Hello, friends,
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welcome to
another Wednesday night
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Bible study here at
the 3ABN Worship Center,
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also known as the Thompsonville
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Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Thank you for tuning in.
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As we continue our study tonight
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in the Word of God,
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we are hoping
to finish the topic
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on "The Truth
about God's True Church"
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and begin a new lesson
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on "The Truth
about the Judgment."
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And so take the
next hour with us.
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It's actually gonna
be less than an hour
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so you should have no
excuse for not staying tuned in.
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Get your Bibles,
invite your family and friends
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if you're
joining us from church.
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We thank you for
tuning in tonight.
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And we know that God has
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a wonderful and powerful message
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in store for every one of us.
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Can we say amen to that?
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The Lord always
speaks to His people
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when we gather together.
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So tonight,
before we do anything
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before we even
have our theme song,
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join us as we go
before the Lord in prayer.
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Let's pray.
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Gracious Father in heaven,
we thank You that tonight,
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we can come to You and
ask for Your Holy Spirit
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to be our teacher and our guide.
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We can ask for You
to enlighten our minds
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and as we open Your Word,
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may the page come alive to us.
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May the message not only
be intellectually understood,
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but maybe spiritually discerned.
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Be with us, Father,
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and may all the
blessings we receive
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give You honor and glory.
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We pray in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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What time is it?
It's time for our what?
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Time for our theme song.
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Let's sing this song together,
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"Victory in Jesus."
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Are you ready?
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I heard an old, old story
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How the Savior came from glory
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How He gave His life on Calvary
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To save a wretch like me
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I heard about His groaning
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Of His precious blood's atoning
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Then I repented of my sin
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And won the victory
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Together.
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O victory in Jesus
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My Savior forever
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He sought me and bought me
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With His redeeming blood
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He loved me ere I knew Him
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And all my love is due Him
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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I heard about a mansion
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He has built for me in glory
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And I heard about
the streets of gold
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Beyond the crystal sea
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About the angels singing
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And the old redemption story
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And some sweet
day I'll sing up there
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The song of victory
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Key change.
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O victory in Jesus
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My Savior forever
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He sought me and bought me
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With His redeeming blood
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He loved me ere I knew Him
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And all my love is due Him
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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Amen.
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You know, I said
beneath the cleansing blood,
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flood, same thing.
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The cleansing flood
is the cleansing blood.
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Amen?
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Well, we are
gonna continue tonight
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on our topic,
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The Truth about
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God's True Church.
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There is so much
being said nowadays
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and this topic has fascinated me
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not that we could cover
it in great, great detail.
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But we have covered
up to question number 16
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thus far and tonight,
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if you'd like a
copy of the lesson,
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go to this following website
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asf.3abn.org
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and download lesson number 27
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and then 28
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because if we get through
these questions quickly enough,
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we'll begin a new lesson
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on The Truth about the Judgment.
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The Truth about the Judgment,
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download the lessons from
that website asf.3abn.org,
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don't put www,
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and you'll have a copy
of the lesson for tonight.
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Now let me begin by
talking about the word love.
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Love has been one of
the most misused words
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in the English language.
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It means more things
in the Greek than it does
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in the English language,
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or one of the texts in the Bible
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when Jesus had a
conversation with Peter.
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And He said,
"Peter, do you love Me?"
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And Peter said, "I love you."
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And then He said,
"Peter, do you love Me?"
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And he said, "I love you."
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And you would wonder,
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why would Jesus
keep asking Peter,
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do you love Me
when he said I love you?
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Well, the English
language has such limitations.
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Jesus asked Peter,
"Peter, do you agape me?"
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And Peter said,
"Lord, I philia you."
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That means I love
you like a brother.
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I don't love you
unconditionally next yet.
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He said, "Peter,
do you agape Me?"
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Do you love Me unconditionally?
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He said, "No, I philia you."
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I love you like a brother.
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And then He said,
"Peter, if you philia Me,
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if you love Me like a
brother, feed My sheep."
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See the English
language is so limited
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when it comes to love.
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You know people today, they say,
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"Oh, I love your scarf."
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"I love that jacket."
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"I love the way that taste."
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"Woo! I love that fragrance."
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"Aye! I love that car."
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And it's so misused today.
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When you ask people,
"Do they love the Lord?"
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It kind of blends
into hot chocolate,
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a car, or the taste of a donut.
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We've got to get back to
the true meaning of love.
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Come on, say amen to that. Amen!
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Because love has been so misused
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that when you say,
"Do you love Lord?"
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People say, "I love the Lord."
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But the test is not
in how, what you say,
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the test is in what you mean.
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Right?
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So we should say
I like that donut.
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Now when I say I love my wife,
that's the appropriate way.
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If I say, "Honey, I
like you like a sister."
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She'll say, "Something wrong."
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Is there something wrong
because some people nowadays,
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you know, some
people say I, you know,
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I know we're married, but
I love him like a brother.
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I say you married
him for the wrong reason.
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You know, you got to
love him like a husband,
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love her like a wife,
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love Jesus, for
the love He is worthy.
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But don't put the love for Jesus
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and love for donuts
on the same platform.
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Amen?
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Today as we begin
with question number 17.
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This is the reason
why I lay the foundation
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because there are
many Christians today,
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they say, "I love the Lord."
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But He says, "How much?"
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Let's go to the
question for tonight.
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Question for tonight.
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How do we know
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that God's Ten
Commandments are love centered?
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How do we know that
God's Ten Commandments
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are love centered?
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I am just
sometimes beyond reason
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when people say
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when you
mentioned the commandments,
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it goes right away in the
minds of even many Christians,
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are you those
guys that are bound?
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Bound, bound, bound,
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let's read the text
and see how bounding it is?
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Let's see what bounds it?
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What binds it?
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I'm not messing with
the English language.
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But here it is.
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John 14:15. Look
what the Bible says.
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And I'd like us to begin
by reading this together.
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Are you ready?
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"If you love Me,
keep My commandments."
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How could such a
beautiful statement of Jesus
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be distilled down to legalism?
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It always amazes me.
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You know, you...
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That was nailed to the cross.
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When Jesus said,
"If you love Me,"
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He didn't mean beyond the cross.
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He meant up to the cross.
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No, He didn't.
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He meant love Me
before the cross,
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at the cross,
and after the cross.
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Amen?
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And so today when people think
of the commandments of God,
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that's why this
topic is appropriate,
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The Truth about
God's True Church.
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If you're in a
church that teaches
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that the commandments
of God are irrelevant,
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get your Bible
and run to the hills
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'cause you're in a wrong place.
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It's not about the music.
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It's not, there
are so many people
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who love music nowadays.
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They are more in
love with the feeling
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that music brings
than in the obedience
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that God's Word requires.
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Some people
wanna raise their hands
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but lower their standards.
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You cannot raise your
hands and lower your standards.
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You got to raise your standards.
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And if your hands
go up at the same time,
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hey, that's an extra,
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but you don't
raise your standard.
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Raise your hands and
lower your standards.
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The Lord says, "If you love Me,"
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and the word love
there doesn't mean,
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Lord, I love the
way You look today.
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Lord, I love that
miracle You performed.
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This is agape love.
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In other words,
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is there anything
that the Lord can do
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that will keep
us from loving Him?
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Is there anything
that He can require of us?
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Then we'll say, "Ah!
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Well, you know, Lord,
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that love I have for You
just went down the drain."
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Absolutely not.
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But so many
Christians are taught
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by churches, by
pastors, by leaders,
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by doctors of theology,
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how on earth can you
have a doctor of theology
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and teach someone
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that God's
commandments are irrelevant?
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That shows you
that they got a degree,
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but they're gonna
face the third degree
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if they don't get that right.
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That's why the
lesson the judgment
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is right after this.
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We got to be
careful what we teach
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and what we believe.
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So if you love Me...
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Now what's the basis of this?
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If you what?
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Love me.
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Love is the first thing.
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Matter of fact, the
things we do for love,
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you heard that song,
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you know, heard that
the things we do for love.
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The Lord is not asking
you to do anything for love.
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He's asking you
simply to be obedient to Him.
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He's not saying
walk on your hands.
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He's not saying
stand out on the rain.
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He's not saying flog
yourself or do 100 pushups.
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He's not asking you
to do any strange thing.
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He simply
saying, "If you love Me,
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I need some proof."
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Right?
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How many people that
you say you love them,
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but you don't ever
show any evidence of that?
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You see the
evidence of God's love
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is what you are
willing to be obedient to.
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If you love Me,
together, keep My commandments.
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Let's go to the
next text. 1 John 5:2-3.
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1 John 5:2-3.
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I mean, the reason why I
sometimes answer questions
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that sometimes
people here are not asking
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is because I know the arguments,
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after being a pastor
going on 28 years now
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giving Bible studies
for longer than that,
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man, there's so many arguments
that come up, the people,
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the countenance
of some people change
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when you
mentioned the commandments.
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Ah!
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It's a reaction that says to me,
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it's not love
that's behind that,
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it's fear that's behind
that or some other motive.
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I can't judge because I
don't know them personally,
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but notice what the Lord says.
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That reminds us
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that His
commandments are love centered.
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1 John 5:2-3,
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look at what the Bible says.
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"By this we know that we," what?
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"Love the children of God,
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when we love God and," what?
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"Keep His commandments."
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Continuing, "For
this is the love of God,
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that we," do what?
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"Keep his commandments.
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And His
commandments are not," what?
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"Burdensome."
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Grievous.
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Another word King
James Version, grievous,
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New King James, burdensome.
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So when you say to somebody,
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you're under the burden,
you're under the bondage.
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It's not.
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It's not burdensome.
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Imagine. Oh!
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Oh, I got to
keep the commandments.
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What am I gonna do?
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God's not putting 100 pound
bag of potatoes on your back.
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He's simply saying,
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"If your heart is a
heart filled with love for Me,"
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but I want you to
notice what He said in verse 2,
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this is powerful.
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If you could bring verse 2
back up on the screen for me,
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I want you to, I
want you to see that
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both the first four and
the last six commandments
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are summarized in this verse.
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Look at verse 2, again,
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"By this we know that we
love the children of God,
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when we," do what?
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"Love God and
keep His commandments."
