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spiritually "bi-polar".  
There are a few things that William Braham taught that followers of William Branham simply do not believe in any practical sense.


On the surface (like when WMB was outside of Jeffersonville), they quote the good stuff about perfect love, the water rising and the ducks swimming together, draw the circle bigger, put your arms around your brothers, have the right spirit rather than wrong doctrine, etc.
==William Branham taught that it is important to draw a bigger circle==


But back in the camp and behind closed doors - it's Cain vs Abel, serpent seed, slam the 'ecumenicalists', one-in-a-million, called-out of the church, denominations are of the devil, we are the elect, be not unequally yoked, etc.  
On the surface, message believers talk about perfect love, the water rising and the ducks swimming together, draw the circle bigger, put your arms around your brothers, and [[The Importance of a Right Spirit|having the right spirit rather than wrong doctrine]].


It's why it feels so sickening to shake hands with someone when you KNOW behind the smile, they'd sooner see your church crumble and you fall into the ditch.
This is scriptural as Jesus said:


I've seen so many pastors talk about "love" in the pulpit, while knowing they think everyone outside their doors are cannon fodder, whores, perverts and fools. Who cares if you can quote those sweet 'message' quotes - they mean nothing beyond lip service.  
:''If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.  If you are kind only to your friends,* how are you different from anyone else? Even pagans do that.<ref>Tyndale House Publishers, Holy Bible: New Living Translation, 3rd ed. (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2007), Mt 5:46–47.</ref>


Of course - that never applies to EVERYONE. But it correctly characterizes the nature of the message.
But when you look at their actions, they don't really believe any of these quotes of William Branham because they don't practice them.


In message pastors preach to their congregations, it's all about Cain versus Abel, [[The Serpent's Seed]], hate the 'foolish virgin', being one-in-a-million, a called-out of the church, yelling that denominations are of the devil, claiming we are the elect, be not unequally yoked, and on it goes.


What I have observed is that what is said from the Pulpit among message crowds is vastly different from what they say to others in public. I was just talking with Jenny today, and i said that when a pastor will not articulate what he really believes to an outsider, that is a sign that something is wrong. I remember being conflicted about this very thing a number of times while in the message. It also really bothers me to see the put-on and show of kindness and love, when you know what has been said behind the person's back. Joshua Keith spoke of this on a recent post regarding his former pastor and a Baptist friend of his. Jenny and I have experienced it first hand from our former pastor regarding us personally. Where is the integrity?
When you shake hands with most message believers, you KNOW behind the smile, they'd sooner see your church crumble and you fall into the ditch.
 
So many message pastors talk about "love" in the pulpit, while also preaching that everyone outside their doors are cannon fodder, whores, perverts and fools.  Smiles in the grocery store become statements like "nuke 'em 'till they glow!'' once they are behind the pulpit.  They all know the quotes about drawing a bigger circle but they mean nothing beyond lip service.
 
We understand that some of these specific instances don't apply to everyone. But it does correctly characterize the nature of [[The Message|the message]].
 
When a pastor will not articulate what he really believes to an outsider, that is a sign that something is terribly wrong and deceptive.


=Quotes of William Branham=
=Quotes of William Branham=
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''“If I belong to the Assemblies of God, I'd be Assemblies of God. If I belong to the Foursquare, I'd be Foursquare. See? But '''I'd always want to reach my arms out for each one (See?), get them all together. See? That--that's it, fellowship one with another.''' That way I've been misunderstood.”<ref>LIFE_ SALEM_OR 07-19-62 Breakfast</ref>
''“If I belong to the Assemblies of God, I'd be Assemblies of God. If I belong to the Foursquare, I'd be Foursquare. See? But '''I'd always want to reach my arms out for each one (See?), get them all together. See? That--that's it, fellowship one with another.''' That way I've been misunderstood.”<ref>LIFE_ SALEM_OR 07-19-62 Breakfast</ref>
''Reminds me of a fellow, one time, had some ducks, and he--he cut their wings so they couldn't fly out of a pen. He had some ducks on one side, and ducks on the other. Water begin to come in. The first thing you know, the water got higher and higher, and ducks got together then. See? That's what we need to do. Let the waters go to rising, and then the ducks get together, you see, then. '''And we're all in the same water. So, denominational barriers can be floated out, if we'll just let the waters get deep enough.'''
''Like a man had a corn field. A fellow kept saying... He had one field, plants off this way; another one this way. And so a fellow flying over, every morning, would look at that cornfield. He said, "Isn't that a fine cornfield here, and one there!" After the corn got a little higher, reached all the way across the fence, it looked like one field. '''So I hope it gets that way here, that we're one great, big heart-to-heart cornfield for God's Kingdom.'''<ref>THE.IDENTIFIED.CHRIST.OF.ALL.AGES_  LOUISVILLE.MS  WEDNESDAY_  64-0401</ref>
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