<TITLE>17. Par 132-143</TITLE>L-132 "He come up. And you know what? This Jesus of Nazareth told him that his name was Simon, changed his name to Peter, which is 'little stone" and told him who his daddy was."
"Well," he said--he said, "I don't know. Could anything good come out of Nazareth?"

L-133 He said, "Let's not talk about it; just come on and see." That's a good idea, "Come and see."
So here come Philip, bringing up Nathanael. And when he got walking up, Jesus probably standing, speaking, probably praying for the sick in the prayer line. And when he come up to where Jesus was, Jesus looked around at him, and said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is not guile."

L-134   Now, you say, "Well, it was the way he was dressed." Oh, no. All easterners dress the same. He could have been a Syrian, or been anything else; beard, garment.

L-135 He said, "Behold an Israelite in whom there is no guile," in otherwise, "a honest, sincere man."
Well, that kind of deflated Nathanael. And he said, "Rabbi," which means, "teacher." "Rabbi, when did You ever know me? How did You know I was a Jew? How did You know I was honest, no guile?"

L-136 He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you." Uh! Fifteen miles away, the other side of the country, the day before.
What did he say? "Rabbi, You are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel!"

L-137   But there stood those priests there, self-styled, self-starched, said, "This man is Beelzebub, a fortuneteller."
Jesus said, "I'll forgive you for that."

L-138 Now, remember, they never said it out loud, but they said it in their hearts. "And He perceived their thoughts." That's right. That's what the Bible says. Call it telepathy if you want to, but He--He perceived their thoughts.

L-139 And He said, "I forgive you for that. But someday the Holy Ghost is going to come and do this same thing," after His going; "speak a word against It, will never be forgiven in this world or the world to come." Is that right? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Now, that were Jews.
Then one day He had need to go to Samaria. But just before we do that, we found the woman, or the...

L-140   The man, as he went through the gate called Beautiful, that he was healed. And Jesus knowed his condition, and told him, "Take up your bed and go on home." And he did it, and got well.
Then we find out, the Jews, some of them received Him. Some believed it; some didn't. Why didn't they believe it? They was not ordained to Life. They wasn't part of that attribute.

L-141 Now remember, them were priests and great man. And Jesus... Think of those theologians and priests, man that you couldn't find a flaw in their life. Jesus said, "You are of your father the devil, and his works you do." Said, "If you'd be of God, you would believe Me. If you can't believe Me, believe the--believe the works that I do; they testify Who I am."

L-142 Now, the Bible said, that, "Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever." Jesus said, "The works that I do shall he that believeth on Me do also." That right? Notice, that was the real Melchisedec now.

L-143   Now notice, again, there was only three races of people.
You've heard me say I was a segregationalist. I am. All Christians are segregationalists; not segregation of color, but segregation of spirit. A man's color of his skin has nothing to do with him. He is a child of God by Birth. But a Christian, God said, "Separate Me!" "Come out from among them," and so forth. He is a segregationist, of filth, between right and wrong.


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