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Okay, thank you for that.
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Now watch this.
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If you love God,
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whom you don't see,
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then you can get to the place
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where you love
those that you do see.
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He said, "We know that we
love the children of God."
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When?
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If we love God, and
keep His commandments,
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when we love Him,
we will love them.
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Some people will say,
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"Well, all you got to
do is love your neighbor.
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You don't have to
keep the commandments."
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But you can't love your neighbor
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unless you keep the commandments
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because the
commandments are love.
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This is the love of God.
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Look at second,
so write this down.
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John 14:15.
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How do we know that
God's Ten Commandments
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are love centered?
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If you love Me, write that down.
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If you love Me,
that's the answer.
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Second one,
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1 John 5:2-3.
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How do we know that
God's Ten Commandments
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are love centered?
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When we love God
and love His children.
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When we love God
and love His children,
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and when it's not a burden.
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Did you hear that?
When it's not a burden.
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You know, what a burden is?
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When you're asking too much.
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On the contrary, the Bible says
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what shall I
render to You, Lord,
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for all Your benefits toward me?
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What can I do? What
else can I do, Lord?
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Okay, okay, what
else can I do, Lord?
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Is there anything
that we would not be
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willing to do for Jesus
that He's not done for us?
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When somebody saves your life,
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and, you know, I think sometimes
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that whole concept of saved
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is so best in other
words, that's so misused,
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love and saved,
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I'm saved, from what?
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Let's get that right.
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You got to
understand how to answer that.
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You're saved. Saved from what?
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If you are
Christian, you're saved
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from the penalty of sin.
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You no longer on death row,
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but you're not
saved from the power
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unless you accept the
indwelling Holy Spirit.
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When you accept the
indwelling Holy Spirit,
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then only can you be
saved from the power of sin.
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And one day when Jesus comes
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we'll all be saved
from the presence of sin.
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So when you say you're saved.
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Some people say, are you saved?
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I was saved on March 4th 1983.
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Have you been saved since then?
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What do you mean?
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If you only been
saved on that day?
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What about saved after that day?
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Amen, somebody?
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Let me ask the question.
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How often are you tempted?
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How often? Everyday.
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Which means we
all have to be saved
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from the power of sin.
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And let me ask a question,
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maybe I can get a
resounding answer to that.
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Is sin powerful?
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Yes.
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It is powerful.
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It is powerful,
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but who's more
powerful than sin?
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Jesus.
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Okay, I just
want to make it clear.
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Let's not glorify sin.
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Let's glorify the Savior.
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Jesus is more
powerful than sin on any day.
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He's able to
save to the uttermost,
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those who come
unto God through Him,
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seeing that He ever
lives to make intercession.
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You know what intercession is?
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He steps
between you and the sin.
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He steps between us
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when the sin wants
to hit you, Jesus steps.
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No, when the sin
wants to bring you down,
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you call on Jesus.
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He steps in.
He's the intercessor.
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He's the mediator.
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He keeps our name
before the Father.
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So this whole idea that
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His commandments
are some difficulty,
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just doesn't even match.
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Let's look at the third text.
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2 John 6.
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2 John 6, since
there's only one chapter.
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2 John 6.
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This, the Bible is so clear.
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Oh, it's amazed,
the Bible is so clear.
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Here's the verse,
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well, I'll bring
it on the screen.
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It says, "This is love,
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that we walk
according to," what?
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"His commandments.
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This is the commandment,
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that as you have
heard from the beginning,
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you should walk in it."
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So how long has it been around?
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From the beginning.
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That means not only
from the beginning of time,
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but the Lord says,
ever since I told you this,
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I'm not gonna
tell you anything new.
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The same thing I
told you when I met you
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is the same thing
I'm telling you now.
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I'm not changing my tune.
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Some people want
Jesus to change His tune.
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And so they say,
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"Well, He nailed
the law to the cross."
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No, the law
nailed Him to the cross.
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The wages of the sin is what?
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Death. Death.
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What is sin? The
transgression of the law.
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If Jesus nailed the
cross, the law to the cross...
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If He nailed the
law to the cross,
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He didn't have to
be nailed to the cross.
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But because the law
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could not be
nailed to the cross,
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Jesus had to be
nailed to the cross.
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The law required death.
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The wages of sin is what?
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Death.
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If He could have
changed it, Sister Zeta,
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He could have
said, you know what?
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Let me get rid of this
so I don't have to die.
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Come on, how many of
us would have done that?
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If I could just get rid of this,
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I won't have to die.
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Like some of us,
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if we just get rid
of this parking ticket
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or if we get rid of
this thing that's in our way,
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we would prefer to
get rid of something
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than let it take us to hardship.
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But Jesus chose not to do that.
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The law cannot be abrogated.
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A big word for many, He
can't get done away with.
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You know why?
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Because the commandments
reflect the character of God.
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It's His character.
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It is our Magna Carta.
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It is heaven's constitution.
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If you try to get
rid of the constitution,
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you know, matter of
fact, the government falls
00:19:03.64\00:19:05.41
when the
constitution is null and void.
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When the laws of
that land had been...
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Let me use the
word here, repudiated.
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When the laws of
the land are repudiated,
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you got to bring in martial law
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because everything is chaos.
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God is not gonna
have chaos in heaven.
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Amen, somebody?
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But His church,
His church on earth
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is reflecting to the world
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what kind of
government God will have
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by our love for one another,
and by our love for God,
00:19:31.60\00:19:34.80
and it's all encapsulated
in the Ten Commandments.
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The first four, love for God.
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The last six are
love for our fellowmen.
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I don't know why.
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I mean, I know the answer.
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I'll tell you, you know,
00:19:46.72\00:19:48.05
but it's amazing
to me that Christians
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that claim they are saved
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and the
commandments are done away with,
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I just cannot help but ask,
why do you need to be saved.
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If you believe the
commandments are done away with,
00:19:57.76\00:20:00.00
you don't need to be
saved 'cause there's no sin.
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Right?
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I mean, you go to
the Autobahn in Germany,
00:20:04.67\00:20:06.13
you're not gonna be
looking for police to catch you
00:20:06.17\00:20:07.77
with a radar detector or radar
00:20:07.80\00:20:11.07
because they don't
have radar on the Autobahn.
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Open that carburetor
and push that gas pedal down
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'cause there are no police
gonna stop you on Autobahn.
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Matter of fact, on the Autobahn,
00:20:21.52\00:20:22.85
if you going too slow
the other drivers get upset.
00:20:22.88\00:20:27.09
But in God's government,
00:20:27.12\00:20:28.59
there are limitations
and there are parameters.
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Don't think of the
commandments as a burden.
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Think of the
commandments as a parameter,
00:20:33.23\00:20:35.40
as the government of God,
00:20:35.43\00:20:36.83
is the character of God,
00:20:36.87\00:20:38.20
as the principles
by which we will live
00:20:38.23\00:20:40.10
throughout eternity.
00:20:40.14\00:20:41.90
See, think of it as the fence
00:20:41.94\00:20:45.11
that if you under the fence,
00:20:45.14\00:20:48.41
it'll keep all
those unwanted factions
00:20:48.44\00:20:51.45
on the other side.
00:20:51.48\00:20:53.31
Think of it as the yellow line.
00:20:53.35\00:20:54.68
You could drive down the road,
if you ignore the yellow line,
00:20:54.72\00:20:56.62
well, that's a tragic thing.
00:20:56.65\00:20:58.59
So the commandments of God,
00:20:58.62\00:20:59.95
God's Church will
keep His commandments.
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Amen?
00:21:02.82\00:21:04.16
Now I mentioned a moment ago.
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Let's go to very next
question. Question number 18.
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I mentioned a moment ago
as we go to this question
00:21:07.36\00:21:09.16
that one of the things that are
00:21:09.20\00:21:12.73
so vitally important is,
00:21:12.77\00:21:16.14
this next question tells
you why you have to be sure
00:21:16.17\00:21:18.74
that you're in the right place
00:21:18.77\00:21:20.61
because if you're
not in the right place,
00:21:20.64\00:21:22.38
you are part of Babylon.
00:21:22.41\00:21:23.78
We're gonna do a
lesson on Babylon one day.
00:21:23.81\00:21:26.05
If you're not
in the right place,
00:21:26.08\00:21:27.42
you can be fooled
by the wine of Babylon.
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You see the wine of
Babylon, you know, wine does?
00:21:31.62\00:21:33.99
I used to be a casual drinker,
I would never go to the store.
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And this is before
I became a Christian.
00:21:36.69\00:21:38.16
This is before I
got baptized years ago,
00:21:38.19\00:21:40.26
when I was a disc
jockey in New York City.
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I was a casual drinker,
00:21:41.70\00:21:43.26
meaning I didn't go
and buy hard whiskey.
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I never bought beer,
00:21:45.47\00:21:47.07
but I was one of those
guys that bought mixed drinks.
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You know, it's sweet,
00:21:49.80\00:21:51.14
but the alcohol
is still in there.
00:21:51.17\00:21:54.08
There are some people
00:21:54.11\00:21:56.58
that think the message is sweet.
00:21:56.61\00:21:59.18
But if you are
ignoring God's law,
00:21:59.21\00:22:00.65
the alcohol is still in there.
00:22:00.68\00:22:05.42
It may sound sweet,
00:22:05.45\00:22:07.22
but if God's law
has been taken out,
00:22:07.26\00:22:09.49
the alcohol is in there.
00:22:09.52\00:22:11.26
And what it does in
Babylon, it inebriates.
00:22:11.29\00:22:14.63
The word inebriate means
00:22:14.66\00:22:16.00
you are unable to differentiate
between right and wrong.
00:22:16.03\00:22:18.67
The one thing
that a person can do
00:22:18.70\00:22:20.40
when they get rid of God's law,
00:22:20.44\00:22:22.77
as a person that has
been inebriated or drunk
00:22:22.80\00:22:25.77
is they can't
walk a straight line.
00:22:25.81\00:22:28.44
So that's why the Lord says,
00:22:28.48\00:22:30.11
"Straight is the way
and narrow is the path
00:22:30.15\00:22:32.28
that leads to eternal life."
00:22:32.31\00:22:33.88
Not restrictive at any means.
