<TITLE>09. Par 28-31</TITLE>L-28 Now, I want you to remember; there is three classes of people, three classes of people in the world, always has been, and will be till the end. Now, let's say that together. Three [The people repeat after Brother Branham, "Three" --Ed.] classes of people: ["classes of people"] unbelievers ["unbelievers"] make-believers, ["make-believers"] and believers. ["and believers."] Keep that in mind: three classes of people.
Now, now, the class that was elected before the foundation of the world, and were called in Christ before the foundation of the world... How many knows that Christ was the Lamb of God slain before the foundation of the world? Well, how was He slain? In God's great program He knowed that He would, He would project a Son, and that Son would be the Saviour of His people. Is that right? So when God speaks a thing, it's already finished. Oh, brother. If...
Where's that little sister that I had--the vision was over a few minutes ago setting right here in the wheelchair? If you could see that, sister dear, it would be over for you. See?

L-29 When God speaks anything, when God makes a statement, it is for as long as He says so, it's perfect; it's got to come to pass. It just has to. And then when His Word comes into us, no matter what we do, what we look like, what we think of, It's got to come to pass. See?
So God don't run His business... If He saved us here, and knowed He was going to lose us after while, He's a poor business man. And so therefore all that He foreknew He has what? Called. All that He had called, He has justified; all that He has justified, He has already glorified. Now, there's going to be a Church meet Him there without spot or wrinkle.
"Brother Branham, you in it?" I hope so. But we work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. And when you see your life not coping up with God's Word, no matter what church you belong to, you know you're out of order. See? And if you'll just do your... If you do your religion because you know it's something that you're supposed to do, you're just playing the part of a hypocrite. If it isn't from your heart that you love God, then you're wrong to start with. See? You love... It's love that controls the whole thing.

L-30 Now, now, watch. Abraham was called by election, nothing Abraham did. And now notice, the covenant and Genesis 12 (See?), the whole covenant was given to Abraham; the whole covenant is completely grace (See?), not "Abraham, if you'll do a certain thing, I'll do a certain thing." It wasn't, "If--if you'll do this, I'll do this." God makes a covenant with a man, and man always breaks His covenant. He told Adam, "If you'll not eat from that tree, you'll live," but Adam eat from it. And He told him the covenant that He made with them at the Mosaic covenant in the wilderness there; they broke it.

L-31 Every time that God makes a covenant with man, man breaks it. But this time God made a covenant with Abraham and his seed unconditionally. Now, do you understand? Not Abraham, "If you will do this, I will do this." But, "Abraham, I have already done it. I've already... You'll come to Me. You're already saved; you'll come to Me in a ripe old age." He's already done it. And now, it isn't today, "If you will do a certain thing, if you will do this, if you that..." It's already finished, not, "If you'll go away and learn a good education, if you'll know this, that, or the other. I'm--I'll--I'll heal you. I'll save you if you'll get a Bachelor of Art."
"I have already done it; it's finished. I just want you to reach out here and get it. That's all." You see what I mean? Abra... Only thing that Abraham had to do was abide in His covenant. He didn't have to do nothing for the covenant; God done made that with him. He just had to stay put. Hallelujah. Now I begin to get religious. See?


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