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Hello friends and
welcome to Bible believing
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have good friend
here John Stanton,
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good to have here John.
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It's good to be here
John another House Calls
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program and I'm
excited about the topic today,
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so, lets gonna
be a great program.
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Salvation, that's
right, everybody needs
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salvation, I
know that those of you
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watching the
program I you don't has
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salvation, you need it,
it's the only take it to
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a transform and
changed live now and
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the only way to
get off this planet
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and the way things
are going John, I mean
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world is in mud I
just peace a smebody call
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muddy waters. This
entire world is in muddy
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waters. And the only
would get cleansed, is
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to find salvation
through Jesus Christ.
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And we have lot
things to talk about today.
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You want to record
the program hit record
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right now. And as you do so
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John is gonna
have prayer for us.
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Let's do that,
Dear father in heaven
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we thank you so much
for leading and guiding
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our path throughout
our life. Lord as we
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give our, our
trust, and our hope
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everything we have
to you. And we do that
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again here for this
program to we ask you to
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send us yours Holy
Spirit Lord and to be here with
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us to guide us to your
word as we draw close to
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you in Jesus name Amen, Amen.
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And also friends
your Bible questions
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and comments make this program
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to a great extent what
it is, we would like to go
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at the Bible but you
have questions that you
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send to us, I tell
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John love downloading
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all the work you
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a ton of them today
we gonna try to get there
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is many as we
possibly could and so
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as they have
reward of his diligents,
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you being with first question.
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Where did that come from?
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I don't know but.
Let's see of the script,
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it it's. Alright,
here we go, we got you know
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this is a good
question from Kimberley
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in Toronto Canada.
Oh! Across the border.
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Yeah, she says does
God want his children
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to turn a blind eye
and a deaf ear to those
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how are not
practicing the truth.
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Not speaking about
the defending the Bible.
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But, speaking in
regards to someone that is not
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showing fairness in
the work force home,
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school etc. I
know that God does say
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that he will fight
our battles, but are we
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suppose to sit
back just walk away,
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or stand up.
What will God like for
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you to do and can
you share couple of
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scriptures here with me.
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So, yes I will try to
do that, in general was
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listening to a
presenter here recently
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and they really had
an excellent presentation
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on the Christian and
the fact that a Christian
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isn't just to sit back
what to saying up and defend.
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Not only our
faith, but even though in
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political realm there
are certain things that we
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should stand up to
defend now. You know
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the level of politics
are people are involved even
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Evangelicals to Christian
Right all those kinds of
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things, you know we
would even probably just
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agree with some of
there approach to that.
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But, there are some
principles in God's word that
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seem to point to
things that we should
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stand up for politically.
In other things that
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we really should that
are our battles to fight
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that is God's battle to
fight. So I would like to
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just share with
you brief some synopsis
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of the principles of
they give. One of them
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was looking at
the Ten Commandments.
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We have the first
four commandments on
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one tablet, pretending to
our relationship with God.
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Right. Okay, the
four commandments
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and at second tablet
the last six commandments
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that shift its focus on
our relationship with our
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fellow man. And I those
areas the Bible does seem
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to indicate the
Christians are to stand up
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in defense of their
brothers and sisters.
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Right, of others,
their issues of morality
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that we should
stand up and defend,
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we have some of those
issues in society today.
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We have marriage.
Okay. So, we just sit back
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and let marriage be redefine?
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I don't believe
so, right, I believe
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that Christians we
should stand up with our
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voice and vote
against redefining marriage.
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And making sure that we
retain it as being between
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man and woman. Because
it's the family that we are
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up holding and that's
the right side of the tablet.
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And when I note that's
why the Bible comes back
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in to play because
here lot of people that
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are married that
don't believe in the Bible.
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Yeah, and the lot of
people that are married
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and they would
adamantly say its man and
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woman, not man and man,
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not woman and woman.
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Right, but I think
we come in and is we say
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okay, we have to
maintain a foundation for that.
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If we have just a
preferential thing
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those who don't stay
on the Bible could stay
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it's my choice,
it's my preference,
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I think this the
best way this is the ideal
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format or this is only
way that we gonna reproduce
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and repopulate
society. All those things are
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true, but the word
of God is a foundation
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and I think that's the
will coming from today.
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Absolutely, you
know we as a church
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have a great
history of be involved
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and standing up for those issues
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on the right side of
tabloid or the last six
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commandments.
Just a think about the
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abolition of
slavery. Okay, you know we
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advocated at that
time that we would vote to
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abolish slavery.
Prohibition we had a strong
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movement to
prohibit alcohol and sell of
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alcohol back
then because we sell
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was doing to
society the right tablet.
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Okay, so there is
history that already,
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I believe the
marriage issue falls into that
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category. Now if you
wanted some scripture
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text, so lets look at a
couple of those, alright,
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this scripture does
talk about the Christian
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standing up to
defend and it speaks pretty
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specifically about
those kinds of things
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that we should be
doing in defense of others.
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Alright. Isaiah
chapter 1, you know this
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text real well.
Isaiah chapter 1 verse 17.
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Okay, John you have
that, sure, read that for me.
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It says learn to
do good; Seek justice,
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Rebuke the oppressor;
Defend the fatherless,
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Plead for the widow.
So, what's that telling us?
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That's simply
proactive, yeah, I mean
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that saying sit
around, but it starts by,
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but I like the way
introduces that because this
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is very significant,
this is learn to do good.
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The way that we
approach these tings which
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say whether or not
were Christians because
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there are those would
say well my calling is
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to Seek justice,
Rebuke the oppressor,
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Defend the
fatherless, Please with the
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widow and I am
not gonna let anything
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stand in the way.
But, it is the spirit in
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which they seems
that done that says
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whether or not were Christian
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then I think so
important that we don't come
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across with a steam
roller, I'm going to
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defend my faith,
I'm gonna to defend my
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rights and if have to
steam roll you and ignore your
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rights and in
defense of my rights
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and I'm gonna do it.
Yeah, it's the spirit
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that we approach of that
really makes the different.
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You know I was at
Camp meeting recently
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one of both of
our favorite preachers
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and I've preachers
preacher Henry Wright,
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Oh! yeah, I was
speaking and he made a
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great comment he
was saying that you know
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we as Adventist and
Christians get into this
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and all Christians get
into this kind of mode of
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thinking some times is
thinking that Christian
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is about what we
don't do, you know not
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sinning, right, but
our focus isn't should be
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are not doing,
that's not Christianity.
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Christianity is about
doing things differently
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than we use to. When
you transform as a Christian
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you now do good.
It's about good work,
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it's about God
transform you when
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giving you the mode
of to do what's right.
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And for the
Christian part of that includes
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seeking justice for
others. Rebuking the oppressor,
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what is that mean?
Standing up and saying
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you are doing wrong.
That's just wrong and I
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will not permit that and
I'm gonna up against you.
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Defending fatherless,
you that means defense
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of young kinds who
need is to be stood up for
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don't have a voice,
pleading of the widow.
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And so all those
things I think the Bible
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clearly tells us we
should do as Christians
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it does not say and
here open up the Bible,
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it does not say that if
have the ability to create
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a Sabbath law, in
other words you must keep
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Saturday Sabbath that we
should never approach that.
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Because that's
forced worship, you see when
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it comes the
worshiping God that's a freedom
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issue, that's a
freedom of worship,
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that's a matter of
conscious that's between us
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and our God. Those are not areas
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that we need to
delve into his Christians
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when it comes to
legislating, we are not to
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legislate worship,
we are kinds of worship,
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but when it comes to
defending our fellow man
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that is something that we
can do and the Bible speaks
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clearly about through
legislate means or any
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means to defend
those who are helpless.
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And that's a very
good topic one that's
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worthy of
discussing but let me reiterate
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not on doing anything
with a single word but,
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but make sure that
the spirit which you
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defend your faith is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
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gentleness, meekness,
patience. Make sure the
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fruit of the spirit
shows up, because you notice
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Jesus who I would
say out of any one he had
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the most right defend
everything he stood up, for
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one he was misaligned
and one he was lied on.
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The Bible says he
was a let us a lamp
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to the slaughtered, but he
didn't even opened his mouth.
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So, he didn't defend
himself, in that sense
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because number of things
fit in to the category there,
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he wanted to show
people to the meekness
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of the approach that
we should take but he was
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pushed and urge
and urge he made a very
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fierce oh that's what
you said, and that's who
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is gonna be. You know
you think about why did you
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stand up to the Pharisees?
Right. You know, I mean
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why do we call them
hypocrite, you know you hate,
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wash, several of those.
I mean he was using some
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strong language their,
well that's because they were
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deceiving the people,
who was he standing for?
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He is standing for the
people. He was standing
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up for the people
who have been deceiving
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in this life? And
that's a good comparison and he
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didn't defend
himself, he stood firmly for
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those who need to
be defended and that's
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very good points,
that's a good one John.
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Quote little
different, but here is one
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that's kind of not
around your question
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but this person is
from where? Oh! Susan,
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I don't know what her
name is, but I will mention the
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last name, because
it looks like that is
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her name, but Susan is
the first name, House Calls,
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thank you for your
wonderful and formative program,
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my question is
who are what is the
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restrainer mentioned
in Thessalonians 6 and 7.
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That needs to be
removed before the Antichrist
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can make his
appearance, and subsequent
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tribulation events an
progress as prophesied,
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Susan from Pennsylvania.
