Question and Answers Pastor Series # 9 'Merging of the Minds' Bro. Lee Vayle - February 24, 1988 Shall we pray. Heavenly Father, we're again grateful that You've allowed us to come together, to worship and praise Thy Name, to hear Your Word of instruction, Lord, wherein there is Life and health, immortality. But, Lord, as we sing this song so many times, "Now That Your're Here," it's something like Bro. Branham mentioned when the people see discernment become so common place that just sort of becomes not to them what It should be. We pray that this will never be that way with us, Lord, though perhaps we've already come to that place, it's too common place, Lord, the fact of Your Presence. Help us, Lord, to be as the prophet was so sincere, and so grateful at all times. So in awe of It, that we might have the same atmosphere in our lives, and project the same spirit of reverence and devotion and love and understanding. Help us in our studies, Lord, we carefully give you the praise in Jesus' Name we pray. Amen. You may be seated. 1. Now, we're at number 9 in 'Question and Answers', and we're still answering some thoughts that come up due to questions, especially [that's been] raised in the minds of the people, due to some of the things that Bro. Branham has said concerning the Church and the pastor, the ministers. Now, last Sunday we examined the context of Bro. Branham's remarks wherein he said, "Spiritually speaking, the pastor is the husband of the Church." That statement came forth as he spoke of Mrs. Lot wondering if her husband's revelation to her was true, and that it would actually be fulfilled. For she was thinking that they're fine people with noble aspirations down in Sodom. And it just might be the judgment would not fall, at least at that time, and especially according to that prophecy that was given by her husband. And continuing with those thoughts she soon felt it was too difficult to give up her way of life, so she turned back and died in her unbelief. Now, in my thinking, as I mentioned that, Bro. Branham is speaking of himself in the Exodus out of Babylon, Rev 18:4, where it is said that, "Come out of her my people, and be not partakers of her sins." And he has done all that a faithful loving husband would do to make his wife trust him and go with him as her advisor and head. 2. Now, the church followed Bro. Branham in the great healing revival, but like Mrs. Lot they turned back to die in their creeds and dogma and their false worship. They did not believe that like Elijah, Bro. Branham was literally Jezebel's pastor. In fact they didn't even know that Elijah was Jezebel's pastor. They could not accept Bro. Branham to be their head, but since the Message ministers, seemingly a majority, have either usurped, or arrogated this saying to themselves, which is the pastor is the spiritual husband. I feel it is good to check it out so as not to take it too far in one direction, and bring the people into bondage to a man instead of obedience to the Word. And this is what we've seen happened. And we want to make this statement very clear that no man can fulfill the promises of God. That goes to me and to every pastor. I can't fulfill one promise of God. If you're looking to me you're sunk. There are ministers who like to think that you got to look to them. I've got news for you. You better look through them, and over them. Because if you preach yourself, or you put yourself anyway in any position of intercession, or you become an intermediary other than God stipulated, don't talk about the Roman Catholic's, you've got the same Catholic spirit on you. And that's where Nicolaitanism has really got going in that Fifth Century there. 3. Faithful men may repeat those promises, but God alone fulfills them. So hear this: to apply the principles of pastor husband, or the principle of pastor husband, in just one area alone would give the pastor the right to refuse the church to vote him out. The church as a whole, or any member could not leave him, because there is no place in Moses' law that allows the woman to put away her husband. Since God allowed a covenant of polygamy, which types Christ and His Bride of one husband with many membered Bride, which Bride in turn is a many membered church. neither the church nor the individual could ever leave the husband pastor. Though he the pastor could put one or all away. Hogwash. That is my intellectual concept of their intellectual concept. I'm a past-master of the art of derision. So is God. I'm not at all outside of His image. I hope you heard what I said there. God gave a covenant of polygamy. One husband, many women. It's a type of Christ in the Bride. If the pastor is indeed the husband, he can put away one or all. Bro. Branham talking of the woman said, "He can put me away, that's the church, but don't let anyone of us ever try to put Him away." Now, that's fine in the spiritual realm of Christ, but you try to apply that to a pastor, an ordinary human being, which I'm afraid too many preachers are arrogating to themselves that privilege, and I say it is violently wrong. It does despite to the spirit of grace. I repeat: there is no law that granted the woman power to divorce, yet Christ acknowledged that women have done it and were doing it. 4. In Mark 10:11-12. (11) ...Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. (12) And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she (commits) adultery. Now, I say there are ministers who hold to this in the face of the fact that Bro. Branham categorically said, "If you have no confidence in your pastor, get yourself another one." So if you don't like your husband, pfttt, jump over the traces, there might be a guy around the corner you like. You see, you got to be careful what's being said. He also said, "That if a pastor is off the Word get away from him." Certainly he would have to say that in the light of his screaming very loudly. Stay away from that stuff as he spoke of the false anointed with their great gifts, but with a prostituted word, and yet many of us would like to be healed. Little sister Craig that died with cancer in Jack Bell's church, she said, "I'll die first before I let a false anointed preacher pray for me." 5. We recall Bro. Branham also admonished a pastor to be subject to the Church even as he called the Church to be subject to the pastor. This hardly fortifies the views some are taking about the pastor husband's principle for no Scripture ever put the woman, or the man subject to the woman. But notice what It says in 1 Tim 2:11-13, which we read different times. (11) Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. (12) But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. Then It tells you why: (13) For Adam was first formed, then Eve. So, there's something in her makeup due to the fact of the second forming, which Bro. Branham described and told us in 'Marriage and Divorce', that unqualifiedly disqualifies her to a leading position. This is not against her, this is for her, because she types the Bride. The Bride of Christ never leads Christ the Groom, nor does She do anything by way of provision. She merely works with that which God has provided Her, giving Her a place of rest and ease and sustenance. It's a wonderful type and figure. (14) ...Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. See where you take that if you put the pastor husband principle. All the way as some would like to do, and say, "Well, you better listen to me, because I've got it you're going to make it by me." You think you're going to make it by me? Look it, I'm not giving reverse psychology here. You know me better than that. I've been on the road too long. I've preached the truth too long. I stand for It, and I stood with It too long. To think that I would try to foist something upon you, neither will you foist anything upon me. This is exactly where we stand with the Word. If I'm wrong I must be appraised of It. If you're wrong you get the teaching up here to correct you. 6. Now then, in studying how far one goes in the 'pastor husband principle', we looked at 1 Cor 1:10-13 and 1 Cor 7:10-11 to study what Paul said about marriages that must remain and those that can be dissolved and are dissolved. So let's go back, and I didn't get this as clear as I wanted last Sunday, so we'll see if I can do a little better. I won't guarantee anything, we'll just look at it. [1 Corinthians 1:] (10) Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that (you) all speak the same thing, that there be no divisions among you; (and) that (you) be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. (11) For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them (of Chloe, or the house of Chloe,) that there are contentions (or divisions and schisms, etc.) among you. Now, with that we might as well read right away 1 Cor 7:10-11 to begin with and we'll go down further as we go on. (10) And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: (11) But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 7. Now, 1 Cor 1:10, notice: (10) Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that (you) all speak the same thing, that there be no divisions among you; that (you) be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. Now, you'll notice here, that this is a legal contract which be known as the merging of the minds. There is no legal contract without the merging of the minds. Which means an understanding which is basic to the people entering into a contract, which in this case we are looking at the pastor husband relationship to the Church. So, there is a contract within the Church that everybody understand what is being said, and stand for it. This is what you're looking at a very good marriage. This is the perfect marriage. The man and woman have repeated their vows of fidelity. "I take you, so and so, so and so." "You take me, so and so, so and so," with the exact understanding of the purpose and the position in the formulation of the contract which each are to do. That makes a perfect marriage. Marriage is not worked out by emotions, flying off the handle, get violently in love in all those things. It is when the mind settles on what was predetermined. And this is what you're looking at. You're looking at a perfect marriage from verse 10. The man and woman have repeated their vows of fidelity. They believe from the heart a single message of the way of life. And remember, there's no life outside of this Message. 8. The apostle father husband, you notice I'm using a triple terminology here, the apostle father husband is Paul the apostle. We see that in 1 Cor 4:14-15. (14) I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. (As my beloved child, daughter, and son.) (15) For though (you) have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have (you) not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. (16) Wherefore I beseech you, be followers of me. Now, you notice that's a perfect father, husband relationship in the apostle Paul here. 9. Now, the wife that he was speaking of and to is in 2 Cor 11:2. Notice what It says; (2) For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. Now, in the case of a husband being designated spiritually, you'll notice we're down to what you call 'the trickle down economy', or vicar-ship again. The true husband of the Bride is the Lord Jesus Christ. You do not answer to me here as a minister, whether I be pastor, teacher, or what in anyway shape, or form as the way you answer to Jesus Christ, because He is the only One who can help you. I cannot help you. I could say many things and help you perhaps psychologically. I could help you in many ways that may give you better understanding of certain things. But there is only One Who can give you Eternal Life, and the Life of the Spirit whenin is the power of God as It says, "He has not given us the spirit of fear, but of courage and of love, and of a sound mind." [2 Tim 1:7] So you see, we've got to be very careful how far we go. 10. Now, Paul was doing a good job. And he said: (3) But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. Bro. Branham is the great father husband, like he said concerning Mede. "She is my wife, but she is my daughter in the gospel, because I have brought her to Christ." The same thing that we're looking at here, and not so much a father relationship in the Church, although that is true, and it's very good. But we're looking at the fact again of the mind. And so therefore, as Bro. Branham had the single mind of God, as Paul said, "We have the mind of Christ." [1 Cor 2:16] He was speaking editorially concerning himself. So Bro. Branham had the mind of Christ. And those who wish or desire and seek to have the mind of Christ, must come to Him either through the tapes, or the ministers, or some book or something. Because that is the only way it is. You can see the perfect marriage there of the apostle Paul bringing forth what he understood to be that great union and how a Church could survive, and only that way could it survive by having a union together in the Word. Notice where it was: it was a community revelation. It was not a community revelation as Latter Rain, and many churches want. Say, "I will have an input. You will have an input. Together we will decide what the input is." That is not true! We are all receptacles of the input from Almighty God in the ordained way that God demands His input be received. So we see that. 11. Now notice: this woman was already betraying her husband. Notice how she was doing it over here in 1 Corinthians 1: following verse 10. (11) For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. (12) Now this I say, that every one of you saith, (I'm) of Paul; (I'm) of Apollos; (I'm) of Cephas; and I of Christ. (13) Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you?... Notice first of all here: that Paul laid out what was wrong with these people. They were divided. They did not have a true understanding of leadership. The leadership actually lay in Paul, but he didn't give a rap as long as those in the Church were teaching exactly what he said. He wasn't fussing with Peter or anybody else. Yet they were trying to divide the five-fold ministry against themselves. You know five-fold ministry can be just as divided as the church can be divided. Don't think for one minute because God has gifted men that these men are such solid soldiers of the Cross that there aren't divisions. Let me assure you, I have more divisions with the 'five-fold ministry' so called or whatever, than I have with people, because I really don't much care what people think. I'm going to go on my merry way. But it's those preachers that you've got to watch. Now, that's what Paul was having trouble with here. 12. Now notice how he corrected the situation. Watch what he says: (13) Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? were (you) baptized in the name of Paul? (See?) (14) I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; (15) Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. (Which was the name of Paul.) Now, I want you to notice something here, that I don't remember Bro. Branham ever used this Scripture concerning Water Baptism. But watch, It says here: (13) Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? (or) were (you) baptized in the name of Paul? Now watch: He's putting Baptism with Crucifixion. Who was crucified? Lord Jesus Christ. Then Whose name do you use? The One that was crucified. That knocks Mt 28:19, right into a cocked hat. They tell me actually it's not in the original Scripture. So now, if you believe in the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and you know His Name, tell me Whose Name are you going to get baptized in? Did William Branham die for those people? Was he crucified that they used his name? I remember the day that I told him. I said, "Bro. Branham do you know that these people are calling you the Lord Jesus Christ?" He said, "Yes I do, Bro. Vayle, I know it. And further more they will strike a medal with my name on it saying I'm the Lord Jesus Christ, and baptize in my name." Scripture. Did William Branham die for them? Specifically William Branham would have to be crucified for them. That's a cross up here. So, Who was crucified for you? Then you better get baptized in His Name. Don't fish around and fool around. The thing to do is.... let's get the job. Go on with the Holy Ghost and the power of Almighty God. Now, baptized in Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Not three gods. It's a Name of them. 13. What Paul did is exactly what he told those in Hebrews 13. And I'll read this so many times you'll really know exactly where it is. It's [verses] 7 and 17. (7) Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God:... What if they're not speaking the Word of God as delivered by the apostle Paul, and confirmed fourteen years later by all the apostles that he was right? Never having been