Hi and you're now with
The Forerunner Chronicles.
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All right everybody, so...
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this is going to
be a quick video,
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I've got to
deal with this topic.
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All right, just
about a month ago,
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Tim Lambesis which is
now the former Lead Singer
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of the so called,
Christian Heavy Metal Band
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"As I Lay Dying"
which, by the way,
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was convicted and
sentenced to prison
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for hiring a hit man
to take out his wife,
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well, this gentlemen
made a shocking admission
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in the media recently
that he's not a Christian.
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He's an atheist and he has been
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a closet atheist
for quite some time now,
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and the only reason why he
and the rest of his band members
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which, by the way, are primarily
closet atheists like himself,
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the only reason why
they continue to make
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so-called
"Christian" heavy metal music
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is because they
wanted to continue to receive
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the steady stream of
income that they were getting
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from the Christian music market.
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Now, listen to the
words of Christian Lambesis
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that he spoke in
a recent interview.
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You can't miss this
okay, so take a look.
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In this Washington Post article,
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that featured the
Tim Lambesis story,
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Tim stated that a lot
of Christian parents said,
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"Yes, you can buy
this 'As I Lay Dying' CD,
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because they're
a Christian band.
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They don't even think to
actually check the lyrics... "
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He went on
further to state that,
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"We toured with
more 'Christian bands'
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who actually aren't
Christians than bands that are.
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In 12 years of
touring with As I Lay Dying,
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I would say maybe one in 10
Christian bands we toured with
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were actually Christian bands. "
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Now firstly, I'd like to say
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that although his
motives may be questionable,
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as to why he now wants
to come out in the open
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and be genuine
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about how he's been
falsely representing himself
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as a Christian for
quite some time now,
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nonetheless, I
respect that he's done this,
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and even more so, I'm
happy that he's done this
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because he's giving the
majority of you out there
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a first person or
insider point of view
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of the reality that
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many of these so
called Christian bands
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aren't Christian at all.
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And therefore,
they're not really producing
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Christian music,
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and the only reason that
they can get over with this
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is because unfortunately
so many of us out here
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that are participating
in indulging ourselves
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in this so
called Christian music
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and thereby engaging
in a worship experience
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that truly is no worship
that's acceptable to God,
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we're being duped by this stuff
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because many of us are
just naive as Christians
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or are too dangerously ignorant
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of the contents
of the Word of God
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and if we just
studied our Bibles
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and we had a close
relationship with Jesus Christ,
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knew what God's intent
and will was for all humanity,
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we would not be
deceived by these falsifications
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of Christianity.
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You see the Bible tells us
in 1 John chapter 4 and verse 1,
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"Beloved, believe not every
spirit, but try the spirits
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whether they be of God
because many false prophets
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are gone out into the world
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and when you think
of the term "prophet"
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don't just simply think of
one that tells of the future,
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that predicts events
and talks of signs and times
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because the word
"prophet" simply means
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"one that speaks
the Word of God. "
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And in this case
we're talking about
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those that sing the Word of God.
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So, just because one is singing,
"Oh Jesus, Holy Spirit... "
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it doesn't mean
that this individual
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is filled with
the Spirit of God,
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because, even the devil
can say the name of Jesus.
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So, the Bible says,
"Try the spirits... "
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Now the only way you
can make a difference
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between whether or not
this is the spirit of the devil
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or the spirit of Christ,
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is that you
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have to first be familiar
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with the character
of the spirit of God
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and the work that He's been
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sent into this
world to accomplish.
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Now the Bible tells us in
John chapter 16 and verse 13
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speaking of the Holy Spirit,
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"Howbeit when he, the
Spirit of truth, is come,
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he will guide
you into all truth:
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for he shall not
speak of himself,
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but whatsoever he
hears, that shall he speak:
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and he will shew
you things to come. "
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So, Number one,
the Holy Spirit's work
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is to guide us into truth. Why?
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Because He is
the Spirit of Truth.
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All He will
relate to you is truth.
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He will never give to
you anything that is false
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and His objective is to
guide you into all truth
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and out of all error.