Go with us to the book of
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of second Thessalonians,
I want you to see that,
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I took the extra
measures to write it down,
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at least not write it
down, but you now high-tech
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is just copy and
paste from the Bible.
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Susan very good
question because,
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when you read this
text and I will just
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go and read it right
now. Second Thessalonians
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chapter 2 verse 7
and verse 8 and, lets do
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a couple of things
John, do you have the,
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what you have the
New King James Version?
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New King James
Version. Start with the
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New King James
Version, and I gonna read from a
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different translation
to emphasize a particular
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point. You me to start
verse 3, okay, gives us
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some context here,
alright, Let know one
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deceive you by any
means; for that Day speaking of
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the day of the Lord will
not come unless the falling
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away comes first,
and the man of sin
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is revealed, the
son of perdition,
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Right. Who opposes and
exalts himself above all
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that is called God
or that is worshiped, so
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that he sits as God
in the temple of God,
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showing himself that he is God.
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Do you not
remember that when I was
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still with you I
told you these things?
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And now you know
what is restraining,
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that he may be
revealed in his own time.
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For the mystery of
lawlessness is already
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at work; only He who
now restrains will do
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so until He is
taken out of the way.
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And then the lawless
one will be revealed,
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whom the Lord will
consume with the breath of His
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mouth and destroy
with the brightness
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of His coming. Now
couple of things that
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pointed out their,
one if you read verse Oh!
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lets look at that
verse again, verse 7,
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lets start with verse
7 and will give you the
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two common views that
are spell us for verse 7,
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For the mystery of
lawlessness what he
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iniquity we are reading
the New King James Version,
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is already at
work; only He who now
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restrains will do
so until He is taken
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out of the way. The
common conclusion is he,
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he on both sides often
refer to the same person,
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but in researching this
and look in that a very,
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very carefully he will
discover that the only that
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one that can
restrain Satan from doing
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what he intense to do
is God, is God, okay but
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when you look at it
also most makes it suggest
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then that and order
for Satan to be revealed
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if we take that
approach for he, he on
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both sides, its means a God
has to be removed out of the
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way, for Satan now
to appear or for the
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Antichrist and are
come to the forefront
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and we know that
will never happen,
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God is never going to
be moved out of the way,
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completely, right
never moved out of the way
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period. But, that
the other approach
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or the other theological
view is that is Rome.
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Some people say
well Rome is the block
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between seeing the
real the Antichrist,
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when Rome or its
leaders moved out of way
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then the real
Antichrist will be seen.
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Now that even gives a
little bit more strength
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to the fact that they
are many antichristian
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systems and one of
those antichristian systems
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has a lot of Roman
Rhetoric behind it,
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such has a prophecy
believing himself to be God on
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earth. Well when he
is no longer the focus,
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he will be moved out
of the way when Satan
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does appear, so you
can use that context and
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say will it give some
greatest strength here,
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but the translation
best reason I wrote it
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down here so that
we could understand it,
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the restrainer God
who holds the evil in
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check will continue to
restrain until the time
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comes for the mystery of
the iniquity to be revealed
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and taken out of the way.
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And John that phase
taken out of the way
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really when you read
the Bible we have to really
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understand how its
written that times,
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if I came to your
neighborhood and I refer
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to your neighborhood
as the way, and I came
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to extract someone
from your neighborhood,
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so that I cold put
them a public display,
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I would be coming, I
would be taking them out of the
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way, to put them
on public display.
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And so primarily what
that text isn't saying
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is nobody needs to be removed,
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nobody has to be
taken out of the way,
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but Satan is the
one who will be brought
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to the forefront
that's primarily, what that
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text isn't saying.
Satan will now be put way he
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could be clearly seen and
Isaiah, and in fact lets go
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their very quickly. Isaiah
14, good I'm in the book of
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Isaiah already,
Isaiah 14 you remember
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all the claims that Satan made.
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All the claims that
Satan made one other once
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that I would like to
point to his Isaiah 14:14
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where Satan said, I
will ascend above the
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heights of the
clouds, in other words he
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wanted to be seen I
will be like the Most High.
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But, verse 15 says,
Yet you shall be brought
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down to hell Sheol,
To the lowest depths
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of the Pit. And then
listen "Those who see you will
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gaze at you, And consider
you, saying: 'Is this the
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man who made the earth tremble,
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Who shook
kingdoms, Who made the world
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as a wilderness And
destroyed its cities,
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Who did not open the
house of his prisoners?'
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Just describing the
work that Satan has done,
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and so when the Bible
talks about the fact that
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the lawless one
will be revealed,
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he will be revealed that's
exactly what's been talked
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about here, but Lord
is gonna put him front
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in center allow him to
appear front and center
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to be seen not
only for who he is,
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but finally to be blame for
the things he really causes.
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And John you now
a day people say,
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why did God take
mother, why did God
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allowed that to
happen, you know why did
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God take my baby
when he was first born,
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but they are not
giving Satan the real blame
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and I won't
even use word credit,
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but put the coals on
the head of the one who
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was really
responsible like Job did.
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Okay, so no Sheol,
the one that he being
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revealed is
Satan, the one that he
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revealing him,
allowing him to be revealed
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is Christ, right now
he has being restrained
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he is not allowed to
do just as he pleases
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has as in the case
of Job, when the time
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comes the grand working
of the grand illusion he is
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gonna be sit front in
center and John you know
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as we studied I
believe formally that's what
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Revelation 9, is all
about, yeah, Revelation 9 he is
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being realized, he has
been realized as the first time
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that the bottomless pit
is opened, the first time
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that the one who comes
out of the bottomless pit is
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called Angel and a
King, right, and all of his
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followers evil angels
are subject to his command
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Revelation 9
verse 1 and verse 11.
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Yeah, you know will
just say here briefly
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because I'm, some of
them I know are their
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minds are spinning
from, right now, saying
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application, good application
is made for the church of
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Rome here, right, so
that's a good application
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you can make with this passage,
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because there is a
lots of identifier here
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especially when it
talks about that this thing is
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already at work, you
know this iniquity that is
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coming forth and its
working through the elements
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of Rome their,
which becomes you know a
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political and a
religious organization too.
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But, ultimately
fulfillment of this verse is
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Satan himself
appearing as Christ
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to deceive the world
and that's what were saying,
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yeah, as far as
who is identified here.
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John just even
that suggestion even the
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comment that you
made about how the
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mystery of
lawlessness of the mystery of
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iniquity there is so
much happening behind
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the scenes in our
world that has been done
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of Hiaasen of the
demise of many other systems
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in place now and to
control the rights and
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privileges of
everybody on our planet and Rome
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is so much behind
it, but really when you
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rewind and you go
beyond Rome, you go back
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way beyond Rome you
will see that the one who
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really made the
initial claim is Satan himself,
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and he will finally
appear that great controversies.
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You know here is just on
that thought and you know you
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and I were love
to talk about this,
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okay, but, if you look
at Revelation chapter 17,
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yeah, we have a beast
that he sends out of the bottom
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was pit, okay,
that with Revelation 9
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and we wound going
to all that, but just
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a quick thing to
think about if the woman
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on the beast is
Babylon and its Rome
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who is the
beast. See you cant say
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that the beast in
Revelation 13 is Rome
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and then come here
and say the beast is Rome
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because Rome is the woman.
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That Harlot sitting on top.
But, he is sitting on a beast
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where is this beast in
list in Revelation 17 come from,
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it come from the bottom was pit.
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Even maybe are
three beasts that are
00:19:54.27\00:19:57.21
send in Revelation
not two, they are three,
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which make up the tri
fold that the union of three
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that deceive the
whole world, that's right.
00:20:05.56\00:20:09.08
There is the
beast, the false prophet
00:20:09.11\00:20:11.52
and there is a
dragon. Well in Revelation 13,
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you have two beasts,
you have got the beast
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the first one which is
Rome, you have got the false
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prophet which is
the second beast,
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which apostate
Protestantism we have
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identified, and you
have Satan is the dragon,
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will the third beast
is actually identified
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in Revelation 17, that's
right, is ascending as well
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this beast ascends not
from the sea, not from the
00:20:32.76\00:20:35.12
land, but ascends
from the bottom was pit.
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John, And it is the one
that woman is riding on,
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that's right.
So, if Rome riding on
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the beast the cannot be Rome.
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That's right, it
supporting it is the
00:20:45.61\00:20:48.48
substructure the
infrastructure. This beast is
00:20:48.51\00:20:51.38
holding up Rome,
that's right, who's that
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it tells us in Revelation
13 that is according to
00:20:53.71\00:20:56.31
the power of Satan
himself. He works with the
00:20:56.34\00:20:58.67
authority of
Satan. Oh, the Satan work.
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Yeah, and so when we talk
about second Thessalonians
00:21:01.42\00:21:03.44
being really a
revealing of Satan himself
00:21:03.47\00:21:05.75
that's the literal
fulfillment of that verse.
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But, application wise,
yeah it's a church of Rome.
00:21:08.94\00:21:11.51
Its makes so clear,
and friends you know that
00:21:11.54\00:21:14.23
John and I we really,
really enjoy the studying
00:21:14.26\00:21:17.94
the book of
Revelation as not in fact just,
00:21:17.97\00:21:20.39
just build on
what he just suggested.
00:21:20.42\00:21:22.83
Just to show the compression
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Revelation 16 verse
3, this is how Jesus
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is described, you
are righteous O Lord,
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Revelation 16 verse 5,
you are righteous O Lord,
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The One who is and
who was and who is to be,
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okay but then when
you look at the way that
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Satan is described it
is he is talking about
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some completely
different altogether,
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The beast that thou
sawest was, and is not;
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and shall ascend out
of the bottomless pit,
00:21:51.64\00:21:54.02
and go into perdition.
