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10In Romans 5:1-5 we found three words of significance, The first word is Patience translated from the Greek word hupomone meaning steadfastness under trials, patiently enduring, so it speaks of a certain endurance we receive from learning to wait.
11The next word we see is Experience which was translated from the Greek word "dokime" which means a tried character, a specimen of tried worth, or proof.
12And the third word he uses is Hope which was translated from the Greek word "elpice" and it simply means an earnest expectation.
13Now from the Church Age Book, The Smyrnaean Church Age Chptr. 4 Brother Branham said, "3."
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16And Paul tells us that it is this Character that every son of Abraham will have in common.
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20pp. "70 Now, with our Message, can we stand by the looking glass of God's Word and see Christ reflect in our own lives then?"
21Notice he is asking us a question, can we look into the mirror of God's Word, and see the same character of Christ reflected in our life?
22"Can we bear such, and the reproach of the Message that we're standing for here?"
23Notice he is asking the question, what character is reflecting from us when we are under trial, or testing? Then he gives us the absolute example. he says...
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27You know, I've have experienced that myself when I was in Uganda in 2006. I over heard some ministers using my name so I walked over to them, and I asked them I heard my name and was wondering why they were talking about me. And one said, "why did you come and stir up the people in our nation?" And I said, "the entire nation is stirred up?" And he said, "yes, what you are teaching over here has stirred up the people all over the nation", and I said, "well then that's good". and he said, "are you happy about it?" And I said, "well no, Not happy, but the Bible says, that every where that Paul went there was no small stir, and the Bible also says Jesus was accused of stirring up the nation of Israel, so I guess I'm in good company." I said, "if I came to tel you what you already know, then that would be a waste of my time and yours. But I came to tell you what you didn't know, and i am glad the people are stirred because then they will have to dig into the Word to find out whether what I am saying is right or not."
28So Jesus said in John 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
29Well I can say that there is at least one Scripture that is manifested in my life. And I am thankful for it. Aren't you?
30And if Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever. Then that explains why Brother Branham is still attacked even 48 years after he's gone off the scene, and that explains why brother Vayle is still attacked more than a year and after he's gone off the scene, and I haven't been to Eastern Uganda since 2006 and last week I received a meeting report from Br. Marcus Janckheere from Belgium, a close friend of mine, and he told me he attended a minister meetings in Norway, and he said in his email to me the following:
31"On Friday afternoon, we had a walk along the fjord, and Br." (X, I've purposely left out the name because it is not necessary to tell the story, but if you wish to know, you can read the email for yourself) "he asked me to walk besides him. The first question he asked me: did you go with Br. Brian to Africa. I said, yes I did. He said "You know, he is bringing a lot of confusion in Uganda".
32And I ask the question, Confusion? Who is confused? Those who teach what brother Branham taught or those who refuse to teach what Brother Branham taught because it doesn't agree with their own Oneness dogma.
33That reminds me of what brother Branham said in his sermon, Perseverant 62-0719E P:86 Here not long ago down in Mexico, we was having a meeting there, and it's a great Catholic country, and all of you, pretty near, you ministers know General Valdena. He was the one taking me in. The bishop of the Catholic church went up, told the president, said, "Well, you're bringing a non-Catholic in here." He said, "Well," said, "General Valdena says it's a reputable person." Said, "Well," said, "there isn't nothing like that in here." Said, "We can't do that." He said, "Why," he said, "they tell me that thousands of people come out to his meetings," the president said. He said, "Well, nothing goes out there but just the ignorant and unlearned." He said, "You've had them five hundred years. Why are they ignorant and unlearned?" Guess that would crop off the feathers. See?
34Now, I was in Uganda seven years ago, back in 2006 and we invited 60 ministers to attend our meeting, but three ministers from the United States went in a week ahead of our meetings to try and convince the ministers not to attend my meetings because they said, I was preaching Lee Vayle's "Two God's" doctrine. Well, first of all those brothers lied because brother Vayle never preached a "Two God's" doctrine and secondly he had corrected the "Two Lords" teaching back in 2000 setting the record straight by calling Two Lords a fallacy and that was six years before my meetings in Kampala Uganda. So there was no excuse to do what they did but they still continue to use defamation, libel and slander even when they know what I teach because it is on the internet, and no where have I ever taught Two Gods, and I have taught against Two Lords every where I go telling the brothers that Brother Vayle said do not teach it that way because it is false to do so.
35But you see, people want to lump people together, and all those who still teach it wrong, we are lumped in with them, because we both are tied to together via our association with Br. Vayle.
36Now, listen it was the people who said they fallowed Luther that burned down churches, and killed priests and beat them and did all kinds of fanatical things, and they said it wasn't a miracle that Martin Luther could protest the Catholic church and get away with it, the real miracle was that he could hold his head above all the fanaticism that followed his ministry.
37So in getting back to John 23.
38Now, listen to brother Branham describe this character that could be beaten, this character that could be and mocked, this character that could even be sentenced to death for no other reason than for His relationship with God His Father.
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41Brother Branham continues, "We won't raise with Christ; we're already raised with Christ. That's right. We are in Christ now. And if Christ be risen from the dead, aren't we raised from the dead with Him? Amen. "Now we're setting together in Heavenly places in Him." Oh, my! That ought to make you Presbyterians shout. Uh-huh..
42That's what Paul said in Colossians 3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
43Colossians 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
44Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
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46112 We've got to take the entire, full Gospel. We must. And now, being that we have identified ourselves as full Gospel people, let's mold our character.
47Why is he saying, "full Gospel people?" Because he is saying, "now that we have the doctrine of Christ correct, let's mold our character to His character".
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49As a Word prophet you've got to know that is where brother Branham is taking his statement from. Pergamean church age 60-1207 P:31 The life of Saint Martin is one of the greatest miracle filled lives of anybody in the church ages. From all the way from Saint Paul out, he was one of the most spiritual men. He was. One of his first miracles was, He was a soldier to begin with, I believe. And then one day he was coming by and there was someone, a man laying cold and shivering, and all the people that not willing, but was able to help the man, they just passed him by like."
50Now, brother Branham continues by saying here, "We're invited to be molded in His Image, that we might reflect His Presence. "And the works that I do, shall you do also