Hello, and welcome
to A Sharper Focus.
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We're here in the Thompsonville
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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on a Wednesday evening to
present to you a Bible study
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based on the Word of God.
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We want to welcome you
from wherever you are tuning in
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around the world,
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it's a pleasure
for us to be with you.
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But we invite
those that are close
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to the Thompsonville
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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in Thompsonville, Illinois
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to join us here in our church
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where we have this
Wednesday night Bible study
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at 7 pm Central time.
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And we also
invite you to join us
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for our other
services, Saturday morning,
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we are here beginning at 9 am
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and it will be a joy to
receive you in the area.
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So if you're in the
area of the Thompsonville
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Seventh-day Adventist Church,
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come on by and join our
family of believers here
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in the Thompsonville
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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So we praise the Lord
for your participation today.
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Today is a,
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what you would call a
second part of something
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we started.
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If you're watching
the live broadcast,
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it was about two weeks
ago that we began a study
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on John 3:16.
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And at the
beginning of the first part,
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we try to let you know that
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we may not be
done in the first part,
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so we weren't.
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So we are continuing today
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with part number two
of our study on John 3:16.
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We will try to get
as far as we can, again,
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to try to finish John 3:16,
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'cause we're also
looking at the text
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and kind of taking
in portions of the text
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to try to
understand a little more
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what God is trying
to tell us in John 3:16.
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One of the most
well known scriptures
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of Bible verses in the world.
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I would say that in
practically any language,
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this is one of the
verses that more people remember
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or memorized than
any other scripture.
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And so besides, "In
the beginning God created,"
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John 3:16,
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is one that many people
have dedicated to memory
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and it has a powerful message.
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Besides committing it to memory,
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we want to
encourage you to ask God
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to help you
understand this text.
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And what we shared today,
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I will leave what
would just be a contribution
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to what God will
continue to show you
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as you look at this
text and other scriptures
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in God's Holy Scriptures.
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So before we begin,
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we'd like to invite
you to pray and join us
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as we go to
God's throne of grace.
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Let us pray together.
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Our loving Heavenly Father,
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we want to thank You, Lord,
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for Your
goodness and mercy to us.
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And, Father, we once
again open the scriptures
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to seek for understanding.
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We come to You as
searchers, students,
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those that want to
learn more from You.
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So we ask for Your Holy Spirit
to guide us into all truth.
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And we pray for everyone
here present to be blessed.
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And we also
pray for all of those
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that join us by
radio, internet, television,
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or whatever means
they are listening.
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We pray for Your
name to be glorified
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and that You will lead us
into a closer walk with You
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and a deeper
understanding of the scriptures.
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We ask You, Father,
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for these
blessings in Jesus' holy
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and blessed name, amen.
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Well, what about
if we joined together
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in quoting John
3:16, to get us started?
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John 3:16, says,
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"For God so loved the world
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that He gave His
only begotten Son,
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that whosoever believeth in Him
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should not perish but
have everlasting life."
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Amen. I say
praise the Lord to that.
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John 3:16.
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The last time we were
together we looked at for God,
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and we talked
about that it is God,
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the Almighty God that
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this verse is talking
about, the Creator God.
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And we talked about
His power to create.
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He created the
world in six days,
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and rested on the seventh day.
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We continue by saying,
"For God so loved the world,
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and that God
does love the world."
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And furthermore
loves you as an individual,
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singles you out, so to speak.
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And it's interesting that
when you gaze upon the sun,
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it seems like there are beams
going in different direction,
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but there seems
to be a beam of light
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directed to you.
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So I would say to you,
we look at the scriptures
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that kind of help us understand
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that God takes
interest in each one of us
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as individuals.
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He goes on to tell us
and one of the scriptures
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we shared was that
"Even the very hairs
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over our head are all numbered."
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And we suggest to you
that if God takes time
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to count the hairs on your head,
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He will surely know your
name, and know who you are,
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down to the very cell.
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And so God is
intimately interested in you,
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very interested.
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And we shared up
scriptures and a few stories
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to illustrate that.
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"For God so loved the world."
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So I would say
to you, as we said,
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last time, you can
place your name there.
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For God so loved
Jerry, for God so loved Mary,
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for God so loved Martha,
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that He gave His
only begotten Son.
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So we talked about
God is a giving God.
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Every day He gives,
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every day of your life
God has given you something.
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And if you want to
just count your blessings,
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so to speak,
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you can thank
the Lord that it is
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that you have
fresh air to breathe,
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God gives us fresh air.
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Your heart is beating
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and you really don't do
much to make that happen.
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You really don't do
anything to make that happen.
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As a matter of
fact, God has blessed us
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so much that
even that if you say,
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"I'm going to
just hold my breath
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until I die."
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You can't do it.
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Eventually your body
will say, "Fresh air!
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I need fresh air!"
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And you have to
take a deep breath.
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And so God has put some things
into motion to keep you alive,
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your blood circulates
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without any type of
decision on your part.
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Your blood continues to
go throughout your body,
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and bringing
healing and bringing energy
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to all your system,
all your vital organs.
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It is God that
continues to give every day.
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And so even though
the earth has been marred
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or attacked by sin for
several thousand years,
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we still have the
blessing that plants still grow
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and produce
fruits, produce vegetables,
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grains, and things that
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that God allows to
grow or makes grow,
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so that we can have nourishment.
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And I will say to you
that you can be thankful
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that you have
food upon your table
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because it is God
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that has been
involved in the process
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of you getting that food.
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In some way or
another, you may think,
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"Well, it's because I
work that I got my food."
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No, that may be true that
you have been willing to work,
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but it is God
that kept your going.
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What if God says,
"You're willing to work?
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That's wonderful.
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What if I stop the
fresh air from coming to you?
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What if I stop your
heart from beating?"
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So yes, God is involved
even in your very being.
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As a matter of fact, the
plants grow by God's power.
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It's a miracle that
seeds can be planted
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and they grow.
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It is God that gives life
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and it is God
that keeps life going.
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So God is a giving God,
and we looked at the text
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that is going to bring us now
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into where we're
going to start from.
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"For God so loved
the world that He gave,"
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and the next part
that we're looking at is,
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"His only begotten Son."
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His only begotten Son.
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So look at John 3:16,
and look at this text,
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"For God so loved the world
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that He gave His
only begotten Son."
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So when you look at this
word, "only begotten Son."
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is singling this individual
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out of all the
others individuals
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because it's
saying, only begotten Son.
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So that means that
Jesus Christ is unique.
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As a matter of fact, we
must point something out
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that our Bibles,
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whether you are looking at
it in whatever language it is,
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we're looking at English
in this particular moment.
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And in the King James
Version, he uses the word,
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"only begotten."
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But when you look
at that word, begotten,
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and you try to
compare it with the Greek,
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you will find that
that is not the correct
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or the best word to
illustrate Jesus Christ
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and whom He is.
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Because the word Greek word is,
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I'll try to spell it
for you M-O-N-O-G-E-N-E-S.
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That's where the
word begotten is...
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That's the word begotten
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that is
translated in your Bibles
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as begotten.
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But the Greek word
does not really bring that
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He was begotten in
that particular text.
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What it's actually saying
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is that Jesus Christ is the only
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and unique Son of God.
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It is made up
of two Greek words,
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one, M-O-N-O, mono
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and genes or henes
which is kind of single.
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Mono mean one or single,
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and genes or
henes as being kind.
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So He's unique and He's kind.
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There's no one like Him.
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Would you say
amen to that? Amen.
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There's no one like Him.
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So you ask yourself,
"How did this word begotten
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get into the
King James Version?"
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If you do a little digging,
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you will find that the
translators were influenced
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by the Latin
translation of the New Testament
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and in trying to combat
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something that was going
around back in those days
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in which a group of Christians
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were trying to
figure out Jesus Christ,
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because He is
quite a unique individual
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or a person, if I may say.
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And some came up with the idea
that in some time in the past,
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Jesus Christ was
a creative being.
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But that is not the case,
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we're going to
look at some scriptures
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that help us illustrate that.
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So that's where they say,
"Well, no, He was not created."
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So we must find out another word
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to illustrate that
He was not created.
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So the word begotten slipped in,
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to try to help combat the idea
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that Jesus was created
because He was not created.
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As a matter of
fact, He is the Creator.
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Amen?
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We praise the Lord for that.
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So we like to first invite
you to look in your Bibles at...
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Let's look at
John 3:16-17 again.
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So that we can see the
background of Jesus Christ
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and whom He is and why He came.
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John Chapter 3,
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"For God so loved the world
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that He gave His
only begotten Son,
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that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish,
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but have everlasting life."
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Verse 17,
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"For God sent not
His Son into the world
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to condemn the world,
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but that the world
through Him might," what?
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"Be saved." That's good news.
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That is good news.
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Because the Bible says
that, "All have sinned,
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and come short of
the glory of God."
