<TITLE>06. Par 22-26</TITLE>L-22 You've got to... Jump up and grab something--that's the American way of doing it: grab, like a monkey reaching for anything that shines. Let's get back, and get the foundation Gospel, Christ, and there, upon that Rock, build your faith, upon Christ; not upon some mythology of some fellow coming around, and a lot of ballyhoo, and work up. Come back to that Word, and stay there on that Word. And don't--don't you leave that Word. If it's contrary to the Word, let it alone; if it's with the Word, believe it.
And it's the sensible, sane, doctrine of the Bible: Divine healing. If there is no Divine healing... It's the earnest of our resurrection. I've seen a shadow of a man dying with sarcomas cancer made perfectly whole. I've seen people that'd had been dead, doctor's statements wrote out, been dead for twenty-four hours and rise back to life again. Can prove that by doctor's statements. See?

L-23 I know that it's real. God is God. He can't fail. His Word is so, but you've got to believe it, not just imagine it; believe it. (Now, so much time will pass by in talking to you, won't even get to my text.)
Well now, we want... If you find me saying anything, teaching anything that's not Scriptural, you owe it to me to tell me about it. Yes, sir, it's got to come from this Bible. It's got to be a promise of God. And then we know that there...

L-24 A doctor told me one time... Fine man. Wish I had time to tell you his story, how he was converted, but... He said, "Oh, I believe, Billy, if anybody could touch that pole out there and believe it, they'd get well, that believe it."
I said, "Doctor, who could have faith in touching the pole? Faith ain't a myth. It's got to be based on something. What's any more eternal than God's Word?"
Like the old colored fellow down south, he said, "I'd rather be standing on the Bible than standing in heaven." His boss asked him why. He said, "Well, the Bible said, 'heavens and earth will pass away, but my Word won't.'" So heaven and earth's gone, he's still there because he's standing on the Word. And that's just it: stand on the Word. It's the truth. God said it. No other... Nothing else in the world can take Its place. No institution, no denomination, no nothing can take the place of the Word of God. And anything contrary to It is wrong to my way of thinking.

L-25 Now, let us read here now in our precious Bible out of Saint John the 12th chapter and the 20th verse. Then I want to take Hebrews 13:8 for a little backing. And that's the campaign theme always. Now, in Saint John the 12th chapter, 20th verse... Now, usually the first night before healing, I approach this text, and each time try to get a little different.
And there was certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew... tell Jesus.
And in Hebrews 13:8, the Bible said in the 13th chapter of Hebrews and the--the 8th verse, that:
Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever.

L-26 Now, we want to approach this question. And now, I--I--I hope I don't take too long for these poor suffering people setting here in these wheelchairs, and cots, and stretchers. And--and they're in bad shape, crippled up like that. But remember, that they're... Perhaps these people might live an ordinary lifetime being crippled, but there may be a man setting out there with heart trouble and don't know it. He may have to have his right now, or he will die tonight. See? We don't know. Let's just make the Scripture so clear and plain, if we can, by the help of God, that we'll be able to--to help the whole group to find--see what we're talking about.
Now, I have a few Scriptures written out here that I want to refer to, and now, I want you to pray with me while I do.


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