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William Branham believed that he had "pure faith". He believed his faith was perfect. | William Branham believed that he had "pure faith". He believed his faith was perfect. And he believed that magicians have the same kind of faith. | ||
He also believed if you have enough faith, God had to heal you. And if you later lost that faith, your healing would also evaporate. | |||
'''But is that biblical faith?''' | '''But is that biblical faith?''' | ||
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But that is not the New Testament version of faith. | But that is not the New Testament version of faith. | ||
:''For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, | :''For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 1 Pe 1:18–21.</ref> | ||
:''We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. | :''We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, 11 as you help us by your prayers.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 2 Co 1:8–11.</ref> | ||
:''And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 11:6.</ref> | :''And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Heb 11:6.</ref> | ||
:''What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain | :''What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Php 3:8–11.</ref> | ||
:''I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ga 2:20.</ref> | :''I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ga 2:20.</ref> | ||
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:''Now, how many in here doesn’t have a prayer card and wants the Lord Jesus to heal you tonight, raise up your hand. Everywhere in the building, wants the Lord Jesus to heal you. Now, I’m going to say this. If the Holy Spirit does come, and if He comes in His power to work, if you’ll just only look this way and believe that it is the Gospel truth, then '''God’s under obligation to heal you.'''<ref>William Branham, 54-1207 - At Thy Word, Lord, I'll Let Down The Net, para. 93</ref> | :''Now, how many in here doesn’t have a prayer card and wants the Lord Jesus to heal you tonight, raise up your hand. Everywhere in the building, wants the Lord Jesus to heal you. Now, I’m going to say this. If the Holy Spirit does come, and if He comes in His power to work, if you’ll just only look this way and believe that it is the Gospel truth, then '''God’s under obligation to heal you.'''<ref>William Branham, 54-1207 - At Thy Word, Lord, I'll Let Down The Net, para. 93</ref> | ||
:''And now after His—His Presence…Now, the little Syrophenician woman, remember, after she got in the Presence of Jesus, still she had trouble. You’re going to have trouble. When you come through this line, I want you, each one, to '''believe that you’re going to be healed. If you’re not, don’t come in.''' Don’t—don’t just don’t take the others’ place. Stay there '''until you have enough faith that you’re going to be healed, and then God will grant it to you'''.<ref>William Branham, 63-1116E - Perseverance, para. 319</ref> | |||
:''Now, how many understands that? Just '''enough faith to believe that you get what you ask for'''! See?<ref>William Branham, 65-0118 - The Seed Of Discrepancy, para. 133</ref> | |||
You could lose your healing through a lack of faith: | You could lose your healing through a lack of faith: | ||