Topic: The Bible

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Which Bible translation does Brother Branham use, and why?

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Maybe sometimes the—the great words that scholars and so forth try to give the Bible Its—Its terms or pronouncings. I’m satisfied to take the King James for mine. It’s waved the storms longer than any translation yet, and I just believe it that way.

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Is every word of the Bible inspired?

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But Simeon had a grounds to believe because it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he wasn’t going to die until he seen Christ. Now that’s the good way to believe: when the Holy Spirit reveals it to you, believe it. There’s just a whole lot in this Book that I—much, that I don’t know anythin...

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Does the Bible call it the 'highway of holiness' or the 'way of holiness'?

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No, every one of them that says that, rushes to the hospital as hard as they can when they get sick. They get out here in an accident, and break their leg, or something another, away to the hospital right quick. First thing you know, as soon as they get a little cramp in their stomach, call the doct...

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Why did Jesus meet Satan's temptations with 'It is written' rather than the gifts God gave Him?

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As I was speaking this afternoon of the Deity of Jesus Christ, the Father in Him, all God was—give His gifts into His Son that it might be manifested in the earth. When He met Satan, He never used one of them. He brought it down to show that the weakest of Christians… Satan comes in and says, “If…”...

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Are the Scriptures meant to be argued over?

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And I said, “Now, I won’t argue,” because the Scriptures are not to argue, They are to be lived. That’s—that’s, you live me a sermon. That’s the best thing. I’d rather see one lived, than I would to hear one preached. Wouldn’t you? Live a sermon. “You’re written epistles, read of all men.”

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How is the Word of God related to the Gospel?

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Now, the Gospel, commonly believed, is the Word of God, and that is true in one sense. But the Word of God is not Gospel alone. The Word of God is the Seed that produces the Gospel. Jesus said a sower went forth and sowed seed. And some fell onto the stony places, and some fell by the wayside, and t...

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Does knowing the Bible well do a person any good if the Word has not been quickened to them?

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Now, in here, His written Word. And…[Blank spot on tape—Ed.]…bring forth of its kind if you’ll just receive It in your heart and believe It. You can’t…you might read the Word and be such a scholar till you know all the—the ins and outs of the Word, but that will never do no…you no good until It firs...

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Did Jesus use His own power to answer Satan when He was tempted?

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Now, He had all those fine gifts at His command, but when Satan found Him, He didn’t use those gifts. When Satan said, “If thou be the Son of God, change these stones to bread. Turn them into bread and eat, for you’re hungry.” He said, “It is written!” And he taken Him up on the pinnacle of the temp...

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Does God bring things to pass the way people have mapped them out?

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People have their own beliefs drawed out today what they think that they’re going to be, and the way it’s going to be. It’ll come just as according to that, or they won’t believe it. And that’s the reason they have their way. They thought the way Jesus was coming first…They had it all mapped out. He...

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Does the Bible contradict itself?

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Now, in Saint James the 3rd chap—the 2nd chapter and the 21st verse. This would almost look like a contradiction in the Scriptures. But there is no contradictions in the Scripture. You know, the…You heard people say that Scripture contradicts Itself. It does not. For ten years, there was a challenge...

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Why did Jesus answer Satan with 'It is written' instead of using His own power?

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Jesus had all the fine qualities of God in Him. Do you believe it? He had powers upon powers, but when He met Satan, He never used His power, He give an example for the weakest of Christians. When He met Satan, He said, “It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that procee...

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What was God's first Bible, according to Brother Branham?

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What’s He doing? Writing His first Bible. Notice, the human beings once looked towards the heavens. And He puts all the stars in the heavens, the zodiac, starting off with the Virgin, ending up with Leo the Lion. First coming of Christ, the second coming. Came by the Virgin, come again as the Lion o...

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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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How is the Word of God like a seed?

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Now, many times…Now, these may seem strange. Everybody be real reverent. If you can get the person…Just what I was trying to do to the woman, was get her in the right mental attitude; she wouldn’t have to be prayed for. The right mental attitude towards any promise of God will bring it to pass. Do y...

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What does the Holy Spirit feed on?

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Great men from Adam on down had looked for the woman’s Seed to come and bruise the serpent’s head. They’d looked for the Christ for four thousand years. That’s right, people; you know that. But here, an old man, old in age, said, “I’m not going to die until I see the Christ, for the Holy Spirit told...

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What did Jesus use to defeat Satan when He was tempted?

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When Jesus…We all believe He was the Son of God. Is that right? We accept Him as the Son of God. And He was more than a man; God was in Jesus. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. He was a God-man, God working through Him. Now, but when He met Satan, or Satan met Him, He did not use a...

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Can God's Word be understood by human reasoning?

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There’s a difference between reason and God’s Word. God’s Word is true; reason is false. You can’t reason out nothing. That’s right. Our mind is not, see, is not good enough or never will be, to fathom God’s Eternal wisdom. And, therefore, you can’t reason It; you just got to believe It.