Participants: John Dinzey
Series Code: ASHF
Program Code: ASHF000105
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00:21 Hello, and welcome to A Sharper Focus.
00:23 My name is John Dinzey. 00:25 It's a pleasure for me to be with you during this hour. 00:27 And in this program, we study God's Word. 00:30 So we want to encourage you to grab the Bible 00:32 and join us in this study. 00:35 We are actually going to do a part two 00:37 of something we did in the past is called, 00:41 "We are Saved By His Life," part 2. 00:44 So we want to encourage you to grab your Bible and join us. 00:48 Meanwhile, we want to encourage you 00:49 to visit A Sharper Focus at 3ABN 00:54 and you will see 00:55 that there are lessons that you can download there 00:58 made by Pastor John Lomacang. 01:00 And I encourage you to go there and visit the page, 01:02 you see on your screen asf.3abn.org, 01:08 asf.3abn.org for asharperfocus.3abn.org. 01:14 So we want to encourage you to do that 01:16 and receive the blessing. 01:17 He usually has a continuing study. 01:19 And you can download these 01:21 and continue studying God's Word. 01:23 Before we continue, of course, 01:24 we want to go to the Lord in prayer. 01:26 So we asked you to join us as well wherever you may be. 01:29 If you can join us in prayer, it will be great. 01:32 So let us ask the Lord to bless us as we study. 01:36 Our loving Heavenly Father, 01:38 We thank You so much for Your holy scriptures 01:43 that are able to make us wise unto salvation. 01:46 Lord, we dare not continue 01:49 before asking You to bless us, so we pray 01:52 that You will bless me with the Holy Spirit. 01:53 I put self aside and I ask You to take control. 01:57 We pray that every word will come 01:58 from Your throne of grace. 02:00 We pray for Your Holy Spirit to enlighten our minds, 02:03 that even as we read the scriptures, 02:06 we will see new understanding in them. 02:08 Truths from heaven storehouse. 02:11 We ask You, Father, for a blessing 02:13 upon everyone here 02:14 and everyone that is within the hearing of my voice 02:17 in this moment. 02:18 We ask You, Father, for these things 02:19 in the holy and blessed name of Jesus. 02:23 Amen. 02:24 Amen. 02:26 The verse we are basing this study on 02:29 is found in Romans 5:10. 02:32 Romans 5:10, is what we are looking for. 02:37 So we want to ask you to find that scripture. 02:41 Romans 5:10, I hear pages turning, 02:44 we praise the Lord for that. 02:45 And if you have found that, would you say amen? 02:47 Amen. 02:49 Okay, we have two witnesses, we can start. 02:51 Verse 10. 02:53 "For if when we were enemies 02:57 we were reconciled to God by the death of His son, 03:01 much more, being reconciled, 03:04 we shall be saved by His life." 03:10 Praise the Lord. 03:11 So we see that in the scripture says, 03:13 "For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God." 03:19 This helps us understand that at one point in time, 03:23 if you're a Christian now, at one point in time 03:25 you were an enemy, actually, 03:27 those that are unconverted are really at war with God. 03:32 The Bible says that all have sinned 03:35 and come short of the glory of God, 03:37 and that the carnal mind is at enmity against God. 03:42 It is not subject to the law of God, 03:43 neither indeed can be. 03:46 You can find that in the Book of Romans 03:49 Chapter 8. 03:50 So the person that is unconverted 03:53 cannot really keep God's law. 03:57 In fact, some people may be shocked, 03:59 even as I said, "Keep God's law" 04:00 because people say, "Oh no, you cannot keep God's law." 04:03 Well, in our own strength, we cannot. 04:06 Jesus plainly tells us in John 15:5, 04:10 that without Him we can do nothing. 04:12 So we understand 04:13 that if without Him, we can do nothing. 04:15 With Him, what can we do? 04:17 All things. 04:19 All things because the Bible tells us 04:20 in Philippians 4:13, 04:23 "That with God, all things are possible." 04:27 And I praise the Lord for that. 04:29 Now let's take a look at this verse, 04:31 we're going to take it one chunk at a time. 04:35 So we see here that, 04:37 "We were reconciled to God," by what? 04:40 The scripture says, "By the death of His son." 04:45 So now in this scripture, you will notice 04:47 that there's a difference being made 04:50 between being reconciled and being saved. 04:54 Being reconciled and being saved, 04:56 two different things are brought out here. 04:59 Now you will also notice that one is past tense, 05:03 and one is future tense. 05:06 Let's look at the past tense. 05:09 Notice that it says, 05:11 "For if when we were enemies we were reconciled," 05:14 past tense, 05:16 "to God by the death of His son." 05:18 So this is talking about a point in time 05:21 when we made a decision to follow Jesus. 05:27 We repented of our sins, we gave our lives to the Lord, 05:32 and accepted His sacrifice for us on the cross. 05:37 When Jesus Christ died on the cross, 05:40 He made available to every person 05:43 that has ever lived upon this earth, 05:46 or will ever live upon this earth, 05:48 the possibility of having salvation 05:51 through His sacrifice on the cross. 05:55 So when Jesus dies on the cross, 05:57 He makes that possible. 06:00 And everyone knows the scripture that says, 06:03 John 3:16, 06:04 maybe you can quote it with me, help me out. 06:07 "For God so loved the world 06:10 that He gave His only begotten Son, 06:13 that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish 06:17 but have everlasting life." 06:20 So we see even in this scripture, 06:22 John 3:16, 06:24 that every person has the opportunity 06:26 to have eternal life. 06:28 It says, "Whosoever believes in Him will not perish." 06:33 By the way, what does it mean to perish? 06:38 You ever see an item in the grocery store, 06:41 it says, perishable items, what does that mean? 06:44 Items that will decay 06:47 and become practically worthless to you, 06:50 they will have no nutritional value. 06:52 So perish means actually to die, 06:56 cease to exist. 06:58 So when we see this scripture, "That God so loved the world 07:01 that He gave His only begotten Son 07:03 that whosoever believes in Him will not perish." 07:07 What does the rest of the verse tell us? 07:12 You will have everlasting life. 07:15 Now, if you believe, you will not perish. 07:18 What happens if you choose not to believe? 07:20 What happens if you choose 07:21 not to follow the Lord Jesus Christ? 07:23 You will not have eternal life and you will what? 07:26 Perish. 