<TITLE>24. Par 225-233</TITLE>L-225   That's what they try to say today, trying to whitewash It, but you can't make it run with the rest of the Scripture. It's got to be everything, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever." See, no matter how much Word you try to coat, that don't make...

L-226 It's got to be quoted just the way He said It. Then, if It's quoted right, He'll vindicate It to be so in your life. "That's how all men know you're written epistles read of God." Written epistle is this "Bible." Is that right? An epistle is the Bible. And you're a written Bible reflecting His Word, that perfect man again, in God.
But Jesus said, "It is written, also." See?

L-227   But notice Eve at this same stage, carried away by her supernatural understanding, she had a theological experience. Her education was supreme to any theologian in the country at that time. See, she was so carried away, she didn't know it. She knew she had something that Adam never had. Perhaps she would be able to rule over him right now, because she knowed more about it, her Adam. Watch what their Adam's are doing today. She knew good from evil, fine education of the Truth. That's right. She had a fine education of the Truth, that she didn't know before, and it was God's Truth. But she was dead, by breaking the Word. Yeah, she got her education, all right.

L-228 So does the seminary give you a theological experience, that you can quote every character of the Old Testament or New. But be careful what you're doing, if it don't break that Word right there, if you do just say, "Well, it's for them." No, it's for you, whosoever will! See? See? Be careful. "Oh, that was for the church long ago." He is the same yesterday, today, and forever! She had a fine education, but she was also dead in sin and trespasses.

L-229   Now Satan's third scheme. We'll get to it quickly 'cause we don't want to take more time than possible, maybe another fifteen, twenty minutes, if you want to go that far. Notice his third scheme then, his, or his third temptation. If the others had failed, this one won't, see. He now offers you a position in the church, like he did Jesus. "I'll give You the world. You be the king, I'll make you. They all belong to me, so I give it to You."

L-230 Who can make a man a minister? Who can give a man a gift by laying hands on him? "God has set in the church!" See? See how they twist the Word. Like Eve now, with her new knowing, knowledge, she had Adam at her sway. She could do what she wanted to, see, as soon as she got Adam to accept it.

L-231 And, but when he come to Jesus, He didn't accept it. He said, "Get behind me, Satan." In other words, let me not misquote it, but just add this to it. "It's written, every man shall live by every Word of God; not by your proposition, 'I'll make you the general overseer, a presbyter, or--or deacon, or I'll let you play the piano, sister.' See, all these propositions, 'You're a very popular person, and we need your talent in our church.'" See, come to the Word!

L-232 She could rule him, or teach him, same as today's crop. That's the way they do it today, to become a D.D., a state presbyter, overseer, district manager, or something another like that.

L-233   How different from Jesus! He stayed with the Word. Now, the next few minutes, I want to prove all these things true, see, by both nature and Word, bring this together. This proves He was the Word made flesh, for Bread. He was the Word made flesh. For He reflected what? The Word only.


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