Topic: Household & Christian conduct

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Did Jesus dress differently from other men of His day?

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Now, let’s look what kind of a group that was: of lame, halt, blind, withered. What a—a mass of disfigured humanity, waiting for the troubling of this water. Historians tell us that they’d even fight to get into the water, cut each other with knives to try to get ahead of the other one, to step in t...

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What does 'the deep calleth to the deep' mean?

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Now, the Bible said…I believe David said, “When the deep calleth to the deep…” Now, if there’s a—a deep a calling, there’s a deep to respond to it somewhere. Do you believe that? In other words like this, as I’ve often said, “Before there was a fin on a fish’s back, there had to be a water first for...

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Why did Jesus spit on mud and put it on a man's eyes?

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Jesus went and spit on some mud and made a little cake and put it on a man’s eyes. He didn’t have to do that. Do you believe that? He…?…another man’s ears and spit and touched His tongue. And He had…He didn’t have to do that. It was for some symbol. Is that right? Naaman was suppose to dip seven tim...

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What did Brother Branham say about young people calling their parents 'the old man' and 'the old woman'?

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And look, young children, young folks, I don’t care what it is; you always have a respect to your father and mother. I think one of the awfulest things that I can hear little children say, or young folks, “the old man” and “old woman.” Listen. That’s not the “old man” and “old woman”; that’s your da...

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What did Brother Branham think about young people marrying young?

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And so I remember one day we were getting mar…When they were young, when I was just a little bitty fellow…Daddy was eighteen years old; mama was fifteen when I was born, just children. And we was children with them, growed up with them. I think that’s a good thing. I do. My little girl, when she get...

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What did Brother Branham say started the sorrows in his life?

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And—and there, friends, is where my sorrows started. I listened to my mother-in-law in the stead of God. He was giving me the opportunity. And there this gift would’ve been manifested long time ago, if I’d just went ahead and done what God told me to do. But instead of that, I didn’t want her to be...

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Can the Holy Spirit fall on people who then go out and live in sin?

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Someone asked me not long ago, said, “Brother Branham, if that Holy Spirit is so great,” said, “I’ve seen people who’s stood in the meeting, and—and shouted, and praised God, their tears running down their cheeks; and they would come out and do things that—like sinners, and go to sinful places, and...

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What shows whether a person is really a Christian?

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And now, I want to speak just a moment, or just bring your attention to a few words here that Jesus said, “The works that I do bear witness of Me.” The things that I do, what I say, is what bears record of me. And that’s what bears record of every person. Do you know, I’d rather you’d live me a serm...

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What causes juvenile delinquency?

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You go to homes today, I’ve went into Christian homes, when they open the icebox and it would be full of beer cans, supposed to be Christian home. Christians don’t fool with that stuff…?…We’ve traded the old-fashioned prayer altar out of the house, and made a card table out of it. That’s what’s got...

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How can a person be perfect, as the Father in heaven is perfect?

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Now, when you see anything, search it, look through it. “Well,” did Jesus say, “if you’d have knowed Me, you would’ve knowed My days. Didn’t Isaiah speak of Me and so forth?” Now, all the prophets spoke of this day. Isn’t that right? These things would be taking place in this day. And said in the la...

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Did Elisha curse the children who mocked him by the Holy Spirit or out of anger?

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You remember Elisha? Young fellow went baldheaded, was young, when he was young man. Some little children begin to holler, said, “Old bald-head, old bald-head, why didn’t you go up with Elijah?” Remember that? That angered prophet now, turned around angry, and cursed those children in the Name of th...

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Does a person have to quit smoking before receiving Christ?

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I tell you one thing, you get the Holy Spirit, and then you can go ahead and smoke after you get the Holy Spirit. Someone said to me the other day, “Did you ever baptize anybody that smoked?” I said, “Look here, brother, I have a yardstick at my church. (See?) I teach the people what’s the truth, an...

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What happens to a baby that dies before the age of accountability?

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I’ll say this by the authority of God’s Word. Every baby that’s under the age of accountability, dies, goes to glory. Yes, sir. Christ died to take away the sin of the world. And when you come to the age of accountability…We were all born in sin. But when He died, He taken away the sin. And when you...

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Is it right to argue or debate over the Word of God?

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But don’t never argue with people. You just stand still and let God do the arguing. I wouldn’t argue, wouldn’t debate with no one. I don’t believe in it in the first place. I can only state what’s truth. If you want to believe it, all right. If you do not, there’ll be others who will believe it. Isn...

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If Jesus was called Beelzebub, how will those of His household be treated?

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We must first realize that we’re living in a day of skeptic, generation of people who will not believe. Jesus said, “Though the dead be raised, they wouldn’t believe.” Them Words has to be fulfilled. Somebody… Now, ninety percent that Satan promised he would have, has to be on the other side. We kno...

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What is the greatest thing Brother Branham found in the Christian life?

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And now, one of the most wonderful things of God and the Christian, the connection of the fellowship between God and Christians, is that they that are sons of God are led by the Spirit of God. (Can you hear me all right now in the back? Is it all right? If you can, raise your hands, if you can hear...

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What happens when you give what little you have to Jesus?

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I can just see him moving up, just a little closer all the time. And the crowds got great. I can hear Him get into the boat, thrust out a little from the bank. And He borrowed a ship from Simon. After He got through speaking, He said to Simon, “Now, you launch out into the deep and let down for the...

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Can a person be too sincere about the work of God?

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That I was too sincere about it, that I thought too much on it, set my mind on it too much. Said, “You pray for John Doe’s baby; forget about it. That’s God’s business to heal it.” Said, “You just think too much sincerely of it.” Said, “Then when you do, going to cause to have a mental collapse.” My...

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Is it wrong to disobey God out of sympathy for people?

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And then the following Sunday I come right on down here. That was on Friday. And Sunday I come here, and not knowing what part of the Scripture…I never get to read in the Bible, but I got the 22nd chapter of the book of Numbers, and in there I begin to speak on the prophet Balaam, got up to his part...