07:28 That's what will happen, you will perish, 07:30 you will cease to exist. 07:31 You can look at Revelation Chapter 20. 07:33 And it talks about the second death 07:35 because we all know that every one of us 07:38 is subject to death, 07:40 at least the first death. 07:41 So if you follow the Lord, if you give your heart to Him, 07:44 you may die once and not twice. 07:49 But if you choose not to follow the Lord, 07:52 you may die once and then twice 07:58 because the Bible calls 08:01 the second death, the wages of sin 08:04 because the Bible says in Romans 6:23, 08:06 "For the wages of sin is," what? 08:09 "Death but the gift of God is eternal life 08:13 through His Son Jesus Christ." 08:15 So now let's look at this scripture. 08:16 What does the Bible say? 08:18 Romans 5:10, says, 08:19 "We were reconciled by the death of His son." 08:23 It does not say we were saved by the death of His son. 08:26 It says, "We were reconciled," 08:28 what does being reconciled mean? 08:31 It means that two individuals 08:34 that were not at peace with one another 08:37 are brought together 08:39 and they are now at peace, you become friends. 08:44 So when we were sinners, 08:47 when we did not walk with the Lord, 08:49 we were His enemy. 08:51 When we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior, 08:54 we are brought into harmony with God 08:57 and so we are no longer enemies at odds with God, 09:01 we become reconciled. 09:03 In fact, the Bible goes on to tell us 09:05 that we become sons and daughters of God. 09:09 So praise the Lord for that. 09:11 Amen. Amen. 09:12 So by the death of Jesus Christ, 09:15 those who accept Him can be reconciled, 09:18 can become in harmony with God. 09:21 But let's look at the scripture once again. 09:25 Because we see here 09:27 that there's a distinction being made 09:29 between reconciliation and salvation. 09:31 They are not contradictory. 09:34 And they actually harmonize 09:35 perfectly in God's great plan of salvation. 09:38 So let's look now at the last part. 09:41 Actually, I would like to look at some scriptures 09:44 that help us see the same thing. 09:46 Let's go first to Colossians Chapter 1, 09:48 Colossians 1:20. 09:51 A couple of verses here that we're going to look at 09:53 that help us see the same thing being described here, 09:57 that by the death of Jesus Christ, 09:59 we were reconciled to God by His death. 10:03 So Colossians Chapter 1, we are going to read verse, 10:07 verses 20-22. 10:09 Colossians 1:20-22. 10:12 If you're ready, say amen. 10:14 Amen, let's read. 10:16 "And, having made peace 10:20 through the blood of his cross, 10:23 by him to reconcile all things unto himself 10:27 by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, 10:30 or things in heaven." 10:33 Notice verse 20, says that 10:36 "We have peace through the blood of his cross." 10:39 Now, let's look at verse 21. 10:41 "And you, that were some time," 10:45 that sometime means in the past, 10:49 "sometime alienated," what does it say we were? 10:53 "Alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, 10:59 yet now hath he reconciled." 11:03 So we see here as we read verse 21, 11:06 that in the past we were enemies 11:09 and because of wicked works, 11:13 but because of Jesus Christ, His death on the cross, 11:16 we can be reconciled. 11:19 Verse 22, 11:20 "In the body of His flesh through death, 11:25 to present you," how? 11:27 "Holy and unblameable 11:29 and unreproveable in His sight." 11:34 The death of Jesus Christ makes it possible 11:38 for us to be reconciled. 11:40 But verse 22, 11:41 then speaks of a condition that God wants to work in us. 11:47 And that is, as we read, that we become what? 11:52 Unblameable and unreproveable in His sight. 11:58 Now, there is a condition. 12:01 What is that condition? 12:03 Let's look at verse 23. 12:04 Colossians 1:23. 12:08 We see here that the Bible presents 12:09 to us a condition to be able to have this experience 12:15 that Jesus is able to present us holy and unblameable 12:18 and unreproveable in His sight, 12:20 verse 23, 12:21 "If ye continue in the faith 12:26 grounded and settled, 12:29 and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, 12:34 which ye have heard, 12:35 and which was preached to every creature 12:37 which is under heaven, 12:39 whereof I Paul am made a minister." 12:42 So we see here then, 12:44 that the Bible presents to us 12:46 that those that are going to be saved, 12:50 have to remain with Jesus Christ. 12:53 Amen. 12:55 If you what? 12:56 What does the scripture say? 12:58 If you continue in the faith. 13:00 Now in the past, I have run into people. 13:03 I remember this very well, 13:05 that he said that once I accept Jesus Christ 13:08 as my personal Savior, I am going to be saved. 13:12 And so we began to talk about the possibility 13:15 that he would turn away from God. 13:17 So we began to talk about that. 13:20 And he said, "No," even if, 13:22 and so I had to ask him a direct question. 13:24 You mean to tell me that if you choose right here, 13:28 to give your life to Jesus Christ, 13:30 and then a month later, two months later, 13:33 three months later, even the following week, 13:36 you decide to turn away from God 13:37 and dedicate your life to sin. 13:40 Are you going to be saved? 13:41 He said, "Yes, I will be 13:43 because I gave my life to Jesus Christ." 13:46 And you see the scriptures do not, do not agree with that. 13:51 We saw here if you remain in the faith, 13:56 grounded, and settled. 13:57 So those that begin to walk with Jesus Christ 14:00 must continue to walk with Jesus Christ, 14:02 if they are going to be saved, but we have good news. 14:06 The Lord is good. 14:07 We read that whosoever believes in Him 14:09 shall not perish, but have everlasting life. 14:11 The good news is, 14:13 that anyone that chooses to come to Christ, 14:18 the Bible says in John 6:37, "If any man," what? 14:21 "Cometh after me, I will in no wise cast out." 14:24 Nobody will be rejected, 14:26 that chooses to have salvation and goes to Jesus Christ. 14:29 Would you say amen to that? 14:31 Amen. 14:33 So, I would like to invite you now to follow me 14:36 in Hebrews Chapter 10. 14:38 We are going to look at two scriptures there, 14:41 two verses, Hebrews Chapter 10. 14:44 If you will follow me to Hebrews Chapter 10, 14:47 we will find verses 38 and 39. 14:52 Are we ready? Say amen. 14:54 All right, here we go. 14:56 "Now the just shall live by faith 15:00 but if any man drawback, 15:04 my soul shall have no pleasure in him." 15:07 So we see here in verse 38, 15:10 that the just must live by faith 15:12 and continue there. 