Topic: Unbelief

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Is it a sin to disbelieve?

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But the only thing this is to do is to glorify God and to reveal Jesus Christ, that…When He was here on earth, He did this very same thing. All Bible readers believe that, say, “Amen.” [Congregation says, “Amen.”—Ed.] And He said, “When I go away, and I’ll come again. A little while and the world wi...

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Now, the second question laying on top is…Brother Bill, can the Lord do effective work through me in a congregation where they do not believe in the spiritual gifts?

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No name on it, but the person wants to know if the Lord can work with them as they are officiated in a congregation that does not believe in spiritual gifts. I doubt it very much. I’m very much in doubt, dear friend, that the Lord could efficiently work through you, because you are linked up among...

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What difference does it make whether a person comes to criticize or comes looking for good?

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It’s your attitude towards…Your approach towards a Divine working of God, will determine what you’ll get out of it. If you come and say, “Well, I…Glory to God.” Stand there and chew your chewing gum, and say this, “I’m just going around to see what them holy-rollers is doing. I didn’t see nothing.”...

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Why do some people not believe in Divine healing?

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Our Lord is here tonight. Many are standing, been standing for quite awhile, no doubt. And I feel sorry for you, to have to stand like that. Someday, there’s some of the brothers out on the field that…well, they—they probably was a little more prosperous in the financial ways than I was, and they go...

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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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What does 'go and sin no more' mean?

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Now, the Bible said, “Go and sin no more, or a worse thing would come upon you.” Is that right? That means, “Go and disbelieve any more.” Sin is unbelief. See? That’s the first thing. That’s all there is to it, is unbelief, is sin. ’Cause when you believe… Jesus said, “He that believeth shall not be...

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What does a person go to hell for?

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Here not long ago, I was preaching in a Methodist church, one night, and I thought the Lord was firing me up good. And I was just a preaching away, and I said, “You don’t go to hell because you get drunk. You don’t go to hell because you commit adultery. You don’t go to hell because you smoke cigare...

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Does God send people to hell because they are sinners?

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Now, then if He should take me as His servant. And now, He never spoke this directly to you, but it’s just the same as directly to you. But He never said, “Mrs. So-and-so at a certain age and a certain time…?…” But then, He has a prophetic gift that He sent into to His Church in these last days to s...

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Does being a loyal church member make someone a believer?

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Now, there’s many has a profession that they believe, and today in my church, as in most all of our churches, we class a believer as one who is loyal to the church, and comes to church regular, and takes a—a place, a position in the church, and helps the church in its financial needs. But that’s ver...

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Does a person go to hell for being a sinner?

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Now, you don’t go to hell because you’re a sinner; you go to hell because you refused to accept the way away from hell. There’s a bypass; that’s Christ. There’s a bypass from your sickness, quick death, premature grave; that’s through Christ. But now, you’re—you’re—you sinned in the beginning, and C...

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Why could Jesus not help the people who killed Him, even though they worshipped God the Father?

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When Jesus was on earth, the people that killed him, believed in God the Father, and were great worshippers of God. Is that right? But He could not help them, because they did not believe in Him. Is that right? And He said with His Own mouth, “As you have believed in God, believe also in Me.” Is tha...

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What is the hardest thing God has ever had to do with His people?

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And then when he became the age of forty years, God called him for His purpose. And he thought, surely, that—that the people of Israel would understand what he was sent for. But the people misunderstood Moses. Now, get this close, friends. The hardest thing that God has ever had to deal with His peo...

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Why is there more sickness today despite the best doctors, hospitals and drugs?

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Now, Divine healing died out for a while here a few years ago; it just let down, as it happens through the age of the history. It’s let down so often. And during that time, cancer broke out, sickness in the church. Oh, my. Eighty percent of the people are sick now. And the people…Medical science, I...

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If Christ restored what the first Adam lost, what is the matter with the Church today?

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He was the first one who had the jurisdiction over everything in the earth (Is that right?), over all the animals. And he lost his—his power. And we’re taught in the Bible what the first Adam lost, the second Adam, Christ, restored again to the human race. Then, friends, if that’s so, ministers, wha...