Hello, and welcome to
Behold the Lamb Presents.
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I'm Chris Shelton your host
and as always we're so thankful,
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so grateful that you
had chosen to take this time
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in the study of
God's word with us today.
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Today's message is
the fourth message,
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the last message in
our four part series
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that we have entitled
Common and Sacred Fire.
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During our first three messages
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we've been learning
that there're so many ways
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in which a person may mingle
the common with the sacred.
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And I hope that you're
also learning the lesson that
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when sacred and holy
things are brought down
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to the level of
common and ordinary
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that God is displeased.
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Listen to the short
quote from the book Testimonies
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to Ministers and Gospel Workers,
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it's found on
page 466 and it reads
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"Sacred things are brought
down to the level of the common,
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and a condition
of things is created
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that pleases the
prince of darkness
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and grieves away
the Spirit of God."
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Friends, when self
takes over and does exactly
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what self thinks
is correct and right
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the battle is always lost.
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Spiritual things are
spiritually discerned.
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We must be willing to learn
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to fully rely on God's
word for a sure foundation
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and finding our direction
and guidance in this world.
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Our minds must be
stayed upon God and His grace
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in order to distinguish
the common from the sacred
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and we must learn to trust
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our heavenly
Fathers wisdom and guidance
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so as to always,
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always obey His commands
in all areas of our lives.
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No one loves us more than He.
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No one wants the best
for us more than He does.
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And no one
absolutely no one but Christ
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can save us from
ourselves and our own messes.
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But we must trust in Him fully
in order to receive His grace
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and rightly distinguish between
the common and sacred fire.
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But before we join Pastor Kenny
Shelton for today's message,
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we're going to be
blessed with the song
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from the 3ABN Worship Center
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that is entitled
"Chasing of the Wind"
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as sung by Jennifer LaMountain.
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Every heart
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Is filled with longing
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To be free
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From all life's pain
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Yet the search
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Through earthly pleasures
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Always ends
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In vain
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Only God
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who made the heavens
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Can satisfy our souls
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Apart from Him
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And all His meaning
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All things fail
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As they begin
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And hearts deceived
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Can only know
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A chasing of the wind
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All
achievements, all possessions
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These all with
time return to dust
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Only God
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Can be our reason
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For deep and quiet trust
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He will guard us
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From the dangers
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That gladly make men fools
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Apart from Him
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and all His meaning
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All things fail
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As they begin
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And hearts deceived
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Can only know
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A chasing of the wind
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A chasing of the wind
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Why do we live
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Without Jesus?
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Why do we waste
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Another day?
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He is the life
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That sustains us
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The only hope for us today
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So tell me, why do we live
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Why do we live
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Without Him?
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Thanks for joining us
here at Behold the Lamb
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as you just heard
on the introduction,
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this is the
fourth part of a series
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that we've been talking
about the common and the sacred.
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You know it's sad to say
many of us today in the world
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we have a difficult
time trying to figure out
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what is that which is
common or things of the world
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and that which is
sacred that belongs to God.
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Let me just say
upfront the enemy
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as you've seen in
the first three parts,
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the enemy is
trying to confuse us
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so that we don't understand
the issues facing us today.
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On this fourth part,
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we left off last time
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we were talking about
the early Christian church
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and the reformers
the early Christians
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and how they loved
the truth of God's Word
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and how they
would live their lives
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so that they
could proclaim the truth
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and not be sidetracked.
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How they taught
it to their children
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and how they
themselves loved it.
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But before we really
get into it as always
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we ask you to
join us as we kneel
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and have prayer together.
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And I know where you can
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you're gonna kneel
right there in your home,
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you're gonna pray
right along with me.
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And be those who
may be on the CDs
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whatever you're listening
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you're in your
car you can't do it
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but all you can
shoot up a prayer.
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And I pray that you'll
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that the Holy Spirit will take
all we say the mess that I make
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if the Holy Spirit can take
it put real truth in your heart
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and real
conviction in your mind.
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So we pray about that together.
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Our Father in heave,
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we thank You for the
privilege of proclaiming
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Your word to the world.
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Thank You for
Your sweet Holy Spirit
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as promised
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now as we claim Your
blood and forgiveness of sin
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that your Holy
Spirit now will revive us.
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We may be able
to hear You speak us
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and the word that comes
across today will touch hearts
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and lives like never before.
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Lord, we rest
all of these things
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in thy care and thy keeping
and promises that You have made
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that Your word
would not return void.
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We thank You, for
everyone who listens,
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everyone who watches
we're gonna give You praise
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and give You honor and
glory in Jesus name, amen.
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We encourage you here
Behold the Lamb always
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so much material
we could just go on,
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and on and on we're
not going to do that
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we have so much time to cover.
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Pencil and papers
always good to jot down
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because I know a lot of
you are checking everything.
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I heard people say I
just, I have to slow,
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I put it on, I
watch it and then I pause
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and I write down
what you say and you know,
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you know where
its found and so on.
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And I look all these things
and thank you for doing that.
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You need to keep
the preachers honest.
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You know, and I'm
a believer in that.
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So praise God for you
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and of course your
response here Behold the Lamb.
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We've talked about
the early Christians
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they had to deal
with three major attacks.
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That's where we left off
on part three, part four,
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three major attacks
and I'm gonna saying
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they're valid today.
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Three major attacks
that the enemy is doing what?
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He is brining upon the church.
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And here is what he is doing.
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Number one, the
Bible is not accepted
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as the standard of
faith and righteousness.
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Isn't that sad, this is
the standard of righteousness
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and standard of, of our faith.
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Too bad, that it's not accepted
by the majority of people.
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They say I feel, I think,
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it's seems like
it doesn't matter.
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Doesn't it make
sense that we need to have
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just one central
right book that we read
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and this where we
learn what is right
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and what is wrong I think so.
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The Bible says in Psalms 33
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if you're
jotting it down verse 4
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says "For the word
of the Lord is right."
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The Lord-- the word
of the Lord is what?
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It is right.
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And then James 1:22 says
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"But be ye doers of the
word, and not hearers only."
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So we do have a standard
of righteousness right here.
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This is how we find out
what is right and what is wrong,
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not I think or someone said.
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Number two, if the
devil is attacking.
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There is point here.
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Religious freedom
is termed a heresy.
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What do I mean by that?
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Religious freedom.
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I pray that you believe
in freedom of speech, right.
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I pray that you're believing
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that we should have
freedom in our religion
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to choose whether
you want to serve God
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or whether you
don't want to serve God.
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You know, we realize we should
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but there is those
who chose not to do it.
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But if anyone
wants to follow God
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and they have religious freedom
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that all of the sudden
what hey this is heresy.
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Now I want you to think with me
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do you realize
even in this country
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other countries around the world
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where it's finding out
many of you don't know--
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as Christians
you've forgotten this
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there is a
certain law on the book
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that's called hate crime.
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That means the
enemy is doing this.
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Please note the
enemy is doing this.
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He is getting to
where that the preachers
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and you know elders or pastors
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whoever they
might be in the pulpit
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cannot really expose
error according to the Bible
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because somebody is
gonna get their feelings hurt.
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That's, that's sad.
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You can be fine,
you can be in prison
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by disagreeing with what
some of the faith teaches.
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Is that really right?
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Think about this
for just a moment,
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and this might just get
under something peoples skin
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just a little bit.
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You know, we're told many times
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that we can't preach
against homosexuality.
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We just can't preach. Why not?
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The Bible teaches
against that we understand it.
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We should have the
freedom to be able to speak it.
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It might offend we're
trying to offend anybody
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but you know the Word
of God if it talks about it
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and does in many, many
places of the Word of God.
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In fact Romans
1:26, 7, 2 Peter 2:6
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and certainly in the
Book of Genesis Chapter 19
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dealing with law and so on.
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You know that
God's word is very strong
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but you know what we are told
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oh you can't say that.
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Why, because some
people is going to get upset.
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Well, do we have
religious freedom or do we not?
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Do we have freedom of speech?
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It's very interesting, may
I just elaborate for a moment.
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This really gets
me to wound up here
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I just I can't help this.
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It's interesting in
this country we can--
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I'm not saying it's
not rightly so we're time.
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We criticize the
president of the United States.
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We criticize the lawmakers.
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We call them they say
every name in the book.
