<TITLE>13. Par -</TITLE>L-18-2 Now, they feel sorry for us; feel sorry for anybody that tries to hold to the Word in the days of scoffers. But remember, the reproach must come. It's always been that way. They must've thought, as they did then, that God, after anything was scientifically proven, that God wouldn't speak anything that was against science. Well, that's what makes Him God. If He just went according to science, then it wouldn't be no more than what man could achieve. But He's God. He's a--He's a Creator of science. He can do what He wishes to.
They must've thought, "Poor old Noah, why, let the old fellow alone. He's missing all the fun that we're having in these days, so just let him alone." It's about the same now.

L-18-4 But now, I want to say another thing right here. Now, we look back and admire his faith. But I wonder if we lived in that day, would we have took the same stand that Noah took? Would we be able and willing to stand the reproach that went with the truth? When of all the millions there was in the world then, there was only Noah and his family that stood for that truth. Did you think of it? Just that man and his three sons, and his daughter-in-laws, his wife was the only one that stood for that truth; but they had THUS SAITH THE LORD. We look back and admire him.
Could we think again? (I got to hurry because of these kiddies' presents.) Abraham--the very word "Abraham" means "father of many," make him a father of nations.
Now, Abraham heard the Word of God. Abraham was a prophet, and he heard the Word of God. And we admire Abraham for his holding to God's Word: how that he separated himself from his kinfolks. How hard it was for Abraham; He was brought up there. Come down from Babel and--and was down there in the Land of the Shinar, the--the Chaldeans and the city of Ur, where all of his associates, his people, and those he went to church with, and everything.

L-18-6 But God said, "Separate yourself." Oh, my. What a horrible thing that was to leave all that he held dear, everything that was real to him, that he held dear; and God told him, "Separate yourself." And give him a very odd thing, "You're going to have a baby by your wife." And he was seventy-five and she was sixty-five. It ceased to be with her as women, as of for order of women was going to bring children, for years.
And here after living with her since she was a girl, because she was his half-sister... And then how could he ever bring that child? And now, could you imagine of Abraham going out amongst his associates and saying, "We're going to have a baby, Sarah and I." Could you imagine that?
Why, the people said, "The poor old fellow. There's something wrong with him."
It's a reproach, but Abraham held on to it. And when he was a hundred years old, he never staggered at the promise of God. He still stood the reproach, sure, holding on to it.


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