Hello, and welcome to
"Behold the Lamb" presents.
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I am Chris Shelton, your host.
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And I want to thank you
for tuning in to our program.
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Today's message is the
second in a two part series
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that we have entitled "Drama."
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The term "Drama" has several
variations of definitions
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that one could
explore, but for our series
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we are studying the
theatrical version of the word.
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And in particular,
what role it should play
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in our various churches.
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And of course,
one may also deduce
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what role it should have in
our Christian homes as well?
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And as we have stated
previously in this series,
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the more we
dissect the word of God,
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the more we see
how the enemy of souls
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has so orchestrated
our lives, and our beliefs,
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and principles to such a degree
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that we do not easily
discern the will of God.
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Yet Jesus Himself stated
that we are not to be deceived.
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Therefore, it behooves
every Christian to develop
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a systematic time
of study in worship.
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And what a blessing
that the Lord has provided
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such stations as
this one to help us
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with our biblical
teachings that will draw us
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ever closer to God's will.
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So stay tuned as
Pastor Kenny Shelton brings us
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his God inspired
message entitled today.
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"Drama," part 2.
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But first, we
are blessed as always
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to visit the 3ABN Worship Center
and listen to a beautiful song
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that is
entitled "More Like You,"
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and it's sung by
Brother Steve Darmody.
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By chiseling the stones
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that built this house
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And carving out a home
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I only dream about
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You're painting me a view
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that I can't live without
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I can't live without
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But you're
making me more like You
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Creating me into someone
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who Knows the awesome
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power of what love can do
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You're making me
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Making me more like You
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By molding me the hands
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that desire to serve
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And giving me the voice
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that wants to share your word
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And offering the hope
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that I don't deserve
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I don't deserve
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But you're making me
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more like You
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Creating me into someone
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who Knows the awesome
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power of what love can do
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You're making me
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Making me more like You
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You're making me more like You
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Creating me into someone
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who Knows the awesome power
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of what love can do
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You're making me
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Making me more like You
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You're making me
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Making me more like You
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Thanks for joining us
here again, "Behold the Lamb."
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We praise God for you
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and we're glad that you're
willing spend sometime with us.
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We're in our second
part of title "Drama."
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And where is it--
where is this all heading?
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Well, I pray that you have seen
number one already and if not,
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you've missed a lot
of valuable information.
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You want to call us
and make sure you get
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that first part because
we'll be touching on things
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in the second
part and it will relate
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to what we've already covered.
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So we want to make sure
that you're right there with us
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and focused in 'cause
it takes really two hours
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to get--just touch
the edges of this message
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and, of course, about drama.
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You know, how we're
gonna deal with this thing?
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We've learned this quickly.
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And I want to say this
before I have a prayer.
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We realized that the
Lord hates all deceptions.
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He hates all
deceptions in any kind because
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deception is the work of, who?
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Good, the enemy.
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We know that.
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The work of God
is open and frame.
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As we pray, let's ask God
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that the Holy Spirit will come
near to our hearts and our minds
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and just open these
beautiful truths to us
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that we maybe
pleasing in His sight.
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Loving Father in
Heaven, once again
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we ask that you would
send Your Holy Spirit,
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illuminate these things
to our hearts and our minds
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that we may
comprehend the beautiful truths
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that you have for us today.
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Thank you for your love,
thank you for your mercy,
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thank you for every
viewer, every listener.
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We pray now that we
will be students of you,
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we will sit at your feet,
and we'll listen to the words
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that you have for us today.
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We thank you in advance
for what you're going to do.
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Forgive me of sin,
anything in my heart
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and life that
needs not be there.
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We need that open
communion with You today
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in Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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Again, it's always good to be
able to have pencil and paper.
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And I mention here every
time 'cause you need to study
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to show yourself
approved and you need to go back
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because a lot of
things we just barely touch on
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and it opens avenues for
you to just to get into the word
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and just spend a lot
more time on this subject.
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Because it's so
important and many people say,
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"It really just doesn't matter."
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Oh, friend, and I believe it.
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I believe that really matters
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because again we've establish
that God's hates it all,
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any kind of deception at all.
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Anything that
might deceives somebody.
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And that means from the
very young certainly to the old.
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So, how do we do?
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How did the enemy do?
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What did he do in
the very beginning?
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He deceived, isn't that right?
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Adam and Eve.
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It was by deception
that that Satan deceived
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the angels of heaven.
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So we realized and here
that we need to look at that
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there is the
deception that's going on.
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If anything would
deceive or it seem like pretend
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that--it's pretending that's
truth and it's really not.
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Oh, we need to be
so, so, so very careful.
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Deception.
Remember, we'll be talking
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a little bit about mediums.
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How the devil use
this mediums because
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he doesn't want to
come as he really is.
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And so he used these
things and items and people.
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And so, how do we
deal, how do we approach
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with our second part here,
we're talking about a drama,
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we're talking about theatrics,
we're talking about acting,
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we're talking about mock
drama and we're talking about
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puppetry because a lot of
people use it and they think
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it's harmless and
it doesn't matter.
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Doesn't really matter
not-- not what you like to see
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or what you're thinking,
but how does God view it
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being used in our church?
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We talked about
before that drama,
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theatrics
originally derived from what?
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From paganism.
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The pagans would get
together and they would act out
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certain little things and
as they act to those things out
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that we call the stories
or skits to appease what?
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Their gods. And I
want you to realize
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we're talking
about acting here today
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that Satan is the master actor.
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Satan is what?
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The master actor.
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So when we could
think about acting,
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and deceiving, and
telling all the truth.
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We need to say,
"Look, God, help us."
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Now remember this, we discussed
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this in
Patriarchs and Prophets 53,
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it says this,
"Satan chose to employ
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as his medium, good,
the serpent--a disguise
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well adapted for his
purpose of deception."
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Keep this in mind.
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He employed as his
what? Good. Medium.
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He chose what?
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The Serpent. To do what?
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A disguise. It
would be a disguise
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so that we could deceive us.
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The enemy is using all
kind of disguises today
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and we pass
them off as harmless.
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It doesn't
matter. People like it.
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Just to view how heaven
looks at these things today?
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Shall we? Let's make sure
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that we are not a
medium for Satan's use.
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I think that makes
a lot of sense today.
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Reading in a book called
Second Testimonies 171-172
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and there're several paragraphs.
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And so just allow me
to go over these things
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and give us food for thought.
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And this is what happens.
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We say, "Well,
this is a little thing.
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It's a minor thing, it
really doesn't matter."
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Remember, the
devil can come in with
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the least just a little
small, we call little crack.
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Anytime you open the
door just a little bit,
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the devil's going to come in.
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Listen to this article.
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It says, "If you
encourage, in the least,
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the temptations of Satan,
you place yourself upon, what?"
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Oh, good. "His battleground."
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So when you know
that something is right?
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When you know what
you should be doing?
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And yet you step out
of that just a little bit
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and you decide,
"Well, I am going to do--"
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You have--by choice
taken from the side of Christ.
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You say, I'm Him
under His banner.
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Well, you stepped
out from underneath it
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and you've stepped, what?
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Under the banner of the enemy.
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You're on his battleground.
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You're going to get
yourself in trouble.
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The least you
notice that, encouragement.
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And we realized
the bitter enemies--
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We talked about
this the bitter enemies
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we have there--enemies
we're talking about people
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who hate the truth.
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The devil will
use as his mediums.
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So those who do
not like the truth,
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do not want to
hear about the truth,
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they hate the truth,
the devil will use him
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as mediums every
time to do his work.
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Articles goes on and says,
"To a certain class of minds
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he will sanctioned a part
of, what, Christians believe as,
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listen, to be the truth."
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So the enemy say, "Oh,
you know, he is coming at us.
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"While he warns them
to reject other parts
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as dangerous and fatal error."
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See, the enemy is working.
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He's scared to death
that we're going to learn
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what truth is because
truth sanctifies you, right?
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It purifies you, cleanse you.
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That's what it's all about here.
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So he wants you to say
and he presents err to you.
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And as he presents his
err, how does he do it?
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It says, "He will clothe with--
make it look as good as possible
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and make it as
attractive as possible."
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So err then is not
in his hideous form.
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It's not the way
that it really is.
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When he presents the
err to you, it's attractive
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and it-- it looks good.
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We say sometime, you go to
gambling casinos of the world.
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Let's just take about, what?
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It's all lit up,
all kind of lights,
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all kind of things
going on and just to the eye
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and to appeal people,
"Oh, this looks good."
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That's how the enemy
deceives a person here.
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I want to just encourage you.
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Listen, do not under
estimate the power of the enemy.
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Listen, for a long time I
kind of kept my mouth shut
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as I would earlier
and I'll say in my '20s
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because every time it says,
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"Now the devil, I'm
telling you, he's got power."
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People say, "Oh,
now let's not say that.
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Oh, let's be care-- We're
not giving him many pray."
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I wouldn't give him many praise.
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I was trying to
raise a knot on his head,
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but they kind of
make you feel bad.
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I say, "Don't
give him any praise."
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Listen, we need
to know our enemy.
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We need to know his, what?
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Good. His plans.
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Don't underestimate
the power of the enemy.
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If you do, you will be taken.
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And listen to it-- listen.
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If the enemy did not realize
that he had this kind of power.
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Stay with me now.
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If the enemy did not realize
that he has tremendous power,
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he would not have made
war against God himself.
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Did you get it?
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He knew he is powerful.
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He went against God.
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We're nothing.
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We need help.
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And as I was
reading on another article,
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I thought very interesting--
I want to share this with you.
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It's very good.
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One Testimonies 467, it
says, "Satan and his angels,
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with all his agents on
earth, who make every effort."
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Listen, "To use every device
to advance error and wrongs."
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So the enemy
then-- listen carefully.
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Come on, this is
leading up to some things here.
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We're talking about
acting. We're talking drama.
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We're talking about puppetry.