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We spit on the flag as it were,
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we burn the flag, we curse God,
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we do all of these
things and people will say well,
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we have the freedom to do that.
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But if you may gets
some kind of a big group
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like the
homosexuality then, you know,
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guys and lesbians
lets be just be honest
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all of the sudden oh
no you can't do that.
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So what is the difference here?
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You see the Bible
has some instruction
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that's when the
devil rises up against us
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when you look to the
word and say God has sin.
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Number three, anyone who
upholds the truths is hated
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and persecuted by the ungodly.
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Anyone that does what?
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Anyone that holds up
the truths of God's word
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you'll find the Bible
say all they live godly
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in Christ Jesus
shall suffer persecution.
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Think about that.
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Example, let me give
you an example quickly.
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You remember
righteous Abel was hated
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by ungodly Cain or
the brother, right.
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One brother
hated the other brother
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and you remember what happened
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because one was
standing for right
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the other one didn't like
though his position on that
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so he murdered him.
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He killed his own brother.
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See this is just examples
in scripture that tells us
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what we're talking
about its not so far fetched.
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We need to look at it.
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We need the principles revived
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in the church
among God's people.
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And again how can we do
that if we don't know the common
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or just things that are going
on that we say is all right
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and we don't
know what is sacred.
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Should we be a sacred
people or common people
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if we belong to
the Lord Jesus Christ?
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You know, we're all faced today
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but different
teachings in God word.
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We're all
challenged with these things.
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So what do we do with that?
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We look in the
past and we look in the,
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you know the present,
we look into the future
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and we realize as we
look at all these here
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there're people who live today
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by the grace of
God to expose error.
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And you know what,
we need to do that.
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It's important.
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We're told that
we're supposed to do that.
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Now I will just say
again the majority of the world
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and I know this is not popular
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and I'm really not
trying to be popular as it were
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but I sure like
the approval of heaven
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you see upon these
programs that go out.
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The majority of the world is
under the control of the enemy.
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You'll wonder why
you're having so many problems
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and test and trials and things
are blown up in your face,
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problems in the home,
problems in the school,
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problems in our marriage.
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Wherever you go
there is problem why,
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because the enemy has the
vast control of the majority
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of this world.
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Why, because we are not
using the righteous standard
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that God has given us.
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Everyone wants
to feel like this.
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Well, I feel
this way or it seems.
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You know, I say this here.
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When the Gospel is presented
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the way that it
needs to be presented.
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When Jesus is lifted up to
behold Him the Lamb of God,
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I'll tell you it just
rubs the ungodly the wrong way.
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Remember, you're not
gonna have any problems.
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You want to just
keep a low profile
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and you don't want
to cause any problem
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not that anybody wants to.
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But remember when
you live the godly life
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the ungodly is
going to get mad at you
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and they're gonna
try to cause problems.
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They rise in opposition
to what you're saying.
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Now because what?
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Because their life
is totally different
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and they want anybody exposing
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what they're doing so
they rise up and rebellion.
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Come on if you've
wondered why the gospel,
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you know, the
truth of God's word
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the Bible here
is called the sword.
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Have you ever, you've
heard that haven't you?
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Why is it really called a sword?
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Because, you know, the
gospel that is presented in here
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and when it's held high
because the Bible does what,
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the truth rightly
divides and separates
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what is and what isn't.
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What is common and what is holy.
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We can understand
it as we spend time
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reading the Word of God.
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You know, people say well,
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I'm interested in the
word I want to go to heaven,
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I just want to.
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Notice how much time we spend
on other things of the world
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and we get really
acquainted with it
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and we know our business on this
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and we know our business
on that and we know a bit.
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When it comes
to the word of God,
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we think its
none of our business.
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What do you think
with me little bit
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as we think about this sword?
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As we think about it
rightly dividing and separate.
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In fact, Ephesians 6
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if you're looking
something's Ephesians 6:17
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it talks about the sword of
the spirit which is the word.
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And then Hebrews 4:12
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it says "For the word of
God it is quick and powerful."
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How interesting that is.
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Revelation 1:16
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it says out of his
mouth where they sharp what,
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two-edged sword.
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Now let's go back if I
might just for a moment here
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in 2 Timothy 3:12
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but remember we
quoted this while ago
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"All that live
godly in Christ Jesus
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shall suffer persecution."
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There is no one walks
to suffer persecution.
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No one wants to go through it
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but the Bible
said if you live godly
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you're going to
have the enemy going
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or rubbing sword against you.
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Now let me just challenge you.
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Let's get some people kind
of getting scratching their head
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and getting a little
bit excited about this.
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So the Bible does say what?
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If you live godly
what you're gonna--
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there is going
to be persecution.
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Now may I say that
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why is there so
little persecution
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in the religious world today?
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Think about that
just for a moment.
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Why is there just
hardly any persecution--
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now I know there is some,
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I realize there's
some in the world.
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And but why is it?
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Let me give you
about three reasons
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and you have many more
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I'm sure but these
three just hit my mind
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as a Holy Spirit is opening us
to the answer to this question
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God's people have so conformed
to this worlds standard
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that it's not
necessary for any opposition.
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Did you get it?
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Why is there so
little persecution?
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Because we've so compromised
the principles of God's word.
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Because don't
know what is sacred is.
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We don't know what is common,
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we don't put it
difference between the two.
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When God plainly
says in His word,
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"Come apart and be separate
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and touch not
the unclean things."
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We think we can touch
that which God said is unclean.
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Friend, there
will be a price to pay
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if we think that we
can go against God's word.
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Oh don't do that.
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Don't cause yourself
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someone unnecessary
problems in this life.
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Just read His word and say God,
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by your grace
and by Your strength.
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Number one, what is it?
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What was it? Because we've go--
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so conformed as Christians
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as we call ourself
to the worldly standard.
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There is no opposition.
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Devil doesn't care about that.
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Number two, the
religion of the day listen,
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the religion of the
day is almost harmless.
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Oh, we've got lot of
people in the pulpit,
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we have a lot of radio,
TV, lot of stuff is going on
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but most of the
messages, most of the thing,
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most of the things
that we hear today,
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most of the stuff, the
stuff that we its harmless,
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it doesn't, it doesn't.
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You know, the Word of God,
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you know, it
talks about and remember
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we talk it's the sword.
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It's the step on the
toes that's it where.
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Its get the attention.
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It's cutting away things
that we don't need to maintain
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in our hearts and in our lives.
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And so we see the day
the most of the messages
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they are harmless.
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It's not a pure, holy teaching
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as it was let's say in
the days of the apostle,
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in the days of Ephesus Church.
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What if we have
that kind of preaching
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and teaching today and
living among God's people?
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See people again
do not understand
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the difference between
the sacred and the common.
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So now what I said
we'll ask a question,
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why it's popular,
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you know, Christianity
is so popular today?
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Because most people will
say oh, yeah well it's good
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we should be go to
church and we should do,
00:21:15.91\00:21:17.70
what its just like
we go through emotions
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and "We should" and
that's way reason I do.
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Oh, there must
be more than that.
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There's got to be more.
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So why is it so popular
because listen carefully,
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because the spirit
of compromise with sin.
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See, very few will
call by its right name.
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We'll
compromise it and basically
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say that you could
be saved in your sins
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and don't have
to make any changes.
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I heard people say
we just come to church.
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Just come as you
are and that's the way
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that what you do
it, you come as you are.
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But God is gonna change you.
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You're not
gonna remain the same.
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Not if you're in His presence
and you do it consistently.
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Don't you want to change?
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Don't you want things
different in your life?
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Aren't you tired
of being defeated?
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Aren't you tired
of fighting everyday?
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Why not just give Him a chance.
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You see give Him a chance.
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We compromise with
the sin issue way too low.
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Number two, the great truth
of scripture is likely regarded.
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The truth of
scripture are likely regarded.
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We read it and
we'll say "oh yes."
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Now think about this.
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Why are the truths
taught in this beautiful,
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beautiful Word of
God? This is dynamite.
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This is dynamite.
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And yet why
they're so like we read it
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and we lightly regard it.
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Friend, I don't know about you
but if I get something you know
00:22:30.88\00:22:33.10
and whether it's a lawn mover
00:22:33.13\00:22:34.61
or whatever it might be
want to put something together
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I immediately open up the what,
00:22:37.80\00:22:39.98
good I heard
somebody "the directions."
