Let's bow our heads for prayer.
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Our heavenly Father,
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what a joy it is to
come into Your presence
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to hear Your
voice speaking to us
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through Your holy Word.
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We ask for the
presence of Your Holy Spirit.
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Teach us how to truly overcome
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guilt and failure.
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And we ask it in the precious
name of Your beloved Son Jesus,
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Amen.
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We want to begin our study
today by turning in our Bibles
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to Genesis
chapter 1 and verse 26.
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Genesis chapter 1 and verse 26.
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We read this verse before
but now we want to read it
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in a slightly different context.
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Genesis chapter 1 and verse 26.
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We find the following words:
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Now let's stop there.
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"Let us make man in Our image
according to Our likeness. "
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How was man made originally?
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He was made in the image
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and likeness of God.
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And by the way, if you
read on in Genesis 1 and 2
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you'll discover
that both man and woman
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were created in the
image and the likeness of God.
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Now notice also what we find
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in Genesis
chapter 1 and verse 31.
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Genesis chapter 1 and verse 31.
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This is the
conclusion of creation
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and we are going to be
told what creation was like
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when Jesus finished His work.
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It says here in Genesis 1:31:
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Everything that God
made at creation was good.
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There was not one taint of evil.
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Every inclination of the
heart of man was towards good.
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He had a righteous holy nature
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inclined only to good.
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Now I want you to
notice one further detail
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as we examine the
original condition of man.
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Let's turn in our Bibles to
Luke chapter 3 and verse 38.
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Luke chapter 3 and verse 38.
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This is the conclusion
of the genealogy of Jesus
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and we're told
something here about Adam.
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It says there
in Luke 3 verse 38:
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Very clearly Adam
and Eve were created
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sons and daughters of God.
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And they were created good.
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They were created in the
image and likeness of God.
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But now I want us
to turn in our Bibles
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to Genesis chapter 5 and
let's read verses 1 to 3.
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Genesis chapter 5
and verses 1 to 3.
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There is a
change in this passage.
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By the way, this is after sin.
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This is speaking
about the birth of Seth,
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who took the place of
Abel whom Cain killed.
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It says here in
Genesis 5 and verse 1:
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"This is the book of
the genealogy of Adam
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in the day that God created man.
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He made him in
the likeness of God. "
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See, once again you have a
repetition that man was made
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in the likeness of God.
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Verse 2:
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"He created them male and female
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and blessed them
and called them mankind
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in the day they were created. "
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And now notice the
difference of nuance in verse 3.
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It says:
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Now let me ask you: what
is the difference between
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Adam and Eve when
they were created and Seth?
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Very clearly, Adam and
Eve were created in the image
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and likeness of God
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whereas Seth, the son of Adam
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after Adam sinned,
was born in the image
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and likeness of his
father Adam who had sinned.
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There is a
change in other words.
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Now we need to understand
that there is something wrong
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with our first birth.
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You see we all descend, accord-
ing to the Bible, from Adam.
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There's something wrong with our
birth into the family of Adam.
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For this reason Jesus says
in John chapter 3 and verse 3:
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By saying this,
Jesus reveals the fact
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that there is something
wrong with our first birth.
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There is something wrong
with our birth from our mother.
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And of course, our
mother came from her mother
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and her mother from her mother.
If you go back far enough,
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you end up with Adam and Eve
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who sinned and
transgressed against God.
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So there is something wrong with
our birth into Adam's family.
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We're born into the image
and likeness of the sinful Adam.
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And by the way, the
Bible makes it very clear that
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there are only two
families in this world.
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There is the family of the
first Adam... and by the way,
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all of those who are born into
the first Adam - whether you
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like it or not - are
children of the devil.
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Whereas those who are
born into the family of the
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second Adam are children of God.
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There is no middle ground.
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You can't say: "I don't
want to be a child of the devil
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and I don't want
to be a child of God.
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I just want to be a
child of my mother. "
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It doesn't work that way.
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You are either a child that
is born into the family of Adam
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or you are a child who is
born into the family of God...
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born again by a new birth.
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There is something
wrong - in other words -
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with our first birth into
the family of the sinful Adam.
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We are born in his
image and in his likeness
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after he sinned. We are
not born into this world
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in the image
and likeness of God.
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We're born into
the wrong family.
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Now what do we get from
this first Adam when we're born
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from our mothers? Well
the first thing that we get
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is a sinful nature.
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Notice what we find
in the book of Ephesians
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chapter 2 and verses 1 to 3.
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Ephesians chapter
2 and verses 1 to 3.
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Here the apostle Paul
speaks about the condition
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of those who are outside of
Christ... outside the family
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of Christ. It says in verse 1:
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And here comes the key phrase:
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By nature we are
children of wrath
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because we have been born into
the family of the sinful Adam.
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And unless we are born again we
cannot see the kingdom of God;
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we cannot enter
the kingdom of God.
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Notice also
Psalm 51 and verse 5.
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Psalm 51 and verse 5.
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It tells us a little
bit about what we inherit
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from the sinful Adam.
We inherit a sinful nature.
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Notice Psalm 51
and let's read verse 5.
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By the way, this is the
Psalm where David is repenting
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for the sin of
adultery and the sin of murder.
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It says there in
Psalm 51 and verse 5:
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According to the
Bible we are born in sin.
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We are born
with a sinful nature.
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We are born with a
nature bent to evil.
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In other words, we are
born slanted towards evil.
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We are born with
a selfish nature.
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We are born selfish.
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If you don't think
that we're born selfish,
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just look at a little baby.
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There's nothing more selfish
in the world than a little baby
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because in the world
there is no one except for him
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or for her.
Little baby grows up...
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two years old... they
haven't reached the age
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of accountability where
they really understand yet
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the consequences of
their actions and the reasons
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for their actions, and
you know that they start
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fighting over a toy. Why?
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Because they
have a selfish nature.
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Because we are born
with a selfish, sinful nature
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slanted towards evil.
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And then of course we
grow up and we get married
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and we start having
marital discord and fights
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because each one of
us wants our own way.
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In other words, we receive
from Adam by nature selfishness.
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And with this nature
we cannot perform good.
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Now listen to
what I'm going to say.
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We receive from Adam
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a sinful nature.
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In other words, we are born
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in sin... singular.
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But that sinful
nature or that birth into sin
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leads us to
commit sins... plural.
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In other words, our condition
of sinfulness - our sinful
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nature - leads us
to commit sinful acts.
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In other words, with our sinful
nature with which we are born
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we cannot perform the good.
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It is impossible
unless we are born again.
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That's the reason
why with our first birth
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we are doomed. We
cannot see the kingdom of God
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and we cannot
enter the kingdom of God.
