God’s Only
Provided Place of Worship # 25
Brian Kocourek February 8, 1995
Two Laws
Because The
tape recorder did not record Wednesday night I want to preach the same Message
over again. I hope by the Grace of God to be able to do so with the same
anointing as Wednesday night. I believe that He is here and that He is our
Anointing. So, If we could simply come to the place
where we could just let go and completely let God, I believe we would be the
most satisfied creatures on earth.
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Now, the word Deuteronomy, the word itself means "two laws,"
the word Deuteronomy. And God has two
laws. The two laws: one of them is
disobedient to the Word, and die; and the other one is obedience to the Word, and live. That's the two laws, and
Deuteronomy means those two laws. They have both been absolutely displayed to
us in the Scripture. One of them is death, the other one is Life; Life and
death. God deals only in Life, Satan only in death. And these
was displayed to the world publicly, openly before every eye, and
there's no excuse for it. One of them was displayed on Mount Sinai when the law
was given, which condemned the whole human race to death; the other one was
give on Mount Calvary, that brought the whole human race to Life, when the
penalty was paid in Jesus Christ. The two laws of Deuteronomy was fulfilled in these two great things.
Now, we covered this a week
ago Wednesday night. We examined Deuteronomy 28 where we find blessings and cursings, Life and Death! To believe God's Word is Life and
to disbelieve is death. In Numbers 5 we
see the law of
the jealous husband. If the husband was away and when he returns he suspects
his wife of being unfaithful, he would take her to the priest who is also the
judge, and the judge would give here a potion to drink. If his suspicions were
right, then after drinking this drink the unfaithful wife would suffer in her
body. Her belly would swell and her thighs would rot. And she would surely die.
But if she was innocent, then she would be able to conceive a child which is a
blessing from the Lord. So in one instance it was death and the other brought
forth Life. And notice, by drinking the same drink.
In JOHN 7: 37 Jesus said,
"If any man thirst, let Him come unto me, and drink.
" So from one cup comes forth Life and Death. To drink is life to reject
it is death.
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Now, if in the human heart there is a longing, like Methodist,
Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, all these others, trying to find that one true
way, and they're told by their priests and pastors, and so forth, that
"This is the true way." They say, the priest says, "There's no
salvation outside the Catholic church."
Now we have shown so far in
this series that If there wasn't something in the peoples hearts
calling out for Methodist or Baptist or whatever, then there wouldn't be a
Now notice the similarity in
both John 3: 19
- 21 (read) & In 1 John 2: 19 -
21
Hosea 4: 9 Notice, these people are just
alike.
2 Tim 4: 3 And in this scripture you see that they heap to
themselves teachers who are just
like
the people.
Acts
things.
Why? To draw disciples away.
2 Peter 2: 1 - , 12 - 21 (read) notice the perverse things are brought in
which means that they
must originate somewhere else.
Now as I said before, the
wife of Numbers 5 was either guilty or innocent before she drank the potion.
And I believe that all who drink of the cup of the Lord, His Word, will either
manifest to have been His to begin with or they will manifest that they never
were His.
Notice what Jesus said in Matthew
Now tonight, I would like to
continue on as we read from ...
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I want you to notice again,
there was also two covenants give. One covenant was given to Adam, which was
on conditions, like law: "If you will not touch this, then you will
live; but if you touch this, you will die." That was a law. Then there was
another law given to Abraham, which was by grace,
unconditionally: "I have saved you and your seed," after him.
Amen! That is a type of
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But now we hear Him say there
is only one place where He will meet man to worship. You heard it right here in
my text. We will refer to it, back, in a few minutes.
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Then if there's only one place that
God meets man, we had better be very careful. Now let's lay aside our
traditions this morning, and... in this Sunday-school
lesson, and be very sure that we find that one place. Because, God has said
here, He will not receive you in any other place. Any other church, He won't
receive you in. Only in His Church, the only place He will receive you.
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Now, "What'd you say,
Brother Branham? If I'm sincere?" No.
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Remember, Jesus talked to some
sincere people, the worshipers for His day, and He said, "In vain do you
worship Me." True, genuine
worship from the bottom of their hearts. "In vain do you worship Me, teaching for doctrine the commandments of man," or
their denominational creed. Sincere, reverently, just as
religious as they can be. And that wasn't new just with the Pharisees.
Cain and Abel, the first two worshipers that was borned,
natural birth here on earth, absolutely came in the same attitude.
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Cain was just as religious as
Abel was. They both built altars. They both loved God. They both made
sacrifices. They both worshipped. They both paid tithe. They both
done everything just alike. But Abel,
by faith which is "the revelation" (the Word of God revealed, made
plain, showed out, and vindicated.) Glory! Cain made an offering, but God didn't vindicate it. God required
worship, and Cain made the offering; but God didn't vindicate it. But by the
true channel...
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You say, "Well, my church
is It. My..."Wait just a minute. God interprets His Own Word by Its terms
that He spoke in. See, Cain said, "I am religious. I am a lover of my
Maker. I offer to Thee this fine altar. I offer to You
this sacrifice. I built all these things up, Lord, because I love you."
Abel said the same thing. Now it's the
one that's vindicated, the one that's proven. And God come down and received
Abel's sacrifice, because by revelation he had struck the true channel of God
that was accepted
.
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Now watch that Cain spirit come right down
through the Scripture, right on to this very last day. Fundamental?
Just as fundamental as the other one was.
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Look at the prophet Balaam and
the prophet Moses. Both of them with
seven altars, Jehovah's altars, blood
on each one; and not only that, but rams on each one. In numerology, exactly
the right number, seven, "perfect," seven rams. Just exactly alike, both
altars. As fundamental as one
was, the other one was also. But who
did God vindicate? See? See? The one that was in His Word.
Fundamental doesn't mean too much; it's the revelation of God. Remember, Matthew 7. Although
they prophesied in His name, and in His name cast out devils and done many
mighty works, He said, I still don't know you.
Revelation is the Key. Why? Because it is the Life source of God coming into the believer.
1 PETER 1: 3 - 7, 8-9 & 13 Grace comes at the Revelation.
That's why Eph 1's so important
EPHESIANS 1: 17
REVELATION 3: 1 - 2
1 CORINTHIANS 1: 4 - 10 Revelation
by Grace about Grace
ROMANS 3: all, 4: all, 5: all, & 9
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Now think! These man, why was
they called and was put in this condition (these Pharisees) by Jesus, said,
"In vain you worship Me"? Worship Him: genuine worship, true worship from
their hearts. "You... In vain you worship Me."
Why? "Teaching for doctrine their
tradition of man, therefore you make the commandments of God of no effect to
the people."
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If I brought you a Methodist message, it would take no effect on you,
this is Bride time. If Moses taught the message of Noah, it would take no effect.
If Jesus taught Moses' message, it would take no effect. Because the predestinated seed are laying
there that will only be watered by that type of water that's give for that
seed. See? It won't grow any other condition. It must be the condition that
grows it.