<TITLE>19. Par 56-58</TITLE>L-56 Now, now, watch. And the ministering brethren know this, that if a prophet prophesied, or a dreamer dreamed a dream, no matter how good it sounds, they taken him first to the (what's called) Urim Thummim. Now, that was a breastplate that Aaron wore--twelve stones of the twelve tribes, that hung on a post in the building. They taken this prophesier or this dreamer down there. And he prophesied or--or told his dream before the Urim Thummim. And if the supernatural lights begin to flash--God, moving against this twelve stones, made a conglomeration of lights like a rainbow--that was God saying,"It's true." But if it did not do it, then they did not believe it. No matter how well it sound, it was wrong.
Now, when that priesthood was done away with, the Aaronic priesthood, then that Urim Thummim was taken away. But in this priesthood, the Melchisedec priesthood, we also have a Urim Thummim. No matter how well a minister can tell you that the days of miracles is past, that there is no such a thing as speaking in tongues in this day, there is no such a thing as the baptism of the Holy Ghost, that won't flash on God's Urim Thummim. And the Urim Thummim of this day is the Bible.

L-57 If the Bible says it's so, how can you say it was just for the apostles? Peter said on the day of Pentecost, "Repent, every one of you, be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost; for the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to them that's far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call." I can clearly show you where God gave the Church power to heal the sick. Now, somebody show me where He said, "Now, I'll take it back." Show me that, where it's at. It isn't there.
Is the power's in the church, but the church has forgot it. They don't practice it. They don't put it into practice. So you see, it's become again a theology, a man-made theology. And when it does, it doesn't compare with God's Bible. God's Bible still remains the same: "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. The works that I do shall you also. Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the world." See? Oh, it's... "He that believeth on Me, though he were dead yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth on Me shall never die. Believeth thou this?" He said.
Martha said, "Yea, Lord I believe that You're the Son of God that would come into the world."
Said, "Where have you buried him?...?...

L-58 Something had to happen when real faith is brought up with the Word of God. Therefore, brethren, the Word of God is right every time. But those priests had wound It around and made traditions. "We are Pharisees. We wash the pots this way."
We're Sadducees. We wash them this way." Oh, my. What is it? Taking one from... It's like today: "I'm a Methodist this week, a Baptist this week." You know what? It's just like taking one--a corpse from one morgue to another. That's just exactly about the truth. If you're joining churches, why don't you forget about it and get your name written in the Lamb's Book of Life in heaven? There's where it'll never be changed. That's right, written by the Name and the Blood of Jesus Christ in heaven. There you won't have to change it from church to church. Your name...
There's only one Church, one Christian church, and there's only one way into it, not handshaking, not sprinkling, not some form of baptism of water; but by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, and become members of the body of Christ.


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