Faith to Faith
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FAITH TO FAITH Brother Joseph Coleman Forest Hills, New York February 2nd, 1975 1 Let us stand for the reading of the Word. Amen. Romans 1:16 and 17 and Hebrews 10:19 through 35. I trust and pray I can get you out of here in about 45 minutes to an hour because it has been almost an hour already. Romans 1:16 and 17. If you get tired and you cannot wait the whole sermon out, well just slip out the door, you’re free to go. Don’t worry, it’s all right. See, this Gospel’s been going on for years. Some fell asleep and fell out the window, it didn’t stop anything. Paul just went on down and raised them back and went on back preaching. So now what could you, if you have to go somewhere? It doesn’t bother anything. Amen. So just slip out. It’s all right. You can slip out and the beautiful part about it, you can come back here Wednesday and hear the same Message. Didn’t miss nothing. Amen? 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein (Therein what? Therein the Gospel) is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:... Oh the righteousness is in the Gospel and it is revealed only by faith. So you want some more righteousness this morning? More faith. Oh amen. Oom, it quickened, huh? See? So you may as well begin to believe, huh? For some more righteousness. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. Martin Luther, remember that don’t you? See? Hebrews I0:19: 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest (How do we come in here now?) by the Blood of Jesus. Through a Baptist church? Catholic church? Beads, Maryism? Pope? No-o-o-o. Let me read it again. Oh I love this here. Presbyterian church? You know? Mama said so and so and so? No. Some old fable? Daddy, mama? No. Your wife is holy, she goes to church? No. 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,…. Oh church member today, whoever you are, wayward believer, 2 whoever, wherever you are, you come in by the Blood and the Blood alone. Don’t you ever forget that. You don’t come in here by any creed or dogma or what some bishop or potentate with a long black robe on and collar turned around. That ain’t got one thing to do with it. Who died for you? Who saved you? Jesus died for you. There’s not another mediator, mother Mary or nobody else. There ain’t no saints, St. Christopher, St. this one and St. of this one. Oh, Saint of the broom, down in Brazil. My God, my God. I’d never belong to a Catholic Church. If they would only make me a Saint of the broom. Martin de Perez from Brazil, a colored man was made a Saint of the broom in the Catholic church. And I would join that filthy thing? You’ve got to be kidding? No sir. God has sanctified me once and for all through the Blood of Jesus Christ. This morning I’m a king and a priest. Brother, I’m gonna work into purgatory when I die from here and you on the earth, you’re gonna pay for me in purgatory. And Jesus Christ already bought me. You don’t have to pay nothing for me. When I’m gone here, I’m in Glory. Praise God. I’m in Glory. I’m preaching the Gospel now. This is the Gospel. It’s not directed to no church or no person. This is what every priest... (Side 2) ...and pope is supposed to preach. That’s a good one there, ain’t it? Every - think of it - every priest and every pope, every minister in every denomination is supposed to preach the Blood of Jesus Christ. Then you’ll have God moving in every church. Then we would really be one. Not through creeds and dogmas and stuff, see? All different denominations and Muslims and all kind of things, you see? Amen. Will I ever get finished here? 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 3 The Word, see? Every sacrifice must be washed by the washing of the water of the Word. And every heart must be sprinkled from that condemnation. “You’re going to hell. You’re going to hell. You’re going to hell. You shouldn’t drink. You shouldn’t smoke. You shouldn’t commit adultery.” That’s in your conscience. But once you come to Jesus, it’s all gone. You’re free. You don’t have that dogging thing at you: Mount Sinai, taking you in there and condemning you. We’re free this morning. 23 Let us hold fast (Now, this freedom) 23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised ;) 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works; 25 Not forsaking the assembly of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. What day? The Day of the Lord. 26 For if we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation,... Now it doesn’t say sin there, it says sins. See, these are people here that say they’re saved already. Sin. And they’ve got sins. They turned down this, you know, up there, there’s no more, nothing else to look for outside of that for your sins, plural, see? 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28 He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses; 29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 4 30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people, 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; 33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazing stock (For the last 12 years) both by reproaches and afflictions;…. On your homes and your jobs and your husbands and your wives. Oh come on saints. ...and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used. We became in here together one with another. The same thing has happened to all of us. That’s why we rejoice here. And your wives and your husbands don’t understand why, because we are the same spirit. Amen. Oh we have the same things happening to us, you see? Yes sir. Amen. 34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. Pay your tithes and your offerings and don’t worry about where they’re going. Give it to God. Amen. There’s something waiting for you up there. Now, 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence,... That you already have in God for 12 years now. Don’t you dare cast that away. Don’t you faint at the promise of the Holy Ghost. Don’t you faint for your healing. Uh uh. Don’t fling that away. The God that has brought you this far will bring you and your family. Amen? 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. 36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God,... 5 Now that’s my message this morning. What is the will of God before Fort Wayne? After you have done the will of God. ... ye might receive the promise. 37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. He’s almost there. We can bring Him down this morning. You say we can bring Him down? The Bible says the Lord Himself shall descend. As He is coming down, He sends a Shout. He’s still coming, He sends a Voice. He’s still coming, He sends a Trump. Well therefore I challenge this morning, is He coming this morning? Is He on the way down? You better believe it. Oh. 38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.