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So for me, that's
good news to know that
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Jesus Christ was
sent not to find things
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to condemn me,
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but to try to save me by
dying for me on the cross.
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And we'll develop that a
little further as we go on.
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So now, I invite you to go
to Hebrews Chapter 1 with me.
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We're going to read
several scriptures there,
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Hebrews Chapter 1.
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We're actually going to
read all the way to verse 8.
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Look at the
marvelous description
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of Jesus Christ
in Hebrews 1:1-8.
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It continues into Chapter 2,
but we're going to for the...
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Because we have limited time,
we have to go only to verse 8.
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So join me in
reading in verse 1.
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"God, who at sundry
times and in divers manners
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spake in time
past unto the fathers
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by the prophets,
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hath in these last
days spoken unto us
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by His Son,
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whom He hath
appointed heir of all things,
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by whom also He
made the worlds."
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So here it is bringing out
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that Jesus
Christ is the creator.
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"Who being," notice this,
"the brightness of His glory,
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and the express
image of his person,
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and upholding all things
by the word of His power,
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when He had by
himself purged our sins,
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sat down on the right
hand of the Majesty on high."
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Really at the right hands
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is showing significant position,
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one as equal with the
one sitting to the left.
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So here continuing on, verse 4,
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"Being made so much
better than the angels,
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as he hath by inheritance
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obtained a more
excellent name than they.
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For unto which of the
angel said he at anytime,
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'Thou art my Son," notice,"
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this day have I begotten thee?
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And again, I will
be to Him a Father,
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and He shall be to me a Son?
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And again, when he
bringeth in the first begotten
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into the world,' he saith,
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'And let all the angels," what?
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Worship.
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"Worship Him.'"
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You see, He is
worthy of worship,
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because He is God.
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Notice,
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"Let all the angels worship."
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Now verse 7, "And
of the angels he saith,
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'Who maketh his angels spirits,
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and His
ministers a flame of fire.'
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But unto the Son,
"Notice," he saith,
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'Thy throne, O God,
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is forever and ever,
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a sceptre of righteousness
is a sceptre of thy kingdom.'
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"So here in this scripture,
it points Jesus Christ,
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the Son, as the Creator,
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and as God,
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because the Lord said to Him,
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"Thy throne, O God,"
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here the father's
addressing the Son as God.
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But let's look into
another scripture that helps us
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illustrate this a little more.
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For this, we have to
go to John Chapter 1.
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In John Chapter 1,
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we have a scripture that
helps us see a little more
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about the one that
we are talking about.
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For God so loved the world
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that He gave His
one and only unique Son.
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Notice in John Chapter
1, beginning in verse 1.
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We're going to
look at John Chapter 1,
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and all the way to
verse 3, in this moment.
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And thus it is written,
"In the beginning was the Word,
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and the Word was with God,
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and the Word was God."
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Right on here in the
beginning of the Book of John,
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it tells us that
the Word was God.
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It continues in
verse 2, and tells us,
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"The same was in
the beginning with God."
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So I would say to you
stopping here for a moment,
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"The same was in
the beginning with God,"
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which beginning?
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It doesn't really tell
us what beginning this was.
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But since He is
God, Jesus Christ,
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if you had the capacity
will look in eternity past,
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looking for a time
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when Jesus would
appear upon the scene,
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and you could keep going,
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and going into the past
and going into the past.
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And I will say to
you, there was no point
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in the history of the
past when Jesus did not exist,
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because in the
beginning was the Word
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and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
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So He has existed
from eternity past,
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and will exist to
eternity in the present.
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And so continuing in
verse 3, then we have,
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"All things were made by Him,
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and without Him
was not anything made
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that was made."
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Now follow me,
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interestingly
enough in verse 14.
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Notice,
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"And the Word was made
flesh, and dwelt among us,
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and we beheld His glory,
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the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,
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full of grace, and truth."
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Praise the Lord.
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In this scripture, if we
had time to look into it more,
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you would notice that
it is making a declaration
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that there was a point in
time when the Word that was God,
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and continues to be
God became human flesh.
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In other words, He was
not human flesh before.
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And the Word was made flesh,
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the Word existed
before being made flesh,
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or becoming or
taking upon Him humanity.
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And so this
scripture tries to bring out
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that even
though He became flesh,
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He continued being divine.
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And this is
illustrated sometimes,
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perhaps you may
remember John Chapter 8.
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Here is Jesus inside a house.
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And inside this house,
He is talking to the people.
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And people found
that Jesus was there.
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So they started going
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and more people
start going to the house
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and the house was crowded,
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so that people were
looking through the windows,
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people were at the door.
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And there was a man
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that wanted to see Jesus.
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And he was
desperate to see Jesus
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because he was very sick.
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And being very sick,
he tried to see Jesus,
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it was urgent for him.
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So he tried to get through.
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And they were carrying
him because he could not walk.
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And as he tried to get through
there seemed to be no way,
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nobody wanted to
give up their spot,
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to be able to
see and hear Jesus.
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And even though
perhaps they say,
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"Excuse me, could
you let us through?"
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Oh, no, I need
to stay right here
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because I'm listening
and seeing Jesus Christ.
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And so eventually,
the story illustrates
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that they were so interested
and desperate to get in
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that they
decided to do something
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that perhaps will
not be easily done today.
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They decide to
do what? Go on the?
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On the roof.
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And back then you could
take a roof apart rather easily.
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And so this was done.
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They take the roof off.
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And they lower the man to Jesus.
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And so once they
take the roof off,
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everything
stopped, "Wait a minute,
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what's going on?"
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So I tell you that somebody
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starts to take the
roof off right here,
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everybody's going to look up.
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And they see this man lowered.
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And as he's lowered before them,
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Jesus says something amazing!
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Now, Jesus and
everyone could tell
00:19:16.95\00:19:19.35
this man needs
medical attention.
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And the
scriptures does not reveal
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that the man asked
Jesus for anything.
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But Jesus
looking at him, He knew
00:19:27.53\00:19:31.27
and says to him,
00:19:31.30\00:19:33.74
"My son, be of good cheer.
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Thy sins be forgiven thee."
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Wow!
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Wouldn't you like to
hear Jesus say that to you?
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Oh, yes. Oh, yes.
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And we have good news
because in 1 John Chapter 1,
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it tells us that,
"If we confess our sins,
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He is faithful and just
to forgive us for our sins,
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and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness."
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Amen? Amen.
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But here's this man
going back to that scene
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hearing those wonderful words.
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And that would say to
you that he was at peace
00:20:02.73\00:20:04.60
when he heard that.
00:20:04.63\00:20:05.97
Oh, it's peaceful.
00:20:06.00\00:20:07.54
And he believed Jesus.
00:20:07.57\00:20:10.67
But there were some
standing by they didn't believe.
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As a matter of fact,
the scriptures tell us
00:20:13.34\00:20:15.01
in there in John Chapter 8.
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I didn't think of
bringing that scripture to you.
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So I will say to
you, in John Chapter 8,
00:20:19.08\00:20:23.25
it is somewhere in there,
00:20:23.28\00:20:27.26
but let me continue the story.
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Those nearby were thinking,
00:20:31.29\00:20:32.83
"Who is this man
who can forgive sins,
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but God alone?"
00:20:37.17\00:20:42.14
Now this was a
thought in their mind.
00:20:42.17\00:20:44.37
And Jesus says to them,
00:20:44.41\00:20:47.04
"Why do you think
evil in your heart?
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So that you may know
00:20:52.31\00:20:54.65
that the Son of
Man has power on earth
00:20:54.68\00:20:56.72
to forgive sins."
00:20:56.75\00:20:59.49
He says to the
man, "Rise up and walk.
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Rise and take up
your bed and walk."
00:21:02.89\00:21:04.56
Praise the Lord!
00:21:04.59\00:21:06.29
And so when
Jesus says that to him,
00:21:06.33\00:21:08.96
he already had
peace in his heart,
00:21:09.00\00:21:10.67
but now he
receives another blessing,
00:21:10.70\00:21:12.57
which is being healed.
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The man immediately gets up,
00:21:14.47\00:21:16.34
and everybody's amazed
to see this man getting up.
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Amen?
00:21:21.88\00:21:23.68
Amazing!
00:21:23.71\00:21:25.15
I like the way I
think it was Pastor Pearson
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that the man is
walking out with his bed,
00:21:31.02\00:21:33.12
"Hey, aren't you the
guy that was critical?"
00:21:33.15\00:21:35.59
Jesus made me well.
00:21:35.62\00:21:37.59
Jesus can make you well.
00:21:37.63\00:21:39.79
Amen?
00:21:39.83\00:21:41.16
Spiritual
healing, physical healing,
00:21:41.20\00:21:43.26
all come through Jesus Christ.
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So Jesus is God,
00:21:45.33\00:21:48.84
did not stop being
God by becoming a man,
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continued to be God.
