<TITLE>21. Par 186-196</TITLE>L-186 They had the Holy Spirit. These signs followed them that believed. It'll do it again today. That Rock is just as ever-living as it ever was, that smitten Rock.
Let's not say, "Well, now you come over and join our Pentecostal church, get in our Pentecostal realms." "No, you come over and join the Baptist, or the Methodist, or the Presbyterian, or Catholic." What is that? That's smiting the Rock over again, trying to start something new.
Tell them, "Repent, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ," for the remission of their sins, "and these signs shall follow them that believe." Now, you're back on the road, back to the same Water. The same Water will give the same refreshments. It'll give the same scourge to the body. It'll give the same cleansing power. It'll give the same healing power. It'll do the same thing it did then, if we'll only get back to the same Spirit.

L-189 Life in a grapevine will bring forth grapes. If it did last year, it'll bring the same thing this year. That's a law of God. The law of God is, that if this is a grapevine, leave it alone, it'll produce grapes. You can interbreed it with something else, but then leave it alone and it'll come right back to the same grapes again.
So we've interbred the church with Pentecostalism, with Baptistism, with Methodistism, with Presbyterianism, with--with the Anglicanism, and every other kind of an ism. Why don't you leave it alone? Come back to the Vine; it'll come back to the same power. Amen. Amen. I like that.

L-191 "Start something new." Same thing we've done. Not try to show our authority. "Doctor So-and-so is the founder of the great So-and-so church of the so-and-so--so." That wasn't it.
That's what Moses said, "I'll show them what I can do. I'll bring it anyhow." He smote It; it didn't come. And He hollered again, "Show what I can do." God dealt with him for that.
Don't you think, if you just hold onto some denomination. God will deal with you for that. That's exactly right. You got to come back to that original. Come back.

L-194 Just speak to the people. Don't tell them, "You come join our church. You come say our creed." "You come back and repent, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, if your heart's right. And these signs will follow the believers. A group of believers, these signs will go with them." Because why? The Rock, the smitten Rock and His Waters of Life is coming right forth, producing the same thing that He did. It just can't help it.
Oh, yes. We want to show off, and say, "We're Methodists and Baptists."

L-196 Just speak to the Rock; He's ever-Present. Don't try to join It. "I had to joy it down here." Don't try to join It. You can't join This, that's one thing sure. You can join the Methodists you can join the Baptists; you can join the Pentecostals; you can join the Anglicans; but you can't join This. No. You have to be filled with This. Don't join It; just be filled with It. That's all. It's filled with what? Filled with power, filled with the Spirit, filled with Life, filled with joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, power of the Holy Spirit in your life, for the everlasting Presence is there. Remember. (I'll have to close 'cause it's getting late.)


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