Episode 323: The Family Altar Audio Devotional – Day 289

Episode Summary:

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: (Psalm 124:2-3)

244 I’ll tell you what happened the other day. I was down in Texas. ’Fore leaving…And the—the brethren here are witnesses to this. The Oneness church, seventy-two churches, sponsored my meeting. And I put Brother Petty, the Assembly of God brother, up on the platform that night. Now, you know that’s true. He’s a precious brother, Brother Petty, if any of you know him, from Beaumont, Texas. He’s one of the finest man I ever met. His wife is a converted Catholic, a real sainted woman. He’s a real man of God.

245 Tell me who is a finer man than Roy Wead, of the Assemblies of God. Mention any of these men, look here, all these brothers I know around here. Brother from the Philadelphian church here, and the Assemblies of God men, and who is any finer people? Tell me where. Tell me who is a finer man than Jack Moore? Tell me that. He’s a what they call…They belong to them. He’s not a radical. You find radical on both sides; and that’s where the people point, and that’s where the devil points.

246 But they’re all men of God. God has give them the Holy Ghost. If it wasn’t for the grace of God, we’d all be gone, with our fusses and things. That’s exactly right. But the grace of God binds us together. No wonder we can sing, “Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love.” That’s what we need, then.

247 And so you know what? The General Superintendent over the—the church, called me up, and he said, “Did you know what you did last night?” My second night there.

I said, “What?” I said, “Had a wonderful meeting.”

Said, “You had a man on your pulpit was a sinner.”

I said, “I didn’t know it.” Where was…

Said, “That Mr. Petty.”

248 “Oh,” I said, “a sinner? What?” I said, “He’s an Assembly of God preacher, brother.”

249 He said, “Yes, but he is still a sinner, because he hasn’t been baptized right.”

250 And I said, “Brother, pray tell me why.” I said, “He’s got the Holy Ghost.”

251 He said, “Brother Branham, what did Peter say? ‘Repent, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins.’ Therefore your sins cannot be remitted until you’re baptized in Jesus’ Name.”

I said, “Is that the formula, my brother?”

He said, “That’s the formula.”

252 I said, “God upset His Own applecart then, in Acts 10:49, for, ‘While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell upon them which heard the Word,’ see, and they had never been baptized, at all. Then, God give the Holy Ghost to people that wasn’t even converted?” I said, “Where in the world are you standing now?”

253 He said, “You know what we’re going to do?” Said, “We’re drawing a little ring, and drawing you right out of our circle.”

254 “Then,” I said, “I’m going to draw another one, and draw you right back in again.” I said, “You can’t draw me out, ’cause I love you. See, you just can’t do it.” I said, “There’s too many of your—your brethren out there that love me and believe in me.” I said, “You, I’ll—I’ll…They’ll come, anyhow.” I said, “They’ll come. And you can’t draw me out. If you draw me out, I’ll draw you back in.” I said, “When you make one circle, God, by His grace, will let me draw another and pull you right back again.” That’s right, draw them right back again.

61-0425b – “The Godhead Explained”
Rev. William Marrion Branham

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