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The Bible tells us in
John chapter 14 and verse 6
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that Jesus said,
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"I am the way, the
truth and the life:
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no man cometh unto
the Father, but by me. "
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Therefore the Spirit
of Truth is to educate us
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and to empower us
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to live our lives
to be like Jesus Christ
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so that we can be with
God the Father once again
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in the realms of heaven
and live with Him for eternity.
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And He will
never speak of Himself,
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so therefore, those that are
filled with the Spirit of God,
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they will not be trying to seek
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honor and glory and
praise for themselves
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like so many of these so-called
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contemporary
Christian music artists do
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with all their bling-bling,
and all this other foolishness
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that they're out here doing,
the Spirit of God never seeks
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glory for himself.
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So this is one way that
you can simply try the Spirit.
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As well, the Bible tells us
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in the book of John
chapter 16 beginning at verse 7,
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where Jesus said that it
was expedient for Him to go away
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because if He didn't go away,
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then He could not
send the Comforter
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but that if he went away,
that He would send the Comforter
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in verse 8 of John chapter
16 He told us what the Comforter
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who is the Holy Spirit would
do when he came to Planet Earth.
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We are told there that he
would reprove the world of sin
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and of
righteousness and of judgment.
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That means, the Holy Spirit's
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job is not only to
guide us into all truth,
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but it is to reprove us to
chasten us of the works of sin.
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Sin is to
transgress the Law of God
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according to 1 John
chapter 3 and verse 4,
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therefore, the
work of the Holy Spirit
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is not to make us
comfortable in sin,
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not to make us feel that
we're close to Jesus Christ
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while we're in sin
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but it's to convict us of
the sin that's in our lives
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that we might repent
and turn away from that sin.
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And if the music
you're listening to
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makes you feel comfortable
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when you know
you're living a life of sin
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it makes you feel
good about yourself
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when you know you're
transgressing the Law of God,
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that music is not
of the Spirit of God,
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it's not leading you
closer to Jesus Christ
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because it's not revealing
to you true righteousness
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which is
right-doing in the sight of God
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and by the way,
according to the book of Psalm
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chapter 119 and
verse 172, which tells us,
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"My tongue shall
speak of thy word,
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for all thy
commandments are righteousness"
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the music that we listen to
should help us better understand
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what God's will is as it is
detailed in the 10 Commandments
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and how by faith in Jesus
Christ we can come up to that
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high universal
standard of right doing.
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And finally, according to
John chapter 16 and verse 8,
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the Spirit of God's work
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is to reprove
the world of judgment
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which means the Spirit
of God will reveal to us
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how God will judge those
who are walking in disobedience
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to His Commandments and
performing the works of sin
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and how God would
judge those who by faith
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are walking in the
righteousness of Christ
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doing those things which
are pleasing in His sight.
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Furthermore,
when the Spirit of God
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draws close unto us to
reprove us of judgment,
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He is simply
trying to impart unto us
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Godly judgment.
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He's trying to
give us divine judgment
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so that we no
longer live our lives
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governed by the weakness
of our sinful, fallen flesh,
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thereby, leading us to
make bad judgment calls,
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falling into temptation,
performing the works of sin,
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and bringing death
into our existence,
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because the Bible tells us
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in the book of Romans
chapter 6 and verse 23,
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"For the wages of sin is death;"
the payment for sin is death,
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"but the gift of
God is eternal life
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through Jesus Christ our Lord. "
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So the Bible counsels us
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in the book of Colossians
chapter 3 and verse 16,
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"Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly with all wisdom;
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"teaching" meaning educating
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"and admonishing"
meaning encouraging
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"one another"
with psalms and hymns
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and spiritual songs...
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What type of
songs? Spiritual songs...
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What does that mean to you now?
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Songs that will
guide you into all truth,
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songs that will teach
you how to be like Jesus,
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songs that will lead you into
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grabbing hold of
Jesus Christ by faith
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that you might
gain victory over sin,
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songs that are spiritual songs
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and "singing with grace
in your hearts to the Lord. "
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God bless you as
you follow this counsel.
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As always... this
is The Forerunner...
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and whether you like it or
not, the truth is the truth.