00:22:33.92\00:22:36.38
But you have to be careful.
00:22:36.42\00:22:37.75
You got to walk a straight line.
00:22:37.79\00:22:39.12
Amen, somebody?
00:22:39.15\00:22:40.49
Lord say don't
live no crooked life
00:22:40.52\00:22:41.86
and trying to make
it into the kingdom.
00:22:41.89\00:22:43.22
You got to walk a straight line
00:22:43.26\00:22:44.59
and the commandments
of God are the parameters
00:22:44.63\00:22:45.96
by which we walk.
00:22:45.99\00:22:47.96
The Lord says, "I
have no greater joy
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than to hear that My
children walk in truth."
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Matter of fact, before
we bring the question up,
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go to 2 John
Chapter, was only one chapter.
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But 2 John,
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uh...
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Yeah, let's look at verse 4.
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2 John 4.
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This is wonderful.
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See, 2 John 4,
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"I rejoiced greatly
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that I have found
some of your children,"
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doing what?
00:23:14.56\00:23:15.89
"Walking in truth,
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as we received
commandment from the Father."
00:23:17.29\00:23:19.73
So the Lord wants
His children to do what?
00:23:19.76\00:23:23.20
Walk in truth.
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In 1 John, He says,
"I have no greater joy
00:23:24.60\00:23:27.07
than to hear that My
children walk in truth."
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You cannot separate,
that is vitally important
00:23:30.11\00:23:31.94
that you know that
where you are is a place
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where the
commandments of God are kept.
00:23:34.88\00:23:36.78
And you know what? Let
me just make this point.
00:23:36.81\00:23:38.85
When you apply that
litmus test to Christianity,
00:23:38.88\00:23:44.29
and you think
it's hard to find out
00:23:44.32\00:23:45.75
what God's true church is,
00:23:45.79\00:23:47.16
you'll eliminate 90% of them.
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Am I telling you the truth?
00:23:51.73\00:23:53.19
Not that they're not
great, wonderful Christians.
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That's why this next
text is so vitally important.
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You'll eliminate 90%
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of the
so-called "True churches,"
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if you just
apply that litmus test.
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Look for the
commandments of God,
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and if they're
missing, ask the pastor,
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"Pastor, does your church
keep the Ten Commandments?"
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That's been nailed up, later.
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If he starts that's been
nailed then for the Jews only,
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I'm out of here.
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That's why this next
question is vitally important.
00:24:20.69\00:24:22.32
Here it is.
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What additional message would
God's last day church proclaim?
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What additional
message would God's last day
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church proclaim?
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Go to Revelation Chapter 18.
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Revelation Chapter 18.
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You know,
00:24:36.64\00:24:37.97
we are living in the time
where the lines of demarcation,
00:24:38.01\00:24:41.74
that means you
could hardly tell.
00:24:41.78\00:24:44.01
Sometimes, the
truth lies so close,
00:24:44.05\00:24:47.32
sometimes error reflects tries
00:24:47.35\00:24:50.55
to take on the
character of truth so closely
00:24:50.59\00:24:53.99
that the Bible says if possible,
00:24:54.02\00:24:56.06
speaking of the deception,
00:24:56.09\00:24:57.43
if possible,
00:24:57.46\00:24:58.79
he will deceive the very elect.
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Thank God for if
00:25:01.80\00:25:03.70
because the very elect
are shielded from deception
00:25:03.73\00:25:07.70
because they are the
Word of God as Psalms 91,
00:25:07.74\00:25:10.97
"Your truth shall be
my shield and my defense,
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or my shield and my buckler."
00:25:14.68\00:25:16.28
When error comes, I've
got a shield, the truth,
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the truth of God's Word
and His commandments are truth,
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but look at Revelation 18.
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And let's go ahead
and begin with verse 1
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just to give the full context.
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Sometimes, when you
don't do the context,
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it becomes pretext.
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Let's look at this.
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Revelation 18:1,
00:25:33.03\00:25:34.36
"After these
things I saw another angel
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coming down from heaven,
having the great authority,
00:25:36.77\00:25:38.93
and the earth was
illuminated with his glory.
00:25:38.97\00:25:41.17
And he cried mightily
with a loud voice, saying,
00:25:41.20\00:25:43.27
'Babylon the great
is fallen, is fallen,
00:25:43.30\00:25:45.67
and has become the
habitation of demons,
00:25:45.71\00:25:47.64
and a prison for
every foul spirit,
00:25:47.68\00:25:49.74
and a cage for every
unclean and hated bird!
00:25:49.78\00:25:54.18
Here's the reason for
all nations have drunk
00:25:54.22\00:25:56.15
of the wine of the
wrath of her fornication,
00:25:56.18\00:25:58.79
the kings of the earth,
that's political leaders,
00:25:58.82\00:26:01.69
have committed
fornication with her.
00:26:01.72\00:26:03.79
And the merchants of
the earth have become rich
00:26:03.83\00:26:06.80
through the
abundance of her luxury.'"
00:26:06.83\00:26:08.96
Now verse 4,
here is on the screen.
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"And I heard another voice
from heaven saying together,
00:26:11.47\00:26:15.84
'Come out of her," what?
00:26:15.87\00:26:19.01
"My people, lest
you share in her sins,
00:26:19.04\00:26:22.18
and lest you
receive of her," what?
00:26:22.21\00:26:25.25
"Plagues.'"
00:26:25.28\00:26:26.61
Now let's just pause
and think about that.
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A moment ago, we
define what sin is.
00:26:28.65\00:26:30.22
What is sin?
00:26:30.25\00:26:31.59
The transgression of law.
00:26:31.62\00:26:33.42
Lest you share in her
transgression her sins.
00:26:33.46\00:26:37.23
She is a system that
continues to transgress
00:26:37.26\00:26:41.73
because there could
not be sin in Babylon
00:26:41.76\00:26:45.63
if God's
commandments were being honored.
00:26:45.67\00:26:49.34
Lest you share in her sins,
what is the share in her sins?
00:26:49.37\00:26:53.41
What's the wages of sin?
00:26:53.44\00:26:54.94
Death, that's the only
share you get, you don't get...
00:26:54.98\00:26:57.91
I said this not too long ago
00:26:57.95\00:26:59.31
and I was saying
this to David Butler,
00:26:59.35\00:27:01.48
I was preaching a few weeks ago.
00:27:01.52\00:27:04.09
Some people think that hell
is gonna be an endless party.
00:27:04.12\00:27:06.96
Some people think the hell
is gonna be an endless drink
00:27:11.06\00:27:14.43
or endless clubs.
00:27:14.46\00:27:17.60
No, everything
comes to an end in hell.
00:27:17.63\00:27:21.20
And I'm amazed
00:27:21.24\00:27:22.74
how when the Lord
is saying to His people
00:27:22.77\00:27:24.37
come out of darkness
into this marvelous light.
00:27:24.41\00:27:28.28
Come out of Babylon, My people.
00:27:28.31\00:27:30.85
See today as I'm
proclaiming this message,
00:27:30.88\00:27:33.01
there are many of you
that are agitated by it
00:27:33.05\00:27:35.28
and you're saying, I
think I'm in the wrong place
00:27:35.32\00:27:37.45
'cause I remember
somewhere pastor said
00:27:37.49\00:27:39.22
that the commandments
were nailed to the cross.
00:27:39.25\00:27:41.42
I better check this thing out.
00:27:41.46\00:27:44.46
If you check it out,
00:27:44.49\00:27:45.83
let God's Word
be your final guide.
00:27:45.86\00:27:47.76
Don't put any clergy
between you and your salvation.
00:27:47.80\00:27:52.40
If they speak not
according to this word,
00:27:52.43\00:27:54.40
to the law and to the testimony,
00:27:54.44\00:27:55.94
if they speak not
according to this word,
00:27:55.97\00:27:57.97
it is because
there is how much light?
00:27:58.01\00:27:59.57
No light.
00:27:59.61\00:28:01.94
Don't get fooled by the garb
00:28:01.98\00:28:05.55
because people nowadays
anybody could be a preacher.
00:28:05.58\00:28:10.05
You know, got the holy garb,
00:28:10.09\00:28:12.19
you go to the
nearest Christian bookstore
00:28:12.22\00:28:14.02
and buy all the Christian garb,
00:28:14.06\00:28:15.49
you get yourself a robe, collar,
00:28:15.52\00:28:18.79
you know, you could
look religious and holy,
00:28:18.83\00:28:20.86
but the Bible says
00:28:20.90\00:28:22.23
God does not look at
the outer appearance,
00:28:22.26\00:28:23.67
He looks at the heart.
00:28:23.70\00:28:25.30
Amen?
00:28:25.33\00:28:26.67
It's what's
going on on the inside.
00:28:26.70\00:28:28.04
Come out of her.
00:28:28.07\00:28:29.40
God is saying that His
people are in many places
00:28:29.44\00:28:31.34
that He doesn't want to be.
00:28:31.37\00:28:32.71
He's calling them out.
00:28:32.74\00:28:34.08
Is your church
proclaiming Revelation 18,
00:28:34.11\00:28:36.64
the message to
come out of Babylon,
00:28:36.68\00:28:38.91
the second angel's
message, Babylon is fallen.
00:28:38.95\00:28:41.55
Now let me just
make a point here,
00:28:41.58\00:28:43.28
which fits right here.
00:28:43.32\00:28:44.75
So answer the question,
00:28:44.79\00:28:46.12
what additional message
00:28:46.15\00:28:47.49
would God's last
day church proclaim?
00:28:47.52\00:28:49.02
Come out of
Babylon. Come out of Babylon.
00:28:49.06\00:28:52.43
The word
Babylon means confusion.
00:28:52.46\00:28:54.70
Matter of fact,
00:28:54.73\00:28:56.06
we were just
taping some Bible stories.
00:28:56.10\00:28:59.87
Miss Brenda was
doing Bible stories
00:28:59.90\00:29:01.70
for the last
three weeks and they,
00:29:01.74\00:29:03.37
did they do the Tower of Babel?
00:29:03.41\00:29:04.87
Yeah.
00:29:04.91\00:29:06.24
Now Babel, another word
for Babel, actually is babel.
00:29:06.27\00:29:08.71
It's what babies do.
