ONENESS # 66

July 14, 1993

Brian Kocourek

DEUT 23: 14, 29: 29

Prayer

Sunday morning we began our review of Oneness and looked at 5 pts

that  I  believe  are essential to having  this  Oneness  brother
Branham  is talking about. I do not believe these points  were  a
figment  of  my  imagination  but  rather,  these  are  essential
elements  that brother Branham spoke to us in his sermon  on  the
Oneness of God.

Now  the first point that I spoke on is the fact brother Branham
began  his  introduction  to this message by tying  it  into  his
Communion message of the night before. He thus tied Oneness  with
his thoughts on communion. So we see that Oneness has to do  with
Communion. He  said, Communion means to talk to and  to  commune
back.  In order for that to happen there has to  be  conversation
which let's us know that a Word or a thought process is involved.

Next  brother Branham went into his text from Hebrews chapter  1:
verses 1: 3 and then over to Genesis 1: verses 26 to 27. We shall
call this point number two.

Hebrews  1  deals with how Jesus came forth in the image  of  the
Father  and Genesis let's us know how we came forth in that  same
image.  Therefore, I believe he was telling us that this  oneness
he is speaking about definitely has to do not only with communion
but  an even deeper relationship in which we come from  the  same
source and because we are of the same source with the one we  are
communing with, we have all things in common. So point number two
is this: Our Oneness with God depends upon a certain relationship
which we can have only because we are of the same source.

Now  you  will notice that each of these points that I  spoke  of
from  his  sermon come out from the previous  one.  Point  number
three  breaks forth from number two and two from one. Having  the
same  source  is essential to this oneness for out  of  the  same
Source  we have the same Life. And if we thus have the same  Life
then that Life will produce in us the same Nature. And of  course
how  can that Life be sent forth but by a Word if in fact  He  is
the Word and "as a man thinketh in His heart, then so is He," and
if  he is the Word and we are to come forth in His Image then  we
must be dealing with a Word of Life, according to 2 Peter 1: 1-4.

Which  then  brings us to point number four. It is  essential  to
have  the  same Nature in order to produce the  harmony  that  is
necessary for Oneness. Oneness is dependent upon having the  same
Nature in both communing parties. "How can two walk together lest
they  be agreed?" You could never put a fox in the chicken  house
nor  could a wolf have communion with a lamb. At least  not  with
their  present  natures  which are a result of the  fall  in  the
garden.

That is why brother Branham's statement is so true when he  said,
"The baptism makes a way for the Holy Ghost Himself to come  down
in perfection."

Now  this  harmony then causes a desire for fellowship.  A  being
together.  so we see then that out of point number four which  is
the nature that is produced by the Life which comes from the same
source, we see [1]point number five[1] which is a desire or longing to
come together in fellowship. We just can't get away from it. To be
apart  then  becomes contrary to our nature that  is  within.  No
matter how many times we may have been hurt by our flesh natures,
we  still have a higher nature that loves the Harmony that  comes
from  the  Life  of the Word. Brother  Branham  said,  "The  only
grounds for fellowship is oneness."

Now,  tonight I would like to cover another area that I  feel  is
essential  to this Oneness that Brother Branham is talking to  us
about.

1. An interruption to the nature caused an interruption to the

harmony and therefore oneness in the garden. pp. 19 - 23.

Our flesh has a different nature than our spirit.

Gen 1: 11 All things after it's kind. Who's seed is in itself

Eph 1: 3 - 4 And we were in Him.

Gen 1: 26 - 27 in His own image the formed...Gen 2: 7

Gen 3: 14 - 15, 20

Gen 6: 8 - 9. The lst man perfectely Son of God.

1 Cor 2: 10 - 16 no man understandeth the things of God save

the Spirit of God in Him

Matt 13: 18 - 23

The cares of this life choking out the Life of

The Word.

Luke 8: 9 - 15 (16-18) Take heed = interruption

Mark 4: 13 - 20

Romans 6 all

Romans 7 all