if you didn't get nothing but a kick out of the church every night. You should go anyhow.


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