Hello friends, grab
your Bible and a friend
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and sit back as
we explore God's word
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together on this
edition of House Calls.
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Hello, friends
and welcome to another
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House Calls
excursion. As you know,
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this is always a
journey because we go
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through the deepest
place in the earth and
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it's not a whole in
the ground somewhere,
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but it's God's word.
It is a pit from which
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all the great
blessings are found.
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And maybe the pit is
not the best word to use,
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it's a treasure,
that's a better word.
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It's a treasure
house where God is going
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to speak to us today.
So, thank you for tuning
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and you may wanna
hit the record button
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right now because
this is a program you do
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not wanna miss. As you know,
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my name is John Lomacang and
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I have in my, in
the studio with me today
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my very good
friend Pastor C.A. Murray,
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good to have you here C.A.
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Good to be here maybe we ought
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to call it a mine
you know, we can, we can,
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you dig gold from a mine, so.
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That's good, a mine
shaft, a mine shaft.
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The word pit just
didn't fit on that one.
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I know, I tell
you it's always good
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to be on the program with you.
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Likewise I haven't
done this in a while man,
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it's good to be with you.
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I know our, our
color's somehow yellow
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and blue do, they
do match together,
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well, somehow
we're gonna make it work
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because that,
that's what we have,
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that's the fall
for today. Yes. And as,
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as many of you
watching the program may
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know we go back
ways, I call him C.A.
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now, he was my
pastor in New York,
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and the Lord is worked it out,
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I'm his pastor now
here in Thompsonville.
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So, I'm getting him
back for all the things
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he preached at me
for, but he brought me
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by his preaching as a
youth out of the world.
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And I just
discovered that we're not too
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far apart in age.
So, I can't use the word
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youth and. Yes, but
we're both young then.
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We were both young then, yeah,
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there you go, but
before we're going to
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our program I'm gonna
ask the Lord to bless us
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and Pastor C.A. would
you have prayer for us?
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Be glad to,
okay. Heavenly Father,
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again we do thank
you for your word,
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for the power of your word.
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We thank to you
that spiritual things are
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spiritually
discerned, and we ask now for
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spiritual eye
self and eye side that
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we may understand
and teach that which
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we know who is
right, but more than that
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may we be given the
strength to put into
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practice those
things which we learned
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from your word.
So, that we can be like
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Christ Jesus
and be prepared when
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He comes and we
thank you for this program
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and for this
ministry in Jesus name, amen.
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Amen, and friends,
as you all know Bible
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questions are a
large part of this program
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and many of you have
send in Bible questions.
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And thank you for
your faithfulness because
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we do need to be
able to answer questions
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that somebody else
maybe wondering what
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the answer for that
is. So, one of the reasons
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why we answer them on the air,
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is because not
everyone but thing of the
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question that you thought of,
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but it would
answer something that they
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have had linger in
the back of their minds.
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So, if you have
any questions you can
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send those to
housecallls@3abn.org
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that's housecallls@3abn.org.
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And that's where we
go to download them.
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And we have some
questions today that
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hopefully we're
going to take at the first
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half of our program. So, C.A.
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why don't you just dive
into the first question.
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What do we have for today?
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Alright, and, you
can, you can weigh
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in on this one
pastor. Yeah. You know,
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Teresa calls and she says,
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I would like to have
solid scriptural evidence
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that I can use to
defend the Sabbath.
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All the major
doctrines I always like
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to sort to commit
to memory five good
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strong texts. And
then if anything else,
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okay, pops up I add to them.
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So, I, I would,
Teresa I will take you first
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to Genesis 2:2
and 3 and 4, which,
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which the Lord
ended His working,
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blessed the Sabbath
so He sanctified it,
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He hallowed it. Now,
the reason I start with
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Genesis is
because you want to deal
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with the argument
people will say that
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Sabbath is a Jewish institution.
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Well, when you begin
with the creation week,
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there are no Jews.
We are 2000 plus years
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before the first Jew. Right.
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So, at the end of creation week,
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the Sabbath is
put into existence,
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it is sanctified,
hallowed and blessed
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by the Lord.
That's the first one,
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the second is Exodus chapter 20,
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verses 8 through
11, of course that is
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The Sabbath section
of the Ten Commandments.
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Those are the laws given by God,
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they were put on
tables of stones,
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they were eternal,
they're a transcript
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of God's law. So,
then you have you the
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first
codification, the writing down,
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that giving out of
the Ten Commandments,
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Sabbath commandment part of the
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Ten
Commandments. Ten Commandments
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always in force, Ten
Commandments for all men
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for all the time,
Sabbath at the center
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of the Ten Commandments.
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The Sabbath is
where God signs His
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name to the Ten
Commandments without
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the fourth
commandment we wouldn't even
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know who the author of the
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Ten Commandments is?
The first commandment
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says, Thou shalt have
no other Gods before me,
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but who is He. We
find out who He is in
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the fourth commandment,
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of course it starts
with the day. Remember,
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then a favorite of
mine, Isaiah 58:13 and 14.
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"If thou turn away
thy foot from the Sabbath,
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from doing thy
pleasure on my holy day."