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There's more we can illustrate,
00:21:53.21\00:21:54.54
but let's go to
another scripture
00:21:54.58\00:21:58.35
concerning Jesus, the
one and unique Son of God,
00:21:58.38\00:22:01.72
the only begotten Son of God.
00:22:01.75\00:22:04.55
Now we go to
Galatians Chapter 4.
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Galatians Chapter 4.
00:22:08.12\00:22:09.62
Galatians Chapter 4.
00:22:13.70\00:22:16.30
In Galatians Chapter 4
00:22:16.33\00:22:17.67
we're going to
read verses 4 and 5.
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Galatians 4:4-5.
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And this is what we have there.
00:22:24.61\00:22:26.91
"But when the
fullness of time was come,
00:22:26.94\00:22:30.65
God sent forth His
Son, made of a woman,
00:22:30.68\00:22:34.68
made under the law," to do what?
00:22:34.72\00:22:38.92
"To redeem them
that were under the law,
00:22:38.95\00:22:42.49
that we might receive
the adoption of sons."
00:22:42.52\00:22:46.43
Amen.
00:22:46.46\00:22:48.06
So there was a point in time
when Jesus Christ became flesh,
00:22:48.10\00:22:52.17
the Word became flesh,
00:22:52.20\00:22:55.24
when the fullness of time
God's prophecy being fulfilled,
00:22:55.27\00:22:59.34
and Jesus Christ
became a helpless human being.
00:22:59.37\00:23:03.81
It's an amazing miracle
that we don't fully understand.
00:23:03.85\00:23:08.92
But when the
fullness of time had come,
00:23:08.95\00:23:10.62
Jesus became a man
00:23:10.65\00:23:12.89
and to redeem us
from destruction.
00:23:12.92\00:23:16.66
But this scripture in
verse 5 tells us something,
00:23:16.69\00:23:18.89
it's interesting that
we might receive what?
00:23:18.93\00:23:21.06
The adoption of sons.
00:23:21.10\00:23:23.60
You see, Jesus Christ is the one
00:23:23.63\00:23:28.70
and unique Son of God
00:23:28.74\00:23:31.97
became a human being,
00:23:32.01\00:23:36.28
and He became the Son of
God at the point in time,
00:23:36.31\00:23:42.12
declared by God.
00:23:42.15\00:23:43.49
But we can become
adopted to become sons of God.
00:23:43.52\00:23:48.49
Amen?
00:23:48.52\00:23:49.99
And this is why John marveled,
and he says, behold what?
00:23:50.03\00:23:54.53
Manner of love
00:23:54.56\00:23:55.96
the Father has bestowed upon us,
00:23:56.00\00:23:57.87
that we should be
called sons of God.
00:23:57.90\00:24:00.54
So we can be
adopted into God's family.
00:24:00.57\00:24:04.21
And when we are
adopted into God's family,
00:24:04.24\00:24:07.28
you are family.
00:24:07.31\00:24:10.75
You are family.
00:24:10.78\00:24:12.45
And that is marvelous. Amen?
00:24:12.48\00:24:15.68
Now, let's look
in Revelation 13:8.
00:24:15.72\00:24:18.45
Revelation 13:8.
00:24:18.49\00:24:21.12
Because we're
talking about Jesus Christ
00:24:21.16\00:24:24.59
redeeming us from death,
00:24:24.63\00:24:28.23
redeeming us from destruction.
00:24:28.26\00:24:30.40
And in Revelation 13:8,
00:24:30.43\00:24:33.84
it makes a powerful declaration,
00:24:33.87\00:24:36.10
which we are going
to look at briefly.
00:24:36.14\00:24:39.41
Notice what is
written in Revelation 13:8,
00:24:39.44\00:24:42.38
"And all that
dwell upon the earth
00:24:42.41\00:24:44.15
shall worship him,
00:24:44.18\00:24:45.51
whose names are not
written in the book of life
00:24:45.55\00:24:48.92
of the lamb slain
00:24:48.95\00:24:50.95
from the
foundation of the world."
00:24:50.99\00:24:54.66
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God.
00:24:54.69\00:24:58.76
And here in this text, it says
that the lamb was slain from,
00:24:58.79\00:25:01.46
when?
00:25:01.50\00:25:02.83
From the
foundation of the world.
00:25:02.86\00:25:04.87
So as soon as
there was a sinner,
00:25:04.90\00:25:07.80
there was already a savior.
00:25:07.84\00:25:09.74
Because God
looking into the future,
00:25:09.77\00:25:12.87
foresaw that sin
would enter into this world
00:25:12.91\00:25:16.31
and made a plan of salvation.
00:25:16.34\00:25:18.78
And the plan of
salvation was activated
00:25:18.81\00:25:20.72
as soon as there was a sinner.
00:25:20.75\00:25:24.82
And that is why Adam and Eve
00:25:24.85\00:25:28.29
and we are promised
that a seed would come.
00:25:28.32\00:25:32.23
We don't have time
to develop this part,
00:25:32.26\00:25:34.03
the seed would come.
00:25:34.06\00:25:35.90
And the scripture
says in Genesis 3:15
00:25:35.93\00:25:39.87
that serpent
will bruise the heel,
00:25:39.90\00:25:42.24
but the Jesus Christ was what?
00:25:42.27\00:25:44.37
Bruise the serpent's head.
00:25:44.41\00:25:46.37
That deadly wound will be given
00:25:46.41\00:25:48.01
to the serpent
which is the devil.
00:25:48.04\00:25:50.15
And the one to do that
00:25:50.18\00:25:51.75
is the one and
only Jesus Christ,
00:25:51.78\00:25:54.52
amen.
00:25:54.55\00:25:56.05
Now, let us look in
1 Timothy Chapter 3,
00:25:56.08\00:25:58.15
moving quickly.
00:25:58.19\00:25:59.52
So we're still in John 3:16,
00:25:59.55\00:26:03.69
and we'll move
into 1 Timothy 3:16.
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Notice this marvelous scripture.
00:26:06.23\00:26:09.96
"And without controversy
00:26:10.00\00:26:12.33
great is the
mystery of godliness.
00:26:12.37\00:26:15.67
God was manifest in the
flesh, justified in the spirit,
00:26:15.70\00:26:20.38
seen of angels,
preached unto Gentiles,
00:26:20.41\00:26:23.91
believed on in the
world, received up into glory."
00:26:23.95\00:26:27.98
That is a mystery.
00:26:28.02\00:26:30.85
God was manifest in the flesh.
00:26:30.89\00:26:34.26
John says, and
we beheld His glory,
00:26:34.29\00:26:37.43
the glory as of the
only begotten of the Father,
00:26:37.46\00:26:41.80
full of grace, and truth.
00:26:41.83\00:26:44.67
All people marveled
that were around Jesus,
00:26:44.70\00:26:47.20
those that were receptive
to the Holy Spirit of God.
00:26:47.24\00:26:51.57
Do you remember the time
00:26:51.61\00:26:52.94
when spies were
sent to find something
00:26:52.97\00:26:55.51
to trap Jesus in,
00:26:55.54\00:26:58.45
and they came back saying,
00:26:58.48\00:26:59.81
"Never a man
spoke like this man."
00:26:59.85\00:27:03.62
Marvelous!
00:27:03.65\00:27:04.99
Join me please, as we
continue in Matthew Chapter 1.
00:27:05.02\00:27:08.19
In Matthew Chapter 1,
00:27:08.22\00:27:09.92
a lot of scriptures
that we are looking at.
00:27:09.96\00:27:12.43
In Matthew Chapter 1,
00:27:12.46\00:27:14.06
we're going to
read verses 21 to 23.
00:27:14.10\00:27:18.23
Matthew Chapter 21,
I'm sorry, Matthew 1:21-23.
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Notice what happened here,
00:27:22.90\00:27:26.84
picking up in verse 21.
00:27:26.88\00:27:29.74
"And she," that is Mary,
"shall bring forth a son,
00:27:29.78\00:27:32.71
and thou shalt
call His name Jesus,"
00:27:32.75\00:27:36.99
or Yeshua as some people are
trying to pronounce these days,
00:27:37.02\00:27:41.02
"For He shall save His
people from their sins."
00:27:41.06\00:27:45.16
He's trying to
save them from what?
00:27:45.19\00:27:46.56
From people from their sins.
00:27:46.59\00:27:50.33
"Now all this was done,
that it might be fulfilled
00:27:50.37\00:27:52.80
which was spoken of the
Lord by the prophet, saying,
00:27:52.83\00:27:55.57
'Behold, a virgin
shall be with child,
00:27:55.60\00:27:58.67
and shall bring forth a son,
00:27:58.71\00:28:00.44
and they shall
call his name Emmanuel,
00:28:00.48\00:28:04.11
which being
interpreted is, God with us.'"
00:28:04.15\00:28:09.85
God with us.
