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:''Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 1 Jn 3:24.</ref> | :''Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2001), 1 Jn 3:24.</ref> | ||
=Details of William Branham's teaching= | |||
William Branham's teaching on the evidence of the Holy Spirit changed significantly over his ministry. | |||
==The Baptism of the Holy Spirit== | |||
William Branham taught the basic doctrine of all Pentecostal churches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit was a separate event in a Christian's spiritual life: | William Branham taught the basic doctrine of all Pentecostal churches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit was a separate event in a Christian's spiritual life: | ||
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==The Holy Spirit is love== | |||
William Branham initially believed that the Holy Spirit was the love of God and not speaking in tongues: | William Branham initially believed that the Holy Spirit was the love of God and not speaking in tongues: | ||
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:''If you want to know what I think the evidence of the Holy Ghost is, it's love. And that's right. I don't care what else, you can scream, shout, or do whatever you want to, if you haven't got love, Paul said, "You got nothing." That's right. You got to have love to go with this there. You got that without love, you haven't got it yet, 'cause God is love. And no--and there he goes. And up into the country...<ref>GOD'S.PREPARATION_ LOUISVILLE.KY THURSDAY_ 54-0401</ref> | :''If you want to know what I think the evidence of the Holy Ghost is, it's love. And that's right. I don't care what else, you can scream, shout, or do whatever you want to, if you haven't got love, Paul said, "You got nothing." That's right. You got to have love to go with this there. You got that without love, you haven't got it yet, 'cause God is love. And no--and there he goes. And up into the country...<ref>GOD'S.PREPARATION_ LOUISVILLE.KY THURSDAY_ 54-0401</ref> | ||
==The fruit of the Spirit== | |||
He later added that the evidence of the Holy Spirit was the fruit of the Spirit (which includes love): | He later added that the evidence of the Holy Spirit was the fruit of the Spirit (which includes love): | ||
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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> | ||
But then in 1964. | ==The evidence is believing in William Branham== | ||
But then in 1964. William Branham changed his mind again and began teaching that the evidence of the Holy Spirit was believing William Branham's message: | |||
:'' Now, that's no evidence of the Holy Ghost. See? You can't rely upon that. '''You can't rely upon the fruit of the Spirit''', because the first fruit of the Spirit is love. And the Christian Science exercise more love than anybody I know of, and they even deny Jesus Christ being Divine. See? '''There's only one evidence of the Holy Spirit that I know of, and that is a genuine faith in the promised Word of the hour.'''<ref>QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.2_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0823E</ref> | :'' Now, that's no evidence of the Holy Ghost. See? You can't rely upon that. '''You can't rely upon the fruit of the Spirit''', because the first fruit of the Spirit is love. And the Christian Science exercise more love than anybody I know of, and they even deny Jesus Christ being Divine. See? '''There's only one evidence of the Holy Spirit that I know of, and that is a genuine faith in the promised Word of the hour.'''<ref>QUESTIONS.AND.ANSWERS.2_ JEFF.IN COD SUNDAY_ 64-0823E</ref> | ||