15:13 And we'll look at verse 39. 15:15 "But we are not of them who draw back unto," what? 15:20 "Perdition," the Bible says, 15:21 "but of them that believe to the saving of the soul." 15:26 To them that believe to the saving of the soul. 15:29 In other words, Paul is talking about individuals 15:31 that continue to follow God. 15:34 Now you notice how it says interestingly here, 15:37 and it describes that we are then that believe, 15:40 to the saving of the soul. 15:41 Question, does the Bible say that the devils believe? 15:45 It does say that. 15:47 The devils believe but are they going to be saved? 15:49 No, because they don't believe to the saving of the soul. 15:52 As a matter of fact, 15:53 their belief is not really a belief of faith. 15:56 Their belief is a... 15:58 It's a, to them a fact because they have seen God, 16:01 they know that He is the mighty God 16:03 and the Creator, 16:04 but they choose to do works of darkness, 16:08 which unfortunately 16:10 will bring them the wages of sin. 16:14 So this idea of being reconciled 16:19 by the death of Jesus Christ. 16:21 Notice that, the being reconciled part 16:25 precedes the part that we shall be saved. 16:28 We shall be saved in future tense in Romans 5:10. 16:32 So the conclusion is 16:35 by the life of Christ, we shall be saved. 16:37 Question, which life? 16:41 You see, it is the life that Jesus lived on this earth, 16:45 plus His life as our High Priest 16:50 in the heavenly sanctuary. 16:52 And we're gonna unwrap that 16:54 as some people like to say unwrap that as we continue. 16:58 So stay by. 16:59 Now we move to Hebrews Chapter 7, 17:01 you are in Hebrews Chapter 10. 17:03 It is not very far, 17:04 just turn a few pages and or click a few times 17:08 as some people do in their electronic devices. 17:11 And join me. 17:12 We're gonna read several verses here beginning at verse 21. 17:14 Hebrews Chapter 7, beginning in verse 21. 17:18 Notice the scriptures, they speak to us this way. 17:22 "For those priests were made without an oath, 17:26 but this with an oath by him that said unto him, 17:30 the Lord swear and will not repent, 17:32 thou art a priest for ever 17:34 after the order of Melchizedek." 17:37 We're talking about Jesus Christ, 17:39 "By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 17:45 And they truly were many priests, 17:49 but because they were not suffered 17:52 to continue by reason of death. 17:55 But this man, because he continues forever," 17:58 who continues forever? 18:00 Jesus Christ, "because he continues, 18:03 ever hath an unchangeable priesthood." 18:07 Verse 25, 18:08 "Wherefore he is able also to save them 18:11 to the uttermost that come unto God by him, 18:15 seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them. 18:21 For such an High Priest became us, 18:23 who is holy, harmless, undefiled, 18:26 separate from sinners, 18:28 and made higher than the heavens. 18:30 Who needeth not daily, as those High Priests, 18:33 to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, 18:36 and then for the people's, 18:38 for this he did once, when he offered up himself." 18:42 Amen to that. 18:43 So what does the scripture say? 18:45 We read there in verse 25, 18:48 that Jesus ever lives to make intercession for us. 18:53 So when we see the scripture in Romans 5:10, that says 18:56 that we were reconciled by the death of His son 18:59 much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 19:03 It is talking about that we needed a High Priest. 19:09 We needed a High Priest 19:11 in order for the plan of redemption, 19:14 the plan of salvation to be completed. 19:18 You can see this brought out in the sanctuary service 19:24 described in most part in the Old Testament. 19:27 Also in the Book of Hebrews, 19:28 you see a description of what the earthly sanctuary, 19:32 what the earthly sacrifices were, 19:35 they all pointed to Jesus Christ. 19:37 Remember, the John the Baptist says, 19:39 "Behold, the Lamb of God that taketh away," what? 19:43 "The sin of the world." 19:45 So in order for Jesus 19:46 to take away the sin of the world, 19:48 in order for Jesus to take away our sin, 19:50 first He had to die for us, 19:51 second He had to be resurrected from the dead 19:53 to become our High Priest 19:55 and minister in the heavenly sanctuary 19:58 to wipe out completely our record of sin. 20:02 And this is being happening 20:06 as we speak in the heavenly sanctuary. 20:08 I would like to read something to you from a book 20:11 called The Great Controversy, page 489. 20:16 This I found explains it 20:18 perhaps in a much better way than I do. 20:21 So I want to share this with you, 20:22 it is Great Controversy 20:24 written by Ellen G. White, page 489. 20:27 If you do not have one, you can call 3ABN 20:29 and you can get one for free. 20:32 That's a good price, isn't it? 20:34 Price's for free. 20:35 Praise the Lord. 20:37 Notice, "The intercession of Christ 20:40 in man's behalf in the sanctuary 20:44 above is as essential to the plan of salvation 20:48 as was His death upon the cross." 20:51 Did you hear that? 20:53 "The intercession of Christ in man's behalf 20:57 in the sanctuary above 20:59 is as essential to the plan of salvation 21:01 as was His death upon the cross. 21:03 By His death He began the work 21:07 which after His resurrection 21:09 He ascended to complete in heaven. 21:12 We must by faith enter within the veil, 21:16 'whither the forerunner is for us entered.'" 21:19 Hebrews 6:20, we continue. 21:23 "There the light from the cross of Calvary is reflected. 21:27 There we may gain a clearer insight 21:29 into the mysteries of redemption. 21:32 The salvation of man is accomplished 21:34 at an infinite expense to heaven. 21:38 The sacrifice made is equal to the broadest demands 21:41 of the broken law of God. 21:43 Jesus has opened the way to the Father's throne, 21:47 and through His mediation 21:50 the sincere desire of all who come to Him in faith 21:54 may be presented before God." 21:57 So I say, praise the Lord. 22:00 So this paragraph and the things we have said, 22:03 help us to understand that it was necessary 22:07 for Christ to be resurrected from the dead, 22:09 to become our High Priest, 22:11 to be able to continue the work of salvation, 22:15 the work of redemption 22:16 in the heavenly courts in heaven, 22:19 in the most Holy Place in heaven. 22:22 But there are phases of the sanctuary service. 