<TITLE>07. Par 62-75</TITLE>L-62 And He said, "If you call Me Beelzebub, it will be forgiven. But when you speak against the Holy Spirit, when It shall come, then there's no forgiveness for it, because you're calling the Spirit of God, which is doing the work, 'an unclean spirit.' That's blasphemy against the Holy Ghost."

L-63   My mother used to tell me, when I was a little boy, that, "Blasphemy of the Holy Ghost, was, to take your own life." Well, that isn't so. See? The Bible teaches it, that, "The blasphemy of the Holy Ghost, is to--is to, speak against the Holy Spirit." To blaspheme, is to talk about. And when you see the Holy Spirit doing something, and you make fun of It, you've crossed the line that you'll never cross back again. It'll never be forgiven you.

L-64 So Jesus had told them, and was telling of how that He had--had been confirming the Word, that He was the Messiah. And they should have known that, because their leader, Moses, told them, "The Lord your God shall raise up a prophet likened unto me."

L-65 And now when they seen those things take place, they still did not believe Him. Not because... I--I believe they believed Him, but they did not want to confess it, because of their traditions, because the Pharisees had said, "Any man or woman that would accept Him would immediately be put out of the synagogue." And they love their traditions more than they loved the vindicated Word of God.

L-66   And time hasn't changed, too much, this. You know, God takes His man but never His Spirit. Satan takes his man but never the spirit. He comes right back on someone else, and goes right on down. And now we find it in every generation, about the same.

L-67 And Jesus had clearly made Hisself known. He said, "If I do not the works of God, then don't believe Me. But if I do the works of God, then believe the works."

L-68 And then we find out all this, and still they did not believe. And they come to Him, after seeing all of those things, and then said, "Master, we would seek a sign from Heaven."

L-69 Now, we find that same class of people that wants to say, "Well, there's no such a thing as a miracle. Let me see it done. Let me look at it in my eyes. Let me examine it." Well, that person is absolutely hopeless. For, if you're ever saved, it's a miracle. You can only... You have to believe God. You cannot explain a miracle.

L-70   What if Moses would have said, "I believe I'll take a few of these leaves off, that's on fire, and take them over at the laboratory and let them be examined, and find out what, why they don't burn"? God would have never talked to him.

L-71 But he--he--he was... recognized that it was a miracle that the leaves, the tree, wasn't consumed. So he drew near to talk to it, and to take off his shoes, and humble himself before it. And God talked back to him.

L-72 Now, if we'll do the same thing, God will talk back to us. But you have to recognize it to be God. And the only way you'll ever get anything from God, is to believe Him. "He that cometh to God must believe that He is."

L-73 Now, if we were seeing things done that was not Scriptural, then you'd have a place to question. But when it's thoroughly proved by the Scripture, and then identified by the God Who wrote the Scripture and made the promise, then we should take off our shoes, as it was, and say, "Lord God, here am I." That's what we should do.

L-74   And that's what they, instead of that, they come and said, "We would see a miracle." Now, everybody is miracle-seekers.

L-75 We find out that even the Devil, when he seen Jesus in that hunger condition, he said, "If thou be the Son of God, command these stones to be bread." See? "If thou be," he wasn't sure. But he wanted Him to do a miracle so he could see it. Now, that's just the way. See?
You believe a miracle. You believe, to see a miracle.


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