00:29:08.74\00:29:10.15
You don't know
what they're saying.
00:29:10.18\00:29:13.15
And they don't know
what they're saying.
00:29:13.18\00:29:14.75
They know what
they mean intellect,
00:29:14.78\00:29:16.28
they know what
they're trying to communicate,
00:29:16.32\00:29:17.65
but it's as...
00:29:17.69\00:29:21.12
They don't know
what they're saying,
00:29:21.16\00:29:22.56
and neither do you.
00:29:22.59\00:29:23.93
What the Lord in
essence is saying to us,
00:29:23.96\00:29:25.39
as you'll be in a church
00:29:25.43\00:29:28.06
where even preachers are
so inebriated by darkness,
00:29:28.10\00:29:31.77
they don't even
know what they're saying.
00:29:31.80\00:29:33.90
All you got to
do is peruse YouTube
00:29:33.94\00:29:35.34
and see some of
the craziest sermons
00:29:35.37\00:29:36.91
on earth.
00:29:36.94\00:29:38.51
Some of them that I'm amazed
that some of those preachers
00:29:38.54\00:29:40.78
that say what
they do is still alive.
00:29:40.81\00:29:43.14
God is a God of
mercy, isn't He not?
00:29:43.18\00:29:45.35
So He's saying to preachers
and leaders alike, come out.
00:29:45.38\00:29:48.72
Matter of fact, let
me show you something.
00:29:48.75\00:29:51.45
Thank you, Lord, for
tapping me on the shoulder.
00:29:51.49\00:29:53.05
Go with me to Corinthians.
00:29:53.09\00:29:54.86
2 Corinthians Chapter 11.
00:30:00.10\00:30:02.93
2 Corinthians Chapter 11.
00:30:06.03\00:30:09.37
What we don't know is
00:30:09.40\00:30:10.74
sometimes we underestimate
the power of Satan.
00:30:10.77\00:30:14.38
Now...
00:30:14.41\00:30:18.28
You can go to an
army surplus store
00:30:18.31\00:30:21.52
and buy an
entire military uniform.
00:30:21.55\00:30:25.52
What do you wanna be?
00:30:25.55\00:30:26.89
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines.
00:30:26.92\00:30:28.56
What do you wanna be?
00:30:28.59\00:30:29.92
Army surplus means
they have a surplus.
00:30:29.96\00:30:32.36
You can buy the cap,
00:30:32.39\00:30:33.73
you can buy all
the outfits of police.
00:30:33.76\00:30:35.83
Matter of fact,
there was a story of a guy
00:30:35.86\00:30:37.20
that had done that
in the state of Georgia.
00:30:37.23\00:30:39.17
He was pulling people over,
00:30:39.20\00:30:40.87
he had on the
entire outfit of a police.
00:30:40.90\00:30:43.51
So all he did was
put in his unmarked car
00:30:43.54\00:30:45.97
a rotating red light.
00:30:46.01\00:30:47.48
And so what had happened
was the people of that town
00:30:47.51\00:30:50.08
hearing about this
were afraid to stop
00:30:50.11\00:30:53.38
and there was one lady
00:30:53.42\00:30:54.75
that a real
police was following her
00:30:54.78\00:30:56.22
and she chose not to stop,
00:30:56.25\00:30:57.59
she was gonna keep on driving
00:30:57.62\00:30:58.95
until she stopped
at the police station.
00:30:58.99\00:31:00.32
But he pulled
her over before that.
00:31:00.36\00:31:02.12
And she had, they
had this argument.
00:31:02.16\00:31:03.99
She said, "I
thought you were that guy
00:31:04.03\00:31:05.93
that was pulling people over."
00:31:05.96\00:31:07.30
He was robbing them and
crimes have been committed,
00:31:07.33\00:31:10.27
he would pull them
over late at night.
00:31:10.30\00:31:12.63
Who would not stop
00:31:12.67\00:31:14.00
if they saw
police light behind them
00:31:14.04\00:31:15.40
and a guy walking
up to them in a uniform
00:31:15.44\00:31:17.11
that looked just like a police?
00:31:17.14\00:31:18.94
Roll your window down, sir,
roll your window down, ma'am.
00:31:18.97\00:31:21.91
And then the
crime will be committed.
00:31:21.94\00:31:23.91
Well, that's what the
devil has done nowadays.
00:31:23.95\00:31:25.98
He has gotten the
whole outfit down pat.
00:31:26.01\00:31:30.02
But be careful.
00:31:30.05\00:31:31.62
He's got a red light
and he's coming after you.
00:31:31.65\00:31:33.76
Make sure that
you stand on truth
00:31:33.79\00:31:35.16
so they won't
be able to get you.
00:31:35.19\00:31:36.62
Notice 2 Corinthians 11:13.
00:31:36.66\00:31:39.49
Look what the Bible says,
00:31:39.53\00:31:41.23
"For such are false apostles,"
00:31:41.26\00:31:45.03
you could read the
context to find out,
00:31:45.07\00:31:47.20
"deceitful
workers," what are they doing?
00:31:47.24\00:31:50.81
"Transforming themselves
into apostles of Christ."
00:31:50.84\00:31:55.18
You've heard the
phrase Transformers,
00:31:55.21\00:31:56.75
the kids have that game,
he used to look like a cop
00:31:56.78\00:31:58.71
and all of a
sudden you bended it up
00:31:58.75\00:32:00.08
and all of a sudden
becomes a big old transformer.
00:32:00.12\00:32:03.45
Look at what they
do, who's behind it?
00:32:03.49\00:32:05.85
"And no wonder or no marvel,
00:32:05.89\00:32:08.46
"For Satan himself," verse 14,
00:32:08.49\00:32:11.89
"transforms himself into," what?
00:32:11.93\00:32:15.40
"An angel of light."
00:32:15.43\00:32:16.83
Be careful when you say
00:32:16.87\00:32:18.87
you had an
encounter with an angel.
00:32:18.90\00:32:23.74
Because if he
preaches any other gospel,
00:32:23.77\00:32:25.57
by the way,
00:32:25.61\00:32:26.94
angel encounters are not common.
00:32:26.98\00:32:28.68
If you have an
encounter with an angel
00:32:28.71\00:32:30.05
and you feel weird,
00:32:30.08\00:32:31.41
you better start praying.
00:32:31.45\00:32:33.01
But look at verse 15.
00:32:33.05\00:32:34.75
"Therefore it is no great thing
if his," what's the next word?
00:32:34.78\00:32:39.19
"If his ministers
also transform themselves
00:32:39.22\00:32:43.66
into ministers of righteousness,
00:32:43.69\00:32:46.23
whose end will be
according to their," what?
00:32:46.26\00:32:48.73
"Works."
00:32:48.76\00:32:50.10
We gonna talk about
that in the judgment,
00:32:50.13\00:32:51.47
the next lesson.
00:32:51.50\00:32:52.83
So be careful,
don't get caught up
00:32:52.87\00:32:54.20
in the outward appearance
00:32:54.24\00:32:55.57
because I tell you what?
00:32:55.60\00:32:58.14
I've looked at some
of the major religions
00:32:58.17\00:33:00.51
of the world.
00:33:00.54\00:33:01.88
And believe me, some of the garb
00:33:01.91\00:33:03.24
and some of the
outfits that they wear,
00:33:03.28\00:33:04.75
they look ecclesiastical.
00:33:04.78\00:33:06.68
They look very holy.
00:33:06.72\00:33:08.72
And they...
00:33:08.75\00:33:10.09
I don't want to belittle,
but it could sound holy.
00:33:14.22\00:33:17.16
It could be even reverend.
00:33:17.19\00:33:18.56
You know, if reverence
is what's gonna get you,
00:33:18.59\00:33:20.86
the devil can
make an unholy place
00:33:20.90\00:33:22.76
seem really reverend.
00:33:22.80\00:33:24.83
Don't get pulled
00:33:24.87\00:33:26.20
and let the Word of
God be your measurement.
00:33:26.23\00:33:27.74
What do you say?
00:33:27.77\00:33:29.30
Here's the reason why?
00:33:29.34\00:33:30.67
So question 18 is,
00:33:30.71\00:33:33.01
what's the message?
00:33:33.04\00:33:34.38
Babylon, come out of her?
00:33:34.41\00:33:36.21
Let's go to question number 19.
00:33:36.24\00:33:37.98
We just have a few more.
00:33:38.01\00:33:39.35
I think we will get
to the judgment tonight.
00:33:39.38\00:33:41.52
It's pretty close. I
think we're gonna get there.
00:33:41.55\00:33:44.49
And lot of people
talk about angels.
00:33:44.52\00:33:47.96
We're gonna do a
specific lesson on that.
00:33:47.99\00:33:50.96
Encounters of a Third Kind,
00:33:50.99\00:33:54.26
just to let you know,
there's so many things
00:33:54.30\00:33:55.76
that people nowadays
00:33:55.80\00:33:57.13
think their mother visited them
00:33:57.17\00:33:58.50
or, you know, they got a message
00:33:58.53\00:34:00.34
from a psychic that confirmed
that he was or she was talking
00:34:00.37\00:34:03.74
to their dead loved
ones is foolishness.
00:34:03.77\00:34:07.58
But people are
being fooled by it.
00:34:07.61\00:34:09.51
Question number 19. Here it is.
00:34:09.54\00:34:11.45
How do we know
that Jesus has followers
00:34:11.48\00:34:14.08
in other churches?
00:34:14.12\00:34:15.48
How do we know that?
00:34:15.52\00:34:16.85
Let's go to John 10:16.
00:34:16.89\00:34:18.65
This is a beautiful chapter.
00:34:18.69\00:34:20.86
This is the chapter
00:34:20.89\00:34:22.22
that depicts
Jesus as the Shepherd
00:34:22.26\00:34:24.86
and as the Door.
00:34:24.89\00:34:26.43
He's the Shepherd
and He is the Door.
00:34:26.46\00:34:29.66
What kind of Shepherd is Jesus?
00:34:29.70\00:34:31.03
Somebody tell me? Good Shepherd.
00:34:31.07\00:34:32.40
He's the Good Shepherd.
He's the Good Shepherd.
00:34:32.43\00:34:36.64
He doesn't beat His sheep.
