God’s Only Provided Place of Worship # 4
The Fear of God and
the Full Duty of Man
Wednesday Evening November 16, 1994
Ecclesiastes 12:
13 - 14¶ Let us hear the conclusion of
the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole
[duty] of man. 14 For God shall bring
every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether [it be] good, or
whether [it be] evil.
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N-4 - 65-1128.1M Now, I want to say to Brother Leo... I was
talking about Brother Wood last night, his brother being here. Brother Leo, if
you and the little group that's hooked in up there this morning; Sister
Mercier, your father's here. I seen him last night. He's around here in the
building somewhere, and he looks fine and dandy.
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The morning he was
healed up at the Tabernacle, there was two major cancer cases, real dying, and
both of them was healed. And their father, an elderly man in a heart attack,
was brought out to the glory of God. And he's in the meeting here somewhere. I
can't see him amongst the crowd now, but he was here last night.
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Greetings to all of
you out across the land; here in this wonderful place, of the Life Tabernacle
here at Shreveport, with a whole jammed-out crowd for a Sunday school. You
know, if I lived at Shreveport, not saying nothing against anybody, but this
would be the place I'd come to church at, right here at the Life Tabernacle.
This is not a denomination. The Life Tabernacle, is today, is a
interdenominational tabernacle. They come out of the denomination because they
accepted me and this Message I preach. Brother Jack Moore, my brother and
friend, he was taken from the denominations because he associated with me. And
so I think he deserves some credit. That's right. God bless him. And hold up
his hands in prayer, and believe with him.
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And now Sister
Moore, I don't see her anywhere, she... Yes, back here. She looks like a little
girl setting over there this morning, all this dressed up, new, and just looked
like a Easter outfit. And it--it looked like... Brother Jack didn't even know
her hisself, "Now, my sister here."
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We sure miss Anna
Jean and Don, and all of them. Glad to meet Brother Nolan, he was one of the
associates here.
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And Brother Ernie,
I asked him yesterday if he'd sing that Amen. I've got it on a record, and I've
wore the thing out just listening over it, Amen. I think he's got a voice for
that; beats any of them. And little Judy, I noticed her; the two, they look
just like brother and sister. Don't they? They're husband and wife. Look at the
each of them, see why, they're just so the type...?... And really a lovely
little couple. That's, you know, that's... Brother Palmer that's just climbed
the golden stairs, that's his daughter and son-in-law. And that's... She is
certainly a contribution to his well training of a child. And got others too,
married ministers also, and these are the evangelists and on their field, and
others. So it's just great.
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I haven't seen
Sister Palmer. Really, I don't know whether I'd know her if I seen her, or not.
She's, perhaps, somewhere (of course) in the meeting. Back in the back; God
bless you, Sister Palmer.
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My heart shakes
every time I think of it. Brother Palmer had just climbed the steps, a few
minutes, until I got the message that he was gone. I just couldn't believe it.
Billy called me, and somebody had got a-hold... and they knowed. We were such
lovely friends, and to know that he was gone, it was really shaking. But we all
got to go, regardless of who we are, we must go one by one. But there's only
one thing, "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and
keep His commandments, for this is the full duty of man," Ecclesiastes 12.
“Fear God and Keep His Commandments for this is the full duty
of man.”
Duty
comes from the word Da Bar which means:
business, purpose, duty, or any action required by one's position or
service.
Notice
Ecclesiastes says this is the whole duty and brother Branham says this is the
full duty.
The
word Full means having in it all there
is space for. Complete!
Romans 11: 25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be
ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that
blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be
come in. Paul
is speaking here of the fullness of the Gentiles.
Galatians 4: 4 But when the
fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made
under the law, And
in Galatians Paul is speaking of the fullness of time.
Ephesians 1: 3 - 10 ¶ Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly
[places] in Christ:
EPHESIANS 1:4
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of
the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
EPHESIANS 1:5
5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
EPHESIANS 1:6
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made
us accepted in the beloved.
EPHESIANS 1:7
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness
of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
EPHESIANS 1:8
8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
EPHESIANS 1:9 9
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good
pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might
gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and
which are on earth; [even] in him: In verse 1o Paul speaks
of the fullness of time but in verse 23
fullness of God
EPHESIANS 3: 19 And to know the
love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the
fulness of God. Again Paul is speaking of being Filled
with all the fullness of God. And He is the Word.
EPHESIANS 4: 11 - 13 And he gave some,
apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and
teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry,
for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the
faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the
measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: Paul
is speaking here of the Stature of the fulness of Christ. =
2 Peter 1: 1 - 12 ¶ Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of
Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through
the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you
through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given
unto us all things that [pertain] unto life and godliness, through the
knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great
and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine
nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 ¶
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to
virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge
temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and
to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For
if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither
[be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind,
and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old
sins. 10 Wherefore the rather,
brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do
these things, ye shall never fall: 11
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the
everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 12 ¶ Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you
always in remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], and be
established in the present truth.
John 1: 16 of His fulness have all we received
So
we are looking at service or duty ... full duty coming at the time of fullness,
full duty coming forth from the fear of God and the keeping of His Word.
Romans 12: 1 - 2 ¶ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the
mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,
acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be
ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that
good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God
2 Thessalonians 2: 10 - 12 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that
perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be
saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that
they should believe a lie: 12That they
all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in
unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 1: 1 - 3 ¶ Paul, and Silvanus,
and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We are bound to thank God
always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth
exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other
aboundeth;
2 Thessalonians 1: 10 - 12 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be
admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed
) in that day. 11 ¶
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you
worthy of [this] calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of [his] goodness,
and the work of faith with power:
12 That the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of
our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1: 3 Remembering without ceasing your work of
faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in
the sight of God and our Father;
Now
we are not talking about the fear of the Lord as the Greek word Phobia would
suggest
2 Timothy 1: 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
1 John 4: 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love
casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made
perfect in love.
Romans 8: 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage
again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry,
Abba, Father.
Ephesians 5: 21 ¶ Submitting yourselves one to another in the
fear of God.
Ephesians 6: 5 Servants, be
obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and
trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
2 Corinthians 7: 1 ¶ Having therefore these promises, dearly
beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God.