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Now, here's your host from
Amazing Facts International,
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Pastor Doug Batchelor.
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Doug Batchelor:
Hello, listening friends.
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Would you like to
hear an amazing fact?
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A married couple has a
slightly higher chance of having
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a baby boy than a girl?
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About 51%.
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Generally speaking across the
globe, there are about 104 baby
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boys born for every 100 girls.
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Sadly, more females die in
miscarriages but partly because
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they take more risks, more boys
die between birth and 18, which
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would mean by the time they
get to marrying age, there's a
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perfect one for one
ratio of boys and girls.
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It is absolutely fascinating how
God has designed things where
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there's almost the exact same
number as boys that survive to
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marrying age as there are girls.
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Science has no good explanation
how random evolution could ever
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account for this perfect ratio.
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This also explodes the notion
that it was God's plan for a man
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to have multiple wives.
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For one Adam, there was one Eve.
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Jean Ross: Yeah,
that's right Pastor Doug.
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The Bible makes it clear that it
was God's purpose that Adam and
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Eve were to be united in
marriage and that of course
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through that wonderful
relationship of marriage, we
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have a type of the
relationship that God
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wants us to have with him.
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In the Bible Christ is described
as the bride, the church is
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often--or as the
groom, the church is often
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described as the bride.
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But you know when you think
about it, it's very clear that
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God has created marriage
and he purposed marriage
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from the very beginning.
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When man tries to manipulate or
change what God has established
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the results are always bad.
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Doug: That's right.
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You know, Jesus made it pretty
clear in Matthew 19 verse 4
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through 6, "And he answered and
said to them, 'Have you not read
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that he that made them at the
beginning 'Made them male and
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female,' and said, 'For this
reason a man shall leave his
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father and his mother and be
joined to his wife, and the two
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shall become one flesh?'
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So then, they're no
longer two but one flesh.
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Therefore, what God has joined
together, let not man," put a
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sunder or, "Man separate."
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You notice it says, "A man
will be joined to his wife."
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Someone was teasing Benjamin
Franklin once and they said,
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"You can't show me anywhere in
the Bible that says a man cannot
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have more than one wife."
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And Franklin said, "Well, that's
easy, the Bible says, "No man
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can serve two masters.""
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So actually it does say that.
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Anyway, welcome friends and
if you'd like to be part of the
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It's 800-463-7297 and as 800,
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What is it?
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Jean: And friends, once
again, we did open by talking
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about marriage and if you'd like
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you do have a free gift.
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It's called 'The Keys to a Happy
Marriage' and that is our free
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gift and we'll be happy to send
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The number is 800-835-6747.
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You can ask for offer number
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It's called 'Keys
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That's 800-835- 6747.
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And if you'd like to ask a Bible
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number here in the
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That's 800-463-7297.
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That'll bring you
here into the studio.
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But Pastor before we take the
calls as we always do, we like
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to begin with prayer.
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So let's do that at this time.
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Dear Father, we thank you for
this opportunity to be able to
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open up your Word and study.
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And Father, as we always do,
we recognize that you are the
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author of the
Scriptures, you inspired people
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of all to write the Bible.
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And in order for us to
understand it, we need the
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leading of the Holy Spirit.
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Be with those who are listening
wherever they might be and Lord,
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we ask your blessing upon us
here in the studio as we search
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the Scriptures for we ask
this in Jesus's name, amen.
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Doug: Amen.
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Jean: Well Pastor Doug, we
are ready to go to the phone
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lines but to be honest to
our listeners out there, I can't
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hear anything.
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I don't know if you can.
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Doug: I don't hear
you, I don't hear anything.
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Jean: They might be able to
hear us, but I don't think we'll
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be able to hear the calls
but we're going to give it a try
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and see what happens.
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We've got Gary
listening in Illinois.
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Gary, welcome to the program.
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Are you on the air?
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Gary--hi, Gary,
yes, we can hear you.
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Gary: Matthew 24 says in
verses 6 and 7, "You'll see
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plagues and
pestilences, wars and rumors
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of wars, earthquakes."
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We're seeing plenty of
that happen but I'm not seeing
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Matthew 24:24 happen.
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False Christ showing great
signs and wonders to deceive.
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Is that the final event before
Christ coming or is the false
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Christ performing
signs and powers and wonders,
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you know, to deceive?
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Doug: Yeah, yeah.
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It is going to be one of
the great final signs that Satan
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is going to impersonate Christ.
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You know, the devil's accusation
is God came to the earth
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to show the truth in Jesus.
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The devil is saying, "Well, I
want to either possess a person
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or create the illusion of
a human to share my theory."
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And so Satan is going to
impersonate Christ and I'm sure
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it will be accompanied with
signs and wonders and some of
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'em will be
illusions, counterfeit signs.
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The Bible talks about
them being deceiving devils.
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So yeah, I think that that
is going to be one of the--now
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there've been other times in
history you've got people false
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Christ that do miracles, or
at least, I mean, there's some
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televangelist out there that
at least pretend to do miracles.
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Some of 'em might
use, you know, some kind
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of supernatural
demonic delusions.
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It's hard to say, I think some
are just plain frauds but there
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can be false
prophets through history.
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Even the Bible speaks of in the
time of the apostles was it that
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magician Simon, they said he
did many mighty things probably
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under the power of the devil.
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The magicians of the Pharaoh,
they threw down their rods and
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they became serpents or
at least looked like it.
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Jean: And Jesus said, with
reference the last days, "There
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will be those who say,
'Lord, Lord, did we not perform
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miracles and cast out devils and
do many wonders in your name?'
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Jesus says, 'I never knew you.'"
We do have a study guide, it's
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called, 'Does God Inspire
Psychics and Astrologists?'
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And we'll be happy
to send this to you.
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Talks about the warning
that we have about false Christ
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spoken of in the Bible.
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The number for
that is 800-835-6747.
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That is the resource phone line,
you can just ask for the study
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guide, 'Does God Inspire
Psychics and Astrologers?'
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And we'll be happy to
send that out to anyone
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who calls and asks.
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Thank you, Gary.
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We've got Anna
listening in Oregon.
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Anna, welcome to the program.
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Anna: Hi, good evening, pastors.
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Doug: Evening.
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My question is, well,
it's from two different books.
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It's from Luke
17:6 and Matthew 17:20.
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And it has to do with having
the faith of a mustard seed.
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If you have the faith as
big as a mustard seed, you could
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basically do anything.
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And I just want you to
maybe expound on that for me.
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Doug: Yeah, of course.
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Jesus talked about
faith all the time.
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So many times when Christ healed
somebody, he never said, "My
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faith made you whole," he said,
"Your faith has made you whole."
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One man said,
"Lord, can you heal my son
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if you can do anything?"
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And Jesus said, "If you believe
all things are possible".
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And then of course he said, "If
you've got faith as a mustard
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seed," one place he talks about
faith you can move mountains and
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here it says that you can have
a mulberry be pulled up by the
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roots and planted in the sea.
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And so, yeah, faith is I
think crucial to anything.
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The big area where Jesus
emphasizes we need faith, is
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faith that he can
save us from our sins.
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You know, we don't need
the Lord to move mountains
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and cast them into the sea.
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The Bible says, "He takes
our sins and casts them into the
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depths of the sea."
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And we're all being
crushed under this mountain
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of guilt and sin.
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And by believing in the
sacrifice of Jesus and his power
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to give us new
hearts, it becomes a reality.
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And when we trust in him and we
pray and believe he's going to
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forgive our sins, when we
believe he forgives our sins, we
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instantly feel better
just because of our faith.
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So one way I might illustrate
that, Anna, is if some crazy
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person on the street hands you a
check for a million dollars, you
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probably
wouldn't get too excited.
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But if Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates
handed you a check for a million
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dollars, you would be really
happy even before you took the
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check to the bank
because you would have faith
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that there was money behind it.
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So when you have faith in
God, all things are possible.
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Jean: And I think the point
you emphasized Pastor Doug, is
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important, that God is not
asking us to do sort of miracles
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to impress our neighbors and
our friends but true faith will
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always result in a deeper trust
in Christ as our personal savior
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and an earnest willingness
to do what he asks us to do.
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So faith is connected with
works you read that in James.
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So it's not just a
type of supernatural power.
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Matter of fact, we need to
be careful of people that are
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claiming to have supernatural
powers just to impress others.
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But the true faith of the Bible
always results in repentance and
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the humbling of the heart.
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Doug: And yes, and that's
not to say God doesn't answer
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prayers, we've seen all kinds
of miraculous answers to prayer.