22:28 You may remember 22:29 that as you look at the sanctuary service, 22:31 there was an outer court. 22:33 What used to happen in the outer court? 22:35 Can somebody say what used to happen? 22:38 That's right, people brought their sacrifices. 22:42 Let's say they brought a lamb because of sin they committed. 22:46 There the priest will take the lamb, 22:50 and the person that brought the lamb 22:53 would place his hands on the head of the animal, 22:56 confess his sin, 22:57 and symbolically the sin was transferred to the animal 23:00 because the animal 23:02 was a representation of Jesus Christ. 23:03 Jesus Christ took our sins upon Him 23:06 when He died on the cross. 23:08 I say amen to that. 23:09 Afterwards, the animal was sacrificed. 23:13 And the priest began a process 23:15 of using the blood to make an atonement 23:20 for the individual, for the sinner. 23:23 So this happened in the outer court. 23:25 If you look at in the Book of Hebrews, 23:27 it says that Jesus Christ died outside the gate, 23:30 as the outer court. 23:32 This earth is like the outer court 23:35 of the earthly sanctuary. 23:39 The earthly sanctuary also had a Holy Place. 23:43 What used to happen in the Holy Place? 23:44 If you look at a diagram of the Holy Place, 23:47 you will see there 23:49 that there's a table of showbread 23:50 with loaves of bread 23:52 and across from there is, 23:54 it was on the north side by the way, 23:56 across from there was the what? 23:59 Candlestick. 24:01 What else was in the Holy Place? 24:05 The altar of incense, the altar of incense was there, 24:09 and the priest, 24:11 the common priest would go into the Holy Place. 24:14 And every day there was work in the Holy Place taking place. 24:19 The incense represented the prayers of the saints. 24:23 And there, we're gonna read some scripture 24:26 that help us see some of the things 24:28 that used to happen in the Holy Place. 24:30 So now we go to Leviticus Chapter 4. 24:35 Am I going too fast? 24:37 No, okay. Praise the Lord. 24:38 Leviticus Chapter 4, Leviticus Chapter 4. 24:42 We're going to the Old Testament. 24:44 And this helps us understand what Jesus had to do for us. 24:49 Jesus Christ fulfilled already the part of the outer court. 24:54 He died for us on the cross. 24:57 So in Leviticus Chapter 4, 24:59 we are going to begin reading in verse 1. 25:02 And we will go all the way to verse 6. 25:05 Leviticus 4:1-6. 25:08 Are you ready? Say amen. 25:10 "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 25:13 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, 25:16 if a soul shall sin through ignorance 25:19 against any of the commandments of the Lord 25:21 concerning things which ought not to be done, 25:24 and shall do against any of them. 25:28 If the priest that is anointed 25:30 do sin according to the sin of the people, 25:32 then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, 25:35 a young bullock without blemish 25:37 unto the Lord for a sin offering." 25:38 It was without blemish. 25:40 It represented Jesus Christ without sin 25:44 because He lived a perfect life. 25:45 Let's go to verse 4, 25:47 "And he should bring the bullock 25:48 unto the door of the tabernacle 25:50 of the congregation before the Lord 25:51 and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, 25:55 and kill the bullock before the Lord." 25:57 Verse 5, 25:58 "And the priest that is anointed 26:00 shall take of the bullock's blood, 26:03 and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation." 26:07 This is speaking of what? 26:11 The Holy Place, 26:12 "And the priest 26:14 shall dip his finger in the blood, 26:16 and sprinkle of the blood seven times 26:19 before the Lord, 26:20 before the veil of the sanctuary." 26:25 Before the veil of the sanctuary. 26:27 And so we see here 26:29 that this is what had to be done 26:31 in order for the sin to be atoned. 26:36 I think I would like to read to you also verse 7, 26:39 "And the priest shall put some of the blood 26:41 upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense 26:44 before the Lord." 26:45 This identifies that it is the Holy Place, 26:48 "which is in the tabernacle of the congregation 26:50 and shall pour out all the blood of the bullock 26:53 at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering." 26:55 So now he has stepped out of the Holy Place 26:57 and gone back to the outer court 27:00 because the altar of burnt offering 27:03 was the same as the altar of sacrifice 27:05 which was in the outer court, 27:07 "which is at the door of the tabernacle 27:09 of the congregation," verse 7 ends. 27:11 So we see here a description 27:13 of what used to happen for a sinner 27:17 to have his sins forgiven. 27:19 Were his sins forgiven when this took place? 27:22 Yes or no. 27:23 Yes, his sins were forgiven. 27:26 However, there was at the end of the yearly service, 27:31 there was another day called the Day of Atonement, 27:35 which completely cleansed 27:39 the sanctuary and the individuals 27:41 and we will try to look at that, 27:43 if we have time. 27:44 So the administration of the priests 27:47 throughout the year 27:48 in the first apartment of the sanctuary 27:51 is what used to happen during the year. 27:54 Now Jesus Christ when He ascended to heaven, 28:00 He did not go to minister into the Most Holy Place. 28:04 He began His work as the common priest 28:07 in the Holy Place. 28:09 What did He do in the Holy Place? 28:11 Actually, we understand this began 28:13 when Jesus Christ ascended to heaven in the year 34, 31 AD 28:18 after He was resurrected. 28:21 He spent a few days on the earth, 28:23 and then He went to heaven. 28:24 So when He ascended up to heaven, 28:27 He began His ministry in the Holy Place. 28:31 This typified the daily service. 28:34 But there was a point in time, 28:37 just like the yearly service 28:39 and they were the Day of Atonement. 28:41 There was a point in time that Jesus had to go 28:43 from the Holy Place into the Most Holy Place. 28:46 We do not have time 28:48 to describe that whole prophecy. 28:51 This has been done on 3ABN in many programs. 28:54 There's a prophecy in Daniel 8:14, 28:57 that tells us on to 2,300 days which are equal to years, 29:01 then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. 29:03 He is talking about the heavenly sanctuary. 29:05 So there's a point in time 29:08 upon which the heavenly sanctuary 29:10 has to begin the cleansing process. 29:13 This was accomplished 29:15 by the High Priest Jesus Christ. 29:18 So Jesus Christ upon the end of the 2,300 days, 29:23 which we understand began in 1844. 