<TITLE>05. Par -</TITLE>L-367-34 Then a--a Catholic, recently converted, come down from Chicago the other day, which has been on private interviews, trying to get in for at least two years; but on his first interview, fifteen minutes in the room, the Lord showed a vision, the reason and all, revealed the whole thing, what he had to do before he received the Holy Ghost. See, that's what it's for.
Now, if anyone at any time... When calls come in and they want to see or have those interviews, if they'll call, BUtler 2-1519, the office can post you just exactly when the interview can be. And then, state what your interview is for, so they'll know how much time to allot it. Then that makes it just, and every person... Then if that amount of time doesn't suffice, then we come back to that case again. It's put right on record, and we keep it until we hear from God by a vision or some way that God speaks. So that's how our interviews are kept.

L-367-36 Therefore (See?), when I'm out, the people think sometime, "Brother Branham, you don't see the people enough." You can't see the people and be with God at the same time. See? I got somebody in view, and I'm--I'm in the cave or somewhere else praying, and--and...
I want to see what this says. [Brother Branham reads the note to himself--Ed.] "In a couple of days was up and out and..." What say? Oh, yes. Oh, yes, yes this was a man (Gene just put it up here.) that... A man came down from Chicago the other day, that the doctor wanted to cut his heart out and cut it open to see what was the matter on the inside. And the Holy Spirit revealed just exactly what it was, and he didn't need to be cut open; he was healed. So you see, that means lots. And to show you how slow it come, I waited myself for an answer from God for a vision for fifteen years. God's... And then another come and won't have to wait three minutes. See? It just... God answers in His own time. We don't control It; It controls us.

L-368-Q-76 Now, the second question laying on top is...
76. Brother Bill, can the Lord do effective work through me in a congregation where they do not believe in the spiritual gifts?
No name on it, but the person wants to know if the Lord can work with them as they are officiated in a congregation that does not believe in spiritual gifts. I doubt it very much. I'm very much in doubt, dear friend, that the Lord could efficiently work through you, because you are linked up among unbelievers, and the Bible said, "Yoke yourself not up with unbelievers, but come out from among them, and be ye separated, saith the Lord, then I will receive you." I believe if you live in a city where there is a church that does believe in signs and spiritual gifts, and you have them things working on you, I would go to that church where they believed it.
And then I might say another thing, as I have--usually give--want to give a Scripture. You probably, dear friend, tried your very best to try to get these people to believe, tried to make them believe, and they simply won't do it, perhaps. Then I'm going to give you a Scripture that I believe that the Lord Jesus would be pleased with us giving.

L-368-41 If you've tried, if you've talked to the pastor, if you've talked to different ones and they completely ignore it and do not believe it, here's what Jesus said in Matthew 7:6 about such.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast... your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn... and rend you.
So I do not believe that I would be affiliated with a congregation who did not believe in the full Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, to believe that He was the same yesterday, today, and ever. When I set in a congregation and see Him working and doing just as He said He would do, I believe I'd feel exactly as--justified in telling people to come out from among such and find you a--a good church who preaches all the Scriptures and believes Them.


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