We're talking about the act.
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We're talking about
all of these things here
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that the enemy here
on this earth is using
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every kind of--listen, what?
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Every kind of device to advance
his error and his wrongs.
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So if he is using
devices, would he not be even
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using them in the church?
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Oh, certainly he's gonna try.
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One Testimonies 469, it
makes a clear statement.
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It says, "The
reformation is really needed."
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Do you believe
it? Oh, I do today.
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Want a reformation
among us as a people,
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but it should first begin.
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And I'm going to
raise a knot on my own head.
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The article says here at first,
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"Let's begin
with the ministers."
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Revival reformation
must begin with the minister.
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We have too many lazy ones,
too many that not go far. Why?
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The article says,
"Because they are watchman
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upon the walls of Zion.
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They are to sound
the note of warning
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to the--
Listen, to the careless.
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Oh, it doesn't matter.
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Well, you know, well."
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And then to the unsuspecting.
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There's many
who are unsuspecting
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of things that are going on.
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But God's messenger
through the Holy Spirit
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will impressed upon his
mind or mind to be able to see
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these things and
to be able to raise up
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the standard
against the unsuspecting.
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They never thought
this would be wrong.
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They never thought this.
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Oh, the careless,
it just doesn't matter.
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And then it goes on to say,
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"And to portray the faith
of the hypocrite in Zion."
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Wow. That's pretty
heavy duty, isn't it?
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So please, in this
study continuing part two,
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I want you to remember this.
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Religious principle,
we covered in part one
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and we'd spent sometime
on it, we won't do it now.
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What are they?
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They're fundamental truths
on which other truths are based.
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Example, we talked about it.
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If you're
looking for certain word,
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you say, "I'm looking
for the subject matter."
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But you can't find
exactly that one word.
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In scripture we'll say,
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"Well, then there is
nothing written on it."
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Oh, yeah, oh no.
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As you look up that
word, you need to look up
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and then pertaining to what?
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To what subject that you're
thinking about if it's puppetry.
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You might look and say,
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"Okay, now what is
associated with puppetry?
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What goes on with
puppetry when it's using?
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What is happening there?"
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There's principles that
are in--they're based here
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that we want to
look at and we find
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there in fundamental truths
always associated with words.
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And so as we look at
the word, say for instance,
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if we think of puppetry
and theatrics and drama,
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would we think is it honest?
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Is it truthful in every aspect?
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Is there any amount
of deception of any kind
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that maybe played out in
this-- is there any deviation
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for--from the truth?
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You see, these are the
issues that doesn't matter.
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It says, "Well, it didn't
mentioned that's specifically,
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but what we are doing
is truthful in every area.
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Every area that you can look
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at what we're
doing, what we're using?
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Is it truthful
or is it deceiving
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or is it
deception or is it a lie?"
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If it is weak, we can't
use those things, can we?
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We need to be
praying like never before,
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my brothers and sisters
that God will help us to see
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what's going on here.
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The Bible says in
2 Corinthians 11:14.
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This is it, well, listen.
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It says, "And no marvel."
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Now you know this well.
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It says, "No
marvel for Satan himself."
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So to do what?
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"Transform himself
into an angel of, what?
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Of light." He is
going to transform.
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He is going to be
disguised himself.
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He is going to modify
himself as an angel of light.
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So the enemy then will use what?
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You do some transforming
or changing or disguising
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or as a medium he uses, what?
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An angel to reach mankind.
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Wow, very good.
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Great Controversy,
page 624 says this,
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"As the crowning act in
this great drama of deception,
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Satan himself
will personate Christ."
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The Spirit of
Prophecy talks about.
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Bible just says what
enemy is going to be doing.
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So again, he is doing what?
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He is disguising.
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He is making
something that's bad.
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He is wrapping up,
making it a look good,
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giving it an appeal
and everybody's happy
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and kids love it,
and mom and dad love it
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and-- Is it truth?
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So to be used or as the enemy
is using this and using you
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maybe or using me,
we don't want that.
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Bible says in
Ephesians 4:27, it says,
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"Nether give
place to the devil."
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Now surely you
would not do that.
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We're not going to
give any place to what?
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To the devil on
these type of subjects.
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Even though
they're-- some people are gonna
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get their feathers ruffled,
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they're not going
to want to hear it.
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As soon as they
don't want to hear it,
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they starts talking about
it, "Oh, we don't want it.
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Oh, let's not play this.
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Let's not listen to it."
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Friend, why not ask yourself?
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Ooh, I missed something.
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Oh, is it really
pleasing in the sight of God?
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Is it really-- is it truthful
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and should we
really be doing this?
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Not worry about how
pleasing it is because
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may you have that job
and you love to do it,
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but is it really
right with heaven?
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Or is there
something you're planning
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seeds of untruthfulness?
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Is that possible?
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Four Testimonies, 312 says this.
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Here, real clear.
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"The least departure."
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What? Good.
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"The least departure from
truthfulness and rectitude."
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That means honesty.
Moral principle here.
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"Is a transgression
of the law of God."
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Did you get it?
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The very least
departure from truthfulness
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is a transgression of God's law.
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Those of you're
commandment keepers,
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that ought to ring
true, right there is a woo,
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I better be careful here.
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Goes on, it says, "The
Bible is an unerring guide."
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Aren't you glad?
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"It demands perfect purity."
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Now these three
area-- areas here.
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"Perfect, purity in word,
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in thought, and
three in action."
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That pretty much sums
up mankind, doesn't it?
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Only virtuous and
spotless characters
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will be permitted to
enter in to the presence
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of a pure and holy God. Wow.
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A pure character,
spotless, sinless.
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It's what he's
talking about here.
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So shouldn't we be careful now?
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Please, should we not be
careful when it comes to--
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Oh, I know, you get in
trouble here, but look."
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If we're talking about the least
departure from truthfulness
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and then we still talk
in terms of the Easter Bunny
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laying eggs or Santa
Claus coming down a chimney
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or a deers that fly in the air
or how innocent Halloween is.
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That's just to name of few.
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You know what I'm saying?
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The lease
departure from the truth.
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Huh? Wow.
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What are we
teaching our children?
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We're teaching them lies?
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Bible said in Revelation 14:15.
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Now we go on there,
but let's--that's enough.
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Bible says they're
talking about the saints.
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It says, "In their mouth
was found no--" What? Good.
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"No guile. For
they are without fault
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before the throne of God."
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Oh, it gets heavy.
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Revelation
22:15, notice with me.
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These will be individuals
who are excluded from heaven.
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Okay, now let's get it.
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Those who will be
excluded from heaven--
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You want heaven to be your home?
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Oh, yeah. Oh, praise God.
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But this is so
simple that we need not err,
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we need not even
say get confused on it.
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You're gonna be
excluded from heaven.
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I will be, if this the
Bible says in Revelation 2:15,
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"Whosoever--" Very simple,
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"Whosoever loveth
and maketh a lie."
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Did you get it?
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If you love lies as
it were or you make a lie
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or you take the
truth and you change it
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into a lie or you, what?
00:21:41.35\00:21:43.58
You're doing
things that are deceitful
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and they're not the
truth and you're presenting
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those things to other people.
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The Bible says here,
"You're making a lie."
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Could be something good.
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May be what's
being said is good,
00:21:54.62\00:21:55.99
but what you're
using to convey that
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is not pleasing in
the sight of heaven.
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In fact 1 Timothy 6:5 says,
00:22:01.32\00:22:04.39
"Men have-- men
of corrupt minds,
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and their
destitute of the truth."
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There's more to it and
I want you to read that,
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but listen, what
it's talking about here.
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If we do not have
the truth of the spirit
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of the living God inside of us.
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Notice, what the
scriptures tell us.
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Our minds are corrupt.
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You see, lot of
people who stand just boldly.
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I'm talking about
just boldly in your face,
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they maybe
leaders in the church,
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they maybe, you know,
good friends of yours.
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And they will, yeah,
we know this is right,
00:22:31.19\00:22:32.98
but hey, you know, hey.
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Listen, these people here
we have to realize all of them.
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Our minds are corrupt, if
we're destitute of the truth.
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They can't be right.
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Why? Because truth is
of the Holy Spirit, right?
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Of Jesus, and He's
not in us evidently,
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if we are destitute,
we're corrupt people.
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And, yet, we
try to get something
00:22:51.57\00:22:52.94
in--truths into their mind,
00:22:52.97\00:22:54.45
but they need the
power of the Holy Spirit.
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They need to be
converted, even on issues like
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we're talking about today here.
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Whosoever
loveth and maketh a lie
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you're going to be in heaven.
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So as we go forward,
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look at some of
these principles.
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Four of them here quickly.
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We covered them
in our first part.
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I want to cover
them again right now.
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It said, "We
should teach truthfulness
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by precept and by example."
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Does that make sense?
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Is that founded
in the word of God?
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Absolutely. We should do what?
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Be truthful in everything
by precept and by example.
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Number two. Be
careful of the enemy
00:23:24.11\00:23:27.67
in every
disguise that he comes in.
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Listen, 'cause
everything he comes to you
00:23:31.55\00:23:33.31
on he's got-- he has a disguise.
00:23:33.34\00:23:36.27
He hasn't made it look
like it's something good,
00:23:36.30\00:23:37.87
people will like it, it will
make it appear, what it's not.
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He is always in disguise.
00:23:41.09\00:23:43.61
He just came to you and
said, "Hey, Brother Jim,
00:23:43.64\00:23:45.27
just go and tell
us bare face lie.
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You'll laugh in his face."
00:23:47.03\00:23:48.96
No, I'm not gonna do that.
00:23:48.99\00:23:50.75
But sometime he put
these things in your mind.
00:23:50.78\00:23:52.76
Well, it'd better go
ahead and do little something
00:23:52.79\00:23:54.49
over here here and
not retell the truth
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because it's going
to cause all kinds of--
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No, he is--listen, be
careful of that enemy.
