Topic: The church

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What is the greatest need of the church today?

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You, would you like to know what I think the greatest need of the church today? Would you like…What I think…Where I think the lacking is? Is a no soul travail. The people are not broke up enough. They’re…There—there’s no burden seemingly. And you give me someone that’s just so tore up about lost sou...

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Do you have to join the Church to belong to it?

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I’ve been with the Branham family, this coming April the 6th, I’ve been in the Branham family forty-four years, and they never did ask me to join the family. See? Why? I was borned a Branham. I am a Branham by birth, so that just makes me a Branham. See? I don’t have to join the family, because I ju...

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How does Christ work through the Church now that He has gone away?

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Now, you can imagine seeing That. It stands right close here and you just not yourself. You just become like…That electric bulb can’t say, “Look here. I’m giving light,” say to that window. “See, I’m giving light.” And tomorrow the light—window will say, “See, I’m the one that’s giving light.” It’s...

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What does the moon reflecting the light of the sun picture about the Church?

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Oh, I think of that. I think of it in Genesis when the—when God made the sun and made the moon. Now, the moon is the wife of the sun. Now, when the sun goes away, the moon reflects the light of the sun (Is that right?) on the earth. And now, when Jesus was taken away, we are the Bride which is the m...

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How does a person get into the body of Christ?

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If I asked you how’d I get across the Ohio River here? You’d say, “By the bridge.” That’s right. Everybody says, “By faith are you saved; Christ is the way.” That’s right, Christ is the way. But how do you get to Christ? Now, there’s His body; the Bible said, “Not by one letter, not by one’s confess...

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What did God give to lead the Church?

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And they’ll have a little puddle out there in the middle of this lake and that cold wind. They’ll discuss the subject, I guess, about the cold wind coming down, and they’ll raise right up off of that lake, and go just as straight to Louisiana as they can go. And he’s never been off that lake. Why? H...

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What does the word "church" mean?

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I was…Today I was thinking, and a man in his heart, as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Then I was thinking of how that the first beginning of the meetings, after I got started out, the—some of the events that happened, how people would have dreams and come to the meeting, how a great revival was i...

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What does old-time religion do to the differences between rich and poor?

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Those Arkansas people are poor as they can be. But brother, under them old blue shirts beats some real good true Holy Ghost filled hearts. Yes, sir. I’d rather have one of them with me any time, than maybe a slicker with his collar turned around in the back, and I couldn’t trust him out of my sight....

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Are Christians who differ from one another and attend different churches still brethren?

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Now, let them both come. We want to have unity in God’s people. They must have it, friends. We are brethren. We might different one from another, but we’re still brothers. The brother next to me is tall, light-headed, heavyset, big, chunky-built, pugilist-type boy. But my mother setting out there is...

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Can human theology take the place of the Holy Spirit?

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When the disciples went forth, the Bible said they went forth preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, confirming the Word with signs following. I was reading a tract today, was probably passed out in this church, concerning the broken cisterns. It was a very outstanding tract. I liked it v...

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Is joining a church enough to enter the Kingdom of God?

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If you’re here without Christ, if you’ve belonged to some, “Just join the church…” I believe in joining church, but that ain’t it, you got to be borned again. You’re not born, filled with the Holy Spirit, brother, you, I don’t know. Jesus said, “Except a man be borned again, he will not enter into t...

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Does a person become part of the family of God by joining a church?

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Across the river they went. Said, “What will you ask?” I wish we’d have time to take up before this, the—the Law of Adoption. Pentecost was borned (That’s right.) like the son. But that same son was borned in a family, had to be adopted also. That’s right. And there’s where you missed your calling,...

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In 'A little while and the world will see Me no more', who is meant by 'the world'?

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Now, if Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever, He’s—has risen from the dead; He’s living among men. Now, here’s what He said, “A little while and the world (Not the word ‘kosmos,’ it’s the world order, the world, the unbeliever, in other words.) will see Me no more. Yet, you’ll see Me (ye,...

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Why has there been no revival in America?

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But you know what? We set sometime, “Well, that was very nice. Yes, Lord. We appreciate that, Father.” Go home, as if it was just one of the regular routines of the day. Why? Brother, sister, if it was in Africa, and the Holy Spirit would move out through that audience there, and call somebody, and...

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In 'the world seeth Me no more, yet ye shall see Me,' who are 'the world' and 'ye'?

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Now, let’s just find out what…Before we look for Him tonight, in the Scripture…Now, before we look for Him, I want you to keep this right here, close to you. If you’re going to look for somebody, you’re going to have to have some kind of a general description of what you’re looking for. Is that righ...

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What does God taking a rib from Adam's side typify?

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A beautiful type there, all in type, of God taking from the side of Christ, the Bride. See? God opened up Adam’s side, taken a rib; which, a man has one less rib than a woman, in the structure of the—the body. And now God opened up the side of Christ, in the…at Calvary, and taken out the Bride. The...

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When did God's people in Egypt become the church of God?

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Now, we have been studying the Book of Exodus. The Exodus is “the calling out, of the children of God.” They were the people of God as long as they were in Egypt. But when they had their exodus, they become the church of God, for the church, word church, means “called out.” And we believe that we’re...

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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 does a revival consist of?

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…the little old tabernacle. And I’ve been back many times, an hour or two, or maybe be in for a service. This is my first time to come back, or anywhere, to try to hold a revival. We’re starting tonight. A revival, to my opinion, doesn’t consist of, well, bringing in new members. A revival doesn’t c...

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In 'the world seeth Me no more, but ye shall see Me', who is 'ye'?

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Jesus said, “A little while and the world seeth Me no more. But ye shall see Me.” And “ye” is His church, you. The unbeliever never sees Him. It’s the believer that sees Him. “A little while and the world seeth Me no more. Yet ye shall see Me, for I’ll be with you, even in you to end of the world.”...