in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ or at Pentecost. And I mean presence physically in the body. So, who preached the Word of God? Only the Word that was vindicated and given thereby the prophet: (7) ...whose faith follow, considering the end of their (behavior). Now, Bro. Paul said, "Be you followers of me as I am of Christ." Have the same mind. He invited the people into the same union that John invited them in. 1 John. Now, he said, "You'll be walking in the light, you'll have fellowship one with another, with the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Blood of Christ will cleanse you." [1 Jn 1:7] What more does anybody want, but the Word of God spiritually revealed? Now I know we're very dead to most churches. You can have anything you want here. I'll be just happy to give it to you, and walk out and leave you sit. I've done it already. Church way back years ago in Missouri. They couldn't take it. When the Lord showed me that I done a hundred percent wrong by taking away their toys, I gave them back their toys. Now do you want to eat watered down soup that's thinner than the broth of a shadow...made of a chicken that's starved to death? Or do you want the deep things of God as Bro. Branham told us? 14. Then down here It says: (17) Obey them that have the rule over you,... Who's got the rule over you that teach you the Word of God? But what if it's not the Word of God? Don't let them bamboozle you. See? No way. Listen, a man of God won't do that. (17) Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves:... Submit yourselves to what? The Word that you're taught. You submit to Lee Vayle, you'll be doing something stupid after that. Let's all go on submitting to the Word. It says, "Follow them whose behavior you see is aligned with the Word." You don't follow somebody whose behavior doesn't line with the Word. Why should you? You've got to be grossly spiritually ignorant. And I must come and conk you one to wake you up. Now you're not that kind of people, I know that. I just tease you a bit. 15. Listen, so that you'll see the Scripture more clearly. Presented in a way that you'll see that everything else is ridiculous. Right! When everything else is ridiculous but the Reality, why you're just like God, you laugh in derision. You're supposed to be Godlike. One of the fruits of the end-time is godliness, being Godlike. You don't laugh foolishly, you laugh in a correct derision, that somebody tried to fool you. Not that you think you're so smart you can't be fooled, but you know you're anchored in the Word of God. There's a difference brother/sister what I'm talking about, not some puffed up arrogance. There's no man or woman hardly like can't be taken for a tumble, either by the wenches that want you like you see in the Swaggart's and Bakker's, or trapped by your own foolishness. Your own pornographic instincts. I mean I'm not boasting at anything, I'm just telling you what is in Christ my brother, my sister. We saw it in Reverend William Branham, prophet, apostle, servant of Almighty God, the dwelling place of the Most High. They watch for you souls, not your pocket books. They watch for your souls. A lot of preachers go haywire in their pocket books. Haven't they got enough brains to know that the souls are well taken care of? The pocket books flourish? "I wish above else that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers." [3Jn 2] Some people can't stand much money. That's good, don't let them get it Lord. Those that do right by it, God will do it. 16. They must give account. Now a preacher said he must give account. "Well," said God to the preacher on that great day, "Where's so and so?" Do you know years ago Bro. Branham told me I was not a good pastor, and this has been used against me, but I care less, because it's not there anymore, he said, "Lee," he said, "you were too tough." He said, "You've rooted up some wheat with the tares." I got a laugh at that, because I knew just when that happened. It had to be down in Florida. When I was down there some people came in and they were seeing lights and everything else, and it suddenly it struck me one day, and I said, "You people see that you say that you have light, how can you have light without Life? Because It says, "In Him was Life and that Life was the Light of men." [Jn 1:4] Whooo man! I got rid of my congregation. [laughter] I didn't mean to. But if I did mean to, I didn't know what I was doing. I know better now. I'm highly criticized, because I let anybody come in this congregation sit there. I would maybe refuse you Communion or Foot-washing. You could sit there and I'd treat you with love and consideration hoping that the Word of God would get to you. I don't buy this stuff see, because I've got to give an account for men's souls. This is why the authority lying in the pulpit is so strict and so severe, and I preach it so hard, these men must give account whether they want to or not. Souls, that's exactly right. They better teach the Word of God correctly. [Hebrews 13:] (17) ... that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. 17. All right, now that's the Scripture Paul was using and notice he used it beautifully. All right, we then went to 1 Cor 7:10-16. So now we'll read beyond 1 Cor 10:11, we'll go right into 16 and we'll talk about that. And I'm going to do my best to type It the best I can to show you some things, because this... Bro. Branham made the statement, and I'm going to do everything I can about it. Because we want to know that we are taking the right stand in this Church. [1 Corinthians 7:] (10) (For) unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: (11) But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. (12) But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. (13) And (if) the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. (Doesn't say put away, says leave him now see. Same difference though.) Like Bro. Branham said, "Is there a difference between annulment and divorce?" He said, "No way." (14) For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now (they're) holy. (15) But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: (for) God hath called us to peace. (16) For what knowest thou, O wife, whether (you'll) save (your) husband? or (what do you know what) man, (are you going to) save (your) wife? (You don't.) Now, so we went to 1 Cor 7:10-16 to see some things about marriages that continued on as they're supposed to, or they ended up in a divorce. 18. Now, verses 10 and 11, let's read It again. (10) And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: (11) But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. All right, verses 10,11, very evidently refer to the man and woman who claim they have like faith as in 1 Cor 1:10. Because It says, they are not supposed to divorce. Now, if they come to the place where they do divorce, which is not legal, there cannot be a remarriage. You got to watch this carefully, and that particularly speaks concerning the woman more than the man, but let's not be overzealous for the man, or overzealous for the woman, let's try to put it in its right place. "Unto married I say, (married that's a man and woman, because woman can't marry a woman, man can't marry man. They're doing it today, but you see, that's a bunch of hogwash.) let not the wife depart from the husband." Now, she goes away she cannot possibly remarry. There's no way. And the husband on the other hand cannot put away his wife. It doesn't say he can't remarry, but you've got to watch the situation. I would never say the person is allowed to marry according as I see the Scripture, that would be up to him or somebody else. 19. Let us say that the pastor in church, (now we're typing) typing husband and wife are firm believers in the prophet's Message. Differences arise as they do in any house, because they're different homes, different personalities. The wife or church disagrees with the way the pastor teaches or otherwise conducts himself. Now remember, this is supposed to be Message people. See? Evidently she is to bear and forbear on all issues until a decision even under duress is made, and she might be forced to leave. If she does leave she is not to leave her faith. Because the Bible says, "Do not leave your husband." Under no consideration is she is to leave her faith. She is not to go back like Lot's wife. In other words, I say to the people that come to this church and other churches