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=Quotes of William Branham=
=Quotes of William Branham=
==Three works of grace==
''What come from Jesus’ body when He died? What the… What does the natural birth consist of? (Excuse me, sisters, and you, young ladies. I beg you’ll forgive me, but I want to make a statement.) When a baby is born a natural birth, what’s the first thing? Water; second thing, Blood; third thing, spirit. What come out of the body of Jesus? '''Water, Blood, Spirit!''' Amen. When a baby’s born, and it never cries, it never moves, there’s something wrong with it; it’s what’s called a stillbirth. It’s dead when it’s born. What happens? The doctor picks him up by the heels and shakes him, and gives him a few little spanks, and a scream comes out, and life comes in.<ref>William Branham, 60-0709 - God's Provided Way Of Approach To Fellowship, para. 54</ref>
==Water, Blood and Spirit==


''There’s three elements that came from the body of Christ, to make up the spiritual body of Jesus Christ. Do you believe that? '''Water, Blood, Spirit''', that’s just what come out of His body. Is that true? Well, that’s just exactly the elements it takes to go through to get into His body, the elements that…?… That constitutes the new birth, three elements: water, blood, spirit.<ref>William Branham, 52-0713A - Early Spiritual Experiences, para. 7</ref>
''There’s three elements that came from the body of Christ, to make up the spiritual body of Jesus Christ. Do you believe that? '''Water, Blood, Spirit''', that’s just what come out of His body. Is that true? Well, that’s just exactly the elements it takes to go through to get into His body, the elements that…?… That constitutes the new birth, three elements: water, blood, spirit.<ref>William Branham, 52-0713A - Early Spiritual Experiences, para. 7</ref>


''What come from Jesus’ body when He died? What the… What does the natural birth consist of? (Excuse me, sisters, and you, young ladies. I beg you’ll forgive me, but I want to make a statement.) When a baby is born a natural birth, what’s the first thing? Water; second thing, Blood; third thing, spirit. What come out of the body of Jesus? '''Water, Blood, Spirit!''' Amen. When a baby’s born, and it never cries, it never moves, there’s something wrong with it; it’s what’s called a stillbirth. It’s dead when it’s born. What happens? The doctor picks him up by the heels and shakes him, and gives him a few little spanks, and a scream comes out, and life comes in.<ref>William Branham, 60-0709 - God's Provided Way Of Approach To Fellowship, para. 54</ref>
''Now, Christian friend, '''a person cannot be born again until they have received the Holy Spirit.''' See? You can’t. You are not even converted until you receive the Holy Ghost. I’m not say, “you’re lost,” before you receive the Holy Ghost; ’cause you’re not. There is three… there is one work of grace, only one work of grace, that’s the Holy Spirit. And it’s made in three manifestations. Just like there’s one God made in three manifestations: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. One God, only one. Now, there is three works of grace but three manifestations. There’s a manifestation of justification by faith. A man believes God, says, “Yes, sir, I believe that. I believe there’s a true God and now for my personal Saviour, I accept Jesus Christ, His Son, as my personal Saviour.” Now, that’s what’s called justification by faith, which the disciples received first.<ref>William Branham, 54-0516 - Questions And Answers (Law Having A Shadow), para. 14</ref>
 
 
''Now, we find out, like the natural body, here’s the natural body, and the body was made to reproduce itself, which was children. And now the natural body, in the natural birth of a baby, we find out the first thing comes forth is '''water, then blood, and then life.''' We find out in the spiritual body of Christ, '''the first thing is water, and Blood, and Life; justification, sanctification, baptism of the Holy Ghost.''' See how it reflects, all the natural things reflecting the spiritual things. The natural birth.<ref>William Branham,  62-0909M - Countdown, para. 34</ref>
''Now, we find out, like the natural body, here’s the natural body, and the body was made to reproduce itself, which was children. And now the natural body, in the natural birth of a baby, we find out the first thing comes forth is '''water, then blood, and then life.''' We find out in the spiritual body of Christ, '''the first thing is water, and Blood, and Life; justification, sanctification, baptism of the Holy Ghost.''' See how it reflects, all the natural things reflecting the spiritual things. The natural birth.<ref>William Branham,  62-0909M - Countdown, para. 34</ref>