<TITLE>06. Par 16-20</TITLE>L-16 Now, many times people say, "Well, you see, Peter was all excited when he said baptize in the name of Jesus, because that, that really Matthew said exactly what Jesus said. We don't care what Peter said." Well, then, if Peter and Jesus wasn't in line with one another, then the rest of the Gospels might not be in line with one another. If one word of that contradicts the other one, then it ain't the Word of God of the God that I know.
[Someone says, "Maybe John made some mistakes."--Ed.] Yeah, John might have made some. Which one was right? After all, I don't know whether Jesus said that or not. See? Matthew wrote it. Mark never said nothing about it, [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] Luke never said nothing about it, and John never said nothing about it, but Matthew did. Well, then maybe all of Matthew's gospel was wrong, and Luke's... Well, then, which is right and wrong? See where you've got yourself? No, sir, it's all got to be right.

L-17 Then I wonder, why would God write a thing like that, let it be mixed up? Even Jesus thanked His Father that He'd hid this from the eyes of the wise and prudent and revealed it to babes such as would learn. Now, it's done that to throw the, the wise off the track. But the Book is a revelation.
Now, like when I go overseas and my wife writes me a letter--and I set down. She said, "Dear Billy, I'm setting here tonight; the children are in bed. I thought I'd write you a few lines to let you know what we did today and how we're getting along. We trust that God is blessing you."... and all like that. Now, I'm reading off the lines what she's writing. But I'm so in love with my wife, and she's so in love with me, no matter what I'd write, we can read between the lines what we mean.

L-18 Well, that's the way the Bible's wrote--between the lines. You know many of my sermons, like of God turning Abraham and Sarah back to young people, you'd have to... you have read between the lines to see out what the Scripture says. You have to know. But it'll never get off the line. See? In between the lines will just bring the lines together and make it one big picture.
Now, it's got to be a love affair with God before you can ever get it, cause the Holy Spirit wrote the Bible; and the Bible said that it is of no private interpretation, but it's inspired.

L-19 Now, to your question. Have you got a Bible? Have you all got a Bible? Now first... no, that's all right. You can mark it down or... I'm going to give some illustrations, if you don't mind. And in this then you'll see why. Now, I want to ask you sisters a question. I want you to be just as free as free can be. Now, stay on this subject on account of this tape, because I mean that we could get off on initial evidence and everything else like that. But let it... We'll make another tape for that (See?), sometime. But this we're talking about the water baptism.
Now, it looks like that Matthew and Peter, if they were shooting at the same target, they were way off the line somewhere.

L-20 Now, now I'm going to take in my Bible and I'm going to read. And you sisters, if you want to read, you want the Bible or you want to mark it down or whatevermore, you do as you want to. And then I'm going to... I'm going to get you... I want you then to... after you do this, write it down. And then if there's any questions, I want you to be sure and ask me now. Ask me, so if at any future time on this tape, if somebody would have to ask you a question, you might be able to come back and explain it.
Now, in order to straighten these people out and to get these two down right, I want to... have to... may almost blend two subjects together.


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