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And I read those directions
and I follow those directions
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and I that whatever it is,
00:22:46.17\00:22:47.89
will come
together rather nicely.
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But you'll realize if you
don't read it and many times
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you've been like me.
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I put on the wheels
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when I should
have been put an axle.
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You know what I'm saying.
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I had to go back
and redo it again
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and it's much more
difficult to redo why,
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because I lose some parts
00:23:00.64\00:23:01.85
or I burger up the
threads or something on.
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You know what I'm talking about.
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We read the directions and
what a man has written down
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and we follow them more than
we follow the Word of the God.
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Number two, three very
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there is very little vital
godliness in the church today.
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And you know what,
somebody is gonna say
00:23:18.17\00:23:19.82
"oh now I just
don't" but listen let me,
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let me say this.
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If you disagree with that
00:23:23.84\00:23:25.16
let me just give you
some food for thought.
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Let there be which people say
we're praying for all the time.
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Let there be a real
revival of true godliness
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as it was in the early church
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and persecution will be revived.
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Persecution will
be revived when we do
00:23:41.72\00:23:44.70
what we are
supposed to be doing.
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You read the scripture
00:23:46.73\00:23:47.76
you'll find that's
always consistent in scripture.
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Oh, my brothers and sisters,
00:23:50.83\00:23:52.08
we have so much to pray about.
00:23:52.11\00:23:54.52
The devil hates
the remnant people.
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He hates the commandment
keepers by the grace of God.
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And so he begins
to work compromise.
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This word always bothers me.
00:24:04.46\00:24:06.65
I like to people saying oh,
00:24:06.68\00:24:07.73
this is one there
are people in the world
00:24:07.76\00:24:09.50
who are just compromisers.
00:24:09.53\00:24:11.19
They just don't want any issues,
they don't want to tangle.
00:24:11.22\00:24:14.95
They don't want
to get into a study
00:24:14.98\00:24:16.46
but they just want to oh lets,
00:24:16.49\00:24:17.90
oh somebody is
unhappy let's compromise.
00:24:17.93\00:24:19.99
Compromise is not wrong
as long as it doesn't go
00:24:20.02\00:24:22.23
against the
teachings of God's word.
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Do we really understand?
00:24:24.76\00:24:26.74
This is the whole you know, the,
00:24:26.77\00:24:28.44
the ball of wax
we say in this study.
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Do you we really understand
the sacred and the common.
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Do we really
understand compromise?
00:24:33.82\00:24:36.58
Compromise if we're
not careful dear friends,
00:24:36.61\00:24:38.47
we find that is
something that is common.
00:24:38.50\00:24:42.13
Do we really
understand compromise
00:24:42.16\00:24:44.28
dealing with scripture?
00:24:44.31\00:24:46.61
Interesting if we go back,
00:24:46.64\00:24:48.07
lets just go back
little bit into the time
00:24:48.10\00:24:50.75
as the pagans were
coming into the church.
00:24:50.78\00:24:52.79
You remember baptizing them
bringing them into the church.
00:24:52.82\00:24:56.17
We thought well,
you know with the pagans
00:24:56.20\00:24:57.63
oh they're
coming into the church
00:24:57.66\00:24:58.89
now we're baptizing.
00:24:58.92\00:24:59.95
You mean to say
we were thinking--
00:24:59.98\00:25:01.43
now remember
historians have written about.
00:25:01.46\00:25:03.06
We're thinking that possibly
that we were conquering paganism
00:25:03.09\00:25:07.95
while at the same
time what was happening?
00:25:07.98\00:25:10.43
Paganism was
conquering the church.
00:25:10.46\00:25:13.31
It was coming into the church.
00:25:13.34\00:25:16.22
The compromise between
paganism and Christianity
00:25:16.25\00:25:20.17
resulted in the
development of the man of sin.
00:25:20.20\00:25:24.29
Now some of you won't get that,
some of you will never get that,
00:25:24.32\00:25:26.82
others will be hungry for
and you'll search it all out
00:25:26.85\00:25:29.12
it can be found.
00:25:29.15\00:25:31.34
This man of sin
prophecy talks about,
00:25:31.37\00:25:34.18
the one that opposes God,
00:25:34.21\00:25:35.72
the one that tries to
exalt himself above God.
00:25:35.75\00:25:39.67
This huge false religious
system cloaked you see,
00:25:39.70\00:25:45.26
in the garb of religion
00:25:45.29\00:25:47.75
its Satan effort to
overthrow Christianity.
00:25:47.78\00:25:52.87
Even as we speak today
this man of sin is in operation.
00:25:52.90\00:25:58.76
He is calling today for
unity among the whole world
00:25:58.79\00:26:03.63
and all religious
faith just to come together
00:26:03.66\00:26:06.55
and just kind of
agree upon that which is,
00:26:06.58\00:26:08.31
you know, that
we can agree upon.
00:26:08.34\00:26:10.12
We'll talk a
little bit more about that
00:26:10.15\00:26:11.57
when we have time and that's
what we do this about unity.
00:26:11.60\00:26:14.34
There is a true unity
and there is a false unity
00:26:14.37\00:26:16.42
and let me tell you
false unity is rampant
00:26:16.45\00:26:18.81
in the world
today in Christianity.
00:26:18.84\00:26:21.84
You see, then we compromise,
00:26:21.87\00:26:23.55
is it, listen is
it new to the enemy?
00:26:23.58\00:26:25.72
Is compromise new to the enemy?
00:26:25.75\00:26:27.44
No, not at all.
00:26:27.47\00:26:29.25
Let me give you
quick illustrations.
00:26:29.28\00:26:30.33
You remember when Jesus had
to face the enemy as it were
00:26:30.36\00:26:33.61
in the wilderness of temptation?
00:26:33.64\00:26:35.98
What did the enemy do?
00:26:36.01\00:26:37.44
The enemy
promised Christ the world.
00:26:37.47\00:26:41.18
Do you remember that?
00:26:41.21\00:26:42.44
Yeah, you've read
that Luke Chapter 4.
00:26:42.47\00:26:45.17
He offered
Jesus, think about this,
00:26:45.20\00:26:47.63
the audacity of the
enemy to offer Jesus the world
00:26:47.66\00:26:51.50
in which He had made
and which He created.
00:26:51.53\00:26:53.67
But he said I'm
gonna offer this to you,
00:26:53.70\00:26:55.19
I want to give this to
you if you will worship
00:26:55.22\00:26:57.45
and you will
acknowledge me as the ruler.
00:26:57.48\00:27:01.88
Compromise is it, is it
rampant in the world today.
00:27:01.91\00:27:05.14
You remember 2
Thessalonians 2:3-8?
00:27:05.17\00:27:07.67
We are not gonna read
them you look them up please.
00:27:07.70\00:27:10.44
Paul states something
00:27:10.47\00:27:11.74
I think it's very, very
interesting to us plainly
00:27:11.77\00:27:14.33
and he talks
about the man of sin.
00:27:14.36\00:27:15.88
Do you remember the man of sin?
00:27:15.91\00:27:17.21
He is going to
continue until Jesus comes.
00:27:17.24\00:27:20.07
Sad to say the
majority of the Christian world
00:27:20.10\00:27:22.16
has no idea
about the man of sin.
00:27:22.19\00:27:24.19
I never heard so
many theories in my life
00:27:24.22\00:27:26.81
rather than go
to the Word of God.
00:27:26.84\00:27:28.94
I'm not angry at you
my brothers and sisters,
00:27:28.97\00:27:30.81
I just say well please
get into the Word of God.
00:27:30.84\00:27:33.94
Why, because God's word
00:27:33.97\00:27:35.27
warns us
against this man of sin.
00:27:35.30\00:27:37.63
You've got to know who it is.
00:27:37.66\00:27:39.22
You've got to know
about the Mark of the Beast.
00:27:39.25\00:27:41.33
You got to know how
this man of sin is operating
00:27:41.36\00:27:43.60
here in the last days.
00:27:43.63\00:27:45.23
You realized the enemy
what we just, we just said?
00:27:45.26\00:27:47.05
The enemy is rough
with God's last day people.
00:27:47.08\00:27:51.87
You see, we have got to,
00:27:51.90\00:27:52.93
we have got to
resist the advances
00:27:52.96\00:27:55.99
of this most dangerous foe
to civil and religious liberty.
