<TITLE>19. Par 152-160</TITLE>L-152 Why, you say, "Calvin believes something like that." I didn't believe Calvin. Calvin was a murderer. Calvin put a man to death because he baptized in Jesus' Name. He was a rascal, needed to be converted himself. Yes, sir. But what he said about some of the things he said was right. Don't... But what his action, a man would kill a man for something like that, that's horrible; that's sinful. All right.
Wherein he has abounded towards us...

L-153 Oh, wait, I didn't get that "adoption," did I? Am I too late? Let's see what this clock says up here, what time we got. All right. Yes, just let's take ten minutes for the sake of these people who's come so long. Look.

L-154 Look. "Adoption," let me show you wh--how it's done now. A father has a big kingdom; he rides around. Now, he's got a son born. Oh, he's so happy. (Now, that's God.) So you know what that father does? He finds the very best raiser, tutor. You know what a tutor is, don't you? It's a school teacher. He finds the very best school teacher he can find in all the country. (And then we're going now, listen.)
And he finds the best school teacher he can find. He don't just get just a scalawag; he wants his boy to be a real fellow.
Don't you want your children that way? Sure, best you can give them. Yes, sir. So if a natural man thought that, what do you think God thinks about for His children? The best He could get...

L-156 So he wants a man that'll be honest. Now, he don't man--want a man to say, "Now, look, I--I... Junior, you just do anything you want to, honey." "Oh, yes, father, uh-huh, he's getting along fine; he's a fine boy." Get a little pat on his back and a straw in his hat... No, no. That guy would get fired right now. Sure. He wants a man that'll be truthful. If that boy's coming right, tell him. If he isn't, tell him what's wrong.
And if a earthly father thought that... Wouldn't you want a man to be honest with you, the school teacher be honest about your children? Sure. Well, what do you think God thinks, and He knows; we don't; He does. We're finite; we couldn't tell. But He's infinite and does know.

L-158 So you know what the Father did? He never said, "I'm going to get a pope to watch over My children." Neither did He say, "I'm going to get a--a bishop." No, no. He didn't do that, 'cause He knowed the pope would be wrong, so would the bishop. See? He never said, "I'm going to get a general overseer to watch over My churches." No, no.
He got the Holy Ghost. That was His Tutor (Uh-huh.) to raise His children. All right. Then how would you know the Holy Ghost don't... He speaks through human lips. How do you know then It's telling the truth? When you see the Holy Spirit speaking through a lips that's telling the truth exactly every time, predicting and coming to pass just perfectly, like Samuel said, then you know that's true. It's coming right. Because God said, "If he speaks and what he says don't come to pass, don't hear him, 'cause I'm not with him. But if he does, well, then hear him, 'cause I'm with him." See? There you are. That's how He does.

L-160 Now, then He goes around. Now, what do you think that Tutor would say if he had to go up to the Father, and say, "Your--Your children's acting awful. I tell you: That boy of Yours, he--he--he's a renegade. He's a roustabout; I never seen such a fellow. My, You know what he does? And that girl of Yours... Oh, whew, I don't know what You'll do with her. Hmm. Well, you know what? She looks just like... See? She--she's all painted up like some of them girls over yonder, Philistine. Yes, sir. She wants to act just like they do."
"My daughter?"
"Yes, Your daughter." That's what the Holy Spirit has to say about the church today. No wonder we can't have a revival. See? Now, that's true.


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