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My hero...
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Listen, we all
know what it feels like
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to have people
report lies about us,
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false
accusations made against us,
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backstabbers...
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sometimes you might feel
like you're warring against
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a whole legion of demons in this
filthy sphere of corruption.
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And sometimes...
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sometimes you get
tired of fighting don't you?
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Tired of fighting for
your children and your spouses,
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tired of fighting for
your friends, your enemies,
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tired of fighting for
people that do nothing else
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but fight back against the truth
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that you're trying to
share with them to save them.
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But then you
remember, you remember that...
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this is what you were made
for, this is why God built you,
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and when you remember that truth
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may you approach this by
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the blood of the
King of the Universe,
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that truth... that truth
gives you strength to keep going
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fighting against the lies,
fighting against the evil to us,
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fighting against the deceptions,
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that truth gives you the
strength to keep running,
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keep pushing,
because you're almost there,
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we're almost to the end,
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we only have a little
bit more running to do,
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before we cross the
finish line, don't give up now,
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don't let the hate stop you
now, keep pushing, keep hoping,
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keep praying, stay
focused, because the truth...
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the truth is never popular...
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trust me.
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"But he that shall
endure unto the end,
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the same shall be
saved. " Matthew 24:13
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Hi and you're now with
The Forerunner Chronicles.
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All right everybody, so...
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The Bible tells us in the book
of Psalm chapter 49 and verse 20
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"Man that is in
honour, and understandeth not,
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is like the
beasts that perish. "
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And for those of you out
there that are not familiar
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with the information that
I'm getting ready to share,
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I'm sorry to break this to you
but I'm going to do it quickly.
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Animals or beasts when they die,
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they don't have a hope of a
resurrection or eternal life.
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Sorry to break that
to you Pet Owners...
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but that's the
reality of the situation.
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An animal... when it dies...
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the vital energy
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that is in that animal which
makes it a living creature,
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returns to God
because God was the one that
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gave that animal
that vital energy,
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and then that creature,
simply breaks down into dust
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from whence God created it
and that's the end of its life.
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There is no other chapter
of existence that this creature
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has to look forward to.
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That's why the Bible says
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in Ecclesiastes
chapter 9 and verse 4,
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"... for a living dog is
better than a dead lion. "
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Anyway, back in Psalm
chapter 49 and verse 20,
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the Bible says,
"Man that is in honour,
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and understandeth
not... " meaning that...
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a man that is esteemed
as having great value...
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or man that is
esteemed of having great price,
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and man that is
esteemed as having great worth,
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but he does not understand this,
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he does not comprehend
his position in this life
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he is like a beast
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that will perish.
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This is a man
that is living his life
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without the
hope of eternal life.
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This is a man that if he dies,
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he will not receive
the gift of eternal life.
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And when we think of
individuals that are in honor...
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primarily you'll
usually think of Presidents,
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Princes, Prime
Ministers, Kings, Queens,
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so-called distinguished
individuals within our world,
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"so-called" famous
people "so-called" famous people
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but according to the Bible,
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all humanity is
honored in the sight of God.
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You see, the Bible says
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in the book of Hebrews
chapter 2 beginning at verse 6,
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"For one in a certain
place testified, saying,
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What is man, that
thou art mindful of him?
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or the son of man,
that thou visitest him?
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For thou has made him a
little lower than the angels;
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thou crownest him
with glory and honour,
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and didst set him over
the works of thine hands:"
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notice that from the time
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that man came forth
from the hand of God,
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from the time that
God created humanity,
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He crowned us with two
things, glory and honor,
00:14:25.93\00:14:29.40
He conferred
upon us great value,
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He esteemed us as
being of great price
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and great worth in His sight,
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we are precious in
the sight of God, why?
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because He also
adorned us with glory.
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Now, what's this glory
that God adorned humanity with
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from the time
that we were created?