00:27:56.02\00:28:01.93
We've got to fight it.
00:28:01.96\00:28:03.24
We have got to do some
exposing and it's not easy.
00:28:03.27\00:28:07.28
May I get on to this
is Protestants today?
00:28:07.31\00:28:09.17
I talk about the Protestants
00:28:09.20\00:28:10.35
and a little bit
about the catholic faith.
00:28:10.38\00:28:12.83
You know, basically the world
00:28:12.86\00:28:13.89
you have
Protestantism and Catholicism.
00:28:13.92\00:28:16.62
But see Protestants today--
00:28:16.65\00:28:18.49
look we must be,
listen to me closer,
00:28:18.52\00:28:21.26
we must be in great darkness
00:28:21.29\00:28:23.78
or we would discern
the signs of the time
00:28:23.81\00:28:26.43
what's taking place.
00:28:26.46\00:28:28.16
See, I believe this
as studying scripture
00:28:28.19\00:28:30.10
Rome is applying every
device to extend her influence
00:28:30.13\00:28:34.72
and increased her power.
00:28:34.75\00:28:38.25
Catholicism is gaining
ground around the world today.
00:28:38.28\00:28:41.95
Protestants, what is that?
00:28:41.98\00:28:43.46
You know, that Protestants
means in protest of Catholicism.
00:28:43.49\00:28:46.91
That's why we're
like in the old country
00:28:46.94\00:28:48.82
we came across
here to new country
00:28:48.85\00:28:50.29
so we could have
religious freedom.
00:28:50.32\00:28:53.62
Protestants have and are making
00:28:53.65\00:28:56.14
compromises right now
and concessions with Rome.
00:28:56.17\00:29:00.58
Even now, right now.
00:29:00.61\00:29:02.84
We should
realize the papacy, pope
00:29:02.87\00:29:04.93
and his associates and
those who are involved with him
00:29:04.96\00:29:07.71
are asking for the Protestants
of the world to unite with him.
00:29:07.74\00:29:11.69
Did you get that?
00:29:11.72\00:29:12.99
And do you know what they said?
00:29:13.02\00:29:14.05
For the common good of all.
00:29:14.08\00:29:17.30
Wow, it's kind of interesting
when you think along that.
00:29:17.33\00:29:22.33
And here is what
they're embracing.
00:29:22.36\00:29:23.88
They're embracing
a couple of thoughts,
00:29:23.91\00:29:25.16
lot of thoughts but here is
couple and they're embracing.
00:29:25.19\00:29:27.29
They're saying what?
00:29:27.32\00:29:28.35
Those who would be
saved by their merits.
00:29:28.38\00:29:32.81
They're embracing this teaching.
00:29:32.84\00:29:34.99
You can be saved by
your merits about what you do
00:29:35.02\00:29:37.94
and that's not
true at all is it.
00:29:37.97\00:29:39.96
And then also
they're embracing this
00:29:39.99\00:29:42.33
that we can be
saved in our sins.
00:29:42.36\00:29:45.53
And you know what,
that people like to hear
00:29:45.56\00:29:46.99
that even in the church.
00:29:47.02\00:29:48.89
We can just
continue unlike we are
00:29:48.92\00:29:50.32
and kind of make a
little changes here and there
00:29:50.35\00:29:52.19
and everything is
going to be all right.
00:29:52.22\00:29:53.64
Jesus, said "I'm gonna
wash you whiter than snow.
00:29:53.67\00:29:56.50
I'm coming after
church without spot or wrinkle
00:29:56.53\00:29:58.82
or any such thing."
00:29:58.85\00:30:00.15
And then the
papacy and the Protestants
00:30:00.18\00:30:02.04
coming together
because they have
00:30:02.07\00:30:03.86
what they call a
common day of worship.
00:30:03.89\00:30:08.02
We're seeing that.
00:30:08.05\00:30:09.18
That's nothing new.
00:30:09.21\00:30:10.42
That happened in our colonies
00:30:10.45\00:30:13.00
when they had Sunday laws.
00:30:13.03\00:30:14.06
You remember our colonies
00:30:14.09\00:30:15.66
when they first started
up here in United States
00:30:15.69\00:30:17.61
and its been progressing
right along, right long
00:30:17.64\00:30:19.48
and today the call is
being vocalized around the world
00:30:19.51\00:30:23.22
for us to come
together agree what we can agree
00:30:23.25\00:30:25.61
and then most of all
are common day of worship
00:30:25.64\00:30:27.68
we need to have one
day to worship together.
00:30:27.71\00:30:31.03
Man, and of course that's what?
00:30:31.06\00:30:32.70
That's Sunday.
00:30:32.73\00:30:34.41
Then I have to say
what about those of us
00:30:34.44\00:30:36.24
and may be some others around
the world that says "well,
00:30:36.27\00:30:38.27
we believe in
Seventh-day Sabbath."
00:30:38.30\00:30:39.74
Should we not have that freedom?
00:30:39.77\00:30:41.89
Should we not have
that freedom to say
00:30:41.92\00:30:43.72
this is what I
read from scripture?
00:30:43.75\00:30:45.88
Everybody else you
should have your freedom.
00:30:45.91\00:30:47.94
Even if you don't agree with me
00:30:47.97\00:30:49.01
you still should
have your freedom
00:30:49.04\00:30:50.50
to worship Him on another day.
00:30:50.53\00:30:51.87
If you chose
against the Word of God,
00:30:51.90\00:30:54.20
if you don't want to serve
Me at all that's your right
00:30:54.23\00:30:56.97
but see man is
not gonna led it lay,
00:30:57.00\00:30:58.66
that devil is not
going to let it lay there.
00:30:58.69\00:31:01.44
We're in this right
the battlefield right now.
00:31:01.47\00:31:05.15
The beliefs of this movement
that we just mentioned quickly
00:31:05.18\00:31:07.80
or in progress right now
today in the United States
00:31:07.83\00:31:10.84
and they originated in Rome.
00:31:10.87\00:31:12.45
Please don't forget that.
00:31:12.48\00:31:14.39
Around the world.
00:31:14.42\00:31:16.80
Protestants little
know what they are doing
00:31:16.83\00:31:19.91
when they
accept the aid of Rome.
00:31:19.94\00:31:22.92
See, God's words give us warning
after warning after warning
00:31:22.95\00:31:25.59
of the impending
danger that's right set
00:31:25.62\00:31:28.49
before us each and every day.
00:31:28.52\00:31:30.01
Rome is strengthening her forces
00:31:30.04\00:31:31.76
furthering her own
ends and she desires--
00:31:31.79\00:31:34.39
all she is waiting on
right now is vantage ground
00:31:34.42\00:31:36.84
and Protestantism is
going to give that to her.
00:31:36.87\00:31:40.90
And then what's going to happen?
00:31:40.93\00:31:42.92
Read this little quote here
00:31:42.95\00:31:44.04
from The Great
Controversy in page 588.
00:31:44.07\00:31:46.36
This is happening right now.
00:31:46.39\00:31:48.15
"The Protestants
of the United States
00:31:48.18\00:31:49.57
will be foremost in stretching
their hands across the gulf
00:31:49.60\00:31:52.60
to grasp the
hand of spiritualism."
00:31:52.63\00:31:55.37
They will what?
00:31:55.40\00:31:56.53
"They will reach over the abyss
to clasp hands with Roman power,
00:31:56.56\00:32:02.71
and under the
influence" notice this
00:32:02.74\00:32:04.96
"under the influence
of this threefold union
00:32:04.99\00:32:07.86
this country will
follow in the steps of Rome
00:32:07.89\00:32:10.88
and then they will trample
on the right of conscience."
00:32:10.91\00:32:15.22
Don't you see those
things are being taken away
00:32:15.25\00:32:17.23
from us day in and day out?
00:32:17.26\00:32:20.48
Can't you see the
change is taken place
00:32:20.51\00:32:22.21
over the last several years?
00:32:22.24\00:32:23.63
Have you seen those changes?
00:32:23.66\00:32:25.62
Have you seen how many freedoms
00:32:25.65\00:32:26.92
have been taken away from us?
00:32:26.95\00:32:28.40
Can you see how this
world that we live in today has
00:32:28.43\00:32:31.14
so changed in the last few years
00:32:31.17\00:32:33.04
we can hardly
recognize it anymore?
