Questions & Answers
Questions 150 (COD Page 623)
Brother Branham, how can a–a church dance, shout, speak in tongues, and let the Spirit...(let’s see, now wait a minute)...and get lost in the Spirit, and ever very seldom anytime Scripture read. I don’t understand it.
145 Neither do I; see, “shouting, dancing, speaking in tongues, and not even read the Scripture.” I–I–I say this, remember, William Branham, which could be a million miles wrong. I believe that most of the people...I was asked that question today by a brother, something on that order. That, when they go to pray for the sick, a brother will maybe pray for one, then get them all singing or dancing in the Spirit, thinking that brings power amongst the people. No, I–I for myself, I believe that’s wrong.
146 I believe that a person coming in the healing meeting will be like coming for salvation, come reverently, believing. Every person in there, not shouting and dancing, but seeing their brother or sister going up there to ask God for mercy, bow your head and start praying, “God, help my brother now as pastor prays for him, anoints him. Let the Holy Spirit come upon him and give him faith to believe for his healing. He’s a precious brother. She’s a precious sister.” Be praying for him instead of just singing, shouting and dancing.
147 But we see so much of that in our Pentecostal meetings, it’s a constant...I believe it’s a worship, I truly believe they’re worshipping God. Yes, sir. I believe it with all my heart. And I believe in speaking with tongues, shouting and dancing. And I believe it every bit, yes. I believe anything that they do in the Bible is just as good today as it was then, sure, but I believe it has its time and its order.
148 Now, if a great’s blessing’s on, and people are shouting, and the glory of the Lord is falling, and people want to scream and shout and do whatever the Spirit tells them. Go ahead, that’s right. But when a man’s coming to be healed, where the question between death and life is involved, I believe we should be reverent and speak to Father and talk to Him for this brother. Instead of worshipping Him, let’s ask Him, “Father, I’m–I’m a worshipper of Yours. I love You, You know I do, I express my love to You. Now I’m expressing my faith to You, help my brother to be well. Will You, Father?” I believe you’ll get a better results by doing that. I really do. In reverence, the Spirit of God.
149 My, these may be a hundred miles long but I hope I’ve answered them, strowed just a little bit of Light. I kind of know what’s on your minds now, anyhow. And I’ll tell you what, a little later on I want to ask pastor here if he’ll come and help me to...maybe come down and get all the people together that’s got the Spirit of God upon them in the form of gifts, let’s talk about it for a while. Maybe I can help you to climb the ladder just a little bit higher and get a little closer to God with it, and set it more in order in the church. I’ve been watching along, it seems wonderful to me. And I just love to see it move on and on and on, and on and on and on.
150 And as we’re coming up, don’t let Satan creep in, now. Boy, he’s smart. Uhm. Don’t outwit him, don’t try to, because you can’t. You just depend on God and just keep walking humbly, and God will do it, and you’ll find out that God will use you more and more and more like that. The Lord bless you.
151 Do we have time for twenty minutes of speaking? [Congregation says, “Amen!”–Ed.] Thank you. Thank you. I guess that was enough to start me, Ben. All right.
152 Let’s turn to Psalms just a moment. The Lord seemed to give me a little thought here I would like to express to you all tonight just in a manner of a sermon, if you will, just–just a few minutes. I know it’s hot, and it’s hot up here, too. But, remember, we won’t meet anymore, maybe, till Wednesday night. So let’s just wait and–and ’fore we sing the good old song of Blest Be The Tie That Binds, let’s–let’s talk about the–the written Word. These questions kind of make us... leave us in a stew. Let’s–let’s get out of it now, and–and speak in the Word.