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William Branham not only held himself out to be a teacher, he held out as being as someone who was restoring truth that had been lost for hundreds of years: | |||
:''I never went to any seminary, never went to any school, never took anybody else's word about it. I went right straight into the Bible in prayer. And this is Divinely revealed by the Holy Spirit, the same Angel of God that directs me to see visions and so forth like that, and the healing of the sick. And you can judge by that whether it would be true or not.<ref>William Branham, 54-0513 - The Mark Of The Beast, para. 29</ref> | |||
Yes, I know it's been hard, cutting, strange, I don't do that to be mean, I do that to be honest. I do that because I love you, I love God, and I do it to try to help you. And truly, friend, I—I—I believe… And with all my heart, with all my faith, I believe that my Message comes from God. It's—It's been proving that to you through the years.<ref>William Branham, 65-1206 - Modern Events Are Made Clear By Prophecy, para. 309</ref> | |||
The problem with this claim is that it brings great responsibility (James 3:1): | |||
:''Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.<ref>The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Jas 3:1.</ref> | |||
Paul told us how we should look at God's servants: | Paul told us how we should look at God's servants: | ||