Now, God, in the beginning when Adam and Eve…Man has always tried to prepare himself. Oh, yes, sir, he tries to prepare himself. When he first sinned in the beginning, the first thing you know, he went out and prepared himself an apron: fig leaves, wrapped it around him. He’s making himself…Now, the word “religion” means “covering.” And Adam and Eve made themself a religion, a covering. But when God called them and they had to stand face to face with God, they realized that their man-made religion wasn’t no good. And if you’re anything short of the Holy Spirit and death strikes your body, you’ll find out that man-made religion won’t stand in the time of death. Oh, don’t tell me, I’ve stood to the hospitals and seen the doctors shoot hypos in the arm when there was deacons and everything else. That’s right. Hear them scream and say…call to their pastor, “You deceiver of man. Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” It’ll tell when you get down at the end of the road. So the best thing to do is make preparation for it right now. Get the thing straightened up. Get right with God.

Preparation, 1953-11-11, Owensboro, KY, §21