00:21:54.05\00:21:55.42
The beast that you
sawest Satan's former estate
00:21:55.45\00:21:58.00
right now is not,
he is held in check,
00:21:58.03\00:22:00.72
first Peter, he
was bound and chains,
00:22:00.75\00:22:03.43
he was cast to hell
and delivered in chains
00:22:03.46\00:22:06.50
of darkness, bound
but we will ascend out
00:22:06.53\00:22:09.97
of the bottomless
pit, and when you look at
00:22:10.00\00:22:11.80
that accession you
will clearly see that
00:22:11.83\00:22:14.76
Revelation 9:1 talks
about how he ascends out of the
00:22:14.79\00:22:17.82
bottomless pit, he is
coming out, before Jesus comes
00:22:17.85\00:22:21.18
down, Satan will
come up, he will ascend to
00:22:21.21\00:22:23.98
the earth, to the
plain of the earth,
00:22:24.01\00:22:26.76
he will walk for earth,
and I'm not talking about
00:22:26.79\00:22:28.78
an elevator taking up
and when we talk about
00:22:28.81\00:22:30.19
coming out of the ground
either, but in the spiritual
00:22:30.22\00:22:32.90
sense he is gonna
appear to the forefront
00:22:32.93\00:22:34.89
where everybody will
see him for who he is.
00:22:34.92\00:22:37.16
And he is going to
come looking like a lamb,
00:22:37.19\00:22:40.18
you know but
speaking like a dragon.
00:22:40.21\00:22:43.44
That's right. Because
the dragon's voice cannot
00:22:43.47\00:22:45.14
be camouflage, he could
be on different clothing.
00:22:45.17\00:22:47.50
You now somebody said
no matter what clothing I
00:22:47.53\00:22:49.58
put on, you can
tell who I'm in the dark,
00:22:49.61\00:22:53.16
I had an experience
John and I know I'm talking
00:22:53.19\00:22:56.26
whole lot, but
that's we are doing
00:22:56.29\00:22:58.22
this program. You talk a lot.
00:22:58.25\00:22:59.85
I made a phone call to
an Airline to change my
00:22:59.88\00:23:02.18
ticket, I wont
mention which one it was,
00:23:02.21\00:23:03.77
its an American Airline.
But, not American Airline.
00:23:03.80\00:23:07.66
Not American, it's
American Airline actually
00:23:07.69\00:23:09.70
and the person on
the phone, she came back
00:23:09.73\00:23:15.60
and she says, she says
this means sound like a
00:23:15.63\00:23:17.37
strange question but,
are you that guy that's on
00:23:17.40\00:23:21.61
Three Angels
Broadcasting Network,
00:23:21.64\00:23:23.85
and I'm on the phone,
and I'm thinking to myself,
00:23:23.88\00:23:25.94
how many people does
she talk to on any given
00:23:25.97\00:23:29.76
day on the phone and
she recognize me through
00:23:29.79\00:23:31.82
my voice. And so the point
of the matter is Satan will
00:23:31.85\00:23:35.02
not look like Satan, he
will camouflage. And listen
00:23:35.05\00:23:39.21
at what he says, just
would sent through. Exactly,
00:23:39.24\00:23:41.75
yeah listen to his
voice, yeah, okay. Now a very
00:23:41.78\00:23:44.72
good question here that
we can probably answer in
00:23:44.75\00:23:46.37
just a few words,
okay. This one is from Betty
00:23:46.40\00:23:49.76
and she says in Exodus
when they have the plagues
00:23:49.79\00:23:53.40
it stats out with
a blood in the river,
00:23:53.43\00:23:55.36
lives in the frogs
before ever mentions that the
00:23:55.39\00:23:57.34
plagues were
separated from Goshen where the
00:23:57.37\00:24:00.01
Hebrews were to the
Hebrews get all three of the
00:24:00.04\00:24:02.78
first plagues along
with the Egyptians then?
00:24:02.81\00:24:04.57
The answer yes, exactly, yeah.
00:24:04.60\00:24:07.36
In fact that's why
the seven last plagues are
00:24:07.39\00:24:10.78
refer to in that
way in the book of
00:24:10.81\00:24:13.44
Revelation in chapter 16
because they are referring
00:24:13.47\00:24:17.17
two plugs that
only fall on the wicked,
00:24:17.20\00:24:19.53
that's right they
don't actually effect or
00:24:19.56\00:24:22.49
directly impact God's
people. So, any way there is
00:24:22.52\00:24:27.18
connection there
seven last plugs the
00:24:27.21\00:24:29.25
seven last plagues of
the ten and Egypt was well,
00:24:29.28\00:24:31.83
impacted only the
Egyptians. Here we have a
00:24:31.86\00:24:35.51
question from Michael
in Ohio, thank you Michael
00:24:35.54\00:24:37.75
I'm sure there is a Michael
in Ohio. Is there a prayer
00:24:37.78\00:24:41.91
language that Satan
understand or Satan can't
00:24:41.94\00:24:45.63
hinder. Is it necessary
to pray in silence to keep
00:24:45.66\00:24:48.95
our prayers from
being stopped by Satan?
00:24:48.98\00:24:52.35
Really good question you
know because lot of times
00:24:52.38\00:24:54.70
one of the ways people
try to give credibility to
00:24:54.73\00:24:59.87
speaking in tongues,
Gibberish, not the way
00:24:59.90\00:25:03.88
the Bible supports it, is
they say it's a prayer language
00:25:03.91\00:25:06.90
and some even suggest
that Paul was alluding to
00:25:06.93\00:25:10.90
that when he says,
though I speak with a tongues
00:25:10.93\00:25:13.72
of man and of angels they
say that Paul was alluding
00:25:13.75\00:25:17.75
that angels have a
tongue and man have a tongue
00:25:17.78\00:25:20.48
and the tongue is different.
00:25:20.51\00:25:21.53
And while that may
be in fact the case,
00:25:21.56\00:25:23.57
God is not saying to us
what here is language you
00:25:23.60\00:25:26.13
need to use, so that's
Satan won't understand you
00:25:26.16\00:25:28.84
and he won't
hinder your prayers.
00:25:28.87\00:25:30.88
What they fail to
realize the Satan use to be an
00:25:30.91\00:25:33.04
angel will he is an
angels still but fallen one,
00:25:33.07\00:25:35.31
he was not a standard
angel either, he was a very
00:25:35.34\00:25:38.16
exalted angel,
he was a cherubim,
00:25:38.19\00:25:41.28
he was a coving
cherub, so its not like
00:25:41.31\00:25:44.86
this is a language
that Satan can understand,
00:25:44.89\00:25:47.90
but the issue is
how, can I camouflage my
00:25:47.93\00:25:52.56
prayer, so that
Satan cannot hinder it,
00:25:52.59\00:25:54.89
and its not necessary
to camouflage your prayer.
00:25:54.92\00:25:57.48
It's a matter of
fact the Bible says at
00:25:57.51\00:25:59.81
the name of Jesus, you
see at the name of Jesus,
00:25:59.84\00:26:04.95
demons will flee
they will tremble
00:26:04.98\00:26:07.48
at the words of
Christ, Jesus was victories
00:26:07.51\00:26:11.52
over every
attempt that Satan made.
00:26:11.55\00:26:13.21
But, here a
couple of scriptures that
00:26:13.24\00:26:14.94
would encourage you.
But, one thing I want to say
00:26:14.97\00:26:17.62
to you that Satan
cannot read your mind.
00:26:17.65\00:26:19.39
But, I don't want to
use that to say will I
00:26:19.42\00:26:23.21
need to pray like, so
that he can read my mind
00:26:23.24\00:26:26.91
and maybe have a defense
against him, that's not a,
00:26:26.94\00:26:29.13
but remember this, when
you speak in the name of Jesus
00:26:29.16\00:26:32.75
that I like to use a
word here, this is a very
00:26:32.78\00:26:36.48
extreme word, that
decapitates Satan's ability
00:26:36.51\00:26:40.30
to even hinder your
prayer because she will
00:26:40.33\00:26:42.57
calling on the
most powerful host,
00:26:42.60\00:26:44.08
where she can only
hinder to a certain degree
00:26:44.11\00:26:46.65
like he hinder
Daniel. But, Jesus will come
00:26:46.68\00:26:49.94
at the appointed time
and respond and he can't keep
00:26:49.97\00:26:52.56
that prayer away, so here is
the couple of scriptures that
00:26:52.59\00:26:55.07
you may understand
to be very encouraging.
00:26:55.10\00:26:58.13
A Daniel 2 verse
22, He reveals deep and
00:26:58.16\00:27:02.59
secret things; He knows
what is in the darkness,
00:27:02.62\00:27:05.64
And light dwells
with Him. Only Jesus knows
00:27:05.67\00:27:08.86
the secret things,
Satan does not know
00:27:08.89\00:27:12.46
the secret things.
Somebody once said, Oh! I
00:27:12.49\00:27:15.60
just mention in the
prayer, now Satan knows,
00:27:15.63\00:27:17.77
he is gonna
tries best to stop it.
00:27:17.80\00:27:19.94
No, the secret
things Deuteronomy 29:29.
