Topic: Foundation & doctrine

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Does Christ force Himself on anyone, or does He come only when invited?

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And every man that ever comes into Christ will have to invite Christ into your little house which you live in. He only comes by invitation. He doesn’t push Hisself on you. You say, “I don’t want none of that fanatical stuff,” all right, don’t worry, it won’t be there. But when you are willing and re...

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Does a person get a new spirit when he is born again?

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Now, when you are re-born, you don’t get a new spirit. You get a new nature of that spirit. It’s the same spirit, but a new nature of it. You take two man, stand them together, both look alike; and one of them is a sinner, and one of them is a Christian. One man say, “I got a spirit the same as you...

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Was the serpent a reptile before it was cursed?

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And He said then, “Serpent, because you did this, walked up…” He wasn’t a reptile. He was a beast, walked up, more subtle than all the beasts of the field. Bear me record, that’s Scripture. Walked up, like a man, and he had deceived her. And He said, “And because you did this, off comes your legs, a...

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Can God take back His Word once He has promised something?

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And if God promises, God will keep His Word. If God promised to heal you, He’ll do it. If God promised to give you the Holy Ghost, He’ll do it. You just come and be…repent, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ, and believe Him, and watch what happens. That’s right, you will be filled with the...

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Are drinking, smoking and gambling sins?

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As I said last night. Drinking, smoking, gambling, all those things isn’t sin. It isn’t a sin to gamble, it isn’t, or, gambling isn’t sin, rather, smoking isn’t sin, drinking isn’t sin, swearing isn’t sin, it’s a attribute of sin! Because you’re a sinner, that’s the reason you do it. If you was a Ch...

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How does the circumcision God gave Abraham relate to the Holy Ghost given to a believer?

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A-…God gave Abraham the promise, and he believed the promise, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness; but He give him the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the promise. Hallelujah! You believe God, by faith, that you are saved, and accept Him; and, whenever you do, God gives you the Holy Ghos...

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Can the devil heal?

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And Jesus said, “If Satan cast out Satan, then his kingdom is divided against.” He can’t do it. He can’t cast himself out. So all healing, no matter where it comes from, comes by God alone.

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What did the smitten Rock in the wilderness represent?

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On up they come, into the smitten Rock. Notice when they come to the Rock, they had need. Now, Moses smote the Rock with the rod. That’s where we left last night. Smote the Rock with the rod, and the rod was God’s judgment rod. And he smote the Rock, and there was a cleft in the left side of the Roc...

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What is rapturing faith?

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And I believe we’re on the borderland tonight. I was wondering about all my meetings and things, how I had to cancel them out. I truly believe, before the Church can have the Rapture, it’s got to have rapturing faith. We can’t even have faith for Divine healing, let alone rapturing faith. Got to hav...

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Is God obligated to give the Holy Ghost to someone who truly believes?

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You say you “believe, and haven’t received the Holy Spirit”? Something wrong with your faith. God circumcises the heart the minute the believer really comes in full surrendering. Amen. Say, That, well, surely must have done something, I felt that even come back. Get it! When the believer…Here it is...

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Can the devil heal diseases?

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Who was that guy the other day, trying to penknife the Bible, in saying, “The devil could perform miracles of healing”? That’s wrong. God said, “I’m the Lord thy God Who heals all of your diseases.”

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Do people become angels in heaven?

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I used to think, Mom used to tell me (excuse me, Mom, that was before you knew better, too) that we’d have wings and fly around up there, you know. And, why, I like to eat, drink, shake hands with people, fellowship. I thought, “Oh, my, that’ll be finished then.” Oh, no. I found out God never did ma...

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Who is eternally secure?

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Now say, “You believe in Eternal security, then, Brother Branham?” In one way, I do. I believe that the Church is Eternally secure, the Church is. God’s already said it would appear before Him, without spot or wrinkle, the Church will. Now, the next thing, if you’re in the Church, then you are secur...

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What is the difference between sin and the attributes of sin?

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Smoking cigarettes, drinking whiskey, running around with the other, with women, unlawfully, and all these things that you do, that’s not sin. There’s nothing…That’s not sin. Cussing, swearing, drinking, that’s not sin, that’s the attributes of sin. You’re a sinner, what makes you do it; but that is...

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Who was the Angel that followed Israel through the wilderness?

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Now to the Branham Tabernacle, and to you who are associated and know these truths, did you know that same Pillar of Fire is with us tonight? You remember having His picture taken down yonder, and how It’s swept across the world now, the same Pillar of Fire that followed Moses back there in the burn...

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What does the word 'predestinate' mean?

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But we were ordained, predestinated. You know what predestinate means? “The destination of anything, was pre-saw by God.” Amen. That’s not skim milk now. Notice. I believe that stumped you. We better go over there just a minute. Turn over with me to Ephesians, the 1st chapter, and let’s read just a...

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Does a saved person still desire the things of the world?

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Then you say, “Brother Branham, then if I’m saved, glory to God, I can do what I want to.” Yes, sir. And if you are saved, brother, you have no desire of nothing of the world. And your whole heart’s centered on That, you can’t keep away from It. But as long as there’s a tug there, you know there’s s...

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If God already counts every sinner as forgiven, why would anyone be condemned?

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Now, to you on the outside, and in the basement, and you who are not able at this time to see in…The Lord Jesus Christ at His vicarious suffering and death at Calvary, purchased healing for every mortal in the world, ever will be in the world. Jesus has already paid the price, and in the sight of Go...

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What should someone do who can accept their healing only mentally?

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Now, healing is not something that you just say, “Well, I…yeah, I believe it. I believe it.” Now, that’s all right. If that’s the best you can do, just mentally, or just say, “Well, I…Yes, I—I see it. I believe that; I accept it.” Then if you accept it on those basis, keep saying it over and over. S...

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What does it mean that Jesus is the High Priest of our confession?

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Listen close. You’ll never live above your confession. Jesus is the High Priest of our confession (Is that right? Now, Hebrews 3:1, now any scholar knows that same word “profession” is “confession” too, same translated.), now setting at the right hand of the Father to make intercessions upon what? O...