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I could just start going through
a list right now of things the
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Lord has done that I
think folks would say,
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"Well, that
really was a miracle."
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That doesn't mean, you know,
somebody's arm grew back into
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place but just incredible things
happen when you lose something.
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The odds of finding
again are a million to one
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and you pray and you find it.
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So God does answer
prayers and move mountains.
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Thank you, Anna appreciate that.
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We've got Glenn
listening in Ohio.
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Glenn, welcome to the program.
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Glenn: Good evening
pastors and thank you
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for taking my call.
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Jean: A Pleasure.
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Glenn: You know, people
do not like Judas of Iscariot
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because he betrayed Jesus,
but somebody had to do that.
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In the valley of dry bones,
they're mad at Hitler for his
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part in the Holocaust.
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Somebody had to do that.
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And then, yes, we go all the way
back to the beginning of time in
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order for us--people don't like
Lucifer because he's responsible
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for entering sin into the world.
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But somebody had to do that.
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And we're all guilty of sin, "We
know that all have sinned," but
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if God is to be who he says he
is and he would that none should
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perish and that all
should come to repentance.
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Philippians 2:10,
"That every knee shall bow
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and every tongue confess."
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If that's the case and his
perfect will is exercised, who's
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left on the earth to
endure the eternal punishment?
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Doug: All right, well, first
of all, I'm going to--I have an
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issue with some things you said
when you said that someone had
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to do it speaking of Judas, and
then I thought I heard you say
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someone had to do the Holocaust
speaking of Hitler as though God
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intended for that to happen.
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I don't believe he did, I don't
think it was God's will for
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Judas to be a betrayer.
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Jesus said it would've been
better if he had not been born.
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And Judas--God knew what was
going to happen, God knows all
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things, but it doesn't
mean God's making it happen.
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A lot of things that are
happening in the world today,
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the sin and the suffering are
not God's will, that's why in
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the Lord's prayer we
pray, "Thy will be done."
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If God's will is always being
done, well, that's what the
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Muslims say, "Whatever happens
that's the will of Allah."
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We don't believe that way.
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As Christians, we believe that
there's a battle between the
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will of selfishness and the
devil and evil, and the will of
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God which is one of love.
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And we know in the end God's
kingdom will ultimately triumph
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but all of the misery, sin,
and suffering in the world today
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was not God's will.
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And who will--everyone's going
to bow to Christ in the end
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because it'd just be overwhelmed
by the righteousness of God, and
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you're speaking
of Philippians there.
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But you've got one group that's
been washed and saved and the
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other group's going to perish
and be cast into the lake of
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fire. Scriptures are
very clear about that.
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So, hopefully that makes sense.
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You know, we do have a study
guide that talks about, 'Is the
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Devil in Charge of Hell?' And it
will explain how God separates
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the sheep from the goats
and we'll be happy to send you a
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free copy of that, Glenn.
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Jean: The number to call
for that is 800-835-6747.
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You can ask for the study guide
it's called, 'Is the Devil In
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Charge of Hell?' And it is true
as you mentioned in Philippians
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chapter 2, a time will come
where everyone will acknowledge
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that Jesus is Lord but it's not
a true confession, it's not a
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true repentance I should say.
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It's a true confession
but not a true repentance.
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Like Judas who threw the money
down after he realized that he
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had betrayed Christ and then
he went out and he hung himself.
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That wasn't genuine repentance.
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Doug: Yeah, or when the
Pharaoh said that he repented,
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he repented the consequences of
the sin he didn't repent of what
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he had done.
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Jean: That's right.
All right, thank you.
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Anthony is in New Jersey.
Anthony, welcome to the program.
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Anthony: Hi pastors,
thank you for taking my call.
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Doug: Yeah, thank you.
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Anthony: All Right.
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So my question is on Matthew
12, about the unpardonable sin,
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verse 31 and 32.
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If I could read it real
quick because especially 32,
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it's very
specific, it gives detail.
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So 31, "Because of this I say
to you, every sin and blasphemy
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shall be forgiven to men,
but the blasphemy concerning the
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spirit shall not
be forgiven to men.
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And whoever," in 32, here we
go, "And whoever speaks a word
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against the Son of man, it shall
be forgiven him; but whoever
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speaks against the Holy Spirit,
it shall not be forgiven him,
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not in this age
nor the coming one."
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So this age being the one we
are in right now, same age with
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Yeshua, the coming one, being
the 1,000 year millennium, but
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we know there's an age after
that when the books are open and
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you know, the lake of fire
is there but apparently the
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unpardonable sin
may be pardonable after
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the 1,000 year millennium.
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Doug: Well, I think I
see what you're saying.
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You know, I think when Jesus
said it's not to be forgiven in
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this life or in the world
to come, he's making a pretty
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absolute statement that those
that grieve away the Holy Spirit
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and go too far, there
is no more forgiveness.
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That's why he's
warning so carefully against
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committing the unpardonable sin.
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He said, you know, other sins,
all kinds of sins and blasphemy
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God is so merciful.
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He's forgiven
murder and adultery
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and all kinds of things.
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What does he mean when he says,
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"Do not sin
against the Holy Spirit?"
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Go up a little higher in
the same passage, and they're
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accusing Jesus of casting
out devils and doing miracles
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by the power of the devil.
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In other words, they are
resisting the evidence of the
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Holy Spirit, they're refusing to
listen to the voice of the Holy
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Spirit and the
proof of the Holy Spirit.
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And Jesus said, "If you
reject the Holy Spirit, if you
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blaspheme the work
of the Holy Spirit,
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there's no way
that God can reach you.
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So the way the Lord reaches
us is the Holy Spirit brings
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conviction and we turn to
the Lord and brings repentance.
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If we reject the medium
through which God brings us to
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repentance and saves us, there
is nothing else God can do to
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save us and that's when
you can go beyond mercy.
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And I've actually written a book
we can share a copy of that with
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you and it's called, you
know, 'What is the Sin of the
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Unpardonable Sin?' I think it's
called 'Beyond Mercy What is the
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Unpardonable Sin?' And we'll
send you a free copy of that
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Anthony, and I
encourage you to read that.
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And there--people are
not going to be forgiven
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after the millennium.
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Jean: You know,
there's another verse
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that comes to mind.
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Romans chapter 2, verse 4.
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It says, "Or, do you despise
the riches of his goodness in
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forbearance, and longsuffering,
not knowing that it's the
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goodness of God that
leads you to repentance?"
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So without the goodness of
God, without the spirit of God
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leading a person, they
can't even get to the point of
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repentance and repentance
is needed for forgiveness.
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So someone who has grieved away
the Holy Spirit or blasphemed
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against the Holy Spirit.
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One other thing on that passage
like the word blasphemy in the
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Bible has two connotations.
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One is putting oneself in the
place of God and the other one
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is claiming to be
able to forgive sins.
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So if somebody excuses their
sense says, "Ah, it's not that
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important," or if they try to
put themselves in the place of
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God in their own mind and
thinking and they're rejecting
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the promptings of the Holy
Spirit, that's leading towards
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blaspheming
against the Holy Spirit.
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All right, well,
thank you for your call.
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Again, the number is
800-835-6747 and you can ask for
00:17:55.87\00:17:59.51
that book on the 'Unpardonable
Sin,' and we'll be happy to send
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it to anyone who
calls and asks for it.
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I think it's called
'Beyond Mercy,' Pastor, like you
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mentioned the name 800-835-6747.
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We've got Beverly
listening in Georgia.
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Beverly, welcome to the program.
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Beverly: Hey, Pastor
Doug, Pastor John Ross.
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Thank you all guys
for taking my question.
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Doug: Yeah.
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Beverly: Okay,
here's what I got.
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I got two Bible scriptures.
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The first one
is Leviticus 20:13.
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So I'm going to read
it from the King James.
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"If a man also lie with mankind,
as he lieth with a woman, both
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of them have
committed an abomination:
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they surely
should be put to death.
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Their blood
should be upon them."
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Okay, let's go to 2
Timothy 3 verses 2 through 5,
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"For men should be lovers
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of their own
selves, covetous, boasters,
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proud, blasphemers, disobedient
to parents, unthankful, unholy,
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without natural affection,
trucebreakers, false accusers,
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incontinent, fierce, despisers
of those that are good,
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traitors, heady, high-minded,
lovers of pleasure more than
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lovers of God."
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Now, here's where is coming
home from me, "Having a form
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of godliness, but
denying the power thereof:
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from such should turn away."
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So pastors, here is my question,
as a Christian, should I be
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supporting the LBGQ+ community?
