<TITLE>10. Par 68-73</TITLE>L-68 But look, all them, I... just come upon my mind. See? But stand and say all them different things like that, practice before the... You know, say, "Now, no, you don't say that right. 'aaaaamen.'" I like a good old Pentecostal meeting where the power of God's falling, and you're screaming, and shouting, and praising God, having a great time. That's the way the Spirit's got ahold of the people. But we... You can't hear a "Amen," hardly any more; it's a "aaaaamen." However, that's where we get. You see? These organizations stick right...

L-69 Now, did the--was there a prophecy concerning that? You remember Paul's prophecy last night? "I know that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, and men of your own class, your--right in the own church (them Roman Catholic church, coming up) will raise up among you and pull away disciples after them." And Paul's wolves, we find out, become Nicolaitanes.
Listen at the Spirit speak through the prophet again, "In the last days perilous times shall come, for men shall be lovers of their ownselves ('I'm Doctor So-and-so, don't you tell me nothing about it now. I'll give you to understand; I'm a Presbyterian. Hallelujah.' Or, 'I'm a Pentecostal.')" What difference does that make, if you ain't Pentecostal by nature, the experience of it? See? Yes, sir, "I belong to the Assemblies. I belong to the Church of God." Well, what difference does that make to God? Got to belong to the Kingdom up there. See? That's right.

L-71 Now, if--if you see, they--all these things just a conglomeration of--of gaiety... Now, it said, "They'd be heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God." Oh, they can't go to church on Sunday night as long as there's some good television program on. Oh, my. Always they... Even the churches has got ball teams, and soup suppers, and cricket parties, and "lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, and despisers of those that are good." These despising those (See?), these despising those, choking them out: despisers of those that are good.
Oh, you say, "They're Communists, brother." Oh, no. Oh, no.

L-73 Heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, despisers of those that are good, having a form (denominational experience. See?)--having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.
What would they be in this day? See, "Having a form of godliness." Go to church just as pious you can be on Sunday, and put on the shorts on Sunday afternoon, mow the yard and have the Oertel's 92 out. And the pastor get outside, smoke a cigarette and come back... Oh. "Having a form of godliness..."
"Well, pastor, they got a church up there, they tell me that a lady got healed the other day from account..."
"Nonsense. Days of miracles is past."
"Why, you know what? I--I was up to a little church the other night, that little mission down on the corner, and there was somebody getting up there and speaking something, jab..."
"Oh, honey, don't you never hang around such like that. That's mad dogs. My, don't you fool around that. That's holy-rollers. Don't you never..."


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