29:29 Again, we do not have time to detail this. 29:31 If you need more information, contact 3ABN, 29:34 and we will send you information. 29:35 However, we need to establish Jesus Christ 29:37 as our High Priest 29:38 and in 1844 stepped into the Most Holy Place 29:43 to finish the work of cleansing the heavenly sanctuary. 29:47 If you understand that, say amen. 29:49 Amen. Good. 29:50 We have a pretty good amount of people understanding this. 29:53 So we will move on. 29:55 If you have any questions after the program is over, 29:56 we'll be glad to talk to you. 29:59 So for 18 centuries 30:01 this work of ministration continued 30:03 in the first apartment of the sanctuary. 30:05 Jesus Christ did this work, 30:07 the blood of Christ 30:09 pleaded in behalf of penitent sinners, 30:11 secure their pardon and acceptance with the Father, 30:14 yet their sins still remain upon the books of record. 30:18 Just like in the earthly sanctuary, 30:22 there was a cleansing that took place 30:23 on the Day of Atonement, 30:25 the same thing is to happen for us. 30:28 As with the typical service there was a work of atonement 30:30 at the close of the year. 30:31 So before Christ work 30:33 for the redemption of men is completed, 30:35 there is a work of atonement for the removal of sin 30:38 from the heavenly sanctuary. 30:41 This is the service that Jesus began in 1844. 30:46 And so, what are we to do with this? 30:50 In Leviticus Chapter 23, what's our responsibility? 30:54 If Jesus Christ is in the Most Holy Place, 30:57 remember we are talking about we shall be saved by His life. 31:01 His life on earth, 31:02 His perfect life that is attributed to us. 31:05 Praise the Lord for that because He lived a perfect life 31:08 that is attributed to us. 31:10 That is a gift that we get. 31:14 We receive the righteousness of Jesus Christ. 31:16 Would you say amen to that? 31:19 Okay, some people were happy about that, 31:20 but the others were not. 31:22 Would you be happy to receive the righteousness of Christ? 31:24 Yes or no? 31:26 Amen. Praise the Lord. Okay. 31:27 Maybe you didn't hear me right the first time. 31:29 In Leviticus Chapter 23. 31:31 We have a quick description. 31:35 To look at the Day of Atonement. 31:37 You can go to Leviticus Chapter 16 31:39 and Leviticus Chapter 23. 31:41 We are going to Leviticus Chapter 23 31:43 to see what the people were doing 31:47 on the Day of Atonement 31:49 while the High Priest was ministering 31:51 in the most Holy Place. 31:53 So in Leviticus Chapter 23, 31:55 I invite you to turn to Leviticus 23. 32:00 We're gonna read verses 26 through 32. 32:03 Leviticus 23:26-32. 32:08 If you found it, would you say amen? 32:10 Amen, we read. 32:14 "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 32:18 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month 32:21 there shall be a day of atonement. 32:24 It shall be a holy convocation unto you, 32:27 and ye shall afflict your souls, 32:29 and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord." 32:32 What were the people supposed to do? 32:35 Afflict their souls. 32:36 Verse 28, it was so important. 32:40 That verse 28 tells us, 32:43 "And ye shall do no work in that same day, 32:47 for it is a day of atonement, 32:48 to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God. 32:54 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted 32:58 in that same day, 32:59 he shall be cut off from among his people." 33:02 Verse 30. 33:04 "And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work 33:06 in that same day, 33:07 the same soul so I destroy, 33:10 will I destroy from among his people. 33:12 Ye shall do no manner of work it should be a statute for ever 33:15 throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 33:18 It shall be unto you a Sabbath of rest, 33:21 and ye shall afflict your souls 33:23 in the ninth day of the month at even, and from evening, 33:27 or from even to even or evening to evening, 33:29 shall ye celebrate your Sabbath." 33:32 So we see here in these verses that we read, 33:36 while the Day of Atonement was taking place, 33:39 the people were outside while the High Priest 33:43 was inside the Holy Place ministry. 33:46 And while this was taking place, 33:48 the people were outside afflicting their souls. 33:50 Now, what does it mean 33:51 that they were afflicting their souls? 33:53 They were in prayer and in meditation 33:57 and turning their lives over to the Lord. 34:00 Because now the High Priest is doing a work 34:04 of cleansing of the sanctuary. 34:06 And all of the sins, 34:07 we do not have time to describe 34:09 all that took place on that day, 34:10 and all of the sins, 34:12 after he's completed this work inside the Most Holy Place, 34:15 he comes out and all the sins of the people are confessed 34:19 upon an animal called the scapegoat. 34:22 And to complete the process of cleansing the sanctuary. 34:27 Jesus Christ in the same manner 34:30 have to do the work in the Most Holy Place. 34:34 So we are living, 34:36 you and I are living in the real Day of Atonement. 34:41 That was a symbol of what was to take place 34:45 on behalf of those that love the Lord. 34:47 Now who received the blessing of forgiveness of sins 34:51 on the Day of Atonement? 34:54 Those that have confessed their sins. 34:57 What if you did not confess your sins? 34:59 You do not receive the blessing of having your sins cleansed. 35:04 So remember, that we read also that it was a day of rest. 35:08 In other words, anyone that took it lightly, 35:11 and went about their regular business, 35:14 and worked on too busy, I have to put this together, 35:18 the wheels of my chariot fell, and I have to put it together. 35:21 No, it was the Day of Atonement. 35:24 It was the day when cleansing was taking place. 35:26 And that person was supposed to be 35:28 with the rest of the people afflicting his soul. 35:30 Oh, Lord, please have mercy upon us in prayer 35:34 until the work is completed. 35:36 In other words, 35:37 the people that were there afflicting their souls 35:40 were not doing what? 35:41 Sinning. Why? 35:43 Because they were in communion with God. 35:46 And it says here that anyone 35:49 that did not afflict their soul, 35:51 they were just going to be cut off 35:53 because God did not want sin in the camp. 35:56 And so we see here that it is a special time 35:59 that we are living in. 36:01 It was a time 36:02 when the people during the Day of Atonement 36:04 they were putting away sin. 36:05 They were distancing themselves from the works of evil 36:09 that they had done. 36:10 They were asking God to have mercy upon them 36:12 and cleanse them. 36:14 So for them in those days 36:19 when they saw the High Priest come out, 36:22 and when they saw the High Priest, 36:24 put his hands on the scapegoat 36:27 and confess the sins of the people. 