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Three, deception
comes by mingling of, what?
00:23:59.95\00:24:03.27
Truth and err.
00:24:03.30\00:24:05.81
As Satan did by, what?
00:24:05.84\00:24:07.64
As he deceived
the angels in heaven.
00:24:07.67\00:24:10.10
Friend, you can always go back
00:24:10.13\00:24:11.50
and see how he
deceived Adam and Eve.
00:24:11.53\00:24:12.90
See, how he deceived
the angels in heaven.
00:24:12.93\00:24:14.39
It's the same way he
is working on us today.
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Deceptions, mediums,
things that will deceive us
00:24:16.50\00:24:19.49
and lead us off of the track of
truthfulness and righteousness.
00:24:19.52\00:24:22.57
Number four, the least departure
00:24:22.60\00:24:25.41
from truth and honesty
is a transgression of what?
00:24:25.44\00:24:29.12
Good. The law of God.
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The very least.
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Friend, this is pretty heavy
duty when you think about it.
00:24:33.61\00:24:36.59
See, question has
to be addressed here
00:24:36.62\00:24:38.87
as far as I'm concerned.
00:24:38.90\00:24:40.28
I find that in the
Bible in 2 Corinthian 6:14.
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I think it's fair.
00:24:44.91\00:24:46.28
We're hitting
something on the head.
00:24:46.31\00:24:47.68
Many people are
not going to like it.
00:24:47.71\00:24:49.92
They're not going
to-- they're not going to--
00:24:49.95\00:24:51.34
they do the weight of evidence.
00:24:51.37\00:24:52.74
They're not gonna
really check it out.
00:24:52.77\00:24:54.86
Just soon as they
hear it, they don't like it
00:24:54.89\00:24:57.30
and they rise up in
opposition against it.
00:24:57.33\00:24:59.36
You will do that every time.
00:24:59.39\00:25:01.00
I will do that if the spirit
of living God is not in us.
00:25:01.03\00:25:04.53
When I hear something new,
00:25:04.56\00:25:05.93
I don't know
about you, first thing
00:25:05.96\00:25:07.33
I do is--what
have I read about it?
00:25:07.36\00:25:09.83
What does it says in the Bible.
00:25:09.86\00:25:11.78
Spirit of prophecy, so I
can understand what this is.
00:25:11.81\00:25:14.27
Not just throw it
out, but what is it?
00:25:14.30\00:25:16.13
Even if I'm involved with it,
00:25:16.16\00:25:17.66
we have to look at it
and say, is this the truth?
00:25:17.69\00:25:20.41
And not go against
it and throw it out.
00:25:20.44\00:25:22.05
We're doing the
work of the enemy here.
00:25:22.08\00:25:23.85
But this question
just rings in my ear.
00:25:23.88\00:25:26.75
In 2 Corinthian
6:14, it simply says,
00:25:26.78\00:25:29.16
"What fellowship
hath righteousness
00:25:29.19\00:25:31.79
with unrighteousness?"
00:25:31.82\00:25:34.20
Tell me, what does it have?
00:25:34.23\00:25:35.60
Righteous and
unrighteous. What fellowship?
00:25:35.63\00:25:37.87
What draws them
together? Nothing.
00:25:37.90\00:25:39.63
They should be
separated as I say
00:25:39.66\00:25:41.35
is from the east, from the west.
00:25:41.38\00:25:43.25
But, yet, we try
to take the righteous
00:25:43.28\00:25:46.50
and the unrighteous and
we've tried to put them together
00:25:46.53\00:25:49.09
as close as we can here
and try to make something
00:25:49.12\00:25:51.49
that would be pleasing to man.
00:25:51.52\00:25:54.13
Friend, we need to
really be praying about this.
00:25:54.16\00:25:56.98
Reading article in
Five Testimonies 360.
00:25:57.01\00:26:00.85
Now this is powerful.
00:26:00.88\00:26:02.61
I mean, this is powerful.
00:26:02.64\00:26:04.35
It says here that, "We
must abstain from any practice."
00:26:04.38\00:26:08.12
Come on, listen.
00:26:08.15\00:26:09.52
"We must abstain from what?
00:26:09.55\00:26:10.97
Any practice which
will blunt the conscience."
00:26:11.00\00:26:16.52
Or what? "Or
encourage temptation."
00:26:16.55\00:26:19.88
Listen carefully, please.
00:26:19.91\00:26:21.72
"We must open no door that will
give Satan access to the mind
00:26:27.18\00:26:28.91
of one human being
formed in the image of God."
00:26:28.94\00:26:32.86
Oh, if you can just
dissect that just a little bit,
00:26:32.89\00:26:36.08
we must abstain from what?
00:26:36.11\00:26:37.64
Any practice which will
blunt the conscience or what?
00:26:37.67\00:26:41.41
Encourage temptation. Why?
00:26:41.44\00:26:44.89
Because when we do
that, we open the door, what?
00:26:44.92\00:26:46.79
To the enemy. And
the enemy will come in.
00:26:46.82\00:26:49.67
And it says, we need
to-- we need to be careful
00:26:49.70\00:26:51.73
that the enemy cannot
gain access to the mind,
00:26:51.76\00:26:56.34
of your mind, my mind, of
the child, a one-year-old,
00:26:56.37\00:26:59.54
a two-year-old, do they
understand about theatric,
00:26:59.57\00:27:01.87
they understand about drama,
00:27:01.90\00:27:03.27
they understand about play,
00:27:03.30\00:27:04.67
that understand about puppets,
00:27:04.70\00:27:06.07
they understand all the
deceptions that's going on.
00:27:06.10\00:27:07.47
No, they do not.
00:27:07.50\00:27:08.87
Many of them do not.
00:27:08.90\00:27:10.27
They're not old
enough. They're being deceived.
00:27:10.30\00:27:11.96
You're telling
that something is doing,
00:27:11.99\00:27:13.36
something is
really not doing it.
00:27:13.39\00:27:15.00
Oh, yeah, but
we're telling the truth.
00:27:15.03\00:27:16.40
Look, what you're using.
00:27:16.43\00:27:19.01
You're feeding them a lie then
00:27:19.04\00:27:20.41
you're asking
them to be truthful.
00:27:20.44\00:27:21.81
Now be careful.
00:27:21.84\00:27:23.21
1 Thessalonians 5:22 says this,
00:27:23.24\00:27:25.71
"Abstain from all
appearances of evil."
00:27:25.74\00:27:29.22
Did you get that?
00:27:29.25\00:27:30.97
We must abstain
from all practices.
00:27:31.00\00:27:32.99
We come back with scripture.
00:27:33.02\00:27:34.39
Scripture says,
"We need to abstain
00:27:34.42\00:27:35.79
from all appearances of evil,
00:27:35.82\00:27:37.78
if it appears to be that way."
00:27:37.81\00:27:39.26
The Satan's been
working this way,
00:27:39.29\00:27:40.74
then we need to
pull away from that.
00:27:40.77\00:27:43.39
Read another article
in the Book of Evangelism,
00:27:43.42\00:27:45.25
wonderful book, page 510.
00:27:45.28\00:27:48.30
And I believe that we're living
00:27:48.33\00:27:49.70
in last hours
of earth's history.
00:27:49.73\00:27:52.08
The church needs to be purified.
00:27:52.11\00:27:53.87
We need to be clean.
We need to be spotless.
00:27:53.90\00:27:55.79
And we cannot afford
to have anything brought
00:27:55.82\00:27:57.71
in that will be
displeasing in the sight of God
00:27:57.74\00:28:00.08
to have the Holy Spirit to
leave the church, as it were.
00:28:00.11\00:28:03.37
Stay outside and
we're here just what?
00:28:03.40\00:28:05.10
Pleasing our self.
00:28:05.13\00:28:06.50
That's a form of
godliness without what?
00:28:06.53\00:28:08.12
Denying the power thereof
00:28:08.15\00:28:10.10
and we must have
the power in the church.
00:28:10.13\00:28:12.32
So I believe this article
comes into bearing here for me.
00:28:12.35\00:28:15.58
It says, "We have no
time now to spend in seeking
00:28:15.61\00:28:18.45
those things that
only please the senses."
00:28:18.48\00:28:23.42
Somebody says,
"Oh that was funny.
00:28:23.45\00:28:24.82
Oh, we really like that.
00:28:24.85\00:28:26.22
All the kids, they
laugh, they carried on it."
00:28:26.25\00:28:28.70
We live in an hour where
we're not just trying to what?
00:28:28.73\00:28:30.66
We don't want to
please the senses.
00:28:30.69\00:28:33.55
"Close heart
searching is needed right now."
00:28:33.58\00:28:36.23
Did you get it?
00:28:36.26\00:28:37.64
And then it goes on to say,
00:28:37.67\00:28:39.04
"With tears and
bitter-- broken heart confession
00:28:39.07\00:28:43.32
we need to draw nigh to God
that He may draw nigh to us."
00:28:43.35\00:28:49.10
Oh, does that make sense?
00:28:49.13\00:28:52.16
Does that really make sense?
00:28:52.19\00:28:54.34
You know, we live in that time.
00:28:54.37\00:28:55.74
It says, we need--
Right here, we need, what?
00:28:55.77\00:28:57.47
Tears and broken hearts.
00:28:57.50\00:29:00.82
If you can just heard the
phone call of the lady not too--
00:29:00.85\00:29:04.34
just a few days
ago that is just,
00:29:04.37\00:29:06.38
the things that are
going on in her church
00:29:06.41\00:29:08.87
and the family and
friends are going on
00:29:08.90\00:29:11.43
and she see some things that
are still wrong scripturally
00:29:11.46\00:29:14.45
that she just--she just cried,
she just--we call here boohoo.
00:29:14.48\00:29:19.55
Real tears. She
just cried on the phone
00:29:19.58\00:29:21.89
and say, "Oh, God,
help us to get back to You."