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Doug: Well, no.
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That's in a two letter answer.
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The agenda that is being pushed
on our culture today both in
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North America and many other
countries, that we should view
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homosexual relationships as
normal and valid and approved
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and even to redefine them
as marriage, is categorically
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against the
teachings of Scripture.
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And so even though our culture
is trying to redefine gender, as
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I said in our verse Jesus said
in the beginning, "God made them
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male and female."
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And obviously the males and
females, husband and wife they
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go together, but we're in a very
confused culture right now when
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it comes to what they
call Sexual Orientation.
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I think we should love people.
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I think we ought to do
everything we can to bring all
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kinds of people to the
Lord and love and win them.
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That might mean telling them
what the Bible says about sin
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so they repent of their sins.
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But as far as endorsing
the behavior of the alphabet
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community, no, I don't think so.
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Jean: Absolutely Pastor.
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Now you know, the Bibles
makes it very clear that we love
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people but we are not
necessarily endorsing bad
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behavior of people
meaning contradicting the
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Word of God which is sin.
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Sin is defined as the
transgression of the law.
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So we're all sinners, we
all need to come to the point of
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repentance, but if we're wishing
to try and redefine what sin is,
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how can God bring us
to a point of repentance?
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Doug: Yeah.
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Jean: If we want to acknowledge
what the Bible teaches.
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Doug: Exactly, a sin is
the transgression of the law.
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People need to turn from it and
repent of their sins and that is
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one of the things the Bible
identifies as sin right up there
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with lying, and adultery, and
murder, these are all sins and
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as you read there from Leviticus
it's pretty clear that living
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out homosexual
behavior is a sin.
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Jean: All right, next call
that we have is Robert listening
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in Colorado.
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Robert, welcome to the program.
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Robert: Yeah,
good evening, pastors.
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I have a question for you
on Matthew 27 verse 52 and 53.
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It says that when Jesus died
that the graves were open and
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some people were resurrected,
the saints were resurrected and
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they went in and showed
themselves in the cities.
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Some people think
that after that time
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they were translated to heaven.
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And then my question is there's
no reference to what happened to
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'em after that.
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Did they live like, you know,
like Lazarus where they had to
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live their life out again and
then die and wait for the second
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coming or did they actually
get translated to heaven?
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Doug: Yeah, I would say the
latter that they, and I think
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Pastor Ross is looking up a
verse now if I'm not mistaken.
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I think they did
ascend to heaven.
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First of all, if they're
resurrected, unlike Lazarus,
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they're not resurrected with an
old body, these are some of the
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saints that slept around
Jerusalem that may have dated
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back to, you know, Isaiah.
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I mean, we don't know who they
were but it's a limited number,
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a special resurrection that
was something of a trophy that
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Christ took to heaven
with him when he ascended.
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So it says that their
graves were opened during the
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earthquake but they
did not ascend to heaven.
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It says they appeared to the
city probably, you know, during
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the Sabbath and Sunday when he
told Mary, "Don't touch me, I've
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not yet ascended to my Father."
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When he did ascend, I
believe they ascended with him.
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Jean: And here's
the verse Pastor Doug.
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Ephesians chapter 4 verse 8.
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It says, quoting
from the Old Testament.
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Therefore, he says, "When
he ascended on high, he led
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captivity captive,
and gave gifts unto men."
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So the captivity are those
who held captive by the grave or
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death, those are the ones who
were resurrected at the time of
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Christ's death
during the earthquake.
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But then it says,
"He gave gifts to man."
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So as Christ ascended to
heaven, he led those who were
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resurrected at that point in
time and afterwards, there was a
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special manifestation of
the gift of the Holy Spirit that
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came upon the apostles
there in the upper room.
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Doug: Thank you, so I
hope that helps a little bit.
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We might have time for one more.
00:23:53.96\00:23:55.26
Pastor Ross before our break.
00:23:55.30\00:23:56.60
Jean: We've got
James listening in Texas.
00:23:56.63\00:23:58.23
James, welcome to the program.
00:23:58.27\00:24:00.24
James: Yes,
sir. Can you hear me?
00:24:00.27\00:24:01.94
Doug: I can.
00:24:01.97\00:24:03.81
James: Okay, my question for
tonight is, can I be baptized
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myself or does it have to be
done by a Pastor, or a priest,
00:24:08.84\00:24:11.55
or something?
00:24:11.58\00:24:12.98
Doug: Normally, the examples
we all see in the Bible would
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be, it says that the apostles
baptized, you know, Jesus was
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baptized by John.
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I mean, Jesus could have
baptized himself but he said,
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"John, you need to do it."
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It needs to be
done by someone else.
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The others were baptized by John
the Baptist, Jesus's Apostles
00:24:26.53\00:24:30.50
were sent out to baptize Philip,
baptized the Ethiopian eunuch,
00:24:30.53\00:24:34.94
Paul baptized the Ephesian
jailer, or Philippian jailer,
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I should say.
00:24:39.14\00:24:40.74
There are rare
occasions where a person may be
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the only believer in a country.
00:24:43.31\00:24:46.88
And I've heard stories of people
that says, "I wanted to give my
00:24:46.92\00:24:49.28
heart to the Lord, I wanted to
be baptized, there was no other
00:24:49.32\00:24:52.19
believer I was in, you
know, a Hindu or Muslim country.
00:24:52.22\00:24:55.96
And I just prayed and I went out
in the river and I said, Lord, I
00:24:55.99\00:24:59.16
am giving myself to you,"
and they dunked themselves.
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And I think in rare occasions
like that, God might wink and
00:25:01.36\00:25:04.93
smile and accept that.
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But typically a person is taught
first and they're cleared.
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So those are baptized into
Christ it's understood that they
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are making a
commitment, they need to know
00:25:14.31\00:25:16.54
what that commitment involves.
00:25:16.58\00:25:17.88
It'd be like two
people marrying themselves.
00:25:17.91\00:25:19.68
I mean, usually marriage is
performed in the presence of
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witnesses by
someone who officiates.
00:25:22.25\00:25:24.62
Baptism is like a
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So normally, yes, someone
else should be doing that.
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I think that God has winked at a
00:25:30.99\00:25:34.56
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00:25:34.60\00:25:38.10
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Doug: Minute and a
half, can we do a question?
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Jean: We Can give
it a try, all right.
00:26:23.88\00:26:25.21
Let's see, we got Aaron.
00:26:25.25\00:26:26.55
Aaron, welcome to the program.
00:26:26.58\00:26:27.88
We have about one
and a half minutes.
00:26:27.92\00:26:30.79
Aaron: Good evening pastors.
00:26:30.82\00:26:32.12
Here's my question.
00:26:32.15\00:26:33.46
Did the destruction
of Jerusalem in A.D.
00:26:33.49\00:26:35.59
70 happen exactly 40
years after the death of Jesus?
00:26:35.62\00:26:39.09
If not, is there a
reason why it did not?
00:26:39.13\00:26:42.43
Doug: Well, I don't know that
it happened exactly 40 years
00:26:42.46\00:26:44.40
after his death, but there seems
to be evidence it happened about
00:26:44.43\00:26:48.07
40 years after he prophesied it.
00:26:48.10\00:26:51.01
He does say in Matthew 24 and
I think it's also in Luke 21 and
00:26:51.04\00:26:55.98
maybe it's in Mark 13 that "This
generation would not pass away
00:26:56.01\00:27:00.75
till all these things be
fulfilled" and he was talking
00:27:00.78\00:27:03.22
about the
destruction of Jerusalem.
00:27:03.25\00:27:05.39
That was, I think about 31 or
that may have been 30 or 31 A.D.
00:27:05.42\00:27:12.49
The destruction of Jerusalem
actually began almost exactly 40
00:27:12.53\00:27:15.96
years after that 'cause
the temple wasn't destroyed
00:27:16.00\00:27:18.57
until 70 A.D. but the
war with the Jews began
00:27:18.60\00:27:22.37
and the destruction before that.
00:27:22.40\00:27:24.04
So it'd be almost
exactly 40 years after Jesus
00:27:24.07\00:27:26.17
predicted that.
00:27:26.21\00:27:27.61
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Jean: My name is Jean Ross
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Peter in New Jersey.
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Peter, welcome to the program.
00:31:18.04\00:31:19.67
Peter: Pastor, Romans 1 talks
about reprobates and these are
00:31:19.71\00:31:24.75
people that God has
given over to their wickedness.
00:31:24.78\00:31:27.92
And I do believe we're
seeing a lot more of that
00:31:27.95\00:31:30.95
as time goes on.
