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If you are following Jesus Christ, and are filled with the Holy Spirit, it would not matter whether William Branham was actually a prophet. Is it possible to be a true follower of Jesus Christ outside of the message? Certainly! | If you are following Jesus Christ, and are filled with the Holy Spirit, it would not matter whether William Branham was actually a prophet. Is it possible to be a true follower of Jesus Christ outside of the message? Certainly! | ||
We understand from scripture that God's "''divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.''"<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), 2 Pe 1:3.</ref> | |||
Only two of Jesus' disciples were previously followers of John the Baptist. It was not a requirement to follow John in order to follow Jesus. Why should it be different now? | Only two of Jesus' disciples were previously followers of John the Baptist. It was not a requirement to follow John in order to follow Jesus. Why should it be different now? | ||
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How can Bro. Branham be a prophet when he failed the simple test of Deuteronomy 18:22? We certainly appreciate that there are ways to rationalize oneself around all of the problems, just like [[Cognitive Dissonance#UFOCult|the UFO cult followers did in our article on cognitive dissonance]]. But to the simple and the unlearned, William Branham failed the test. | How can Bro. Branham be a prophet when he failed the simple test of Deuteronomy 18:22? We certainly appreciate that there are ways to rationalize oneself around all of the problems, just like [[Cognitive Dissonance#UFOCult|the UFO cult followers did in our article on cognitive dissonance]]. But to the simple and the unlearned, William Branham failed the test. | ||
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