<TITLE>23. Par 240-251</TITLE>L-240   There is only one Faith. "One Faith, one Lord, one baptism." That Faith!
My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Saviour Divine;
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my unbelief away.

L-241 Sin! Sin, there is only one sin, that's unbelief. A man that drinks isn't a sinner. See, that--that--that, see, isn't sin. It isn't a--it isn't a sin to drink. It isn't a sin to commit adultery. To lie, to steal, that isn't sin. That's the attributes of unbelief. If you was a believer, you wouldn't do that, see.

L-242 There is only two, you're an unbeliever or a believer, see, one or the other. You don't do all these things and religious orders like that, just because you're an unbeliever; if you're a believer, it's the Word you believe in, 'cause Christ is the Word. See? And so you're just an unbeliever because that you believe some tradition, or some dogmas that's been added to the Bible, or something, and denominations do. But a real believer stays right with that Word. And God works right through that Word, right through to make It come to pass, in this generation that we live in.

L-243   And now notice, and you say, "Oh, I... Brother Branham, the Lord..." Well, that's all right, there was many uncircumcised Philistines went one time, too. And a bunch of Egyptians tried to follow Moses across the--the Red Sea, but it finally... "As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, well, we find the same thing in the last day," the Bible said.

L-244 Now just a little further. Jesus said here, in this--this age, "Because thou sayest that, 'I am rich, and increased in goods.'" Just look how we are today, richest the church ever was! And, well, you know, you Pentecosts would be a lot better off if you was out with a tambourine, on the corner, like your fathers and mothers was. But you've got better churches than the rest of them now, fastest growing in the world; but where is that Spirit of God that used to be among them? You left out the real thing. "Because you say, 'I am rich.'"

L-245   Remember, this is Pentecostal it's speaking to, 'cause the Pentecostal age is the last age. See, all this revival we've had, there is no other organization starting up. There won't be. This is the end. The wheat's matured now. It's come up through the leaves, and stalk, and husk, and it's out to the wheat now. See, won't be no more. They started a little Latter Rain, but it just fell right in; anything else will. They'll. This is the wheat is coming forth. Notice.

L-246 "And because you say, 'I am rich, and increased in goods, have need of nothing,' and knowest not that thou art miserable, wretched, blind, naked, and don't know it; I counsel of thee..." Oh, my! "I knock at your door." [Brother Branham knocks on something--Ed.] "Laodicea, I knock at your door, and counsel to come to Me, and--and buy gold tried in the fire; white raiment, that your nakedness not be shown."

L-247 Take off these things, and put on like you should, see, the righteousness of Christ, the Words. Not my righteousness; His righteousness!

L-248   "And I also counsel thee to--to come, get some eye salve, that you might anoint your eyes, that you might see. Eye salve!"

L-249 I'm a Kentuckian. I was born down in the mountains, and we used to have a little old place up in the attic. And us kids had boosted up a--a little old pole ladder, that we went up every night. And we laid down. They had to put a piece of canvas over the top of us when it snowed. Well, the stars, old clapboard shingles...

L-250 How many knows what a clapboard shingle is? Well, brother, why didn't I wear my overalls up here? I'm right at home, see. Well, the old clapboard shingles!

L-251 How many know what a straw mattress is? Now what do you know! I thought I felt awful religious about something. Well, I guess I am right at home now. That's good. And I never knowed nothing else till just a few years ago.


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