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God says, it is my holy
day, not man's holy day,
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my holy day. "And
call the Sabbath a delight,
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holy of the Lord, honourable.
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Not doing than our
words and finding them,
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doing their new ways
and finding their own
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pleasures, no
speaking their own words.
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Then shalt thou
delight thyself in the Lord;
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and I will cause
thee to ride upon the high
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places of the earth,
and feed thee with the
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heritage of Jacob thy father:
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for the mouth of the
LORD hath spoken it."
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Going kind of
fast, I wanna get through
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all of this. Next I
will go to the New Testament.
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One of my favorite
Mark 2:28, 27 and 28
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you know those.
Okay. The Bible says,
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He is the Lord of
the Sabbath. The Sabbath,
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let's, let's read
that because I'm, you know,
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I'm trying to go so
fast. Yeah. Mark 2:27 and 28.
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Yeah and, and that one
really jumps out at me,
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because He says,
then he unto them. Yes.
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The Sabbath was
made for man, and.
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And not man for the Sabbath.
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Well, therefore, therefore,
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that will the son of
man is, someone is Lord
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of the Sabbath. Okay.
So, it, it tell us which
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day he is Lord of
and also tells us what
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is the Lord's day.
You hear many people talk
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about the term Lord's day,
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which only appears one day,
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one place in the Bible
in Revelation by the way,
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but this kind of
explains it for you.
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It's says that,
Jesus Christ is Lord of the
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Sabbath. So, Jesus
Christ is the Lord of the day,
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which is the
Lord's day and of course
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the Lord's day
then is the Sabbath.
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One other Luke
chapter 4 verse 16.
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Christ went into
the synagogue on the
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Sabbath day as His custom was.
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So, it was Christ
custom to keep the Sabbath
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to go into
synagogue on the Sabbath, so,
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He didn't change
it. Then of course the
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last one I would
commend you to would
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be Acts chapter 13
verses 42 through 44,
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where the Apostles
met and taught on the
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Sabbath day. So,
that's lets us know that
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even after Christ
died and ascended and
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went to heaven. The
Sabbath was still being
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kept by the
Apostles. So, that's five or
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six texts that
you can use right off
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Genesis 2:2,
Exodus 28, Isaiah 58,
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Isaiah 58:13 and
14, Luke 4:16, Mark,
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Mark 2:27 and 28, and
Acts 13:42 through 44.
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Wow! He said that is
fast as a New Yorker would.
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What's good about
that is you recorded
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that and you could
rewind that and slow
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it down in Thompsonville speed.
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Yeah, it was, it
was a little quick, but,
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but that's good
to you. Those are,
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those are strong texts and,
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and of course
there are many, many,
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many other because
the Sabbath is throughout
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the Bible. It is such
an important doctrine that
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God gives us many
clues to it's keeping.
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There was Exodus
13, where it talks about
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it is the sign
between me and thee,
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that the Lord does sanctify you.
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And so there are a
lot of things about the
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Sabbath and it is
actually one of the
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more easy
doctrines to defend because
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there is recorded
no change of the day.
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The only day that
God ever asks us to keep
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was the day that He made holy,
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and of course
that is a Sabbath day.
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You know when we
talk about the Sabbath, it
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is such a beautiful,
it's such a beautiful gift
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from God, I'm gonna
use that word because
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I think of the
Sabbath and a lot of people
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say well that's the
difference with the day,
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I mean what
difference does it make,
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what day you
select? I've been married
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now for 25 years
and I won't tell my wife
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that on May 22nd.
What difference does
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it make? The
difference with the Sabbath
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as compared to any
other day it's a love
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relationship. Yeah.
And so when the Bible
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says in Exodus
20, I believe it says
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in verse 10. He
says, "For the seventh day
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is the Sabbath of
the Lord thy God."
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Now, the question I
always ask people or the
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question I put
forth is not so much which
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day would, would
be better for you,
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but which Lord are you serving?
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If you serve the
Lord of heaven and earth
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the one who created the world,
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then He says, the
seventh day is the
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Sabbath of the Lord thy God.
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So, the question
is who is your God?
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So, when you narrow
down who your God is?
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You already know who the day?
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It's just like
saying, when I narrow down,
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if there are
seven women in a room
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you know, a pastor E.E.
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Cleveland did this
well and Pastor C.D.
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Brooks and so many
famous evangelists would
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do that's to put
seven women on the stage.
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Yeah. And they all
say to the church does
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it matter which one I take home.
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I know and
Church would say, yes.
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Remember that? Oh,
yeah. And then he was
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starting narrowing them down.
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When I narrow them down.
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What do they all have in common?
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They're all women.
Well, like all days of
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the week they're all just days.
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Well, lets start
narrowing them down.
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One name is from New York,
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if you're not from
New York get off the
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stage and you
know narrow that down.
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Well, if you're not
from Brooklyn get off
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the stage and
narrow it down even more,
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if your name,
last name doesn't end
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with the word
Brooks get off the stage
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and narrow it down.
And if your anniversary
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is not actually,
just get off the stage.
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And before you know
there is only one woman
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standing there and
he would ask the church,
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is it okay, if I
go home with this one?