00:32:33.07\00:32:36.03
How the government
is taking full control?
00:32:36.06\00:32:39.09
They tell you whether to fasten
your seatbelt or not right?
00:32:39.12\00:32:42.00
They'll tell you what you
can do and what you cannot do.
00:32:42.03\00:32:45.15
Now there're gonna mandate,
you know, hospitalization--
00:32:45.18\00:32:47.06
all kind of
things it's in there.
00:32:47.09\00:32:48.81
It's just marked
out in the scripture
00:32:48.84\00:32:50.43
that we realize this
is going to take place.
00:32:50.46\00:32:53.20
And then people are
screaming for the common,
00:32:53.23\00:32:55.18
you know, worship day of Sunday.
00:32:55.21\00:32:58.78
There're many churches I
believe today are uniting
00:32:58.81\00:33:02.05
on common points of doctrine.
00:33:02.08\00:33:05.00
You know, and as I
come together-- now remember
00:33:05.03\00:33:07.27
if they can't agree
on it then what happens?
00:33:07.30\00:33:10.85
Listen, if they can't agree
on it they don't talk about it.
00:33:10.88\00:33:13.98
See that's not
real unity at all is it.
00:33:14.01\00:33:16.24
Other words we agree what we can
00:33:16.27\00:33:17.65
and then we'll
disagree we don't make an issue.
00:33:17.68\00:33:22.19
That's difficult for
me I don't know about you.
00:33:22.22\00:33:25.34
In any other
business that might be
00:33:25.37\00:33:28.45
if you're
working on it, you know,
00:33:28.48\00:33:29.59
dealership or car or
different or you know
00:33:29.62\00:33:31.35
whatever it might be
out there and you know that
00:33:31.38\00:33:34.55
and you're saying this is
what makes this thing tick.
00:33:34.58\00:33:36.70
This is what
makes this thing wrong,
00:33:36.73\00:33:38.05
this is the way that it is.
00:33:38.08\00:33:40.13
And somebody else says
well, that's not the way it is.
00:33:40.16\00:33:42.02
Lot of times you'll
say well, now wait a minute
00:33:42.05\00:33:43.31
here is the reason its why.
00:33:43.34\00:33:45.34
We need to get back to that.
00:33:45.37\00:33:47.90
I want you to notice
this statement with me
00:33:47.93\00:33:49.19
if you will in Testimonies
to Ministers page 16.
00:33:49.22\00:33:53.15
It says "If in
defiance of God's arrangements
00:33:53.18\00:33:56.63
if the world be
allowed" notice this
00:33:56.66\00:33:59.14
"to influence our decisions."
00:33:59.17\00:34:02.10
Is the world allowing
you as it coming in now
00:34:02.13\00:34:04.83
and affecting the
decisions that you may make
00:34:04.86\00:34:06.79
or the church makes today?
00:34:06.82\00:34:09.27
"Or our actions, the
purpose of God is defeated."
00:34:09.30\00:34:13.68
Did you get that?
00:34:13.71\00:34:14.80
If the world comes in
and affects how we think
00:34:14.83\00:34:18.55
and how we react and our actions
God is displeased with that.
00:34:18.58\00:34:22.23
I can see that because that's
the teachings of His Word.
00:34:22.26\00:34:27.00
I believe with all
my heart its not time,
00:34:27.03\00:34:29.36
time for us to lay
down and play dead.
00:34:29.39\00:34:32.28
Its time for us to
lift our standard high
00:34:32.31\00:34:34.88
by the grace of God.
00:34:34.91\00:34:35.94
Its time to show
our colors as it where.
00:34:35.97\00:34:38.68
It's time for us to
not be ashamed about faith
00:34:38.71\00:34:41.71
and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
00:34:41.74\00:34:44.71
It's not the time to say,
oh, lets not make our self
00:34:44.74\00:34:49.29
so different than
the others in the world.
00:34:49.32\00:34:52.44
That Jesus never ever
taught that in scripture.
00:34:52.47\00:34:56.01
See, there's many today say,
00:34:56.04\00:34:57.17
let's not make
ourself a spectacle here.
00:34:57.20\00:34:58.89
Let's not make them
create any waves here.
00:34:58.92\00:35:02.99
You see, I believe
this with all my heart.
00:35:03.02\00:35:04.73
The banner that God
has given this movement,
00:35:04.76\00:35:07.63
the banner that God
has given this movement
00:35:07.66\00:35:10.00
must be raised higher and
higher with the words on it.
00:35:10.03\00:35:13.82
"Here is the
patience of the saints
00:35:13.85\00:35:16.19
here are they that
keep the commandments of God
00:35:16.22\00:35:18.74
and have the faith of Jesus."
00:35:18.77\00:35:20.23
Have you read that?
00:35:20.26\00:35:21.55
I hope that you have.
00:35:21.58\00:35:24.98
God has pen those words on there
00:35:25.01\00:35:27.03
and He says raise it
for the world to see.
00:35:27.06\00:35:30.87
Truth must be presented
in order to reach souls.
00:35:30.90\00:35:35.01
Souls that are perishing
00:35:35.04\00:35:37.10
because they
don't know any better
00:35:37.13\00:35:39.07
or no one has
talked to them about it.
00:35:39.10\00:35:41.21
These truths must not in
any way be hidden watered down,
00:35:41.24\00:35:45.83
sugarcoated they
need to be straight today.
00:35:45.86\00:35:48.91
If we do any form or
fashion God is not honored.
00:35:48.94\00:35:52.60
I have heard people say sometime
00:35:52.63\00:35:54.00
well, let's be careful someone
is visiting in the church today
00:35:54.03\00:35:56.35
be careful what you say.
00:35:56.38\00:35:59.42
I understand that just
certain extent but you know
00:35:59.45\00:36:01.40
what God's word has
said, we must reveal that.
00:36:01.43\00:36:04.67
That's very, very important.
00:36:04.70\00:36:06.76
And may be that person
is looking for these things.
00:36:06.79\00:36:09.33
May be the Holy Spirit
will impress their minds too.
00:36:09.36\00:36:12.84
Just keep this in
mind in every generation
00:36:12.87\00:36:16.23
God has had people.
00:36:16.26\00:36:18.51
He is had and He sent
His servants to rebuke sin
00:36:18.54\00:36:22.96
inside and outside the church.
00:36:22.99\00:36:25.44
Did somebody get that?
00:36:25.47\00:36:27.27
Instead of making
all of these excuses
00:36:27.30\00:36:28.85
we need to be
careful now what we say.
00:36:28.88\00:36:30.87
God through every
generation has sent His servants
00:36:30.90\00:36:34.21
to rebuke sin in the
world and in the church.
00:36:34.24\00:36:39.34
Did God has called us
today to preach the message
00:36:39.37\00:36:41.29
the good news that the gospel?
00:36:41.32\00:36:43.86
You'll say "well, what is
the good news of the gospel."
00:36:43.89\00:36:45.74
Remember "If I be
lifted up will draw
00:36:45.77\00:36:47.21
all men on to me"
that's Jesus isn't it.
00:36:47.24\00:36:49.63
But whatever happened
to this good old teaching
00:36:49.66\00:36:52.34
and preaching sorrowful for
sin, repentance and confession,
00:36:52.37\00:36:56.58
getting right with God.
00:36:56.61\00:36:59.09
What's happened? Have
we lost our first love?
00:36:59.12\00:37:03.13
See, people need
to be educated today
00:37:03.16\00:37:04.94
and I'm still I'm
in school of learning.
00:37:04.97\00:37:08.74
We need a solid
experience that very few
00:37:08.77\00:37:11.51
have today with our Creator.
00:37:11.54\00:37:13.97
And when many
people do not have that--
00:37:14.00\00:37:15.96
oh, listen carefully
when you do not have that real
00:37:15.99\00:37:19.48
solid foundation in
footing with Jesus Christ
00:37:19.51\00:37:23.93
you begin to look for
something new and strange.
00:37:23.96\00:37:29.26
It begins to sound appealing.
00:37:29.29\00:37:30.65
Somebody comes and say
"did you hear I read this
00:37:30.68\00:37:33.04
oh, I think this
is what it means."
00:37:33.07\00:37:36.53
I think this may be is what
it mean and then start to say
00:37:36.56\00:37:38.35
well something new
and something strange
00:37:38.38\00:37:39.92
I need may be that.
