<TITLE>12. Par 40-42</TITLE>L-40 And Jesus said, "He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do, also." And we see that that's God's way He confirmed His covenant with His church (Amen.) by Blood offering, through the Blood of Jesus Christ. Now, He sanctified that church then, cleansed it, separated it. And when separation comes, means to be "set aside." The... Actually the Word "sanctify" is the Greek word, compound, which means "sanctified, cleansed, and set aside for service."
Now, the altar sanctified the vessel, and then they set it aside for service. So what--what? Who was the next messenger on earth that preached justification? Luther, to the seed. What was the next message? Wesley, Methodists preached sanctification; second definite work of grace. We find, all of us know that; we're aware of that.
Now, look. What He did to Abraham by justification, He did to his seed. What He did to Abraham through sanctification, separation when He did, He did the same thing. When the church separates Itself from all the things of the world, then God applies the Blood to It.

L-41 Now. Then when He does that, then you don't want more smoking, drinking, no more of this running around, carrying on. You're separated people. That's right. God separates you as a peculiar people. Lot of make-belief's go along in all these things. But yet, the real true church, I'm talking about the--the real seed of Abraham, the one that really is the seed...
Now, notice the next thing He did. Then after doing that, we find out, now did He call Abraham by grace?" Say, "Amen." Did He call His church by grace? Amen. Did He sanctify Abraham works by... the... by a blood offering? Amen. Did He do the same thing back here through Wesley? Amen.
Now, now, in the 17th chapter of Genesis, turn the 1st chapter--the 1st verse. God appears to Abraham in the Name of--of Almighty God, which the Hebrew word means "El-Shaddai." "El" means "breast," and--or "El" means "strong One." And "Shad" means "breast" like a woman's breast. And "Shaddai" is "breasted." "Abraham, you're ninety-nine years old." Think of that. "And you have come through justification. You've come through sanctification. And now, I'm appearing to you as the strong  breasted God." Amen.

L-42 Now, in other words, "Abraham, you--your--your life is dead. As far as that concerned, the life of your body is dead." The deadness of Sarah's womb, it's--it just wasn't... She was sterile to begin with. And now look how hold she is now. She's... If he's ninety-nine, she's eighty-nine. "And so, now, look how old you are. And look how old Sarah is. But I am the Strong One Who gives Myself out to you. Lay upon My bosom and nurse yourself, My Own Life into you. I... By taking My Life into you, I'll give you strength for the coming son, for the coming one."


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