<TITLE>43. Par -</TITLE>L-69-3 See? Not in word: just say, "Well, I--I'm educated. Brother, I got more education than you ever have. I'm--I'm a priest. I'm..." That don't have one thing to do with it; means no more than you're a pig or anything else. See. See? Don't have nothing to do with it. See? The devil had a lot of knowledge too. See? All right. See?
For the Kingdom of God is not... word, but... power.
(See?)
What will ye then? will I come unto you with a rod, or in love, or in... spirit of meekness?

L-69-4 Now, the 2nd chapter (I want to finish this just a minute then, before we close), the 2nd chapter (turn over the page), let's start right here at the first. Now, see what Paul, what he's telling the Bride now. He's going to present this part of the Bride to Christ, and he wants them to know... Now, remember, Paul would've had some kind of smart... He was smart, he had--but he had to forget it, he said. He had all kinds of degrees and education, but he had to forget it (now, look!) to learn Christ.
And I, brethren, when I come to you, came--come not with excellency of speech or... wisdom,... (See? I didn't come with wisdom.)... declaring unto you the testimony of God.

L-70-1 "Now, I'm Dr. So-and-so, and I have all... I'm... We're taught in the seminaries so-and-so." No, no! Paul said, "I didn't come to you like that, with wisdom." Now, and what--what's my text? Wisdom versus Faith. See? "I didn't come to you in wisdom," Paul said, "give you a testimony of God by wisdom, say, 'Now, look here! I tell you; we've learned in the seminary that the days of miracles is past. We learned in the seminary that these things are didn't really mean this.' " He said, "I didn't come like that, brethren." Now, what did he say?
For I am determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus... and him crucified.
And if I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much tribulation, (I was with you.)
And my speech and my preaching was not with the enticing words of man's wisdom,... (Huh? As Booth Clibborn says, "Hello, who knocked then?" I didn't come to you with some seminary wisdom.)... but in the demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
That your... (f-a-i-t-h)... faith should not stand in the wisdom of man, but in the power of God. [Brother Branham whistles--Ed.]
Amen! You believe it? "That your faith don't stand in the wisdom of some organization, but in the power of God, faith in the power of God. Your hopes are not..."

L-70-3 These two sources has battled since Eden: God's faith against Satan's wisdom. God has proven in all ages that it will not mix; it must be separated to grow.
Now, quickly let me run over just--just a word or two on each one, just take a few things that I got wrote here.
Esau and Jacob was a perfect type: both of them religious, both of them twins. Esau was the ecclesiastical type. He was a man that was smart. He had a... had a good moral stands and things like that, but he didn't have no use for that birthright. Jacob didn't care what he had to do, just so he got the birthright. And as long as they were together they could not produce. Is that right? One was against the other. Have you caught it? Amen! "Come out from amongst it; be ye separate saith God, and touch not their unclean things; I'll receive you." See?
Jacob had to separate himself from his denominational brother before God would ever bless him. God told Abraham the same thing. Israel and Moab. The four hundred prophets of Israel stood before Micaiah, and Micaiah separated himself from them and got the Word of the Lord and come back with It. Moses and Korah, same thing, wouldn't mix, they had to separate. Is that true?


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