00:34:36.67\00:34:40.91
Okay, John 10:16.
00:34:40.94\00:34:42.48
Here we are.
00:34:42.51\00:34:46.51
The Bible says,
00:34:46.55\00:34:47.92
"And other sheep I have
which are not of this," what?
00:34:47.95\00:34:53.29
"Fold, them
also I should bring,"
00:34:53.32\00:34:56.73
what's the next word?
00:34:56.76\00:34:58.09
Say with me, must,
00:34:58.13\00:34:59.96
"them also I must bring,
and they will hear My voice,
00:35:00.00\00:35:05.40
and there will be
one flock and," what?
00:35:05.43\00:35:08.60
"One shepherd."
00:35:08.64\00:35:09.97
I want you to know
the emphatic nature
00:35:10.01\00:35:12.87
of that text.
00:35:12.91\00:35:14.68
Other sheep I have
which are not of this fold,
00:35:14.71\00:35:18.98
the emphasis and, you know what?
00:35:19.01\00:35:20.55
Those who are
searching the Word of God,
00:35:20.58\00:35:22.52
they will follow the
voice of the shepherd.
00:35:22.55\00:35:23.95
Amen? Isn't that wonderful?
00:35:23.99\00:35:25.59
We have many
right in this, right in,
00:35:25.62\00:35:27.42
we have in our church
right in this room tonight.
00:35:27.46\00:35:29.56
We have people that
are walking in every week.
00:35:29.59\00:35:32.23
I heard something on
3ABN that kind of troubled me,
00:35:32.26\00:35:34.30
I wanna follow it up.
00:35:34.33\00:35:36.46
I wanna also tell you,
00:35:36.50\00:35:37.83
don't ever get discouraged
00:35:37.87\00:35:39.20
whenever you begin
to investigate truth
00:35:39.23\00:35:40.57
because there is no greater
00:35:40.60\00:35:43.51
second attack by Satan,
00:35:43.54\00:35:47.28
like the attack that happens
00:35:47.31\00:35:48.64
when you decide
to investigate truth.
00:35:48.68\00:35:51.81
Be very careful
not to get discouraged
00:35:51.85\00:35:53.92
when your aim is to investigate
the truth of God's Word.
00:35:53.95\00:35:56.79
But notice what he says.
00:35:56.82\00:35:58.62
Other sheep I have
which are not of this fold,
00:35:58.65\00:36:00.66
them also I must bring.
00:36:00.69\00:36:03.86
He didn't say, might bring.
00:36:03.89\00:36:05.33
In other words,
God is not content
00:36:05.36\00:36:06.70
for His people to
remain in the wrong place.
00:36:06.73\00:36:10.27
Amen for that?
00:36:10.30\00:36:11.63
He wants them to be where He is.
00:36:11.67\00:36:13.13
Matter of fact, He
said that in John 14,
00:36:13.17\00:36:15.20
that where I am
there you may be also.
00:36:15.24\00:36:18.34
I'm coming back to get you,
00:36:18.37\00:36:19.87
but I got to get
you out of there,
00:36:19.91\00:36:21.54
so I can get you into there.
00:36:21.58\00:36:23.61
Don't get enamored by
the beautiful programs
00:36:23.65\00:36:25.68
and the stained glass window
00:36:25.71\00:36:27.05
and the massive
community outreach
00:36:27.08\00:36:28.58
and all the good
things that are happening
00:36:28.62\00:36:30.29
because you could
be so busy doing things
00:36:30.32\00:36:33.09
and leave out the essentials.
00:36:33.12\00:36:35.79
You could be very
busy doing things.
00:36:35.82\00:36:38.49
I know how that is.
00:36:38.53\00:36:39.89
Sometimes they get so busy
00:36:39.93\00:36:41.26
doing everything
else, they go, oh,
00:36:41.30\00:36:42.63
got to get my sermon information
00:36:43.60\00:36:44.93
to Celestine.
00:36:44.97\00:36:46.30
You know, you can get so
busy that the essential things.
00:36:46.33\00:36:49.64
Essential, sometimes
eating could be essential.
00:36:49.67\00:36:54.01
My wife calls me,
"Did you eat yet?"
00:36:54.04\00:36:56.11
"Oh, forgot."
00:36:56.14\00:36:57.85
"Do you know what time it is?"
00:36:57.88\00:36:59.98
"Okay, I'm gonna go eat."
00:37:00.02\00:37:01.78
Essential, the Word of
God study it, essential.
00:37:01.82\00:37:05.99
What word did I just use?
00:37:06.02\00:37:07.46
Essential imperative,
00:37:07.49\00:37:09.46
a more emergency minded word.
00:37:09.49\00:37:13.40
I must bring and
they will hear My voice,
00:37:13.43\00:37:16.73
the emphasis.
00:37:16.77\00:37:18.10
I must bring
them, they will hear,
00:37:18.13\00:37:20.84
and there will be one flock
and one Shepherd, emphatic.
00:37:20.87\00:37:24.77
So write that down.
00:37:24.81\00:37:26.14
How do we know
that Jesus has followers
00:37:26.17\00:37:27.51
in other churches?
00:37:27.54\00:37:29.51
He has other sheep.
00:37:29.54\00:37:31.25
When you read the
story in Mark Chapter 4
00:37:31.28\00:37:32.85
about Jesus getting in
the boat with His disciples,
00:37:32.88\00:37:35.45
the Bible says,
00:37:35.48\00:37:37.49
Jesus had
followers on other ships.
00:37:37.52\00:37:41.09
But when the storm hit,
it drove them into proximity.
00:37:41.12\00:37:45.26
They were all in
the same storm together.
00:37:45.29\00:37:47.93
That's what's
happening in the world today.
00:37:47.96\00:37:49.36
All this stuff
about ISIS and Ebola.
00:37:49.40\00:37:51.60
Everybody's
affected by this push
00:37:51.63\00:37:53.74
for all the states to
accept same sex marriage.
00:37:53.77\00:37:57.01
Isn't it ridiculous?
00:37:57.04\00:37:59.14
It's ridiculous.
00:37:59.17\00:38:00.51
And these cut loose
politicians that are demanding
00:38:00.54\00:38:03.21
that pastors
handing their sermons.
00:38:03.24\00:38:05.61
You can come and
listen to my sermon.
00:38:05.65\00:38:08.05
You come here,
you're gonna hear the truth.
00:38:08.08\00:38:09.42
Amen, somebody?
00:38:09.45\00:38:10.79
I'm not fearful
of any politicians.
00:38:10.82\00:38:12.15
I have, as I said to
a Prime Minister once
00:38:12.19\00:38:14.62
as I was
sitting in his residence
00:38:14.66\00:38:15.99
in one of these
countries, I won't name it.
00:38:16.02\00:38:17.96
As I was sitting in
his residence, he said,
00:38:17.99\00:38:19.33
"How come you're
not afraid right now?"
00:38:19.36\00:38:21.56
And I paused and I said,
00:38:21.60\00:38:23.13
"With all due respect,
Prime Minister so and so,
00:38:23.16\00:38:26.40
I have to answer to an
even higher authority."
00:38:26.43\00:38:29.74
And he looked at me
with very stoic face
00:38:29.77\00:38:31.34
and then he smiled,
he said, "I like that."
00:38:31.37\00:38:35.94
We do not fear man.
00:38:35.98\00:38:38.01
As the apostle
says in Acts Chapter 5,
00:38:38.05\00:38:40.45
we are to obey
God rather than man.
00:38:40.48\00:38:45.15
All right, let's go
to question number 20.
00:38:45.19\00:38:47.79
Here it is.
00:38:47.82\00:38:49.39
In what way does the Bible say
that Jesus has only one church?
00:38:49.42\00:38:54.40
Let's go to 1
Corinthians Chapter 12 to begin.
00:38:54.43\00:38:57.67
In what way does the Bible say
00:38:57.70\00:38:59.20
that Jesus has only one church?
00:38:59.23\00:39:03.71
I know English teachers
00:39:03.74\00:39:05.14
when I was taking English
there in Orlando, Florida,
00:39:05.17\00:39:08.51
in Seminole Community College.
00:39:08.54\00:39:12.35
That's the incorrect context
00:39:12.38\00:39:16.05
'cause the Bible doesn't say.
00:39:16.08\00:39:19.02
But the reason why I put say
00:39:19.05\00:39:21.36
because Jesus
speaks through the words.
00:39:21.39\00:39:24.13
So let me correct the
English teachers tonight.
00:39:24.16\00:39:26.03
When the Bible,
and I read the Bible,
00:39:26.06\00:39:27.40
it speaks to me.
00:39:27.43\00:39:28.76
Amen? It's the voice of God.
00:39:28.80\00:39:30.87
So if it speaks, it
will say, this is the way.
00:39:30.90\00:39:34.17
He said, "You will hear a
voice behind you saying," what?
00:39:34.20\00:39:36.37
"This is the
way, walk ye in it."
00:39:36.40\00:39:38.27
And I would say today
that ever present voice
00:39:38.31\00:39:40.34
is the Word of God.
00:39:40.38\00:39:42.18
The Holy Spirit
for those who believe
00:39:42.21\00:39:43.71
in spiritual impressions,
00:39:43.75\00:39:45.58
don't ever let
spiritual impression push you
00:39:45.61\00:39:47.88
away from the
revealed Word of God.
00:39:47.92\00:39:51.35
There are those who say,
oh, but a God impressed me.
00:39:51.39\00:39:54.56
He does not.
00:39:54.59\00:39:55.92
He never impresses
you against His Word.
00:39:55.96\00:39:58.19
1 Corinthians 12:13.
00:39:58.23\00:40:00.30
In what way does the Bible say
that Jesus has only one church?
00:40:00.33\00:40:02.53
Here it is.
00:40:02.56\00:40:05.10
"For by one Spirit
00:40:05.13\00:40:06.67
we were all
baptized into," what?
00:40:06.70\00:40:10.07
"One body,
whether Jews or Greeks,
00:40:10.11\00:40:13.78
whether slaves or free,
00:40:13.81\00:40:17.25
and have all been
made to drink into," what?
00:40:17.28\00:40:20.78
"One spirit."