00:28:09.88\00:28:11.75
We don't have much time
to be able to dedicate here,
00:28:11.79\00:28:13.99
as I mentioned to you,
each one of these segments
00:28:14.02\00:28:16.89
or sections is a
whole sermon time.
00:28:16.93\00:28:20.26
And so we would
have really dedicated
00:28:20.30\00:28:22.50
all the time that we
have left in this program
00:28:22.53\00:28:24.83
to just talk
about God's unique Son,
00:28:24.87\00:28:26.84
that He is God,
that He is the Creator,
00:28:26.87\00:28:29.07
but we have to
move on into John 3:16,
00:28:29.10\00:28:31.67
just trying to
get as far as we can,
00:28:31.71\00:28:33.04
"For God so loved the world
00:28:33.07\00:28:34.41
that He gave His
only begotten Son."
00:28:34.44\00:28:37.78
Now He gave Him completely,
00:28:37.81\00:28:43.15
He gave Him to die for us,
00:28:43.18\00:28:45.35
so that we can have what?
00:28:45.39\00:28:47.16
Eternal life.
00:28:47.19\00:28:49.12
In 1 John 4:10...
00:28:49.16\00:28:50.79
Let's go there. 1 John 4:10.
00:28:50.83\00:28:54.53
1 John 4:10.
00:28:54.56\00:28:58.10
If we were not
in a live program,
00:28:58.13\00:28:59.83
we had a microphone actually,
00:28:59.87\00:29:01.20
maybe we should
do that another time.
00:29:01.24\00:29:02.67
Get a microphone and have you
do some of the reading as well.
00:29:02.70\00:29:06.01
1 John 4:10.
00:29:06.04\00:29:07.91
Here, it is
written, "Herein is love,
00:29:07.94\00:29:11.71
not that we loved God,
00:29:11.75\00:29:13.68
but that He loved us,
00:29:13.72\00:29:16.18
and sent His Son
to be the propitiation
00:29:16.22\00:29:19.59
for our sins."
00:29:19.62\00:29:22.19
And He was the only
one that could do that.
00:29:22.22\00:29:25.16
He sent to be the sacrifice,
the atonement for our sins,
00:29:25.19\00:29:29.50
so that we can have
forgiveness of sins.
00:29:29.53\00:29:32.30
Now, if you turn quickly to...
00:29:32.33\00:29:35.10
You may want to write these down
00:29:35.14\00:29:36.60
and look at them
later with more time.
00:29:36.64\00:29:39.27
If we go to now Romans 5:8,
some of you may already say,
00:29:39.31\00:29:43.55
"Ah, I know that scripture."
00:29:43.58\00:29:45.31
Romans 5:8.
00:29:45.35\00:29:48.38
In Romans 5:8,
00:29:48.42\00:29:50.72
we have the
scripture is telling us,
00:29:50.75\00:29:54.62
"But God
commendeth His love toward us,
00:29:54.66\00:29:58.29
in that, while
we were yet sinners,
00:29:58.33\00:30:01.90
Christ died for us."
00:30:01.93\00:30:04.93
So we're talking about here
is that when God gave His Son,
00:30:04.97\00:30:10.07
He gave Him as a gift,
so that He could die for us.
00:30:10.11\00:30:14.54
And that's why it says,
00:30:14.58\00:30:15.91
"God commendeth
His love toward us,
00:30:15.94\00:30:17.68
in that, while
we were yet sinners,
00:30:17.71\00:30:19.78
Christ died for us."
00:30:19.81\00:30:21.75
This is really a longer study.
00:30:21.78\00:30:24.82
And we're cutting
in some somewhat down,
00:30:24.85\00:30:26.89
because here in John 3:16,
00:30:26.92\00:30:28.82
when we talk about
that God gave His Son,
00:30:28.86\00:30:31.99
we're talking about Jesus Christ
00:30:32.03\00:30:33.63
coming to live a
life from a baby,
00:30:33.66\00:30:38.23
growing up,
00:30:38.27\00:30:39.60
tempted in all
points, like as we are,
00:30:39.63\00:30:42.14
yet without sin
became, I'll say the word,
00:30:42.17\00:30:45.11
became the Lamb
of God to die for us
00:30:45.14\00:30:50.11
without spot or
blemish of sin upon Him.
00:30:50.15\00:30:54.12
Because in no time
in His earthly existence
00:30:54.15\00:30:57.39
as a human being,
00:30:57.42\00:30:58.85
that He sinned by thought,
00:30:58.89\00:31:00.66
by word or by actions.
00:31:00.69\00:31:04.93
And if He had,
00:31:04.96\00:31:07.33
you and I would be lost forever.
00:31:07.36\00:31:10.17
So praise God
that He was victorious.
00:31:10.20\00:31:11.97
Amen?
00:31:12.00\00:31:13.34
Amen.
00:31:13.37\00:31:14.70
"So God commendeth
His love toward us,
00:31:14.74\00:31:16.57
in that, while
we were yet sinners,
00:31:16.60\00:31:17.97
Christ died for us."
00:31:18.01\00:31:20.08
In John, Book of John,
00:31:20.11\00:31:22.44
the gospel
according to John Chapter 1.
00:31:22.48\00:31:27.18
And the,
00:31:27.22\00:31:29.08
John the Baptist picks
up on this and he says,
00:31:29.12\00:31:32.69
verse 29,
00:31:32.72\00:31:34.76
"The next day John
seeth Jesus coming unto him
00:31:34.79\00:31:38.33
and saith,
'Behold, the Lamb of God,
00:31:38.36\00:31:41.83
that taketh away
the sin of the world.'
00:31:41.86\00:31:47.10
" As we know, as you
look at the scriptures,
00:31:47.14\00:31:48.67
you remember
00:31:48.70\00:31:50.04
that thousands of
lambs were sacrificed
00:31:50.07\00:31:55.11
looking into the future,
00:31:55.14\00:31:56.81
because the lambs were
a symbol of Jesus Christ.
00:31:56.85\00:32:02.02
And since the
wages of sin is death,
00:32:02.05\00:32:03.75
someone had to die.
00:32:03.79\00:32:06.15
And the lamb for
a period of time,
00:32:06.19\00:32:08.92
a helpless lamb,
00:32:08.96\00:32:11.39
without blemish or spot,
00:32:11.43\00:32:15.06
who was taking the
place of the sinner.
00:32:15.10\00:32:17.73
Question.
00:32:17.77\00:32:20.20
When the sinner sinned,
00:32:20.24\00:32:22.00
and he went looking for a lamb,
00:32:22.04\00:32:24.57
did the lambs volunteer?
00:32:24.61\00:32:26.51
No. No!
00:32:26.54\00:32:29.08
He went looking,
he examined the lambs,
00:32:29.11\00:32:31.61
he said, "I'll take this one.
00:32:31.65\00:32:32.98
This one doesn't
have any blemish,
00:32:33.01\00:32:34.85
this one doesn't have
any spot, I'll take this.
00:32:34.88\00:32:37.09
This is the one
that is fit for my sin,
00:32:37.12\00:32:41.36
to be sacrificed for my sin."
00:32:41.39\00:32:43.73
The lamb had no
idea what was going on.
00:32:43.76\00:32:46.63
The lamb was
taken from his family,
00:32:46.66\00:32:49.03
or separated from
its comfortable setting.
00:32:49.06\00:32:52.20
The lamb would go
where he was taken.
00:32:52.23\00:32:55.77
And the lamb having no
idea what was going on.
00:32:55.80\00:32:58.94
Eventually, a
knife came down upon it,
00:32:58.97\00:33:02.78
realizing that death was coming.
00:33:02.81\00:33:08.98
No choice in that matter.
00:33:09.02\00:33:11.22
But Jesus Christ had a choice.
00:33:11.25\00:33:14.16
Jesus Christ volunteered.
00:33:14.19\00:33:16.76
Jesus Christ chose
to come to this world
00:33:16.79\00:33:20.06
to save the human race,
00:33:20.10\00:33:21.66
to save you and me.
00:33:21.70\00:33:23.33
He had a choice.
00:33:23.37\00:33:25.37
Every step of the
way, every single day,
00:33:25.40\00:33:27.94
He had a choice.
00:33:27.97\00:33:29.54
And He could have said,
00:33:29.57\00:33:31.54
"I think I'll go back home.
00:33:31.57\00:33:34.18
It is more pleasant there.
00:33:34.21\00:33:36.08
There's peace.
00:33:36.11\00:33:37.45
There's joy.
00:33:37.48\00:33:38.81
No suffering.
00:33:38.85\00:33:40.48
I'm not going to get spit on.
00:33:40.52\00:33:42.22
Nobody's going to buffet me.
00:33:42.25\00:33:45.72
Nobody's going
to push Me around.
00:33:45.75\00:33:47.59
Nobody's going to drag Me.
00:33:47.62\00:33:49.02
Nobody's going to pull My hair.