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It is impossible on the
basis of our first birth.
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So we receive from
Adam a sinful nature
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and then that sinful nature
expresses itself in sinful acts.
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And now by our sinful
acts we become guilty of sin.
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Notice what we find in
Romans chapter 8 and verse 7
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on what the sinful nature does.
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You see the sinful nature
expresses itself in sinful acts.
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Romans chapter 8 and verse 7.
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Here the apostle Paul says this:
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The carnal selfish mind,
the sinful nature with which
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we are born, cannot be
subject to the law of God.
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It cannot obey the law of God.
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Notice Romans chapter
7 and verses 18 and 19
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which describes
this same predicament.
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Romans chapter 7
verses 18 and 19.
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Here the apostle Paul says:
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Does that describe your life?
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At least at some
stage of your life?
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Have you ever had the experience
where you just explode
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and you say something.
You say: "Now why in the world
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did I say that? " You've
never had that experience?
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I've had it many times.
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And I must admit that
sometimes I still have it
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because the Lord is
still working on me.
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I'm still a work in progress.
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But what is it that
leads me to commit that action?
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It is the fact that I have what?
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I have a carnal sinful nature
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that expresses
itself in acts of sin.
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And I can decide
that I want to do good
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but I can't perform it.
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I can decide that I
don't want to perform evil
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but I still perform the evil
that I do not wish to perform.
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In other words, from
Adam I receive a sinful nature
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that sins. And as the
sinful nature expresses itself
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in acts of sin, I become
guilty of sin before God.
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Notice what we find in
Romans chapter 3 and verse 10.
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Romans chapter 3 and verse 10.
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And we read this
in previous contexts,
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but let's read it again.
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Actually - probably
- we have it memorized.
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How many righteous? Not one!
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And if you go on
to verse 23 it says
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"for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God. "
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How many people in this world
have allowed their sinful nature
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to express
itself in acts of sin?
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Every single person.
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And if you say that you
haven't, you just sinned
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because you are a liar!
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And outside the Holy
City will be all liars.
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We all have sinful natures
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that have expressed
themselves in acts of sin.
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And therefore we
stand guilty before God.
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Notice Romans chapter
3 and verse 19. It says:
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In other words, we all receive
from Adam a sinful nature
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that expresses
itself in acts of sin.
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When it expresses
itself in acts of sin
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we are guilty before God
and we must keep our mouth shut
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according to the apostle Paul.
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And as a result of
our guilt we must die.
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Notice Romans
chapter 6 and verse 23.
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Romans chapter 6 and verse 23
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and we'll read only the
first part of the verse.
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It says there:
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So we receive from
Adam a sinful nature
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which expresses
itself in acts of sin.
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The acts of sin make
us guilty before God.
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And because we
are guilty before God
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the wages of our
guilt is what? Is death.
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That's the reason why in
I Corinthians 15:22 it says:
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And we're only going to
read that part of the verse.
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We're going to come back to that
verse a little bit later on.
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How many in Adam are subject
to death according to scripture?
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In Adam all die
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because we all
have a sinful nature
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which has expressed
itself in acts of what? Of sin.
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And the wages of sin is death.
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In other words, we
are all on death row
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waiting for the
sentence to be executed upon us.
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And we deserve it
because we are guilty before
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God's judgment bar.
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Now notice Galatians
chapter 5 verses 19 to 21.
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Galatians chapter 5
and verses 19 to 21.
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You know, we're born
into this world slaves.
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Do slaves have a right
to inherit anything? No.
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Slaves don't
inherit. Who inherits?
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Children. Sons. Yes.
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Notice what we find in Galatians
chapter 5 and verses 19-21.
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Here the apostle
Paul says the following.
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He gives a list of
sins and he says this:
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It's not a complete list.
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Now let's summarize
what we've studied about
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our relationship with the family
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of Adam. First of all,
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the Bible teaches that we are
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all sons and daughters
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of the sinful Adam.
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Therefore we are in the image
and likeness of the sinful Adam.
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We inherit from him a
sinful selfish nature...
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the core of our being.
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That sinful nature
expresses itself in acts of sin.
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We are born into
Adam's family slaves.
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And because we are slaves
we have no right to inherit
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anything other than the
death which Adam and all of his
00:21:05.53\00:21:10.18
descendants deserve.
We are all on death row
00:21:10.29\00:21:14.02
so we desperately
need to change families.
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Are you with me or not?
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How many of you believe
that we need to change families?
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If you want to be saved,
00:21:25.75\00:21:27.24
you have to be born
into a different family.
00:21:27.44\00:21:30.21
You have to be
born into a new family.
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Not into the family
of the old, sinful Adam
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in his image and likeness
but into another family.
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Now the question is:
how do we change families
00:21:41.60\00:21:44.55
and what are those two families?
00:21:44.75\00:21:46.15
Go with me to Romans
chapter 5 and verses 18 and 19.
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John... not John...
Romans. Did I say John?
00:21:50.72\00:21:54.96
Romans chapter 5
and verses 18 and 19.
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I want you to notice
here that the apostle Paul
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is describing two Adams.
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We find in verses 18 and 19...
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I wish we had time to
study the whole chapter
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but we don't...
It says in verse 18:
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Did the sin of Adam
have any consequence for us?
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It most certainly
did! It says here:
00:22:28.90\00:22:31.71
That's what we've
been talking about.
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How many Adams are
there? There are two Adams.
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We are born into which family?
00:23:12.67\00:23:14.81
The family of the first Adam.
00:23:15.01\00:23:16.97
Somehow, if we don't
want to be condemned,
00:23:17.17\00:23:20.53
if we want to have
life, we have to find a way
00:23:20.74\00:23:23.57
to be born into what? Into
the family of the second Adam.
00:23:23.78\00:23:29.09
Because justification and life
come through the second Adam.
00:23:29.39\00:23:34.38
We must be born into His family.
00:23:34.58\00:23:37.51
We must be born AGAIN!
00:23:37.71\00:23:40.16
The question is:
how are we born again?
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Well, let's go in
our Bibles to Romans 6...
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the very next chapter.
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See, what the apostle
Paul does is in Romans 5
00:23:49.33\00:23:52.59
he speaks about the two Adams.
00:23:52.79\00:23:54.76
He says we're all born into
the family of the first Adam.
00:23:55.06\00:23:58.14
We're born slaves.
00:23:58.44\00:23:59.81
We're born in his
image and likeness.
00:24:00.01\00:24:01.76
We don't have any
right to inherit anything.
00:24:02.03\00:24:04.62
We're all on death row.
