<TITLE>15. Par 49-52</TITLE>L-49 They waited until God sent down the convincing power of the evidence that the Holy Ghost was there; a fire set upon each of them like licks of fire flaming upon them. When they got out into the street, they couldn't even speak their own language, and spoke in the language of those people standing out there listening to them. Amen.
They was convinced, and that's the reason they burnt the earth up in that day. And the Gospel went everywhere because they was fully convinced that it was the resurrected Christ, for they seen Him performing miracles among them as He promised He would do. They were convinced because the Word of God was made manifest in them. How different it is today with the Pentecostal. How different it was.
They never took them before a psychiatrist or something to see if they could really stand the mental test or not. They didn't do it. Here's the mental test: see how far they are along with This. Yes. Yes. Some of them people didn't even have enough education to write their name. That's right. They couldn't even write their name. But they were convinced, and they were concerned.

L-50 If they were convinced and had God in their heart, they'd have to be concerned, for Christ was so concerned about the sins of the world, that He gave His Life for it. And if that same Christ was in you, and then you're convinced that it is Christ, you'll be concerned too. That's right.
We're not concerned about take--taking the Gospel. A ministers, maybe the Lord called him into a little place where he can preach, or do some work for the Lord. If they don't pay him just well, somebody offers him a better charge over there, for the money's sake he will leave here where God sent him, and go over there where there's more money, not convinced yet it was God called him there.
If you're thoroughly convinced, if you have to eat corn-bread and drink branch water, you don't care that the other preachers can have three chicken meals a day and ride in an air-conditioned Cadillac. You don't care. For if you're convinced that it's the power of God unto salvation, and you're called to that Spirit that raised up Jesus from the dead, and you see Him working with you, then you're concerned about your brother's salvation.
Not give him a handshake, and put his name on a book; he's got to be borned again by the Spirit of God. He's got to have the power of Christ in his life that changes him from a dead man to a living creature, a lively stone, raised up, and joint heirs with Christ in the Kingdom, setting in heavenly places. You got to be convinced first.

L-51 You'd never come to a meeting and make fun of a meeting where the Holy Ghost was falling. You would until you're convinced. And then when you're convinced, then you become concerned. But now, wait till you get convinced, and then you will be concerned.

L-52 They didn't wait for an education. They didn't wait till they had a great school. They didn't wait till you give them some papers. They didn't wait for these things. They had Him. That's all they needed. And the people they were going to, they were thoroughly convinced that that's all the people needed. And I'm still convinced of the same thing.
We don't need all this here stuff that's so-called Christianity today, walking together, trying to unite together like the World Council of Churches. What the world... When unbelief, and unbelievers, and everything mixed up together in, how we ever go on? What we need is an old fashion, back woods, sky-blue, sin-killing religion... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... Gospel power, and the Holy Ghost preached in the power of the resurrection. Get a dose of Saint Paul's revival and the Bible Holy Ghost, convincing the men. We need to see Christ come among us and perform, and do just exactly where He said, "He that believeth in Me, the works that I do shall he do also. More than this shall he do, 'cause I go to My Father."


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