<TITLE>05. Par -</TITLE>L-6-3 And now as--while I'm talking... And if you after service, or want to, can sketch off this skeleton here, then I also have it typed out here. I'll take a tack and put it on the front here. If you'd like to do it sometime, come in a little early this afternoon, so that we would understand...

L-6-4 Now, we are approaching the Seven Seals. We've just finished the seven church ages, and this is a message on teaching that ties the man in that's going to be redeemed by the Blood of the Lord Jesus, and is going to be in that church age--that eternal church age at the end of the Seals. Now, we know that we have seven trumpets, seven plagues, and vials, and so forth, that we get into as we go along; but we're waiting for more room so the people can be seated.
Now--and I thought this would tie in just where I was expecting. I didn't expect to draw this skeleton, but the other day I was with some precious friends of mine: Cox's down in Kentucky. And I went down, thought maybe I'd get in one more day of squirrel hunting before the season closed. And I was up in the woods with my friend Charlie, standing there, and Rodney, his brother; and I didn't even see a squirrel. I think I scared them all away when I got to shouting up there in the woods. This is what come to me, boys, and--and Sister Nellie and Margie, when I told you I'd tell you Sunday when I got to it. That's what come to me on a message that I was going to speak on, and how the rest of it tied right into it. And, oh, I like to had a--a real, real Spirit of shouting up there in the woods.

L-7-1 So now, let us read now I Peter--II Peter, rather, the 1st chapter, portion of it.
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
I like the way that's stated right there, because my whole subject this morning is based on faith. See? Let me read that again; listen close.
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith... through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Notice: He is saying, "I have obtained this faith, and I'm addressing this to them that has obtained the like precious faith." I want... It's not to the outside world; this is to the church (See?), those that are in Christ.
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and through--of Jesus Christ our Lord,
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things... (His divine power now has given unto us all things.)... that pertain unto life... godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
Whereby are we given unto--given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these... (these promises)... we might be partakers of the Divine nature,...

L-7-4 Now, let that soak real deep now. Not preaching this morning; we're just teaching this lesson. Divine Nature... Let me read that 4th verse again now, so you won't miss it:
Whereby we are given... Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these... (these promises)... we might be partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
See, the world--we've escaped that now. He's addressing this to the church. That's why we're here this morning is to find out what is the way; what is God's requirements? There's not a person in here that loves God, but what wants to become more like Christ. Now, its laid out here. Every Christian... I'm an old veteran. Look at Brother and Sister Kidd here; they're probably oldest in the building. But if I'd ask them, "What is your hearts' desire?" It'd be: "Closer to God." When you learn of Christ, there's something about Him that's so loving, you just try to get right into Him.


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