00:37:39.95\00:37:42.79
We have to realize today that
the enemy is going to be working
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with the, with the, you
know excitement in the church.
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You know, I get
excited I praise God,
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you know, for the message
there is legitimate excitement
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and there is a false
excitement as you will know.
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The enemy is working with
emotions in the church today.
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He is working
with sensationalism
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in the church today.
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He is working with the senses.
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And you know I
have read something
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about man senses were
corrupted as soon as he sinned.
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What happened to Adam and Eve?
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Had the pure mind and pure heart
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but as soon as they rebelled
against God their senses,
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the way they seen, the
way they thought it changed.
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Read that in Genesis 3:8.
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And what happened man
sinned, what did he do?
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When God came around
he hid. You know he hid.
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You know he-- what, he
broke his relationship with God.
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And then what happened?
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Eve then began to
believe her senses
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and Satan's life more
than she believed God.
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Doubt always
leads to disobedience
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read that in Genesis 3:1-7.
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Patriarchs and Prophets page 57.
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I know I'm hurry I have to go.
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You know, this is--
lot of information here.
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"Satan exulted in his success.
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He had tempted the
woman to distrust God's love,
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to doubt His wisdom,
and to transgress His law,
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through her he had
caused the overthrow of Adam."
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Think along with
me for just a moment.
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It was through Eve that
Adam what, that he sinned.
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The enemy is using the senses.
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We have a religion today
that's based upon senses or
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a sensational
religion it's to be shunned.
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Not so we can't have excitement,
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we can't have the
spirit of God in among us
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but we need to
really examine this.
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But you know what,
it's very difficult to get
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as it were to work
with some individual
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whose experiences the
feelings and emotions and senses
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as they use them
rather than the Word of God.
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We practiced the
word because God said so.
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One must practice true godliness
and here where it's revealed.
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We cannot feed on
feelings and sensational things
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or we call it here
strange fire or strange things.
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If we do we will fail
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and you will say
I don't know why.
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Because we are
not feeding on Christ
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we're feeding on something else.
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We're gonna fail.
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If we are not
feeding on Christ then what,
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we're not going to
be sound in the faith.
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Are you sound
in the faith today?
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Are you really sound?
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Please remember
we can never judge
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the value of any
something by wrong standards.
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Did you get it?
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We can never judge
the value of something
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if it's by wrong standards.
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We must-- let's not
place the standards so low
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that people who
come into the church
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or say they accept these truth
are still breaking God's laws
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and they don't even know it.
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Why, because they haven't
been taught any difference.
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It's like well, just its
okay, it's gonna be all right.
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Would you agree with me
today that more study is needed
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and then not so
much as a social club
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that's not what
church is, isn't it? No.
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A social club or
an entertainment,
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you know, community these
all night church sleepovers
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and these swim parties all
of these things that go on,
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there may be a
place for certain things
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we need to be very, very careful
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that is not the
religion of Christ.
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It's the religion of the world.
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It's mixing the common
with the sacred and why,
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because people are more
interested in the common.
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They're more interested
in coming over for swim party
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then they're coming
for what, in the Church.
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They're more interested
in the fellowship lunch
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than they're coming and
feeding on the Word of God.
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They're more
interested in the social club.
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They go because
they have friends here
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and they want to
socialize with them.
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Well, our time we come
in here people will say oh,
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we come in here
you know we're gonna--
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you come what, in the sanctuary
to spend time with God.
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You have got six days
in which do other things
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and socialize and do
all these other things,
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it's a time we
need along with God.
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You know that, so that
we can detect the common,
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right and from the sacred?
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You know God's law
as we look at today
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binding upon God's people today.
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It's a standard
of righteousness.
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Some people will say well,
I'm following the word. Really.
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Are we obeying it?
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We hear it but are we
really obeying the Word?
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More is needed
today we know that.
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And I suggest today that
we take a fire extinguisher
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and just extinguish out
all strange or common fire.
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How about you?
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Extinguish, how
could you extinguish it?
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How do you get rid of it?
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Well, by presenting the
truth that's how you do it.
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You dwell on holy principles
Bible Spirit of Prophecy
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which to us is sacred fire.
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Well, don't we
need that today? I do.
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Let me ask you a question
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how, how is it
that I, how do I know
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if I'm really serving God?
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People will ask this.
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How do I, how do I
know if I'm or not?
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Most people say "well,
I'm in my own little away."
00:43:04.62\00:43:06.96
What do you mean
your own little way?
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Does God not had
standards in them?
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And I know they'll
mean well sometimes
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but I'm gonna challenge
your thinking with it today.
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How do I know that
I really serve God?
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Number one, we
realize in order to,
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if I'm really serving God
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then and I need to
be acceptable to Him.
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The Bible talks about that.
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Little article in
Youth Instructor, 9-9-1997.
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"In order to
serve God acceptably,
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we must be 'born again.'"
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Isn't that makes sense?
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Yeah the old man has to
die, he has to be a new man.
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"Our natural dispositions,
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which are the
opposite of the Spirit of God,
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must be put away."
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Is that why Paul said the things
he once loved he now hates?
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Yeah, he changed
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didn't he as we become acquaint
with God and we accept Him?
00:43:54.27\00:43:56.73
The things we used
to love, we don't--
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we don't love those
things anymore, we change.
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You'll notice that in somebody
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who has been out on
the world all the life
00:44:01.80\00:44:02.96
and finally they
get their heart to Jesus
00:44:02.99\00:44:04.55
and they go to church
and they start this, and,
00:44:04.58\00:44:06.36
and that and this
throwing things away
00:44:06.39\00:44:07.81
and they'll say, well, I
don't like to do that anymore.
00:44:07.84\00:44:09.43
That's the Spirit of
God living inside them.
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See there has to be
a change take place.
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You're not going to
just float in the heaven.
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You're not just gonna
well we just gonna make it.
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Notice "Unless the
change takes place,
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we cannot serve God aright.
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Our work will be defective,
00:44:27.85\00:44:31.08
earthly plans must be"
00:44:31.11\00:44:32.94
you know "plans
will be brought in."
00:44:32.97\00:44:34.85
And we call this
what this strange fire.
00:44:34.88\00:44:37.77
"Dishonoring God
with our offerings."
00:44:37.80\00:44:42.77
Wow, what are we to,
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are we just show the world.
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Is there something
that we can show the world
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or something
that they need to see?
00:44:50.96\00:44:53.72
We need-- they need
to see God's character.
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They need to see the character
that's been to the cross.
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The character that's been
changed, character like Jesus.
00:44:59.17\00:45:03.42
I believe this with all
my heart, everyone needs
00:45:03.45\00:45:06.22
even those in high
positions that might had.
00:45:06.25\00:45:08.83
Every church member needs
to closely examine the work
00:45:08.86\00:45:13.19
God has given us to do.
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I hope that makes sense to you.
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Closely examine--
00:45:16.19\00:45:17.48
remember not
somebody else's work
00:45:17.51\00:45:19.54
but the work that
God has asked you to do.
00:45:19.57\00:45:22.98
And you'll examine it by what,
the teachings of God's word.
00:45:23.01\00:45:26.10
We must watch, we must pray,
00:45:26.13\00:45:29.37
we must imitate Christ in
all words and in all actions.
00:45:29.40\00:45:32.97
We need His help don't we.
00:45:33.00\00:45:34.04
We can't do it on our own.
00:45:34.07\00:45:37.16
Somebody said
you know, I have got,
00:45:37.19\00:45:38.22
I have got a name to maintain,
00:45:38.25\00:45:40.17
I have got a
character to maintain.
00:45:40.20\00:45:41.81
That may be but let me tell you
00:45:41.84\00:45:43.27
it must be the
character of Jesus Christ.
00:45:43.30\00:45:46.66
Please keep this in mind.
00:45:46.69\00:45:49.04
What we believe
and how we worship
00:45:49.07\00:45:53.41
determines whom we worship.
00:45:53.44\00:45:57.66
Remember error never sanctifies,
00:45:57.69\00:46:02.04
error is never harmless.
00:46:02.07\00:46:05.14
A little itzee-bitzee,
are you still with me
00:46:05.17\00:46:07.81
it's never ever
harmless as it where.
