<TITLE>14. Par 104-112</TITLE>L-104 I got to go back to adoption, but I want to stop on "sins" here a minute. "Sins," did you notice that? You know God don't condemn a sinner for sinning? He condemns him for being a sinner. If a sinner smokes a cigar, He don't condemn him for it; he's a sinner anyhow. See, see? He don't have any sins, the sinner don't. He's just a sinner (See?); he don't have any sins. But you have sins, you that's Christians. You notice here, he's talking to the church. Keep her straight. See, see? "Forgiveness of sins," s-i-n-s. We commit sins. But the sinner is just a sinner; God don't forgive him.

L-105 Now, you say, "Well, he went out here and shot a man. What you going to do about it?" That ain't none of my business. I ain't a reformer; I'm a preacher. The law will take care of that; they're reformers. They're the... Well say, "He committed adultery." That, that--that's up to the law. That's between him and the law. I--I--I--I'm not a reformer; I don't reform people. I want to get them converted. I'm a preacher. See? My business is to get him to God. If he sinned, that's his business; he's a sinner. God condemns him on a higher level. He's a sinner to begin with, he's condemned to start with. He didn't even get to first base, he--he's nowhere. He's a sinner to start with. He don't have any sins; he's a sinner.

L-106 You couldn't go out and say, "This much is night, and this much isn't night." No, it's all night; it's all night. That's what God said. That's right. He's just a sinner; that's all. "Now, he did this. This much is night; this is real bright night right here." I know, but it's just all night, that's all. See?
Now, I couldn't say, "This much is light right here." No, it's just all light (See?), it's light; you can't say how much. See? But if there's a black spot in this, then there's darkness in it.

L-108 So "sins," s-i-n-s, we have forgiveness of our sins
through His what? Blood, precious Blood.
... according to the riches of his... (How do we for--get it? Because we're worthy, we did something to have our sins forgiven? His what?)... grace;
Oh, my. Nothing in my arms I bring, Lord. Nothing could I do; there isn't a thing I could do. Look. He predestinated me; He called me; He chose me. I never chose Him. He chose me; He chose you; He chose all of us. We didn't choose Him. Jesus said, "You didn't choose Me; I chose you." He said, "No man can come to Me except My Father draws him first, and all the Father's given Me will come to Me. And none of them's lost, except the son of perdition, to fulfill the--the Scriptures." See? Said there "All the Father's given Me will come to Me."

L-111 Oh, I'm getting too late, ain't I? And I ain't never got out of this. I ain't got started on this yet. Let me hurry up. I got to get to something right here, and just right quick now if we hurry. I got to get back to this adoption just a minute. Oh, will you forgive me just for--just for a minute? Let's get this here... Some of these people are all the way from Georgia here only for tonight, bless their heart. Now, brother Georgian, and Texas, and wherever you're from, listen to this 5th verse, let's linger on it a few minutes.

L-112 Having predestinated us unto--unto...
What does the word "unto" mean, the word "unto"? It means there's something we're coming to, unto. "I am going unto the fountain. I am going unto the chair." Brother Humes, you get that? "I'm going unto the desk."
(Now.)... He predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according as his own good pleasure of his will,
How much pleasure? Whose pleasure was it, whose goodness? His Own, His own good pleasure of His Own Will.


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