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:''Now, don't you get a hold of that. I spoke with tongues, and that's the evidence of the Holy Ghost." If your life... If you can still cut your hair, if you can still do these things the Bible says not do; you could speak with tongues all day and night, and it's still nothing to do with God. '''The tree is known by its fruit.'''<ref>THE.FLASHING.RED.LIGHT.OF.THE.SIGN.OF.HIS.COMING_ JEFF.IN V-5 N-4 SUNDAY_ 63-0623E</ref> | :''Now, don't you get a hold of that. I spoke with tongues, and that's the evidence of the Holy Ghost." If your life... If you can still cut your hair, if you can still do these things the Bible says not do; you could speak with tongues all day and night, and it's still nothing to do with God. '''The tree is known by its fruit.'''<ref>THE.FLASHING.RED.LIGHT.OF.THE.SIGN.OF.HIS.COMING_ JEFF.IN V-5 N-4 SUNDAY_ 63-0623E</ref> | ||
William Branham even went so far as to state: | William Branham even went so far as to state something that was complete nonsense: | ||
:''When it come to being fruits of the Spirit, kind and gentle, '''I guess there wasn't a one of those priest but what could outshine Jesus Christ in it.''' He went to the temple, plaited ropes, looked upon them with anger, and turned over their tables, and run them out of the place. Is that right? The Bible said He looked upon them with anger. The Bible said that. That's exactly right. So see, '''those priest were gentle, meek, understanding men. When it come to the fruits of the Spirit, they could show more fruits of the Spirit than Jesus ever could.'''<ref>William Branham, 64-0823E - Questions And Answers #2, para. 45-46</ref> | :''When it come to being fruits of the Spirit, kind and gentle, '''I guess there wasn't a one of those priest but what could outshine Jesus Christ in it.''' He went to the temple, plaited ropes, looked upon them with anger, and turned over their tables, and run them out of the place. Is that right? The Bible said He looked upon them with anger. The Bible said that. That's exactly right. So see, '''those priest were gentle, meek, understanding men. When it come to the fruits of the Spirit, they could show more fruits of the Spirit than Jesus ever could.'''<ref>William Branham, 64-0823E - Questions And Answers #2, para. 45-46</ref> | ||