00:24:04.92\00:24:06.54
We're all condemned.
00:24:06.74\00:24:08.20
There's no hope for us
00:24:08.40\00:24:09.85
if we're born into the
family of the first Adam.
00:24:10.05\00:24:12.08
But he says
there's another Adam,
00:24:12.28\00:24:14.12
and this Adam... we can be born
into His image and likeness.
00:24:14.32\00:24:17.16
We can be born into His family.
00:24:17.46\00:24:18.98
We no longer are
slaves... we are children
00:24:19.28\00:24:21.56
and we have a right
to inherit all things
00:24:21.66\00:24:23.38
if we're born into His family.
00:24:23.48\00:24:24.89
And now Paul in
Romans 6 is going to say
00:24:25.19\00:24:27.32
"Do you want to know how
you can change families? "
00:24:27.52\00:24:29.83
He's going to explain it.
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Notice Romans
chapter 6 and verse 3.
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Romans chapter 6 and verse 3.
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Here the apostle Paul
is going to talk about
00:24:40.38\00:24:42.40
the ceremony that God has
given us to change families.
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The official adoption ceremony.
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Notice Romans
chapter 6 and verse 3:
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Let me ask you:
why did Jesus die?
00:25:06.12\00:25:07.96
What did Jesus
pay for by His death?
00:25:08.46\00:25:10.86
What did He pay for?
00:25:13.07\00:25:15.16
He paid for sin. How many sins?
00:25:15.46\00:25:17.62
He paid for all of the
sins of the world when He died.
00:25:18.12\00:25:21.24
Now when I'm baptized
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I am what
according to this verse?
00:25:23.95\00:25:27.29
Once again it says: "Do
you not know that as many
00:25:27.59\00:25:30.48
of you as were
baptized into Christ Jesus
00:25:30.58\00:25:32.89
were baptized into His death. "
00:25:32.99\00:25:34.97
In other words,
when I am baptized
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God looks at me as if I had
died with Jesus on the cross.
00:25:37.08\00:25:41.91
And because Jesus died for
all of the sins of the world
00:25:42.15\00:25:45.69
if I died with Him
00:25:45.89\00:25:48.21
the result is that
all of my sins are what?
00:25:48.41\00:25:51.58
All of our sins are paid for
00:25:52.08\00:25:54.45
because when Jesus died on
the cross He paid for all sins.
00:25:54.65\00:25:57.98
So if I died with
Jesus on the cross
00:25:58.38\00:26:01.42
my sins were
crucified along with Him.
00:26:01.62\00:26:05.07
Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:26:05.47\00:26:07.09
This is wonderful!
When I'm baptized it means
00:26:07.39\00:26:10.09
that God looks
at me and He says:
00:26:10.19\00:26:11.81
"You should have
been on that cross
00:26:12.01\00:26:13.35
but because you're baptized
you are recognizing that Jesus
00:26:13.45\00:26:16.88
was nailed on that cross and I
reckon you nailed on that cross
00:26:17.08\00:26:21.28
with Him. And I don't
punish the same sin twice.
00:26:21.38\00:26:24.46
I punished them in Him. "
00:26:24.76\00:26:26.51
In other words,
folks, what baptism does
00:26:26.81\00:26:29.57
is that it includes
us in the death of Jesus.
00:26:29.77\00:26:33.64
It incorporates us
into the death of Jesus
00:26:34.59\00:26:37.50
so that the Father looks
at Jesus and He says: "Oh,
00:26:37.81\00:26:40.54
You died for sin
and he was baptized.
00:26:40.74\00:26:43.70
And when he was baptized
I reckoned him dead with You
00:26:43.90\00:26:46.53
on the cross... so
he also died to sin. "
00:26:46.63\00:26:49.25
Now let me ask you: is
this good news or what?
00:26:49.55\00:26:51.78
This is wonderful news!
00:26:52.09\00:26:53.65
Now notice what the
apostle Paul continues saying
00:26:53.95\00:26:56.39
in Romans chapter 6 and verse 4.
00:26:56.59\00:26:58.65
"Therefore we were
buried with Him... " Notice...
00:26:59.83\00:27:04.66
"through baptism. "
It doesn't say like Him.
00:27:04.86\00:27:06.74
It says we were
crucified with Him.
00:27:06.94\00:27:10.44
It says we were
buried with Him how?
00:27:10.74\00:27:14.43
"through baptism into death"
00:27:14.63\00:27:17.87
Now let's stop
there for a moment.
00:27:18.07\00:27:19.58
We were baptized
into His what? His death.
00:27:19.78\00:27:24.01
In other words, when Jesus was
crucified, when He was buried,
00:27:24.32\00:27:27.54
when I'm baptized
God looks at me as being
00:27:27.74\00:27:30.81
crucified and buried.
00:27:31.01\00:27:32.58
God reckons me as being in Him.
00:27:32.88\00:27:35.45
I'm accepted in the beloved.
00:27:35.75\00:27:38.06
God looks upon me as
if I had never sinned
00:27:38.16\00:27:40.89
because Jesus bore
those sins in my place.
00:27:41.19\00:27:44.16
When I am baptized, in
other words, I am incorporated
00:27:44.66\00:27:48.12
into what Jesus Christ did.
But the news is even better.
00:27:48.32\00:27:51.94
You see, what
Jesus did on the cross
00:27:52.34\00:27:54.78
was to take my guilt away.
00:27:54.99\00:27:57.48
He paid for all of my sins.
00:27:57.78\00:27:59.70
And when I am baptized, all
of that guilt that Jesus bore
00:28:00.00\00:28:03.35
on the cross now
is put to my account.
00:28:03.45\00:28:06.96
His righteousness
is put to my account.
00:28:07.16\00:28:09.29
Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:28:09.59\00:28:10.78
So the guilt that I
receive from Adam is gone.
00:28:11.08\00:28:14.26
But you say: "I still
have that sinful nature
00:28:14.57\00:28:16.78
that expresses
itself in acts of sin.
00:28:16.88\00:28:19.08
What do we do about that? "
00:28:19.29\00:28:20.34
Well, let's go back to
Romans chapter 6 and verse 4.
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Let's read once again from
the beginning of the verse.
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In other words, what
Jesus did on the cross
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has a double blessing for us.
00:29:14.98\00:29:16.73
First of all, when Jesus died
00:29:17.03\00:29:19.40
on the cross He took care of
00:29:19.50\00:29:21.40
all of the guilt of the sins
00:29:21.51\00:29:23.10
that I have ever committed.
