<TITLE>04. Par 31-39</TITLE>L-31 But when we're condemned with unbelief, sin of any type... And sin is unbelief. There's only two types, two things that every person in the world is living by, that is, either faith or unbelief. There is no halfway between. There is no drunk sober man tonight. There is no black white birds tonight. And there is no sinner saints. It's either born again or not born again. We either believe or we don't believe.

L-32   Therefore, I believe, that, when Jesus judges the earth... Which, God will judge the earth by Jesus Christ. I believe that we will be judged by this Bible. Now, God cannot be just, as we believe, and sovereign as He is, and not have some standard we're judged by.

L-33 Well, if they say we'll... "He's going to judge the world by the church." Now, which is the church? See? The Catholic says, "We are." Well, which Catholic? Well, the Roman says, "We are." The Greeks say, "No, no. We are." See? And the Methodists say, "We are." The Baptists say, "We are." And the Pentecostal says, "We are." And the other says, "We are." See? But I... That would be too confusing. People wouldn't know what to believe.

L-34   But, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us," the same yesterday, today, and forever. This is what our judgment comes from, the Bible, so let's solemnly believe every Word.

L-35 And I've said, that genuine, born-again experience will punctuate every promise of God with "amen." They won't try to say, "Well, that was for another day," or, "That isn't for us. The Holy Ghost was for people back in another day." No, no.

L-36 Peter said, at the Day of Pentecost, "The promise is unto you, to your children, to them that's far off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."

L-37   Jesus commissioned His church, said, "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. He that believeth not shall be damned, and," is a conjunction, "these signs shall follow them that believe: in My Name they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; take up serpents, or drink deadly things, would not harm them; lay their hands on the sick, and they shall recover." Now, that's--that's either right or it's wrong. To me, I'm simple. I--I just believe it's right, and that's all I have to go by. Those who try to explain it away, I--I just can't see that. I believe that it is the Word of God, and it's the Truth.

L-38 Now, I may not have faith enough to make all that act, but I certainly wouldn't want to stand in the way of somebody who did have faith enough. I might not have faith enough to be like Enoch, who took an afternoon walk with God, and didn't have to die, just walked on up Home. But I certainly would like to see someone do it now, you know. I--I sure wouldn't want to stand in his way, doing it. I pray for that kind of a faith, 'cause that's the kind of faith we're going to have to have. "We who alive and remain at the Coming of the Lord shall be changed in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, and caught up together with the resurrected dead, to meet the Lord in the air, and forever be with Him." That's our heart's desire.

L-39   Now, let us turn now to Matthew, the 8th chapter, and begin with the 23rd verse, to read a--a little portion of Scripture here, for to get a context, or a text, rather, for the context of a--a few Scriptures I have written down here, that I want to refer to, and some comments, notes. Matthew 8:23, to begin, and read the 27th verse, inclusive.
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.


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