<TITLE>12. Par 46-48</TITLE>L-46 When Philip came to Him and--and brought Nathanael with him, He said, "Behold, an Israelite in who there's no guile."
He said, "Rabbi, when did You ever see me?"
He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree I saw you." Whew.
What was that? That was the Word. The Word's sharper, fiercer... When the woman at the well come and said... When He asked for a drink and she said, "Why, it's not customary. There's segregation here. We... You are Jews and we're Samaritans."
But He said, "If you knew Who you were talking to, you'd ask Me for a drink."
And the conversation went on till he found--that Word begin to find its place. Said, "Go, get your husband and come here."
She said, "I don't have any husband."
Said, "You said the truth. You've had five, and the one you're living with now is not yours."
She said, "Sir, I perceive that Thou art the Anointed One, the Christ. I perceive that You are a prophet," she said. "And we know when the Anointed One comes (is going to be the Word), He will tell us these things."
He said, "I'm He that speaks with you." See, see? There was the Word. Oh, that Word, my. Yes, sir. All right.

L-47 Now, see, the Word don't have to be scientifically proved as long as it's the Word. If it can be scientifically proved, then chances are it isn't the Word. You say, "If it isn't scientifically proved, it isn't the truth." Then if you got a mind... You believe you got a mind? Then scientifically prove you got one. Do you love? How many loves? Well, wonder if I could buy some down at the drug store. I need a whole lot of it. See? Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, such, meekness, gentleness, patience, and faith: those things are--cannot be proved scientifically. And they're the only lasting things that we have. That's right. Not a thing lasting but that (See?), and not scientifically proven. All right.

L-48 Now. But today... In Noah's time they had those great giants, and today they got those great intellectual giants in the land too. That's right. I can just... I hate to say this. If there's one here, I hope I don't hurt you. But it's Satan's spies again. What? Sure, intellectual giants come around to prove that all the shouting and saying "Amen," and going to the altar, and breaking up because of your sins, that all that's just emotion. See, that's the scientific giant.
That's the intellectual giant. "There's no such a thing." Walk up dry-eyed, and oh, just say, "Well, I'll join this church, and I..." Oh, my. "Well, I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God." Satan does too: no sign that he's saved. See? It takes more than that. It takes a new birth. That's right; that's right. So it takes... See, the Word. It takes a new birth. Not just saying that, it takes something that happens in here, and makes you different.


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