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And they all say,
yes because he said,
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the reason is this is
the one that God sanctified;
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this is the only
woman that God has given
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an identify mark
that there is a love
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relationship between
us. So, the Sabbath is
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an identifying mark,
as a love relationship
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between you and
God. So, if you love Him,
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he's already
picked the day. Precisely.
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You know, yeah,
and register on that.
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Yeah, you know, it's
the, the day has been it,
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it's God's Sabbath
day, He sanctified it,
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He made him, but
He did it for us.
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Right. It was, it was,
it was created for man,
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it was created
for us to take time to
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reflect on to, you know, if you,
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if you never spend
time with your wife,
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she probably wouldn't
be your wife very long,
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same with mine.
You need to spend time
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with the person
that you're in love with.
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And so God has
carved out of the weak
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a temple in time
for us to turn off the
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background noise
of the world. Yeah.
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And concentrate
on him and reaffirm.
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Now, of course we're
doing little things all
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the time like you're
giving flowers, right,
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you're you know,
you're saying nice things
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all the time, but
they set aside time for you
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to spend time
with, with the Lord.
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And that is the sabbath day.
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And, and really John,
if you think about it,
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if everybody in the
world kept the Sabbath day.
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Certainly we would, we
would be closer to God,
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we'd be closer to one another.
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And we, we would,
we would walk better,
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our lives would be
better. Keeping Sabbath
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is not something we have to do,
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it's something you want to do.
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When Angie says,
your, your wife as we tape
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this, this
broadcast is a little ill.
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So, when she said last night,
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John could you get
me a glass of water?
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Did you shake your head and say,
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I got to go and get you water.
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Why would I have
to get you water?
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Yeah. What is that all about?
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Even though you
gladly got up and
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got her water,
right, because you love her.
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Right. And it's
part of, of a formula,
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it's not a big deal for you.
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No. It's not; it's
not putting wonder works.
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You would say, Angie now you're
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put me under works. You know,
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I'm under grace
her. You're putting me
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under work. I like
that. You said, no I'll
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be glad to do
it. What does it say,
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well it's
something we have to do,
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it's something
you want to do, right,
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because you love the Lord,
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you want to spend
that time with Him.
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I like the way you
did that because there
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are so many things
of people that are not
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in love would
find to be burdensome.
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Sure. Let's go and
use that word burdensome.
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When the Lord
says, if you love me
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keep my
commandments and my commandments
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are not burdensome. Correct.
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You see, the commandments.
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This is the love of
God that we keep His
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commandments and
his commandments are not
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burdensome. Yeah.
But when you don't
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love Him, it's
gonna be a burden,
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when you don't love
Him, it's going to look
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like you are in bondage. Yeah.
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And so, anybody
that's in a relationship
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that that resembles bondage,
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this really stuck
into my crawl here.
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I forgot where I saw,
but it just really sticks
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out right now
because somebody asks,
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what do you, what
gift do you are gonna get?
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And this particular
reference was, what,
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what gift are you
gonna get for Christmas?
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And he said, the guy said,
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I'm getting a
divorce. And he said,
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no seriously. He
says, no I'm really getting
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a divorce, that's my
gift I'm giving to myself.
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Well, I can guarantee
you that that relationship
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is a bondage. Yeah, yeah.
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Well, there's
something really going wrong
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in a relationship
well we want to get
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divorced from it. So,
the question would be,
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if you love the
Lord you would say.
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Oh, like I love
my wife. You say,
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oh tomorrow is
May 22nd, wow! I'm,
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I'm excited for a
number of reasons.
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I'm not gonna be
doing anything with
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anybody else.
Yeah. This is completely
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a day for us alone, we
get up with this fresh.
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Matter of fact,
we end the day before
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with anticipating
looking forward, yeah,
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to the next day
spending it all together.
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And it's just
always a wonderful time,
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a Kodak of our love for God.
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So, the Sabbath
really in fact is not
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something that you have to keep.
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You don't have to do anything,
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but if you love
him, you along with the
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Sabbath and
you'll remember it like
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you remember
anything that is special in
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your life. That's a
nutshell and there's so
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much more we can
say about the Sabbath.
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Very much, so. It's
very important, talk, talk,
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talk on the Sabbath
because it's a joy now.
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As you're taping
you, you preached
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a particularly fine
sermon this past Sabbath.
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And, and there is,
there is this blessing
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as you well know
John that comes from
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keeping the
Sabbath that you cannot get
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at home in your
bed. You cannot get it
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any place else, but
in, in fellowship with God
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and with the
brethren, can I say? Oh,
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there's a certain
little something that God has
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promised that that is
sort of the cherry on the,
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the sunday as it were that is,
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that is the Sabbath.
And you can't get any
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other time and I
heard someone say you know,
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I keep all days
holy. And I said,
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no we don't keep
any days holy because
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we don't have the
ability to make anything holy.
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Very good. We
cannot make ourselves holy.
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It is only indwelling
of the Holy Spirit abiding
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in Christ that
that righteousness comes
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from that, our
own righteousness is
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filthy rags. So, we
say I keep all days holy,
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you're not being
honest with itself or with
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your God. You can
only keep holy what God
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has made holy. That's right.
