<TITLE>15. Par 47-50</TITLE>L-47 And a thousand Philistines with armor, he don't see the opposition. He was concerned, and he was convinced. He was convinced, and knowed that he was an Israelite. He was convinced that God couldn't lie. He was convinced that the blessing was upon him. He knew that it was a promise of God. Amen, brother. I feel pretty religious right now. He was convinced that it was God's promise, just the same as Acts 2:38 is God's promise.
He was convinced that God said his seed, which he was, will possess the gate of the enemy. So he grabbed that ox goad, and stood right out there, and beat every one of them down. Why? He was concerned, and he was convinced. That's right. Never waited, now to learn all the creeds, and everything, and how to duel, and "I must be a warrior."

L-48 That's the trouble today. They're not convinced after they learn it. We--we... A young man today wants to go to school. And our Pentecostals, what do they do? The first thing, they have to send him to school about ten years to get his Bachelor of Art degree (That's right.), some seminary. And when he comes out, he has to learn all of the rituals. And when he comes out, he's still not convinced.
You know, God got people ready, better convinced in ten days than we can get them in ten years. When our seminaries come out, they're still not convinced, because they've had tradition injected into them. But when they waited on God for ten days, they were certainly convinced then. They certainly was convinced. Some of them at Pentecost could not even write their own name. But they were convinced that it was God. They knew it was. They would--they would die for the thing. They knew that it was God. They were convinced. Yeah.

L-49 So they were convinced about His message. They was convinced about His work. And another thing, they was convinced. They didn't have to go out, and some say, "Now, wait a minute. What school of learning did you come from? Now, wait a minute. How you going to go out without a fellowship card? What are you going to do?" They were convinced. (I'm going to say something.) They were convinced that He was all they needed.
We haven't come to that place yet. Uh-huh. They were convinced. They didn't need an education. They was convinced that they need no fellowship card. They needed... They knew they were Abraham's seed, that God's able to perform that what He's promised to do. He was convinced that He was all they needed. They didn't want their denominational embalming fluid. They already had an injection, and they were convinced it was sufficient to take care of them. They were convinced that's all they needed.
And here's another thing, as the little brother said to me yesterday... I told him, I said, "Maybe my grammar's not right."
Said, "Well, I tell you. The people don't notice. I don't think they pay much attention to it."

L-50 Them brethren that come out of Pentecost up there, they was convinced that He was all they needed, and they were convinced that that's all the people needed, was Him. And I'm convinced the same thing. I'm not convinced... They don't just tell me I have to speak better, and have to do this, and do that, and have better--stand still behind the pulpit to make... That's psychology.
You say, "Well, the better class of people attend..." God's class will attend it. He works on both ends of the line. I'm convinced that the people don't need a great big, long string of this, that, or the other. I'm convinced. Because I know what it done for me; I'm convinced it'll do the same for them. Yes, sir. I'm convinced that He will meet all their needs. I'm convinced that He will meet all others' needs.


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