like us, never go back to Pentecost, I'm afraid that a lot of people in our churches are still in Pentecost. They've never got Pentecost out of their system. They must not go back to any denomination, but stay away from another husband religion. That's what you're looking at right here if I'm typing correctly. Now she is to get under another pastor of Bro. Branham's Message, or keep trying through the proper channels which are five-fold ministers and elders, or anybody of repute and influence in the church to clear up their differences and be back with each other as husband and wife, pastor and church reconciled. Now, a lot of people don't believe that, even amongst us. I've seen it go off in a huff, they're both believers. Like Bro. Branham one day said concerning a woman. She said, "I divorced my husband." "Well," he said, "You married a Catholic and you're a Protestant?" "Oh no, we're both Pentecostal's." He said, "What?" Yeah, they're both Pentecostal's. Some little difference. They're right in adultery. You cannot leave, just pull out of the same faith, anybody saying he really believes this Word. 20. That's why I said a long time ago, you ever leave this Church, you'll come back crawling to get in. You'll come right up here and apologize to everybody. Because there's only one reason you'll ever leave, and that's because of the Word, because no one in this Church ever treats anybody rotten, nor do people in this Church live in sin. So you see there's a very strong Scripture here if we're going to type the pastor and the church. The pastor's had better realize it's up to them to see that reconciliation has to be worked out on the grounds of the community mind. If I say I believe this Message, and you people say you believe this Message, unless I put you under some great bondage, maybe something you're doing, something I'm doing, there has to be a staying together until a break comes. And at that break it doesn't mean that either the pastor or the people or the person, or persons, have changed their mind about the Word, nor can the pastor or the persons influence anybody to change your mind about the Word. Now you [hear] what I'm saying? 21. That's exactly what happened to some of our friends not too far from here. Now, I'm going to take my stand right here, come on. We welcomed them here on the grounds hoping that they would receive enough strength to go back and make a reconciliation, from what has happened there is no reconciliation until the pastor makes a move. You can say what you want. I care not that that pastor hears this, just send him a video or anything else. I'm taking my stand right here. It says right here, she cannot marry somebody else. She cannot dare leave this Word like Mrs. Lot left It. Nor must any influence under any consideration ever be pushed toward any congregation or anybody to leave the Word on a mutual testimony of the vows made, which the marriage is based on this Church. We believe one Word and we're obligated to stand with that Word, and every due consideration given to help the pulpit, and the pew to stay with that Word and live continently. I don't care what other churches do, I'm just putting myself here what I believe when I know what the Word of God says, because I'm not exactly stupid. In other words, It says any problems, and there's been a true revelation in that Church, that church is going to have to come back. To turn back to another husband puts you right in hell. Shows you what you had in the first place. So, we're looking at these things in the light of what I understand to be the truth and I'm going to stand until someone changes my mind, which I'm afraid they can't, because I've studied this thing out here. We'll talk more about this as time goes on in this Message here. 22. All right. The differences must be cleaned up to a reconciliation. And this is the hour of reconciliation and restoration. How then can a church defy it? Then It goes on to say that the husband must not divorce or put out his wife. And since they both believe the same revelation, it is up to both to seek a solution. And God is not pleased, and God cannot bless until they do. Now, if you're forced out, what do you do? You lost all confidence in your pastor, get another one. But no pastor stands and says, "I'm your husband and you bow to me. If I put you in, I put you out." Hogwash! I've never heard such insanity in my life. Well pardon me, I have heard it. As far as I know I did. I'll take it back if I'm wrong on that. When a preacher tells a man to convince his wife to turn on this Word so he can live with her as an unbeliever, or not come back to the church, I want to say that man is not controlled by the Holy Ghost. Now come on. Go ahead blink you eyes, or anything. I don't care if you agree or not, I'm telling you. Reconciliation brother/sister. I'll reconcile with anybody. But you better reconcile with me. Don't bite me once, and expect me to not watch you. I won't bite you either. If I bit you, then you watch me. Well let's come together. There're people left under my ministry over the years. I didn't have much to do with it, because I wasn't around like I'm doing right now. But I want to tell you it's dangerous. It's very dangerous, because God said, "You reconcile." It's too easy to just think that we can smart off with God. I'm not trying to do that tonight. 23. Now, if you're getting my thought here you can see it dovetails with 1 Cor 1:10, and what I teach a Word base Church is all about. And that is the merging of the minds. The understanding that we are one in this Word as Bro. Branham brought it, and It is taught here to the best of my knowledge. I preach It Word for Word. We stand together there a hundred percent, otherwise they'll be adrift. And if we don't stand a hundred percent you will see a drift come in, because you can't simply sit here and take this teaching and not take it to heart and not be open target for the devil. If a woman is not a hundred percent sold on her husband, and the husband on the wife, any floozy can come by, and any hot-shot can come by and make inroads. Read your magazines and you'll see what's going on what women are doing. Absolutely horrendous. 24. Pulpit and pew need one mind with a spirit of teaching in the pastor, and a spirit to be taught in the pew, the church, that can bring us and keep us together. And that's what does it. I teach and you love teaching, you come here expecting it, and I can be as dry as an old board, I feel like a lubricated wagon wheel in five minutes just standing up here. Spirit gets on each other. It's a spirit of God. It's a good thing to have. This takes sincerity and application to the point of exhaustion if necessary. Right. No stone unturned. And the first sign of anybody wanting to make an amend, say, "Praise God, not a thing in the wind to hurt you, everything is right." 25. Now, verse 12 [1 Corinthians 7:] proves that those spoken of in verse 10 and 11 are of one mind by being in Christ. Watch: now let me tell you that again. Verse 12, "But to the rest I speak..." So if he's speaking to the rest, he's not to the group above in 10 and 11, right? So let's read t. (10) ...unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: That's a truly revealed marriage. And Bro. Branham said, "That's revealed to you that's your husband, and that's revealed to you that's your wife, you confessed out to each other..." He said, "That's it." "Now don't depart. But if you're thin skinned and you can't take the trials of life, you get fooling around like Mrs. Lot, if she depart she cannot marry, she's got to come back to her husband. And don't let the husband dare put away his wife. Now he's supposed to be stronger, sterling character, it's is going to be therefore up to the woman to make the dirty move the same as Eve did." Ha! Not too many women move. It's the men doing all the moving, now that the women got their bellies full. Now they're moving around too. Most men think the stronger vessels of macho man who thinks he's a pipe-line stud horse or something. God's gift to women. Especially in a bed. Phffft! Hogwash, never heard such crud in my life. No, uh, uh. You know something, I tell you, rough preaching up here let's have it right from the barrel head. 26. I know a couple, quite old now, maybe their days of youth are past, she was with child, she went to a Catholic surgeon, doctor in a Catholic hospital. She was so small she could not literally have the baby. But