<TITLE>12. Par 43-46</TITLE>L-43 There were Jews, devout men out of every nation under heaven had gathered there at Jerusalem. When this was all noised abroad they came together, were confounded because they heard every man speaking in his own language where he was born. That was God's decision of how the church must be run.
Brother, we capitalize upon the things of God, and make it just our group is the only ones. God, it is time to call another conference. Get back to God again and hear another sound like a rushing mighty wind, to see brotherly love. We hear so much today about Christians has got to be millionaires. You have to own a fleet of Cadillacs or you're not spiritual. How far that is...

L-44 I was speaking to a group of man here a few nights ago, that has spread propaganda across the world, on books, and so forth, that you must--become a Christian and your business flourish and everything. Which that's good; God will do that. But what we need today is not a flourishing business; what we need today is a testimony of the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ as a living witness.
How contrary that is from real Pentecost. You got to live in a better neighborhood today. You got to do this, and you got to dress this way, or be that way. That's all right. I believe Christianity as much soap and water as God will make you keep yourself clean (That's right.), physically. And of course, if the Holy Spirit's there It will spiritually.

L-45 Brother, that still isn't what I'm talking about. What they did at that day, instead of trying to boast on how much of the worldly things they had, they sold everything they had, and distributed it amongst the poor.
A certain fellow raised up when I said this, and he said, "Brother Branham, that's the greatest mistake the church ever made, let them do that."
I said, "Why you get that?"
He said, "Because when the persecution arose they had no homes to go to, and they were scattered everywhere."
I said, "It's Exactly the will of God. 'Cause then they had no place to go, no worldly possessions; they went forth preaching everywhere, and the Word of the Lord grew. God's decisions is always right. That's right. Went forth everywhere preaching, that's the way He had scattering the Word."

L-46 The Pentecostal conference was not to be upon a certain bunch, or certain sect, but whosoever will, let him come. That's what Peter said, "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." That's where it's for, for whosoever will, let him come that he might drink from the fountains of the water of the Lord.
Now, there was another conference, and we're coming to a close, with this last conference. There was a conference arose after they were scattered abroad everywhere preaching. And two of them went up to the gate called Beautiful, and there laid a lame man that was sick, crippled from his mother's womb. And he was lame in his feet. And Peter and John said, "Look on us." And he did, and he said, "Silver and gold have I none." That's stiff. But such as I have..." Would you trade that for silver and gold? Would you trade that for a name of popularity? Would you trade that for a television show on Sunday night, or Monday night, Tuesday night, whenever it was, when your church has got services going on.
That's what's the matter today. I've often said this: "If this isn't that, then I'll keep this till that comes."


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