00:27:19.97\00:27:23.37
The secret things
belong to the Lord our God,
00:27:23.40\00:27:26.11
so the secret things
God knows about them,
00:27:26.14\00:27:29.09
but you don't have to
worry about that because when
00:27:29.12\00:27:31.30
you preach or when you
pray, are you will discover
00:27:31.33\00:27:34.52
that the word of God
is quick and powerful,
00:27:34.55\00:27:36.51
sharper then
any two edged sword.
00:27:36.54\00:27:38.57
So, Satan cannot
hinder your prayer,
00:27:38.60\00:27:40.61
what hinders your prayer
is your life primarily not,
00:27:40.64\00:27:45.05
the fact that Satan that
hear it, he has not power
00:27:45.08\00:27:49.11
to stop God from
responding to our request.
00:27:49.14\00:27:53.45
He would hinder your prayer
life by bringing obstacles in
00:27:53.48\00:27:57.21
our lives. But, he
cannot stop God's answer to our
00:27:57.24\00:28:00.28
prayer. That will
make him more powerful
00:28:00.31\00:28:02.14
to God and he is not.
00:28:02.17\00:28:03.23
Alright. Any way I think
that our question time is
00:28:03.26\00:28:06.06
come and gone, we gonna
go now transition again,
00:28:06.09\00:28:08.46
once again thank you for your
questions and your comments,
00:28:08.49\00:28:10.72
and the email that you
need to those questions
00:28:10.75\00:28:13.74
and comments to us
is housecalls@3abn.org
00:28:13.77\00:28:16.92
that's housecalls@3abn.org
send those questions
00:28:16.95\00:28:22.12
and John will
download him I promise you.
00:28:22.15\00:28:25.43
Of course that is
my job description.
00:28:25.46\00:28:28.10
And I download them too.
But, you use you have like
00:28:28.13\00:28:31.19
a huge stack, anyway.
Just in, I've put it so often.
00:28:31.22\00:28:35.42
That's good I mean each
of us has our own method,
00:28:35.45\00:28:38.42
but salvation John,
do you need to be say?
00:28:38.45\00:28:41.04
We all need to be say,
I think one of the text
00:28:41.07\00:28:44.51
that it often refer to
Romans 3 remind me of which
00:28:44.54\00:28:48.80
exactly which text, but we
all have seen and fall short
00:28:48.83\00:28:51.03
of the glory of God. That
00:28:51.06\00:28:53.30
well we have to
look at them anyway.
00:28:53.33\00:28:55.44
Yeah Romans, I think
its Romans 3:23, yeah,
00:28:55.47\00:28:56.88
so anyway that
is text that often
00:28:56.91\00:29:00.57
as we were doing Bible
studies, at least when I do
00:29:00.60\00:29:03.01
Bible studies that
we start with because
00:29:03.04\00:29:04.77
there was none who
has not sin, not one,
00:29:04.80\00:29:09.48
we are all sinners and
it need of salvation so.
00:29:09.51\00:29:14.37
Yeah Romans 3:23.
Yeah, here we go, so
00:29:14.40\00:29:16.81
salvation is John
something that everyone
00:29:16.84\00:29:21.00
of us needs and, why I
think we need to cover it,
00:29:21.03\00:29:25.27
and talk about this
topic because you know
00:29:25.30\00:29:28.56
there is prescription
for salvation and we need to
00:29:28.59\00:29:31.43
know what that is.
Not the right words to
00:29:31.46\00:29:34.31
say, but who you
know, who was the one
00:29:34.34\00:29:37.23
that brings about salvation
for each and everyone of us.
00:29:37.26\00:29:39.71
And that's Jesus
Christ so, lets go to this
00:29:39.74\00:29:42.54
topic John and
just kind of hit on some
00:29:42.57\00:29:44.52
very important on
high points, I know one
00:29:44.55\00:29:48.36
part of that is
being reconcile to God,
00:29:48.39\00:29:50.26
you know drawing
near to God again because
00:29:50.29\00:29:52.26
it's Bible clearly
says our sins have separated
00:29:52.29\00:29:54.65
us from God, will
salvation is about the
00:29:54.68\00:29:57.00
reconciliation process.
Salvation also from God's
00:29:57.03\00:30:00.20
perspective is
something that will brought to
00:30:00.23\00:30:02.59
God not only in
proximity, but at one mint
00:30:02.62\00:30:05.45
it's atonement. What
did Jesus do to atone
00:30:05.48\00:30:08.84
for us and there are
so many things we can talk
00:30:08.87\00:30:12.47
about, but we just kind
a take them step by step
00:30:12.50\00:30:14.79
here and go through the subject.
00:30:14.82\00:30:16.19
One of the things, I
wanna point out and I like
00:30:16.22\00:30:18.64
the word to use the
proximity because you
00:30:18.67\00:30:20.67
know when you are
saved, you are closer to
00:30:20.70\00:30:22.43
the Lord then
when you are not saved
00:30:22.46\00:30:23.92
people will listen
to that and would say
00:30:23.95\00:30:27.26
what do you mean you
shouldn't use the word
00:30:27.29\00:30:28.75
save as almost, as the
whole process is completed
00:30:28.78\00:30:33.12
and done. Now what
was done at the cross
00:30:33.15\00:30:36.13
is done at the cross
and Jesus link the those who
00:30:36.16\00:30:41.07
look forward to the
cross and those of us who
00:30:41.10\00:30:43.66
look back to the
cross, we are linked by Jesus
00:30:43.69\00:30:46.56
in the act that
he, that he not act,
00:30:46.59\00:30:49.80
but by his selfless
sacrifice on the cross we
00:30:49.83\00:30:53.05
are linked to by
faith we look back,
00:30:53.08\00:30:56.65
by faith many look
forward. How wonderful
00:30:56.68\00:30:59.61
it is that, even
though who were saved through
00:30:59.64\00:31:02.39
the flood, the
Bible uses the word in
00:31:02.42\00:31:05.02
first Peter 3 in
verse 20 eight souls were
00:31:05.05\00:31:08.45
saved, so salvation is
not just the New Testament
00:31:08.48\00:31:11.36
concept, lot of people
think that Old Testament
00:31:11.39\00:31:14.66
people were saved
by works, New Testament
00:31:14.69\00:31:17.35
were saved by
grace through faith,
00:31:17.38\00:31:19.27
it's always been by
grace through faith.
00:31:19.30\00:31:21.05
Noah found grace in God's eyes.
00:31:21.08\00:31:23.59
Abraham believed
God in faith and was
00:31:23.62\00:31:27.22
accounted him for
righteousness, so you have
00:31:27.25\00:31:29.23
grace and faith in Old Testament
00:31:29.26\00:31:30.95
and you have salvation
all the way through it.
00:31:30.98\00:31:32.29
There are different
ways of understanding
00:31:32.32\00:31:33.62
the word saved is
well. Right, because to say
00:31:33.65\00:31:36.00
when you say I'm
saved, some people just
00:31:36.03\00:31:38.42
put that in one
context in that context alone,
00:31:38.45\00:31:41.25
once saved always
saved, once you are
00:31:41.28\00:31:43.34
accept Jesus you
are gonna be in heaven
00:31:43.37\00:31:44.80
it's a forgone
conclusion, everything is done.
00:31:44.83\00:31:47.59
The conveyable
mentality. Exactly, but to
00:31:47.62\00:31:51.04
a Bible believing
Christian one that see salvation
00:31:51.07\00:31:55.48
through Christ is
not just a single event,
00:31:55.51\00:31:58.72
but something that we are being
00:31:58.75\00:32:01.05
or is happening to us everyday.
00:32:01.08\00:32:03.20
We can say that
I'm saved and I'm being
00:32:03.23\00:32:07.52
saved every single
day because I'm saved
00:32:07.55\00:32:10.78
from the
penalty of my sins past,
00:32:10.81\00:32:13.19
you know why I can say
that because God's word
00:32:13.22\00:32:16.00
tells me that and I
accept that promise,
00:32:16.03\00:32:17.70
but also it doesn't
mean that it is a done
00:32:17.73\00:32:20.58
conclusion in the
eternal perspective that,
00:32:20.61\00:32:22.39
that I still need
everyday as I come to
00:32:22.42\00:32:27.36
Jesus Christ
who is my salvation,
00:32:27.39\00:32:29.76
he saves me from my
sins, and from the power
00:32:29.79\00:32:33.18
of sin in my life. So,
it's not just a issue of
00:32:33.21\00:32:36.95
justification that
is the death of Christ
00:32:36.98\00:32:39.97
on the cross pays
the penalty of the price
00:32:40.00\00:32:42.63
for our sins and
he then gives that to
00:32:42.66\00:32:45.88
us as a single
event, that's were I think
00:32:45.91\00:32:48.45
most Christian
face stop, right, that's
00:32:48.48\00:32:51.98
salvation to them
and that's it, but
00:32:52.01\00:32:55.00
the Bible also speaks
of a sanctifying salvation.
00:32:55.03\00:32:58.14
A being saved
from the power of sin,
00:32:58.17\00:33:00.66
every single day, I
wake up and I said Lord
00:33:00.69\00:33:03.01
you need to save me
today from the enemy
00:33:03.04\00:33:06.00
because he surly isn't done
with attacking with tempting.
00:33:06.03\00:33:09.08
I say this John
if you think saved
00:33:09.11\00:33:12.20
is a one time
event, why is the devil
00:33:12.23\00:33:14.29
still tempting
you. I mean if one saved
00:33:14.32\00:33:16.98
always saved, very good
point, is true. The devil
00:33:17.01\00:33:19.64
would say last another
one I guess I just need
00:33:19.67\00:33:21.64
to give up on them,
no he doesn't forgive up.