they only allowed so many caesarean's, so they wouldn't operate, they'd literally tore her to pieces. Almost killed the baby. Because of her condition he was so frightened that she might get pregnant he did not touch her sexually for years and lived with her continently as a true husband. We talked to Bro. Branham and Bro. Branham ...?... said that's the way it should be. Not that men should remain continent, when they're burning in the first place and they marry to get away from their burning. But I'm letting you know the man is supposed to be a strong vessel. Not a macho man looking around sniffing the breeze like the wild ass. And we're not! You say, "Bro. Vayle, at your age you can talk." That's true. I'm sorry, I never knew what I know now to teach my others, and teach my children and be what I should have been. I was taught the same crud that you're taught, and what you see everywhere. And there has been so many lies talked about the sexuality of women and of men, and people love to remain in that realm of lying and stupidity. And remember, the tree is inclined the way the twig is bent. 27. Now listen: It says right here, in this case right here, this is a different group of people from down here. (12) ...to the rest (I) speak, not the Lord:... Now, here's a permission granted of God. Like Moses allowed a bill of divorcement. Remember, Moses never initiated divorce. God made Moses initiate it. You can't find one place where Moses said, "Now Lord, these people got a hard heart, and I want you to let me tell them these things." Uh, uh. God spoke from Sinai and gave him the whole Word. Now this is the same thing you're seeing here. God is leading this man. And He's letting this man know, look, I'm dealing with a perfect Bride. I'm dealing with a perfect revelation, with a true five-fold ministry. But I know stuff creeps in, so we've got some other's sitting here to the rest. (12) ...If any brother (has) a wife that (doesn't believe), (up above, they both believe,) and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. It doesn't say, "Here now woman, you better tow the line, bless God, and don't you dare put on slacks." Now I don't want them putting on slacks either. "Now don't you dare cut your hair. I'm going to divorce you." It's grounds for a divorce. If she's pleased to be a wife to him, take care of his clothes, slop the hogs, and slop the kids and everything else, it doesn't really stand in his way, that's just a little old trial he's going through. He can't put her away and he cannot abuse her to where she will walk out. And how many do we know that sad tragic case amongst the macho boys that ran around, "Bless God, get your wife under control." He'd be the same man that preached that crud had better got his boys under control. And the woman which has a husband doesn't believe he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. 28. We had a case of that just not long ago, very dear sister, sweet girl, her husband was abusing her all the time, so finally she walked out. He begged her to come on back. ...?... she said, "Okay, we'll come back. We'll try to make things work again." And he got her by the back of the neck so to speak, not physically, but spiritually. He said, "And now you're going to cut your hair, and we're going to price slacks and we're going to do so and so." She said, "Okay boy, it's all over, and I mean it is all over." He said, "Just a minute, just a minute," he said, "Look, I know you're real and what you've got is of God, I just don't have it. But look, you stay with me you don't need to cut your hair, you don't need to put on slacks. You can go to church, you can read your Bible, you can do anything you want, ...?... I know you're a good person." Well, they're content to stay together now, because he doesn't get in her way. He doesn't stop her reading the Word, going to church, and praying. He doesn't get in her way. Now that's a way aman could be, that's ...?... 29. I know a fellow, and he's a nice guy and his story is (I can't vouch because I wasn't there, but I believe the man was telling the truth), she couldn't stand Bro. Branham, he'd love to go to meetings. And every time he'd go to meetings she'd say, "I'm not going, you're not going, we're not going period. No way to it. No way." And finally he said, "Look," he said, "I'm going and you just ...?..." Last minute she said, "I'm going too." As soon as she got there, "I'm going right back home, can't stand the stuff and you're going." He said, "No, no, we're staying right here." Finally he went to Bro. Branham, said Bro. Branham can I divorce her?" He said, "Yup, you can divorce her and marry another woman. But you know what? You'll get one just like her. That's your destiny. You know what you've got now, stick to what you've got." [laughter] Here it is right in the Bible. If you can get along at all, get along. 30. Now, you put that into a pastor church relationship. You know something? Most church fights in this rough stuff going on is not of the Lord Jesus Christ. So, 12 and 14 speak of harmony in the degree that though revealed faith is not in both of them, but one does not interfere with the other, but rather defers to the Word of God. See, it's okay. Then we notice in [1 Cor 7:] 15 and 16, It said: (15) ...if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. (You're not in) bondage... Notice, in 10 and 11, you are in bondage. Okay, sit on that and think it over. Oh I love this nice quiet type of meeting where I got you right on the hot seat. I'm not being mean. Come on, to the rest I speak, not to this group up here. (15) ... (You're not in) bondage, God's) called us to peace. It says right here, "The unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife. The unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband. Elsewhere, you're children unclean, now they're holy." You can actually be married to a sinner that's a real good egg, man or woman, have a good marriage, nothing you can do about it, live happy, go on your way. You've got a good legitimate marriage in the sense it's a union, God acknowledges it. The kids aren't born out of wedlock. Thing's fine. Don't fuss and don't fume. Stay together. Now, the unbeliever depart let him go. You're not under bondage, because you belong in a class of a marriage that has one real and one unreal. Up here they're both real. And if you're both real you can't divorce. Man can't put away his wife, wife can't put away the husband. What if it takes place? You watch what happens. Don't you worry about turning that person over to the devil. Devil's already got him. Maybe that person's a make-believer. I'm not going to argue that point. I've got nothing to do with it, I'm just talking about a profession. Contract you made, [Bro. Vayle taps on his Bible] publically married, woman, man. The same contract you made by confessing William Branham was a prophet of the Most High God and his Message precedes the literal physical coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. 31. All right. So in a Church like ours where all claim to be of one mind, and try to be of one mind, there is no divorce even thought of amongst the members in the physical sense. That's why I say here to the young people: you blow it, you've had it. You can never remarry. You better be careful. I know young people don't want to hear this. You'll go out and you'll blaspheme the Word of God, that's your business. "Well, my sister did it. My cousin did it, my so and so did it." Sure, that's it. Sure you see it right around everywhere, so you're going to do it too. You shot your wad. What if a man is running around on his wife? She's a believer. Divorce him. He'll bring AIDS home. Stick it out? "Get out, get out," Bro. Branham said so. Can't remarry. Too bad, but you blew it. You let some slick guy talk you into it, because you're pretty or something. Had a nice figure or something. "I want you." Oh, he'll serve God and he'll talk like a saint, and pray like an angel. Didn't wait to find out. Not just girls make mistakes. Boys make mistakes. Let me tell you something: I stand here as a witness before Almighty God, this Bible open. It says, "There are people that are in bondage." [Bro. Vayle raps on the Bible] You're stuck. She better get stuck with someone awful nice, because it sure is nice. A good marriage is the greatest thing this side of heaven. Types the union of Christ and the Bride. Don't you ever mess up thinking is simply a sexual affair. It's that, buy it's a whole lot more. You've got the physical sense. 