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Bro Branham taught that speaking in tongues is not the evidence of receiving the Holy Ghost, as he had witnessed witches, wizards, snake-handlers, and devils doing the same, and emphasized that it is not an infallible sign since the devil can impersonate it. Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-0112: ¶84–¶85]; [THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT — 58-0928M: ¶160–¶164]
He corrected Pentecostal teaching by explaining there are tongues of men and angels, contrasting Acts 2:4 where every man heard in his own language with claims of unknown tongues as initial evidence, and noted Pentecostals organized around tongues as the least gift while ignoring Scripture. Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-0112: ¶242–¶256]; [ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH 2 — 53-0326: ¶108]; [THE CHURCH CHOOSING LAW FOR GRACE — 61-0316: ¶87]
The real evidence of the Holy Ghost, he stated, is the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, patience—seen in a transformed life, as Jesus said "by their fruits ye shall know them," not by tongues, shouting, or other signs which may be present but are not conclusive. Evidence: [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-0112: ¶85]; [THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT — 58-0928M: ¶164]; [THE UNPARDONABLE SIN — 54-1024: ¶221]; [HEBREWS, CHAPTER SIX 2 — 57-0908E: ¶495]; [LOVE — 56-0726: ¶32]
And I believe this now: I do not believe that speaking in tongues is any evidence of the Holy Ghost. It isn’t! Because I have seen witches, wizards, snake-handlers, devils, everything else speak in tongues, and it is not an infallible act of God (when you speak in tongues) that you’ve got the Holy Ghost. [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-0112: ¶84]
The evidence that you’ve got the Holy Ghost is the life that you live, see, “By their fruits you shall know them.” And the fruit of the Spirit is not (nowhere in the Scripture found) speaking in tongues. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, faith, longsuffering, goodness, meekness, gentleness, patience. [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS — 61-0112: ¶85]
I taught speaking in tongues, “not the evidence of the Holy Ghost.” I’ve taught shouting, “not the evidence of the Holy Ghost.” There is none of those thing you can say is the evidence of the Holy Ghost, or the only evidence. [...] Their fruits proved that they didn’t have It. [THE UNPARDONABLE SIN — 54-1024: ¶221]
Here’s where you Pentecostal people has made your mistake [...] of teaching, “The initial evidence of the Holy Ghost, speaking in tongues being the Holy Ghost.” Why, speaking in tongues is all right, but that is an attribute. That isn’t the Holy Ghost; that’s what the Holy Ghost does. [ISRAEL AND THE CHURCH 2 — 53-0326: ¶108]
Reader Note: For full context and to verify wording, read the full sermon and cited paragraphs in The Table: The Table (plain link: https://table.branham.org/)
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