00:33:21.67\00:33:23.66
He keeps tempting,
tempting, he keeps coming at
00:33:23.69\00:33:26.90
you because he is trying
to take you down. You know
00:33:26.93\00:33:30.40
John you played
football, I think long beach,
00:33:30.43\00:33:33.58
so somewhere
okay. Not long beach,
00:33:33.61\00:33:35.47
basketball long
beach, but football was my
00:33:35.50\00:33:37.78
best sport to
play. You played football
00:33:37.81\00:33:39.50
quarterback tall guy, you know,
00:33:39.53\00:33:43.64
very well that
the team that you beat
00:33:43.67\00:33:45.88
they are not gonna
give up, they are gonna
00:33:45.91\00:33:47.81
prepare for next
season. And the Bible
00:33:47.84\00:33:50.91
talks about that,
that's the very tactic of Satan
00:33:50.94\00:33:53.08
I'm glad you brought it
up because for those who
00:33:53.11\00:33:54.77
believes that
salvation is one time event
00:33:54.80\00:33:56.62
they don't even
see the life of Christ
00:33:56.65\00:33:58.66
because the Bible
says Satan left Christ
00:33:58.69\00:34:00.63
until for he
prepare for another season
00:34:00.66\00:34:04.74
or for a more convenient time.
00:34:04.77\00:34:07.24
You see he
prepare for another attack
00:34:07.27\00:34:09.98
and he was at the birth
of Christ that he attacked
00:34:10.01\00:34:12.35
him, he was in the
garden that he attacked him,
00:34:12.38\00:34:15.20
in the wilderness he
attacked him, on the cross
00:34:15.23\00:34:17.73
he attacked him, even
just before Jesus died
00:34:17.76\00:34:19.92
he tried to get him to forfeit
00:34:19.95\00:34:21.09
his purity, he attacked him.
00:34:21.12\00:34:23.03
So, Satan comes
out at all the time
00:34:23.06\00:34:24.59
because he know
that any point you could
00:34:24.62\00:34:26.85
really by trusting
himself and not holding
00:34:26.88\00:34:30.72
firmly to Christ, you
could start thinking that
00:34:30.75\00:34:33.25
this is it, I'm
already done, I'm gonna go
00:34:33.28\00:34:34.92
to heaven no
matter what. And I was
00:34:34.95\00:34:37.23
so glad you brought it out now,
00:34:37.26\00:34:39.04
there is something's
and this is a dynamic topic,
00:34:39.07\00:34:41.49
so lets do this
before I break down,
00:34:41.52\00:34:44.20
you know the
components of salvation,
00:34:44.23\00:34:47.10
let's start with
the most common passage
00:34:47.13\00:34:49.40
used. Ephesians 2 and
John read that for us,
00:34:49.43\00:34:54.12
Ephesians 2 verse 8
and 9 and then we gonna
00:34:54.15\00:34:57.18
read verse 10 to
add another component to
00:34:57.21\00:35:00.03
the issue of salvation.
Something very important
00:35:00.06\00:35:02.57
because anyway
Ephesians 2 verse 8 and 9
00:35:02.60\00:35:07.22
start there with
us. This is for by
00:35:07.25\00:35:09.74
grace you have been
saved through faith,
00:35:09.77\00:35:11.99
and that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God,
00:35:12.02\00:35:16.22
not of works, lest
any, anyone should boast.
00:35:16.25\00:35:20.21
For we are His
workmanship, created in
00:35:20.24\00:35:23.51
Christ Jesus for good works,
00:35:23.54\00:35:25.75
which God
prepared beforehand that we
00:35:25.78\00:35:28.46
should walk in them.
Okay, so notice right
00:35:28.49\00:35:31.26
away the first
thing we get out of this
00:35:31.29\00:35:33.20
for by grace you
have been saved through
00:35:33.23\00:35:36.40
faith, not grace
alone, but if you don't have
00:35:36.43\00:35:39.00
faith the grace of God
is of no effect on you,
00:35:39.03\00:35:42.24
you got to have
that faith to believe it
00:35:42.27\00:35:44.98
and to accept it, as
why as the Bible says
00:35:45.01\00:35:47.85
without faith it is
impossible to please God,
00:35:47.88\00:35:51.24
for he who comes
to God proximity,
00:35:51.27\00:35:53.37
must believe that he
is and that he rewards
00:35:53.40\00:35:56.07
those who diligently
seek him, Hebrews 11 verse 6.
00:35:56.10\00:35:58.61
So, it's a, it's a,
it's a, it's a grace walk,
00:35:58.64\00:36:02.46
it's not by anything
you can do, but if we stop
00:36:02.49\00:36:08.06
there people will say
see there that's what I mean,
00:36:08.09\00:36:11.50
nothing I could do to
effect my salvation to gain it,
00:36:11.53\00:36:15.40
nothing I can do
to impact my salvation
00:36:15.43\00:36:18.09
to lose it, is by
grace through faith.
00:36:18.12\00:36:20.70
In other words
what that means John,
00:36:20.73\00:36:22.52
what that means
friends is that the work was
00:36:22.55\00:36:24.49
not done by you;
the work was done by
00:36:24.52\00:36:26.99
Christ. The door
was open to salvation
00:36:27.02\00:36:31.03
by Christ because it
could not be opened by
00:36:31.06\00:36:33.31
us. But, to walk
through that door,
00:36:33.34\00:36:35.58
I was thinking
this last night before
00:36:35.61\00:36:38.39
I went to bed. Salvation is,
00:36:38.42\00:36:42.64
salvation is not just
the journey to some ones
00:36:42.67\00:36:45.09
house, but salvation is
walking through the door
00:36:45.12\00:36:48.73
and now having a
relationship with one
00:36:48.76\00:36:51.61
who is in the house.
You see, lot of people think
00:36:51.64\00:36:54.42
I've come to Christ,
I'm at his house, I'm in
00:36:54.45\00:36:57.57
his house, whom
I've to do nothing.
00:36:57.60\00:36:59.15
I would feel strange if I
had people that came to my
00:36:59.18\00:37:02.12
house to live with me
and all they did was just sat
00:37:02.15\00:37:04.77
in my house. From that
day forward did absolutely
00:37:04.80\00:37:08.99
nothing. Read verse
10 again, that's what
00:37:09.02\00:37:11.18
verse 10 is all about.
For we are His workmanship
00:37:11.21\00:37:14.08
created in Christ
Jesus for good works,
00:37:14.11\00:37:16.95
which God prepared
beforehand that we should
00:37:16.98\00:37:19.21
walk in them. Okay,
so I like the phrase
00:37:19.24\00:37:21.84
we should walk in
and then walk in them.
00:37:21.87\00:37:26.57
Come on in and I've
something to you to do.
00:37:26.60\00:37:28.90
And the two parts
here are all of it
00:37:28.93\00:37:31.01
is of faith, that's
right, you know that,
00:37:31.04\00:37:32.93
but there is two
elements of faith, there is a
00:37:32.96\00:37:35.31
saving faith, the faith
that saves and there is a
00:37:35.34\00:37:38.68
living faith. It says
the just show live by faith.
00:37:38.71\00:37:43.68
Now the just how
that's a good question,
00:37:43.71\00:37:46.96
you know, it just hit
me here. The just shall
00:37:46.99\00:37:48.88
live by faith, well
to be just you have to
00:37:48.91\00:37:52.20
have already
experience saving faith.
00:37:52.23\00:37:54.06
Right, that's right, you
are not just unless you have
00:37:54.09\00:37:58.48
experienced
Christ in your life and
00:37:58.51\00:38:00.29
have been saved by
him or justified by him.
00:38:00.32\00:38:02.86
So, when it says the
just shall live by faith
00:38:02.89\00:38:05.57
is talking about
the part that you do
00:38:05.60\00:38:08.28
after you are
saved. The living by faith,
00:38:08.31\00:38:11.86
so you have saving
faith and you have the
00:38:11.89\00:38:14.24
living faith and
without if you miss anyone
00:38:14.27\00:38:18.29
of those, if you
miss the saving faith
00:38:18.32\00:38:21.33
you are legalist, you
will struck in legalism
00:38:21.36\00:38:24.04
because you are
trying to work your way,
00:38:24.07\00:38:26.18
even though you are
saying it's by faith,
00:38:26.21\00:38:27.58
you haven't experienced
saving grace of Christ
00:38:27.61\00:38:29.59
the gift. But, if you
miss the other part the
00:38:29.62\00:38:33.18
living by faith and you
are only saved once saved
00:38:33.21\00:38:35.06
always saved kind of a
saved then you are missing
00:38:35.09\00:38:38.75
on the
relationship with Christ, the
00:38:38.78\00:38:40.93
transforming power
of Christ in your life.
00:38:40.96\00:38:42.84
The power that
gets you ready for the
00:38:42.87\00:38:47.10
kingdom, right, and
if you are not ready for
00:38:47.13\00:38:49.91
the kingdom what you
know, what makes you think
00:38:49.94\00:38:54.21
you are gonna be
there. So, anyway
00:38:54.24\00:38:57.10
these are the two
aspects that are so connected
00:38:57.13\00:39:00.87
that if you miss it,
you don't have salvation,
00:39:00.90\00:39:03.38
justified by the
blood of Christ and then
00:39:03.41\00:39:07.58
by his blood and by
his empowering grace
00:39:07.61\00:39:10.16
two kinds of grace
too. Saving grace and
00:39:10.19\00:39:13.17
empowering grace, the
grace that gives the power
00:39:13.20\00:39:15.37
to live the holy life.