32. All right. And God will not tolerate, tolerate it that we turn into a church that pulls apart. We've never had this teaching until this hour. I've never looked into it in this hour. But I've been teaching about six solid years now, and I will shun nothing, as I told you, before it's over you may want to fire me and get another preacher. Good! It's your prerogative. Because we're all in a spot. There's no pulling apart. We must stay as one, because we are one in the Word. Bro. Branham said, "Love one another." He said, "You're all nice and friendly good right now, but they're will come a day when the enemy will send in somebody amongst you." He said, "You just stick together." How do you stick together except by the Word, because everyone of us has a personality diverse from the other? How do you stick together in your body. There's a central intelligence called 'life' that animates it. How do you get that life in the Church? Through the Word of God. So therefore, you must adhere to what we believe to be the revealed Word of God. And remember, I don't push any of you. Get that flat. I don't push you in, or push you out. I won't lead you around or any other thing. We preach this Word here exactly, the best we know according to the Word of God. 33. Now, let's go to Galatians 5: and we'll just try to get this covered tonight nicely, and by the grace of God we will. We'll close with just the right time hopefully. All right, we'll take the whole chapter I think, or at least part of It anyway. (1) Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (2) Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. (3) For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. (4) Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; (you) are fallen from grace. (5) For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. What is the hope of righteousness? The immortalized body. (6) For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. (7) (You) did run well; who did hinder you that (you) should not obey the truth? Notice that. Where was the hindrance? They got off the Word. (8) This persuasion cometh not of him that (calls) you. Christ never took you off the Word. Listen: (9) A little leaven (will ruin) the whole (bunch of you.) (10) I have confidence in you through the Lord, that (you) will be none otherwise minded: but he that trouble you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be. Paul said, "I've got confidence you'll not listen to anybody, but what the revealed Word of God is. ...?... (11) And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. 34. I know a man in California, he kind of considered himself a preacher. His brother did, one of the two, I don't know which now. Kind of elders or something. ...?... a Seventh Day Adventist guy come in there acting as though he believed the Message and took him right to seventh day worship. They became 'Saturdarians'. Oh come on. (12) I would they were even cut off... (that word of course means 'emasculated', 'castrated', not killed.) In other words, the seed bearing properties were destroyed so they wouldn't put their rotten seed there. (13) For, brethren, (you) have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. (That's a beautiful thing.) (14) For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Now watch: (15) But if (you) bite and devour one another, take heed that (you) be not consumed one of another. Now, It tells you right there, that you can get fussing amongst yourself in the Word, and with the Word until you become an entire mess. And the whole church goes down the drain. That's why there must be a centralized understanding of the Word. And nobody is going to poke It from this pulpit down anybody's throat. It's just that no other teaching is going to stand up against this teaching which I take word by word from Bro. Branham. And you can see, I've spent a lot of time in tracing down just this one thought, "That this pastor is the spiritual husband." 35. Now, I'm not trying to feed you a bunch of nonsense. I'm trying to take it Word by Word to let you know, don't get euchred [card game term] by somebody. Don't get fooled by somebody. Get with this Word! It's not going to lead you astray. Now we can fuss at each other's personality and things that people are doing. And people can rebel and say, "I'm going to do it anyway." Go ahead and do it! You'll pay the price. You'll bring the shame upon the Church, but we won't back you. I can tell you right now, there 's no way I'll back sin in the Church. And after so long, I'll not come to bat for anybody that determines to go his way against the revealed Word of Almighty God. Because I'm not trying to hurt anybody. I'm not trying to take your living from you. I'm not trying to disrupt your home. I'm not trying to do one thing but show you what the truth is in Christ Jesus. You do what you want with it. Now, if you keep that proper attitude, there'd be no fussing and fuming in the church. There'd be no pulling aside. That's why I say, we are Word built here. We follow 1 Cor 1:10. We follow the Scripture. Now, let's begin to simmer down and understand biting and devouring is out. It can be done, and is done. And they were doing it in the Galatian Church. He said, "Listen, if you keep doing it, you better watch out, you may eat each other up. Ever see one snake trying to eat another snake? There's a picture of it. The bigger old snake get's it. It's not good. 36. Now, let's go to Rom 7:1-4, Bro. Branham read this to us. This is on marriage and divorce situation here. (1) Know ye not, brethren, I speak to them that know the law, how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he (lives)? (2) For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he (lives); but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. (3) So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she married another man. (4) Wherefore, my brethren, (you) also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; (and you're also dead to any religion you came out of.) ... It's all gone. The only trick, (and I use the term trick, it's a loose word,) the only trick of it all is: Learn to put your theology to one side and do not interpret what the prophet is saying by your former theology. It won't work. It won't work. I'm living witness up here. I've spent days with Bro. Branham on these very points. Not when I'm preaching it now, but the very thing I'm telling you about. You've got to put your thinking aside. 37. All right. Now, if we're married indeed to Christ having put aside what we claimed we once had, what if we go back to it? You can't make Christ married to a harlot. It won't work. Now then, if the woman or church simply will not believe the Word, and tries to fight the headship of the pastor, because it is against the Message, give her a bill of divorcement. In other words, she fights the pastor because he's in the Message, you know; why would a preacher have a church that doesn't want to believe the Message? Let her go. Let her go. You can't push them. Also, the preacher through a good man, he may be a believer in God, and may not take the Message as the congregation does take It, the people can vote him out. Why should the people suffer under a man because he's just a good man and all? Listen, brother/sister, don't you understand that morals is a great thing, but Bro. Branham has already told us and has conclusively proven that there are some people that worship Buddha who have far greater morals than we do. And Bro. Branham said, "The people in the Chungi tribe have a moral that the Americans don't know of." They're a lot cleaner. "And that Christian Science can produce more love than we'll ever produce." But you see it's not coming out of the life that's in the Word. And you've got to have a conduit. Do we want to get out of here glorified? Then there's got to be a conduit. See? "Your Message precedes the Second Coming of Christ." What is that, the Coming of Christ? A Resurrection, and an immortalization of the people standing here. The Message then encompasses that. We're not sitting here tonight I hope just to learn a little bit about a Word of God, and smart off like the rest of people do. We're here because there's life in this Message we hear. 38. Now, this man doesn't believe, but he's a fine man. He's got good morals and all. That's very, very good, but it's not the