00:31:30.99\00:31:32.29
Would you agree with that?
And are they beyond salvation?
00:31:32.32\00:31:36.96
And how should
we act around them?
00:31:36.99\00:31:39.66
I myself want to turn away from
them as some verses indicate
00:31:39.69\00:31:44.43
that there are people that
we should turn away from, but I
00:31:44.47\00:31:47.47
want to--are they
beyond salvation and how
00:31:47.50\00:31:50.21
should we act around them?
00:31:50.24\00:31:52.01
And do you see a
rise in reprobates?
00:31:52.04\00:31:54.68
Doug: Well, the Bible's clear
I think that in the last days
00:31:54.71\00:31:57.78
evil men and seducers
will wax worse and worse.
00:31:57.81\00:32:01.85
The devil is getting better at
what he does as time goes by and
00:32:01.88\00:32:06.99
you know, much of the world
is going to be sold out to the
00:32:07.02\00:32:09.79
devil in the last days when the
whole mark of the beast scenario
00:32:09.82\00:32:13.13
is played out.
00:32:13.16\00:32:14.50
So yes, evil is growing worse.
00:32:14.56\00:32:17.03
It's hard for us to know
a person's heart and know if
00:32:17.07\00:32:19.40
they've grieved away the spirit
and if there's nothing, you
00:32:19.43\00:32:22.40
know, no redeemable qualities.
00:32:22.44\00:32:24.14
I think no matter
what, Christians ought
00:32:24.17\00:32:26.07
to be kind to everybody.
00:32:26.11\00:32:28.54
We should represent
Christ to everybody.
00:32:28.58\00:32:31.11
And even those who are
crucifying Jesus, Jesus did not
00:32:31.15\00:32:34.75
revile them but he
said, "Father, forgive them."
00:32:34.78\00:32:38.65
And so it really challenges our
love muscles when we're around
00:32:38.69\00:32:43.02
people that seem to be just sold
out to the devil, to still show
00:32:43.06\00:32:46.66
the love of God and
the kindness of the Savior.
00:32:46.70\00:32:50.27
So that doesn't mean you need to
spend a lot of time casting your
00:32:50.30\00:32:52.97
pearls before swine and trying
to, you know, witness and work
00:32:53.00\00:32:56.77
with people that really seem
like they've shut the door, you
00:32:56.81\00:32:59.64
want to be working
where people are open.
00:32:59.67\00:33:02.34
Jesus said when he sent
out the apostle sometimes
00:33:02.38\00:33:04.58
people rejected the truth.
00:33:04.61\00:33:06.28
He said, "Shake
the dust off your feet
00:33:06.31\00:33:07.88
and go somewhere else."
00:33:07.92\00:33:09.88
So, it's the same
thing in working with people.
00:33:09.92\00:33:14.49
Jean: All
right. Doug: Thank you.
00:33:14.52\00:33:16.32
Jean: Thank you.
00:33:16.36\00:33:17.66
We've got Don
listening in Texas.
00:33:17.69\00:33:18.99
Don, welcome to the program.
00:33:19.03\00:33:21.66
Don in Texas are you there?
00:33:21.70\00:33:23.33
Doug: Don might be muted.
00:33:23.37\00:33:24.67
Don, you're on
but we don't hear you.
00:33:24.70\00:33:28.57
Jean: All right, we
might come back to Don.
00:33:28.60\00:33:30.01
We've got
Christian in Texas as well.
00:33:30.04\00:33:31.81
Christian,
welcome to the program.
00:33:31.84\00:33:34.38
Christian:
Hello, can you hear me?
00:33:34.41\00:33:35.71
Doug: Yes.
00:33:35.74\00:33:37.35
Christian: Oh, greetings.
00:33:37.38\00:33:39.58
I really love your ministries,
let me make this quick.
00:33:39.61\00:33:42.68
I am living under my parents'
authority and I am asking what I
00:33:42.72\00:33:47.72
should do if my parents prohibit
me from keeping the Sabbath.
00:33:47.76\00:33:52.83
Doug: Yeah, that
can be a real challenge.
00:33:52.86\00:33:54.30
Of course, the Bible says
we, "Should honor our mother and
00:33:54.36\00:33:56.80
father" and then also
there are Bible commands.
00:33:56.83\00:34:01.20
I would, as gently as you could,
I'd reason with your parents and
00:34:01.24\00:34:05.34
say, appeal to them and say,
"You know, mom, dad, I love you,
00:34:05.37\00:34:08.54
I respect you, but I've been
convinced from reading the Bible
00:34:08.58\00:34:11.35
you might even open the Bible
and show it to 'em that this is
00:34:11.38\00:34:13.65
one of the Ten Commandments.
00:34:13.68\00:34:15.88
And I want to do my best to
observe his commandments and
00:34:15.92\00:34:20.56
hope that
they'll be open to that.
00:34:20.59\00:34:23.09
I've had people call before
and they say, "Pastor Doug, you
00:34:23.12\00:34:26.39
know, I live at home and my
mother and my father, they want
00:34:26.43\00:34:30.20
me to be dishonest
and steal and lie about my
00:34:30.23\00:34:32.13
age or do something dishonest.
00:34:32.17\00:34:33.47
What do I do?
00:34:33.50\00:34:34.80
I want to honor them but
they want me to lie to get in
00:34:34.84\00:34:37.07
somewhere and say I'm
under 12 and I'm not," you know.
00:34:37.11\00:34:40.51
And I see, I think sometimes you
need to put your obedience to
00:34:40.54\00:34:45.51
God ahead of your parents but it
is a very difficult thing when
00:34:45.55\00:34:49.55
you have to do that because
you know, I think the Lord
00:34:49.58\00:34:53.49
understands the struggle when
young people go through that and
00:34:53.52\00:34:57.69
it's also theirs, you know.
00:34:57.73\00:34:59.36
Couples where one is a believer
one is not and it's especially
00:34:59.39\00:35:03.30
hard on wives when they say
to their husband, you know, I
00:35:03.33\00:35:06.87
believe and I'm
going to go to church
00:35:06.90\00:35:08.27
and I want to take the kids.
00:35:08.30\00:35:09.60
He says, "Well, I don't
believe, I don't want you to."
00:35:09.64\00:35:11.67
Just it becomes, yeah, you
really need to pray God will
00:35:11.71\00:35:14.38
work on the hearts of
the people in authority.
00:35:14.41\00:35:16.81
Jean: Well, you know, we
do have that quote of the
00:35:16.85\00:35:18.48
commandment that says, "Honor
your mother and your father."
00:35:18.51\00:35:21.02
And you read that in Ephesians
chapter 6, verse 1, but Paul
00:35:21.05\00:35:24.69
adds something.
00:35:24.72\00:35:26.02
He says, "Children, obey
your parents in the Lord:
00:35:26.05\00:35:27.96
for this is right."
00:35:27.99\00:35:29.22
So absolutely the commandment
says that we are to honor our
00:35:29.26\00:35:31.53
mother and our father, but
there is a caveat and that is,
00:35:31.56\00:35:34.83
"In the Lord."
00:35:34.86\00:35:36.10
So the Lord needs to be first,
in all of our decision making.
00:35:36.13\00:35:38.57
Doug: Exactly,
good point. Thank you.
00:35:38.60\00:35:40.67
Hope that helps a
little, Christian.
00:35:40.70\00:35:42.40
Jean: We've got
Angela listening in Illinois.
00:35:42.44\00:35:44.01
Angela, welcome to the program.
00:35:44.04\00:35:46.44
Angela: Hi, thank you.
00:35:46.47\00:35:48.61
I have a question in regards to
Job 4 it's 16 through, well, I'm
00:35:48.64\00:35:56.79
sorry, 15 through 17.
00:35:56.82\00:35:58.69
And it's regarding Eliasis, the
Temanite and when he talks about
00:35:58.72\00:36:07.40
this spirit that's swept over
his face and how his hair stood
00:36:07.40\00:36:11.00
on, you know, stood on end,
I was just wondering, is that
00:36:11.03\00:36:14.94
spirit, was it a demonic
spirit or was it an angel?
00:36:14.97\00:36:19.41
Doug: You know, I don't know
that it was either, I think the
00:36:19.44\00:36:22.04
word in the Hebrew
here is that a wind.
00:36:22.08\00:36:26.35
That word and I was going to
just look it up here 'cause I've
00:36:26.38\00:36:29.35
got a Bible program that may
help me find that for you real
00:36:29.38\00:36:32.09
quick, but it may be
the Hebrew word "Ruach"
00:36:32.12\00:36:35.16
which would be, oh no
00:36:35.19\00:36:38.03
it's a different word, no, it
says a supernatural being, yeah.
