<TITLE>19. Par 140-144</TITLE>L-140 See, the Holy Spirit stays right straight with the Scriptures. Its faith in That unlocks every mystery. Amen. The Bible said in I John 5:7, "There are three that bear record in heaven: the Father, the Word (which was Christ), and the Holy Ghost. These Three are One. And there are three that bear record in earth: water, Blood, Spirit." These three are not one, but they agree in one. Now, you can't have the Father without having the Son; you can't have the Son without having the Holy Ghost; they are One. But you can be justified without being sanctified, and you can be sanctified without having the Holy Ghost. Sanctification's by the Blood, through the Blood comes Life. See? And the Holy Ghost is the power of God (See?), the power given to the church.

L-141 "You shall receive (What?) power (Acts 1:8) after this the Holy Ghost is come upon you. You shall receive power." (Not "you'll be born again.") "You'll receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you. Then you're My witnesses in Jerusalem, Judaea, and Samaria, unto the uttermost parts of the earth." See? You receive power after you receive the Holy Ghost. But first you must receive the Holy Ghost, and that is the power of God (See?), to manifest and demonstrate. You're--you're... As you was a human, and learned to talk, and walk and do the things a human does; when you're baptized with the Holy Ghost, you're given power to act as sons and daughters of God. No wonder people act and do the way they do today; they've never been filled with the Holy Ghost. If they would, they'd act different. They claim they have, but Jesus said, "By their fruits you shall know them." So how can you do it? You see? It's just all scrupled up. See? But come back to the facts.

L-142 Now, if you walk upright and are--claim yourself to be a Christian, we invite you tonight to the table of the Lord. Today, no doubt, the communion has been taken across the nation, some of them in one way and some in another. But I think the best way to do it is follow the Scriptures, just the way they did it in the Scriptures. I think that would be sufficient.
Do you have your Bible, Brother Neville? Brother Neville will now read the Scriptures. [Brother Neville reads:
In the 11th chapter of I Corinthians, beginning at the 23rd verse...
For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
The Lord bless the reading of His Word--Ed.]

L-144 It's always such a holy thing, such a sacred thing, I think we should bow our heads now in silent prayer. You pray for me; I'll pray for you. Let's pray for one another, that God will be merciful to us unworthy creatures that's about to partake of this great sacrament in remembrance of the death of our Lord. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
This prayer of confession we offer to You, our Father, upon Your golden altar, with our Sacrifice, the Lord Jesus. We ask it in His Name. Amen.


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