36:28 Now remember, the scapegoat was not a sacrifice for sins. 36:33 The scapegoat was not a sacrifice for sin. 36:36 I'll say one more time, 36:37 the scapegoat was not a sacrifice for sin 36:39 because that had already been done. 36:44 There's a whole, 36:45 there's, there are services that take place, 36:46 there was another goat that will sacrifice 36:49 and there were other animals 36:51 that were sacrificed for the forgiveness of sins 36:54 to make atonement for the people. 36:56 Even the priest, 36:57 even the priest had to offer a sacrifice 36:59 before he went in there because he was gonna go in 37:01 the very presence of God. 37:03 If you understand me, say amen. 37:05 Amen. 37:07 So when the people saw the High Priest come out, 37:10 put his hands on the scapegoat, 37:12 confess the sins on the scapegoat. 37:15 And then a righteous man will leave that scapegoat 37:17 out of the camp, there was great rejoicing, 37:20 there was great relief, 37:22 because it meant their sin was now being separated 37:25 from them. 37:27 It was a symbolic meaning that the time will come 37:31 when God would clean the records of heaven, 37:34 of all sins that have been confessed. 37:37 And people that had asked God for forgiveness 37:41 had their cleansing secured, their purification secured, 37:46 and I praise the Lord for that. 37:48 This is what Jesus is going to do. 37:50 And He's working in the heavenly sanctuary. 37:53 We are living in a time 37:55 that corresponds to the real Day of Atonement. 37:58 And it's a time when God's people 38:00 are to be putting away sin. 38:03 Stop doing the works of darkness 38:05 and start doing the works of righteousness and light. 38:09 Please join me in Romans Chapter 12. 38:11 Romans Chapter 12. 38:15 In Romans Chapter 12, 38:17 it outlines the work 38:18 that we are to be doing at this time. 38:23 Satan is working hard to destroy God's people. 38:25 The Bible says that, "He, as a roaring lion, 38:28 seeking whom he may," what? 38:30 "Devour." 38:32 And so I encourage you to stay close to Jesus 38:34 so that you are not devoured. 38:35 Romans Chapter 12. 38:37 We're gonna read verse 1 and 2, 38:38 "Thus it is written, 38:40 'I beseech you therefore, brethren, 38:42 by the mercies of God, 38:44 that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, 38:49 holy, acceptable unto God, 38:51 which is your reasonable service.' 38:54 " In other words, the very least you could do. 38:56 "And be not conformed to this world, 38:58 but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, 39:02 that ye may prove what is that good, 39:04 and acceptable, and perfect will of God." 39:08 Would you say amen to that? 39:10 See here that the Apostle Paul is asking us 39:13 to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. 39:15 What does he mean by that? 39:17 That means we are to put away things 39:20 that will harm our bodies. 39:21 The Bible tells us 39:22 that our body is the temple of what? 39:24 The Holy Spirit. 39:26 So anything that would hurt the temple of God, 39:28 we should be putting those things away. 39:31 And this involves anything that you might drink or eat, 39:35 they may do harm to your body. 39:38 And so we do not really have to say too much about that 39:41 because most people know that if I eat this, 39:44 I'm gonna get sick. 39:45 If I eat a lot of that, I will get sick. 39:47 If I drink a lot of this, I will get sick. 39:50 And if I take in drugs, or cigarette smoking, 39:54 or any type of other smoking is gonna do harm to your body. 39:58 It's time to put those things away, 40:00 and follow the Lord with all of our hearts. 40:02 And so this is what Paul is telling us 40:04 that we should present our bodies 40:06 as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God. 40:11 Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. 40:14 In addition to that, 40:15 I want to point out Chapter 12 verse 2, 40:20 that we are not to be conformed to this world, 40:22 but we are to be what? 40:23 Transformed. 40:25 What does God want us to do? 40:28 Become transformed. 40:30 And it is not something 40:31 that He's asking us to do on our own. 40:33 What God asks us to do, 40:35 He's willing to give us all the help that we need. 40:37 And I praise the Lord for that 40:39 because I know 40:40 I am one of those that when Jesus says, 40:42 without me, you can do nothing. 40:44 I know that without Jesus, I can do nothing. 40:47 But I know that with Him all things are possible. 40:49 So it says that we are to be transformed 40:52 by the renewing of your mind. 40:53 It is very interesting. 40:55 One of the things I like to do 40:56 is research how the mind works 40:58 and, yes, I have heard that the mind is, 41:04 they say that the mind is, has plasticity. 41:07 In other words, the mind can be molded. 41:11 Can you imagine that, that the mind could be molded? 41:15 By the things you say, the things you do, 41:18 by the habits you take, your mind can be molded, 41:20 you can create habits, 41:23 by, of course, doing them over and over again. 41:25 And as a matter of fact, if you have a bad habit, 41:27 the Bible says that your mind can be transformed 41:33 by the renewing of our minds. 41:35 And so this is a work that God does in us. 41:39 And we are to cooperate with Him. 41:42 When God says, "Put away sin," he doesn't do it for you. 41:46 You must choose to cooperate with God 41:48 to put those things away. 41:50 Because there are things that God will not do for us 41:54 that we must cooperate with Him in doing. 41:57 If the Bible says, that do not kill. 42:02 Is the Lord not gonna kill for you. 42:04 You must choose to cooperate the Lord so you do not kill. 42:07 You must choose to cooperate the Lord so you do not steal. 42:10 And so God gives us the power, would you say amen to that? 42:14 I want to encourage you 42:16 to join me now in 1 John 3:1. 42:23 1 John 3:1. 42:29 There are so many wonderful scriptures. 42:32 And this is one of my favorites. 42:34 1 John 3:1. 42:38 If you found it, would you say amen? 42:41 I think let's read verse 1. 