00:36:38.06\00:36:43.97
Well first of all,
they're speaking in poetry.
00:36:44.00\00:36:48.70
The prose and the poetry in Job
is some of the most beautiful
00:36:48.74\00:36:51.51
and ancient in the world.
00:36:51.54\00:36:53.64
And so Eliphaz is talking about
this spirit, this impression, he
00:36:53.68\00:36:58.08
was frightened and that went by
and he asked, "Can a mortal man
00:36:58.11\00:37:03.59
be more righteous than God?"
00:37:03.62\00:37:05.32
And he's--they're looking at Job
suffering and they're thinking,
00:37:05.35\00:37:09.12
"If he's a good man, why would
he be suffering bad things?
00:37:09.16\00:37:12.19
Is God not as just as man is?"
00:37:12.23\00:37:15.23
Its interesting Abraham voices
the same kind of question when
00:37:15.26\00:37:18.37
he said, "Shall not the
judge of the earth do right?"
00:37:18.40\00:37:21.10
When he was appealing
for Sodom and Gomorrah.
00:37:21.14\00:37:23.44
So this is just part of their
debate and he kind of paints the
00:37:23.47\00:37:26.81
picture where he felt like this
spirit spoke to him and the hair
00:37:26.84\00:37:35.28
of his head stood up.
00:37:35.32\00:37:37.15
"Can a man be more
righteous than God?
00:37:37.19\00:37:40.49
So I think it's more poetic
language than that he actually
00:37:40.52\00:37:43.09
had an angelic visitation.
00:37:43.12\00:37:45.36
Jean: And it is interesting,
not everything that Job's friend
00:37:45.39\00:37:47.86
said was necessarily
rightfully reflecting God.
00:37:47.86\00:37:51.53
Now I think the point could
be made here that this is a true
00:37:51.57\00:37:53.67
statement, "Can mortal
man be more just than God?"
00:37:53.70\00:37:56.60
But later on in the Book of Job
you read how that God says to
00:37:56.64\00:37:59.37
Job, "You need to offer a
sacrifice for them because they
00:37:59.41\00:38:01.58
didn't speak of me
alright or correctly.
00:38:01.61\00:38:04.15
So not everything that they
said was necessarily a correct
00:38:04.18\00:38:07.55
reflection of
the character of God.
00:38:07.58\00:38:11.55
Doug: Well, thank you.
00:38:11.59\00:38:12.89
Appreciate your question Angela.
00:38:12.92\00:38:14.39
Jean: We've got
Justin in Canada.
00:38:14.42\00:38:15.72
Justin, welcome to the program.
00:38:15.76\00:38:17.66
Justin: Thank you.
00:38:17.69\00:38:19.46
I just have a question about how
to work out tithe if it's before
00:38:19.49\00:38:23.16
tax, after tax or after expenses
'cause I've worked it out after
00:38:23.20\00:38:28.04
tax and at this point in
my life it seems like a little
00:38:28.07\00:38:32.04
unmanageable at the moment but
I just wanted to follow whatever
00:38:32.07\00:38:37.05
is biblically correct.
00:38:37.08\00:38:39.31
Doug: Okay, good.
00:38:39.35\00:38:42.68
You know, the Bible I think
is pretty clear that tithe is a
00:38:42.72\00:38:45.65
tenth of your increase, meaning,
you know, your income and part
00:38:45.69\00:38:52.96
of your taxes in reality
are a bill right along with your
00:38:52.99\00:38:57.77
groceries and your gas
or whatever else you pay.
00:38:57.80\00:39:00.60
So I would believe you'd pay
tithe on your gross and then,
00:39:00.64\00:39:06.27
you know, you pay
your other expenses.
00:39:06.31\00:39:10.48
Now the reason I'm hesitating
as I'm answering you this you're
00:39:10.51\00:39:14.12
probably thinking, "Oh, well
what do I do about all the past
00:39:14.15\00:39:16.12
tithe maybe I haven't
paid a full tithe on?"
00:39:16.15\00:39:18.85
I think you just
start where you're at.
00:39:18.89\00:39:21.12
But I believe God will bless you
and I know you're saying that
00:39:21.16\00:39:24.09
it's going to be hard to manage,
you know, God promises in
00:39:24.13\00:39:27.83
Malachi chapter 3 that if we are
faithful in paying a full tithe
00:39:27.86\00:39:33.94
and offering to God, he
will open for us the windows of
00:39:33.97\00:39:36.67
heaven and pour out
a blessing where there
00:39:36.71\00:39:38.47
is not room
enough to receive it.
00:39:38.51\00:39:41.01
And yeah, I think tithe is
just the bare minimum really.
00:39:41.04\00:39:45.71
Jean: Not only does
the Bible speak of tithe
00:39:45.75\00:39:47.22
but also speaks of offerings.
00:39:47.25\00:39:48.75
Now no set amount is given for
offerings but as the Lord has
00:39:48.78\00:39:52.19
blessed you, so you want to
give towards the furtherance
00:39:52.22\00:39:54.59
of the work.
00:39:54.62\00:39:55.92
And that principle is in the
Bible, of course, both in the
00:39:55.96\00:39:57.99
old and the New Testament and we
have a study guide, it's called
00:39:58.03\00:40:00.96
'In God We Trust?' And
it deals with the subject
00:40:01.00\00:40:03.30
of giving and tithe.
00:40:03.33\00:40:04.90
We're happy to send
it to anyone who calls
00:40:04.93\00:40:06.47
and asks here in Canada or US.
00:40:06.50\00:40:08.80
The number is 800-835-6747 and
again, you can ask for the study
00:40:08.84\00:40:13.58
guide is called,
'In God We Trust?'
00:40:13.61\00:40:15.54
and we'll be
happy to send it to you.
00:40:15.58\00:40:17.01
Doug: Yep, I wonder
if Don is listening now
00:40:17.05\00:40:18.85
we can try him again.
00:40:18.88\00:40:20.18
Don in Texas are you there?
00:40:20.22\00:40:24.39
Don in Texas? Okay, nope.
00:40:24.42\00:40:27.99
All right, we'll
try Joe in Arizona.
00:40:28.02\00:40:29.56
Joe, welcome to the program.
00:40:29.59\00:40:31.76
Joe: Hi, how are you guys doing?
00:40:31.79\00:40:33.63
Doug: Good,
thanks for calling in.
00:40:33.66\00:40:34.93
Joe: Can you hear me?
Doug: Yeah, loud and clear.
00:40:34.96\00:40:36.93
Joe: Okay, so I guess
my question is between the
00:40:36.97\00:40:40.84
difference of Genesis 1 and
Genesis 2, through account of
00:40:40.87\00:40:45.17
creation in Genesis 1, it says
that "Elohim," which translates
00:40:45.21\00:40:49.64
to God in the plural, it says,
spoke everything into existence
00:40:49.68\00:40:54.82
on the first -- sixth day.
00:40:54.85\00:40:57.45
And in Genesis 2 it mentioned
when God, the Father or "The
00:40:57.49\00:41:03.63
Lord God," I'm sorry, that's
what the Bible says, "The Lord
00:41:03.66\00:41:05.76
God created a -- plant
before it was in the earth."
00:41:05.79\00:41:10.40
And it says it's just one day.
00:41:10.43\00:41:12.47
And it's also reversed in
Genesis 1 because it says after
00:41:12.50\00:41:16.10
he formed Adam out of the ground
then he formed the animals out
00:41:16.14\00:41:21.18
of the ground and
then brought 'em to Adam
00:41:21.21\00:41:23.35
so he could give them names.
00:41:23.38\00:41:25.01
So why is there a different
in the terminology there, is it
00:41:25.05\00:41:30.05
possible that
they're two different events?
00:41:30.09\00:41:33.69
Doug: No, I think that you're
just going to find, you say
00:41:33.72\00:41:36.42
you're wondering, I guess, why
is a plural form of God used in
00:41:36.46\00:41:40.60
one passage and a more
singular form in another?
00:41:40.63\00:41:42.93
Is that your question?
00:41:42.96\00:41:44.27
Are they--you're wondering
because these different forms
00:41:44.30\00:41:45.97
are used are
they different events?
00:41:46.00\00:41:48.30
Joe: Well, yeah, well it says
God in the ordinary sense and
00:41:48.34\00:41:52.24
even at the end of
Genesis 1, it talks about.
00:41:52.27\00:41:56.91
Doug: All right Joe, you
may have hit a mute button
00:41:56.95\00:41:58.58
we just lost you.