00:29:21.92\00:29:26.14
You see, because the truth
and understanding of the truth
00:29:26.17\00:29:27.95
and seeing
what's going on sometime
00:29:27.98\00:29:29.52
is calling her to tears.
00:29:29.55\00:29:31.54
Sighing and crying for
the abominations that be done.
00:29:31.57\00:29:35.96
Friend, this is
heavy duty stuff.
00:29:35.99\00:29:38.53
John 14, the
Bible says in verse 23,
00:29:38.56\00:29:42.15
"If any man love me,
He will keep my sayings."
00:29:42.18\00:29:46.70
If we love Jesus,
we'll keep His saying.
00:29:46.73\00:29:48.49
Oh, I love Jesus, I love Jesus,
00:29:48.52\00:29:50.16
but we know this
is innocent here.
00:29:50.19\00:29:51.81
Nothing innocent when the
devil has a foothold in it.
00:29:51.84\00:29:54.35
There is nothing innocent.
00:29:54.38\00:29:55.80
You see, friends, if it deviates
00:29:55.83\00:29:57.43
from the Bible
God's word in any form.
00:29:57.46\00:30:00.28
"Oh, in the least.
00:30:00.31\00:30:01.72
Did you get it? In the least.
00:30:01.75\00:30:04.04
I don't know, if I
can weigh out the least.
00:30:04.07\00:30:05.94
I don't know, if I
understand what the least is,
00:30:05.97\00:30:07.40
but it's any kind of deviation.
00:30:07.43\00:30:10.50
How do you measure?
00:30:10.53\00:30:11.90
Just any deviation.
00:30:11.93\00:30:13.91
From the truth
makes it an untruth.
00:30:13.94\00:30:15.41
Wow. 2 Selected
Messages, page 35.
00:30:15.44\00:30:21.18
And I believe
this with all my heart.
00:30:21.21\00:30:22.79
Listen, God's
calling the people.
00:30:22.82\00:30:24.93
He calls us to His
people today to walk with Him.
00:30:24.96\00:30:27.94
Notice this, in sobriety
and also in holy consistency.
00:30:27.97\00:30:34.00
Oh, so many Christians
bless their hearts today.
00:30:34.03\00:30:36.01
Maybe you find yourself
that way, you're inconsistent.
00:30:36.04\00:30:40.19
Friend, you know what?
00:30:40.22\00:30:41.59
Let me just be bold.
00:30:41.62\00:30:42.99
We're gonna miss
heaven if we're inconsistent.
00:30:43.02\00:30:44.92
If we're putting everything
above the things of God,
00:30:44.95\00:30:47.28
our church--our
church attendance,
00:30:47.31\00:30:48.96
our study, our time
with God and praying
00:30:48.99\00:30:50.85
and witnessing and,
you know, all these things
00:30:50.88\00:30:52.88
that constitute what
makes up a Christian.
00:30:52.91\00:30:55.23
We're gonna miss heaven.
00:30:55.26\00:30:57.21
You see, we just read while ago
00:30:57.24\00:30:58.61
in article that the
watchman on the wall
00:30:58.64\00:31:00.37
needs to be blowing the trumpet.
00:31:00.40\00:31:01.77
Showing the
hypocrite, you're not gonna
00:31:01.80\00:31:03.24
and he's not
trying to be judgmental.
00:31:03.27\00:31:04.64
Oh, you're not
going to go ahead.
00:31:04.67\00:31:06.04
Yes, you're not going.
00:31:06.07\00:31:07.44
Don't fool yourself.
00:31:07.47\00:31:08.84
You lowered yourself
into a false security
00:31:08.87\00:31:11.26
that it doesn't matter with God.
00:31:11.29\00:31:12.92
It does matter with God.
00:31:12.95\00:31:16.36
And so this
article, it goes on to say,
00:31:16.39\00:31:17.88
"God calls for the people
to walk with sobriety and what?
00:31:17.91\00:31:22.02
Holy consistency."
00:31:22.05\00:31:24.56
Listen, "They
should be very careful
00:31:24.59\00:31:26.62
not to misrepresent or dishonor
the holy doctrine of truth."
00:31:26.65\00:31:31.98
Listen, "By
strange performances." Wow.
00:31:32.01\00:31:36.79
"By confusion, tumult--tumult."
00:31:36.82\00:31:40.35
Which simply means,
00:31:40.38\00:31:41.75
it's talking
about here an appearance
00:31:41.78\00:31:44.24
that's maybe-- it's
objectionable to the mind
00:31:44.27\00:31:47.06
and even to the senses
here, it causes confusion.
00:31:47.09\00:31:50.62
So we need not get
involved in those things.
00:31:50.65\00:31:53.47
Nothing to
misrepresent the clear cut
00:31:53.50\00:31:56.77
truths of God's word.
00:31:56.80\00:31:58.24
We need not get this
all tangle and mixed up
00:31:58.27\00:32:01.21
because we have a holy doctrine,
00:32:01.24\00:32:02.95
holy teachings
in the Word of God,
00:32:02.98\00:32:04.75
and we're trying to mix what?
00:32:04.78\00:32:06.15
The common and then
the sacred together.
00:32:06.18\00:32:08.35
You can't do that.
00:32:08.38\00:32:09.98
God forbids us to do that.
00:32:10.01\00:32:12.29
In fact 1 Peter 4:7
says, "Be ye therefore."
00:32:12.32\00:32:16.48
This is simple.
00:32:16.51\00:32:17.88
"Be ye therefore
sober, and watch."
00:32:17.91\00:32:21.01
You see, when I
read Spirit of Prophecy
00:32:21.04\00:32:22.41
and bunch of quotes in here.
00:32:22.44\00:32:23.81
The Bible has
already said those things.
00:32:23.84\00:32:25.21
And I try to bring those
out, so it'll help you to see
00:32:25.24\00:32:27.16
that what we're talking about.
00:32:27.19\00:32:28.56
We're not just grabbing
out in the air some words
00:32:28.59\00:32:30.14
and well, this is
what--" There is principle,
00:32:30.17\00:32:33.59
the truths of God's
word, fundamental truths
00:32:33.62\00:32:35.36
are right here and on
those fundamental rights here
00:32:35.39\00:32:37.58
hanging all of
these other truths,
00:32:37.61\00:32:39.55
and we need to be
digging into these truths
00:32:39.58\00:32:41.43
to see what God has to say.
00:32:41.46\00:32:42.85
We need to be sober
and we need to be watching.
00:32:42.88\00:32:45.31
And we need to be watching
00:32:45.34\00:32:46.71
what's taking place
around in our church
00:32:46.74\00:32:48.32
locally or right in our
own homes and in our own lives.
00:32:48.35\00:32:51.06
We need to be
sober about these things.
00:32:51.09\00:32:52.94
We don't know how much
time that we have left.
00:32:52.97\00:32:56.80
Now the Book
Evangelism, page 137.
00:32:56.83\00:32:59.61
Please, notice this with me.
00:32:59.64\00:33:01.22
Now this is-- it
begins to as we go over
00:33:01.25\00:33:03.52
these things, they begin to get.
00:33:03.55\00:33:05.01
Ooh, I said, "Look, ah,
00:33:05.04\00:33:06.41
little bit,
little more difficult.
00:33:06.44\00:33:07.81
Ooh, straight forward."
00:33:07.84\00:33:09.21
But, you know, if
you're like me, I need that.
00:33:09.24\00:33:11.69
I need it straight.
00:33:11.72\00:33:13.49
I need it simple,
I need to be able to
00:33:13.52\00:33:16.05
where you know, it's
just right straight down
00:33:16.08\00:33:17.57
the line and say,
"Okay, I've heard it."
00:33:17.60\00:33:19.67
And then I brought to
the point of what? Good.
00:33:19.70\00:33:22.12
Point of decision.
00:33:22.15\00:33:23.52
Either I'm going to or I'm not.
00:33:23.55\00:33:26.01
You say, you not know
this well, it's not too bad.
00:33:26.04\00:33:28.31
But no, if you
deviate from the least,
00:33:28.34\00:33:31.40
you're talking puppetry,
00:33:31.43\00:33:32.80
you're talking
theatrics in the church.
00:33:32.83\00:33:34.20
All of this kind deviate from
00:33:34.23\00:33:35.60
the truth and you're pretending.
00:33:35.63\00:33:37.00
Come on now.
00:33:37.03\00:33:38.40
Evangelism 137 says,
00:33:38.43\00:33:39.80
"Not one jot or tittle
00:33:39.83\00:33:44.16
of anything theatrical."
00:33:44.19\00:33:47.63
That means, false.
00:33:47.66\00:33:49.03
That means what? Made up.
00:33:49.06\00:33:50.70
Make believe acted, acting.
00:33:50.73\00:33:53.69
"Is to be
brought into our work."
00:33:53.72\00:33:56.72
You say, "Well,
this is not--is our work
00:33:56.75\00:33:58.48
not preaching the gospel, is
our work not coming together,
00:33:58.51\00:34:00.67
is our work not studying
the scriptures together."
00:34:00.70\00:34:02.62
Sure, it is.
00:34:02.65\00:34:04.02
Nothing, not one
little jot or tittle
00:34:04.05\00:34:06.90
darting you and I
crossing of a "T" as it were
00:34:06.93\00:34:09.52
is to be brought in
theatrically to our work.
00:34:09.55\00:34:13.47
And it goes on
and says, "God's cause
00:34:13.50\00:34:15.55
is to have a
sacred heavenly mold."
00:34:15.58\00:34:20.12
Is you work approved of heaven?
00:34:20.15\00:34:22.05
Is my work
approved of heaven today?
00:34:22.08\00:34:24.06
Oh, if not, God, help us.
00:34:24.09\00:34:26.36
Brothers and sisters,
that we need to think, think.
