Topic: Backsliders

Question

Dear Brother Branham, approximately ten years ago God met me now and healed what the gift of love, or, revealed what the gift of love was, and same then my prayer is for…that I will return. Will I receive it before I die? Will my husband hear the Word, and what am I to do?

Answer

That’s more of a question. Now, she said…Now, what it is here, or who…she said, “My husband,” so I suppose it would have to be the woman that said this. Now, she lost her first love. See? She—she got cold in the Spirit. Now, Sister, maybe ’cause you still come to church and do what’s right, you have...

Question

Would you please explain Hebrews 6:4 and 6, and also explain Hebrews 10:26-39? Please explain whether this refers to the Holy Ghost people or the sanctified people; please explain the difference.

Answer

Well, let’s see where the person’s referring to, Hebrews 6 and 4. I love Bible questions that just—it pulls out something in you that you get—you get something that you wouldn’t get otherwise. Because you—you got what the other people’s thinking, what’s on their heart (see?), and you know what they’...

Question

What happens when a person testifies that he is not a Christian?

Answer

Well, that same Holy Spirit’s leading the Church today. There’s no way to…The only thing you say, “Well, now, God tells me in my heart that Jesus Christ healed me. I just…This is my possession. I take it. I go on. It’s mine.” Well, then you just go on. The Holy Spirit just keeps leading you. No matt...

Question

In the parable of the net cast into the sea, what comes up besides fish?

Answer

Here’s a Gospel preacher of…As like unto the Kingdom of heaven, a man went forth and cast the net into the sea, and when he drawed the net in, that’s the Gospel. And when he drawed it in, he had some fish in there. He had some crawfish in there. And he had some turtles in there. And he had some snak...

Question

What keeps a sinner from going back to the things of the world?

Answer

If a sinner came and got—went out tonight, and said, “Well, I got saved.”…?…what they…You look just like you always did. You’re the same person. Well, if you say, “Well, maybe I didn’t get it. Maybe I just thought I did.” You’ll go right straight back to your sin again like a hog to its wallow and a...