00:41:58.61\00:42:03.39
Joe, you there?
00:42:03.42\00:42:04.72
Jean: I think Joe's.
00:42:04.75\00:42:06.05
Joe, if you can, if you
can get us just check somehow
00:42:06.09\00:42:07.96
you might have hit--
00:42:07.99\00:42:09.29
Doug: Joe, are you
there? Jean: Hit a mute button.
00:42:09.32\00:42:11.73
Joe: Are
you--can you hear me now?
00:42:11.76\00:42:13.06
Jean: Yeah. Doug: Yeah.
00:42:13.09\00:42:14.73
Joe: Okay, sorry.
00:42:14.73\00:42:16.33
Doug: So I think we, yeah, I
think we understand that you're
00:42:16.36\00:42:19.23
wondering why these
different forms are used
00:42:19.27\00:42:20.94
and are they different events?
00:42:20.97\00:42:23.74
Joe: Yeah, and when it says,
"Let us make man in our image,"
00:42:23.77\00:42:28.78
the word "Image" is
"Salem," which means it says
00:42:28.81\00:42:31.78
vain show or a phantom.
00:42:31.81\00:42:34.75
And in the second commandment
it says we shouldn't make images
00:42:34.78\00:42:39.19
unto God so I'm just wondering
if there's a chance that there's
00:42:39.22\00:42:44.06
a difference between those
two and the first one might not
00:42:44.09\00:42:46.59
actually be God but it might be,
I don't know if we're angels or
00:42:46.63\00:42:50.33
something that it
might've been Satan making.
00:42:50.37\00:42:52.87
Doug: No, it's--yeah, there
are other passages in the Bible
00:42:52.90\00:42:56.94
where God says, you know,
the Lord created man in the
00:42:56.97\00:43:00.28
beginning in the New Testament,
there's several in the Old
00:43:00.31\00:43:02.88
Testament as well and you can
get to Genesis 11 and God says,
00:43:02.91\00:43:07.68
"The man has become like
us to know good and evil."
00:43:07.72\00:43:10.22
So, the Lord
sometimes is interchangeable
00:43:10.25\00:43:14.09
in the term that he's used.
00:43:14.12\00:43:16.39
You know, a husband and wife are
two different individuals but
00:43:16.42\00:43:20.13
they're one family.
00:43:20.16\00:43:21.93
And I can refer to my wife
and I or I could refer to the
00:43:21.96\00:43:24.60
Batchelor's and it could
encompass all five of the kids.
00:43:24.63\00:43:29.34
So I wouldn't put
too much stock in that.
00:43:29.37\00:43:33.01
Now, you said something
about image and worship.
00:43:33.04\00:43:35.48
The commandment doesn't say,
"Don't make an image" 'cause God
00:43:35.51\00:43:38.45
later commands them to
make different representations.
00:43:38.48\00:43:42.65
When they made the temple they
made cherubim and angels on top
00:43:42.68\00:43:46.12
of the ark, and angels on the
walls, and Solomon was told to
00:43:46.15\00:43:49.32
put oxen underneath
the cart and Moses said,
00:43:49.36\00:43:51.99
"Make a bronze serpent."
00:43:52.03\00:43:53.73
God says, "Do not make
an image and bow down to
00:43:53.76\00:43:56.63
it and worship it."
00:43:56.67\00:43:58.63
First commandment
says, "Worship the God."
00:43:58.67\00:44:00.44
We are made in the image of God
but we're supposed to worship
00:44:00.47\00:44:02.54
God not ourselves.
00:44:02.57\00:44:04.17
So, yeah, there's only
one God he's talking about.
00:44:04.21\00:44:09.91
Jean: I think just to
clarify, when you look at
00:44:09.94\00:44:13.21
Genesis chapter 1 and chapter
2, it's not talking about two
00:44:13.25\00:44:16.42
separate events it's just
an expansion of the same event.
00:44:16.45\00:44:19.12
Additional details are
added in chapter two that
00:44:19.15\00:44:21.29
you don't see in chapter 1.
00:44:21.32\00:44:23.49
All right, we've got Quentin
listening in Texas, Quentin
00:44:23.53\00:44:25.83
welcome to the program.
00:44:25.86\00:44:27.13
Quentin: Hello. Can you hear me?
00:44:27.20\00:44:29.13
Doug: Yes, we do.
00:44:29.16\00:44:32.07
Quentin: I kinda got
worried about this one
00:44:32.10\00:44:33.60
the during judgment day.
00:44:33.64\00:44:36.47
Now, during the judgment.
00:44:36.50\00:44:38.31
Doug: Yes.
00:44:38.34\00:44:39.67
Quentin: These people that
Jesus spoke about, like, "I do
00:44:39.71\00:44:42.38
not know your name even though
you cast demons out on people."
00:44:42.41\00:44:47.38
How do these people get to
these--how do--my worry is how
00:44:47.42\00:44:54.69
these deceivers get to like,
do they go to like rapture or
00:44:54.72\00:45:00.86
survive the
tribulation or death?
00:45:00.90\00:45:03.30
I'm not sure but it's
kinda make me worry if
00:45:03.33\00:45:07.37
I'm one of those people and--
00:45:07.40\00:45:10.31
Doug: Well, the fact that
you're worrying about it is
00:45:10.34\00:45:13.07
probably a healthy thing that
Jesus gives that warning not
00:45:13.11\00:45:15.64
just to you Quentin, but he
gives it to all of us to make
00:45:15.68\00:45:18.68
sure that we
know him, that we have
00:45:18.71\00:45:20.52
a personal
relationship with him.
00:45:20.55\00:45:22.55
It's not about just
doing religious things.
00:45:22.58\00:45:25.59
These people that say, "Lord,
Lord, we cast out devils, we did
00:45:25.62\00:45:28.42
wonderful works," they went
to church every week ostensibly,
00:45:28.46\00:45:32.23
but they didn't have
a personal relationship
00:45:32.26\00:45:33.90
where they were
walking with God.
00:45:33.93\00:45:36.13
And the Lord wants you to spend
time in his Word, submitting to
00:45:36.16\00:45:39.60
him every day, seeking his will,
and just spend time to him like
00:45:39.63\00:45:44.71
you know him and love him.
00:45:44.74\00:45:46.54
And you won't have to worry
about him declaring he doesn't
00:45:46.57\00:45:49.58
know you when he comes.
00:45:49.61\00:45:51.95
And of course, what he's
describing here is the great
00:45:51.98\00:45:55.05
Judgment day, where he separates
the sheep from the goats.
00:45:55.08\00:45:59.79
But you don't have to worry
about that if you're spending
00:45:59.82\00:46:03.19
time knowing him now.
00:46:03.22\00:46:06.06
It is a sobering warning for
every believer when they read
00:46:06.09\00:46:09.73
those words too as Paul says,
"Examine ourselves and make sure
00:46:09.76\00:46:13.23
that we're in the faith
and we do have a daily knowing
00:46:13.27\00:46:16.17
relationship with Jesus."
00:46:16.20\00:46:18.21
Do you pray? Do you talk to him?
00:46:18.24\00:46:20.54
Do you spend quality
time thinking about him
00:46:20.58\00:46:21.94
during the day.
00:46:21.98\00:46:23.38
When you see other people do you
want to tell other people about
00:46:23.41\00:46:26.28
God and his goodness?
00:46:26.31\00:46:28.22
And those are just,
you know, some of the tests
00:46:28.25\00:46:29.82
you might apply.
00:46:29.85\00:46:31.55
Thanks, appreciate that.
00:46:31.59\00:46:32.89
I'm wondering what we can
send Quentin to encourage him.
00:46:32.92\00:46:35.09
You know, we have the
'Three Steps to Heaven book.'
00:46:35.12\00:46:37.36
Jean: That's right,
that's an excellent book.
00:46:37.39\00:46:38.83
We'll be happy to send that to
you, Quentin, if you just call
00:46:38.86\00:46:40.83
and ask the number is
800-835-6747 and ask for the
00:46:40.86\00:46:45.73
book 'Three Steps to
Heaven' and we'll be happy to
00:46:45.77\00:46:48.14
send it to you.
00:46:48.17\00:46:49.47
Anyone listening in Canada or
the US, just ask for that book.
00:46:49.50\00:46:52.71
If you're outside of North
America, you can read the book
00:46:52.74\00:46:55.04
by going to the Amazing Facts
website, just amazingfacts.org.
