<TITLE>19. Par 114-114</TITLE>L-114 Before they shall turn the lights, I want to read out of Acts the 1st chapter. And I believe that every man, minister, or person in here, evangelist, or whatmore, that there will be this: that God is infinite. God cannot do one thing one way and then turn around and do the--do the--do it another way. He's got to do it the same way every time, hasn't He? This was the proclamation that went forth from God.
Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by... wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: (What kind of signs did He do to prove He was Messiah? By knowing the thoughts in their hearts. Is that right? Why, Peter said, "By signs and wonders God proved that He was with Him.")
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel the foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands you've crucified and slain Him:
Whom God has raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
For David spake concerning him, foresaw the Lord always before my face,... he's on my right hand, and I shall not be moved:
Wherefore did I--my heart rejoice, and my tongue was made glad; moreover... my flesh shall rest in hope:
Because thou will not leave my soul in hell, neither will thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. 
Thou hast made known unto me the way of life; thou shall make me full of joy with my countenances.
Men and brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David, that he's both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Therefore being a prophet,... knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would--he would raise up Christ to set on his throne;
He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither did his flesh... see corruption.
This Jesus has God raised up, wherefore we... are witnesses. (Oh, that just thrills me. We still are His witness. He was raised up from the dead; and He lives tonight.)
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted and having received of--of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he has shed forth this, which you now see and hear.
For David is not ascended into... heaven: but he said himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Set thou on my right hand,
Till I make thy foes thy footstool
Therefore let all the house of Israel know surely, that God has made this same Jesus, whom you... crucified, both Lord and Christ. (Now, what language was he speaking in that all those languages of the world heard him?)
Now, when they... (The peoples)... heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and... the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? (Awhile ago they was crazy to them. Now, after that mighty sermon that was going forth to every nation standing there... "Men and brethren, what can we do?" Then come the prescription.)
Then ans... 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,... to your children, and to them that are far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourself from this untoward generation. (If that ain't the same Gospel we're preaching today. "Save yourselves from this untoward generation." Many signs and wonders being wrought, the Presence of Jesus Christ showing Himself alive, and the same baptism that was commissioned right here is commissioned right here at the pulpit too, tonight.)
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added to them about three thousand souls.


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