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JUSTIFIED BY FAITH PART 5 

PROPHECY FOR THE CHURCH IN THE LAST DAYS

»   ROMANS 7
ROMANS CHAPTER 7:1

»     1     †      ¶  Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 

ROMANS 7:2
»     2     †     For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. 

ROMANS 7:3
»     3     †     So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. 

ROMANS 7:4
»     4     †     Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. 

ROMANS 7:5
»     5     †     For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. 

ROMANS 7:6
»     6     †     But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. 

ROMANS 7:7
»     7     †      ¶  What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 

ROMANS 7:8
»     8     †     But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 

ROMANS 7:9
»     9     †     For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 

ROMANS 7:10
»     10     †     And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. 

ROMANS 7:11
»     11     †     For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. 

ROMANS 7:12
»     12     †     Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 

ROMANS 7:13
»     13     †     Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. 

ROMANS 7:14
»     14     †      ¶  For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. 

ROMANS 7:15
»     15     †     For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 

ROMANS 7:16
»     16     †     If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. 

ROMANS 7:17
»     17     †     Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 

ROMANS 7:18
»     18     †     For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 

ROMANS 7:19
»     19     †     For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 

ROMANS 7:20
»     20     †     Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 

ROMANS 7:21
»     21     †     I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 

ROMANS 7:22
»     22     †     For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 

ROMANS 7:23
»     23     †     But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 

ROMANS 7:24
»     24     †     O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 

ROMANS 7:25
»     25     †     I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. 

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«  22       †          Now we are going to use this like a Sunday school lesson. And it's not directed to anything, any certain persons, or anything; just to the Church, the Body of Christ that we're trying to lead to deeper thoughts and higher objectives, believing that the Coming of the Lord Jesus is at hand. We believe that. Much more, it's twenty years closer than it was the first time I come to Shreveport. Oh, so much has happened since that time! Now we're looking forward for the Coming of the Lord, in our generation. I'm not looking for revival in our generation. I'm looking for the Coming of the Lord, in our generation.

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«  23       †          Now in Romans 7. Trusting that you have your Bibles open, everywhere now, across the country. We want to read closely now. This--this Message out of here, it seems like it's on marriage and divorce, but it really isn't. To me, it's a prophecy for the Church in the last day. Let us read.
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law has dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
For the woman which has a husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
So then if, while her husband liveth, she is married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that you should be joined or should be married to another, even to him who is risen from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
For when we were in the flesh,... motions of sin, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

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«  24       †          And now let us pray.
25    Dear God, we have just read what we believe to be the sacred Word of God. And that's what we are believing, that not one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from This until all is fulfilled. And we believe that our Lord told us, in Revelations the 22nd chapter, that, "Whosoever shall take one Word from It or add one word to It, the same, his part, will taken from the Book of Life."
26    And we see that, by misrepresentation of this Word, as Satan misrepresented It to Eve, caused her to doubt one Word, threw the whole human race into a fallen chaos. Just one Word!
27    Then we see in the middle of the Book, came our Lord and Saviour, and He gave us this quotation concerning It. "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
28    Then the solemn warning in the last Book, of the Revelation of Jesus Christ, "Whosoever shall add a word or take a Word away, his part will be taken from the Book of Life."

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«  29       †          O God, knowing, seeing how fragile we are, knowing that we're walking on the brittle threads of life, of this mortal life, not knowing what time that we're going to be summoned to answer on High. Let us, O Lord, lay aside everything in our heart, everything in our mind, and look straight to Your Word, tonight, and for You to come and interpret It with living oracles. Grant it.
30    May Your Spirit fall upon us and anoint the Word to our heart, that we might go from here, this evening, better people than we are now, that we might have a closer insight on Jesus Christ. Grant it, Lord, that we might understand the day that we're living in, and the preparation of God for His people in this hour; this great, crucial, dark time that we're now living in. God, anoint us, not only speaker, but hearer. And, together, make our hearts to tremble at Your Word. "For the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom." Grant these things, Father, for we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