00:33:49.06\00:33:50.63
Nobody's going to
nail Me to a cross.
00:33:50.66\00:33:53.13
I'm going back home.
00:33:53.16\00:33:54.50
I'm trying to teach these people
00:33:54.53\00:33:55.86
and they're hardheaded.
00:33:55.90\00:33:57.27
They won't listen.
00:33:57.30\00:33:59.77
I'm bringing them salvation
00:33:59.80\00:34:01.34
and they refuse to listen."
00:34:01.37\00:34:03.04
He could have
turned, return home.
00:34:03.07\00:34:06.81
But He made a choice,
00:34:06.84\00:34:08.71
every step of the way.
00:34:08.74\00:34:10.08
Choice, I'll stay
here, I'll suffer,
00:34:10.11\00:34:12.81
I'll suffer hunger,
00:34:12.85\00:34:14.38
I'll suffer the
heat, I'll suffer the cold,
00:34:14.42\00:34:16.89
went all the way to Gethsemane.
00:34:16.92\00:34:18.25
And there's a moment
00:34:18.29\00:34:19.85
where He struggling
with that moment of decision,
00:34:19.89\00:34:23.66
"Do I die for them or not?
00:34:23.69\00:34:26.49
Do I die for them or not?"
00:34:26.53\00:34:28.16
And this is why
you see that struggle.
00:34:28.20\00:34:30.00
"Father, if it be possible,
let this cup pass from Me,
00:34:30.03\00:34:34.00
nevertheless not as I
will, but as thou wilt."
00:34:34.04\00:34:36.94
Struggled with that decision.
00:34:36.97\00:34:39.31
Because the moment
of decision had come,
00:34:39.34\00:34:41.74
cross the line,
00:34:41.78\00:34:43.61
and there's no turning back,
00:34:43.65\00:34:44.98
to give himself into
the hands of sinners,
00:34:48.52\00:34:51.55
to be sacrificed for us.
00:34:51.59\00:34:54.16
He had a choice.
00:34:54.19\00:34:55.52
The lambs didn't have a choice,
00:34:55.56\00:34:56.96
but the Lamb of God had a choice
00:34:56.99\00:35:00.03
and chose to die for us.
00:35:00.06\00:35:02.43
So when you see that it
says, for God so loved the world
00:35:02.46\00:35:05.53
that He gave the
Son, Jesus Christ,
00:35:05.57\00:35:09.74
also gave all for us.
00:35:09.77\00:35:12.57
And when the
Father gave the Son,
00:35:12.61\00:35:13.94
He gave all of heaven in
that one gift to save us.
00:35:13.98\00:35:17.45
Horrible, wicked, sinners,
00:35:17.48\00:35:21.12
deserving of death,
00:35:21.15\00:35:24.29
worthy of death,
because of our sins.
00:35:24.32\00:35:27.52
But God so loved us
00:35:27.56\00:35:30.79
that He chose to give His Son.
00:35:30.83\00:35:33.60
And Jesus chose to die for us,
00:35:33.63\00:35:36.16
taking our place,
00:35:36.20\00:35:37.57
so that we will not have to die.
00:35:37.60\00:35:39.60
So when He gave,
00:35:39.63\00:35:41.64
He gave because He loved.
00:35:41.67\00:35:44.17
Amen.
00:35:44.21\00:35:47.14
So in Romans 3:23,
we'll just quote it,
00:35:47.18\00:35:51.05
I think you know it by memory,
00:35:51.08\00:35:52.48
"For all have sinned,
00:35:52.51\00:35:54.08
and come short of
the glory of God."
00:35:54.12\00:35:56.22
So all that have
walked upon this earth
00:35:56.25\00:35:58.79
have needed a savior
00:35:58.82\00:36:01.26
and that Savior is Jesus Christ.
00:36:01.29\00:36:03.83
Amen? Amen.
00:36:03.86\00:36:05.93
I invite you now
to turn in your Bibles
00:36:05.96\00:36:07.36
to 1 Timothy Chapter 1.
00:36:07.40\00:36:10.70
1 Timothy Chapter 1.
00:36:10.73\00:36:13.54
"For God so loved the world
00:36:13.57\00:36:14.94
that He gave His
only begotten Son."
00:36:14.97\00:36:18.01
In 1 Timothy
Chapter 1, actually,
00:36:18.04\00:36:21.31
we're going to look at verse 15.
00:36:21.34\00:36:24.05
1 Timothy 1:15.
00:36:24.08\00:36:27.42
"This is a faithful saying,"
00:36:27.45\00:36:31.45
in other words, this is true,
00:36:31.49\00:36:33.52
"and worthy of all acceptation,"
00:36:33.56\00:36:35.16
all should accept this,
00:36:35.19\00:36:37.13
"that Christ Jesus
came into the world
00:36:37.16\00:36:39.53
to save sinners,"
00:36:39.56\00:36:42.06
and Paul says, "of whom
00:36:42.10\00:36:44.30
I am Chief."
00:36:44.33\00:36:45.67
I am the worst of the bunch.
00:36:45.70\00:36:47.77
Perhaps there's one,
sometime in your life,
00:36:47.80\00:36:49.47
you have said, "Wait,
wait, wait, wait, Paul,
00:36:49.50\00:36:52.27
I am worse than you are."
00:36:52.31\00:36:54.01
But even if you have
committed just one sin,
00:36:57.65\00:37:00.68
the Lamb of God will
have come to die for you.
00:37:00.72\00:37:04.25
Even if you claim you
are the worst of sinners,
00:37:04.29\00:37:06.12
Jesus Christ
came to die for you.
00:37:06.15\00:37:08.99
And really, I,
00:37:09.02\00:37:10.89
there's a scripture that
00:37:10.93\00:37:14.50
I thought to put in
here, but I did not.
00:37:14.53\00:37:18.33
And that is the
scripture that says,
00:37:18.37\00:37:21.20
"He's able to
save to the uttermost
00:37:21.24\00:37:24.97
all they come to Him."
00:37:25.01\00:37:26.68
That's found in the
Book of Hebrews, I believe.
00:37:26.71\00:37:30.25
All that come unto him
00:37:30.28\00:37:31.71
can find
salvation in Jesus Christ.
00:37:31.75\00:37:34.02
All that come to him,
no one will be turned away.
00:37:34.05\00:37:38.79
Moving on, let's go
to Hebrews Chapter 4.
00:37:38.82\00:37:41.39
Hebrews Chapter 4.
00:37:41.42\00:37:43.69
In Hebrews Chapter 4,
00:37:43.73\00:37:45.06
this Jesus that
gave Himself for us,
00:37:45.09\00:37:47.90
eventually, would have
to continue His ministry
00:37:47.93\00:37:51.40
in the heavens above
00:37:51.43\00:37:53.30
to bring us a
complete restoration,
00:37:53.34\00:37:56.94
complete salvation.
00:37:56.97\00:37:59.11
In Hebrews Chapter 4,
00:37:59.14\00:38:00.48
we invite you to look
into verses 14 through 16.
00:38:00.51\00:38:03.38
Hebrews 4:14-16,
thus it is written,
00:38:03.41\00:38:06.68
"Seeing then that we
have a great high priest,
00:38:06.72\00:38:09.98
that is passed into the heavens,
00:38:10.02\00:38:11.89
Jesus the Son of God,
00:38:11.92\00:38:14.39
let us hold
fast our profession."
00:38:14.42\00:38:16.69
Don't give it up.
00:38:16.73\00:38:18.99
Hold fast. Hold on to it.
00:38:19.03\00:38:20.96
"For we have not an high
priest which cannot be touched
00:38:21.00\00:38:23.60
with the feeling
of our infirmities,
00:38:23.63\00:38:25.47
but was in all points
tempted like as we are,
00:38:25.50\00:38:29.14
yet without sin.
00:38:29.17\00:38:31.21
Let us therefore come
boldly unto the throne of grace
00:38:31.24\00:38:34.68
that we may obtain mercy,
00:38:34.71\00:38:37.68
and find grace to
help in time of need."
00:38:37.71\00:38:41.78
Praise God!
00:38:41.82\00:38:43.15
Wish we had time to
go into further study
00:38:43.18\00:38:45.15
of this passage of Scripture.
00:38:45.19\00:38:47.99
He was tempted in all
points, like as we are.
00:38:48.02\00:38:52.16
And I know that devil has
given you special attention,
00:38:52.19\00:38:56.16
if you want to call it that,
00:38:56.20\00:38:57.53
special attention to make sure
00:38:57.57\00:39:00.50
to attack you
each and every day.
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Question.
00:39:02.24\00:39:03.57
How many of you have gotten
one day break from the devil?
00:39:03.61\00:39:06.17
One day where the
devil did not harass,
00:39:06.21\00:39:07.64
raise your hand?
00:39:07.68\00:39:09.01
Nobody. Nobody
can raise your hand.
