<TITLE>15. Par 51-53</TITLE>L-51 Search the Scriptures, friend, join the church ain't enough. Now, joining the church is fine. I believe that every person should join the church. I absolutely believe that every person should stand at their post of duty, and--when their pastor's there preaching or evangelists or something, I think they ought to stand at their post of duty. They ought to support that church with everything they got in them with their tithes, with their offerings, with anything that they're called on to do. Be willing and happy, if your pastor ask you to do something in your church. You should do it. That's good. But don't let that just be the only thing. get inoculated first. That's what I'm trying to tell you; get the Holy Spirit first, then the rest of it comes on all right. Then you go get into whatever you wish to, whatever church that you--of your choice.

L-52 Now, this Bible has the treasures. This Bible said, "That Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever."
Peter said, "The promise is unto you, and to your children, and to them that is far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."
Jesus said, "The works that I do, shall you do also." Jesus said, "As it was in the days of Sodom, so shall it be in the coming of the Son of man." A ministry working through human flesh, like you. And you and I together will do the same thing. Just before the coming of Christ this would be taking place. All the prophets spoke of it. The Scriptures laid to it, and everything.
Don't stand off from it, say, "Well, I wonder."
Take the Bible. Jesus said, "Search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have Eternal Life, and they are they that testify of Me." That's how you're going to know, search the Scriptures. Is the Holy Ghost for you? Is the Holy Ghost for these people? Is the Holy Ghost for this generation? The Bible said it was. Is this the generation that the--that the signs of the believers was to follow? Search the Scripture. It said it would be so. Both former and latter rain would be poured out in this generation.
"Yeah, well, what generation?" The one that sees the fig tree putting forth its bud yonder, Israel returning to be a nation. When all these things is taken place, then these things will be taken place in the church. Here they are.

L-53 Oh, you've got it, friends, and don't know it. You--you've got the opportunity. You've heard it preached. How many in here would be honest with me, say, "Brother Branham, I never did receive the Holy Ghost yet." Raise up your hands. Be honest. Just raise up your hands, say, "I haven't received the Holy Ghost."
God bless you, lady. That's it. God bless you. That's good. God bless you. That's right. God bless you. That's sincere. You know it. "Haven't received the Holy Ghost yet." Well, you can. For the promise is unto you. You say, "But, Brother Branham, I'm a Presbyterian."
I don't care what you are like that. You're a creature that Christ died for, and the promise is to every generation, and to every person, whosoever will come, let him...


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