<TITLE>06. Par 18-21</TITLE>L-18 I know that's THUS SAITH THE LORD, that the--the Gospel... The same Gospel that blinded the Jews is now blinding the Gentiles, because it is the same Gospel, for there's no other Gospel but the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. We have many creeds, but there's one Gospel. What is the Gospel? The Gospel came not in word only, but through power and demonstration, manifestations of the Holy Spirit, God making His Word come to pass. It had to be that, for in Mark 16 He said, "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel. These signs shall follow..." Or otherwise, "Go into all the world, and demonstrate the power of the resurrection." He's not dead, but He's alive. And He's depending on you and I to let Him work through us to will His will.
And if anything we ever approach that's not Scripture, you're duty bound to come tell us about it. It must come from the Bible through the Bible. It must cope with the rest of the Scriptures and be right. If it isn't, then we--we're ready to say that it's wrong. And if an angel or--from heaven, or anything else, would come preach anything else that's not in this Bible, don't you listen to it. This is God's Word, and God's Word only. And we know that it is true.

L-19 Now, we find that Jesus had thoroughly--and convinced every believer that believed on Him. As He said, "My sheep hear My voice. A stranger they will not follow." And we found last night, in giving what God said He would be when He come--what the prophet spoke of--that He would be a God prophet. "The Lord your God shall rise up a prophet liken unto me." And they knowed the Messiah would be--the sign of the Messiah would be the prophet.

L-20 Here some time ago, speaking to a rabbi, where a man, John Rhyn, had been blind for twenty years, received his sight--begging on the streets in Fort Wayne.
This rabbi called me in and said, "By what authority did you open John's eyes?"
I said, "I never opened his eyes."
Said, "Well, how did you do it?"
I said, "In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God."
And he said, "Far be it from God having a son. How could a Spirit have a son?"
I said, "Rabbi," I said, "I'd like to ask you something. Would you believe the prophets? It wouldn't be hard for you to believe the prophets?"
He said, "Sure, I believe the prophets."
I said, "Who did Isaiah speak of in 9:6 when he said, 'Unto us a Child is born, a Son is given?'"
"Well," he said, "that was the Messiah."
I said, "What relationship is Messiah to God?"
He said, "He is God, the anointed One."
I said, "Tell me one place that Jesus ever failed to--but what He showed that He was the anointed Messiah, the Lord, your God?"

L-21 And he said, "Well, he was a thief."
Said, "How was He a thief? "
Said, "He stole corn right out of the cornfield."
I said, "Rabbi, your own law said that a man can pass through a cornfield and eat what he wants to; but he can't take out any in a bag." He didn't even know that, being a rabbi. He can't take any out, but...?..." I said, "He didn't steal." You know, that rabbi stood there for a few minutes. And I said, "Rabbi, don't you believe that He was that?"
He said, "Look, sir," said, "if I preached that, I'd be down there in the street begging."
I said, "I'd rather be down there begging and drinking branch water, than eating chicken three times a day, and my name in gold on this temple here, and know I was in error. I'd rather he truthful."
And he started to cry. And he turned around, and he said, "I'll see you later."
I said, "You're not honest with me, rabbi."


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