00:34:26.39\00:34:29.80
The article says,
"Let everything connected
00:34:29.83\00:34:32.24
with the giving of
the messages of this time
00:34:32.27\00:34:35.41
bear the divine impress."
00:34:35.44\00:34:38.85
We've been going over
that, does heaven approve of it.
00:34:38.88\00:34:42.46
Here it goes, here.
00:34:42.49\00:34:44.34
"Let nothing of a
theatrical nature be permitted,
00:34:44.37\00:34:49.57
for this would spoil
the sacredness of the work."
00:34:49.60\00:34:53.94
So anytime we speak the
truth regardless of whom
00:34:53.97\00:34:56.18
we're speaking it to,
whether it'd be to the old
00:34:56.21\00:34:58.63
or to the young,
whoever it might be.
00:34:58.66\00:35:00.65
It says here, "Be
careful with the what?"
00:35:00.68\00:35:02.72
Oh, theatrical nature.
00:35:02.75\00:35:05.78
Do not let it be
permitted because it spoiled
00:35:05.81\00:35:08.09
the sacredness of the work.
00:35:08.12\00:35:12.30
And yet we don't mind, you know,
00:35:12.33\00:35:13.70
we can set up little things
and, you know, use different.
00:35:13.73\00:35:19.43
I'm not trying to hurt anybody.
00:35:19.46\00:35:20.83
I'm not trying to
discourage anyone,
00:35:20.86\00:35:23.76
but do you have the blessing
00:35:23.79\00:35:25.53
when you go about
doing these things,
00:35:25.56\00:35:26.93
is the blessings of heaven
there or is it just something
00:35:26.96\00:35:29.42
that you think or is the enemy
making you feel good about it.
00:35:29.45\00:35:32.08
You know, he can do that. Why?
00:35:32.11\00:35:33.81
Because you stepped
off the platform of truth
00:35:33.84\00:35:35.53
and you went over it doing
what you know you shouldn't
00:35:35.56\00:35:37.57
or maybe you've been fooled.
00:35:37.60\00:35:38.97
Now you just don't
need to be fool now.
00:35:39.00\00:35:41.66
And we need to
come to grips with it,
00:35:41.69\00:35:43.06
if it's truth,
then okay, we do it.
00:35:43.09\00:35:44.81
If it's not, we
throw it out immediately.
00:35:44.84\00:35:47.82
We don't have to come
to grips with this and say,
00:35:47.85\00:35:49.22
"Well, 6 months
down the road now,
00:35:49.25\00:35:50.62
I'm gonna quit
doing this in the church.
00:35:50.65\00:35:53.36
We're going to quit and go
have theatrical performances
00:35:53.39\00:35:55.26
up on the platform and
running around and carrying on
00:35:55.29\00:35:58.07
using puppets and
all kind of stuff."
00:35:58.10\00:36:00.12
You don't need to wait 6 months.
00:36:00.15\00:36:01.66
As soon as you
hear the truth man,
00:36:01.69\00:36:03.06
you're accountable right
then and right there to do it.
00:36:03.09\00:36:05.74
That shows whether
you love God or not.
00:36:05.77\00:36:07.36
"Yeah, but I like to."
00:36:07.39\00:36:08.76
That's your problem.
You like to--Come on.
00:36:08.79\00:36:10.90
Let's notice this here.
00:36:10.93\00:36:12.30
Not one jot or tittle
of anything theatrical.
00:36:12.33\00:36:15.47
What is theatrical?
00:36:15.50\00:36:16.87
Anything that's false,
anything that is make believe.
00:36:16.90\00:36:19.27
You can't tell me
that all of the stuff
00:36:19.30\00:36:20.67
I'm talking about
it's not make believe.
00:36:20.70\00:36:23.12
It's not a deception.
00:36:23.15\00:36:24.52
It's not fooling.
00:36:24.55\00:36:26.18
You say, "Well, I'm not fool.
00:36:26.21\00:36:27.58
But how about the young minds?
00:36:27.61\00:36:28.98
Yes, they're fooling about it.
00:36:29.01\00:36:31.10
Psalms 1:19, I love this,
104 says, here's God saying,
00:36:31.13\00:36:35.49
"Therefore I
hate every false way."
00:36:35.52\00:36:39.91
The God of the universe
looks down to us and he says,
00:36:39.94\00:36:44.06
"Pastor Kenny, I hate
every false way." Wow.
00:36:44.09\00:36:50.85
Every what? Every false way.
00:36:50.88\00:36:54.68
You know what that
really means every false way?
00:36:54.71\00:36:56.45
That means
everything that's even viewed
00:36:56.48\00:36:58.93
as false and
appearance of false. Wow.
00:36:58.96\00:37:04.26
And then the Bible goes
on and gives some more real
00:37:04.29\00:37:06.49
meat to chew on
here in 1 John 5:21.
00:37:06.52\00:37:09.56
It says, "Children,
keep yourself, what?
00:37:09.59\00:37:13.07
Keep yourselves from idols."
00:37:13.10\00:37:15.99
Things that look like idols,
00:37:16.02\00:37:17.39
things that are
constructed like idols.
00:37:17.42\00:37:18.79
Maybe how to keep
yourselves from idols?
00:37:18.82\00:37:20.93
The word idols here means,
keep yourself from images.
00:37:20.96\00:37:24.79
Keep yourself
from shapes and forms
00:37:24.82\00:37:27.91
or fashions like. Wow.
00:37:27.94\00:37:34.23
Don't want to
gain by tight here,
00:37:34.26\00:37:35.63
but boy, think about
when you think of puppetry,
00:37:35.66\00:37:38.36
think about drama,
think of theatrics,
00:37:38.39\00:37:39.77
think of all
these things right here.
00:37:39.80\00:37:42.44
The Bible is
clear on the message.
00:37:42.47\00:37:45.17
2 Selected
Messages 23-24. Notice this.
00:37:45.20\00:37:49.16
It says, "We must be guarded."
00:37:49.19\00:37:52.33
What does that mean
that we must be guarded?
00:37:52.36\00:37:54.08
We must be on guard.
00:37:54.11\00:37:56.12
Why is it as a Christian I need
to be on guard all the time?
00:37:56.15\00:37:59.57
Because the Satan is what? Good.
00:37:59.60\00:38:01.10
A roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour.
00:38:01.13\00:38:04.40
You better be
ready, he'll eat you up.
00:38:04.43\00:38:06.88
You're no match for him.
00:38:06.91\00:38:08.28
I'm no match for him.
00:38:08.31\00:38:10.36
People walk
around, stroll around
00:38:10.39\00:38:11.76
like they can
just face the enemy
00:38:11.79\00:38:13.16
head on and they can take him.
00:38:13.19\00:38:14.56
No, you will be taken without
the spirit of the living God.
00:38:14.59\00:38:17.87
We need that spirit of
living God inside of us.
00:38:17.90\00:38:21.29
The enemy needs to
realize he's kept at bay
00:38:21.32\00:38:23.05
because of the power of God,
00:38:23.08\00:38:26.15
but you must
invite that power in
00:38:26.18\00:38:27.81
and we can't when we are
throwing out these truths,
00:38:27.84\00:38:31.45
because we like certain things.
00:38:31.48\00:38:34.71
God calls upon His
people to walk out.
00:38:34.74\00:38:36.67
We talked about,
sobriety and consistency.
00:38:36.70\00:38:40.96
Are we doing that?
00:38:40.99\00:38:44.09
Article says, "We
must be guarded for Satan
00:38:44.12\00:38:46.51
is determined, if possible."
00:38:46.54\00:38:50.73
See, if we could just realize
right now he is determined.
00:38:50.76\00:38:55.67
What the Bible said?
00:38:55.70\00:38:57.07
Event the elect, if were
possible He is going to deceive.
00:38:57.10\00:38:59.72
He is determined to
deceive you on some issue.
00:38:59.75\00:39:04.68
He is determine to
deceive this person,
00:39:04.71\00:39:07.87
this person, me all of us.
00:39:07.90\00:39:11.31
You're no exception.
00:39:11.34\00:39:12.71
You might think you
are, you are no exception.
00:39:12.74\00:39:14.27
I'm no exception to this.
00:39:14.30\00:39:15.67
He is determined.
00:39:15.70\00:39:17.69
He studies your life.
00:39:17.72\00:39:19.09
He knows what's going on.
00:39:19.12\00:39:21.28
He's determined, if possible.
00:39:21.31\00:39:24.85
And here's how
he's going to do it.
00:39:24.88\00:39:27.40
To--oh, this gets heavy.
00:39:27.43\00:39:29.65
"To intermingle in
the religious services."
00:39:29.68\00:39:33.42
Oh, boy, now this
starts to work God pointed now.
00:39:33.45\00:39:36.56
The devil is
determined to deceive
00:39:36.59\00:39:38.52
and he is gong to do it
by trying to intermingle
00:39:38.55\00:39:41.00
with religious services.
00:39:41.03\00:39:42.85
Things that takes
place in the service.
00:39:42.88\00:39:45.14
Uh, to do what?
00:39:45.17\00:39:48.52
To paddle his evil influence.
00:39:48.55\00:39:50.72
Article goes on, "Let
there be no theatrical display,
00:39:50.75\00:39:55.63
for this will not
help to strengthen
00:39:55.66\00:39:58.68
belief in the Word of God.
00:39:58.71\00:40:00.76
Rather, it will divert attention
to the human instrument."
00:40:00.79\00:40:04.81
Did you get that?
00:40:04.84\00:40:06.22
Let there be what?
00:40:06.25\00:40:07.62
No theatrical display.
00:40:07.65\00:40:09.02
It's not going to lend any
strength in the Word of God.
00:40:09.05\00:40:13.07
In fact, what happens is?
00:40:13.10\00:40:14.50
The person who
is doing that thing
00:40:14.53\00:40:16.60
whatever it might be is
going to get the attention.