00:40:20.82\00:40:22.82
One Lord, one faith,
one baptism, one God,
00:40:22.85\00:40:24.99
one Father of all, one spirit.
00:40:25.02\00:40:27.82
The Bible warned and even
Paul the Apostle, one gospel.
00:40:27.86\00:40:30.19
He said, even if an angel comes
and preaches any other gospel,
00:40:30.23\00:40:33.73
let him be
anathema, let him be a cursed.
00:40:33.76\00:40:36.77
You cannot come up
with another gospel,
00:40:36.80\00:40:39.17
one Lord, one faith,
one baptism, one God,
00:40:39.20\00:40:40.90
one Father of all,
one spirit, one body.
00:40:40.94\00:40:44.01
So here it is.
00:40:44.04\00:40:45.37
In what way does the Bible say
that Jesus has only one church?
00:40:45.41\00:40:48.84
The answer is very clear.
00:40:48.88\00:40:51.71
We were all baptized into what?
00:40:51.75\00:40:53.98
One body.
00:40:54.02\00:40:55.35
Now this is powerful.
00:40:55.38\00:40:56.72
There are some
people that get baptized
00:40:56.75\00:40:58.09
and they asked the question,
00:40:58.12\00:40:59.45
do I need to join the church?
00:40:59.49\00:41:01.26
No.
00:41:01.29\00:41:02.62
Well, am I gonna give
you a football uniform
00:41:02.66\00:41:03.99
for you to play by yourself?
00:41:04.03\00:41:07.53
I don't wanna be
little this idea.
00:41:07.56\00:41:08.90
But there are
some people that think
00:41:08.93\00:41:10.27
that they could be
Christians all independently.
00:41:10.30\00:41:12.17
They want to turn
into Christian monks
00:41:12.20\00:41:14.34
hide off somewhere
waiting for Jesus to come
00:41:14.37\00:41:16.84
like they're
isolating themselves
00:41:16.87\00:41:18.31
from everybody else.
00:41:18.34\00:41:19.71
What they don't
know is they struggle
00:41:19.74\00:41:22.04
just as much as everybody else.
00:41:22.08\00:41:23.45
The Lord adage
of the church daily
00:41:23.48\00:41:25.21
and this is a
very important concept.
00:41:25.25\00:41:27.28
Because the Bible
says iron sharpens what?
00:41:27.32\00:41:30.69
You need some tough fork
in the church to sharpen you.
00:41:30.72\00:41:34.26
And they need
you to sharpen them.
00:41:34.29\00:41:36.22
You'll never know how much
of a Christian you are Terry,
00:41:36.26\00:41:38.56
until somebody
challenges your Christianity.
00:41:38.59\00:41:42.06
And they'll never know how
much of a Christian they are
00:41:42.10\00:41:44.63
until you
challenge their Christianity.
00:41:44.67\00:41:46.90
We must all grow together.
00:41:46.94\00:41:48.30
Let them grow together.
00:41:48.34\00:41:49.77
Jesus said to Peter,
00:41:49.80\00:41:51.14
let them grow
together until the what?
00:41:51.17\00:41:53.07
Harvest.
00:41:53.11\00:41:54.44
So that there's
one body, one spirit,
00:41:54.48\00:41:56.58
so don't think
that, well, you know,
00:41:56.61\00:41:58.01
those brethren
there they have issues,
00:41:58.05\00:41:59.51
they've problems,
just like your problems.
00:41:59.55\00:42:03.08
The Lord is
working on all of us.
00:42:03.12\00:42:04.45
Every one of us is
under construction.
00:42:04.49\00:42:06.79
We are not done yet
and praise the Lord.
00:42:06.82\00:42:08.66
He hasn't finished
His work yet on us.
00:42:08.69\00:42:11.79
Let's look at Colossians 3:15.
00:42:11.83\00:42:13.70
So the answer is one body
00:42:13.73\00:42:15.06
for verse 12 and
13 of 1 Corinthians,
00:42:15.10\00:42:17.50
but now Colossians 3:15.
00:42:17.53\00:42:19.77
Here it is, Colossians 3:15.
00:42:19.80\00:42:23.87
The Bible says,
"And let the peace of God
00:42:23.91\00:42:25.97
rule in," what?
00:42:26.01\00:42:28.34
"Your hearts,
00:42:28.38\00:42:29.71
to which also you
were called in," what?
00:42:29.74\00:42:33.98
"One body,
00:42:34.02\00:42:37.32
and be thankful."
00:42:37.35\00:42:40.09
Now some people think
00:42:40.12\00:42:43.86
that there are
functions in the body of Christ
00:42:43.89\00:42:46.70
that are more
important than other functions.
00:42:46.73\00:42:49.76
If you ever think that
your pinky is not important,
00:42:49.80\00:42:52.90
hit it with a hammer.
00:42:52.93\00:42:54.44
Can you identify?
00:42:54.47\00:42:56.20
I've done construction
work that is in the minimum,
00:42:56.24\00:42:58.74
I'm not a construction worker.
00:42:58.77\00:43:00.11
But I've used the hammer before,
00:43:00.14\00:43:01.94
and in a brief moment,
00:43:01.98\00:43:05.08
missed the nail and
found the fingernail.
00:43:05.11\00:43:08.98
And although it's so
small, the whole body goes,
00:43:09.02\00:43:11.89
oh, there's
nothing in the church.
00:43:11.92\00:43:14.82
There's nobody in the church
more important than the other.
00:43:14.86\00:43:17.19
The only one that is
above all of us is Jesus.
00:43:17.23\00:43:20.53
So we're all
called into the body.
00:43:20.56\00:43:22.53
That's where the work gets done.
00:43:22.56\00:43:24.13
Have you ever
heard of the body shop,
00:43:24.17\00:43:25.97
we are to start calling
the church, the body shop,
00:43:26.00\00:43:28.54
working on us.
00:43:28.57\00:43:30.57
Working on us,
getting all our dents out,
00:43:30.61\00:43:32.61
giving us a new coat of paint,
the righteousness of Christ.
00:43:32.64\00:43:35.84
Got to be there.
00:43:35.88\00:43:37.21
You can't have a car
miles away from the body shop
00:43:37.25\00:43:40.48
and expect it to get fixed.
00:43:40.52\00:43:42.28
No, this is the mechanic.
00:43:42.32\00:43:43.65
Jesus is working on
everything in our lives
00:43:43.69\00:43:45.45
that need to be ready
for His Second Coming.
00:43:45.49\00:43:49.39
So the answer
is, Colossians 3:15.
00:43:49.42\00:43:51.99
We were called
into how many bodies?
00:43:52.03\00:43:54.00
One body, there's only one body.
00:43:54.03\00:43:56.26
Today we have a
multiplicity of it,
00:43:56.30\00:43:57.93
different
locations, different teachers,
00:43:57.97\00:43:59.90
different
teachings, different creeds,
00:43:59.93\00:44:01.50
different philosophies.
00:44:01.54\00:44:03.14
And there's a push nowadays,
00:44:03.17\00:44:04.51
you know, that Rome
has been pushing very hard.
00:44:04.54\00:44:06.17
The Vatican's pushing hard.
00:44:06.21\00:44:07.64
Pope Francis is
pushing very hard
00:44:07.68\00:44:09.54
for everybody to come together.
00:44:09.58\00:44:10.91
They're begging for unity.
00:44:10.95\00:44:12.55
But here's my point.
00:44:12.58\00:44:13.92
There is no unity
00:44:13.95\00:44:15.28
when the truth of
God's Word is not involved.
00:44:15.32\00:44:17.69
You cannot be unified,
00:44:17.72\00:44:19.05
you might get together
and have the same mind.
00:44:19.09\00:44:22.19
But if I have to throw
out the truth of God's Word
00:44:22.22\00:44:24.09
to be unified with you,
00:44:24.13\00:44:25.46
then I don't need to
have that kind of unity.
00:44:25.49\00:44:27.00
If it's just me and God,
I'll have unity with Him,
00:44:27.03\00:44:29.73
but not with anyone
00:44:29.76\00:44:31.20
who wants to throw the
truth of God's Word out.
00:44:31.23\00:44:33.87
Question number 21. Here it is.
00:44:33.90\00:44:35.84
Then we'll transition.
00:44:35.87\00:44:38.11
What assurance has Jesus given
00:44:38.14\00:44:40.38
to His
commandment keeping church?
00:44:40.41\00:44:43.38
What assurance has Jesus given
00:44:43.41\00:44:46.61
to His
commandment keeping church?
00:44:46.65\00:44:50.55
And by the way,
let me just add this,
00:44:50.59\00:44:52.22
this assurance is to anyone
00:44:52.25\00:44:54.49
who accepts the Lord
00:44:54.52\00:44:55.96
as their Savior,
00:44:55.99\00:44:59.23
as his or her Savior anyone?
00:44:59.26\00:45:01.60
Revelation 12:11.
00:45:01.63\00:45:03.83
The only
assurance that we all have
00:45:03.87\00:45:05.63
sometimes I call
this the blessed assurance
00:45:05.67\00:45:07.44
because it really is
when you think about the text,
00:45:07.47\00:45:09.77
Revelation 12:11.
00:45:09.80\00:45:12.24
And the Bible reads,
00:45:12.27\00:45:13.61
"And they
overcame him by the," what?
00:45:13.64\00:45:16.98
"Blood of the Lamb
00:45:17.01\00:45:18.35
and by the word of their," what?
00:45:18.38\00:45:20.08
"Testimony, and
they did not love
00:45:20.12\00:45:21.85
their lives to the death."
00:45:21.88\00:45:23.28
Now for those of you
that have read this text
00:45:23.32\00:45:24.85
over and over and over again,
00:45:24.89\00:45:26.55
I ended with this one
00:45:26.59\00:45:29.39
because the word
love is involved in this.
00:45:29.42\00:45:31.89
I began by saying
love has been misused.
00:45:31.93\00:45:34.76
This is really love.
00:45:34.80\00:45:37.17
If you rather die
00:45:37.20\00:45:39.73
than disobey God, that's love.
00:45:39.77\00:45:42.17
He said they did
not love their lives,
00:45:42.20\00:45:43.84
even if it meant death.
