<TITLE>30. Par -</TITLE>L-787-213 Now, I'll hurry just as quick as possible. Now, they wasn't Spirit-filled, but they were loyal and held to the modern creed of their leaders. See? All right. His ministry was showing up their doctrine. That's what the matter. Now, look. I'll just take it, now, just, (Brethren, I--I'm going to ask you to forgive me right now for being this long. I'm--I... Maybe you won't want me to come back for another one; but look, listen to this. See, I want you to be sure to get this.)
Now, they had their creeds, and they were great churches and great people and great men, holy men, good men, gentle men, fine men, honorable men, men of honor, educated, smart, religious. Is that right? Now, we all know that. Just as good as you could find anywhere... See? But when Jesus come on, His ministry showed up their doctrine, 'cause God was proving by the ministry of Jesus Christ that He was with Him.
Didn't Peter quote the same thing? He said, "You men of Israel, let this be known unto you and hearken to my words." He said, "Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you..." See? See, if they...

L-787-216 Like this blind man said, "Isn't this a marvelous thing? You're the spiritual leaders of the nation, and here comes a Man in and opens my eyes by the power of God, and yet you don't know nothing about Him." He said "This is a marvelous thing." He had something, didn't he? Sure did. All right. He did... A Man that could do this, and yet they didn't know whence He was, now, that was a marvelous thing.
Now, look at today, brethren. See, we have a--we know we have a move of God. We know it's performing miracles. It's healing the sick. It's even raising the dead. It's casting out devils. It speaks with tongues and interprets tongues. It sends forth prophecies; they happen. He showed us dreams, interpretations, perfect, strictly. Then isn't it a strange thing that great leaders would say we was a bunch of crazy people when they're the leaders of the nation, the leaders of churches? That's a marvelous thing.

L-788-218 What is it? It's still jealousy. The Spirit and power and Word of God in these last days is showing up their dogmas and creeds (that's all there is to it) that they got men blinded by. So, my young brethren, you all that's going out here in these churches, hold to God's Word. Don't you move. If you can't make it come to pass, don't stand in nobody else's way. Stand there beating at the door of the thing, just pointing right to it. That's right. Stay right there. Don't start fanaticism, 'cause it'll show you up. But if you'll stay true and holy and with that Word, God will vindicate you. That's right.
His ministry was showing up their doctrines and dogmas, so they took every chance to get rid of Him they could find. Everything that they could find to get rid of Him, they did it. Trying to say, "Well, now looky here. Looky here. So-and-so, this one."

L-788-220 There He's setting there one day in the house of Simon the leper. Not one word said He healed him. He was a leper. Nothing says He healed him. That's right.
He passed by the pool of Bethesda and there laid about two thousand people, lame, blind, halt, withered. And He walked over to one man and healed him and walked away. Say, "Well now, if He was Messiah, He'd have healed all of them. If He was as full of compassion as you all say He is, He'd have had mercy on all of them." Everything that they could find to throw a black mark on Him, they did it. Everything they could find, they throwed it on Him.


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