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Well, the Bible tells us in
the book of Exodus chapter 33
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beginning at verse 18,
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when Moses was
speaking with God,
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he asked Him a question,
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he said, "I beseech
thee, shew me thy glory. "
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God responds in Exodus
chapter 33 and verse 19
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by saying, "I will make all
my goodness pass before thee,
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and I will proclaim the
name of the Lord before thee,
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and I will be gracious
to whom I will be gracious,
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and shew mercy to
whom I will shew mercy. "
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So, Moses asked God,
"Show me your glory... "
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and God responds by saying,
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"Okay Moses, I'll
proclaim my name to you. "
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God's name and His
glory are synonymous.
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They are one and the
same, they are interchangeable.
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So, in the book of Exodus
chapter 34 beginning at verse 5,
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the Bible tells us,
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"And the Lord
descended in the cloud,
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and stood with him there,
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and proclaimed
the name of the Lord.
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And the Lord
passed by before Him
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and proclaimed,
'The Lord, The Lord God,
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merciful and
gracious, longsuffering,
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and abundant in
goodness and truth,
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keeping mercy for thousands,
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forgiving iniquity
transgression and sin,
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and that will by no
means clear the guilty;
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visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children,
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and upon the
children's children,
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to the third and
fourth generation. '"
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
when God proclaims His name
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it was a
revelation of His glory,
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God was simply
declaring His character.
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So when the Bible tells us
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back in Hebrews
chapter 2 and verse 7,
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that God crowned us with glory,
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He lets us know that from
the time that we were created
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God placed great
value and worth upon us,
00:16:10.67\00:16:13.44
we are precious in His sight,
00:16:13.47\00:16:14.80
because God made
with us the objective
00:16:14.84\00:16:17.04
of us revealing His character.
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The Bible even tells us this
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in the book of Isaiah chapter
43 and verse 7 which says,
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"Even every one that
is called by my name:
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for I have
created him for my glory,
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I have formed him;
yea, I have made him. "
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We were made for the purpose
of revealing the character,
00:16:31.62\00:16:35.79
the glory of God.
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And you have to
think to yourself,
00:16:38.33\00:16:41.10
how exactly did
God design humanity
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so that we can
fulfill this grand purpose
00:16:43.90\00:16:47.20
of revealing His character.
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You know there has to be some
00:16:48.80\00:16:50.24
special
engineering going into this.
00:16:50.31\00:16:51.77
How did God make
us to do this thing
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of revealing His character?
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Well the Bible tells us how
in the book of Genesis chapter 1
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and verse 26, which says,
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"And God said, Let us
make man in our image,
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after our likeness:"
00:17:05.19\00:17:06.62
God made humanity in His
image and in His likeness.
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And what is the image of God?
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The Bible tells us in the
book of Colossians chapter 1
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beginning at verse 14
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which is speaking in
particular of Jesus Christ.
00:17:16.46\00:17:18.90
The Bible tells us there,
"In whom we have redemption
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through his blood,"
the blood of Christ...
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"even the forgiveness of sins:
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Who is the image
of the invisible God,
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the firstborn of
every creature. "
00:17:30.01\00:17:32.91
And when the Bible says Jesus is
the firstborn of every creature,
00:17:32.95\00:17:35.72
it's not saying that
He is a created being,
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the term "firstborn"
there means the eldest,
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He's the chief and authority
above of all of creation
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and Jesus Christ as well
00:17:42.56\00:17:44.39
is the image of
the invisible God.
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So if we were made
in the image of God,
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and Jesus is the
image of the invisible God,
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we were made to
be just like Christ,
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this is why we
are of so great value,
00:17:58.17\00:18:02.18
this is why we are so
precious and priceless
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in the sight of God.
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As a matter of fact,
speaking of Jesus Christ,
00:18:06.21\00:18:07.98
the Bible says, in
the book of Colossians
00:18:08.05\00:18:10.95
chapter 2 and verse 3,
00:18:10.99\00:18:12.32
"In whom are hid
all the treasures
00:18:12.35\00:18:14.76
of wisdom and knowledge. "
00:18:14.82\00:18:16.46
So in Jesus Christ is
hidden all the treasures
00:18:16.49\00:18:18.99
of knowledge and
wisdom, He is the image of God,
00:18:19.03\00:18:21.66
and we were made
in the image of God,
00:18:21.70\00:18:23.87
so God desires to
hide all the treasures
00:18:23.90\00:18:25.90
of knowledge and wisdom
00:18:25.93\00:18:27.27
inside of us as well
because that's His design for us
00:18:27.30\00:18:30.64
to reveal His glory
00:18:30.67\00:18:32.07
to reflect the image
that we were made in.