00:45:43.87\00:45:46.21
And when you think
about the Dark Ages
00:45:46.24\00:45:47.58
and the millions of
Christians that lost their lives
00:45:47.61\00:45:49.61
in the persecuted
church in the New Testament,
00:45:49.64\00:45:51.85
that's the reason why they died.
00:45:51.88\00:45:54.55
They were more
determined to be obedient
00:45:54.58\00:45:56.99
than to get rid of any
one of the commandments
00:45:57.02\00:45:59.82
and compromise.
00:45:59.85\00:46:01.99
But there are churches today,
they say, let's compromise
00:46:02.02\00:46:06.03
and still keep Christianity
an oxymoron compromised.
00:46:06.06\00:46:10.13
Christianity,
there is no such thing.
00:46:10.17\00:46:13.54
And, you know, thank you, honey.
00:46:13.57\00:46:15.10
And the reason why
they became faithful
00:46:15.14\00:46:17.84
is because they were not looking
00:46:17.87\00:46:19.54
for a better funeral.
00:46:19.57\00:46:21.31
They were looking for
a better resurrection.
00:46:21.34\00:46:23.81
Read Hebrews Chapter 11.
00:46:23.85\00:46:25.41
And you see,
00:46:25.45\00:46:26.78
that's what drove those
during times of persecution,
00:46:26.82\00:46:30.39
to rather give their lives
00:46:30.42\00:46:32.35
than to give up the
truth of God's Word.
00:46:32.39\00:46:34.96
And that's the big issue today.
00:46:34.99\00:46:36.42
Truth is the word
that's pushed out,
00:46:36.46\00:46:38.26
today it's more like programs,
00:46:38.29\00:46:40.00
and is your hour,
this is your time.
00:46:40.03\00:46:42.83
This is where your portfolio
is gonna come to fruition.
00:46:42.86\00:46:45.23
This is where you're
gonna spread your wings.
00:46:45.27\00:46:47.54
Well, you know what?
00:46:47.57\00:46:48.90
You'll spread your wings.
00:46:48.94\00:46:50.57
But if you're not
keeping the commandments of God,
00:46:50.61\00:46:52.87
you won't be able to
fly into the New Jerusalem.
00:46:52.91\00:46:55.91
You have to be
obedient to the Word of God.
00:46:55.94\00:46:57.51
What do you say?
00:46:57.55\00:46:59.61
Perfect time to transition
00:46:59.65\00:47:00.98
because this leads us
right and I don't know
00:47:01.02\00:47:02.82
how many questions we'll get in.
00:47:02.85\00:47:04.49
But let's now
begin the new lesson,
00:47:04.52\00:47:06.62
The Truth about the Judgment.
The Truth about the Judgment.
00:47:06.65\00:47:11.79
The Truth about the Judgment.
00:47:11.83\00:47:14.46
Wow! What a lesson?
00:47:14.50\00:47:19.03
This is another subject
00:47:19.07\00:47:20.54
you don't hear
preached on television,
00:47:20.57\00:47:23.27
at least not on
while you hear it on 3ABN.
00:47:23.30\00:47:27.94
But you don't hear this in
common Christianity nowadays
00:47:27.98\00:47:31.21
or nominal Christianity
because it's a topic
00:47:31.25\00:47:36.08
that pulls you forward and said,
00:47:36.12\00:47:37.95
"Did you know
that this is coming?"
00:47:37.99\00:47:40.36
It's like, I'm
not gonna minimize it
00:47:40.39\00:47:42.82
but those of us
who have to pay taxes,
00:47:42.86\00:47:45.93
nobody likes April 15
and nobody likes October 15.
00:47:45.96\00:47:49.46
Amen, somebody?
00:47:49.50\00:47:51.10
Those are two dates in
the year that we don't like
00:47:51.13\00:47:53.34
because we're usually
more broke after that.
00:47:53.37\00:47:55.14
Am I telling the truth, Mike?
00:47:55.17\00:47:56.91
And we say,
"Oh, no two more days
00:47:56.94\00:48:02.28
before I have to
send money to the IRS."
00:48:02.31\00:48:04.98
Now some people sent it earlier,
00:48:05.01\00:48:06.82
but the
deadline is the deadline.
00:48:06.85\00:48:09.12
You know what?
00:48:09.15\00:48:10.49
In the economy of God,
00:48:10.52\00:48:11.85
there was a yearly deadline,
let me lay the foundation.
00:48:11.89\00:48:15.39
It was called a
Day of Atonement.
00:48:15.42\00:48:18.93
Up until that point,
your sins were forgiven.
00:48:18.96\00:48:22.43
But on that day,
they were blotted out.
00:48:22.46\00:48:26.13
That's what Paul talked about
00:48:26.17\00:48:27.50
the time of refreshing
from the presence of the Lord.
00:48:27.54\00:48:30.51
You are refreshed.
00:48:30.54\00:48:31.87
Why was it a time of refreshing?
00:48:31.91\00:48:33.68
Oh, they say
because you are what?
00:48:33.71\00:48:37.35
We were clean.
00:48:37.38\00:48:38.81
It's refreshing to be clean.
00:48:38.85\00:48:40.48
If you've ever been
really dirty before,
00:48:40.52\00:48:42.48
for those of us who
live out here in the Midwest,
00:48:42.52\00:48:44.45
and sometimes we're
outside in the rain and the mud.
00:48:44.49\00:48:46.99
You know, I remember
helping someone build a house
00:48:47.02\00:48:49.02
and we had to do it
that particular day.
00:48:49.06\00:48:51.69
We had to put the trusses up
00:48:51.73\00:48:53.53
and it just
happened to rain that day.
00:48:53.56\00:48:55.73
That was the only day
that the trailer truck
00:48:55.76\00:48:57.67
had deliver the trusses
00:48:57.70\00:48:59.27
and he said the rain
is not gonna hurt the wood
00:48:59.30\00:49:01.20
but I cannot stay beyond today.
00:49:01.24\00:49:03.54
And there we were, the
mud was getting more muddy.
00:49:03.57\00:49:07.08
And the rain I
had on two rain coats,
00:49:07.11\00:49:09.14
had on pants with a
pair of kind of pants
00:49:09.18\00:49:13.31
over the pants.
00:49:13.35\00:49:14.68
But the kind of pants
that don't get wet too much
00:49:14.72\00:49:16.75
because if you just
wore jeans in a rain, man,
00:49:16.79\00:49:18.35
after a while
you'll be gaining weight
00:49:18.39\00:49:19.72
just from all
the water it retains,
00:49:19.75\00:49:21.49
and had booze and I
was stuck in the mud,
00:49:21.52\00:49:23.02
and we were out
there in the rain.
00:49:23.06\00:49:25.09
And I was thinking, oh man,
why do they have to be today?
00:49:25.13\00:49:28.63
A very unpleasant day,
00:49:28.66\00:49:30.77
couldn't wait
until the rain past.
00:49:30.80\00:49:33.17
You see, there
were those who knew
00:49:33.20\00:49:34.77
that there was this day coming,
00:49:34.80\00:49:36.37
to some that were
not prepared for it,
00:49:36.40\00:49:38.04
it was a very unpleasant day.
00:49:38.07\00:49:40.28
But for those that
were preparing for it,
00:49:40.31\00:49:42.64
it was a glorious day.
00:49:42.68\00:49:45.08
You had the Feast of
Trumpets reminding you
00:49:45.11\00:49:48.25
that the Day of
Judgment is coming.
00:49:48.28\00:49:49.88
You had the Day of Atonement,
00:49:49.92\00:49:51.25
then you had the
Feast of Tabernacles,
00:49:51.29\00:49:53.32
the celebration.
00:49:53.36\00:49:54.86
There is going to be
a celebration one day,
00:49:54.89\00:49:56.93
they feasted for seven days.
00:49:56.96\00:49:59.96
The Feast of Tabernacles,
they tabernacle with God.
00:50:00.00\00:50:03.30
You see, the
text that reminds us
00:50:03.33\00:50:04.67
of the tabernacle of
God is when Jesus says,
00:50:04.70\00:50:08.30
"In My Father's
house are many mansions,"
00:50:08.34\00:50:10.71
that's the word,
00:50:10.74\00:50:12.54
but if you think of
the Feast of Tabernacles,
00:50:12.57\00:50:14.74
they had many dwelling
places, these little tents
00:50:14.78\00:50:17.18
where people gathered and
celebrated for seven days.
00:50:17.21\00:50:20.42
That was they were
tabernacling together,
00:50:20.45\00:50:22.42
a lot of us want to go
to heaven for the mansions.
00:50:22.45\00:50:24.85
I just wanna go to heaven.
00:50:24.89\00:50:29.39
Sleeping bag
would do me just fine.
00:50:29.42\00:50:31.59
It's being in
the presence of Jesus
00:50:31.63\00:50:32.96
that makes all the difference.
00:50:32.99\00:50:34.86
So when you think
about the judgment
00:50:34.90\00:50:36.23
when the Day of Atonement came,
00:50:36.26\00:50:39.03
and the services were completed,
00:50:39.07\00:50:42.90
only those whose
sins were blotted out,
00:50:42.94\00:50:46.84
could go beyond
that particular point,
00:50:46.88\00:50:49.21
and participate in
the Feast of Tabernacles,
00:50:49.24\00:50:53.08
but if your sin
was not blotted out,
00:50:53.11\00:50:56.89
you are omitted
from the celebration.
00:50:56.92\00:51:00.49
But if your sins
were blotted out,
00:51:00.52\00:51:02.89
come on in the celebration,
00:51:02.92\00:51:05.13
and that's what the
language of Revelation is.
00:51:05.16\00:51:07.20
Blessed are those who are called
00:51:07.23\00:51:08.56
to the marriage
supper of the Lamb,
00:51:08.60\00:51:10.47
the Feast of Tabernacles.
00:51:10.50\00:51:11.83
That's the kind of
language that's there.
00:51:11.87\00:51:13.30
The day of celebration,
the day of feasting.
00:51:13.34\00:51:17.67
What made that day so special
00:51:17.71\00:51:19.04
was they knew that
they were completely covered
00:51:19.07\00:51:21.31
in the righteousness of Christ,
00:51:21.34\00:51:23.75
because their
sins were blotted out.
