<TITLE>22. Par 219-235</TITLE>L-219 I said, "You really think he'll be There, Ern?" I said, "Be careful of your desire to slap him in the face." I said, "I wouldn't want to be where he was at, maybe, see, have to do that."

L-220   Like the infidel said, said to the little girl. He said, "You believe that Bible?"
Said, "Sure."

L-221 Said, "I guess you believe that story about Jonas, the whale swallowing up Jonah."
She said, "Certainly."
Said, "How you going to prove it, otherwise by faith?"
Said, "When I get to Heaven, I'll ask Jonah." That's right.
Said, "What if Jonah isn't There?"

L-222 Said, "Then you'll ask him." So I guess that settles it. See? Yes, sir. He'd have to ask him. So, you see, then, that settles it.

L-223 I believe, then, if he forsook Paul and forsook the Word, he done the same thing Judas did. Yes, sir. What side would you take, in that place? Now listen, Pentecostals. What side would you take? I been raking these Presbyterians, and so forth, now what would you take? What side would you take here?

L-224   Or, let me ask you one more thing. This might hurt a little bit, but I want to ask you something. When, the issue come up in the Corinthian church, about women preachers; and them bobbing their hair, the women. And the issue come up, and Paul took the state, that, "They should not be made preachers." Paul took the state, that, "A woman, cut her hair, she dishonored her husband, and she ought not even be seen praying in public." What, in your present estate, what issue would you take? Now look in the glass. I better leave that alone. I want you to look at your present state. What part did... What, where? What, where? Where do you looking at What part did what, where what... where--where are you looking at now? What are you looking at?

L-225 Paul was reflecting Christ. Do you believe that? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Certainly.

L-226 "Paul," you say, "oh," a woman told me, said, "he was just an old woman-hater."

L-227 Paul said, and--and over in Galatians 1:8, "If an Angel from Heaven comes and preaches any other thing than this, to you, let Him be accursed." That's right. That's right. Now, what's...

L-228 Where you reflecting at now? Uh-huh. Don't take the popular side. Take the Word side. Uh-huh. Oh! Yes, sir. "Left him."
And when the issue come up, why, Paul took the stand.
And they wrote, said, "The Holy Ghost told us to."

L-229 He said, "What? Came the Word of God out of you, or came it from you only? If any man thinks himself to be spiritual or--or a prophet, he will acknowledge the things that I write is the commandments of the Lord." What was it? He was staying with the Word. Amen.

L-230 Now, where do you stay? That's up to you now. You just find your place. All right. Yes, sir.

L-231   There Paul stood, for--for... from the position that he had. Remember, Paul, to do this... Now, wait. Let me give something else before we leave. Paul, before he could do this, he had to leave a high position he had in the church of his day, to stay with the Word.

L-232 Now, if you're looking at Paul, what about you, when your church teaches contrary to It? What about you, pastor, minister, laity? Sure.

L-233 What did he do? He had to take this position so that this Seed could grow, the Seed of Eternal Life. He wasn't contrary. He said, "It's even so, saith the law." That's right. He wasn't... He stayed right with the Word. And to do that, he had to leave his orthodox church, to do it. To keep the Word of Life growing, he had to do this.

L-234   Demas and all the rest of them, said, "Oh, you might as well come on. Go on, Paul, you ain't..."

L-235 But Paul stood right there with that Word. That poor, little hooked-nosed Jew, I want to see him on that Day. I want to stand there, watch him wear that martyr's crown when he comes up. I want to see there, and say, "Glory! Hallelujah! Paul!" Amen. Yes, sir. "Stay on the Word! I'm glad, Paul." So, help me, God. Let me stay the same place. Yes, sir. Yes.


<A HREF="P23">Next Page</A>