<TITLE>16. Par 54-56</TITLE>L-54 We're building--we're building our--our--our things upon our--our denomination. "Don't associate with them over there. Don't have this over here. We're the denomination. We got all the truth." Remember, brother, the blanket stretch all the way. See? It goes over the other fellow too. See?
But we've drawed boundaries and separated ourselves just like the Baptist, and Methodists, and the rest of them did. You used to talk about the cold, formal Baptists. Now it's the cold, formal Pentecostals. Baptists are warming up.
Notice how... Now, it's true. We've hatched out denominational children. We've hatched out educational children. We've had it form Bible schools, perfectly all right. But what we went to telling them, give them the Bachelor of Art, and the Ph.D., and the L.L.D... And even some of our great denominations, before they send a missionary--a Pentecostal now--before they send a Pentecostal missionary overseas, he has to be examined by a psychiatrist to see if his IQ is high enough.
That is a stain on the name of Pentecost. Pentecost is not an organization. Pentecost is an experience. All people can have it: Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterian, or whatmore.

L-55 Who is to decide whether he is a missionary or not, the Holy Ghost or some worldly psychiatrist? God gives the callings. Peter's education wouldn't have qualified for that. The Bible said he was both ignorant and unlearned, but the Holy Ghost... It pleased the Holy Ghost to make him the head of the church. He and John both ignorant and unlearned...
But there's where we are. The devil saw us go off on a big tantrum like this, and he says, "Here's my opportunity." That's the same thing he done then. So he raised up on the mountains and begin to blow his poison breath. He said, "There they are, huddled out yonder in the middle of that sea. They're testifying of what has been; and now, they see they haven't got Him any more now. He's not with them no more now."
And watch the Laodicean church age. Of all the church ages, seven last church ages, the Laodicean, Jesus was on the outside of His own church knocking trying to get back in. Now, there's where we've come to.

L-56 And so Satan has been blowing his poison breath around, you know saying, "Whew, whew, days of miracles is past. There's no such a thing as that. Don't you believe that kind of stuff. It's mental telepathy." That's right. They are leaving the Word. I--I... You just examine the Word and see if it isn't right. Then see if God does get in that Word and confirm It. Then it makes it right. When God says so, that settles it.
Now, "Days of miracles is past." Got formal, just talk about our churches, and our--what we're going to do, and our great programs we got. See, he seen without and the little ship begin to blow and toss, and we find out all hopes was gone for a revival.
Just about like that today. God sent a Oral Roberts across the country. He sent a Tommy Osborn across the country. He--He sent one after the other, wave after wave, after wave, after wave, and still--we still set without revival. What's the matter?


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