“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” (1 Jn 5:4).

In the Epistle of Jude, we are called upon to “… contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” (v. 3).

In Heb 3 it states: “Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.” (v. 12).

And further on: “And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.” (Heb 3:18-19).

The original sin is unbelief – Brother Branham emphasized this in his sermons again and again. Satan succeeded in entangling Eve in a conversation about what God had said to Adam. This is how he was able to sow doubt: “Hath God said? … Ye shall not surely die … Your eyes shall be opened, etc.” But it is well-known that it did not end with the conversation – it led to the fall, through which the false seed came forth.

Then the Lord said to the serpent, “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Gen 3:15).

Right after the fall, the Lord God gave the promise of the divine Seed that would come through the woman in order to bruise the head of the serpent. The Seed came; the Word was manifested in the flesh. In Isa 53:10 we read about Him: “… when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.”

Paul wrote: “Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made …” (Gal 3:16-19).

It began with the firstborn Son, “… the firstborn among many brethren.” (Rom 8:29). Mary found favor with God and received the promise: “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.” (Lk 1:31). The Holy Spirit could only come upon Mary when she believed the promise and said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.” (v. 38). And thus the Son of God was born.

In the Greek language, there is only one word for “begotten” and “born.” In reference to the man it means “begotten,” and in reference to the woman “born”: What is begotten of the man is born by the woman. Therefore, we read this about the Son of God: “Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.” And then: “… that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”

Our concern is the spiritual rebirth, the begetting and birth by the Spirit: “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (Jn 3:6).

First, the Word seed must be placed into our hearts so that the Holy Spirit can bring forth in us the life which is in the Seed. The Apostle James testified: “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” (Jas 1:18). Peter wrote: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Pt 1:3).

Then we shall see fulfilled what Paul wrote: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature …” (2 Cor 5:17). “A seed shall serve him …” (Ps 22:30a). Whoever is born of God by the Word and Spirit has the life and nature of Jesus with all of His virtues. There is no child of God begotten of the Spirit with a devilish nature like that of Cain. There is no born-again child of God with hatred, envy, jealousy. “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” (1 Jn 3:9).

“For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” (1 Jn 5:4).

In the Epistle of Jude, we are called upon to “… contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” (v. 3).

In Heb 3 it states: “Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.” (v. 12).

And further on: “And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.” (Heb 3:18-19).

The original sin is unbelief – Brother Branham emphasized this in his sermons again and again. Satan succeeded in entangling Eve in a conversation about what God had said to Adam. This is how he was able to sow doubt: “Hath God said? … Ye shall not surely die … Your eyes shall be opened, etc.” But it is well-known that it did not end with the conversation – it led to the fall, through which the false seed came forth.

Then the Lord said to the serpent, “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” (Gen 3:15).

Right after the fall, the Lord God gave the promise of the divine Seed that would come through the woman in order to bruise the head of the serpent. The Seed came; the Word was manifested in the flesh. In Isa 53:10 we read about Him: “… when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.”

Paul wrote: “Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made …” (Gal 3:16-19).

It began with the firstborn Son, “… the firstborn among many brethren.” (Rom 8:29). Mary found favor with God and received the promise: “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.” (Lk 1:31). The Holy Spirit could only come upon Mary when she believed the promise and said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.” (v. 38). And thus the Son of God was born.

In the Greek language, there is only one word for “begotten” and “born.” In reference to the man it means “begotten,” and in reference to the woman “born”: What is begotten of the man is born by the woman. Therefore, we read this about the Son of God: “Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.” And then: “… that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”

Our concern is the spiritual rebirth, the begetting and birth by the Spirit: “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (Jn 3:6).

First, the Word seed must be placed into our hearts so that the Holy Spirit can bring forth in us the life which is in the Seed. The Apostle James testified: “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” (Jas 1:18). Peter wrote: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Pt 1:3).

Then we shall see fulfilled what Paul wrote: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature …” (2 Cor 5:17). “A seed shall serve him …” (Ps 22:30a). Whoever is born of God by the Word and Spirit has the life and nature of Jesus with all of His virtues. There is no child of God begotten of the Spirit with a devilish nature like that of Cain. There is no born-again child of God with hatred, envy, jealousy. “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” (1 Jn 3:9).