<TITLE>23. Par 216-224</TITLE>L-216 What is iniquity? It's something that you know that's right, and you concede it and won't do it, in your heart. When you know that that Bible teaches a certain thing, and you won't do it, that's iniquity. And David said, "If I hide iniquity in my heart, God will not even hear my prayer." Is that Truth? Is that the Bible? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Now, surely you couldn't get angry with That, see. Jesus said that, "Many will come to Me in that day, and say, 'I've done all these things,' and I'll say, 'Depart, you works of iniquity.'"

L-217 Same as did Adam. Adam said, "Lord, I did this, I did that." But one Word, see, one Word did it. That's all it takes, just disobey one Word.

L-218   Yes, maybe prophesy contrary to the Word. But now, time he's got this supernatural gift, he is so carried away by the noise, by the glamour of it. "Glory to God, I pray for So-and-so, they got up and walked away! Hallelujah, I can speak in tongues! And somebody interpret it, it's genuine, the truth."

L-219 Paul said, "I can speak in tongue like men and Angels, and yet be nothing. I can have faith to move mountains, and still am nothing." Is that right? [Congregation says, "That's right."--Ed.]

L-220 But, see, he'll offer you that. Oh, Pentecostal people, I love you, or I wouldn't be with you. There is where you failed, see. Watch the Word, not the gift. Watch the giver, see where--see where it comes from, see. He's all carried away, he's dancing in the spirit, boy... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... only thing. He's got so many people around him, and everybody calling for him, here and there, and he forgets the Word.

L-221   Oh, you are very popular as long as you stay away from that Word. But you get in that Word, one time, watch who is going to cooperate with you then. See? Watch what comes out then. We're going to get to this, in another stage of nature, in a moment. See, watch who--who wants you then, nobody does. "Oh, hands off of That!" Like a certain association gathered together here a few weeks ago and banded me, any minister that come to the city, full Gospel, would have me to the city to pray for their sick, would be completely excommunicated from the association. All right, 'cause I pray for the sick. All right. "Don't hear It!" Say... And there is the Word vindicated.

L-222 That's the same thing they done with our Lord. That's the same thing they done with every man, in every age. That's what they done with Luther, Wesley, and all. That's what they done with you, in the beginning, now you turned right back in the same wallow you come out of. Notice the way, it's always been the same way. It's never failed, Satan does the same thing.

L-223   Now he is so carried away by the noise of glamour, and so forth, till, my, he don't even pay any attention to the Word. "Oh, brother, Brother So-and-so said so-and-so, and I got to go over here. I..." See, he's just so carried away, he don't even notice It. Whether it's Word or not Word, don't make any difference. "The rest of them said it was all right, so That don't make any different." The denomination says, "Boy, you got it, don't you let nobody tell you!" You got what? See? Notice.

L-224   Satan ever had, even then, watch in this one place here, he coated the Word. Even on this supernatural that he tried to get Jesus to do, the supernatural, see, being having supernatural, what if Jesus would have listened to him? See? He said, "Now wait. You want to stay with the Word, do You? You want to stay with the Word?" Said, "It's written, He'd give His Angels charge concerning this. Anytime You dash Your foot against a stone, They bear Thee up." But He wasn't dashing His foot against no stone. See? Watch. What if he would have stayed with it? He... Did you notice, I never said he quoted the Word; he coat It, coated It, like putting an icing on a cake, covered It over, whitewashed It, see, It wasn't in It's right place.


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