<TITLE>34. Par -</TITLE>L-793-255 They said, "Now, we know that thou art a great man of God. You don't fear favor of no man; you fear nothing but God. And we know that you're bold. Oh, you're fearless with your message. We know you're a great prophet, 'cause no man could do like that and be fearless with his message in a days like this, unless he was a prophet of God, and knows where he's standing. So we know you don't respect person of no man. Rabbi, you're a great man. We're Jews, we're right with you, Brother, we sure are! Now, Rabbi, is it right to pay tribute to Caesar?"
Oh, that bunch of hypocrites. See? The Holy Spirit was with Him. He was the Holy Spirit. See? He said, "You got a penny?"
Say, "Oh, yes, yes." Said, "I got a penny here too."
Said, "Hand it to Me." Said, "Whose inscription's on that?"
Said, "Caesar's."
Said, "Then give Caesar what's Caesar's, God's what's God."

L-794-257 Setting a trap for Him, professing to be His friends... Seemed like no one could understand Him. They'd travel with Him a little while, and then get disgusted with Him and leave. They'd say, "Oh well, we thought, we thought surely..." Even the disciples said "We thought surely this was He that was going to--to..." Even John sent out and asked Him, "Are you He or do we look for another?" See? Oh, what a life He must've lived (See?), and knowing that. But He had one purpose, one purpose, do the work of God.
Many went with Him just to find a place to trap Him. Now, I hope it's not sacrilegious if I say it's the same today. Many come in and follow the meetings just to find a place, see you pray for somebody.

L-794-259 Here not long ago, a certain sister that goes to this church, was at another church, where God was making everything happen. And this sister said to the other sisters, said, "You know, that man that could pray for the sick," said, "must have a--a very victorious life." And said, "He must just be able, his family and everything, be healed at a spoken word, like that." [Brother Branham snaps his fingers--Ed.] And the other lady happened to be from Jeffersonville. (And I'm sure that nobody has to know, but what Jesus said, "Among your own people..." And you--you know, your country. That's right. That's the reason I, it may be that right now coming close, it may be a change of time. You see?) And she said a--she said, "You know what?" Said, "Not one of his kids can have a sniffle 'less he takes it to a doctor." A poor, degraded, deluded thing like that. See? See, a woman that just wanted to throw off... Said, "When his children gets sick, he takes them to a doctor."

L-794-260 Anybody that's sensible will do the same thing. See? People can't understand that medicine is sent of God. Why, brethren, if it's not, it's of the devil. Sure it is. God is where medicine won't reach. Certainly. Medicine is of God, "Well," you say, "I know a lot of doctors that's..." Oh, yes, and I know a lot of preachers that's the same way too. It's not the man that's handling it, it's what it is. I know a many man's handled the Word of God don't believe in Divine healing, don't even believe in God. Right. But they handle It just the same. There's many a man out there with medicine and surgery and stuff that denies God and everything else, but there's a many one that believes Him too. If it helps people, it's of God. I don't have to--I don't have to take that car and ride home tonight; I can walk if I wanted to, but God made me a car, so I thank God for it. All these things come from God, but use them sensibly; don't go insane with them. See?


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