00:39:09.04\00:39:10.51
Every single day, the
devil is harassing us,
00:39:10.55\00:39:13.58
attacking us,
trying to lead us astray,
00:39:13.62\00:39:16.28
trying to persuade us to sin,
00:39:16.32\00:39:18.09
every single day.
00:39:18.12\00:39:20.96
And some people may say,
00:39:20.99\00:39:22.32
"I have been tempted
more than I can bear."
00:39:22.36\00:39:26.33
But you see, God
places limits on the devil
00:39:26.36\00:39:28.50
that he's not
allowed to tempt us above
00:39:28.53\00:39:30.53
what we can bear otherwise,
00:39:30.57\00:39:32.53
He will take, make sure
that he will tempt you above
00:39:32.57\00:39:35.74
what you can bear.
00:39:35.77\00:39:37.84
And unfortunately,
00:39:37.87\00:39:41.01
we have sinned.
00:39:41.04\00:39:43.28
But Jesus Christ was tempted
00:39:43.31\00:39:46.11
more severely
than any human being
00:39:46.15\00:39:49.98
has ever walked upon the earth.
00:39:50.02\00:39:52.65
I have seen some people
suffer difficult situations.
00:39:52.69\00:39:57.79
But as difficult
as they may have been,
00:39:57.83\00:40:00.90
none has faced such a difficult
challenge of temptation
00:40:00.93\00:40:06.70
as Jesus Christ.
00:40:06.74\00:40:09.87
I would dare to
say 100 fold more
00:40:09.90\00:40:12.61
than you have been tempted,
00:40:12.64\00:40:14.54
not to belittle your experience.
00:40:14.58\00:40:18.65
But thanks be to God,
00:40:18.68\00:40:20.18
that Jesus Christ was victorious
00:40:20.22\00:40:22.08
and we can have salvation.
00:40:22.12\00:40:23.59
Gave Himself for us,
so that we could be saved.
00:40:23.62\00:40:26.45
The Lamb of God that
takes away the sin of the world.
00:40:26.49\00:40:30.09
Let us move now to the
next part of John 3:16,
00:40:30.13\00:40:34.00
"For God so loved the world
00:40:34.03\00:40:35.36
that He gave His
only begotten Son,
00:40:35.40\00:40:37.73
that whosoever
believeth in Him."
00:40:37.77\00:40:41.20
Amen.
00:40:41.24\00:40:42.87
Whosoever believeth in Him.
00:40:42.90\00:40:45.67
With this one, we
start in John 6:37,
00:40:45.71\00:40:48.21
looking at the words of Jesus.
00:40:48.24\00:40:50.15
John 6:37.
00:40:50.18\00:40:52.21
We're looking at that
whosoever believeth in Him.
00:40:52.25\00:40:57.39
The first thing we
want to talk about is
00:40:57.42\00:40:59.59
"the whosoever" part.
00:40:59.62\00:41:01.46
Whosoever is
really including everyone,
00:41:01.49\00:41:03.93
no one is excluded.
00:41:03.96\00:41:05.66
And this is why in
John 6:37, Jesus says,
00:41:05.69\00:41:09.26
"All that the Father
giveth me shall come to me,
00:41:09.30\00:41:12.40
and him that cometh to me
00:41:12.43\00:41:16.64
I will in no wise cast out."
00:41:16.67\00:41:21.71
This is a declaration
that we should keep before us.
00:41:21.74\00:41:26.08
Because like I said,
00:41:26.11\00:41:27.45
the devil is trying to tempt us,
00:41:27.48\00:41:29.58
to think all kinds
of terrible things.
00:41:29.62\00:41:33.42
And one of them is,
00:41:33.46\00:41:35.02
if you go to God,
He will not accept you.
00:41:35.06\00:41:37.29
You are too much of a sinner.
00:41:37.33\00:41:39.69
You should be
ashamed of yourself.
00:41:39.73\00:41:41.06
You're not worthy
for God to accept you.
00:41:41.10\00:41:44.10
But Jesus says,
00:41:44.13\00:41:46.03
"Him that cometh to Me, I
will in no wise cast out."
00:41:46.07\00:41:50.04
No one, no matter how filthy,
00:41:50.07\00:41:52.44
how dirty, how horrible,
00:41:52.47\00:41:54.38
how many years, how many sins,
00:41:54.41\00:41:57.48
if they respond to the
call of the Holy Spirit,
00:41:57.51\00:42:00.28
will not be turned away.
00:42:00.32\00:42:03.12
And the door of
mercy is still open today.
00:42:03.15\00:42:06.59
And I don't know if
someone is listening to this
00:42:06.62\00:42:08.82
and feels that
there is no opportunity,
00:42:08.86\00:42:12.39
there is opportunity,
00:42:12.43\00:42:13.76
and there's
mercy in Jesus Christ.
00:42:13.80\00:42:15.50
So come to Him today.
00:42:15.53\00:42:17.47
He is waiting with open arms.
00:42:17.50\00:42:19.10
So everyone can have
the opportunity of salvation
00:42:19.13\00:42:23.07
and forgiveness of sins.
00:42:23.10\00:42:24.87
And the marvelous thing is,
00:42:24.91\00:42:27.88
I don't know if we
fully comprehend that,
00:42:27.91\00:42:29.98
the marvelous
thing is that you can be
00:42:30.01\00:42:31.65
as filthy as filthy can be,
00:42:31.68\00:42:33.85
and God tries to help us
understand this in Isaiah,
00:42:33.88\00:42:36.82
we'll try to look at that.
00:42:36.85\00:42:39.72
As worse of a
sinner as you can be,
00:42:39.75\00:42:42.12
greater is he a Savior.
00:42:42.16\00:42:44.33
Praise the Lord.
00:42:44.36\00:42:45.93
Praise the Lord.
00:42:45.96\00:42:47.43
And so we were in John 6:37.
00:42:47.46\00:42:50.20
Now let's move to
Hebrews Chapter 7.
00:42:50.23\00:42:52.03
I did have that
scripture. Here it is.
00:42:52.07\00:42:53.97
Praise the Lord.
00:42:54.00\00:42:55.34
Hebrews 7:25.
00:42:55.37\00:42:59.21
Hebrews 7:25.
00:42:59.24\00:43:01.68
And there,
00:43:01.71\00:43:03.58
we invite you to read
with us in Hebrews 7:25,
00:43:03.61\00:43:08.42
these wonderful words.
00:43:08.45\00:43:10.39
"Wherefore He,"
that is Jesus Christ,
00:43:14.56\00:43:16.52
"is able also to
save them to the uttermost
00:43:16.56\00:43:21.26
that come unto God by him,
00:43:21.30\00:43:24.17
seeing he ever liveth to
make intercession for them."
00:43:24.20\00:43:30.11
For them?
00:43:30.14\00:43:31.71
For them?
00:43:31.74\00:43:33.07
Yes, for them.
00:43:33.11\00:43:34.44
But for me,
00:43:34.48\00:43:37.01
He ever lived to
make intercession for me.
00:43:37.05\00:43:40.65
And this is one of the things
00:43:40.68\00:43:42.02
that John 3:16 is
trying to tell us,
00:43:42.05\00:43:44.25
yes, He loves the
world, but He loves you,
00:43:44.29\00:43:48.46
and He died for
you in particular.
00:43:48.49\00:43:51.36
And so He ever liveth to
make intercession for them
00:43:51.39\00:43:55.03
and for me.
00:43:55.06\00:43:56.63
Praise be to God.
00:43:56.67\00:43:59.03
So what we're
talking about here,
00:43:59.07\00:44:01.24
that whosoever,
everyone is included.
00:44:01.27\00:44:04.51
But the next part
of the verse says,
00:44:04.54\00:44:06.94
"Whosoever believeth in Him,"
00:44:06.98\00:44:10.18
and we must talk
about there for a moment.
00:44:10.21\00:44:13.05
What is this,
whosoever believeth in Him?
00:44:13.08\00:44:16.92
Is it enough to say,
"Oh, yes, I believe in Him,
00:44:16.95\00:44:19.59
I believe He exists."
00:44:19.62\00:44:21.26
Will that brings you salvation?
00:44:21.29\00:44:24.99
No, it is not
enough to just say,
00:44:25.03\00:44:27.36
"Oh, yes, I believe in God."
00:44:27.40\00:44:28.96
I've had many
people, they have said,
00:44:29.00\00:44:32.10
"Oh, I believe there's a God.
00:44:32.13\00:44:35.37
But I don't know if He loves me.
00:44:35.40\00:44:37.01
I don't know if
He cares about me."
00:44:37.04\00:44:38.57
You see, they
believe He does exist.
00:44:38.61\00:44:42.24
Matter of fact, I'm
thinking of an atheist
00:44:42.28\00:44:43.81
that said that to
me a few years ago.
00:44:43.85\00:44:47.38
"I believe there's a God.
00:44:47.42\00:44:49.32
I just don't know
that He really cares."