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«  35       †          Paul here is giving an illustration, in our Scripture, about the law and grace, and illustrating it like marriage and divorce. This passage is very seldom preached on, because it's, more or less, pertains to, like, marriage and divorce. But it also pertains to a greater portion of marriage and divorce, of how that he's trying to set in order here that we, as a--as a Church, can no more be married to the world and to Christ, at the same time, and--and be legal and lawful about it, than it can be for a woman to be living with a husband while she's got a living husband. And I have my own thoughts of that, and I believe that what the Bible says is the Truth.
36    Now, but I believe, also, is to my belief, that it unfolds one of the great mysteries of prophecy. 

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«  37       †          It was said one time ,one of the books I read on Mr. Moody, Dwight Moody, in Chicago; we have a great listening church in Chicago, also, tonight), that, Mr. Moody, after reading Romans 7, ran into the street, and the first man he met, he said to him, "Do you know grace?"
And the man replied, "Grace who?"
Mr. Moody said, "The grace of God."
38    So, it so thrilled him when he seen what, how grace had separated us from the law, and how, that what part grace played. Well, now, anything that I want to do, is when... I always told the people, when I cross the line, on the other Side, I'd like to stand up and sing.
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
Grace, precious grace!
More of grace to know!
39    "For it's by grace we are saved; not by what we can do." What we can, whatever we do, is not counted to us. Grace is what saves us. "By grace are you saved, through faith."

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«  40       †          May I add to this Woman, Grace. May I place Her in the Bible, also, is called the elect Lady, this Miss Grace I'm going to talk about. Know, the Bible declares, said, "To the elect Lady." That, if you notice, "elect" come from the word "elected Lady." One Lady, amongst all the other ladies, was elected.
41    Like, the virgin was to bring forth the body of God, on the earth. She was an elected woman. God chose Mary.
42    And, also, God has chose an elected Lady, which is His Bride. She's elected. I hope we're members of that, tonight, across the world, across the nation, rather.

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«  43       †          The illustration here, showing the relationship of Bride to Christ, the elect Lady: and how She was to be brought to Him; where She would come from; and how that She would be brought to Him. The Church here, in illustration that we got in view, is illustrated by a woman. Which, a woman is always a type of the Church, because the Church is considered a Bride. A Bride, She is the Bride of the Lord Jesus, the Son of God.

RELATIONSHIP OF BRIDE TO CHRIST
HOW SHE WOULD BE BROUGHT TO HIM
WHERE SHE WOULD COME FROM

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«  44       †          Always, if you'll watch, watch the conditions and the conduct of women, and you'll see where the church is.
45    Now, You watch everything in the natural, how it's happening, nature, and watch it. It runs sure with the spiritual, also.
46    Now, if you'll see the conduct of women in the world today, watch the conduct of the worldly church today. Just watch. Of course, now, there is also the conduct of the spiritual Bride, the Church. See? Watch That, also. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] Because, the natural so call, claim to be Bride.

WATCH THE CONDUCT OF THE WOMAN TODAY
WATCH THE CONDUCT OF THE CHURCH TODAY
WATCH THE CONDUCT OF THE BRIDE TODAY 

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«  47       †          Now, please let me say again to the local assembly. Don't feel bad now. I'm--I'm speaking to all out across the country, to the, what I think, the elect Lady. So if there happen to be ministers in here, that doesn't agree, well, just hold your peace for a little while. See? Notice. Just listen.
48    Notice this character. When you see women just go on the rampage, just doing anything they want to do, watch, the church is doing the same thing. Notice.
49    But watch when, the spiritual Bride, when She begins to have a revival, when She begins to come back and line Herself up with the Word of God. Watch then again, you see, how that the Scriptures, at that time, There'll be a Message sweep out to catch that Bride, catch that Woman, Elect.
50    For, as the world, Satan, the deceiver who deceived the first bride, to sinning against God, by misbelieving His Word.