00:46:55.08\00:46:59.41
And you know, there is one
other way that you can get these
00:46:59.45\00:47:01.35
resources by just simply dialing
#250 on your smartphone and ask
00:47:01.38\00:47:07.36
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00:47:07.39\00:47:10.23
to Heaven.' You'll be able
to receive it that way as well.
00:47:10.26\00:47:13.56
Next call that we have is
Robert listening in California.
00:47:13.60\00:47:15.66
Robert, welcome to the program.
00:47:15.70\00:47:18.07
Robert: Oh,
thank you. How are you?
00:47:18.10\00:47:20.17
Doug: We're
wonderful. How are you doing?
00:47:20.20\00:47:22.47
Robert: Oh, great,
thank you Pastor Doug.
00:47:22.50\00:47:24.71
My question is, I
believe its Revelation 4.
00:47:24.74\00:47:29.68
I'm trying to find
out can you help me?
00:47:29.71\00:47:32.65
Doug: Well, tell us what
the verse is and we'll try
00:47:32.68\00:47:34.12
and help you find it.
00:47:34.15\00:47:36.05
Robert: Okay, I believe it's
Revelation 4 but it's about and
00:47:36.08\00:47:39.52
it may be in different chapters,
I just want to know about the 24
00:47:39.55\00:47:43.79
elders that are part of the
judgment throne, who they are
00:47:43.83\00:47:48.16
and if you could explain them.
00:47:48.20\00:47:50.70
Doug: Yeah, very
good. Revelation 4:10.
00:47:50.73\00:47:52.77
So you are on the right track
and I think they're mentioned,
00:47:52.80\00:47:55.57
Pastor Ross probably
knows better than me, they're
00:47:55.60\00:47:57.57
mentioned probably four
times in the Bible, I think.
00:47:57.61\00:48:00.51
Jean: And in verse 4,
Revelation 4, verse 4.
00:48:00.54\00:48:02.14
Doug: 4 verse 4 also.
00:48:02.18\00:48:03.68
Jean: One is chapter 5.
00:48:03.71\00:48:05.01
Doug: Yeah, so the 24 elders
are probably not, it's a little
00:48:05.05\00:48:08.88
bit mysterious but
they're probably representatives
00:48:08.92\00:48:12.05
of unfallen worlds.
00:48:12.09\00:48:15.32
You can read where it says
there's a day when the sons of
00:48:15.36\00:48:17.59
God came to present
themselves before the Lord.
00:48:17.63\00:48:20.73
So these heavenly characters are
presenting themselves at some
00:48:20.76\00:48:24.07
formal heavenly
meeting and Satan comes
00:48:24.10\00:48:26.23
to represent the earth.
00:48:26.27\00:48:27.77
Well, Adam was supposed to
represent the earth, but he fell
00:48:27.80\00:48:30.81
and he surrendered
dominion to the enemy.
00:48:30.84\00:48:33.31
Adam is called the son
of God in Luke chapter 3.
00:48:33.34\00:48:37.38
So many believe that these
are unfallen representatives of
00:48:37.41\00:48:43.82
unfallen worlds, sinless worlds.
00:48:43.85\00:48:47.26
Some have thought, "Well maybe
they're some of those that were
00:48:47.29\00:48:49.52
resurrected when Jesus ascended
to heaven but that wouldn't
00:48:49.56\00:48:54.30
explain the passage in
Job when that group appeared
00:48:54.30\00:48:57.77
and they existed before.
00:48:57.80\00:48:59.50
So I don't know,
Pastor Ross, thoughts on that?
00:48:59.53\00:49:01.94
Jean: Yeah, we do
have another verse in
00:49:01.97\00:49:03.34
Isaiah chapter 24 verse 23.
00:49:03.37\00:49:05.61
You don't always think of the 24
elders in Isaiah but its there.
00:49:05.64\00:49:09.08
Isaiah 24 verse 23 says, "Then
the moon will be disgraced the
00:49:09.11\00:49:12.25
sun ashamed; for the Lord of
hosts will reign on Mount Zion
00:49:12.28\00:49:15.78
in Jerusalem and before
his elders, gloriously."
00:49:15.82\00:49:19.69
So here you have a reference
in Isaiah to the elders and in
00:49:19.72\00:49:24.03
Revelation chapter 4 tells
us the elders are the 24 elders
00:49:24.06\00:49:27.66
that are
surrounding the throne of God.
00:49:27.66\00:49:29.76
And as Pastor Doug mentioned, I
think there's a close connection
00:49:29.80\00:49:32.37
between the 24 elders and the
sons of God that you read about
00:49:32.40\00:49:35.10
in Job chapter 1 verse 6.
00:49:35.14\00:49:36.77
They're sort of the
representatives of these
00:49:36.81\00:49:38.37
unfallen worlds witnessing the
great controversy playing out.
00:49:38.41\00:49:43.51
Doug: And we have a book
that is related, it's called
00:49:43.55\00:49:46.61
'Aliens or Adopted?
Who Are the Sons of God?'
00:49:46.65\00:49:50.22
And we can send you
a free copy of that.
00:49:50.25\00:49:52.02
Jean: The number to call
for that is 800-835-6747.
00:49:52.05\00:49:55.29
And again, you can ask for the
book, it's called, 'Who Are the
00:49:55.32\00:49:57.53
Sons of God?' You can also dial
#250 and say, "Bible Answers
00:49:57.56\00:50:01.80
Live" and then ask for the
book, 'Who are the Sons of God?'
00:50:01.83\00:50:05.00
Next person that we have is
Michael listening in Illinois.
00:50:05.03\00:50:07.27
Michael, welcome to the program.
00:50:07.30\00:50:09.64
Michael: Yeah,
good evening, pastors.
00:50:09.67\00:50:11.21
Doug: Evening.
00:50:11.24\00:50:12.91
Michael: I have a
question about baptism.
00:50:12.94\00:50:14.74
Doug: Okay.
00:50:14.78\00:50:17.11
Michael: If I'm
disabled I can't be baptized,
00:50:17.15\00:50:20.62
what I'm I supposed to do?
00:50:20.65\00:50:22.68
Doug: All right,
that's a good question.
00:50:22.72\00:50:24.69
What if a person wants to come
to the Lord and they can't be
00:50:24.72\00:50:28.52
baptized for
some physical reason?
00:50:28.56\00:50:31.39
Now, first of all I think
there's some people that can be
00:50:31.43\00:50:35.16
baptized and it
might be difficult
00:50:35.20\00:50:37.60
but they can still happen.
00:50:37.63\00:50:39.73
I remember there's one dear
lady, she asked me to come to
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her house and begged she said
he wanted so much to be baptized
00:50:42.10\00:50:46.47
and she was in
bed dying from cancer.
00:50:46.51\00:50:49.74
And I said, sister, how
are we going to do this?
00:50:49.78\00:50:52.81
She said, "My son
is big and strong."
00:50:52.85\00:50:54.92
She had shriveled to
like a hundred pounds.
00:50:54.95\00:50:57.19
"He'll put me in the
bathtub and if you could just,
00:50:57.22\00:50:59.75
you know, do the pronouncement."
00:50:59.79\00:51:01.16
We did that.
00:51:01.19\00:51:02.49
We baptized this
sister in the bathtub.
00:51:02.52\00:51:05.03
And I've been in prisons where
I've seen people get baptized in
00:51:05.06\00:51:07.96
horse troughs and in our church
we've carried people into a
00:51:08.00\00:51:11.43
baptistry where you got
two or three deacons helping
00:51:11.47\00:51:13.47
carry a person in and
carry 'em out and they're fine.
00:51:13.50\00:51:16.81
So you know, if it can be done,
you should try and do it because
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it's a command of
the Lord but what about
00:51:19.84\00:51:21.91
the thief on the cross?
00:51:21.94\00:51:23.24
He came to Jesus and
he couldn't be baptized.
00:51:23.28\00:51:25.38
He was nailed to a cross.
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He received credit
for Jesus's baptism.
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See, Jesus did not die
for his sin he died for ours.
00:51:30.32\00:51:33.39
Jesus was baptized not for his
sin but as an example for us and
00:51:33.42\00:51:37.76
possibly also on behalf
of those who couldn't be.
00:51:37.79\00:51:41.06
Sometimes we're in a hospital
and a person on their deathbed,
00:51:41.10\00:51:44.07
they're hooked up all
the hospital apparatus,
00:51:44.10\00:51:46.23
they want to come to Jesus.
00:51:46.27\00:51:47.80
We're going to say, "That's too
late, you can't get baptized".