00:51:23.78\00:51:27.22
So many churches nowadays,
00:51:27.25\00:51:28.58
transitioning from
one topic to the next.
00:51:28.62\00:51:30.45
So many churches nowadays,
so many ministries nowadays,
00:51:30.49\00:51:33.49
so many religious
movements nowadays
00:51:33.52\00:51:35.22
don't talk about the judgment.
00:51:35.26\00:51:38.19
It's like it's coming.
00:51:38.23\00:51:40.13
Matter of fact,
00:51:40.16\00:51:43.26
I am not gonna
belittle the judgment,
00:51:43.30\00:51:45.23
but if the
judgment were Christmas,
00:51:45.27\00:51:48.90
they will start
three months earlier.
00:51:48.94\00:51:50.61
Christmas is coming.
00:51:50.64\00:51:52.41
I wish people were as concerned
00:51:52.44\00:51:54.54
about warning the world of
the judgment as these stores
00:51:54.58\00:51:57.58
are letting the people
know Christmas is coming.
00:51:57.61\00:52:00.42
We got to let people
know that judgment is coming.
00:52:00.45\00:52:02.68
The judgment is not something
that's gonna be omitted.
00:52:02.72\00:52:05.59
But we'll see in this lesson,
00:52:05.62\00:52:07.12
why it is so
important to be prepared
00:52:07.16\00:52:09.96
for the judgment.
00:52:09.99\00:52:11.43
It's a day of celebration
for those that are prepared,
00:52:11.46\00:52:14.03
but it's a day of mourning
for those that are unprepared.
00:52:14.06\00:52:16.93
Let's begin with
the first question.
00:52:16.97\00:52:18.30
And this
question kind of leads us
00:52:18.33\00:52:20.44
back to one of the questions
00:52:20.47\00:52:21.80
we asked in the prior lesson.
00:52:21.84\00:52:23.67
But it is vitally important
to bring out the point that
00:52:23.71\00:52:26.54
question number one asks.
00:52:26.57\00:52:28.28
Here it is. Revelation.
00:52:28.31\00:52:29.71
I mean, question number one.
00:52:29.74\00:52:32.91
What does the
first angel's message
00:52:32.95\00:52:34.82
of Revelation bring into view?
00:52:34.85\00:52:37.92
What does the
first angel's message
00:52:37.95\00:52:39.89
of Revelation bring into view?
00:52:39.92\00:52:42.12
I forgot my apostasy
but you get the point.
00:52:42.16\00:52:45.76
What comes into view
00:52:45.79\00:52:47.13
under the first angel's message,
00:52:47.16\00:52:48.83
Revelation 14:7.
00:52:48.86\00:52:50.97
Revelation 14:7. Here it is.
00:52:51.00\00:52:55.57
"Saying with a,"
what kind of voice?
00:52:55.60\00:52:57.77
"Loud voice,"
00:52:57.81\00:53:00.24
together, "Fear
God, and give," what?
00:53:00.28\00:53:03.71
"Glory to Him,
00:53:03.75\00:53:05.58
for the hour of
His judgment has come
00:53:05.61\00:53:09.72
and worship Him who made," what?
00:53:09.75\00:53:11.65
"Heaven and earth,
the sea and," what?
00:53:11.69\00:53:14.46
"Springs of waters."
00:53:14.49\00:53:15.82
Or fountains of waters
00:53:15.86\00:53:17.19
depending on the
translation that you have.
00:53:17.23\00:53:18.79
There's a judgment hour coming.
00:53:18.83\00:53:21.06
And it's not gonna be as minimal
00:53:21.10\00:53:23.43
as October or April 15th.
00:53:23.47\00:53:26.53
It's not gonna be as
minimal as December 31st.
00:53:26.57\00:53:30.24
It's a day that
catches the entire world
00:53:30.27\00:53:33.48
at the stage of accountability.
00:53:33.51\00:53:38.08
What you'll discover
after this lesson is over
00:53:38.11\00:53:40.92
that the judgment
is not a fearful topic.
00:53:40.95\00:53:45.02
But it's a very
imperative topic.
00:53:45.05\00:53:46.72
It's a very necessary topic.
00:53:46.76\00:53:48.59
It's a sobering topic.
00:53:48.62\00:53:49.96
It's one that will wake you up
00:53:49.99\00:53:51.33
and say, Okay,
all right, all right.
00:53:51.36\00:53:53.96
If I can't avoid it, I
need to get ready for it.
00:53:54.00\00:53:56.90
Right? Doesn't it make sense?
00:53:56.93\00:53:59.03
If somebody says
the storm is coming.
00:53:59.07\00:54:01.20
You can bury your
head under the pillow,
00:54:01.24\00:54:02.90
the storm will just come
and catch you unprepared.
00:54:02.94\00:54:05.54
You cannot bury your head,
you can't turn the sound off.
00:54:05.57\00:54:08.44
You can't change the
channel, the judgment is coming.
00:54:08.48\00:54:11.58
Fear God doesn't mean
to tremble and be nervous.
00:54:15.48\00:54:18.39
It means to honor Him,
revere Him, worship Him.
00:54:18.42\00:54:21.56
And I wanna add also,
00:54:21.59\00:54:23.19
if there's
anybody you need to fear,
00:54:23.22\00:54:24.69
it needs to be God.
00:54:24.73\00:54:26.76
Godly fear.
00:54:26.80\00:54:28.16
People sometimes don't
fear God and they use His name
00:54:28.20\00:54:31.83
in all kinds of
unusual and ungodly ways.
00:54:31.87\00:54:34.74
So the answer,
00:54:34.77\00:54:36.10
what does the
first angel's message
00:54:36.14\00:54:37.47
of Revelation bring it to view?
00:54:37.51\00:54:39.34
The hour of His
judgment, write that down.
00:54:39.37\00:54:42.31
The hour of His judgment,
00:54:42.34\00:54:45.48
brings it into clear focus.
00:54:45.51\00:54:48.72
The hour of His judgment.
00:54:48.75\00:54:51.65
I'm gonna go quickly
in the interest of time
00:54:51.69\00:54:53.15
to question number two.
00:54:53.19\00:54:54.52
Here it is.
00:54:54.56\00:54:55.89
How many people
does the Bible reveal
00:54:55.92\00:54:57.79
will be judged?
00:54:57.83\00:54:59.16
How many people
will the Bible reveal?
00:54:59.19\00:55:01.13
Does the Bible
reveal will be judged?
00:55:01.16\00:55:03.16
2 Corinthians
5:10. 2 Corinthians 5:10.
00:55:03.20\00:55:08.67
It's kind of like
being in high school.
00:55:08.70\00:55:11.91
But the only
difference with this
00:55:11.94\00:55:13.71
is you could drop
out of high school
00:55:13.74\00:55:15.91
and not be judged,
00:55:15.94\00:55:17.28
but you can't drop
out of the judgments.
00:55:17.31\00:55:19.45
Right? It's coming to everybody.
00:55:19.48\00:55:22.28
Here it is.
00:55:22.32\00:55:23.65
2 Corinthians 5:10.
00:55:23.69\00:55:25.99
Notice what the
Word of God says.
00:55:26.02\00:55:27.96
Here it is.
00:55:27.99\00:55:29.52
"For we must," together,
00:55:29.56\00:55:32.06
"all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ,
00:55:32.09\00:55:37.70
that each one may receive
the things done in the," what?
00:55:37.73\00:55:42.77
"Body, according
to what he has done,
00:55:42.80\00:55:45.41
whether good or bad."
00:55:45.44\00:55:48.81
It's amazing how the
body is used in the context.
00:55:48.84\00:55:51.78
People today abuse their bodies.
00:55:51.81\00:55:53.18
If you look at some of
the major sins of the world,
00:55:53.21\00:55:55.48
it's the blatant
abuse of the body.
00:55:55.52\00:55:57.95
That's not just meaning
00:55:57.99\00:55:59.32
how we
physically handle our body,
00:55:59.35\00:56:00.99
but you can't do any
sin outside the body.
00:56:01.02\00:56:04.73
Everything that you've done,
00:56:04.76\00:56:06.09
what that simply is saying,
00:56:06.13\00:56:07.46
everything you've
done while you are alive
00:56:07.50\00:56:09.33
will be judged.
00:56:09.36\00:56:14.14
You must all appear.
00:56:14.17\00:56:15.50
There's not a name
00:56:15.54\00:56:16.87
that's gonna be
stricken from the record,
00:56:16.91\00:56:18.37
we must all appear before
the judgment seat of Christ.
00:56:18.41\00:56:21.41
And whatever is
good, or whatever is bad
00:56:21.44\00:56:24.31
is gonna go before
us in the judgment.
00:56:24.35\00:56:26.18
I think we can
get one more in here.
00:56:26.21\00:56:27.75
I think we can get one more.
00:56:27.78\00:56:29.35
Question number three,
let's move very quickly.
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So how many people will appear?
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All, everyone.
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Everyone.
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You can't turn up
the rap music loud enough
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to get rid of this
one, we must all appear.
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Here it is.
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What does the Bible reveal
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will be the
standard of Judgment.
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What does the Bible reveal
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will be the
standard of Judgment.
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A short but to the point text,
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James 2:12.
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What does the Bible reveal
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will be the
standard of Judgment?
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Here's the Apostle James
and this is what he says.
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Let's read this
closing text together.
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Are you ready, everyone?
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Here it is on the screen.
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"So speak and so do
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as those who will be
judged by the," what?
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"Law of liberty."
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Catch that,
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not law of bondage,
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but the law of liberty.
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Jesus sets us free.
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Paul the Apostle says,
stand fast in the liberty.
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We got the Statue of Liberty.
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Calvary is our
Statue of Liberty.
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Jesus is our propitiation,
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He is our substitute.
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He is our assurance,
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but just assure as Jesus lives,
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everyone will have to come
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before the
judgment bar of Christ.
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So, friends, here it is.
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There's a judgment day coming.
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And the question
is, as we think about
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that judgment day,
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what are we doing
to prepare for that?
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Let me encourage you
as you study God's Word,
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maybe it doesn't
make sense and I believe
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one day it will come
into A Sharper Focus.
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God bless you. Let us pray.
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