00:29:23.20\00:29:24.59
But secondly, when Jesus was
00:29:24.89\00:29:26.82
raised from the dead
by the power of the Father
00:29:26.92\00:29:29.80
Jesus - who now lives -
is able to give us power
00:29:30.10\00:29:34.37
to overcome the sinful nature
00:29:34.57\00:29:37.07
which we have
received from Adam.
00:29:37.27\00:29:38.83
We receive a double blessing.
00:29:39.13\00:29:40.17
We are saved
from the guilt of sin
00:29:40.37\00:29:42.69
and we are saved
from the power of sin.
00:29:42.89\00:29:45.74
In other words, at
baptism what God does is
00:29:46.04\00:29:49.78
when we are buried
in the waters of baptism
00:29:49.98\00:29:52.05
God the Father
looks at me and He says:
00:29:52.25\00:29:54.25
"I don't look at your
sins any more because Jesus
00:29:54.35\00:29:56.58
took those sins to the cross. "
00:29:56.68\00:29:58.37
And also when Jesus
died and resurrected
00:29:58.57\00:30:02.44
and I am
baptized the Father says:
00:30:02.64\00:30:05.23
"Look, that Spirit that
resurrected Jesus from the dead
00:30:05.43\00:30:09.78
now that you are coming
forth from the watery grave
00:30:09.98\00:30:12.85
that same Spirit is
going to give you power
00:30:13.05\00:30:15.76
so that sin will no
longer enslave you. "
00:30:15.96\00:30:19.17
Now I want you to
notice a couple of other verses
00:30:19.57\00:30:22.14
that speak about
this double blessing.
00:30:22.24\00:30:24.16
Go with me to John
chapter 3 and verses 5 and 6.
00:30:24.37\00:30:28.81
Here Jesus is
speaking with Nicodemus.
00:30:29.11\00:30:30.90
John chapter 3
and verses 5 and 6.
00:30:31.20\00:30:35.44
Here Jesus says to Nicodemus:
00:30:35.74\00:30:38.88
What must we be born of?
00:31:01.54\00:31:03.13
We must be born of
the what? Of the water
00:31:03.33\00:31:06.52
and of the Spirit.
00:31:06.72\00:31:09.20
What does the water do?
00:31:09.50\00:31:10.99
The water buries our guilt.
00:31:11.19\00:31:13.09
What does the Spirit do?
00:31:13.39\00:31:15.24
The Spirit gives us
power in our lives to overcome
00:31:15.54\00:31:19.41
the sinful nature.
00:31:19.61\00:31:20.99
Now go with me to Acts
chapter 2 and verse 38.
00:31:21.29\00:31:25.10
Acts chapter 2 and verse 38.
00:31:25.40\00:31:28.02
Here we find another
reference to the double blessing
00:31:28.32\00:31:31.62
of baptism. Here Peter is
speaking and he says this:
00:31:31.82\00:31:36.81
So at baptism God
gives us a double blessing.
00:32:04.25\00:32:07.15
First of all, all of the
sins that we have ever committed
00:32:07.46\00:32:10.93
are reckoned placed on Jesus
00:32:11.13\00:32:14.30
and they no longer
are held against us.
00:32:14.50\00:32:17.46
God looks at us in Jesus.
00:32:17.76\00:32:19.87
He looks upon us as
if we had never sinned.
00:32:20.17\00:32:23.32
He gives us a blank page.
00:32:23.62\00:32:26.13
He gives us the
righteousness of Jesus.
00:32:26.33\00:32:28.85
The moment of baptism, in
other words, is the moment
00:32:29.25\00:32:32.63
in which my sins are
reckoned nailed to the cross
00:32:32.83\00:32:37.08
with Jesus. But God does more!
00:32:37.11\00:32:39.72
I mean if God just forgave
my guilt and left me with the
00:32:40.02\00:32:42.81
unaided sinful nature I would
continue committing what? Sin.
00:32:42.91\00:32:47.53
And that wouldn't do any good.
00:32:47.83\00:32:49.09
I would continue
accumulating guilt.
00:32:49.29\00:32:50.97
So at baptism
God buries my sins.
00:32:51.17\00:32:53.86
He buries the guilt
but He gives me a power
00:32:54.07\00:32:56.82
with which I can overcome what?
00:32:57.03\00:33:00.88
I can overcome sin.
00:33:01.08\00:33:02.59
Now one problem that I've
found with people is that they
00:33:02.89\00:33:05.33
tell me: "Well Pastor, you know
00:33:05.43\00:33:07.05
I know that the Bible
says that when I'm baptized
00:33:07.25\00:33:10.32
God erases the past basically.
He doesn't hold anything
00:33:10.53\00:33:14.43
that I've ever done against
me. I know that that's true
00:33:14.54\00:33:17.64
but I just don't feel
that God has forgiven me. "
00:33:17.84\00:33:20.54
Let me tell you folks: feelings
have nothing to do with this.
00:33:21.62\00:33:24.85
We need to accept by faith
that God says that when we are
00:33:25.90\00:33:30.13
baptized He reckons
our sins buried with Jesus,
00:33:30.23\00:33:34.47
nailed to the cross with Jesus,
00:33:34.67\00:33:36.36
and that He's pouring
out His Spirit upon us.
00:33:36.66\00:33:39.39
We need to accept it
not because we feel it
00:33:39.69\00:33:42.19
but because He says it.
00:33:42.39\00:33:44.51
In other words, we
need to live by faith.
00:33:45.01\00:33:47.72
We don't live by
feelings... we live by faith
00:33:48.02\00:33:51.51
and trust in His word.
00:33:51.74\00:33:53.77
Now I want you to notice
the blessings that we receive
00:33:54.88\00:33:57.76
when we are
included in the second Adam.
00:33:57.96\00:34:00.50
You see, baptism is
the incorporation ceremony
00:34:00.61\00:34:03.28
into the second Adam's family.
00:34:03.49\00:34:05.36
See, I'm born the first
time from the first Adam.
00:34:06.16\00:34:08.71
That's my first birth.
00:34:08.91\00:34:10.46
Can't see the kingdom of God;
can't enter the kingdom of God.
00:34:10.66\00:34:13.28
It's impossible.
00:34:13.38\00:34:14.60
But when I'm baptized, that's
the official adoption ceremony.
00:34:14.90\00:34:18.08
When I'm baptized,
that's the moment when I'm born
00:34:18.38\00:34:21.69
into the second Adam's family.
00:34:21.79\00:34:23.43
Now the sins that I've committed
are buried in the water.
00:34:23.83\00:34:28.31
In other words, the guilt that
I receive from Adam is gone.
00:34:28.61\00:34:31.77
Secondly, the sinful nature
which expresses itself in sin
00:34:32.07\00:34:35.97
is overcome
through the Holy Spirit
00:34:36.28\00:34:38.92
that is given at
the moment of baptism.
