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However, we have found that most Message Believers and Message Ministers have not studied the lives of their "Messengers" outside of William Branham's sermons. This means that great books like: | However, we have found that most Message Believers and Message Ministers have not studied the lives of their "Messengers" outside of William Branham's sermons. This means that great books like: | ||
*Irenaeus' writings Against Heresies, | *[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Irenaeus#Against_Heresies Irenaeus' writings Against Heresies], | ||
*The biography of St. Martin written by his friend, | *[[The Life of Saint Martin - Part 1|The biography of St. Martin written by his friend]], | ||
*The life story of Columba of Iona, written by Adomnan of Iona, | *[[The Life of Columba - Book I|The life story of Columba of Iona, written by Adomnan of Iona]], | ||
*Martin Luther's Preface to Romans, or | *[http://en.believethesign.com/index.php/Martin_Luther#Preface_to_the_Letter_of_St._Paul_to_the_Romans.2C_by_Martin_Luther.2C_1483-1546 Martin Luther's Preface to Romans], or | ||
*John Wesley's sermon on Money | *[[John Wesley on Money|John Wesley's sermon on Money]] | ||
Sit collecting dust on Message shelves...if they even get there in the first place. We challenge you to take a step and learn what these men had to say for yourself. | Sit collecting dust on Message shelves...if they even get there in the first place. We challenge you to take a step and learn what these men had to say for yourself. | ||
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====John Wesley==== | ====John Wesley==== | ||
John Wesley labeled William Branham's undestanding on the Godhead as | John Wesley labeled William Branham's undestanding on the Godhead as ''"…Blasphemy, joined with consummate nonsense."''<ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref> We know this because William Branham's doctrine on the Godhead was very close to Emmanuel Swedenborg's doctrine on the Godhead, and John Wesley also concluded the following about Swedenborg's doctrine: | ||
:''"O my brethren, let none of you that fear God recommend such a writer any more; much less labor to make the deadly poison palatable, by sweetening it with all care! All his folly and nonsense we may excuse; but not his making God a liar; not his contradicting, in so open and flagrant a manner, the whole oracles of God! True, his tales are often exceeding lively, and as entertaining as the tales of...the fairies! But I dare not give up my Bible for them; and I must give up one or the other. If the preceding extracts are from God, then the Bible is only a fable! But if all Scriptures are given by inspiration of God, then let these dreams sink into the pit from whence they came." <ref>~ Thoughts on the writings of Baron Swedenborg, by John Wesley, Wakefield, May 8, 1782.</ref> | |||
==Who is Clarence Larkin?== | ==Who is Clarence Larkin?== | ||
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