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You can't, you
can't invent holiness,
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it's not our ability to do that.
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And I go back to the
illustration very well
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put. I go back to
the illustration of our,
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our anniversary. If
I, let me not even use
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myself in the
example because I plan on
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staying with this
one woman till the Lord
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comes and even after
that, but if somebody was
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in a relationship
and something happened
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to their first
wife and God forbid was
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a divorce or
whatever the case maybe and
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the guy got
remarried. And he said to his
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second wife you
know; before I met you
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I was keeping you
know, October 7th for
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the last 32 years.
Yeah. And I know we got
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married on June 4th,
but would you mind if I,
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if I could still with
our new relationship keep
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October? His
wife is going to say,
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I don't care how
long you were married,
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we're not gonna be
honoring the day that
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connects you to
your first wife. Right.
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We're gonna be
honoring the day that
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connect us
together. And there are a lot
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of people that want
to hold onto that day
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when in fact what
I'm saying to you,
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you need to hold on to the Lord
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and then the day makes sense,
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then the day has
a foundation that
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is based on love and love alone.
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Yeah, and I think
we probably could step
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away from this,
but rather than allow
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yourself to be put
on the defensive. Right.
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Ask them show me
the day for the change.
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That you got, go
to Exodus 20 verse 8,
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that's the, the, the,
the codification of the
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Ten Commandments
it's, it's there.
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Ask the person who
is, who maybe debating
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with you or discussing with you,
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show me where
God has said do this.
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Where is a change,
if you can show me the
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change then you got
a legitimate. Right.
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Argument, but if
God says, do A and there
00:16:06.99\00:16:10.72
is never been a change to B,
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then B had to come
from some place else.
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Right. Someone else
has to insert B there.
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It's not in the
word, so don't worry,
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allow yourself to be
put on the defensive,
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when you're dealing
with the word of God
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because the word of
God is, is your foundation,
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you can stand firm on this.
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God has made the statement,
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He has never changed.
You remember that also,
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we're talking
about this the other day.
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Oh, yeah. The, the,
the, the father did it,
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the son wouldn't,
wouldn't and the Apostles
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couldn't, who did
it, who did it? Okay.
00:16:36.10\00:16:37.70
And it's a
great question to ask.
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That's right.
Yeah, who made the change
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because the change
is not in the Bible,
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it's not justified
by the word of God.
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And we do want to
put this one to rest,
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but one last comment.
And it may not be because
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just like with you, John and I,
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it opens another
door. It really is a simple,
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it's a simple exercise
just ask yourself the question.
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Why am I, if you
are uncomfortable?
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I'm not suggesting
you, but if you are
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uncomfortable about
honoring the Sabbath,
00:17:01.50\00:17:03.83
don't look at the
day, look at the Lord.
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When you become
comfortable with the Lord
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and you fall in love with Him.
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Boy, I mean that day means you,
00:17:11.10\00:17:12.86
you it would be a
delight Isaiah 58.
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Oh, yeah. It would be delight.
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Exodus 20 verse 12,
"Hollow My Sabbaths;
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and it will be a
sign between you and Me
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that you will know
that I'm the Lord that
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sanctifies you." Yes.
It's gonna be a beautiful
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thing because we
can't sanctify ourselves.
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So much more we got
to go on from that one.
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Oh, yeah. Here's
another one Sandy,
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where are the
evil angels when Satan
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is bound on earth
for one thousand years?
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Well, you know,
they're gonna with him
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like they were with
him when he got kicked out
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of heaven. Couple of
texts I want to give you.
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Revelation 12:9,
let's look at that one
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Pastor C.A. I'm
gonna read Second Peter 2
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verse 4 and you are
turning to Revelation 12:9.
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What we want to
show you is that,
00:17:55.30\00:17:56.30
there is a
partnership in rebellion;
00:17:56.33\00:17:58.50
the partners in
rebellion are also the
00:17:58.53\00:18:00.91
partners in punishment.
They all went to prison
00:18:00.94\00:18:03.91
together, they all
got kicked out of heaven
00:18:03.94\00:18:05.56
together, they're
all gonna be on the earth
00:18:05.59\00:18:06.90
roaming together
during the thousand years,
00:18:06.93\00:18:08.81
but the central
foca point is the one who
00:18:08.84\00:18:11.24
caused the problem.
He's gonna be the one
00:18:11.27\00:18:13.30
that's talked
about most and that's why
00:18:13.33\00:18:15.37
we find out, when
Revelation talks about
00:18:15.40\00:18:16.94
the thousand years,
is that Satan is bound,
00:18:16.97\00:18:19.10
but showing you
that it's a situation,
00:18:19.91\00:18:21.86
a circumstance not
so much a whole that
00:18:21.89\00:18:24.02
he's stuffed into
and handcuffed and
00:18:24.05\00:18:26.09
sealed over, but it's
a set of circumstances
00:18:26.12\00:18:28.51
because there is no
one on earth to temp.
