<TITLE>14. Par 171-184</TITLE>L-171 The first church I joined was a Baptist church, and I love those brethren. They were fine. But, when it come to the place that I was to do something that was contrary to this Scripture, God's Word was first, because I was tied to that Word. Right. Nothing against... When Dr. Davis come to me and wanted me to do a certain thing there that absolutely was unscriptural, and I took it to him, he said, "That was for another age, not for this one."

L-172 I said, "I am tied to the Word. 'Let every man's word be a lie, and Mine be the Truth.'"

L-173 That was my Absolute. And from... That's been thirty years ago, or better, and I'm still on that same Word. And there I want to live and die, That being my Absolute. Upon that condition I accept Christ.

L-174   And now, it's not because that it's you want to be different. Not because... Cause, this week, I've said some very stinging things. And if I did that just to be different, then I need to go to the Absolute, I--I--I need a--a repentance at the altar. But how could you call me to repent, and I've told you the Truth? That's right. And God has backed it up and showed it was the Truth, by the Word, and the Word living. See? That's exactly true.

L-175 Now, that's the reason I have said, and do the things that I do. It might be contrary to our different organizations and systems. It's not because I want to take sides with one, or take sides with the other one. Because, I sold out to one thing.

L-176   When I got saved, or Christ begin to dealing in my heart, I went down to the Catholic church, 'cause my people, Irish and Catholic. And I noticed the way he said that; it didn't sound right. And I'd go from place to place. And finally, he said, "God is in His church."

L-177 Well, if God is in His church, which church is that? Here's... Well, they say, "It's--it's our church." Well, which one of the Catholic churches? You remember, they're all broke up, too. Yes, sir, all different. Some marry, and some don't, and some Greek, some Orthodox, and, well, there's just different kind, Roman. Some accepts the pope, and some doesn't. See, they're broke up, also. Which one of those churches, then, is right? Where can you place any faith? If you're a Catholic, and believe the church, then which church is it? Which one of your Catholic churches is it?

L-178 If you're Protestant, you say, "Well, well, which--which one of them is right? Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, well, which is right?"

L-179   God is right. His Word is right. Others are not right. If it's... That's right as long as they stay with the Word. But when you leave the Word, then you leave God. Cause, God is watching over His Word, to vindicate It. He's got to make It real. He's got to make It act. That's why you people are hungering for a revival. It's time for these things to be here. If you ever believed me to know what I was talking about, you accept that. The hour is here now.

L-180 But, the trouble of it is, we got so many absolutes, we don't know where we're tied to. Amen.

L-181 Now I feel religious. See? Right. I want to get that out of my system. Right.

L-182 We got so many ties, one pulling this way, and one that way, and one against the other. How do the people know what to do? And the pressure of the Holy Spirit coming down, trying to find a place to move Himself into, that He can work, Word by Word, Word by Word.

L-183   Now, you Pentecostal people believe, when the gifts begin to restore to the church, of the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and speaking with tongues, and you stayed right with that. You believed that. Now, that's all right. But why do you stop there? See? Why did you stop there?

L-184 When Israel was on the journey to the promised land, and when they stopped in the wilderness, they stayed there for forty years; and just a day's journey out of every promise, the whole, complete promised land.


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