answer. You need the Word. We might just well then look at 1 Cor 7:39. (39) The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband (lives); but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. Now, you can see right here a woman, when her husband dies she's a hundred percent free to marry in the Lord. Now this poor woman, it may be that she's been under a husband that doesn't want a thing to do with her. And so he won't have a thing to do with her, so he puts her away. But she loves the Lord, she loves the Word of God here, what can she do? If her husband dies, she can actually marry a real believer. If she's in a church where the preacher doesn't believe the Word of God, she moves out somewhere, he's dead to her, period. It's all gone. She can now sit under somebody else and enjoy the Word of Almighty God. 39. Now listen: we are bound by this Word. This Word is everything. Now, let's look at It, and if you don't believe It, we're going to prove It by Hebrews 12: which Bro. Branham said his Bible blew open several times in a row and each time to the Book of Hebrews chapter 6. And when he read It, a vision came. And in the vision he saw the world as a circle, and a man going forth sowing seed, and behind him crept a man in black sowing a false seed. Now, this is at the time of the burning. Because It says, they're going to burn after this. [Hebrews 6:] (4) For it is impossible (to go on to perfection at that time,) it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, (no further enlightenment) tasted the heavenly gift, (partake) of the Holy Ghost, (5) ...tasted the good word of God, the powers of the world to come, (6) (Having fallen) away, (they cannot ever be renewed to) repentance; (because they have not crucified Christ afresh, but they've crucified) to themselves the Son of God afresh, (and in doing it, have crucified themselves. They're gone. Now:) (7) For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: (8) But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh (to) cursing; whose end is to be burned. So, at the end-time this is the rain falling, the teaching rain, at the time of the latter rain that brings the people into perfection. And this is the time that the grain is separated from the chaff, and the wheat from the tares. So that's what you're looking at. So now, according to Bro. Branham the old husband is dead if you want to get rid of him. Lock, stock and barrel you can come out of Babylon and cast your lot with the One and Only true God. 40. Now, we better not try to get Charismatic preachers and swinging congregations in this Message. We've already seen Jimmy Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart, now it's Jimmy Jones, like Bro. Jack Bell phoned and he said, "What's with that name 'Jimmy'? I said, "It's very bad. That's why I changed my name to George. [some chuckling] Three Jimmy's right there. One murdered about eight hundred people, cyanide. How many did the other two murder? And one called the kettle black, and the pot was just as bad. That was the bigger pot, he was six foot. [more chuckling] Now the paper's got another hay-day. They got a crocodile in the 'Dayton Herald' down there, [Ohio newspaper] crying Swaggart tears... See, that's the stuff we came out of. Now let's stay out of it. And let's stay clear. We're not pointing fingers. The fact is all of these things are manifested. It's spiritual wickedness in high places. They are deceiving the people. Now they are being defrocked by God Himself. What they blamed the Roman Catholic church for, for years, and years, they have been doing themselves. Why? Because it is in the roots of the whole organized church system. Now, the independents aren't perfect either. You've got to come to this Message and in the hope and power of God the life released in this Word will take us through without sin. Predestinated unto righteousness. No pastor can make an entire congregation Bride by preaching this perfect Message. The Bride is foreknown, called, and predestinated and will be one with the Word. We cannot escape the mixed multitude principle of three kinds of believers in the church. Our church or any church. This is one of the toughest things I've got to face and even talk to you about. I like to just sort of put my head in the sand and pretend every single one of us are great virtue children of God. Although we cannot prove anything, nor will we be able to prove anything. Neither can we say that there is one amongst us who is not. That's up to God. 41. Now, no one can prove anything. We only believe and only try to believe a vindicated Message. It humbles us all to read in 2 Timothy 2: (15) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. (16) But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. (17) And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; (18) Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; (they said that already in this Message,) and overthrow the faith of some. (Not everybody.) (19) Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his... (No matter what happens to any church.) If they devour each other, or come near it, the church splits and everything becomes an entire mess. Everybody's kicked out. The government despoils us, God knows His own. (19) ...Let every one that (names) the name of Christ depart from iniquity. (20) But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but of wood and earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. Bro. Branham said, "Everyone is not a silver dollar like Abraham. You can be a little ten cent piece like Lot and still make it." (21) If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. (22) Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (23) But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. (24) And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, (25) In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; Now, that's what a pastor is supposed to be like. If the congregation is in error, he is supposed to help them. (26) And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. What if some people are taken captive by the devil? It's not just throw him out, it's try to help the individual. And remember the Scripture tells us very, very distinctly:  (19) Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. 42. So therefore, in an hour when we know that we're in the Exodus which there is a triunity, or a trinity of people, a believer, a make believer, and unbeliever. Now the believer, make believer, and unbeliever are just the one. But they've got two different kinds of humps like camels. One's got a one hump, one's got two humps, so to speak. The make believer, he doesn't believe to begin with, but he pretends he does. The unbeliever, he don't believe period. Bro. Branham says, "He just gets up and walks off." The other fellow sticks around. So, in the Exodus they had them. Now here's the point: we must come to this place in this Church to make the progress that we desire, and that is in spite of the conduct of anybody. Now let that sink in. I'm talking to myself, and I'm talking to you. We're talking to each other. In spite of the conduct of anybody, as long as that person shows even a semblance of attempting to walk with Christ in the Word by revelation and by conduct. And you can see I'm limiting it, and I better, because I'm not going to ...?... you come in here and attempt to seduce the women we'll throw you out lock, stock and barrel young man. And we'll kick you on the way going down, because that's out. Women being licentious, that is out. I've used my language correctly that we are attempting within our own scope and sphere to be what God wants us to be. And we may be under an indelible pen of the devil. He scored us hard where we simply cannot jar certain things of our hearts and our minds that we should jar out and get rid of them. But we're trying, we're hoping. 