00:34:39.12\00:34:41.24
But there's more.
Notice Galatians 3:26-27.
00:34:41.54\00:34:47.26
Galatians chapter
3 verses 26 and 27.
00:34:47.36\00:34:51.42
You know, this is a wonderful
thing that we're able to join
00:34:51.72\00:34:54.64
the family of Jesus, the
family of the second Adam.
00:34:54.74\00:34:57.31
The family of the saved.
00:34:57.51\00:34:58.87
The family of those who
will have everlasting life.
00:34:59.07\00:35:02.23
Notice Galatians
chapter 3 and verses 26 and 27.
00:35:02.53\00:35:07.45
It says here, and we've read
this before in another context.
00:35:07.86\00:35:12.08
It says:
00:35:12.21\00:35:13.25
What do we become
through faith in Christ Jesus?
00:35:21.04\00:35:24.50
We become what? Sons of God.
00:35:24.53\00:35:27.07
What must we have been before?
00:35:27.27\00:35:28.63
Sons of Adam, of course.
00:35:29.79\00:35:31.86
Are we saved in Adam?
00:35:32.16\00:35:34.35
No... we're lost.
00:35:34.55\00:35:36.67
Now notice what it
continues saying...
00:35:36.87\00:35:38.48
OK, we're sons of God by faith
00:35:38.68\00:35:40.59
but is there something that we
need to do to express our faith?
00:35:41.00\00:35:44.01
Yes. There's an
official ceremony.
00:35:44.31\00:35:46.58
It says in verse 27:
00:35:46.78\00:35:48.59
How do we become members of
the family of the second Adam
00:35:57.81\00:36:01.99
Jesus Christ? It is by faith.
00:36:02.09\00:36:04.18
But we show our faith by
being what? By being baptized.
00:36:04.38\00:36:08.88
And by the way,
when we're baptized
00:36:09.08\00:36:10.99
we become sons
and daughters of God.
00:36:11.19\00:36:15.39
Notice what we find
in the book of Galatians
00:36:15.79\00:36:20.39
chapter 4 and verse 6.
00:36:20.59\00:36:22.57
Galatians chapter 4 and verse 6
00:36:22.77\00:36:24.88
where the apostle Paul
is continuing the argument
00:36:25.01\00:36:27.12
of the passage that we just read
00:36:27.22\00:36:28.71
from the last couple
of verses of chapter 3.
00:36:28.81\00:36:31.43
It says in Galatians
chapter 4 and verse 7:
00:36:31.63\00:36:34.15
"Therefore you are no
longer a... " What? "a slave
00:36:34.35\00:36:39.60
but a son. " In other
words, when we're incorporated
00:36:39.80\00:36:44.47
into the family of
Jesus we are no longer slaves
00:36:44.57\00:36:48.09
but we are what? We are sons.
00:36:48.29\00:36:50.92
And do you know what we become?
I've mentioned this before.
00:36:51.13\00:36:53.58
When we are baptized into Christ
we become brothers and sisters
00:36:53.88\00:36:57.69
of Jesus. Isn't that wonderful?
00:36:57.89\00:37:03.24
Now is Jesus the Son of God?
00:37:04.30\00:37:06.10
So what happens if I'm
His brother or His sister?
00:37:06.60\00:37:09.40
We have the same Father.
00:37:11.35\00:37:13.12
See? Adam isn't
our father any more.
00:37:13.42\00:37:15.82
Our father is God.
00:37:17.17\00:37:18.57
We are brothers and
sisters of whom? Of Jesus.
00:37:19.07\00:37:22.40
In other words, we are incor-
porated into the family of God
00:37:22.90\00:37:25.78
and we become
brothers and sisters of Jesus.
00:37:25.98\00:37:29.39
Now, do we have a
right to inherit all things?
00:37:30.40\00:37:35.59
Absolutely. Notice what it
continues saying in Galatians
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chapter 4 and verse 7.
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Galatians chapter 4 and verse 7.
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"Therefore you are no
longer a slave but a son.
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And if a son, then... " What?
00:37:47.39\00:37:52.73
"an heir of God
00:37:52.93\00:37:55.17
through Christ. "
00:37:55.27\00:37:57.28
In other words, do we have
00:37:57.58\00:37:58.61
rights of inheritance?
00:37:58.71\00:38:00.13
Will we inherit eternal life?
00:38:00.33\00:38:01.95
Will we inherit the kingdom?
00:38:02.25\00:38:03.65
Will we inherit all
good things? Yes we will...
00:38:03.95\00:38:06.98
because we're not
longer slaves, we're sons.
00:38:07.18\00:38:09.90
The guilt has been buried.
00:38:10.20\00:38:11.63
The power has been overcome.
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We are sons and daughters of God
brothers and sisters of Jesus.
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How important is baptism?
00:38:18.10\00:38:19.90
Listen folks, it is the
official adoption ceremony.
00:38:20.10\00:38:24.24
It is the transition
between our old family
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and our new family.
00:38:28.14\00:38:29.82
Notice what we find in
Romans chapter 8 verses 16-17
00:38:30.02\00:38:34.83
on this same
issue of inheritance.
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Romans chapter 8
verses 16 and 17.
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Here the apostle Paul say that
everything is through Jesus.
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We have to join Jesus.
We join Jesus in baptism.
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Notice chapter 8 of
Romans and verses 16 and 17.
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And so now as sons
and daughters of God
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we have all of the
rights of inheritance.
00:39:20.03\00:39:22.69
But there's more.
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If we were born into the
image and likeness of the
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first Adam, when we are born
into the second Adam's family
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in whose image and
likeness will we be?
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Go with me to the book of
Romans chapter 8 and verse 29.
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Romans chapter 8 and verse 29.
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Very important verse
that describes what happens
00:39:43.97\00:39:47.13
when we join
the family of Jesus.
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It says there in
verse 29 of Romans 8:
00:39:49.37\00:39:52.77
What are we going
to be conformed to?
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We are "conformed to
the image of His Son. "
00:40:06.27\00:40:09.19
In whose image were we
when we were born into the
00:40:09.39\00:40:11.57
first Adam's family? We
were in his image and likeness.
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But when we are born
into the family of Christ
00:40:15.53\00:40:17.82
in whose image are we conformed?
00:40:18.02\00:40:20.16
And so now when we're
born into the family of Jesus
00:40:30.28\00:40:32.68
we're born in the
image and likeness of Jesus.