A both of those without
00:39:15.40\00:39:18.73
both of those, there
is fullness in your saving
00:39:18.76\00:39:22.58
relationship or your
being saved in Christ.
00:39:22.61\00:39:25.80
I like that I'm
glad you included that
00:39:25.83\00:39:27.51
you are being saved. Let me,
00:39:27.54\00:39:30.25
let me introduce
this right here and
00:39:30.28\00:39:31.86
then go ahead and
give foundation to it.
00:39:31.89\00:39:33.89
Salvation in three
parts really important to
00:39:33.92\00:39:37.81
recognize the first
one the highfalutin word
00:39:37.84\00:39:45.11
or the theological
word is justification,
00:39:45.14\00:39:48.85
say that with me, justification.
00:39:48.88\00:39:51.08
That's the word
justification and an easy way
00:39:51.11\00:39:54.42
to remember that is
when we come to Christ,
00:39:54.45\00:39:55.96
we are justified
and he sees us just
00:39:55.99\00:39:58.16
as if I had never sinned,
that's how he sees me, just
00:39:58.19\00:40:01.54
as if I had never
sinned. He sees me
00:40:01.57\00:40:04.08
I'm now justified
and established in
00:40:04.11\00:40:06.64
wide standing
with him. I'm rescued
00:40:06.67\00:40:09.21
from the death
penalty. So, first
00:40:09.24\00:40:13.86
the first aspect of
salvation is being saved
00:40:13.89\00:40:16.36
from the penalty of
death or the penalty of sin,
00:40:16.39\00:40:22.05
which is death.
Alright, that's the instant
00:40:22.08\00:40:26.48
that happens right
away. In other words, we
00:40:26.51\00:40:29.21
are rescued, we
are saved that's the
00:40:29.24\00:40:32.54
first one taken off a death row.
00:40:32.57\00:40:33.98
Read a text for that,
I just read a quick text
00:40:34.01\00:40:36.34
then you keep
writing I'm going here
00:40:36.37\00:40:37.80
Romans chapter 3 and we
will start with verse 23,
00:40:37.83\00:40:44.09
which we've
already read once before
00:40:44.12\00:40:46.00
for there is no, for
all have sinned and fall
00:40:46.03\00:40:48.45
short of the glory of
God being justified freely by
00:40:48.48\00:40:52.06
His grace through
the redemption that is in
00:40:52.09\00:40:55.09
Christ Jesus, whom God
set forth as propitiation
00:40:55.12\00:40:59.74
by His blood through
faith to demonstrate His
00:40:59.77\00:41:01.89
righteousness because
in His forbearance God
00:41:01.92\00:41:05.08
had passed over the
sins that were previously
00:41:05.11\00:41:08.71
committed. That's the
justification process, right,
00:41:08.74\00:41:10.29
to demonstrate at
the present time His
00:41:10.32\00:41:12.63
righteousness, that
He might be just and the
00:41:12.66\00:41:15.02
justifier of the one
who has faith in Jesus.
00:41:15.05\00:41:17.34
Where is boasting
then? It is excluded.
00:41:17.37\00:41:20.57
By what law? Of works?
No, by the law of faith.
00:41:20.60\00:41:24.51
Therefore, we conclude
that a man is justified
00:41:24.54\00:41:27.30
by faith apart from
the deeds of the law.
00:41:27.33\00:41:29.82
So, it doesn't do you
any good to clean you altar,
00:41:29.85\00:41:33.43
to do all these works
before you are justified by
00:41:33.46\00:41:36.78
Christ, so John you are
absolutely accurate when
00:41:36.81\00:41:39.05
you say the first
step the only first step
00:41:39.08\00:41:42.50
there is to be
justified by the blood of Christ
00:41:42.53\00:41:45.60
have that penalty
and those past wages of
00:41:45.63\00:41:48.14
sin that we earn
taken away and past over.
00:41:48.17\00:41:50.77
Amen, I'm glad
you read that text,
00:41:50.80\00:41:52.62
what verses did
you cover just now?
00:41:52.65\00:41:54.06
I covered
Romans 3:23 through 28.
00:41:54.09\00:41:58.52
Okay Romans 3
verse 23 through 28.
00:41:58.55\00:42:01.70
I did that for your benefit
in order to be able to get
00:42:01.73\00:42:03.65
that, but Romans 3
verse 23 through 28.
00:42:03.68\00:42:06.88
So, that first
that instant salvation
00:42:06.91\00:42:10.65
is being rescued
from the penalty of
00:42:10.68\00:42:13.51
sin. But, then
John you know that
00:42:13.54\00:42:15.86
and I call that
being transformed.
00:42:15.89\00:42:17.98
But then there
is a second aspect
00:42:18.01\00:42:20.57
to salvation and
this is the living faith
00:42:20.60\00:42:24.67
part that John
talked about a moment ago,
00:42:24.70\00:42:27.56
it is daily we
are being sanctified.
00:42:27.59\00:42:30.44
The Bible says
sanctify them through thy truth;
00:42:30.47\00:42:34.25
thy word is truth. Sanctify them
00:42:34.28\00:42:38.37
through thy
truth; thy word is truth.
00:42:38.40\00:42:39.83
So, the
sanctification aspect of it is,
00:42:39.86\00:42:43.74
how do we get
the daily nourishment
00:42:43.77\00:42:46.63
and the daily power to
live above the model life,
00:42:46.66\00:42:50.96
to live above
this corruptible body,
00:42:50.99\00:42:54.70
to live above the mind
that has been so conditioned
00:42:54.73\00:42:57.05
to do wrong. How do we get that
00:42:57.08\00:43:00.23
first of all we make
sure that the mind of Christ
00:43:00.26\00:43:02.33
is in our mind, when
we get that from the word.
00:43:02.36\00:43:04.27
So, the first aspects of
salvation is first aspect
00:43:04.30\00:43:07.55
is justification saved
from the penalty of sin
00:43:07.58\00:43:12.81
taken off the death
row, but the second part
00:43:12.84\00:43:14.89
John is saved from the power
of sin that sanctification,
00:43:14.92\00:43:20.37
that is
transformation the first part,
00:43:20.40\00:43:23.08
second part is being empowered.
00:43:23.11\00:43:25.28
Daily, we need
the power over sin
00:43:25.31\00:43:28.33
to have a living faith.
00:43:28.36\00:43:30.49
So, you have a
grace the gift of God,
00:43:30.52\00:43:32.92
this grace that saves
you, takes you off death
00:43:32.95\00:43:36.16
row. What most often
Christians here about from
00:43:36.19\00:43:40.24
the poppet's today.
But, then you are not done,
00:43:40.27\00:43:43.43
no, God's not done
with you, he is the author,
00:43:43.46\00:43:46.10
he just taught him, and that's
the authoring of your faith,
00:43:46.13\00:43:48.61
okay, and the verse
is that he is the author
00:43:48.64\00:43:50.49
and he is the
finisher of our faith.
00:43:50.52\00:43:52.57
So, there are two aspects here.
00:43:52.60\00:43:53.90
So, just a spring
board in this topic of
00:43:53.93\00:43:56.33
sanctification here,
Romans 6:1 says What shall
00:43:56.36\00:43:59.73
we say then?
Shall we continue in sin
00:43:59.76\00:44:02.52
that grace may
abound? In other words,
00:44:02.55\00:44:04.76
so shall I just do
whatever I want so I can say
00:44:04.79\00:44:07.20
well but God
save me by his grace.
00:44:07.23\00:44:09.17
That doesn't work
because the empowerment,
00:44:09.20\00:44:14.27
the grace that God
gives you, the power to
00:44:14.30\00:44:16.31
overcome sin, the
power of sin you talked about
00:44:16.34\00:44:18.79
is still needed in
the Christians life,
00:44:18.82\00:44:21.02
the daily living,
the living by faith.
00:44:21.05\00:44:22.93
That's right and so
that's what the Paul is
00:44:22.96\00:44:25.79
talking about in
this verse, shall we live
00:44:25.82\00:44:28.04
just however we want to live,
00:44:28.07\00:44:29.65
just because we
have been saved by grace,
00:44:29.68\00:44:31.26
no way. I like that.
And he says Certainly not!
00:44:31.29\00:44:33.83
How shall we who died to
sin live any longer to it?
00:44:33.86\00:44:37.25
So, the life you
live after we are saved
00:44:37.28\00:44:39.86
justified is important to
our overall saving experience.
00:44:39.89\00:44:45.81
And I like the word
that Paul use he says,
00:44:45.84\00:44:48.84
how can we who died
to sin live any longer
00:44:48.87\00:44:52.68
their in. We are
not rescued from sin by
00:44:52.71\00:44:55.04
refurbishing
process, the Lord doesn't,
00:44:55.07\00:44:58.44
I like the way that this could,
00:44:58.47\00:45:00.86
this is an illustration
is like purchasing the land,
00:45:00.89\00:45:03.96
purchasing the
house, the Lord knocks
00:45:03.99\00:45:06.27
the entire thing down and
there is an extreme makeover,
00:45:06.30\00:45:09.62
so that when
people see you afterward
00:45:09.65\00:45:11.50
they say I don't even
remember what used to be
00:45:11.53\00:45:14.08
there. Matter of
fact, I don't even,
00:45:14.11\00:45:15.83
I don't even want to
remember what used to be
00:45:15.86\00:45:17.36
there because
what's there now is so much
00:45:17.39\00:45:19.11
more beautiful. If
you think that your life
00:45:19.14\00:45:20.86
is beautiful, give
your life to Christ,
00:45:20.89\00:45:22.86
he would demolish
that whole life because
00:45:22.89\00:45:25.68
he took it to the cross
with him to demolish it,
00:45:25.71\00:45:28.21
to modify it, to kill
it. Here the Bible says he
00:45:28.24\00:45:31.79
was manifest
that he might destroy
00:45:31.82\00:45:33.65
the works of a
devil. He might destroy sin
00:45:33.68\00:45:36.40
and then the devil ultimately.