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Right. The
righteous are in heaven,
00:18:30.22\00:18:31.68
the wicked are still
dead, they were either in
00:18:32.28\00:18:34.72
their graves
already or destroyed by the
00:18:34.75\00:18:36.41
brightness of the Lord's coming.
00:18:36.44\00:18:37.58
So, so those who
are in heaven are not
00:18:37.61\00:18:40.78
in the region to
be tempted any longer.
00:18:40.81\00:18:43.16
Those who are on earth are dead,
00:18:43.80\00:18:44.92
no one to tempt, so
the binding of Satan
00:18:45.41\00:18:47.80
is the circumstances.
And he and his evil
00:18:47.83\00:18:50.49
angels will be in
the same situation.
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Revelation 12:9,
read that one first for me
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'cause I want to put
in the proper perspective.
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"So the great
dragon was cast out,
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that serpent of old
called the Devil and Satan,
00:18:59.01\00:19:02.37
who deceives the whole world;
00:19:02.91\00:19:04.08
he was cast to the
earth, and his angels
00:19:04.11\00:19:07.43
were cast out with
him." They were all evicted.
00:19:07.46\00:19:11.68
Precisely, okay, all
evicted, all evicted.
00:19:12.44\00:19:14.72
And what happened
to them? Here's another
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text and go with me
00:19:17.43\00:19:19.18
as I read this one.
Here's another text Second
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Peter 2 verse 4,
"For if God did not spare
00:19:22.00\00:19:26.25
angels who
sinned, angles purled,
00:19:26.28\00:19:29.02
but cast them purled
down to hell and delivered
00:19:29.84\00:19:34.57
them into chains of
darkness to be reserved
00:19:34.60\00:19:38.11
for judgment." So, the judgment,
00:19:38.14\00:19:40.63
the lake of fire
judgment that's talked about
00:19:41.14\00:19:42.53
in Revelation
chapter 20, is gonna be for
00:19:42.56\00:19:44.98
everyone of them
because they were all cast down
00:19:45.01\00:19:47.44
to hell, they were
all delivered in chains
00:19:47.47\00:19:49.75
of darkness. And
if you look at some
00:19:49.78\00:19:51.54
of the stories
in the New Testament
00:19:51.57\00:19:52.88
you'll find that
even one, on one occasion
00:19:52.91\00:19:55.24
the demon said to
Christ, please, please do not,
00:19:55.27\00:19:58.93
have you come to
torment us before
00:19:58.96\00:20:00.99
our time. Because
they knew that they have
00:20:01.02\00:20:03.68
a reservation made
and they will surely fit
00:20:03.71\00:20:06.77
that reservation,
they would surely make that
00:20:06.80\00:20:09.02
appointment and
that's the lake of fire.
00:20:09.05\00:20:10.93
Yes. Look at
Matthew 25:41, 25:41,
00:20:10.96\00:20:13.95
"Then he will say also
to those on the left hand,
00:20:14.88\00:20:17.85
Depart from me, you cursed,
00:20:18.64\00:20:20.22
into the eternal
fire, prepared for the devil
00:20:20.82\00:20:22.95
and his angels."
Okay, there it is.
00:20:23.38\00:20:25.62
Prepared for the
devil and his angels.
00:20:26.01\00:20:28.00
The, the devil
cause it, but you know,
00:20:28.39\00:20:30.91
I have heard this also pastor,
00:20:31.31\00:20:32.28
that in a when one
criminal gets caught the
00:20:32.65\00:20:37.46
friendship ends,
because there is no,
00:20:37.49\00:20:39.82
there is no friendship in crime,
00:20:39.85\00:20:41.66
it may look that way at
the, at the very outset,
00:20:42.47\00:20:45.04
but when one gets
caught he's gonna blow
00:20:45.42\00:20:47.37
the whistle on all the others.
00:20:47.40\00:20:48.46
So, partners in
crime are also partners
00:20:48.98\00:20:50.50
in punishment. And
lastly Jude verse 6,
00:20:50.53\00:20:53.12
you know, there's
only one chapter."
00:20:53.15\00:20:54.37
And the angels who
did not keep their proper
00:20:55.43\00:20:57.80
domain, but
left their own abode,
00:20:57.83\00:21:00.69
He has reserved in
everlasting chains under
00:21:01.35\00:21:05.13
darkness for the
judgment of the great day."
00:21:05.16\00:21:08.15
So, they're gonna all
be in that same abyssus
00:21:08.89\00:21:12.16
and word there
darkness also is Greek
00:21:12.19\00:21:15.10
derivative of the
Hebrew word abyssus from
00:21:15.13\00:21:18.03
which we get,
from which we get the,
00:21:18.06\00:21:20.21
the condition of
the world in the very
00:21:21.62\00:21:22.89
beginning. You know,
the world was without
00:21:22.92\00:21:24.89
form and void
and darkness was upon
00:21:24.92\00:21:26.78
the face of the
deep. This was gonna be
00:21:26.81\00:21:28.69
a dark place for
a thousand years.