00:46:07.84\00:46:10.84
If you big glass of water
00:46:10.87\00:46:11.99
and one little
drop of poison in there.
00:46:12.02\00:46:13.47
Oh, it's deadly.
00:46:13.50\00:46:15.88
Error is always dangerous,
00:46:15.91\00:46:18.93
error always
brings in confusion,
00:46:18.96\00:46:22.97
error always makes it
where we can't find out
00:46:23.00\00:46:25.26
what is right and what is
common and that which is holy.
00:46:25.29\00:46:28.04
We must be
careful of strange fire
00:46:28.07\00:46:30.56
that the enemy is offering.
00:46:30.59\00:46:32.93
And he is offering it
in order for our message
00:46:32.96\00:46:38.27
not to change in any way,
00:46:38.30\00:46:40.96
in any form our
foundation must run deep.
00:46:40.99\00:46:45.70
How many foundation today your,
00:46:45.73\00:46:47.12
your foundation is
it really running deep,
00:46:47.15\00:46:48.68
is it really rooted and grounded
in the Word of God today?
00:46:48.71\00:46:51.61
If you're not you're
going to lose out on it.
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Here is a warning that
we must take real serious
00:46:55.60\00:46:57.49
and I pray that
you do today or common
00:46:57.52\00:47:00.30
and strange fire you're what,
00:47:00.33\00:47:02.77
that common and
strange fire will come in
00:47:02.80\00:47:05.33
if you don't feed this.
00:47:05.36\00:47:07.73
We cannot forget the way that
the Lord has let us in the past.
00:47:07.76\00:47:13.59
That means we can't
forget His teaching, can't we.
00:47:13.62\00:47:17.57
If we do we have much to fear
00:47:17.60\00:47:19.79
but see something's has changed,
a lot of things have changed.
00:47:19.82\00:47:24.08
That which is sacred and
we call sacred the moment
00:47:24.11\00:47:26.28
it was built upon
have been changing,
00:47:26.31\00:47:29.52
the world is changing and
we think we need to change
00:47:29.55\00:47:32.79
but the Word of
God never changes.
00:47:32.82\00:47:34.41
Our foundation and
the truths that we believe
00:47:34.44\00:47:37.52
must not and cannot be moved.
00:47:37.55\00:47:40.49
Why is it that many have moved
00:47:40.52\00:47:41.89
and we say and the
people will quote this
00:47:41.92\00:47:43.87
and at the same
time moving these pillars
00:47:43.90\00:47:45.70
and these pegs and these panes?
00:47:45.73\00:47:48.71
Are we that dark spiritually
that we don't understand it?
00:47:48.74\00:47:52.96
Do we want more light to come in
00:47:52.99\00:47:54.77
do we want to
stand on that platform?
00:47:54.80\00:47:57.00
Well Proverbs 4:18
00:47:57.03\00:47:59.44
says "The light will shine more
and more unto the perfect day."
00:47:59.47\00:48:03.40
So that tells me what?
00:48:03.43\00:48:04.74
Light is progressive and
that and that means what,
00:48:04.77\00:48:07.09
more lights-- God has
got more light for us.
00:48:07.12\00:48:10.09
How about you?
00:48:10.12\00:48:11.88
Are you ready for more light?
00:48:11.91\00:48:12.94
I have lot of people say call
00:48:12.97\00:48:14.20
and they write in
and they say why we man,
00:48:14.23\00:48:16.00
I have tell you I
have received new light.
00:48:16.03\00:48:18.18
You know, as soon
as you do that to me
00:48:18.21\00:48:19.92
you know what I'm going to do?
00:48:19.95\00:48:20.98
I'm gonna jot it down and
I'm gonna go to the Word of God
00:48:21.01\00:48:22.74
and I'm going to check you out.
00:48:22.77\00:48:25.55
That's what you should be doing.
00:48:25.58\00:48:26.86
Somebody I've got new light
00:48:26.89\00:48:28.15
and it can't just be one
little line or one little verse.
00:48:28.18\00:48:31.04
It must be line upon
line, precept upon precept,
00:48:31.07\00:48:33.21
here a little
and there a little.
00:48:33.24\00:48:34.52
And, you know, I listen to,
00:48:34.55\00:48:35.59
some of you here
in Bible students
00:48:35.62\00:48:37.26
and I get this because people,
00:48:37.29\00:48:38.32
you know, they will
call in and they will say
00:48:38.35\00:48:41.08
"you know well, you
know, I believe this
00:48:41.11\00:48:43.65
and I believe that and
I'm teaching this and that."
00:48:43.68\00:48:46.59
If you think that God has
given some new life remember,
00:48:46.62\00:48:50.01
Jesus never
presented any new light
00:48:50.04\00:48:54.36
while He walked this earth.
00:48:54.39\00:48:55.58
He presented that
which is always been.
00:48:55.61\00:48:57.45
Wow, but all of a
sudden we have new,
00:48:57.48\00:48:59.88
it may be new to us
see, as light is progressing.
00:48:59.91\00:49:05.30
But if it varies and
it's different than that
00:49:05.33\00:49:07.53
which we are
foundation and our pillars
00:49:07.56\00:49:09.66
that have been given
to us then you know what,
00:49:09.69\00:49:12.25
you need to sit down and
counsel with somebody else
00:49:12.28\00:49:14.14
before you present it is truth.
00:49:14.17\00:49:16.66
One man by himself can be
misled if he is not careful.
00:49:16.69\00:49:20.02
And so we need to be
studying these things
00:49:20.05\00:49:21.82
that were that be so.
00:49:21.85\00:49:22.88
Because you're gonna lead lot
of people down the wrong path.
00:49:22.91\00:49:25.65
They're gonna think
that this is strange.
00:49:25.68\00:49:27.58
We'll say this is
strange and this is common
00:49:27.61\00:49:29.23
and this is sacred
pretty soon they're bowled up
00:49:29.26\00:49:31.32
you don't know and well what.
00:49:31.35\00:49:33.70
Why, because we're
not in the Word of God.
00:49:33.73\00:49:36.67
I believe this
one when God testifies
00:49:36.70\00:49:38.22
what truth is line upon line
00:49:38.25\00:49:40.00
and we talked about
Isaiah 28 read verses 9-13
00:49:40.03\00:49:44.48
that His word stands forever.
00:49:44.51\00:49:46.59
Have you read that Isaiah 40:8?
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It never changes.
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Anything contrary to
this is not to be entertained.
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It is not to be entertained
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which is
contrary to our teachings
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this movement was
raised upon the Word of God,
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it says clearly.
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Many of us are
afraid almost of what?
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People come and
saying new light, why?
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Because many voices are
proclaiming it everywhere,
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this new light and
they'll bring it this way.
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Well, if you don't
listen this is salvation issue.
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I believe this with all
my heart the salvation issue
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and then its error and
we can figure out what it is
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and we'll praise
God for it, its okay.
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But many times
it's so called light,
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this common are you
still with me, this common,
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it contradicts what the Bible
has taught the Word of God.
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It contradicts the
pillars of our faith.
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Remember, if it contradicts
the pillars of our faith
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dear friends, its going to
move us in the wrong direction.
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You don't want to go
in the wrong direction.
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I don't want to
go in the direction.
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And so I will
just make this clear
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is there such a
thing as new light?
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Yeah, more light.
Absolutely yes, there is.
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And if we are
connected to Christ,
00:50:58.48\00:51:00.52
we're connected
to the Holy Spirit,
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light will always it will show
us brighter and brighter right.
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These new truths will be
revealed and they're what,
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they're old truths they are
just gonna brighter and brighter
00:51:09.49\00:51:13.77
and many times these
old truths, you know,
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again which is
been there all the time
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same like new
truths to many people.
00:51:17.84\00:51:20.23
You hadn't seen it before.
00:51:20.26\00:51:21.94
Now I pray that you're here
encountering something's like
00:51:21.97\00:51:24.30
that why because it
means you're studying
00:51:24.33\00:51:25.74
and you're praying
and you want to know.
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Think about this with
me for a just a moment.
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In order to curb,
right, in order to curb or stop
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strange fire false
doctrine, false teachings
00:51:37.35\00:51:43.77
and not
listening to them anymore,
00:51:43.80\00:51:48.14
don't want to hear them
anymore what do we need?
00:51:48.17\00:51:51.37
Do we need something fancy?