00:45:36.43\00:45:38.75
But, Jesus didn't come
to refurbish our lives.
00:45:38.78\00:45:41.24
He came to take that
sin nature and kill him.
00:45:41.27\00:45:44.74
And give us his
nature now of the nature
00:45:44.77\00:45:48.01
of righteousness, the
nature of transformation,
00:45:48.04\00:45:51.14
the nature of empowerment.
But, we only went to
00:45:51.17\00:45:53.64
two phases now of
salvation. One justification,
00:45:53.67\00:45:57.90
two sanctification
that's every day the power
00:45:57.93\00:46:01.67
over sin, but we
have one more left.
00:46:01.70\00:46:04.65
Glorification, but
before we go to glorification,
00:46:04.68\00:46:08.67
let's look at another
aspect of sanctification
00:46:08.70\00:46:12.02
that could really
rounded out, just show
00:46:12.05\00:46:14.18
exactly what we are
talking about, when it's
00:46:14.21\00:46:15.60
there. James has lot
to do or lot to say about
00:46:15.63\00:46:18.73
works. I'm right
there. James has lot to say
00:46:18.76\00:46:22.10
about works because just because
00:46:22.13\00:46:24.33
Romans 3 says
salvation is not of works
00:46:24.36\00:46:27.23
it doesn't mean
that works have nothing
00:46:27.26\00:46:29.05
to do with
salvation, okay. So, that's the
00:46:29.08\00:46:32.01
whole thing
because James says works
00:46:32.04\00:46:33.70
does have something
to do with salvation.
00:46:33.73\00:46:35.61
But, works cannot
save you, but works
00:46:35.64\00:46:38.61
after salvation,
which is where we started
00:46:38.64\00:46:40.62
Ephesians 2 verses 8 to
10 and verse 10 especially.
00:46:40.65\00:46:45.38
Those good works
is why were saved,
00:46:45.41\00:46:47.46
so let's read that,
James 1 starting with verse 22.
00:46:47.49\00:46:52.19
But be doers of the
word and not hearers only,
00:46:52.22\00:46:56.01
deceiving yourselves.
Now you deceive yourself
00:46:56.04\00:46:59.40
if you think that you
just hear about salvation
00:46:59.43\00:47:01.37
except Christ and
not become a doer.
00:47:01.40\00:47:03.27
Right, verse 23 For
if anyone is a hearer of
00:47:03.30\00:47:07.42
the word and not a
doer, he is like a man
00:47:07.45\00:47:09.84
observing his
natural face in a mirror;
00:47:09.87\00:47:11.93
for he observes himself
going away and immediately
00:47:11.96\00:47:16.42
he forgets what
kind of man he was.
00:47:16.45\00:47:18.67
But he who looks into
the perfect law of liberty
00:47:18.70\00:47:21.97
and continues in it,
speaking of the one who keeps
00:47:22.00\00:47:25.60
God's commandments is
precepts and those things
00:47:25.63\00:47:28.60
that are involved
with his way of salvation
00:47:28.63\00:47:32.30
it is not and is not a
forgetful hearer, but a
00:47:32.33\00:47:35.75
doer of the work
this one will be blessed
00:47:35.78\00:47:37.73
in what he does.
Alright, now going a little bit
00:47:37.76\00:47:41.12
further in
James chapter 2, okay,
00:47:41.15\00:47:44.43
it says here verse 17,
Thus also faith by itself,
00:47:44.46\00:47:49.11
if it does not
have works, is what?
00:47:49.14\00:47:51.35
Dead, dead. So, if you
just started with saving faith,
00:47:51.38\00:47:55.49
thank you for
justifying me Lord and as far
00:47:55.52\00:47:58.16
as you go you don't
have growth in Christ,
00:47:58.19\00:47:59.90
you are dead still.
00:47:59.93\00:48:01.67
As matter of fact
John read verse 1,
00:48:01.70\00:48:03.98
James chapter 2 verse 1,
00:48:04.01\00:48:05.76
that's James is introduction
and I might able to tell you
00:48:05.79\00:48:10.82
this James is the
book that really throws
00:48:10.85\00:48:13.58
the shavings in the
engine of partiality.
00:48:13.61\00:48:18.07
James is the guy
that really gives many
00:48:18.10\00:48:22.01
modern theologians a
headache because they
00:48:22.04\00:48:24.40
use Paul as best they could
to try to get rid of the law.
00:48:24.43\00:48:27.45
But, James says I've
got something to say about
00:48:27.48\00:48:29.84
the law, I've got
something to say about those of
00:48:29.87\00:48:32.83
you thing it's a faith
only. I've got to register my
00:48:32.86\00:48:35.89
complaints too here
and James is so close down
00:48:35.92\00:48:38.32
in the unfolding of
the commandments of God.
00:48:38.35\00:48:43.27
You know, he is the
one that says he who says
00:48:43.30\00:48:46.54
he will keeps the whole
law in offence and one point
00:48:46.57\00:48:49.30
is guilty of it all, so
you can't get, you can't get
00:48:49.33\00:48:52.82
rid of Paul and find a
silence on the apostles in
00:48:52.85\00:48:56.57
the New Testament
because James jumps back in.
00:48:56.60\00:48:58.83
In Paul's writings
and James are in harmony,
00:48:58.86\00:49:02.24
there you go, that's what
we are trying to tell you here
00:49:02.27\00:49:03.70
that there is two
aspects of salvation,
00:49:03.73\00:49:05.89
justification, which
Paul often emphasized.
00:49:05.92\00:49:09.09
Oh! That's right.
And sanctification, which
00:49:09.12\00:49:11.02
James is emphasizing
here. So, read verse 1,
00:49:11.05\00:49:15.24
let's read verse 1 you
want to read verse 1 here
00:49:15.27\00:49:16.77
James 2. Okay it
says, it says, My brethren,
00:49:16.80\00:49:19.69
and I like the ways
he says this, do not hold
00:49:19.72\00:49:22.78
the faith of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
00:49:22.81\00:49:24.97
the Lord of
glory with partiality.
00:49:25.00\00:49:27.86
Don't be partial
with the faith of the Lord
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and he is gonna show
later on what he means
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you uses in, first he
uses as an example those of us
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who look at people on
the outside and conclude
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that one is better then
the other, that's the first
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aspect. But, the second
aspect is so wildly important
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because he says
faith proves itself
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by your works and so
that's where you were starting
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just now verse 17.
Right. Let's go on from there.
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I think verse 18. Verse
17, let's read it again,
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Thus also by itself, if
it does not, faith by itself,
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if it does not
have works, is dead.
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I like verse 18
good. But someone will say,
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"You have faith,
and I have works."
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Show me your
faith without your works
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and I will show you
my faith by my works.
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Evidently, they
were having arguments
00:50:10.59\00:50:15.68
with regard to faith
and works back then to.
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Yeah, intention. You
believe that there is one God.
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You do well. Even the
demons believe and tremble!
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Okay, stop there for a
moment, you think about
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it you see James is
that guy that throws a
00:50:26.00\00:50:28.52
monkey wrench into
the, into the mix of
00:50:28.55\00:50:32.53
incomplete theology
because they are those who
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believe that they could
use the writings of Paul
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to get rid of what the
Bible is an essence teaching
00:50:37.89\00:50:40.08
what Jesus is teaching.
Right and many were just
00:50:40.11\00:50:41.57
says believe, belief,
right, just believe in God.
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I'm saying that's it.
Yeah and they use Paul to
00:50:43.94\00:50:46.34
try to get rid of the
law, but Paul doesn't do
00:50:46.37\00:50:48.42
that. So, James in
harmony with Paul makes it very
00:50:48.45\00:50:52.24
clear. The law of God
does matter, salvation
00:50:52.27\00:50:54.85
does matter, works does
fit into the Christian walk
00:50:54.88\00:50:57.31
and so when you
began that I like that,
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look at verse 18
again. Well now is
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the demons belief,
that's right, that's right,
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and the demons belief
it's he is referencing there
00:51:05.12\00:51:07.37
the fact that demons
acknowledge that God exists.
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Okay, and so an
acknowledgment, a mental
00:51:10.90\00:51:13.32
assent to God's
existence doesn't save you.
00:51:13.35\00:51:15.87
Okay the demons what
they don't do is the demons
00:51:15.90\00:51:19.71
don't follow God's
ways, they don't kept God's
00:51:19.74\00:51:23.11
commandments, they
don't live according to God's
00:51:23.14\00:51:25.02
plan for their life,
they resist that you know to
00:51:25.05\00:51:28.19
know in. But, they
do know they exists
00:51:28.22\00:51:31.02
and so with these
talking about here just because
00:51:31.05\00:51:33.76
people say I believe in
Jesus, I believe you save
00:51:33.79\00:51:36.56
me doesn't save you,
wow! And he goes on here,
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verse 20, But do you want
to know, O foolish man that
00:51:39.72\00:51:43.06
faith without works is dead?
