<TITLE>23. Par 101-105</TITLE>L-101 Someone said the other day, said, "Brother Branham, you ought to leave off of people like that." Said, "People call you a prophet."
I said, "I'm not a prophet."
Said, "But people think you are. You ought to be teaching these women... Instead of telling them to wear long hair, and the right kind of clothes, and things like that, you ought to be telling them how to get spiritual things."
I said, "How can I teach them algebra, when they won't even take abc's of kindergarten? Haven't even got the common decency to clean themselves up?"

L-102 Calling the bride of Christ... I'm not saying that irritable. I'm saying that in godly love. As I said this morning, if I see you going down the river in a boat, and see you're going to hit the falls, that boat won't take it, me screaming at you and hollering at you, I'm not trying to hurt you. I love you. Because if you don't, your life will be lost,
Is there another raise up their hands before we pray? I see you back out there. God bless you, and you, and you. You know your life shows you're wrong. You still love the world more than God, then there's something wrong somewhere. Look at you. Out in the rooms out there, raise up your hand, say, "Pray for me, Brother Branham." God bless you. God bless... That's right. Honest to goodness, I--I admire sincerity.
That's what's the trouble with the Pentecostal church today. We haven't got that real sincerity we used to have. We haven't got the audacity to--to come and say that--admit we're wrong.

L-103 The devil's just got such a hold on the church until it's just wallowing in the muck of the world. Don't do that. Your own life proves that you haven't got what you're saying you got. Then why not confess it? "He that will confess his sin shall have pardon: he that hides his sin shall not prosper." You can't hide it. God knows all about it. And if you see and know that you're not living right, then why not confess it, and come out, and let it be clear?
Some people's sins go before them; some follow. Let mine go before. Let me tell all of mine right now. Let God get it right. That's what we ought to do.

L-104 There's been about six or eight hands go up. There surely is more than that in this little church tonight of hundred or two people here, maybe a hundred and fifty. Now, God bless you, young man. Now, God bless you, lady. God bless you, sister. That's right. God bless you, son. That's good. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
Pentecostal women used to not cut their hair, but they do it today. What happened? You used to not make--wear--wear makeup. Your mother didn't, if she was Pentecostal. What happened today? Because they're wallowing in the things of the world. And the world looks at us. We claim to be a holiness church. What's the matter? We don't look like the bride of Christ. What about you men out there? Same thing. Brother, shame on you.

L-105 Heavenly Father, when I look out across, and make an altar call in such a way as that, rebuking, tearing down, seems like it's harsh. But inside of me's bleeding, when I know we're nearing the end. These little boats is going to crack up one of these days. Death's going to strike in the struggle. And how many times have been called by their side and hear them say, "Oh, Brother Branham, if I could only live it over again." Then while these are able, Lord, to make it right...
I'm trying my best, God. May the Holy Spirit reveal it to the people that I'm only trying to help them not to scold them. But as Paul said of old... God, I don't want them to be hurt, but I want to hurt them enough that they'll see where they're wrong.


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