00:21:28.72\00:21:30.47
The light of God is
not going to be here,
00:21:31.04\00:21:32.44
the glory of the
Lord is not gonna be here,
00:21:32.47\00:21:34.68
the earth is not
gonna be without form
00:21:34.71\00:21:35.98
and void and the
angels that live for,
00:21:36.01\00:21:39.10
for, for torment and
for destruction will have
00:21:39.13\00:21:42.15
their day in court at the end
00:21:42.18\00:21:43.73
of the thousand years."
00:21:43.76\00:21:44.73
Indeed, yeah well
done. So, what do you have
00:21:44.74\00:21:47.50
for us? This one actually
is, is addressed to you,
00:21:47.53\00:21:49.83
it says, Brother
John, I heard you say,
00:21:49.86\00:21:51.58
the devil knows all
that we have ever said,
00:21:51.61\00:21:54.72
how can that be?
Do his demons spy
00:21:55.37\00:21:57.75
and tell on us? I
know the devil can't be
00:21:57.78\00:22:00.43
everywhere and know
all, so just how does
00:22:01.09\00:22:04.35
he know all I ever
said? I thought that he can't
00:22:04.38\00:22:07.86
read my mind. So, how,
so how? I'm very puzzled,
00:22:07.89\00:22:13.60
thank you for your
great show and God bless you.
00:22:13.63\00:22:16.36
This is from Ann, and
she says, Godspeed and
00:22:16.39\00:22:20.13
loves to all the
other pastors especially
00:22:20.16\00:22:21.57
at 3ABN, your
sister in Christ. Yeah,
00:22:21.60\00:22:25.75
well this question
that you just sort of flows
00:22:25.78\00:22:28.69
into this one.
Okay. Because we know that
00:22:28.72\00:22:31.55
when Satan left
heaven was ejected,
00:22:32.49\00:22:35.13
evicted from heaven.
All of those angels who
00:22:35.16\00:22:39.18
sympathized with
him who landed on the
00:22:39.21\00:22:40.91
side were, were,
were ejected also.
00:22:40.94\00:22:42.73
So, there is more
than just one devil.
00:22:43.16\00:22:44.89
There are demons
are plenty. Right.
00:22:45.47\00:22:47.09
A fixed number we don't know,
00:22:47.12\00:22:48.12
but it's a lot
because we know there was one
00:22:48.15\00:22:50.19
third of the
heavenly host. That's right.
00:22:50.22\00:22:51.64
So, it's, it's a great number.
00:22:51.67\00:22:52.80
So, there we suspect
there's communication
00:22:54.17\00:22:56.63
between, between
demons and she says,
00:22:56.66\00:23:01.15
can he read our mind,
he cannot read our mind.
00:23:01.18\00:23:03.06
He can't read our
minds. Cannot read,
00:23:03.09\00:23:04.16
but he certainly
can hear what you say,
00:23:04.19\00:23:05.49
and he can act on what you say,
00:23:06.00\00:23:06.97
plus the devil is a
fairly good student of,
00:23:06.98\00:23:09.14
of human nature. He
has had six thousands
00:23:09.17\00:23:12.10
plus years to study
us. So, I think he kind
00:23:12.13\00:23:14.29
of knows and one of
the things that that the
00:23:14.32\00:23:16.43
devil knows that
history shows us is that,
00:23:16.46\00:23:18.55
we haven't change
that much in the last six
00:23:19.10\00:23:20.46
thousands years.
You know, human nature,
00:23:20.49\00:23:23.10
yeah human nature is
pretty much the same.
00:23:23.13\00:23:24.10
Right. The Bible says, the, the,
00:23:24.11\00:23:25.40
the lust of the
flesh, the lust of the eye,
00:23:25.43\00:23:28.05
pride of life, still
the, the same stuff that he
00:23:28.92\00:23:32.37
did six thousands
years ago he's using today.
00:23:32.40\00:23:34.31
Is, is he more slick,
is he more sophisticated?
00:23:34.34\00:23:36.27
Oh, yes, but
humans are still humans.
00:23:36.30\00:23:39.15
So, he cannot read their mind,
00:23:39.18\00:23:40.15
but he can read our
thought, not our thoughts,
00:23:40.16\00:23:41.97
he can read our
actions, if, if a pretty lady
00:23:42.00\00:23:45.45
comes by and your
pulse rate goes up
00:23:45.48\00:23:47.13
and that pretty
lady is not your wife,
00:23:48.24\00:23:49.21
he's aware of that.
So, he knows that pretty
00:23:49.62\00:23:51.11
ladies makes
your pulse rate go up.
00:23:51.14\00:23:52.65
So, when he's preparing
his trap, he says okay,
00:23:53.12\00:23:56.56
John Smith, I was
gonna say, John Lomacang,
00:23:58.77\00:24:00.27
I will say John
Smith. Yeah, thank you.
00:24:00.30\00:24:01.39
Pretty ladies makes
his pulse go up you know,
00:24:01.42\00:24:03.11
that kind of thing.
So, so he's a student of,
00:24:03.14\00:24:05.44
of human nature, if,
if we have psychologists
00:24:05.47\00:24:07.33
and psychiatrists
who study human nature,
00:24:07.36\00:24:08.71
do not think that
Satan does not also.
00:24:08.74\00:24:10.76
So, he's aware of
those kinds of things.