00:51:43.09\00:51:44.87
Was not Abraham
our father justified by
00:51:44.90\00:51:48.06
works when he offered
Isaac his son on the altar?
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Do you see that
faith was working together
00:51:50.56\00:51:53.21
with his works, and by
works faith was made perfect?
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That's right. And the
scripture was fulfilled,
00:51:56.97\00:51:59.56
which says Abraham
believe God and it was
00:51:59.59\00:52:02.24
accounted to him
for righteousness.
00:52:02.27\00:52:03.73
And he was called
the friend of God.
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You see then that
man is justified by works
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and not by faith only. So, faith
00:52:08.76\00:52:12.07
with works together
is what brings about
00:52:12.10\00:52:15.33
a saving
relationship with Jesus Christ.
00:52:15.36\00:52:17.90
Ephesians 2 verse 8, 9,
and 10. And 10, that's right.
00:52:17.93\00:52:21.77
Justification, sanctification
together is the total
00:52:21.80\00:52:25.30
salvation
experience, that if you are with
00:52:25.33\00:52:28.67
one, if you are
without any one of those.
00:52:28.70\00:52:30.59
You don't really
have a saving relationship
00:52:30.62\00:52:34.06
with Christ. Right, he
did not just save us but he
00:52:34.09\00:52:36.55
has got something
for us to do and if you
00:52:36.58\00:52:38.84
join my saving, if you
follow me in the relationship,
00:52:38.87\00:52:43.14
I do absolutely
nothing from that point on,
00:52:43.17\00:52:45.12
you are like a machine
without a battery in it
00:52:45.15\00:52:48.12
the Lord does not
want shallow majorities.
00:52:48.15\00:52:50.38
But I was gonna
also point out here is
00:52:50.41\00:52:53.28
this aspect I believe
when you mention that you can't
00:52:53.31\00:52:56.90
believe only, I remember
years ago the Beetles had a
00:52:56.93\00:53:00.10
song you know
where there was a phrase,
00:53:00.13\00:53:02.19
I'm a believer, yeah,
what that meant nothing,
00:53:02.22\00:53:05.03
if you look at this even
the demons are believers,
00:53:05.06\00:53:08.03
yeah, so if you just say
I'm a believer that's just
00:53:08.06\00:53:13.75
not the complete
package. You got be a believer,
00:53:13.78\00:53:17.15
but you also must
do as Jesus did he
00:53:17.18\00:53:19.55
says he who abides in me
00:53:19.58\00:53:22.08
or himself also
to walk as I walked.
00:53:22.11\00:53:25.98
And John you talked
about a living faith,
00:53:26.01\00:53:28.39
we talked about saving
faith and living faith.
00:53:28.42\00:53:30.96
We didn't talk
about the last one at the
00:53:30.99\00:53:33.16
working faith, but let's
just talk about that briefly.
00:53:33.19\00:53:36.15
Do you mean glorified,
glorified yes so we have
00:53:36.18\00:53:39.05
say from the
penalty of sin justified,
00:53:39.08\00:53:42.06
saying from the
power of sin sanctified
00:53:42.09\00:53:44.85
and then saved from
the presence of sin.
00:53:44.88\00:53:48.11
All P words notices
it's easy, it's handy to
00:53:48.14\00:53:51.30
remember it's a good tool.
00:53:51.33\00:53:52.51
The presence of
sin being say from that
00:53:52.54\00:53:54.28
has been glorified
and that is the finishing
00:53:54.31\00:53:57.61
of the saving work
of Christ, the sealing,
00:53:57.64\00:53:59.63
which is he seals you
into that saving relationship
00:53:59.66\00:54:02.71
and takes you back to
his kingdom to live with him
00:54:02.74\00:54:05.69
forever and then we
have glorified bodies
00:54:05.72\00:54:07.98
as was the part about
being glorified comes in there.
00:54:08.01\00:54:10.92
So, you know all
three aspects very
00:54:10.95\00:54:14.40
important to a
total salvation package
00:54:14.43\00:54:17.15
that God has for
his plan for our life.
00:54:17.18\00:54:19.53
You know John, I will
mention this here real
00:54:19.56\00:54:21.23
briefly, are
there are people today
00:54:21.26\00:54:25.14
that give you only
part of it, are there are
00:54:25.17\00:54:28.29
people out their
preachers or teachers out their
00:54:28.32\00:54:30.16
they would only
give you a piece of it.
00:54:30.19\00:54:31.52
They are
absolutely are in fact in
00:54:31.55\00:54:33.49
the last days
we, the Bible says it
00:54:33.52\00:54:35.31
will be more of them
along this very teaching
00:54:35.34\00:54:39.03
that make the
grace of God nothing.
00:54:39.06\00:54:42.13
Right, I'm gonna
read this for from Jude,
00:54:42.16\00:54:45.52
alright, only one
chapter in Jude verses 3 and 4.
00:54:45.55\00:54:50.27
So, here is what he
says, Beloved, while I was
00:54:50.30\00:54:54.39
very diligent to
write to you concerning our
00:54:54.42\00:54:56.47
common salvation,
I found it necessary
00:54:56.50\00:54:59.91
to write to you
exhorting you to do what John?
00:54:59.94\00:55:02.84
Contend earnestly
for the faith which once
00:55:02.87\00:55:07.44
and for all
delivered to the saints.
00:55:07.47\00:55:09.24
Contend for the faith
or something about faith
00:55:09.27\00:55:11.48
that's others are breaking
down, you need to contend
00:55:11.51\00:55:13.90
for it. And then listen to
verse 4, For certain men have
00:55:13.93\00:55:17.96
crept in unnoticed,
where do they creep into
00:55:17.99\00:55:21.44
the church, who long
ago were marked out for this
00:55:21.47\00:55:25.72
condemnation, ungodly
men, who turn the grace
00:55:25.75\00:55:29.66
of our God into and I like
the new international version on
00:55:29.69\00:55:33.83
this one into a license
for sin. Okay, right, or
00:55:33.86\00:55:38.50
license for immorality
and deny the only Lord God
00:55:38.53\00:55:43.95
and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Okay, so what did they do,
00:55:43.98\00:55:47.55
they turn real faith, real
grace into a license for sin.
00:55:47.58\00:55:52.24
In another words when you
here people running around,
00:55:52.27\00:55:54.89
well I'm saved its
works, I don't have anything
00:55:54.92\00:55:56.81
to do with it, they
have heard or listen to
00:55:56.84\00:55:59.72
what teacher who was
taught them this heresy,
00:55:59.75\00:56:02.00
the heresy of
works don't matter.
00:56:02.03\00:56:05.91
Doesn't matter what
you do, sin is okay,
00:56:05.94\00:56:08.28
as long as you
are saved by Christ.
00:56:08.31\00:56:10.82
Well, you know
you look at regime
00:56:10.85\00:56:12.25
John and this is just
really, this is just so
00:56:12.28\00:56:14.69
disheartening and I'm
it's disheartening to us
00:56:14.72\00:56:16.74
and almost be
disheartening to God, you
00:56:16.77\00:56:18.16
looking at a regime
and through the dark ages
00:56:18.19\00:56:20.62
there was a, there
was a very, very prevalent
00:56:20.65\00:56:22.78
movement among the church, where
00:56:22.81\00:56:24.95
you can do
anything and just go and
00:56:24.98\00:56:27.21
ask for penance, for
forgive, for not even a
00:56:27.24\00:56:31.63
word penance, you
know, you just go on you
00:56:31.66\00:56:33.50
confess and indulgences
right. And so with that
00:56:33.53\00:56:37.24
mentality that I've no
matter what I do all and
00:56:37.27\00:56:39.92
I need Jesus ask for an
indulgence and continue,
00:56:39.95\00:56:42.59
and you have that
mentality nowadays raining among
00:56:42.62\00:56:45.58
many Christians.
That's why so widely important
00:56:45.61\00:56:48.16
for us to see
salvation not as some
00:56:48.19\00:56:50.16
arbitrary thing,
but something that is a
00:56:50.19\00:56:52.36
part of the living walking
faith that we have to have
00:56:52.39\00:56:55.35
in Christ. That
delivers us from an ongoing
00:56:55.38\00:56:58.18
life of sin. And
first John, you know,
00:56:58.21\00:57:01.15
he talks about
that a lot. Not just
00:57:01.18\00:57:02.92
being saved by
Christ, but having Christ
00:57:02.95\00:57:04.81
save you from the
practice everyday practice
00:57:04.84\00:57:07.50
of a sinful life.
That's truly being saved by
00:57:07.53\00:57:10.93
Christ. And friends
that's why we believe here
00:57:10.96\00:57:13.09
at House Calls. I
know you know that
00:57:13.12\00:57:15.51
the living,
walking faith saved from
00:57:15.54\00:57:18.57
the penalty of sin,
from the power of sin
00:57:18.60\00:57:21.44
and we are waiting to
be saved from the presence
00:57:21.47\00:57:24.34
of sin. Make that
commitment to Christ today,
00:57:24.37\00:57:26.78
so that when that
event comes you will find
00:57:26.81\00:57:29.29
Jesus Christ in
peace have a great
00:57:29.32\00:57:31.46
day in that saving grace.
00:57:31.49\00:57:33.85