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We are no longer in the image
and likeness of the original
00:40:36.33\00:40:40.09
sinful Adam. Now you are
saying: "But Pastor Bohr,
00:40:40.29\00:40:44.42
we have a
problem. Many times I don't
00:40:44.72\00:40:47.69
reflect the image of Jesus. "
00:40:47.89\00:40:49.77
Yes, but God reckons you as
being in the image of Jesus.
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And then do you
know what God does?
00:40:54.01\00:40:55.63
He transforms and
changes you step by step
00:40:55.83\00:40:59.14
as you behold Jesus every day.
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Go with me to II
Corinthians chapter 3.
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And this process will not
end until this body is changed
00:41:04.05\00:41:07.74
into the likeness of
the perfect body of Jesus.
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It's a process... the
process of sanctification.
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The image of Jesus is
reproduced more and more in us.
00:41:13.64\00:41:17.17
But when we're
baptized God recognizes us
00:41:17.47\00:41:21.13
as being in the image
and likeness of His Son.
00:41:21.34\00:41:24.27
We are no longer reckoned
in the sinful family of Adam.
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Notice what we find in
the book of II Corinthians
00:41:28.74\00:41:32.51
chapter 3 and verse 18.
00:41:32.71\00:41:34.98
II Corinthians
chapter 3 and verse 18.
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Here the apostle Paul says:
00:41:39.17\00:41:40.75
Are being what?
How are we transformed?
00:41:56.06\00:41:59.97
How? By what?
00:42:00.17\00:42:02.86
What happens when we
behold Jesus each day?
00:42:19.47\00:42:22.63
The more we behold Him?
00:42:22.93\00:42:24.37
We are transformed into
His what? Into His image.
00:42:24.67\00:42:28.48
But it's done
from glory to glory.
00:42:28.68\00:42:32.05
The more we behold, the more
we are changed into His image.
00:42:32.35\00:42:37.04
It's not that we're
striving to be in His image.
00:42:37.86\00:42:41.26
Each day we are reflecting
more and more His what?
00:42:41.56\00:42:46.22
His image and His likeness.
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In other words, when I'm
baptized the process begins.
00:42:49.09\00:42:51.74
I'm considered in the
image and likeness of Jesus.
00:42:52.04\00:42:54.81
I've gotten rid of
that first Adam... the image
00:42:55.01\00:42:58.52
and likeness of the first Adam.
00:42:58.62\00:42:59.94
And then as I behold Jesus
each day I grow to be like Him
00:43:00.04\00:43:04.46
more and more.
00:43:04.76\00:43:06.62
And then what happens
to the sentence of death?
00:43:06.92\00:43:09.64
Listen, if when I'm baptized
the death of Jesus is reckoned
00:43:10.59\00:43:14.64
as mine, do I
have to die any more?
00:43:14.75\00:43:17.37
I might die physically
but am I going to suffer
00:43:17.47\00:43:19.74
everlasting death? Am I
going to suffer second death?
00:43:19.84\00:43:22.26
No. In fact, we find in
I Corinthians chapter 15
00:43:22.57\00:43:26.33
verse 22- the last part of
the verse that I didn't read -
00:43:26.53\00:43:29.37
it says: "For in
Adam all... " What?
00:43:29.57\00:43:32.62
"all die. But In
Christ all shall be... " What?
00:43:32.82\00:43:38.06
"all shall be made alive. "
00:43:38.26\00:43:40.37
"He who has the Son has life. "
00:43:40.57\00:43:43.01
"He who does not have
the Son does not have life. "
00:43:43.21\00:43:46.97
In other words, when
I am reckoned in Jesus
00:43:47.27\00:43:49.40
now I'm not on
death row any more.
00:43:49.60\00:43:52.14
I have the sentence of
life given in my favor.
00:43:52.44\00:43:56.42
And so what does baptism
do? Wow! What a blessing.
00:43:56.82\00:44:01.54
It leads me to
shed that first Adam.
00:44:02.47\00:44:05.14
It leads me to bury my guilt.
00:44:05.44\00:44:08.30
In it I receive the
power of a new nature
00:44:08.80\00:44:11.81
through the Holy
Spirit to overcome sin.
00:44:12.01\00:44:13.90
Instead of a
slave now I'm a son.
00:44:14.20\00:44:16.67
As a son, no
longer am I disinherited.
00:44:17.07\00:44:20.41
I have a right to inherit every-
thing that belongs to Jesus.
00:44:20.51\00:44:23.69
Furthermore, from the
moment that I am baptized
00:44:24.29\00:44:27.39
at that moment I'm
reckoned in the image of Jesus
00:44:27.59\00:44:30.11
and as I behold after
my baptism day after day
00:44:30.31\00:44:33.19
I'm changed more and
more into the image of Jesus.
00:44:33.39\00:44:36.72
And I don't have
to fear death any more
00:44:36.92\00:44:38.83
because in the second
Adam we are all made alive.
00:44:39.03\00:44:43.06
How important then is baptism?
00:44:44.18\00:44:46.41
You know some people say:
"Ah, baptism. Yes... no...
00:44:47.11\00:44:51.45
it doesn't make
any difference. "
00:44:51.65\00:44:53.01
It makes a huge difference
00:44:53.31\00:44:54.89
because it is the
official adoption ceremony
00:44:55.19\00:44:58.96
into the family of God.
00:44:59.16\00:45:00.78
If you say: "I don't
have to be adopted, "
00:45:01.08\00:45:02.85
that's like going out on the
street and seeing this cute kid
00:45:03.05\00:45:05.48
and saying 'I think I'll
take him home with me. ' "
00:45:05.58\00:45:07.44
You can't do that.
00:45:07.84\00:45:09.44
Do you have to go through
an official adoption process?
00:45:09.64\00:45:13.17
Do you have to sign documents?
00:45:13.37\00:45:15.22
Do you have to do this
publicly? You most certainly do.
00:45:15.32\00:45:18.24
And it's the same with
Jesus. Now the question is:
00:45:18.44\00:45:21.36
I'm going to go through this
very quickly. We're not even
00:45:21.56\00:45:23.51
going to read the verses.
00:45:23.61\00:45:25.01
How should a person be baptized?
00:45:25.41\00:45:27.32
You know, there are
many churches that baptize
00:45:27.62\00:45:30.80
by infusion. That is by pouring.
00:45:31.00\00:45:33.13
There are churches that baptize
00:45:33.99\00:45:35.43
also by sprinkling,
00:45:35.63\00:45:37.39
by aspersion.
00:45:37.49\00:45:38.93
Are those proper
modes of baptism?
00:45:39.82\00:45:42.06
They most certainly are not.