00:40:16.63\00:40:18.99
And Jesus said,
"If I be lifted up
00:40:19.02\00:40:20.84
will draw all men unto me."
00:40:20.87\00:40:23.19
So we'll say,
"Well, they'll learn better
00:40:23.22\00:40:25.04
if we do this
and if we use this.
00:40:25.07\00:40:26.84
It lends no power when we do
that to the Word of God." Why?
00:40:26.87\00:40:29.95
Because the Holy Spirit
will not accompany that.
00:40:29.98\00:40:32.58
That's very clear.
00:40:32.61\00:40:34.37
It just will not accompany.
00:40:34.40\00:40:36.83
In fact, the human
instrument will get the glory
00:40:36.86\00:40:39.52
and that's what the enemy wants.
00:40:39.55\00:40:40.92
And dear friend,
we don't need that.
00:40:40.95\00:40:42.32
This is heavy duty.
00:40:42.35\00:40:44.30
More I read these
things I'm saying,
00:40:44.33\00:40:45.76
"Oh, Lord, have mercy.
00:40:45.79\00:40:47.16
We've been in the dark so long."
00:40:47.19\00:40:49.14
Or is there no one
left to stand up and say,
00:40:49.17\00:40:51.29
"Hey!" Well,
just look at the issue
00:40:51.32\00:40:55.25
a little bit
longer because, you know,
00:40:55.28\00:40:56.80
what difference is that in
this you'd call this wrong here
00:40:56.83\00:41:00.00
and there is other wrongs
here that we might speak out,
00:41:00.03\00:41:02.16
but because someone may
get their feelings hurt,
00:41:02.19\00:41:04.09
someone may not like it,
we're going to keep silent.
00:41:04.12\00:41:06.21
Now it's not a time.
00:41:06.24\00:41:07.62
Their life may depend upon it.
00:41:07.65\00:41:09.05
Other lives will depend upon it.
00:41:09.08\00:41:10.55
Our children's life
will depend upon it.
00:41:10.58\00:41:12.69
These are issues that
we need to closely examine.
00:41:12.72\00:41:15.28
So, God, help us.
00:41:15.31\00:41:18.05
Evangelism, page 137
and 8 makes the comment.
00:41:18.08\00:41:22.45
Please, listen all carefully.
00:41:22.48\00:41:24.79
Now remember some of
you missed the first part,
00:41:24.82\00:41:26.49
so you kind of
like, oh, boy, but, but...
00:41:26.52\00:41:28.77
You need to call and
you get that and then also
00:41:28.80\00:41:31.38
we have kind of an
outline that goes over this
00:41:31.41\00:41:33.22
gives you some real--real
meaty to study on with it.
00:41:33.25\00:41:36.01
And when you get done,
listen there will be no excuse
00:41:36.04\00:41:38.61
for us going
down the wrong path.
00:41:38.64\00:41:40.10
There really won't be.
00:41:40.13\00:41:42.49
Don't you want to please God?
00:41:42.52\00:41:43.89
Don't you love Him
with all your heart,
00:41:43.92\00:41:45.29
your soul and your mind?
00:41:45.32\00:41:47.25
And when you hear
these things you say, "Yeah."
00:41:47.28\00:41:48.67
But so, how do you take
out theatrics out of puppetry,
00:41:48.70\00:41:52.18
and acting, and drama?
00:41:52.21\00:41:53.70
How do you--?
You see, you don't.
00:41:53.73\00:41:55.10
It's in there.
00:41:55.13\00:41:56.88
You can justify all you
want, make excuses all you want.
00:41:56.91\00:41:59.31
Take a boat, and
everybody says, "Okay."
00:41:59.34\00:42:00.74
Doesn't make it right.
00:42:00.77\00:42:03.98
Spirit of Prophecy, I listen
very carefully when it says,
00:42:04.01\00:42:06.37
"I was shown or
I was instructed--"
00:42:06.40\00:42:08.91
Please listen to this one.
00:42:08.94\00:42:10.31
Evangelism
137-138, I am instructed.
00:42:10.34\00:42:15.46
"The message was given
that all theatrical performances
00:42:15.49\00:42:19.78
in connection with the
preaching of present truth."
00:42:19.81\00:42:24.14
That's present truth.
00:42:24.17\00:42:25.54
Going on here,
what we need right now
00:42:25.57\00:42:27.46
for this day in this time?
00:42:27.49\00:42:30.10
Now listen
carefully what it said,
00:42:30.13\00:42:31.50
"Truth were to be discouraged
and forbidden." What?
00:42:31.53\00:42:37.22
I'm instructed that the message
00:42:37.25\00:42:38.63
was given that all
theatrical performances
00:42:38.66\00:42:41.37
in connection with the
preaching of present truth
00:42:41.40\00:42:44.74
were to be discouraged,
number one, and then what?
00:42:44.77\00:42:48.11
And then forbidden.
00:42:48.14\00:42:50.59
Not a vote of the church whether
they're going to do it or not.
00:42:50.62\00:42:54.71
It just says forbidden, note it,
00:42:54.74\00:42:56.90
"The light given me
was, 'Give this no sanction.'
00:42:56.93\00:43:02.92
These performances, which
savored of the theatrical,
00:43:02.95\00:43:08.70
were to have no
place in the proclamation
00:43:08.73\00:43:11.33
of the solemn
messages entrusted to us."
00:43:11.36\00:43:16.75
See, you can make all
kind of justifications.
00:43:16.78\00:43:18.39
Well, you know, if it's puppetry
00:43:18.42\00:43:19.79
and there's other things
over here that little kids like,
00:43:19.82\00:43:21.38
still, you should
be presenting, what?
00:43:21.41\00:43:23.19
The unadulterated
truth and it's not truth.
00:43:23.22\00:43:26.64
What you're
presenting you might be saying
00:43:26.67\00:43:28.04
what is truth that
all you're portraying,
00:43:28.07\00:43:29.82
all this been work through.
00:43:29.85\00:43:31.22
It's deception
to the little mind.
00:43:31.25\00:43:34.00
And so we need to be
very careful about that.
00:43:34.03\00:43:36.77
Spirit of the living God.
00:43:36.80\00:43:38.17
God's servant said
that not to be discouraged,
00:43:38.20\00:43:39.95
not even discouraged,
forbidden to be use.
00:43:39.98\00:43:42.59
Anything that saviors
of theatrical has no place
00:43:42.62\00:43:45.69
in the proclamation of
the giving of the gospel.
00:43:45.72\00:43:47.82
And, dear friends,
all we have to do is study
00:43:47.85\00:43:50.63
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
00:43:50.66\00:43:52.05
What's that
really talking about?
00:43:52.08\00:43:54.22
Bible comes back in 2
Peter more in verse 1:12,
00:43:54.25\00:43:58.80
it says here,
"And be established
00:43:58.83\00:44:02.39
in the present truth."
00:44:02.42\00:44:04.99
Friend, are you really
established in present truth?
00:44:05.02\00:44:06.92
Or you really
give him praise to God
00:44:06.95\00:44:08.41
that He's given you
opportunity to come to it--
00:44:08.44\00:44:10.79
to knowledge and understanding
00:44:10.82\00:44:12.58
of what truth is and
then the present truth,
00:44:12.61\00:44:14.99
the message of the hour.
00:44:15.02\00:44:17.43
Oh, you know this.
00:44:17.46\00:44:18.83
But in the every portion
of the history of this world,
00:44:18.86\00:44:21.93
what has happened?
00:44:21.96\00:44:23.33
God does have His
specific message for His people.
00:44:23.36\00:44:27.03
It's a challenging message.
00:44:27.06\00:44:28.96
It's a message that
demands you make a decision on.
00:44:28.99\00:44:34.75
And the present message
that He has given to us,
00:44:34.78\00:44:36.70
I don't--I don't
see any of these--
00:44:36.73\00:44:39.62
Oh, I want to say
foolishness going on.
00:44:39.65\00:44:43.19
We've got to get down to it.
00:44:43.22\00:44:47.04
There's no time to waste.
00:44:47.07\00:44:50.18
It doesn't fit in
with the solemn message
00:44:50.21\00:44:52.85
that God has entrusted us with.
00:44:52.88\00:44:54.57
And remember,
if He has entrusted
00:44:54.60\00:44:56.62
these truths to you, He's
gonna hold you accountable.
00:44:56.65\00:45:00.27
He's gonna hold me
accountable for these things.
00:45:00.30\00:45:03.09
And I've got to be established.
00:45:03.12\00:45:05.60
I've got to be
grounded in the truth.
00:45:05.63\00:45:10.26
I've got to
understand what truth is.
00:45:10.29\00:45:13.32
Another little
book I was reading
00:45:13.35\00:45:14.72
its Nine Testimonies, page 142.
00:45:14.75\00:45:19.31
And it goes on.
00:45:19.34\00:45:20.71
It's building as
we go, so we realize
00:45:20.74\00:45:22.81
we're not trying to
take something out of context
00:45:22.84\00:45:24.72
and not trying to put, make
to say something that is not,
00:45:24.75\00:45:27.44
it's not saying here.
00:45:27.47\00:45:29.39
My friend, my brother, my
sister, listen we love you.
00:45:29.42\00:45:32.02
We appreciate you. We
don't want you deceived.
00:45:32.05\00:45:34.08
We don't want to
be deceived here.
00:45:34.11\00:45:37.08
And so we must
go over these things
00:45:37.11\00:45:39.80
and it says here,
00:45:39.83\00:45:41.20
"It is not a theatrical
performance that glorifies God."
00:45:41.23\00:45:47.08
Things that we use,
things that we cover up with,
00:45:47.11\00:45:49.00
things that we
do and how we act,
00:45:49.03\00:45:50.40
it doesn't glorify God.
00:45:50.43\00:45:52.15
"But the
presentation of the truth
00:45:52.18\00:45:55.29
in the love of God."
00:45:55.32\00:45:57.98
You know, how many of
us are even doing that?