00:24:11.24\00:24:12.51
Then of course he uses
those things to trap us.
00:24:12.54\00:24:14.88
And you know, he's
also call the tempter.
00:24:15.37\00:24:18.07
Now, when you refer
to the word the tempter,
00:24:18.92\00:24:21.77
why would he tempt
you, if he doesn't know
00:24:22.90\00:24:25.68
what tempts you?
That's a very key aspect
00:24:25.71\00:24:28.88
why would I tempt a
person who has never
00:24:29.50\00:24:31.28
smoked with cigarettes? Right.
00:24:31.31\00:24:33.11
Why would a
person tempt a person who
00:24:33.67\00:24:35.04
doesn't have a
taste for alcohol without
00:24:35.07\00:24:37.14
with whiskey. Why
would I tempt a person
00:24:37.17\00:24:39.52
as you just pointed
out. Who is a faithful
00:24:39.55\00:24:41.62
person married to his
wife and faithful with women,
00:24:41.65\00:24:44.36
when that's just
doesn't even spin his,
00:24:44.96\00:24:46.52
spin his web. The
devil has to and his demons
00:24:47.01\00:24:51.82
are and all the whole
corporation here because
00:24:51.85\00:24:54.69
when you talk about
Revelation 12 it says,
00:24:54.72\00:24:56.38
'Woe to the
Inhabitants of the Earth."
00:24:57.38\00:24:59.02
Yes. And I will
read, "And of the Sea For
00:24:59.54\00:25:00.72
the Devil has
Come Down Unto You,
00:25:00.75\00:25:02.09
Having Great
Wrath Because He Knoweth
00:25:02.12\00:25:03.36
that he Hath but a short time."
00:25:03.39\00:25:04.44
He knows he has a
short time to continue his
00:25:05.26\00:25:06.90
temptation to try
to get you to fall.
00:25:06.93\00:25:08.36
He knows he has a short time.
00:25:08.87\00:25:09.84
And notice also the
one who deceives the
00:25:10.57\00:25:14.00
whole world that's
what we just read in
00:25:14.03\00:25:16.83
Revelation 12:9. So
Satan, "So the great
00:25:16.86\00:25:19.52
dragon was cast to the earth,
00:25:19.55\00:25:20.79
the Devil called
Satan, who deceives the
00:25:20.82\00:25:23.15
whole world." How
could he deceive the whole
00:25:23.18\00:25:25.69
world unless he has
files on the whole world.
00:25:25.72\00:25:28.70
So, let me give you an example.
00:25:29.45\00:25:30.75
A person is born, demons, you,
00:25:31.15\00:25:33.89
you're born in the
neighborhood where,
00:25:33.92\00:25:35.40
you could be born into
the ritziest neighborhood.
00:25:35.93\00:25:37.24
There's drugs in
the ritzy neighborhood
00:25:37.89\00:25:39.21
as well as in the
broken down neighborhoods.
00:25:39.24\00:25:40.84
You know, people
come from crown heights
00:25:41.51\00:25:42.82
and go to
heights wherever they go;
00:25:42.85\00:25:44.31
they go from Penn
State to State Penn.
00:25:45.06\00:25:46.71
People are the same
no matter which direction
00:25:47.16\00:25:49.55
you go. So, if the
devil has a work force.
00:25:49.58\00:25:53.53
Let's use UPS as an example.
00:25:54.37\00:25:56.05
UPS is not the
devil's force that's not what
00:25:57.30\00:25:59.55
my inference is, but
one of the reasons why
00:25:59.58\00:26:02.53
UPS or Federal Express or DHL,
00:26:03.77\00:26:06.17
whatever company I
want to include them all,
00:26:06.20\00:26:07.66
so they don't sound exclusive.
00:26:08.39\00:26:09.93
One of the reasons
why they know how to
00:26:10.69\00:26:12.52
plant their offices
is because they do what's
00:26:12.55\00:26:15.34
called a demographic
study. They discover how,
00:26:15.37\00:26:18.20
how large the community is?
00:26:18.23\00:26:19.93
What the spending
habits of the community is?
00:26:20.66\00:26:23.00
And so they know what,
what kind of mails going
00:26:23.68\00:26:25.88
to be going
through that, how many
00:26:25.91\00:26:26.88
businesses are
there, what kind of loading
00:26:26.89\00:26:29.14
dock they're going
to need? You wouldn't
00:26:29.17\00:26:30.95
put a truck, loading
dock with 52 trucks in
00:26:30.98\00:26:33.54
Thompsonville,
you'll be wasting money.
00:26:33.57\00:26:36.78
Right. And so the
devil knows that he needs
00:26:37.22\00:26:39.56
more angels in this
community because there
00:26:39.59\00:26:42.38
are more people. He
needs less angels from
00:26:42.41\00:26:44.45
that community
because there are less people.
00:26:44.48\00:26:46.11
He studies us
demographically and like
00:26:46.14\00:26:47.93
you said, he has
a six thousand year
00:26:47.96\00:26:49.67
study record. So,
can you imagine how
00:26:49.70\00:26:51.69
successful any
company would be and
00:26:51.72\00:26:53.93
if they had six
thousands years of data.
