<TITLE>16. Par 144-158</TITLE>L-144 Wouldn't our sisters have a time doing that? They'd have to stand on their head to do it. See? Sure. Uh-huh. Our sisters, today. Wonder if, you, wonder if the women realize that God keeps all of His promise. I wonder if you realize that it's totally impossible for you to get in, like that. He keeps all of His promises. Do you realize what you're doing when you're doing that? You are denying virtue. The Bible said, that, "If a woman bobbed her hair, it was even uncommon thing for her to even pray. And she dishonors her husband, in doing so."

L-145   And remember, it was a woman that broke one commandment of God, that caused all this to do that. Do you think one breaking one, will get back in? Think of it. Maybe, sometimes, ministers hasn't got nerve enough to tell you. This is one time you're going to hear it. It's the Truth.

L-146 Someone said, "Why don't you leave off them women?" A great man told me that, not long ago. Said, "Well, they believe you're a prophet. You teach them how to receive the Holy Ghost, and get these great big things, and how to--to be prophets," and so forth. I said... "Teach them greater things."

L-147 I said, "How can I teach them algebra when they won't even learn their ABC's?" It shows. The outside expresses what's on the inside. But you go on, do it, anyhow. Why? You're not conscious of it.

L-148   There she was. With her hair, she begin to wipe His feet with it, and dry His feet off. She was scared to death. And after while, she picked up this bottle of ointment, and she broke it, and she tried to hit it and break it. And pour it on His feet. And she was crying. And every time she would cry, she'd reach down and kiss His feet. She got hysterically.

L-149 When you get in His Presence, it makes you hysterically. I got hysterically. Any man ever gets in His Presence, that's believes Him and has faith in Him, it'll make you hysterically. On the Day of Pentecost, when He come in the form of the Holy Ghost, they got hysterically. When you really believe, and you know and recognize it's your opportunity, and you're in His Presence, you are sure of it.

L-150   She went [Brother Branham makes kissing sounds--Ed.], kiss His feet, and cry, and wash, and wipe, and [Brother Branham makes kissing sounds.] and kiss His feet again. You know, Jesus, if He'd have moved one foot, she'd have jumped up and run out of there. But, you know, He just set and let her do it.

L-151 You know, if you want to do something, for He lets you do it. It may be all out of order, but He'll let you do it, anyhow. See? And He...

L-152 It was doing Him a service, and she was washing His feet. And He just set there and looked at her. She was afraid to look up, 'cause afraid He'd make her scat. And, see, she was washing His feet. Is opportunity to do something for Him. And she was just... Now, see, and when He...

L-153 When Jesus spoke back to the Pharisee, He justified her by her works. But when He justified her to herself, He justified by her faith, "Thy faith hath saved thee." He showed the Pharisee what her works was.

L-154   Because, your works expresses your faith. Now let your hair grow out. Huh! See? All right. Now, see, it expresses what you believe, or not. That's God Word. There's no Scripture in the Bible but what that's the Truth. Why do you do it? Now notice, too much Hollywood in Pentecost, that's what's the matter. Now we find out. That's the Truth. It's just too much Hollywood. You watch these things and pattern yourself.

L-155 A lady said to me, not long ago, she said: little, old tight dress on. I said, "Why don't you take that off, being a sister?"

L-156 And she said, "Why, Brother Branham, they don't make any other clothes."

L-157   I said, "They make sewing machines, and they got goods. See? You just want to."

L-158 I tell you why. Let me tell you, sisters. [Congregation applauds--Ed.] Uh-huh. Thank you. One of these days you're going to have to answer for committing adultery.


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