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17 Now, we only have three physical Divine orders left to us: one of them is—is communion, feet-washing, water baptism. That’s the only three things. That’s the perfection, of the three, see. And that’s the only three orders we have. We realize that that was the issue given by Saint Paul in the New Testament.
18 Now, if we would say “the communion should just be taking the Word,” I don’t believe anyone has a right to take the Lord’s Supper until he has taken the—the Word of the Lord into his heart. See? Because I’m going…I’ll read something for you in a few moments and you’ll see. Now, notice. Then, why then would we—we would…
19 On the same basis we could absolutely justify the Salvation Army. They do not believe in any form of water baptism, said, “We don’t need it.” Now, if we don’t need water baptism, why are we baptized? Said, “The water can’t save you, the Blood saves you.”
20 I’ll agree with that. That—that’s right, the Blood saves you, not the water. But we must take the water as an outward emotion that an inwardly work of grace has been done. See? So must we on communion!
21 When we have taken the Lord, our Sacrifice, into us, as a matter of spiritual Birth into us, and His Body, we live by Him by the Word, we also should symbolize it because it’s a commandment.
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Rev. William Marrion Branham