Sermon: Questions and Answers on the Holy Ghost

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The first question tonight: Brother Branham, I think television is a curse to the world. What do you think about it?

Well, ever who wrote it, I’m going to agree with you. They have made it a curse to the world. It could be a blessing to the world, but they’ve made it a curse. Anything like that, my dear people, is what you look at yourself. If the television is a curse, then the newspaper is a curse, then the radio is a curse, and ma...

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Now, here’s a good one. Question: There is places in the Bible such as First Samuel 18:10, which says an evil spirit from God did things. I do not understand an “evil spirit from God.” Please explain this.

Well, maybe by the help of the Lord, I can. It doesn’t mean that God is an evil Spirit. But every spirit of everything is subject to God. And He makes everything work according to what He will. See? Now, on your question, you’re talking about the evil spirit that went out from God to torment Saul. He was in a moody, b...

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Now, here’s one that’s really a sticker. Question (I think it’s the same person, ’cause it looks like the same handwrite): If a person must have the Holy Ghost to be—have the Holy Ghost to be converted and to go in the rapture, what will be the state of children that have died before the years of accountability? And when will they rise?

Now, my brother, sister, I cannot tell you that. There’s no Scripture on it in the Bible as I can find anywhere. But I can express my thoughts. Now, this’ll strengthen you that believes in grace of God. You see, the person wants to know (which is a very good question. See?) the person wants to know what resurrection—wh...

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Now, the next question is one I think that maybe someone was what I said the other night. Explain a wife being saved by bearing a child.

The wife isn’t saved by bearing a child. But let’s turn now to First Timothy 2:8 just a minute. And let’s just find out what the Bible says about the child. Now, I realize that’s a Catholic doctrine, that the Catholic says the woman is saved in childbearing, by bearing a child. But let’s not…I don’t believe that. First...

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Now: Brother Branham (it’s typewritten), is it Scripture for a person to speak in tongues and to interpret his own message? If so, please explain. First Corinthians or Corinthians 14:19 and also Corinthians 14:27.

All right, let’s go over to that Scripture and see what it says. And then we’ll see whether we keep this Scriptural. We want to always be Scriptural. And Corinthians 14. Now, the person wants to know if it’s Scriptural for a man to interpret his own message that he spoke in tongues. “If so, explain Corinthians 14:19.”...

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Brother Branham, is it right for ministers to make long pulls for money in their services, telling that God has told them that so many in the audience are supposed to give so much? If this is right, I want to know. Or if it is wrong, I want to know. This has disturbed me terribly.

Now, you see, friend, I’m going to tell you, I’m going to tell you what I think. See? Now, that don’t mean it right. I think it’s terrible. Now, I think this. God sent me on the field. I’ve seen the time where I looked like I would be at least…And I—I didn’t have no money at all. And I’d say, “Just pass the collection...

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What about a Christmas play in a Holy Ghost church?

Well, if it’s about Christ, it might be all right. But if it’s about Santa Claus, I don’t believe in him. I—I done growed—I done growed away from that. I don’t believe in Santa Claus at all. See? And some of these little Christmas things they have, I think is ridiculous. And…But I think they’ve took all Christ out of C...