00:18:32.11\00:18:34.51
And speaking of wisdom,
00:18:34.54\00:18:36.44
look at what value
God estimates wisdom at
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in the book of
Proverbs chapter 8 and verse 11
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which says, "For
wisdom is better than rubies;
00:18:42.45\00:18:45.09
and all the things
that may be desired
00:18:45.12\00:18:47.26
are not to be compared. "
00:18:47.29\00:18:48.92
So, there is
nothing in comparison
00:18:48.96\00:18:52.29
to the worth of wisdom
00:18:52.33\00:18:54.03
and Jesus Christ
who is the image of God,
00:18:54.10\00:18:56.97
in Him is hidden
all the treasures
00:18:57.00\00:18:59.47
of knowledge and
wisdom, and we were made
00:18:59.50\00:19:01.94
in the image of God, meaning,
00:19:01.97\00:19:03.37
we were made to be like Christ,
we were made to be vessels
00:19:03.41\00:19:06.64
in whom God could deposit
00:19:06.68\00:19:08.44
all the treasures
of knowledge and wisdom
00:19:08.48\00:19:10.95
and that means there
is nothing in this world
00:19:10.98\00:19:13.38
that can equal our worth.
00:19:13.42\00:19:15.32
The only thing by which
our worth can be measured
00:19:15.35\00:19:19.25
is by the life of Jesus Christ
who is the image of God Himself.
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Ladies and
Gentlemen, that's serious.
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That's why the Bible says,
in the book of Isaiah chapter 43
00:19:25.99\00:19:31.27
and verse 4, "Since
thou hast been precious
00:19:31.30\00:19:34.14
in my sight, thou
hast been honourable,
00:19:34.20\00:19:37.01
and I have loved thee:
00:19:37.04\00:19:38.37
therefore will I
give men for thee,
00:19:38.41\00:19:40.38
and people for thy life. "
00:19:40.41\00:19:41.98
Humanity is so precious, so
valuable in the sight of God,
00:19:42.01\00:19:45.95
that there's nothing in this
world that can equal our worth.
00:19:46.01\00:19:49.92
The only thing that
God can give to purchase us
00:19:49.95\00:19:52.99
is the lives of other men,
00:19:53.02\00:19:54.52
and God did give
the life of another man
00:19:54.59\00:19:57.19
to purchase humanity.
00:19:57.23\00:19:58.73
The Bible tells us in
the book of 1st Timothy
00:19:58.76\00:20:01.30
chapter 2 and verse 5,
00:20:01.36\00:20:02.73
"For there is one
God, and one mediator
00:20:02.76\00:20:06.47
between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus:"
00:20:06.50\00:20:10.11
God became flesh so that
He could give His life for us.
00:20:10.14\00:20:16.75
His Son became flesh so that
He could give His life for us.
00:20:16.81\00:20:23.35
The image of God died to restore
those who were made in His image
00:20:23.39\00:20:29.39
and the Bible
tells us more about this
00:20:29.42\00:20:32.09
in the book of 1st
Peter chapter 1 and verse 18
00:20:32.13\00:20:36.13
which says,
"Forasmuch as we know
00:20:36.16\00:20:39.23
that we were not
redeemed with corruptible things
00:20:39.30\00:20:42.17
as silver and gold,
from our vain conversations
00:20:42.20\00:20:45.04
received by
tradition from our fathers:
00:20:45.07\00:20:46.71
But with the
precious blood of Christ,
00:20:46.78\00:20:50.41
as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot:"
00:20:50.45\00:20:54.32
God could offer nothing else
00:20:54.35\00:20:57.89
to redeem us,
00:20:57.92\00:20:59.55
to purchase us
back other than His Son
00:20:59.59\00:21:02.42
because in the mind of
God, there is nothing else
00:21:02.46\00:21:06.70
in existence that is
equal in value to humanity
00:21:06.76\00:21:10.97
to Himself other than His
very own Son Christ Jesus.
