<TITLE>23. Par 84-86</TITLE>L-84 You could tell Philip where he was at under the tree when Nathanael found him. You could tell Simon that he was the son of Jonas, called his name and his father's name. You told the woman at the well. You... The faith of one blind man stopped You. A little woman with the blood issue touched the border of Your garment, wholly impossible for You to feel it physically, but You stopped and told her her troubles, and said they had ceased.
Let that Life that was in Christ come into this group just a few moments, Lord, that they might know that You're still God. I've just got through telling them, Lord, Your Word. Men coming around and saying this, that, and every little gimmick, but, Lord, what does it testify of? There's a real one somewhere. Lord God, let it come forth tonight. Let the Holy Spirit speak and not man.
Give faith to this church, Lord. I realize You just couldn't anoint one of us. You've got to anoint many of us. Anoint us together, Lord, as Your church, and let it be known that You're God, and I've told the truth. I'm standing on Your Word, even through opposition, but I've tried to be true. Not saying that for myself, Lord, and not for these people would hear me, but I'm praying because the showdown is at hand. I pray that You'll vindicate Your Word tonight, Lord, that It is the Truth, that the Life that was in Christ lives in His church and His believers. Grant it, Father, through Jesus Christ's Name. Amen.

L-85 I want everyone to be just as reverent as you can. How many in here is strangers to me? Raise up your hand. I could just feel it. See? You've never been in the meetings before?
Now, Jesus Christ said in His Word in Saint John the--14:12, "He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also." Do you believe that? The Bible said, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." You believe that? Hebrews 13:8. All right. All right.
Now, the only way to know whether it's Christ or not, is not the dress, 'cause He dressed like ordinary men. If He was here tonight He'd wear a suit of clothes like we got on. It wasn't His dress. It wasn't because He had beard, or didn't have beard. It was the Life that was in Him that proved what He was.
Lots of people dressed like Him in that day, but they wasn't He. That's right. Many people today do the same thing, but it don't change it a bit. It's the life. Now, the way that they knowed that He was the Christ is because they had to go by what the Scripture said the Christ would be. Is that right?
Now, what did Moses tell them that Christ would be? He'd be a prophet like himself. Is that right? And they all looked for it 'cause God had told them, "If there be one among you who's spiritual or a prophet, I, the Lord, will speak to him. And if it is, it'll be true. If it isn't, then don't hear him." That's only logical.

L-86 And now, when Jesus raised up, and when He started into His ministry and Simon came up, Peter, He told him his name was Simon, and told him that his name was Simon and his father's name was Jonas. Is that true? That made a believer out of him.
Philip went and found... Or Nathanael went and found Philip under a tree, and said, "Come, see Who we found." And when he told him what had been taking place, he didn't--kinda disturbed about it. And when he got over there, Jesus looked right straight at him and said, "Behold, an Israelite in whom there is no guile." Now, he was a--he was a teacher. He was a man who knowed. He said, "Rabbi, when did You ever know me?"
He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree I saw you."
Said, "Rabbi, You're the Son of God. You're the King of Israel." That settled it. See?


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