00:51:47.84\00:51:50.41
No, you say, yes, you can come
to Jesus and it's interesting in
00:51:50.44\00:51:55.21
Mark 16 it says, "Whoever
believes and is baptized will be
00:51:55.24\00:51:57.81
saved, whoever
believes not will be damned."
00:51:57.85\00:52:00.65
He doesn't say
and is not baptized.
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So baptism is
part of God's will.
00:52:03.55\00:52:07.19
There are those who can't be
'cause of a disability, I think
00:52:07.22\00:52:10.59
God will give them credit for
his baptism but we should make
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every human effort.
00:52:13.50\00:52:14.83
Jean: All right, very good.
00:52:14.86\00:52:16.16
You might also enjoy that
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'Baptism is it
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00:52:18.87\00:52:20.37
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00:52:20.40\00:52:21.70
those specific
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00:52:33.98\00:52:35.55
Thank you for your call Michael.
00:52:35.58\00:52:36.89
We've got Phil in New York.
00:52:36.92\00:52:38.22
Phil, welcome to the program.
00:52:38.25\00:52:39.72
Phil: Yeah, how you doing guys?
00:52:39.75\00:52:41.06
Thank you very
much for taking my call.
00:52:41.09\00:52:43.63
My question is, did Solomon's
Temple, the first Jewish temple
00:52:43.66\00:52:50.27
actually exist?
00:52:50.30\00:52:52.37
Is it part of history
or only part of mythology?
00:52:52.40\00:52:56.40
Doug: Thank
you, appreciate that.
00:52:56.44\00:52:58.74
I do believe both that Solomon's
temple was very real, and that
00:52:58.77\00:53:04.81
it did exist, and that there is
archeological evidence, and you
00:53:04.85\00:53:08.82
may have been to Israel also,
Phil, but I've been there three
00:53:08.85\00:53:12.29
times and Pastor Ross
and I were there together.
00:53:12.32\00:53:14.99
It's probably
been four years now.
00:53:15.02\00:53:17.13
And we were taken on a tour down
below the western wall sometimes
00:53:17.16\00:53:20.30
called the Wailing wall and they
say these are not the stones
00:53:20.33\00:53:24.00
that were built by Herod
the Great, these are some of the
00:53:24.03\00:53:26.77
original stones that go
back to Solomon's temple.
00:53:26.80\00:53:31.01
And so these are Jewish
guides and experts in antiquity.
00:53:31.04\00:53:34.94
They're not
members of our church that
00:53:34.98\00:53:36.98
are showing you these things.
00:53:37.01\00:53:38.88
And they have quarries, they
have quarries that were used by
00:53:38.91\00:53:42.18
Herod the great when he did
the reconstruction of Nehemiah's
00:53:42.22\00:53:45.15
temple, and then they have
quarries that they say, this is
00:53:45.19\00:53:48.59
where the stones came
from for Solomon's temple.
00:53:48.62\00:53:51.46
Now because you've got a
threshing floor that was there
00:53:51.49\00:53:55.53
first and that's
mentioned in the Bible,
00:53:55.56\00:53:57.47
the threshing floor is Ornan.
00:53:57.50\00:53:59.27
And then Solomon's
temple was built there.
00:53:59.30\00:54:02.14
Nebuchadnezzar
obliterated that he carried
00:54:02.17\00:54:05.27
off everything of value.
00:54:05.31\00:54:06.88
Then when they rebuilt the city,
they may have taken some of the
00:54:06.91\00:54:08.88
stones from the
original foundation.
00:54:08.91\00:54:12.08
And then they built on top of
that, then that was destroyed by
00:54:12.11\00:54:15.08
the Romans and it says
the Romans did not leave
00:54:15.12\00:54:16.99
one stone upon another.
00:54:17.02\00:54:18.49
And you can still see where some
of those stones are thrown in a
00:54:18.52\00:54:23.16
pile, huge stones at the base
not far from the Western wall.
00:54:23.19\00:54:28.00
So yes, I believe Solomon's
Temple was there and there is an
00:54:28.03\00:54:31.03
abundance of
archeological evidence for that.
00:54:31.07\00:54:34.30
So yeah, it's very real and
they've also found the stables
00:54:34.34\00:54:39.04
of Solomon and a lot of other
things that prove he really
00:54:39.07\00:54:41.34
lived, he's not just a fable.
00:54:41.38\00:54:43.31
Jean: All right, next going
to be have Dean from California.
00:54:43.35\00:54:45.85
Dean, welcome to the program.
00:54:45.88\00:54:48.25
Dean: Thank you.
00:54:48.28\00:54:49.68
Doug: Hey Dean, we've got
about a minute, can we do it?
00:54:49.72\00:54:52.49
Dean: Yes, I think so.
00:54:52.52\00:54:53.82
Usually we end our prayer by
saying, "In Jesus's name I pray"
00:54:53.86\00:54:58.03
or "We pray."
00:54:58.06\00:54:59.96
If I'd like a little explanation
of that and then if someone
00:55:00.06\00:55:03.40
prays, "In the name of the
Father, the Son and the Holy
00:55:03.43\00:55:06.47
Spirit" at the
end of their prayer,
00:55:06.50\00:55:08.64
would that be
accurate or appropriate?
00:55:08.67\00:55:11.11
Doug: Okay, good, good question.
00:55:11.14\00:55:13.14
Well, when we pray "In Jesus's
name," it means to not only pray
00:55:13.17\00:55:16.58
in the mind and the spirit of
Christ with love and forgiveness
00:55:16.61\00:55:19.81
for others, but we're asking God
to answer the prayers not that
00:55:19.85\00:55:23.45
we're worthy, but because of the
worthiness of his Son and the
00:55:23.49\00:55:26.92
blood that his Son
has shed in our behalf.
00:55:26.96\00:55:28.99
And so we're pleading Christ as
our intercessor and substitute
00:55:29.02\00:55:32.99
and that gives
efficacy to our prayers.
00:55:33.03\00:55:36.33
And I don't think that it's
wrong to culminate your prayers
00:55:36.36\00:55:39.17
by saying "In the name of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost," but
00:55:39.20\00:55:41.70
we are principally told
to pray in the name of Jesus.
00:55:41.74\00:55:44.67
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Jean: Hello
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Pastor Doug, first question
that we have, can you explain a
00:56:45.20\00:56:48.10
little bit about what is it
to be sealed or to be marked
00:56:48.14\00:56:51.24
according to Revelation?
00:56:51.27\00:56:53.27
Doug: Well, there's a
difference between the mark of
00:56:53.31\00:56:55.28
the beast and the seal of
God, but technically I guess you
00:56:55.31\00:56:58.65
could argue that both there's
a distinguishing difference.
00:56:58.68\00:57:03.25
You read in Deuteronomy it says,
"These words I command you this
00:57:03.28\00:57:07.99
day shall be in your heart and
there'll be a sign on your hand
00:57:08.02\00:57:11.86
and frontlets
between your eyes."
00:57:11.89\00:57:13.36
God wants his law in
our heart, in our mind,
00:57:13.40\00:57:16.40
in our actions, our hands.
00:57:16.43\00:57:18.43
The Bible says, "Grieve not the
Holy Spirit, where with you are
00:57:18.47\00:57:21.97
sealed for the
day of redemption."
00:57:22.00\00:57:23.71
And Isaiah says in chapter 8 of
Isaiah verse 16, "Seal the law
00:57:23.74\00:57:28.74
among my disciples."
00:57:28.78\00:57:30.08
The seal of God, they'll have
the law of God in their hearts.
00:57:30.11\00:57:34.05
And one of those laws begins
with the word "Holy" and God's
00:57:34.08\00:57:38.05
people are going to be holy.
00:57:38.09\00:57:39.99
Mark of the beast is having the
laws of the beast where you're
00:57:40.02\00:57:43.09
putting the laws of man
ahead of the laws of God.
00:57:43.12\00:57:46.16
This is the big battle in
the last days and we got a whole
00:57:46.19\00:57:49.13
lesson on that, 'What
is the mark of the Beast?'
00:57:49.16\00:57:52.67
Time for
another half a question.
00:57:52.70\00:57:54.00
Jean: Yes, real quick.
00:57:54.04\00:57:55.27
Was Lazarus amongst those who
were taken to heaven after the
00:57:55.30\00:57:58.87
resurrection of Jesus?
00:57:58.91\00:58:01.08
Doug: No, he probably was not
part of the group you find in
00:58:01.11\00:58:03.78
Matthew chapter 27.
00:58:03.81\00:58:06.18
Lazarus continued to
live even after Jesus ascended
00:58:06.21\00:58:10.35
to heaven on earth.
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