00:45:42.36\00:45:44.00
Let me give you
the Biblical evidence
00:45:44.30\00:45:45.82
without reading the verses.
00:45:45.85\00:45:47.49
Do you know that Romans
chapter 6 and verse 4 speaks
00:45:47.79\00:45:52.08
of baptism as a burial?
00:45:52.28\00:45:54.35
Have you ever seen a burial
where they lay someone on the
00:45:54.85\00:45:57.07
ground? They sprinkle a little
bit of dirt on their head?
00:45:57.17\00:45:59.35
A burial means what?
00:46:00.71\00:46:02.67
To be buried under the ground.
00:46:02.97\00:46:04.71
And in baptism, you're
buried under the water.
00:46:05.67\00:46:08.94
Incidentally, the word baptism
00:46:09.24\00:46:11.57
comes from the Greek baptizo
00:46:11.77\00:46:13.70
which means to
immerse or to submerge.
00:46:13.80\00:46:17.42
The very word means to submerge.
00:46:17.92\00:46:20.96
Furthermore, we find clearly
in scripture that Jesus was
00:46:21.26\00:46:24.92
baptized by immersion.
00:46:25.12\00:46:26.76
You read Mark chapter
1 verses 9 through 11.
00:46:26.96\00:46:29.68
We don't have time to read it
00:46:29.88\00:46:31.19
but it says there that
Jesus went into the water
00:46:31.49\00:46:34.45
and He came up out of the water.
00:46:34.65\00:46:37.39
"Up out of the water" it says.
00:46:37.59\00:46:39.86
So much for the idea that
Jesus is standing on the banks
00:46:40.06\00:46:42.76
of the Jordan and John
the Baptist has a little cup
00:46:42.86\00:46:45.90
and he's pouring water
over the head of Jesus.
00:46:46.10\00:46:48.27
That's not the
Biblical perspective.
00:46:48.37\00:46:50.58
Do you think it's
important for us to be baptized
00:46:50.78\00:46:52.36
the way God says
we're supposed to?
00:46:52.46\00:46:53.93
Ah, who cares?
Sprinkling... infusion...
00:46:55.02\00:46:57.76
just with the
Holy Spirit. Who cares?
00:46:57.96\00:47:00.75
Do you think we need
to accept God's terms?
00:47:01.05\00:47:03.00
You see Christians these
days... they have the idea that
00:47:03.20\00:47:05.64
you know, "God doesn't
really care how I worship;
00:47:05.84\00:47:08.14
God doesn't care
which day I keep;
00:47:08.34\00:47:09.82
God doesn't care
how I'm baptized;
00:47:10.03\00:47:11.47
God doesn't care what I eat;
00:47:11.67\00:47:13.10
God doesn't care where I go.
00:47:13.30\00:47:14.97
You know, God accepts me
just as I am and He leaves me
00:47:15.17\00:47:18.39
just like I am, too. "
00:47:18.49\00:47:19.73
Does God expect
us to obey His terms?
00:47:21.20\00:47:23.87
He most certainly does.
00:47:24.17\00:47:25.78
And in baptism He expects us
to be baptized the way He says
00:47:25.98\00:47:28.99
we're supposed to. By the
way, in John 3 verse 23 it says:
00:47:29.09\00:47:32.32
Now if he's baptizing by
sprinkling he wouldn't need
00:47:42.13\00:47:45.37
much water. But the fact is
that there was "much water. "
00:47:45.57\00:47:49.46
The Jordan River some
places has very little water.
00:47:49.76\00:47:52.14
But there was much water
there because it was necessary
00:47:52.45\00:47:55.42
to submerge or
to immerse people.
00:47:55.62\00:47:57.66
I could tell you the
story of the Ethiopian eunuch -
00:47:57.86\00:48:00.21
it's found in Acts 8:38-39-
00:48:00.41\00:48:02.48
where Philip is sent to
indoctrinate or to teach
00:48:02.78\00:48:06.76
this Ethiopian who had
gone to Jerusalem to celebrate
00:48:06.96\00:48:10.36
a Hebrew feast and he was
on the way back to Ethiopia.
00:48:10.56\00:48:12.86
And Philip was led
to him to explain to him
00:48:13.16\00:48:15.62
Isaiah chapter 53.
00:48:15.82\00:48:17.38
And when the Ethiopian sees that
Isaiah 53 is centered in Jesus
00:48:18.38\00:48:22.80
he says to Philip:
"What's in the way for me
00:48:23.00\00:48:26.08
being baptized? I
want to be baptized. "
00:48:26.28\00:48:28.16
And so as the
chariot was moving along
00:48:28.26\00:48:30.55
they found this place
where there was water.
00:48:30.75\00:48:33.15
They stopped the
chariot, and the Bible says that
00:48:33.35\00:48:35.70
both Philip and the
eunuch went into the water
00:48:36.00\00:48:39.61
and they came out of the water.
00:48:39.81\00:48:42.21
That is the
proper mode of baptism.
00:48:43.19\00:48:45.18
And we have to do
it on God's terms.
00:48:45.48\00:48:47.23
You know, there are churches
who think that it's appropriate
00:48:47.43\00:48:50.54
to baptize infants.
00:48:50.74\00:48:52.56
Babies.
00:48:53.34\00:48:54.76
"Oh who cares. As long as you're
baptized God doesn't mind. "
00:48:54.96\00:48:57.69
Listen folks, the Bible
gives at least four conditions
00:48:58.40\00:49:02.01
in order to be baptized. Let
me mention them here quickly.
00:49:02.21\00:49:04.63
Matthew 28 verses 19 and 20
00:49:04.93\00:49:07.03
says that in order
for someone to be baptized
00:49:07.23\00:49:09.08
they must be made disciples
and they must be taught.
00:49:09.28\00:49:11.94
"Go ye therefore
and teach all nations
00:49:13.82\00:49:16.57
baptizing them in the
name of the Father, the Son,
00:49:16.87\00:49:19.80
and the Holy Spirit. " In other
words, there must be teaching.
00:49:20.00\00:49:22.87
Can you teach a baby
00:49:23.07\00:49:24.24
the principles of the gospel?
00:49:24.54\00:49:26.42
Obviously not... especially
when they're newly born.
00:49:26.62\00:49:29.11
Secondly, in Acts 2:38 it
says that we're supposed to
00:49:29.52\00:49:33.20
repent of our sins.
Can a little baby repent?
00:49:33.30\00:49:36.26
No! And by the way,
on the Day of Pentecost
00:49:36.56\00:49:38.57
all of those who
were baptized were adults.
00:49:38.77\00:49:40.62
Jesus was baptized an adult.
