Topic: Salvation

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Is there such a thing as a halfway Christian?

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I—I…Usually in my services…Anybody’s been in other services know; I never speak to people like this. It’s not…But I feel the time has come, friends, when something’s got to be said. See see? If God has performed these things, and then if God is the—is—it’s true, we know He is, and can perform these...

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How can Paul say Abraham was justified by faith when James says he was justified by works?

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Now, the first thing…It looks like Paul was speaking in Romans the 4th chapter, justifying Abraham by faith; and James is justifying him by works. But it does not contradict. Paul was speaking of what God saw in Abraham, and James was speaking what man saw in Abraham. Paul was speaking of what God s...

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

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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...

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Is believing enough if a person does not act on what they believe?

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Now, if you believe that with all your heart, accept it and act on it. Now, you can believe it just as much as you wanted to; if you didn’t act on it, you’ll set right there like a sinner would lay at the altar. If you got down there and prayed, and prayed. You said, “Lord, I know You saved me. But...

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Can someone with a genuine gift from God still lose their soul?

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Now, let’s just get right down to our hearts now. And I want to tell you something, and we want to talk just for a few moments, just heart to heart. Now, I realize, and you realize too, and ministers, that a man can take a Divine gift, send his soul to hell with it. You know that? A gift from God…No...

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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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Can a person get into heaven by good works or merits?

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But, oh, how infallible—how many infallible proofs we have that there’s a—heaven is, and we’re going there someday. And just as sure as we’re in Christ, God shall bring those with Him who are keeping Christ at that day. And we…So many people try to work themself into it. So many people try to do so...

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What does 'see' mean in 'he cannot see the Kingdom of God'?

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No matter what it looks like here…We don’t look at what we see; we look at what we do not see. Is that right? Anyhow, “to see” doesn’t mean “to look at.” The word “see” means “to understand.” Jesus said, “Except a man be borned of water and Spirit, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” In other words,...

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What did Brother Branham say is the only safety as the world heads for judgment?

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God loved Israel. But when Israel sinned, she reaped what she sowed. And we’re in for judgment. Mark that down, and remember I have said it from the platform. When it comes to pass, you remember what I said. All right. My Christian friends, and sinner friends, whatever you do, if you believe me to b...

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Is a person saved by what they feel at the altar, or by what God's Word says?

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Them theories don’t change God’s Word. No, sir. God’s Word is eternally true, and It’s right, and It…our faith is based on there. And by… I’m not saved today because I got down at the altar and cried. [Blank spot on tape—Ed.] I’m saved because the Word of God tells me I’m saved. Satan can whip me ar...

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Is a righteous man a sinless man?

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Notice what kind of a man He came to now: a man that was a righteous. A righteous man’s not a sinless man, but a man that depends on His righteousness by confessing his wrongs to God. Notice. Then the Angel said to—to the priest, Zacharias; He said when the days of his ministration was over, he was...

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Are a person's sins forgiven when they are healed?

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Many of them understood Him. The common people heard Him gladly. And it’s a great deal that way today. But I’ve noticed the peoples; all denominations almost attend the meetings. We even have the Orthodox, the Jews, Greek, Catholic, and all types. But God never respects any different denomination; H...

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Can a person be saved by living a good, clean life?

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And, today, God has made a contract. Not because you were good, not because you had joined church, not because you had been a good rank in society. You can be ever so good, you can live a clean life, you can go to church every day, you can sacrifice every day, you can give a part of your money, you...

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Is sincerity enough to make a person's religion right?

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Mohammedan religion is the greatest there is in the world today. There’s more Mohammedans than anything. But they keep a white horse setting at the grave of Mohammed, stayed there for two thousand years. A white horse is constantly been led there for Mohammed to resurrect and ride away. We go down t...