And Lot, remember, had took his choice and had went down into Sodom to live in sin, and luxury, and pleasure. But yet, he was a believer.
And now, this may have a little bit of a Calvinistic whang to it, but if a man is once a Christian, he may get away from It, but It’ll never get away from him. There’s something happens to a man. John 5:14, Jesus said, “He that heareth My Word and believeth on Him that sent Me hath (present tense) Eternal Life, and shall never come into condemnation, but hath (past tense) passed from death unto Life.” That’s His Word. See?
10 But Lot had backslid. He was going—not to lose his soul, but lose his reward. And there he was…Now remember, to find out whether he was still—had the spark in his heart, we find out that the Bible said that the sins of that people vexed his righteous soul.
Don’t you feel bad tonight to go out on the street and see people, the way they live in sin? That’s the righteousness of God in your heart, that it just seems there’s something wrong.
And that’s the way Lot was. Though he was—had circumstances, and had backslidden. But yet, down in his heart…
And I believe this, that out in many of those great fine churches tonight, great denominational churches, people who’s has not yet received the Holy Spirit, many. But I believe down in their heart, many of them has a warm feeling towards God and the desiring the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
You know, the main thing is with our message, it’s not the message that’s hindering; it’s the way it’s presented sometime. See? If we can present it right in the power and the demonstration of the love of God, men will be glad to receive it.
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Rev. William Marrion Branham