43. Then we must as individuals accept each other in love on the testimony of the person. And work in that capacity of showing every consideration and kindness. Not that we allow ourselves to be taken advantage of, because rebuke and admonition is a part of the church in everyone of you. But you see what I'm saying, as long as there's a mark of any sincerity and of submitting one to another, and not disobedient of deliberately flaunting, or coming contrary to the Church or the laws of the land we got to watch these things. Then I say, we can progress in this love and affection, and fellowship we're talking about, as Bro. Branham said, "There comes a time when the gifts, as it were, are put on a shelf and the sweet Spirit of Christ coming into the Church and all people being healed." We must strive now, not simply to be part of the Word intellectually, but we must now accept each other on the grounds of that same intellectual, and passive revelation watching carefully the dynamics of faith, which causes the people to walk correctly. You hear what I'm saying? We do not tolerate insubordination to the Word of God and think we can be adulterous and fornicating, and lying, and cheating, and flaunting the law when we're forbidden to do a thing. "I'm going to do it anyway." You have no right to do it, nor have a right to do it! Those things will not be tolerated. They cannot be. But listen, even if I were a Hindu, I would know that much. If I was nothing but spiritistic, I would know that much. If I had any concept of God at all, any faith in God, I would know that much. But we know something the rest don't know. We have a Word of God which becomes a conduit. And Bro. Branham said, "You take a properly fertilized ground that we are God's husbandry, and you place in it the properly germatized Word, it takes merely the sun and the rain. And the sun and the rain my brother, my sister between you and me, our Son and our Rain is merely smiling benevolently and cheerfully, and helpfully, and hopefully, and kindly, and persuasively upon each other, accepting each other in Christ. Now this is going to be a job. Me simply saying it, is not going to do it. It means the erosion of all the old things that were once there, they must go and by the grace of God they certainly can go. So, the whole Church must come together staunchly and become 1 Cor 1:10, striving for the same mind. We might not have all the same understanding, ask your questions and I'll do my best to help them. 44. Strive for love, a manifestation, whether it be by the Spirit enlivened Word, or by our own spirit. Let us strive for love. Each believe he's a true believer. Stand on it. We're part of each other. We're all part of each other. Each believe for the other, though it might even be obvious that the person is not in the Word. That's to you it might be. To him he is not obvious. Believe with him and for him. If one fails to do a job, jump in and get the job done. If one fails to pay, someone else pay. Be all of a willing spirit, and make up for the unwilling. Follow Christ. Love each other. Sacrifice, look out for each other. Gal 6:10 tells you that: (10) As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Look it: you may have a job and the position to help somebody in the church. Don't let some outsider sinner take that job. Help that person in the church get a job. You say, "I just don't think he might be so and so." Find out. 45. I like Bro. Brian Kocourek's spirit. He certainly tries to help every brother. You need a resume he'll help you make one. I see people in the church. Rich does the same thing. I know Dave helps out. Gene, Joe, anybody here. Lloyd. All try to help. That's the right spirit! Don't be Pentecost like I went through, where they cut your throat for a nickel. And though you are a brother, pick up a sinner. They did that on me once. And the guy cut their throats. I had the last laugh. Although it was no laughing matter. If you can help somebody, don't stand back and say, "Well, I just don't know." That's the same as saying, "Be you warm and fed." [Jas 2:16] And don't do a thing about it. See somebody naked and hungry and your heart doesn't open up. Now you can't feed everybody. My heavens, a billionaire go to Africa. Trillionaire go to India. He'd be bankrupt in Madras or Bombay, just a couple of cities. All the beggars hanging out there. 46. Now, I have put the heaviest burden on the pastor. But never forget then, in 1 Tim 5:17-19, (17) Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially (those that work) and doctrine. (18) ...(don't) muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. (19) ...(don't) receive an accusation, (against the elder, except in the right way that God Almighty gave it. That opens the door to verse 20.) (20) Them that sin rebuke before all, that others may fear (also. After the congregation.) (24) Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; some men they follow after. (Get rid of your sins now, put them under the Blood. Live the life. They will never bother you.) (25) Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. In other words, people know when you're on the ball and doing right and good things. You can't hide it all. But there is sometimes you do things nobody knows about. The left hand doesn't know what the right hand does, and God blesses you. So you see what we're striving at in this Church here my brother/sister. Not some pastor like myself trying to take you over and try to get you under some certain kind of control. That's not it at all. I'm not interested in that. I'm interested in us going ahead according to the Word of God, because It is one Spirit that instituted true Church Order with the true things of God to bring us to perfection and right up to the Headship Who is here now in the form of the Holy Ghost just waiting for a Bride to be in position so the dead can come out of the ground, and we can all be caught away in a Rapture. This is not some pipe dream. This is true, and we are to look at It, examine It, believe It, and work at It. That's the secret. Let's rise and be dismissed. Heavenly Father, we want to thank You again for Your love, and Your mercy, and Your grace, Your goodness, Your kindness, helping us, Lord, to see these things we know so that no man will take advantage over us. For, Lord, we know that there are those who would take advantage absolutely and make a show in our flesh. We know that. Then there are others, Lord, who trust the arm of flesh. And we know both are wrong, Father, it's got to be where there's a Bride with a true five-fold ministry, where they are all centered on Jesus Christ in the love of God by the Living Word that lives within us, Lord. And then we, Lord, we know that we are to discipline ourselves as Paul said, "I die daily. I have been crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet no I, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God Who loved me and gave Himself for me." [Gal 2:20] That we can see, Lord, here there is a great and wonderful intertwine until as Bro. Branham said, "The last hour, I and my Father are one that would be in the Bride." The Bride will be one with the Word and the Word will be one with the Bride on to this great divine plan of God. Lord, we know it seems like we're millions of miles off, but we know we're not. We're nigh unto it, because actually, Father, we believe the Word has been given according to Hebrews 6, and now the nigh unto burning, and the nigh unto gathering. It is right at the door, just the same as James said. He said, "The Judge standeth at the door." We see all these things, Lord, we know all these things and we know they're real. And we know, Lord, that the devil is doing the same thing he did to Eve. He's trying to blind our minds. He's trying to dull our minds. He's trying to thicken our thoughts and get them away. But, Father, we know that Your foundation stands sure. There is a seal You know Your children, and we believe we're Your children. By the grace of God we're going to stand with the prophet who never put anybody in or out, but we stand with each other in the Word, and the great God who puts everybody in and who He puts in, He never puts out. He saves from the uttermost ...?... help me, Lord, and everybody that tries to minister to Your people to be of that frame of mind. We know, Lord, at this point we are anything but, I believe, Father, it seems like a million miles away, and yet, one Word from You, O God, changes the whole thing. Put that Word of Life within our hearts and in our mouths continuously, O God, that we might be to the people what the people need, and we together glorify Your Name, O God, we pray in the Name of Jesus Christ. And unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the Only wise God, be all power and honor and glory through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. The Lord bless you. 'Take the Name of Jesus with you.' Questions and Answers - Pastor Series # 9 - Page PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 23