00:44:49.35\00:44:53.22
He does care.
00:44:53.25\00:44:55.32
And so I tell you that
this belief is something
00:44:55.36\00:44:58.39
that has to be considered.
00:44:58.43\00:44:59.79
And that's why we have to
look at this particular text
00:44:59.83\00:45:02.80
that says something interesting.
00:45:02.83\00:45:04.97
James Chapter 2.
00:45:05.00\00:45:07.24
James Chapter 2.
00:45:07.27\00:45:08.60
If you're in
the Book of Hebrews,
00:45:08.64\00:45:11.37
we were looking
Hebrews 7:25 last.
00:45:11.41\00:45:14.18
Now we invite you
to turn the page over,
00:45:14.21\00:45:16.11
a few pages over
and find James 2:19.
00:45:16.14\00:45:20.38
And James 2:19, tells us,
00:45:20.42\00:45:23.42
"Thou believest
that there is one God,
00:45:23.45\00:45:27.89
thou do as well.
00:45:27.92\00:45:31.79
The devils also
believe and tremble."
00:45:31.83\00:45:38.17
Why do they tremble?
00:45:38.20\00:45:40.24
Because they know
00:45:40.27\00:45:42.00
they have separated
themselves from God,
00:45:42.04\00:45:44.24
and they don't have a
belief unto salvation.
00:45:44.27\00:45:46.68
They believe and
know that God exists
00:45:46.71\00:45:48.91
because they
were created by Him.
00:45:48.94\00:45:50.55
They believe and know,
because they have seen Him.
00:45:50.58\00:45:53.68
But they rebelled against
them and decided to disobey,
00:45:53.72\00:45:56.85
and now they find
themselves in a condition
00:45:56.89\00:45:59.75
where they tremble
00:45:59.79\00:46:02.32
because of their condition.
00:46:02.36\00:46:05.66
But you don't have to tremble.
00:46:05.69\00:46:07.63
Your heart can be
warmed and opened up to accept
00:46:07.66\00:46:11.27
that He's offering the
hand that can help you.
00:46:11.30\00:46:14.27
He's opening the doors
wide, so that you can come in.
00:46:14.30\00:46:20.11
So what is this belief?
00:46:20.14\00:46:21.68
It is a belief unto salvation.
00:46:21.71\00:46:24.48
It is a belief that
brings you to an action
00:46:24.51\00:46:27.68
towards salvation
and towards repentance.
00:46:27.72\00:46:30.52
This is a belief
different from the demons,
00:46:30.55\00:46:33.25
because the devils
believe and tremble,
00:46:33.29\00:46:34.72
but they don't
believe unto salvation.
00:46:34.76\00:46:36.76
They believe unto perdition.
00:46:36.79\00:46:38.99
They believe in God.
00:46:39.03\00:46:40.36
Let's look at some scriptures,
and that help us with this.
00:46:40.40\00:46:44.97
So that we understand
that is not just belief,
00:46:45.00\00:46:47.77
you must believe and
act upon that belief.
00:46:47.80\00:46:49.80
So the first one we're going
to look at is Mark Chapter 16.
00:46:49.84\00:46:53.58
Mark Chapter 16.
00:46:53.61\00:46:56.64
Mark Chapter 16.
00:46:56.68\00:46:59.31
And so, in Mark 16:16...
00:46:59.35\00:47:04.52
Mark 16:16.
00:47:04.55\00:47:08.29
Hear the words of Mark 16:16.
00:47:08.32\00:47:13.53
I said Mark, right?
00:47:13.56\00:47:15.30
"He that
believeth and is," what?
00:47:15.33\00:47:18.00
"Baptized shall be saved."
00:47:18.03\00:47:20.50
So here in this text,
00:47:20.54\00:47:22.00
it is including something
else besides just belief.
00:47:22.04\00:47:24.51
"He's that
believeth and is baptized
00:47:24.54\00:47:26.27
shall be saved,
00:47:26.31\00:47:27.64
but he that
believeth not shall be damned."
00:47:27.68\00:47:31.41
So those that believe
00:47:31.45\00:47:33.62
and believe unto salvation
00:47:33.65\00:47:35.02
must take the
step of being baptized.
00:47:35.05\00:47:39.25
Not stand outside the fence,
00:47:39.29\00:47:42.22
and say, "I believe in God,"
00:47:42.26\00:47:43.69
and leave it there.
00:47:43.73\00:47:45.46
They must
believe and be baptized.
00:47:45.49\00:47:48.03
And this being
baptized brings you
00:47:48.06\00:47:50.53
into a new
relationship with God.
00:47:50.57\00:47:52.50
You adopted into
the family of God,
00:47:52.53\00:47:54.57
and God is there with you
00:47:54.60\00:47:57.71
each and every step of the way.
00:47:57.74\00:47:59.24
He's the one that
led you to repentance
00:47:59.27\00:48:01.04
in the first place.
00:48:01.08\00:48:02.41
It is the gift of God
that leads us to repentance,
00:48:02.44\00:48:04.75
the Bible says.
00:48:04.78\00:48:07.25
So he that believeth and
is baptized shall be saved.
00:48:07.28\00:48:11.19
Besides that,
00:48:11.22\00:48:12.55
we must point
out other scriptures
00:48:12.59\00:48:13.92
that help us understand.
00:48:13.96\00:48:15.29
This in Hebrews 11:16,
00:48:15.32\00:48:18.03
Hebrews 11:16.
00:48:18.06\00:48:21.73
Belief or faith is trust in God.
00:48:21.76\00:48:27.44
That's in the
simplest terms, trust in God.
00:48:27.47\00:48:30.74
Hebrews 11:16.
00:48:30.77\00:48:32.57
I'm sorry, verse
6, actually, verse 6.
00:48:32.61\00:48:36.98
Hebrews 11:6.
00:48:37.01\00:48:41.38
All right, here we go.
00:48:41.42\00:48:43.39
"But without faith it is
impossible to please Him,
00:48:43.42\00:48:48.52
for he that cometh to
God must believe that He is
00:48:48.56\00:48:52.33
and that He is
a rewarder of them
00:48:52.36\00:48:55.40
that diligently seek Him."
00:48:55.43\00:48:59.37
Who is He a rewarder of?
00:48:59.40\00:49:02.07
Of those that
diligently seek Him.
00:49:02.10\00:49:06.41
And the word diligently means...
00:49:06.44\00:49:08.11
that you have some interest
and you're making effort
00:49:11.38\00:49:13.92
with great interest.
00:49:13.95\00:49:16.75
Diligently seek Him,
00:49:16.79\00:49:18.12
and we must diligently
seek Him each and every day,
00:49:18.15\00:49:21.96
each and every day.
00:49:21.99\00:49:24.53
I'm not sure what
the time clock says
00:49:24.56\00:49:26.03
because I see
different times on there.
00:49:26.06\00:49:28.53
But anyway,
00:49:28.56\00:49:29.90
we will get that
straightened out soon.
00:49:29.93\00:49:31.87
Here we go now in Ephesians 2:8.
00:49:31.90\00:49:35.80
Ephesians 2:8-10.
00:49:35.84\00:49:38.61
God communicates to
us how we are saved,
00:49:38.64\00:49:42.48
and we're going to read
all the way to verse 10.
00:49:42.51\00:49:45.15
Ephesians 2:8-10.
00:49:45.18\00:49:48.22
Thus it is written...
00:49:48.25\00:49:51.25
We'll depend on
hand signals, I guess.
00:49:51.29\00:49:53.15
Ephesians 2:8-10, here we have,
00:49:53.19\00:49:56.52
"For by grace are ye
saved through faith,"
00:49:56.56\00:50:02.00
faith is
involved in the process,
00:50:02.03\00:50:04.33
"And that not of yourselves,
it is the gift of God."
00:50:04.37\00:50:09.14
So when you say it is a gift,
everything else is excluded,
00:50:09.17\00:50:13.54
that you would think,
"Oh, because I do this,
00:50:13.58\00:50:15.68
I deserve salvation,
00:50:15.71\00:50:17.55
or I can win
salvation or earn salvation."
00:50:17.58\00:50:20.82
No, it is a gift of God.
00:50:20.85\00:50:24.25
"Not of works,
it says in verse 9,
00:50:24.29\00:50:26.65
clarifying, "lest
any man should boast.
00:50:26.69\00:50:30.16
For we are His workmanship,
00:50:30.19\00:50:31.66
created in Christ
Jesus unto good works,
00:50:31.69\00:50:34.36
which God hath before ordained
that we should walk in them."
00:50:34.40\00:50:38.47
So while it is
important to have good works
00:50:38.50\00:50:45.07
through Jesus Christ,
00:50:45.11\00:50:47.28
the word good
works do not save us,
00:50:47.31\00:50:49.04
it is salvation through faith,
00:50:49.08\00:50:51.41
it is the gift of God.
00:50:51.45\00:50:53.72
Amen?