00:51:51.40\00:51:53.02
Do we need lot of
preaching and teaching?
00:51:53.05\00:51:54.69
We just simply
need to plan simple
00:51:54.72\00:51:56.35
teachings of
the Word of the God.
00:51:56.38\00:51:57.72
If you want to stop
and if you want to curb it,
00:51:57.75\00:52:00.87
if you don't want it
to curb just simply what,
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give us the plain
teachings of God's word.
00:52:03.06\00:52:05.82
I want you to
listen this statement
00:52:05.85\00:52:07.06
and see if it
kind of helps back this
00:52:07.09\00:52:10.44
about what is
already been established
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and how it will
not change 60:17.
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It says, simply we have
the old landmarks of truth,
00:52:15.61\00:52:19.13
experience and duty.
00:52:19.16\00:52:22.38
We are to stand
firmly, notice this
00:52:22.41\00:52:24.88
and defense of our principles
in full view of the world.
00:52:24.91\00:52:29.72
Too many people are hiding,
you're embraced, you're ashamed.
00:52:29.75\00:52:32.40
Why are you're embarrassed
or you're ashamed of that which
00:52:32.43\00:52:34.32
used to be once-- oh,
praise God I found this out
00:52:34.35\00:52:37.42
I'm little embarrass,
I'm little bit ashamed why
00:52:37.45\00:52:39.45
because you're different
from the world, praise God.
00:52:39.48\00:52:41.43
You're gonna
have to be different.
00:52:41.46\00:52:42.76
I'm gonna have to be
different from the world
00:52:42.79\00:52:45.49
and I have to stand in
defense of the principles
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in full view of the world.
00:52:49.37\00:52:51.35
Early Writings 258-- 259
last couples of minutes we have
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"God had led his
people" notice this
00:52:54.78\00:52:57.13
"along step by step
until He had placed them
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upon solid immovable platform."
00:53:01.04\00:53:04.61
Friend, are you on that
solid immovable platform today
00:53:04.64\00:53:09.98
or have you got off from
that platform and starting
00:53:10.01\00:53:12.59
and looking of
what's holding it up?
00:53:12.62\00:53:14.46
Are you beginning
doubt it and to question?
00:53:14.49\00:53:18.18
Don't you believe that
God has been leading you
00:53:18.21\00:53:20.82
and guiding you and
your heart and your life?
00:53:20.85\00:53:23.63
Friends, we need
to know the difference
00:53:23.66\00:53:26.21
that the truth has been
taught from the pulpits today
00:53:26.24\00:53:29.22
rather than a
hellish torture of Satan.
00:53:29.25\00:53:32.50
We need to know the difference
may God help us to see
00:53:32.53\00:53:35.87
because the Bible
said "There is a way
00:53:35.90\00:53:37.29
which seemeth right unto
a man, but the end thereof
00:53:37.32\00:53:39.97
are the ways of
death" in Proverbs 14:12.
00:53:40.00\00:53:42.77
I encourage you today dear
friends, to take that stand.
00:53:42.80\00:53:45.49
I want to pray with
you before we close today.
00:53:45.52\00:53:49.27
I know that Holy Spirit
is working on your heart
00:53:49.30\00:53:51.42
and I know you want to
know the difference between that
00:53:51.45\00:53:54.59
which is common and
that which is sacred.
00:53:54.62\00:53:57.81
I know I do.
00:53:57.84\00:53:59.05
The closer we get to the Lord
00:53:59.08\00:54:00.32
the more it's easy
to detect these things
00:54:00.35\00:54:03.06
and the Lord has commissioned
us to go into the all the world
00:54:03.09\00:54:05.48
and proclaim this
wonderful beautiful message
00:54:05.51\00:54:08.04
to know that you
stand on a firm foundation.
00:54:08.07\00:54:11.89
The principles of God's
word don't back away be strong,
00:54:11.92\00:54:15.40
now is the time to do that.
00:54:15.43\00:54:16.67
Let's pray shall we together
as we close this message
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where you can
kneel, with me, would you.
00:54:19.45\00:54:22.13
Merciful Father in heaven,
00:54:22.16\00:54:23.19
we thank You for
Your precious word today.
00:54:23.22\00:54:25.52
We thank You that you've
reminded us of who You are.
00:54:25.55\00:54:28.47
You've reminded us
there is a difference
00:54:28.50\00:54:30.30
and we are to be
separate from the world.
00:54:30.33\00:54:31.93
We are to understand
and not try to mingle
00:54:31.96\00:54:34.10
the two together the
common and the sacred.
00:54:34.13\00:54:36.55
Lord, help us to see it
through Your eyes today.
00:54:36.58\00:54:38.87
Thank You for
hearing and answering
00:54:38.90\00:54:40.08
prayer in Jesus name, amen.
00:54:40.11\00:54:41.97
As we close out this section
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I want to encourage
those of you who still
00:54:47.75\00:54:49.66
you know we do, we
shall appreciate your cards
00:54:49.69\00:54:51.61
and your letters
and your support,
00:54:51.64\00:54:53.41
your questions that you
have please feel free always.
00:54:53.44\00:54:55.81
Emails we get
those all the time.
00:54:55.84\00:54:57.83
And some of you bless your
hearts you always tell me how
00:54:57.86\00:54:59.74
I mispronounced something
or whatever that's all right,
00:54:59.77\00:55:01.71
you feel free to do that.
00:55:01.74\00:55:03.26
You know, but
you know first of all
00:55:03.29\00:55:04.76
I want you to
listen to God's word
00:55:04.79\00:55:06.24
it either is
from God or its not.
00:55:06.27\00:55:08.05
It's either from God
or it's from the enemy.
00:55:08.08\00:55:10.82
How are you gonna know unless
you get into the Word of God?
00:55:10.85\00:55:12.77
That's my
challenge to you today.
00:55:12.80\00:55:14.73
It's to get into the Word
of God study to show yourself
00:55:14.76\00:55:17.34
proved unto Him.
00:55:17.37\00:55:18.50
This is the hour
the movement is on,
00:55:18.53\00:55:21.02
the enemy is right
now as a roaring lion.
00:55:21.05\00:55:23.02
Do not let him devour you.
00:55:23.05\00:55:24.60
Please make that
decision for Him today
00:55:24.63\00:55:26.73
and when you have an
opportunity give us a call,
00:55:26.76\00:55:28.59
or you write us
a letter, tune in,
00:55:28.62\00:55:29.88
write to our programs everyday.
00:55:29.91\00:55:31.37
We love you and
we'll see you next time.
00:55:31.40\00:55:36.34
Hello and welcome back.
00:55:36.37\00:55:38.16
It seems as we
pray about what messages
00:55:38.19\00:55:40.90
that we are to share with you
00:55:40.93\00:55:42.51
the Lord always directs us
to a subject of preparation.
00:55:42.54\00:55:46.57
Preparation to be ready
when our name appears before
00:55:46.60\00:55:49.97
the great heavenly court
and not to be found wanting.
00:55:50.00\00:55:54.63
This four part
series that we just finished
00:55:54.66\00:55:57.30
Common and Sacred Fire
is really no different.
00:55:57.33\00:56:00.82
In order to live the
victorious life in Christ
00:56:00.85\00:56:04.11
we must learn to separate
the common and worldly things
00:56:04.14\00:56:07.79
form the sacred and
the holy things of God.
00:56:07.82\00:56:11.32
God is sacred and
there is none holier than He.
00:56:11.35\00:56:15.70
What He has
sanctified listen closely.
00:56:15.73\00:56:18.97
What He has
sanctified no man can change.
00:56:19.00\00:56:22.73
The Bible teaches us
that we are to worship Him
00:56:22.76\00:56:25.47
and spirit and in truth.
00:56:25.50\00:56:27.78
Listen to those two identified
marks spirit and in truth.
00:56:27.81\00:56:31.66
And to do this
we must understand
00:56:31.69\00:56:34.56
that there is indeed a
distinguished difference
00:56:34.59\00:56:37.52
between the
common and the sacred
00:56:37.55\00:56:40.19
and they're never to be mingled.
00:56:40.22\00:56:42.73
And we certainly
hope brothers and sisters,
00:56:42.76\00:56:45.55
that this message has
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00:56:45.58\00:56:48.90
and that you would like that
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00:56:48.93\00:56:52.46
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