00:45:58.01\00:46:00.12
Trying to present, you
know, the truth of God in love.
00:46:00.15\00:46:05.93
Wouldn't it be that what
we're taking about today?
00:46:05.96\00:46:08.78
Put yourself out just a
little bit in the glasshouse
00:46:08.81\00:46:11.05
and people will
be throwing thing
00:46:11.08\00:46:12.45
and may be--may be discourage
with you just a little bit.
00:46:12.48\00:46:15.62
Could it be?
00:46:15.65\00:46:17.02
But see, we have to love
our brothers and our sisters
00:46:17.05\00:46:19.79
and be willing to put it
out there on the line and say,
00:46:19.82\00:46:22.05
"What about? What about?
00:46:22.08\00:46:25.25
It all makes difference. Why?
00:46:25.28\00:46:26.65
Because we've been
studying here in our last,
00:46:26.68\00:46:28.14
you know, first
session and this one
00:46:28.17\00:46:30.04
is what the enemy is--
Deception for everything,
00:46:30.07\00:46:33.29
every truth he has a deception,
00:46:33.32\00:46:35.25
he has an untruth and he
is mingling all together,
00:46:35.28\00:46:37.42
and he wants to
work in the church.
00:46:37.45\00:46:41.61
Well, that's heavy duty.
00:46:41.64\00:46:44.17
Presentation of
the truth it says,
00:46:44.20\00:46:45.78
"In the love of Christ."
00:46:45.81\00:46:48.35
How interesting because
Ephesians 4:15 says this.
00:46:48.38\00:46:53.22
"Speaking." Oh,
good you've got it.
00:46:53.25\00:46:55.83
"Speaking the
truth in, what? In love."
00:46:55.86\00:46:59.16
How do you speak the truth?
00:46:59.19\00:47:00.56
We love you or we wouldn't
be presenting these things
00:47:00.59\00:47:03.44
because they're controversial
and they can cause problems,
00:47:03.47\00:47:06.37
but we have to
love the truth more.
00:47:06.40\00:47:09.50
And say, God
will stand beside you,
00:47:09.53\00:47:11.62
He will stand beside me
00:47:11.65\00:47:13.02
when we take a positional
stands for what truth is.
00:47:13.05\00:47:16.38
You may be asked to
leave at certain congregation,
00:47:16.41\00:47:19.61
I don't know.
00:47:19.64\00:47:22.33
You may be out there,
don't want you to around
00:47:22.36\00:47:24.19
because you say, "Oh, this--
I don't read this in scripture.
00:47:24.22\00:47:29.44
How come we're doing this?"
00:47:29.47\00:47:31.19
If it's not founded in
scripture then it's what?
00:47:31.22\00:47:34.11
Most say and I say it's
the scripture of the enemy.
00:47:34.14\00:47:36.67
You think he
didn't have his own,
00:47:36.70\00:47:38.07
be careful, Bible.
00:47:38.10\00:47:41.80
Join us,
counterfeit for everything.
00:47:41.83\00:47:44.18
Oh, mercy.
00:47:44.21\00:47:46.00
Speaking the truth
and love that it says
00:47:46.03\00:47:48.45
we may grow up
into Him in all things.
00:47:48.48\00:47:53.96
So does this thing we're
talking about make a difference?
00:47:53.99\00:47:57.19
Yes, it does.
00:47:57.22\00:47:58.59
Oh, it makes a vital difference.
00:47:58.62\00:48:00.31
It could be the matter of, what?
00:48:00.34\00:48:01.71
Being saved or
lost. Oh, yes, it is.
00:48:01.74\00:48:03.11
We're talking
about eternity here
00:48:03.14\00:48:04.67
because we can't-- we
can't avoid what truth,
00:48:04.70\00:48:06.79
we need to
concentrate about what is truth.
00:48:06.82\00:48:10.12
So it's not what?
00:48:10.15\00:48:11.52
Not a theatrical
performance that glorifies God.
00:48:11.55\00:48:14.09
Do you want to glorify God?
00:48:14.12\00:48:15.49
And this is what
this is all about?
00:48:15.52\00:48:17.13
Is to make honor
and glory to Him,
00:48:17.16\00:48:19.83
presenting the truth and love,
that's what it's all about.
00:48:19.86\00:48:23.22
Another little book I was
reading is Nine Manuscript,
00:48:23.25\00:48:26.19
page 387, said this.
00:48:26.22\00:48:30.10
This--once again,
see we're honing in,
00:48:30.13\00:48:33.15
we're coming in, let us
say the planes flying in.
00:48:33.18\00:48:35.83
You see, so real-- real
clear we can see our target
00:48:35.86\00:48:38.94
and we want to--we want
to come in and say, "Boom."
00:48:38.97\00:48:40.81
Now in case
you're still doubting,
00:48:40.84\00:48:42.32
listen to this one.
00:48:42.35\00:48:43.72
"Those who make
use of the devices
00:48:43.75\00:48:48.42
that are theatrical in nature,
00:48:48.45\00:48:51.12
to hold the
attention of the people."
00:48:51.15\00:48:53.81
Let's just say the
children, shall we?
00:48:53.84\00:48:55.80
"Lose the realization
of the presence of Christ.
00:48:55.83\00:49:00.38
They mingle the
common with the sacred." Wow.
00:49:00.41\00:49:05.38
Those who make use of devices,
00:49:05.41\00:49:06.90
you got to use devices
because you can't hold attention
00:49:06.93\00:49:09.48
of the children or anybody else
00:49:09.51\00:49:10.91
without using these
kind of things here.
00:49:10.94\00:49:12.85
It says here,
"We lose realization
00:49:12.88\00:49:15.11
of the presence of Christ."
00:49:15.14\00:49:17.57
'Cause our mind's
upon these things.
00:49:17.60\00:49:20.56
Wow. Sacred, holy.
00:49:20.59\00:49:24.53
You remember 2
Peter 3:11 it says,
00:49:24.56\00:49:26.38
"Seeing then that all of these
things should be dissolved,
00:49:26.41\00:49:30.67
what manner of persons ought
you to be in all holy, what?
00:49:30.70\00:49:35.07
Conversation and godliness."
00:49:35.10\00:49:37.33
As we see the day approaching
Jesus is soon to come,
00:49:37.36\00:49:39.75
how should we be?
00:49:39.78\00:49:41.61
Review and Herald 1/4/1881 says,
00:49:41.64\00:49:44.40
"The followers of
Jesus enjoy sober,
00:49:44.43\00:49:46.86
sensible, and ennobling themes."
00:49:46.89\00:49:50.12
Notice, "Others those
who cannot take pleasure
00:49:50.15\00:49:53.47
in these gatherings,
unless the superficial
00:49:53.50\00:49:56.46
and unreal
shall make a prominent
00:49:56.49\00:49:59.03
feature in the exercises."
00:49:59.06\00:50:00.90
So I'm not happy what
you're studying unless
00:50:00.93\00:50:02.46
and you've to
have other gimmicks
00:50:02.49\00:50:03.86
and things going on
in order to make it.
00:50:03.89\00:50:05.28
This is unsaved.
00:50:05.31\00:50:07.94
People were not spiritual.
00:50:07.97\00:50:10.17
They become the
lovers of pleasures.
00:50:10.20\00:50:11.77
Things are going on,
more than lovers of God.
00:50:11.80\00:50:14.47
Now Blessings,
page 68 says this.
00:50:14.50\00:50:17.21
I'm hurrying on. A
little bit of more material.
00:50:17.24\00:50:18.61
Our time just about gone.
00:50:18.64\00:50:20.01
It says, "Truth
is of God, deception,
00:50:20.04\00:50:22.56
in every one of its
myriad forms, is of Satan."
00:50:22.59\00:50:26.07
What? Truthness of God,
deception is of the enemy
00:50:26.10\00:50:28.60
and everyone is myriad forms,
00:50:28.63\00:50:30.01
they're getting
deviation from that.
00:50:30.04\00:50:32.05
Friend, don't we
realize that we're dealing with
00:50:32.08\00:50:34.62
truth issue here,
00:50:34.65\00:50:37.25
a real principal
from the Word of God.
00:50:37.28\00:50:39.88
Second Selected Messages, 21,
"Satan will insinuate himself
00:50:39.91\00:50:43.65
by little
wedges, which will widen
00:50:43.68\00:50:46.19
as he makes a place for them
00:50:46.22\00:50:48.58
with these spurious devices
of Satan will be brought into
00:50:48.61\00:50:53.14
the special work of this time."
00:50:53.17\00:50:54.85
Webster says the appearance
00:50:54.88\00:50:57.65
without something
not being shown here.
00:50:57.68\00:51:00.91
Satan is going to
insinuate himself, what?
00:51:00.94\00:51:02.82
By little wedges
coming into the church.
00:51:02.85\00:51:04.84
Manuscript 43, 1907,
"As we near the end of time,
00:51:04.87\00:51:08.45
falsehood will be
so mingled with truth,
00:51:08.48\00:51:10.92
that only those who have
the guidance of, what?" Come on.
00:51:10.95\00:51:13.70
"The Holy Spirit will
be able to distinguish
00:51:13.73\00:51:16.28
between truth and error.
00:51:16.31\00:51:18.44
We need to make every effort
00:51:18.47\00:51:19.84
to keep the way of the Lord.
00:51:19.87\00:51:21.78
We must in no case
turn from His guidance
00:51:21.81\00:51:24.47
to put our trust in man."
00:51:24.50\00:51:28.24
Read Psalm 147:3,
when you have a chance.
00:51:28.27\00:51:30.65
Review and Herald, 3/28/1882.
00:51:30.68\00:51:33.08
"Conformity to
the world is a sin
00:51:33.11\00:51:36.26
which is sapping the
spirituality of our people,
00:51:36.29\00:51:39.10
seriously interfering
with their usefulness,
00:51:39.13\00:51:42.49
with its idle proclamation
and the warning message
00:51:42.52\00:51:45.23
to the world, while we deny it
00:51:45.26\00:51:46.71
in the
transactions of daily life."
