<TITLE>05. Par 37-45</TITLE>L-37 And there had to be a Man Who was worthy. In the old laws, that the ministers know, as a kinsman redeemer. It had... He, God, had to become Kinfolks to us. And He crossed His--His tent. And came down, from being God, the great Jehovah; and was made flesh, in the form of His Son, that God might be manifested. And be worthy, and Kinfolks to us, that He might die to take away our sins, to save His own creation.

L-38 Oh, the story is so great! There's no way to approach it, to know the real, how you could express it. There's not... It isn't on the human tongue, that could express what love that is, that God would come down, the Creator, to save His Own creation.

L-39   Now, we find these Greeks thirsting. They had heard. "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing of the Word." The Bible said so. Hebrews said, "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing of the Word of God." Now, they had heard that there was to be a Messiah, so then they come to see. They, they come to see this Person that was to be that Messiah; Who was believed, among the people, was that Messiah.

L-40 Now, that's the same position that we set tonight. We have heard about God. We been taught about God. Through the years, we've had churches, great churches, great men, great evangelists. But I believe we're living in the shadow of the Coming of the Lord Jesus. When, this Church has come from justification under Luther, sanctification under Wesley, into the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and coming to the perfect Church without spot or wrinkle. That, through that Church, that God might redeem back all the Blood-washed saints, and take them Home, down through the age. And we're the... We're becoming more Christ-like, and more in the minority, all the time.

L-41   Now, we find that these men hungering, they come to see what this Man looked like. And they asked the question, "Sirs, we would see Jesus." Now, they had heard about Him, heard others speak of Him, read of Him in the Bible, but they wanted to see Him.

L-42   Now to my text, the Bible said, "He's the same yesterday, today, and forever." Then, if these men was desirous to see Him, and God made a way that their anticipation could be satisfied; He made a way that they could see Him, by one of His servants. Now, if--if He's the same yesterday, today, and forever, and we have the same sincere desire to see Him, isn't He obligated to show Hisself among us? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Now, that's a great big statement. But if the Bible isn't right, then where are we at? See? But the Bible said He's the same. And if He... He can't be just the same in some manner. He's got to be the same in every manner that He ever was. He says, "He's the same yesterday, today, and forever."

L-43 And these Greeks wanted to see Him, because faith had come by hearing. And they come and was satisfied. Went away, knowing that that was the Messiah.
Now, if we are desirous tonight to see this One Who...

L-44   We go to church, whether we feel like it or not; and where we, our church, we pay our tithings. Is--is it to a myth? Is it to just a--a building that we're paying to? Is this man, who is our pastor, just an impersonator of something there's nothing to? Is the Christian religion like Greek mythology or Roman mythology, or something, it's just a myth? Or, is it a reality?

L-45 Now, to me, this Bible is either right or It's wrong. Every Word is true or there's none of It true. See? And now, if He made this promise, then it's not you and I obligated to this promise. It's not you and I obligated to prove this promise. He's the One is under obligation, because He was the One Who said it. Right. We're only quoting what He said, that, "He is the same yesterday, today, and forever." And here is...


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