00:21:11.00\00:21:15.07
The one who is the image of God,
00:21:15.10\00:21:17.71
laid down His life for
those who are made in His image,
00:21:17.77\00:21:21.78
and when did Christ
offer Himself as a lamb for us?
00:21:21.81\00:21:25.75
When was Christ offered as a
lamb to purchase us back to God?
00:21:25.78\00:21:29.75
The Bible tells us in
the book of Revelation
00:21:29.78\00:21:32.15
chapter 13 and
verse 8, which says,
00:21:32.19\00:21:33.99
"And all that dwell upon
the earth shall worship Him,
00:21:34.02\00:21:36.89
whose names are not
written in the book of life
00:21:36.93\00:21:39.59
of the lamb slain from
the foundation of the world. "
00:21:39.63\00:21:43.63
Before the world
came into existence,
00:21:43.67\00:21:46.47
before humanity was
created, before anything...
00:21:46.50\00:21:50.41
when humanity was just a
thought in the mind of God,
00:21:50.44\00:21:54.24
when you were just a
spark in the mind of God,
00:21:54.28\00:21:58.21
the very thought of humanity,
the very thought of you,
00:21:58.25\00:22:02.48
was so precious
to God, so priceless,
00:22:02.52\00:22:05.42
God being able to
commune with you face to face,
00:22:05.45\00:22:08.52
love you and touch
you, and teach you about him
00:22:08.56\00:22:11.33
and how you can be like Him,
00:22:11.36\00:22:13.43
was so precious in
His mind and so priceless,
00:22:13.46\00:22:16.06
that at the very
time He thought of you,
00:22:16.10\00:22:19.17
He decided that He would
lay down the life of His Son,
00:22:19.20\00:22:23.77
so that He can be with you.
00:22:23.81\00:22:25.74
That's why the Bible says,
in Psalm chapter 49 and verse 20
00:22:25.77\00:22:33.25
"Man that is in honour... "
00:22:33.28\00:22:35.52
man that has been valued at such
great worth in the sight of God,
00:22:35.55\00:22:40.06
man that is of such great
price in the sight of God,
00:22:40.09\00:22:44.39
"Man that is in honor
and understandeth not,
00:22:44.43\00:22:48.10
is like the
beasts that perish. "
00:22:48.13\00:22:52.43
Listen Ladies and
Gentlemen, the Bible tells us
00:22:52.47\00:22:56.64
in Revelation
chapter 14 and verse 9,
00:22:56.67\00:22:59.71
"And the third angel followed
them, saying with a loud voice,
00:22:59.74\00:23:02.94
If any man worship
the beast and his image,
00:23:02.98\00:23:06.61
and receive his mark in
his forehead or in his hand,
00:23:06.65\00:23:10.59
the same shall drink of
the wine of the wrath of God,
00:23:10.62\00:23:14.49
which is poured
out without mixture
00:23:14.52\00:23:16.79
into his cup of indignation;
00:23:16.83\00:23:19.03
and he shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone
00:23:19.06\00:23:22.43
in the presence
of the holy angels,
00:23:22.46\00:23:24.50
and in the
presence of the Lamb. "
00:23:24.53\00:23:26.47
This is the most fierce warning
that God has left on record
00:23:26.50\00:23:31.24
for humanity in the Bible,
00:23:31.27\00:23:32.81
and this warning
is specifically for us
00:23:32.84\00:23:35.68
you and I, that
are living right here
00:23:35.74\00:23:38.51
in the last days,
00:23:38.58\00:23:39.91
because we are living
during the time period
00:23:39.95\00:23:42.52
in which the issue
of the Mark of the Beast
00:23:42.55\00:23:45.39
is going to be a
tangible reality.
