Topic: The Holy Spirit

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Now, the next question is: Is it true that you are not saved unless you have received the Holy Ghost?

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There could take about a good five hour discussion on that. When you accept Christ as your Saviour and are then ready for baptism in water, you have not yet been converted; you’re only believing unto repentance. Conversion means “to be changed.” Now, to make this efficient, Jesus said to Peter who...

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“By one Spirit we are all baptized into the body of Christ.” (You all remember that that was the question I was on. Now that’s found, of course, in First Corinthians 12)…At the time we are…receive the new birth, this takes place. It’s this…Is this the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, or is there a later baptism, or is it a filling?

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Now, there is quite a question, and we could spend the rest of our time right on that one, and tonight and tomorrow night and so forth. It would cover…it would—it would take and tie the entire Bible together. Every Scripture must properly tie together with every other Scripture in the Bible. But ju...

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So the Holy…Does the Holy Ghost still given by the laying on of hands? The disciples did this, Peter, Paul, and so on, and is it still possible? Paul received It in this manner.

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Yes, dear brother, sister, whoever wrote the—the note. The Holy Ghost is absolutely to be received by laying on of hands. Now, many people call me…as I’ve been marked as a Pentecostal, saying I was Pentecostal. I never belonged to a Pentecostal organization. I’m absolutely free from all organizatio...

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Does this church teach that you have to speak in tongues to receive the Holy Ghost?

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No, sir. No, we don’t. Speaking in tongues is a gift of the Holy Ghost, see, not the Holy Ghost. It’s a gift. This Tree bears nine manners of fruit. Is that right? If you look on a apple tree, got apples, you say it’s a apple tree. Look on a tree, it’s got pears, you say it’s a pear tree. No matter...

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Will only those who have the baptism of the Holy Ghost be in the Rapture of the Church, or will all believers be indicated?

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We ain’t…we haven’t got time to justify that. But, brother, only the Holy Ghost Bride will be in the Rapture. See? The Bible…?…the others won’t be lost. Look! Who’s going to judge the earth? Saints. Daniel said, “I saw Him, come to the Ancient of Time, and—and He came with ten thousands times ten t...

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Brother Bill, please tell me how to—to obtain the baptism of the Holy Ghost. It is by prayer, surrendered life, accepting It as we do healing? I know what it is to have faith for healing when you prayed for me here. Do you pray and lay hands on, for the baptism of the Holy Ghost? I was baptized in the name of “the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.” Please tell me if I should be rebaptized in the Name of Jesus, as you spoke recently. Now, my dear Christian friend, I’m not telling you what to do. I’m only laying the Scripture down. And you know what, how the Holy Ghost can come right now while we’re speaking. The Holy Ghost is a gift of God. See? That’s a gift of God. It could come while we’re speaking. And I’ll tell you, when…If the people was taught right,… Some of you old-timers here, let me ask you something, you old-timers that’s been in the tabernacle. Watch when I baptize people. And you ministers take this for an example. I’ve taught those people till they had that life cleaned up before they went to that water, and I had them believing that God was obligated to keep His promise; as soon as they was baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit was right there to receive it. And when they come up out of the water, they received the Holy Ghost. That’s right. If you just…

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Shepherds, teach your sheep, get them in the Bible here. Get away from that old textbook of some church, and get down here in the Bible where God taught, and you won’t have those troubles. Yes, laying on of hands is how we can receive the Holy Ghost, by some anointed person laying on of hands.

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Brother Branham, I want to know the place where I can tie down and say “This man has the Holy Ghost because he did ‘this,’” or “This woman has the Holy Ghost because she did ‘that.’”

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There’s not a way in the world for you to know it. That’s right. There’s not a way in the world for you to know it. God is the Judge, we are not to judge. See? Just preach the Gospel, live… A fellow come to me here some time ago, I was preaching about what I said the other night. He come up to my h...

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In Ezekiel 9, who received the mark from the man with the inkhorn?

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And now, I—I just tell you, I think our people has relied too much on education, and theology, and so forth, and has let it take the Spirit’s place. Now, let me drop this just to you. I believe it’s Ezekiel the 9th chapter, I’m pretty sure. I may be wrong. I—I know I’m quite sure it’s Ezekiel 9. Whe...

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What does it mean to be sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption?

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So then if you are anchored in Christ, and by one Spirit we’re all baptized into one church…You think you’re going to let me get by with that? Ha-ha-ha-ha. By one Spirit we’re all, not joined in, but we’re baptized into one body, body of believers (See?), all baptized, not joined in, baptized in. Ho...

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Do you receive the Holy Ghost when you believe, or after you believe?

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I’m re—not responsible for nothing else but to say what God says. Now, you don’t receive the Holy Ghost when you believe. You receive the Holy Ghost after you believe. You receive It after you believe. And It’s a gift of God. No faith, no nothing else would give It to you. You can’t just imagine you...

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Does the country need more seminaries and more preachers?

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What we need is an old-fashion stirring again, where, old-time John Wesley revival, where they stood and preach all night long, and the power of the Holy Ghost falling over the audience. That’s what we need again. Amen. I kind of feel religious right now. So listen, friend, let me tell you something...

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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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Are the gifts of the Spirit the same thing as the Holy Ghost?

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Now, it’s just like I think the gifts of the Spirit: the gifts of the Spirit is not the Holy Ghost; it’s the attributes of the Holy Ghost. See? Gifts of healing, speaking in tongues, and all those other things are attributes; it’s a fruit that the tree bears. See? The tree’s the main thing: the Holy...

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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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How were the first disciples prepared before they went out to preach?

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Now, another thing, “Well, now my boy, I believe you’re to become a minister. We will see the doctor and elder and all of them, and we’ll give you the right hand of fellowship. We’ll send you off to a seminary, and we’ll teach you all about this thing.” Never that, no, sir, that wasn’t God’s prepara...

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Does believing you have the Holy Ghost mean you have received it?

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But there’s some fish in there too. See? So, it ain’t my business. I just throw the net in the pond and pull it. God takes out what’s fish. Is that right? God takes the fish. I have nothing to do with it. I don’t keep His books. He knows who’s who. But it’s us to preach the Gospel. That’s up to God...

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What did God set in the church, and what were those things given for?

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“God has set in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, teachers, gifts of healing, speaking with tongues, interpretation of tongues; all these for the edifying of the body.”

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Why did God set different gifts and offices in the church?

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In the church, God has set people in the church for different things. Some of them for teachers, apostles, prophets, gifts of healing, speaking with tongues, interpretation of tongues, and different gifts that He, God, has set them in the church as it pleased Him; all for one purpose: to edify the b...

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What is the difference between two men who both look and act like Christians?

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They said, “Why, the little 4-H club here has perfected a machine that can turn out corn so perfect that you can’t tell it from the—the grain of corn that’s growed in the field.” Said, “You can reach in a sack and get a handful that’s growed out of the—out of the field, and one out of this machine,...

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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...