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:''I tell you, '''among those born of women none is greater than John'''. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 7:18–28.</ref> | :''I tell you, '''among those born of women none is greater than John'''. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), Lk 7:18–28.</ref> | ||
Was Jesus upset when John questioned who he was? | '''''Was Jesus upset when John questioned who he was?''''' | ||
Why are so many in the message upset when someone questions whether William Branham was a great prophet, or even a prophet at all? This was not the pattern of Jesus. Jesus was fine with John's question. | Why are so many in the message upset when someone questions whether William Branham was a great prophet, or even a prophet at all? This was not the pattern of Jesus. Jesus was fine with John's question. | ||
Did Jesus tell John's disciples that he was clearly the messiah? No! | '''''Did Jesus tell John's disciples that he was clearly the messiah?'' No!''' | ||
What did Jesus do in response to the question? He simply pointed to the evidence. | '''What did Jesus do in response to the question?''' He simply pointed to the evidence. | ||
Why do so many in the message get angry when when someone asks whether the evidence supports William Branham's view that he was a great prophet? | Why do so many in the message get angry when when someone asks whether the evidence supports William Branham's view that he was a great prophet? | ||
This is not the Biblical pattern. Jesus gave the example of requiring people to examine the evidence. | This is not the Biblical pattern. Jesus gave the example of requiring people to examine the evidence. | ||
==The Bible says that you should answer the questions of skeptics== | ==The Bible says that you should answer the questions of skeptics== | ||