42:44 "Behold, what manner of love 42:48 the Father has bestowed upon us, 42:50 that we should be called the sons of God, 42:53 therefore the world knows us not, 42:55 because it knew him not." 42:57 I want to stop there for a moment 42:59 because we're gonna read unto verse 3. 43:01 But this verse 1 43:05 is something that we need to consider. 43:07 Verse 1, it says, "Behold, what manner of love," 43:11 I like it to look at the word behold as in looking, 43:16 and studying, and contemplating upon. 43:21 And so here we are being invited to contemplate 43:24 the love of God. 43:25 And John is saying, 43:27 "Behold, what manner of God 43:28 of love the Father has bestowed upon us, 43:32 that we should be called the sons of God." 43:34 Remember that we were enemies, 43:38 reconciled by the death of Jesus Christ, 43:41 and we become sons and daughters of God. 43:46 It's interesting, sometimes people say, 43:48 "Oh, I hope the Lord accepts me." 43:51 And this is done in sincerity. 43:53 I hope the Lord accepts me but I am so sinful. 43:56 Well, I have good news. 43:58 The Bible says in John Chapter 1, 44:00 we read that as many as received Him, 44:05 to them gave He power to become children of God, 44:08 sons of God. 44:10 And so it is Him saying, 44:15 accept me as your Savior. 44:17 Would you accept Me as your Savior? 44:19 I want to save you, and our part is to say, 44:22 "Oh, yes, Lord, please save me." 44:24 I accept this gift 44:26 that You want to give me of salvation. 44:28 I dare say this. 44:31 If you sincerely want to be saved, 44:36 you will be saved. 44:38 If you sincerely want to be saved, 44:40 you will be saved. 44:42 And I like to underline, underscore the word sincerely. 44:45 Because those that sincerely want to be saved, 44:48 are going to cooperate with God in the process of salvation. 44:52 If you sincerely want to be saved, 44:54 you cannot be lost 44:56 because God will do what it takes to save you. 45:00 And I thank the Lord for that. 45:03 Let's go to verse 2, 1 John 3:2. 45:07 "Beloved, now are we the sons of God," 45:10 when are we the sons of God? 45:12 Now. 45:13 "And it doth not yet appear what we shall be, 45:17 but we know that, when he shall appear, 45:20 we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." 45:25 Oh, I like that. 45:27 Verse 3, "And every man and woman, 45:30 and that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, 45:35 even as He is pure." 45:37 So once again, in this scripture, 45:39 we see that there's something for the individual to do. 45:41 Every person that has this hope in Him, 45:45 purifies himself, 45:46 that means we put away things that will lead us to sin, 45:51 and we follow Jesus. 45:52 But the first thing 45:53 that God does as we read this verse, 45:55 it says, "Behold, what manner of love 45:58 the Father has bestowed upon us." 46:00 So that's the first part in this process, 46:02 behold this manner of love. 46:03 And as you behold the love of God for you, 46:07 you are gonna be moved. 46:10 You're gonna be in love with God, thankful, grateful. 46:14 And you're gonna say, "Wow, God is so good." 46:18 And then the other part will become a reality. 46:22 By His grace, you will purify yourself 46:26 because God does this work in you. 46:28 Amen. 46:30 Amen. 46:31 Now let us go quickly to 2 Corinthians Chapter 7. 46:35 2 Corinthians Chapter 7. 46:39 In 2 Corinthians Chapter 7, 46:43 I want to encourage you to read and follow along. 46:47 We're gonna read verse 1, 2 Corinthians Chapter 7:1. 46:50 If you're ready say amen. 46:53 Amen. 46:54 "Having therefore these promises, 46:56 dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves 47:02 from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, 47:05 perfecting holiness in the fear of God." 47:11 Amen. 47:13 Amen. 47:14 So I just praise the Lord, that for the scriptures. 47:20 The scriptures tell us 47:21 that we are to cleanse ourselves 47:24 from all filthiness of the flesh. 47:29 I would like to point out a verse 47:33 that I do not have in my notes, 47:34 but it came to mind right now. 47:36 And so I want to bring it out to you 47:38 because sometimes people see this 47:40 as something a little bit odd. 47:42 I don't know if I can find it this quick here. 47:48 All right, I think we can. 47:50 We have here a quick method of searching, 47:53 Philippians 2:12. 47:55 In Philippians 2:12 notice how it is written here. 48:00 This won't go on the screen, 48:04 the reference but I'm mentioning Philippians 2:12. 48:07 Notice what it says here. 48:09 "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, 48:14 not as in my presence only, 48:16 but now much more in my absence." 48:18 In other words, 48:19 they were not just doing it because he was there. 48:21 It says, "Work out your own salvation 48:25 with fear and trembling." 48:27 We are to work out our own salvation how? 48:31 With fear and trembling. 48:33 Why with fear and trembling? 48:36 Because we are vacillating individuals, aren't we? 48:40 Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 48:44 It's not that you doubt on the Lord, 48:46 it's that you doubt this trust self. 48:49 Trust in the Lord the Bible says 48:50 with all of your heart 48:52 and lean not upon your own understanding, 48:53 in all your ways acknowledge Him, 48:55 and He shall bring it to pass. 48:58 Amen. Amen. 48:59 We are very close to Hebrews Chapter 4. 49:01 I want to ask you to join me there, 49:04 Hebrews Chapter 4, 49:06 a marvelous passage of scripture. 49:09 Hebrews Chapter 4. 49:11 And we are going to start in verse 14. 49:14 Hebrews 4:14-16. 49:19 Ready? 49:20 Let us read, 49:21 "Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, 49:26 that is passed into the heavens, 49:29 Jesus the Son of God, 49:31 let us hold fast our profession." 49:33 What is he saying? 49:35 Hold on, don't let it go. 49:37 "For we have not in High Priest which cannot be touched 49:40 with the feeling of our infirmities, 49:42 but was in all points tempted like as we are, 49:47 yet without sin. 49:50 Let us therefore come boldly," in other words with confidence, 49:53 "unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, 49:57 and find grace to help in time of need." 50:02 Amen. 50:03 Amen. 50:05 So we see here this, 50:06 telling us that Jesus Christ was in all points tempted 50:09 like as we are, and I praise the Lord, 50:11 it says that He is without sin. 50:15 And because He is without sin, 50:16 remember we are saved by His life, 50:19 His perfect life that He lived on earth 50:21 and He's perfect in His life, 50:23 that He lives in heaven as our High Priest. 