00:50:53.75\00:50:55.08
Amen. Praise the Lord!
00:50:55.12\00:50:57.32
In John 14:12,
00:50:57.35\00:50:59.82
clarifying,
00:50:59.85\00:51:01.42
a belief unto
salvation leads us to action,
00:51:01.46\00:51:04.83
leads us to leave
a wicked way of life
00:51:04.86\00:51:08.66
and follow Jesus.
00:51:08.70\00:51:10.03
That's why Jesus said that,
00:51:10.07\00:51:12.67
"They cometh unto me,
00:51:12.70\00:51:14.44
I will in no wise cast out.
00:51:14.47\00:51:16.37
And if any man
will come after Me,
00:51:16.40\00:51:18.74
he must take up his
cross daily and follow Me."
00:51:18.77\00:51:22.14
In John 14:12,
00:51:22.18\00:51:24.71
we have the words of
Jesus telling us the following,
00:51:24.75\00:51:27.68
"Verily, verily,
00:51:27.72\00:51:29.72
I say unto you,
00:51:29.75\00:51:31.09
He that believeth on me,"
00:51:31.12\00:51:32.85
what is he going to do?
00:51:32.89\00:51:34.42
"The works that I
do shall he do also."
00:51:34.46\00:51:39.33
What kind of works did Jesus do?
00:51:39.36\00:51:41.96
Good works.
00:51:42.00\00:51:43.70
He served the Father,
00:51:43.73\00:51:45.37
and obeyed every commandment.
00:51:45.40\00:51:49.74
Notice how it continues,
00:51:49.77\00:51:51.84
"And greater works
than these shall he do,
00:51:51.87\00:51:54.01
because I go unto My Father."
00:51:54.04\00:51:56.44
So here he is telling us
00:51:56.48\00:51:58.88
that we must follow
the footsteps of Jesus.
00:51:58.91\00:52:03.22
And if you look
at the life of Jesus,
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He will tell you,
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"I have kept all My
Father's commandments."
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Now we don't have
the scripture written.
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But that is the
scripture I'm quoting to you.
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I mean, that is not a
scripture I presented to you,
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which I didn't quote
specifically where it's found.
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Notice in John 14:15,
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we're in verse 12,
now let's go to verse 15.
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Jesus said, "If ye love Me,
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keep My commandments."
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If you don't, then what?
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Don't keep.
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But if you love Me,
keep My commandments.
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Now let's go to verse 21.
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All of the
scriptures are important.
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But we, unfortunately,
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do not have enough
time to read them all.
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Here we go in verse 21,
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"He that has My commandments,
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and keepeth them,"
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He's showing, what?
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"He it is that loveth Me.
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And he that loveth Me
shall be loved of My Father,
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and I will love him,
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and will
manifest Myself unto him."
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Praise be to God.
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That if you choose to walk
in a relationship with Him,
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He will manifest Himself to you.
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Praise be to God.
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So I now because
time is quickly flying,
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we must go to
the next scripture.
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Romans 2:13.
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Going a little
further in your Bible,
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Romans 2:13.
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A lot of scriptures,
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I hope you're not offended.
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Are you happy? Oh,
I'm happy about that.
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A lot of scriptures
that point out God to...
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There are more
scriptures we could even share.
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But we have to limit the amount.
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Here in Romans 2:13,
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we have this
understanding from this verse,
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"For not the hearers of
the law are just before God,
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but the doers of the
law shall be justified."
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It is not enough to
hear the law of God and say,
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"The law is good.
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The law is wonderful."
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But if you walk in
disobedience to them,
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you're not going to be justified
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is the doers of the law,
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hear the law and
walk according to the law.
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There are many scriptures
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we could bring out in
this particular point,
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but we must
move to the next one.
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That it's in Matthew 7:21.
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Matthew 7:21,
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Jesus speaking to
us here very clearly,
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and in words that
should not be misunderstood.
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Very simple.
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"Not everyone
that saith unto me,"
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Matthew 7:21,
00:54:38.54\00:54:40.61
"Not everyone
that saith unto me,
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Lord, Lord,
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shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven,
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but he that doeth
the will of my Father
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which is in heaven."
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So you see, this is
a belief unto action,
00:54:54.09\00:54:57.03
"For God so loved the world
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that He gave His
only begotten Son,
00:54:58.43\00:55:00.16
that whosoever believeth in Him
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should not perish but
have everlasting life."
00:55:03.23\00:55:05.03
So this is a
belief unto salvation,
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a belief that moves
the person in a direction
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of following the
Lord Jesus Christ
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with all of his heart.
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So now, I invite you to
turn to Isaiah Chapter 1.
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Isaiah 1:18
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and we're going
to include verse 19,
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Isaiah Chapter 1,
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and we're going
to verse 18 and 19.
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"Thus it is written,
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'Come now, and let
us reason together.'"
00:55:39.10\00:55:41.97
I like that invitation.
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Because it says right now,
it doesn't say come next week,
00:55:43.67\00:55:47.01
come in a 1000
years, come next month.
00:55:47.04\00:55:49.78
It says, come now.
00:55:49.81\00:55:51.18
Jesus says, "Come now,"
00:55:51.21\00:55:52.88
God tells us, "and
let us reason together,'
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saith the Lord,
00:55:55.75\00:55:57.29
'Though your sins be as scarlet,
00:55:57.32\00:56:00.49
they shall be as white as snow,
00:56:00.52\00:56:02.42
though they be red like crimson,
00:56:02.46\00:56:04.39
they shall be as wool.'"
00:56:04.43\00:56:06.09
And this is a
message for you today,
00:56:06.13\00:56:07.50
listening
forever, wherever you are,
00:56:07.53\00:56:09.26
and those that are here present,
00:56:09.30\00:56:10.63
come now
00:56:10.67\00:56:13.00
and receive the blessing of,
00:56:13.03\00:56:15.27
if your sins are scarlet,
00:56:15.30\00:56:16.71
they shall be as white as snow,
00:56:16.74\00:56:18.24
though they be red like crimson,
00:56:18.27\00:56:20.38
they shall be as wool.
00:56:20.41\00:56:22.74
Praise to God.
00:56:22.78\00:56:24.31
Notice verse 19,
"If you be willing,
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and obedient,
00:56:27.92\00:56:29.98
you shall eat the
good of the land."
00:56:30.02\00:56:32.42
So as much as God is
willing to forgive you,
00:56:32.45\00:56:36.83
if you come and reason with Him,
00:56:36.86\00:56:39.39
He also tells you,
00:56:39.43\00:56:41.03
"If you be willing and obedient,
00:56:41.06\00:56:43.50
you shall eat the
good of the land."
00:56:43.53\00:56:45.67
And He has much good to give us.
00:56:45.70\00:56:48.60
But there must be a
belief unto salvation.
00:56:48.64\00:56:50.81
We must be willing and obedient,
00:56:50.84\00:56:53.07
the scriptures tell
us to walk with Him,
00:56:53.11\00:56:55.68
and follow Him in all
things that he tells us.
00:56:55.71\00:56:58.65
And every one of
those things He tells us
00:56:58.68\00:57:00.65
are for our own good.
00:57:00.68\00:57:02.18
Amen?
00:57:02.22\00:57:03.72
Unbelievable as they may
be, we have one minute left.
00:57:03.75\00:57:07.72
"For God so loved the world
00:57:07.76\00:57:10.13
that He gave His
only begotten Son,
00:57:10.16\00:57:12.33
that whosoever believeth in Him
00:57:12.36\00:57:14.26
should not perish,
00:57:14.30\00:57:16.16
but have everlasting life."
00:57:16.20\00:57:17.67
Perhaps another time
we'll finish the rest of this,
00:57:17.70\00:57:20.50
John 3:16.
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But this message is a message
that has encouraged many people
00:57:22.10\00:57:27.08
throughout history to realize
00:57:27.11\00:57:29.64
that God so loved the world,
00:57:29.68\00:57:31.01
that God so loved
me, you as an individual
00:57:31.05\00:57:33.85
that He gave His
only begotten Son,
00:57:33.88\00:57:36.22
and to know that
He that comes to Him
00:57:36.25\00:57:39.05
will not be cast out,
00:57:39.09\00:57:40.52
and invites us to come
00:57:40.56\00:57:42.02
and reason together with Him.
00:57:42.06\00:57:43.73
That even though your
sins may be as scarlet
00:57:43.76\00:57:45.49
or they may be
as dark as crimson,
00:57:45.53\00:57:49.93
they should be as white as snow,
00:57:49.96\00:57:51.63
they should be as white as wool.
00:57:51.67\00:57:53.34
We invite you to continue
studying this scripture,
00:57:53.37\00:57:55.54
John 3:16 and all the Bible
00:57:55.57\00:57:57.94
and there you
will find salvation
00:57:57.97\00:58:00.88
and hope in Jesus Christ.
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