<TITLE>10. Par 34-36</TITLE>L-34 Of course, if he did that, the first thing you know, the deacon board would write to the headquarters, and he'd have to be moved right out of the organization. But to me, I'd rather... And then he wouldn't have fried chicken on Sunday. Oh, man. See, see? Couldn't wear a tuxedo in the pulpit. Nobody else would have him. The organization... If he's kicked out of one, he's black-marked by the rest of them. See? So he's on the big board up there.
But I tell you, I'd rather have my name on the big Book up there, than the big board down here. Yeah. See? God will receive you.
But they can't do it. They're afraid of it. Presuming that's all right, that God will understand. He does understand. He understands that you ought to do what's right. Right. People drink, try to put the past, and forget about it. You'll never do it.

L-35 Preachers today preach their doctrine, their differences, and everything, presuming that's all right. The headquarters said so. That's what they was taught in the seminary. They think that's all right, just presuming it's all right. Israel presumed too, didn't get anywhere. See? Don't presume. Be sure you're right. See? Right.
They say, "Well, it's okay. Go ahead. That's well, I belong to this certain thing, and we believe that. Our--our district presbyters teaches this. Our--our--our--our--our (what is it you call them little books, that they write up, you know?), our creeds and our--and our doctrine believes this."
If it's contrary to the Word, throw the thing in the trash basket, and take the Word. Have one law: love; one Book: the Bible; have one creed: Christ, and just keep going. See? That's right. That's the way to do it. See?
And the people, what do they do? They come and join those things. I hope I don't sound mean to you. But I--I got to make it stick. You--you've got to go down there somewhere till it clinches. Uh-huh. That's right.

L-36 When I first started training for boxing, before I got in professional fighting, there used to be a trainer called him "Six-second Smith." The first professional fight he had, he whipped the man in six seconds. And when I started training, that man liked to killed me. He'd knock me plumb out of the ring and everything else. And I was skipping ropes, and running seven, eight miles every day, and taking all the training.
And I said, "Six, why do you have to do me that way?" See? I said, "You just knock the breath out of me. Man, I went plumb over four ropes, come right out of there in--in amongst them chairs, and liked to broke my back on them."
He laughed, said, "That'll do you good."
I said, "Do me good? How can it do me good? You're about to kill me."
And he said, "Look, Billy. I don't care how physically fit you are; your body's got to be able to stand that, come back right quick. If you take a hard punch." said, "if your body's not used to coming back, you'll lay there and take the count." He said, "But if your--your body's used to taking it, then coming back..." Every time you hit it, that shocks the blood, runs it back to the heart.
Said, "If you do that." said, "then your body's used to coming back quick. When you get knocked down [Brother Branham snaps his fingers--Ed.] on your feet again." See? And said, "That don't mean a thing when you get knocked down--up on your feet again, quick." Said, "You hate me now. But you'll appreciate me when you get out there in the ring." That was right.


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