50:26 We're talking about Romans 5:10, 50:28 if you just joined us a few moments ago, 50:30 and you're trying to figure out what's going on, 50:32 we're talking about Romans 5:10. 50:35 Notice now we are in Hebrews. 50:38 Let us move to Chapter 9 of Hebrews 50:40 and read another passage there. 50:42 Romans Chapter 9, I'm sorry, Hebrews Chapter 9. 50:46 Hebrews Chapter 9, 50:47 we're going to read verses 22 through 24, 50:51 22 through 24. 50:54 Thus it is written, 50:55 "And almost all things 50:56 are by the law purged with blood, 50:59 and without shedding of blood is no remission. 51:03 It was therefore necessary 51:05 that the patterns of things in the heavens 51:08 should be purified with these, 51:10 but the heavenly things themselves 51:13 with better sacrifices than these. 51:16 For Christ is not entered into the holy places 51:20 made with hands, 51:21 which are the figures of the true, 51:23 but into heaven itself, 51:25 now to appear in the presence of God for us." 51:31 Amen? 51:32 Amen. 51:34 So we see that Christ is in the heavenly sanctuary. 51:38 They're ministering for us. 51:41 There He's in the presence of God, 51:43 doing a work that we cannot do. 51:45 And I want to tell you, that Jesus Christ... 51:50 God loves us with a love that we cannot even imagine, 51:54 to think that He would come to this earth and face life, 51:59 such as we face it. 52:01 I don't know, 52:03 if you can look back in your life and say, 52:05 I know some people are saying, "I'm tired of this life." 52:08 And Jesus faced life such as we had to face it, 52:11 face temptation such as we have to face it. 52:14 And by the grace of God, 52:17 by the power that comes from God, 52:19 He was victorious and became a perfect sacrifice 52:23 to work out our salvation. 52:26 But now, 52:28 I encourage you to join me in this scripture 52:31 to consider it, 52:32 because it is a powerful scripture. 52:34 We're talking about Colossians Chapter 1, 52:37 Colossians Chapter 1. 52:38 God does not ask us to do things 52:41 for which He does not provide power to do. 52:44 So I... 52:47 Now I'm in Colossians Chapter 1. 52:49 I'm going to read verse 27. 52:51 Notice, "To whom God would make known 52:56 what is the riches of the glory 52:58 of this mystery among the Gentiles, 53:01 which is Christ in you, the hope of...?" 53:04 Glory. "Glory." 53:06 Christ where? 53:07 In you, in me, in us. 53:10 That is the hope of glory. 53:12 And how does that happen? 53:16 How does that happen? 53:17 Jesus said, "If any man will come after Me, 53:19 let him take up his cross daily and come after Me." 53:22 Let's look at another scripture that helps us consider this. 53:27 Now moving to Galatians. 53:29 It is a couple of books before. 53:32 Galatians 2:20, Galatians 2:20, we're running out of time. 53:38 Galatians 2:20. 53:40 The Bible tells us, "I," this is Paul speaking, 53:43 "I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I, 53:48 but Christ lives in me." 53:50 Where does Paul say that Christ lives? 53:53 In him, and in me, in you. 53:56 "And the life which I now live in the flesh, 53:59 I live by the faith of the Son of God," 54:02 by whose faith? 54:05 He's not living by his own faith, 54:06 he's living by the faith of the Son of God, 54:09 "who loved me and gave Himself for me." 54:12 By whose faith did the Apostle Paul lived? 54:16 Not by his own faith, 54:18 but by the faith of the Son of God, 54:20 that is another study. 54:23 But for now, accept this as it is written. 54:27 "Let us live our lives not by our own faith 54:30 but by the faith of the Son of God." 54:32 And it says, "He loved me and gave Himself for us." 54:36 Brothers and sisters, 54:38 Jesus is calling upon us 54:42 to give ourselves entirely to Him. 54:44 And it's time we are living now, 54:47 it is the real Day of Atonement, 54:50 the time when Atonement is being made 54:53 for our salvation. 54:54 The blood of Jesus Christ 54:56 is gonna cleanse every individual 55:00 that appeals to God for cleansing from sin. 55:04 The Bible tells us that if we confess our sins, 55:08 He, God is faithful, to forgive us for our sins, 55:12 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 55:15 In order for your sins to be forgiven, 55:17 you must confess it to God. 55:20 Join me please. 55:22 We're gonna look at another scripture 55:24 in a moment. 55:27 Revelation 3:20, 55:30 we're talking 55:31 about Jesus Christ living in us. 55:34 Revelation 3:20, 55:39 let us read it. 55:41 Thus it is written, 55:44 "Behold, I stand at the door and knock, 55:48 if any man hear my voice, and open the door, 55:51 I will come into him and will sup with him, 55:55 and he with me." 55:57 Where does Christ want to be? 55:59 In us. 56:01 And where's Christ said to be standing? 56:04 At the door of my heart, and He is knocking. 56:09 Who opens the door? 56:10 We open the door. 56:12 And if we open the door, He will come in and be with us. 56:17 And it says, sup with him. 56:21 This word about having supper with him, 56:25 it's an idea in the ancient times 56:27 of having a time of communion together. 56:30 This is what you did with people 56:32 that you were interesting in having a relationship with. 56:35 And so Jesus is saying, 56:36 "I will come into him 56:38 and sup with him and he with Me." 56:41 You know, in the book, 56:43 Steps to Christ is a sad statement. 56:47 I would like to read it to you, 56:49 Steps to Christ, 47, page 47, 56:53 it's a book written by Ellen G. white. 56:55 But it's sad 56:56 because people have the opportunity for salvation, 56:59 but notice what it says here. 57:01 "Many will be lost while hoping and desiring to be Christians." 57:07 Can you imagine that? 57:08 They hope and desire to be Christians. 57:12 Why don't they be? 57:14 Why aren't they saved? 57:16 "They do not come to the point of yielding the will to God. 57:21 They do not choose to be Christians." 57:24 So there's a difference between desiring, hoping 57:28 and making the choice to become a Christian. 57:30 Jesus is knocking at the door, and He's saying, 57:34 open the door, and I will come in. 57:37 And Jesus Christ is in the heavenly sanctuary, 57:40 and by His life, we are going to be saved, 57:45 reconciled by the death of Jesus Christ, 57:47 but we shall be saved by His life, 57:49 His perfect life He lived on this earth 57:52 and His life of ministry in heaven. 57:55 So I want to encourage you to continue reading the Bible. 57:57 And as Pastor Lomacang says, 58:00 you will see that as you study the Bible, 58:01 you will have A Sharper Focus. |
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