00:51:46.74\00:51:48.77
Are you denying it?
00:51:48.80\00:51:50.50
Great Controversy, 231.
00:51:50.53\00:51:52.42
It's a fact worldy, we'll
talk about widely ignored.
00:51:52.45\00:51:56.64
We talk about danger.
00:51:56.67\00:51:58.92
Error never really
appears for what it really is.
00:51:58.95\00:52:02.92
It's mingling or
attaching itself to truth
00:52:02.95\00:52:05.49
that against accept us. Wow.
00:52:05.52\00:52:09.30
Education, page 25.
00:52:09.33\00:52:10.84
"By the mingling
of evil with good."
00:52:10.87\00:52:14.15
And it said, "His or man's mind
00:52:14.18\00:52:15.80
has become what? Confused."
00:52:15.83\00:52:18.57
Friend, did you get that?
00:52:18.60\00:52:19.97
Our minds have become confused
because we've been, what?
00:52:20.00\00:52:21.42
Mingling truth
and error together.
00:52:21.45\00:52:24.32
Just like the Bible
said in Exodus 20:16.
00:52:24.35\00:52:26.24
If we had no other foundation,
then is the Bible say,
00:52:26.27\00:52:29.17
"Thou shall not
bear false witness
00:52:29.20\00:52:30.80
against thy neighbor."
00:52:30.83\00:52:33.70
Wow. 19 Manuscript, 303.
00:52:33.73\00:52:37.77
"All who have the
knowledge of Jesus Christ
00:52:37.80\00:52:39.55
will imitate Him in
their manner of instruction."
00:52:39.58\00:52:45.08
Chris Collection, 159.
00:52:45.11\00:52:46.86
"There was no false, so
they're talking about Jesus.
00:52:46.89\00:52:48.99
No acting in what He did."
00:52:49.02\00:52:51.44
Mount of Blessing, 68.
00:52:51.47\00:52:53.12
"No one who
tries to appear, what?
00:52:53.15\00:52:56.67
He is not can be
called truthful."
00:52:56.70\00:53:00.69
Whatsoever is more than
the truth is of the evil one.
00:53:00.72\00:53:04.75
I know we're hurrying
along quickly with those,
00:53:04.78\00:53:07.19
that's why we have the outline.
00:53:07.22\00:53:08.59
We'd be glad to sent to you,
but you're gonna have to call.
00:53:08.62\00:53:10.52
Last one, Fundamentals
of Education 229 says,
00:53:10.55\00:53:14.13
"I have not been able
to find in one instance
00:53:14.16\00:53:16.29
where He, Jesus,
educated His disciples
00:53:16.32\00:53:19.30
to engage in any
theatrical performances,
00:53:19.33\00:53:22.24
yet Christ was our
pattern in everything."
00:53:22.27\00:53:26.46
Oh, friend, I hope you see
the importance of this massage.
00:53:26.49\00:53:29.34
I hope you see that many
people maybe have been fooled,
00:53:29.37\00:53:31.92
they've been lured as
it were in false security
00:53:31.95\00:53:35.56
that it's okay
and it's fascinating
00:53:35.59\00:53:37.69
and the children will learn.
00:53:37.72\00:53:39.09
But listen, Bible
gives clear instructions
00:53:39.12\00:53:42.71
on what we are to do.
00:53:42.74\00:53:44.11
And we need to be
praying, God help us.
00:53:44.14\00:53:46.17
We don't want to
deceive the little ones
00:53:46.20\00:53:47.84
in any form or fashion.
00:53:47.87\00:53:49.29
We don't want
to teach them a lie
00:53:49.32\00:53:50.82
and then want the
truth back from them.
00:53:50.85\00:53:54.59
Are we teaching our
children a wrong thing?
00:53:54.62\00:53:56.17
May God help us
to see this drama,
00:53:56.20\00:53:58.23
puppetry, performances
going on and their acting.
00:53:58.26\00:54:01.53
May God help us to see?
00:54:01.56\00:54:02.93
This is something that we
need to pray about right now.
00:54:02.96\00:54:04.98
I want to pray with
you before we close.
00:54:05.01\00:54:07.48
You need to be calling
in for this information,
00:54:07.51\00:54:09.82
so you can do some
more studying for yourself,
00:54:09.85\00:54:11.73
but it's so
crystal-- crystal clear to me,
00:54:11.76\00:54:13.56
and I pray that this to you.
00:54:13.59\00:54:14.96
Let's pray about it
right now together, shall we?
00:54:14.99\00:54:16.90
Let's pray.
Merciful Father in Heaven,
00:54:16.93\00:54:18.94
we thank you for
Your precious word,
00:54:18.97\00:54:20.55
we realize that may not be
acceptable to everyone, Lord,
00:54:20.58\00:54:24.18
but those who love
the truth will say,
00:54:24.21\00:54:25.58
oh, thank you, Lord, if
they where fooled on it.
00:54:25.61\00:54:27.87
They will make those changes.
00:54:27.90\00:54:29.27
They'll see Your word,
the weight of evidences.
00:54:29.30\00:54:30.88
Say, 'Oh, thank You, God.'
00:54:30.91\00:54:32.28
You're leading and You're
guiding us a step at a time
00:54:32.31\00:54:34.99
and preparing us
for Your soon return.
00:54:35.02\00:54:37.11
We thank You for
our precious souls
00:54:37.14\00:54:38.51
that are viewing and watching
and listening around the world.
00:54:38.54\00:54:41.06
We pray for them
in a especial way
00:54:41.09\00:54:42.52
to take their stand for
what is right in Jesus' name
00:54:42.55\00:54:44.97
we pray and for His sake, amen.
00:54:45.00\00:54:48.24
Once again, we just
want to encourage you,
00:54:48.27\00:54:49.64
we praise the Lord
for you, for your support,
00:54:49.67\00:54:51.78
for your prayers, your
cards and your letters.
00:54:51.81\00:54:55.14
You have a lot of questions.
00:54:55.17\00:54:56.54
You know, some of you, you know,
00:54:56.57\00:54:57.94
you need to be
sending your phone numbers
00:54:57.97\00:54:59.34
and you have a lot of questions,
00:54:59.37\00:55:00.74
sometimes 'cause the answers
00:55:00.77\00:55:02.14
you have that-- Oh,
my, take me forever.
00:55:02.17\00:55:03.54
It's lot easier just
to talk to you on phone,
00:55:03.57\00:55:05.27
so be sure you put
your phone number in there.
00:55:05.30\00:55:06.92
And when you
have a good question
00:55:06.95\00:55:08.50
that I may need some little help
00:55:08.53\00:55:09.99
and I'll be glad to
give you a call and do that,
00:55:10.02\00:55:12.18
but keep praying for us.
00:55:12.21\00:55:13.58
Please, do that.
00:55:13.61\00:55:14.98
And remember,
it's still only by your
00:55:15.01\00:55:16.38
free will offerings to help keep
these kind of programs coming.
00:55:16.41\00:55:19.72
And again, we need your prayers
00:55:19.75\00:55:21.22
more than anything.
00:55:21.25\00:55:22.62
So remember in the coming days,
00:55:22.65\00:55:24.24
everyday when you get up,
commit yourself to Jesus Christ,
00:55:24.27\00:55:28.22
pray for the
ministries around the world,
00:55:28.25\00:55:30.32
pray to be ready
when Jesus He'll come.
00:55:30.35\00:55:32.58
And we'll look forward to
seeing you on that sea of glass.
00:55:32.61\00:55:34.61
God bless you.
See you next time.
00:55:34.64\00:55:36.79
Hello and welcome back.
00:55:38.44\00:55:40.10
To unmask the enemies
sometimes ooh, it's painful,
00:55:40.13\00:55:44.19
especially when
it affects the things
00:55:44.22\00:55:45.99
that we enjoy and
we've never before
00:55:46.02\00:55:48.90
thought of them as being wrong.
00:55:48.93\00:55:50.67
This is where we
really need to learn
00:55:50.70\00:55:53.28
to trust God and in His wisdom.
00:55:53.31\00:55:55.88
Have faith in His direction,
00:55:55.91\00:55:57.67
even though we may
not fully understand it.
00:55:57.70\00:56:00.88
This is the meaning
of His being our Lord.
00:56:00.91\00:56:03.65
What our faith as such
that we will follow Him,
00:56:03.68\00:56:06.52
wheresoever He may lead us.
00:56:06.55\00:56:08.60
Even though we see through
the spiritual glass darkly
00:56:08.63\00:56:12.83
and do not fully
comprehend the path
00:56:12.86\00:56:15.04
that He is leading us upon,
00:56:15.07\00:56:16.80
we must trust that
all that He does for us
00:56:16.83\00:56:19.97
is for the good of
our personal salvation.
00:56:20.00\00:56:22.41
His goal is to save us
from the grasp of the enemy
00:56:22.44\00:56:26.16
and to restore
us into His image.
00:56:26.19\00:56:28.55
There is no safer
place, brothers and sisters,
00:56:28.58\00:56:31.67
that in the
perfect will of our Savior.
00:56:31.70\00:56:34.29
The subject of drama is
one that cause for decisions
00:56:34.32\00:56:38.10
and perhaps a change in
our plans and in our habits,
00:56:38.13\00:56:42.16
and as we do this keep in mind,
00:56:42.19\00:56:44.72
that it is being done,
00:56:44.75\00:56:46.31
so that there is
nothing-- absolutely nothing
00:56:46.34\00:56:49.29
left between us and our loving
Savior to separate us from Him.
00:56:49.32\00:56:54.17
We hope that you will call in
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00:56:54.20\00:56:57.67
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00:56:57.70\00:57:00.38
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00:57:59.88\00:58:03.15
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