00:23:45.42\00:23:47.56
God is warning
us not to fall prey
00:23:47.59\00:23:50.56
to this anti-Christ system
00:23:50.59\00:23:53.09
that will be a
fusion of Church and State,
00:23:53.13\00:23:56.16
He is warning
us not to fall prey
00:23:56.20\00:23:58.87
to its mark of authority,
00:23:58.90\00:24:01.47
to bow down to
its system of worship
00:24:01.50\00:24:03.67
which the Bible
calls The Mark of the Beast
00:24:03.71\00:24:06.57
which is in complete opposition
00:24:06.64\00:24:09.51
to the worship of
the true and living God
00:24:09.54\00:24:12.25
and the keeping
of His Commandments
00:24:12.28\00:24:14.32
in their totality by
faith in Jesus Christ,
00:24:14.35\00:24:16.92
because very shortly from
now, this anti-Christ System,
00:24:16.95\00:24:21.46
this fusion of Church and State
is going to receive authority
00:24:21.49\00:24:25.19
to impose upon
humanity "the mark"
00:24:25.23\00:24:28.36
because the Bible tells
us in Revelation chapter 13
00:24:28.40\00:24:32.37
and verse 16,
"And he causeth all,
00:24:32.40\00:24:34.60
both small and great,
rich and poor, free and bond,
00:24:34.64\00:24:39.51
to receive a mark
in their right hand,
00:24:39.54\00:24:42.08
or in their foreheads:
00:24:42.11\00:24:43.45
And that no man
might buy nor sell,
00:24:43.48\00:24:45.91
save he that hath
the mark of the beast,
00:24:45.95\00:24:47.85
or the name of the beast,
or the number of his name. "
00:24:47.88\00:24:52.19
When this issue
becomes a reality,
00:24:52.22\00:24:55.39
and it will very
shortly from now,
00:24:55.42\00:24:58.53
every person will
either be able to make
00:24:58.56\00:25:01.86
one or another decision,
00:25:01.90\00:25:03.83
either you'll accept
the mark of the beast,
00:25:03.87\00:25:06.74
because you are in line with
the ideology of that system,
00:25:06.77\00:25:10.67
or you'll accept
its mark of authority,
00:25:10.71\00:25:12.84
because you want to continue
00:25:12.87\00:25:14.21
to live on in this
System and buy and sell,
00:25:14.24\00:25:17.35
or you will reject
its mark of authority,
00:25:17.38\00:25:20.55
you'll reject its false worship
00:25:20.58\00:25:22.65
and you'll be cut
off from the System,
00:25:22.68\00:25:25.05
so that you cannot buy or sell,
00:25:25.09\00:25:28.12
and if in that hour
you don't understand
00:25:28.16\00:25:33.06
that you are a man of honor,
00:25:33.09\00:25:34.53
you are a person
00:25:34.56\00:25:36.50
that is of great worth
00:25:36.53\00:25:38.83
in the sight of
God, so much worth...
00:25:38.87\00:25:40.60
that the blood of
Christ was shed for you,
00:25:40.64\00:25:43.17
if you don't understand
how priceless you are to God,
00:25:43.20\00:25:46.64
so priceless
00:25:46.68\00:25:48.01
that even when you were just
a thought in the mind of God,
00:25:48.04\00:25:51.05
even when He knew you
would sin against Him,
00:25:51.08\00:25:53.21
even when He knew that you
were going to rebel against Him,
00:25:53.25\00:25:56.38
He loved the thought
of being with you so much
00:25:56.42\00:25:59.15
and the opportunity to
share eternity with you so much
00:25:59.19\00:26:02.92
that "thought" was
so precious to Him,
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that He was willing to
yield the life of His only Son
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so that "that
thought" could be a reality.
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If you don't understand
that you're a man of honor,
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you will sell
yourself for a loaf of bread,
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for a paycheck, for some gas,
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you will sell
yourself for nothing
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that is even beginning to equal
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the great worth and value that
God has placed upon your head.
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You can't afford
to make that decision,
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that's why today,
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you need to be a
man of understanding.
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I pray that you
will be wise and ask God
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to give you His Holy Spirit
and empower you with His grace,
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so that you might reflect
the beauty of His character.
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Choose wisely...
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As always... this
is The Forerunner...
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and whether you like it or
not, the truth is the truth.
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