<TITLE>21. Par 131-135</TITLE>L-131 Now, now, how do we do it? I want to tell you something. And I--we'll close, 'cause it's... I told you I'd let you out early. You know what the Holy Ghost is. For the last Scripture for tonight (I got another bunch down here, but we'll have to omit that.), let's turn over to I Corinthians 12. And then we'll read this, and then we'll--we'll close. All right.
I Corinthians the 12th chapter. How many believes the teaching of St. Paul? Sure. He said in Galatians 1:8, "If an Angel taught anything different, let him be accursed," let alone a preacher. If an Angel from heaven come down and taught anything different, let him be cursed. See? Don't have nothing to do with it. Now, watch this: I Corinthians 12.

L-132 How--how many knows that we have got to be in Christ in order to go in the resurrection, because it's His Body that God promised to raise up? There's no other way; there's not another way. If you're outside of Christ... You might look back here and believe on Him, say, "Sure, I believe Him. He's the Son of God." Good, my brother, I'm ready to shake your hand when you say that. "I believe on Him. I'll confess Him as my Saviour." That's good, but you're still not in Him. "I'll shake hands with the preacher. I'll confess my sins." That still ain't in Him.

L-133 Now, watch. See what Paul said how you get in Christ. How you're going to be knowed as a circumcision? Abraham, they give a sign. Listen to this now; I Corinthians the 12th chapter, and let's begin at the 12th verse:
For as the body is one, and has many members, and all... members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ, (Not divided, One. Listen.)
(For by one church... How many's reading behind me? By one handshake, by one water... No. Then somebody's wrong.)... by one Spirit... (Is it a capital? That's Holy Spirit then. See?)... by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

L-134 The Body of Christ is one Spirit, where every member from Pentecost to this time drinks of the same New Wine, the same Holy Ghost, bringing forth the same results. How do we do it? By one Spirit. It's God's open door, the Holy Spirit. What is It? It's God's open door; It's a Sign; It's a Seal; It's a Comforter; It's an Advocate; It's an Assurance; It's Rest; It's Peace; It's goodness; It's healing; It's Life; It's--It's God's open Door to all these things. It's God's open Door to Christ which has... God proved that He raised up Jesus from the dead. And those that are dead in Christ will God bring with Him at the resurrection. "Grieve not the Holy Spirit whereby you are sealed into Christ until the day of your redemption." How many believes it?

L-135 What is Christ? What is the Holy Ghost? It's not something people laugh at. It is something people laugh at, but it ain't to the believer. To the unbeliever... I wished I had a long two or three weeks; I'd like to take tomorrow night and tell you what It is to the unbeliever. Let me just run through just a moment of time. It's a laughing stock; It's a snare; It's a stumbling block; It's death; It's eternal separation from God. I just can't think of the things that It is to the unbeliever.
Remember, the same rain that the unbeliever made fun of was the same rain that saved Noah and his family. See? The same Spirit (Holy Ghost) that people are making fun of and says is crazy, and a bunch of nuts, "It's insanity," it's the same thing that'll rapture the church and take it up at the last days, will bring judgment upon the unbelievers. That's right. That's what the Holy Ghost is.
Blessed are they (May I say this in the sincerity of my heart.)--blessed are they that do hunger and thirst for It, for they shall be filled.


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