<TITLE>10. Par 44-48</TITLE>L-44 What was the matter? That little mission around the corner had a credential, maybe not a Ph. D. or LL. D. or... But they had the credentials of God with "these signs" following them that believe. Jesus said they'd do it. They--they had God's confirmation. They had His commission to go lay hands on the sick, and they did it just the way He said do, and then God confirmed the Word with signs following. It's a confirmation that they have been sent of God. Yes, sir. That's true. All right.
Now, that's a good lesson, because the boy had went away to study and truly he had his Ph.D.; but they had the confirmation of the Word. He had the confirmation of a degree from a certain college; but they had the confirmation of the Word of God from heaven with the Holy Ghost to back up what they was talking about. Yes, sir. And it's God giving the sign. Yes, sir. Oh, how I thank God for that. God's people always has that.

L-45 Now, undoubtedly the unbeliever will have to have a little bit of God's Word to twist it around, to make it fit the creed to make it more deceitful. Now, you know, the biggest lie that was ever told has a whole lot of truth in it. That is right. You remember every... The first lie was ever told had ninety-five percent truth, when Satan told Eve in the garden of Eden all these things God had said. He admitted, "That's right." He admitted, "That's right," everything that God said. But said, "Surely you'll not die." There it is.

L-46 Someone could say they was at the Tabernacle up here at this certain-certain night.
"Yes."
"The people all gathered in."
"Yes."
"They sang hymns."
"Yes."
"And the minister spoke."
"Yes. That's right."
"And then you know what? They passed a bottle around and all of them got drunk."
"Wrong," See? Just the Spirit fell down, they all got drunk. See? There's just that much difference in (See?), when they... Not passing a bottle around, but a spiritual blessing of God fell upon the people. They did stagger; they did fall; and they did cut up like that. But it wasn't a bottle that did it; it was the Holy Ghost confirming His Word with signs following. See, see? All of it seemed just right but the bottle. See?
Now, I'd say, "Was you up there?"
"Yes."
"Was the people there?"
"Yes."
"Did they stagger?"
"Yes."
"Yes, all this...?"
"Yeah."

L-47 That's all right but that one thing. So that's the way that the unbeliever, the--the unidentified person with God; he will say, "Oh, I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I believe God is the Father of Jesus Christ. I believe all these other things." See? But when it comes down to this other part, "Oh, that's for another day," See? There's the lie of it. That's right. He's trying to twist a little of the right Word around to make it deceiving to the people. But what...
Jesus made the thing clear. He said, "These signs shall confirm the message that I have sent." Yes, sir.

L-48 I was a Baptist preacher once, love the Baptist people yet. But I found this other thing. See? Now, it's not--it's not exactly... The--the Pentecostal church, I don't say is just perfect, there's nothing in it; but it's the best we got. So let's stay right with it; that's all. They do believe. Some of them may not have faith enough (and I'm right with them), not faith enough to make all the Word come to pass. But I'll never stand in the way of somebody that's got faith enough to make them come to pass. I'll never hide behind unbelief in saying it can't be done. If the man can take the Word of God and confirm it with the power of God, I say, "Glory to God. Lord, lift me up and let me stand by faith on heaven's tableland." Yes, I certainly would stay with that. They just do a little bit to fit their creeds; but God's servant has His sign exactly.


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