00:49:40.82\00:49:42.42
Every person in the
Bible who was ever baptized
00:49:42.62\00:49:44.94
was baptized an adult
00:49:45.04\00:49:46.31
or at least they had reached
the age of accountability.
00:49:47.28\00:49:50.47
Matthew 3:6 says that in order
to be baptized we must confess
00:49:50.77\00:49:56.00
our sins. Can a little baby say:
"I'm sorry for crying so hard
00:49:56.21\00:49:59.77
Daddy. I'll be more patient
next time. " Of course not.
00:49:59.87\00:50:03.57
You must confess your sins.
00:50:04.60\00:50:06.64
Only a person who has reached
the age of accountability of
00:50:06.84\00:50:09.06
reason can do that.
And furthermore, Mark 16:16
00:50:09.16\00:50:13.32
says that we must
believe in order to be baptized.
00:50:13.52\00:50:17.09
A little baby cannot believe.
00:50:17.39\00:50:19.64
All of the baptisms in the
Bible were done with adults.
00:50:19.67\00:50:23.27
Which means that in order
for baptism to have significance
00:50:23.57\00:50:27.75
for us we must be immersed.
And we must be baptized
00:50:27.85\00:50:31.26
when we understand
what baptism truly means.
00:50:31.36\00:50:35.56
Now the question is:
how important is baptism?
00:50:35.86\00:50:39.15
Go with me to
Mark 16 and verse 16.
00:50:39.45\00:50:42.79
Mark 16 and verse 16.
00:50:43.09\00:50:46.59
Here we find a very
important expression
00:50:47.66\00:50:52.00
that is given by Mark.
00:50:52.20\00:50:55.21
Mark 16 and verse 16.
00:50:55.51\00:50:58.51
I want you to
remember the elements
00:50:58.71\00:50:59.74
because we're going
to come back to this.
00:50:59.79\00:51:01.12
It says there, Jesus speaking:
00:51:01.42\00:51:04.15
Did you notice that?
00:51:18.45\00:51:20.15
"He who believes and is
baptized will be... " What?
00:51:20.35\00:51:23.42
"will be saved. " Now
let's notice those same 3 words
00:51:23.72\00:51:27.01
in Acts chapter
16. Acts chapter 16
00:51:27.21\00:51:31.17
and let's read verses 30 to 33.
00:51:31.37\00:51:34.05
Acts 16:30-33.
00:51:34.35\00:51:36.25
This is speaking about
the Philippian jailer...
00:51:36.55\00:51:40.23
remember that Paul and
Silas were thrown into jail.
00:51:40.43\00:51:42.99
And at night there was an earth-
quake and the jail opened up.
00:51:43.29\00:51:47.14
And I want you to notice
what happens to the jailer
00:51:47.35\00:51:49.88
and his family.
Chapter 16 and verse 30:
00:51:49.99\00:51:53.12
"And he brought
them out and said:
00:51:53.42\00:51:56.39
'Sirs, what must
I do to be saved? '
00:51:56.59\00:52:00.13
So they said...
" Now notice this:
00:52:00.43\00:52:03.31
"believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ
00:52:03.51\00:52:06.48
and you will be saved...
you and your household. ' "
00:52:06.68\00:52:10.07
Do we find two of the same
words that were in Mark 16?
00:52:11.36\00:52:14.84
"He who believes and is
baptized will be... " What?
00:52:15.08\00:52:20.16
"saved. " Here it
says... the apostle Paul says:
00:52:20.39\00:52:23.48
"Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and you will be" What?
00:52:23.68\00:52:26.82
"saved. " Notice verse 33.
00:52:27.12\00:52:29.74
It says: "And he took
them the same hour of the night
00:52:29.94\00:52:33.48
and washed their
stripes and immediately
00:52:33.68\00:52:36.43
he and all his family were...
" What? "were baptized. "
00:52:36.63\00:52:41.11
Did the apostle
Paul believe in baptism?
00:52:41.41\00:52:43.20
Did he just say: "Oh,
just believe in Jesus.
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You'll be saved. You don't have
to worry about being baptized. "
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No. He said: "Believe
in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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You will be saved.
" And then he what?
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And then he baptized them.
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By the way, do you know
that the great apostle Paul
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himself was baptized?
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Notice Acts chapter 22
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and verse 16.
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Acts chapter 22 verse 16.
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Was the apostle
Paul a notorious sinner
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before his conversion?
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Did he
accumulate a lot of guilt?
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Oh, I wish I could tell
you the story of all the guilt
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that he accumulated
by killing God's people
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and imprisoning God's people.
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But I want you to notice
that when he meets Ananias
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that he is
encouraged to do something.
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It says here in Acts
chapter 22 and verse 16:
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What happens
when we are baptized?
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Our sins are
what? Are washed away.
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In other words,
the guilt is gone
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and we receive
like the apostle Paul
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the power of the
Holy Spirit in our lives.
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That's why Jesus says that
whoever is not born of the water
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and of the Spirit
cannot see the kingdom of God.
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And then He goes on to say
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that whoever is not baptized
of the water and of the Spirit
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cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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Is baptism then indispensible?
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Baptism by immersion. Yes.
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And let me tell you
what happens at baptism.
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Two things happen at baptism.
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Number one: you are
joined to Christ personally.
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You become His
brother and His sister.
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That's the first
meaning of baptism.
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The second meaning of baptism is
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that when we are buried in
the waters and we come forth
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to newness of life we
join the body of Christ
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which is His what? His church.
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So baptism means
union with Christ
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and it means union with His
church which teaches the truth
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of God. Now let's notice that.
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Let's go in our Bibles
to Colossians chapter 1
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and verse 18.
Colossians chapter 1 verse 18.
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And we'll read three verses
as we draw this to a close.
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The apostle Paul says this:
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What is the body of Jesus?
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The body of Jesus is
the... What? The church.
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Now how do we
join the body of Jesus?
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Go with me to I Corinthians
chapter 12 and verses 12 and 13.
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I Corinthians chapter 12
and verses 12... actually
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verses 13 and 14.
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I Corinthians chapter
12 and verses 13 and 14.
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Here the apostle Paul says this:
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Now how do we
join the body of Christ
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according to this?
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"We were all
baptized into one body. "
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And what is the body?
The body is the church.
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By the way, do you know that in
Acts chapter 2 verses 41 and 47
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it says that on
the Day of Pentecost
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3,000 souls were added to them?
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And then it says in verse 47
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that God added to the
church those who would be saved.
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So baptism means
union with Christ personally
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and it also means
union with His church...
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with His body.
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Union with Jesus and
union with His church.
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In other words, we
become members of His family.
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What a marvelous
blessing this is!
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