00:26:53.96\00:26:55.55
Of data, sure.
Preceding the establishment
00:26:55.58\00:26:58.71
of the company.
They would not ask
00:26:58.74\00:27:00.25
the question I
wonder what they need
00:27:00.28\00:27:01.75
in this neighborhood.
Yeah, yeah they'd know.
00:27:01.78\00:27:03.90
They'll say, I've
been here for six thousands
00:27:03.93\00:27:05.68
years, I know what they need.
00:27:05.71\00:27:06.68
So, that's why
say the devil knows.
00:27:07.59\00:27:08.95
He knows it not based
on what is in our mind,
00:27:08.98\00:27:11.68
but based on our
actions? And human nature
00:27:11.71\00:27:14.30
drugs, drugs are
drugs, alcohol is alcohol,
00:27:15.07\00:27:17.27
pornography is
pornography, killing
00:27:17.30\00:27:19.29
people is killing
people, the whole gamut of
00:27:19.32\00:27:21.41
human temptation
follow into three categories.
00:27:21.44\00:27:23.41
And you say that
lust of the flesh,
00:27:24.07\00:27:25.15
lust of eyes, and
the pride of life. So,
00:27:25.18\00:27:26.65
in that context no,
he doesn't read our mind,
00:27:27.12\00:27:29.41
praise the God
for that, but let me
00:27:29.44\00:27:30.80
encourage you in
this way. Don't shut down
00:27:30.83\00:27:33.93
your audible
prayers because you know,
00:27:33.96\00:27:35.30
he doesn't read your
mind. Some people say,
00:27:35.33\00:27:36.86
okay since he
can't read my mind,
00:27:36.89\00:27:38.33
I'm just gonna pray
in my mind from now on.
00:27:38.94\00:27:41.08
The Lord whom we
serve is much greater than
00:27:41.92\00:27:45.30
the one who is
our advisory. Yes.
00:27:45.33\00:27:47.15
So, if God before us, Romans 8,
00:27:47.18\00:27:49.34
who can be against
us. So, don't be fearful,
00:27:50.02\00:27:52.34
the devil doesn't
know what's in your mind,
00:27:52.83\00:27:53.94
but he sure does
have a large work force.
00:27:53.97\00:27:55.65
How many he has working for him.
00:27:55.68\00:27:57.05
We don't know, but
let's just narrow this down.
00:27:57.48\00:27:59.47
Although he's not omnipresent,
00:28:00.19\00:28:01.65
not omniscient, not omnipotent,
00:28:02.38\00:28:04.20
if you look at the
condition of the world
00:28:05.09\00:28:06.39
I would say he's got
a lot of angels working
00:28:06.42\00:28:08.45
for him. Yes, yeah. And
so, praise God for that,
00:28:08.48\00:28:10.99
but you know, we have
a lot of other questions
00:28:11.02\00:28:12.52
we'll keep it
for another program,
00:28:12.55\00:28:13.71
but if you have any
questions or comments
00:28:14.57\00:28:16.20
you like to send
to us once again,
00:28:16.23\00:28:17.61
thank you for all
of your questions and
00:28:17.64\00:28:19.40
your comments. Hopefully,
00:28:19.43\00:28:20.40
we did some justice
to what we answer today.
00:28:21.05\00:28:22.54
Send those
questions and comments to
00:28:23.36\00:28:24.73
housecalls@3abn.org that's
00:28:24.76\00:28:27.40
housecalls@3abn.org.
And we'll try our best
00:28:27.43\00:28:31.27
to answer them accordingly.
00:28:32.20\00:28:33.31
Now, our topic today
kind of fits somewhat
00:28:34.70\00:28:37.35
along what we're
gonna talking about in
00:28:37.38\00:28:38.41
this sense. It is
entitled the investigate
00:28:38.44\00:28:42.00
judgment, we're
gonna do a short what
00:28:42.03\00:28:44.13
I would called a
touch up because we've done
00:28:44.16\00:28:46.50
some programs in the
past in greater detail
00:28:46.53\00:28:48.76
about the
investigative judgment,
00:28:48.79\00:28:50.09
but sometime you have
to revisit our topic that
00:28:50.12\00:28:51.97
is as in depth as the
investigative judgment.
00:28:52.00\00:28:54.93
Some of you watching
the program depending
00:28:57.59\00:28:59.74
on where you're
watching us from you may have
00:28:59.77\00:29:01.75
heard of the
fact that in America,
00:29:01.78\00:29:03.67
if you are not an
American citizen or
00:29:04.53\00:29:05.79
don't live here, there
are lots of court shows,
00:29:05.82\00:29:09.02
you know, judge
Judy, judge Mathis,
00:29:10.15\00:29:13.03
judge I remember many years ago,
00:29:13.79\00:29:16.15
mayor Koch used to be a judge.
00:29:16.18\00:29:17.56
Oh, yes, yes, yes.
You know Mayor Koch,
00:29:17.59\00:29:19.60
former Mayor of
New York City you know,
00:29:19.63\00:29:22.26
he was a judge. All
these judge shows and
00:29:22.29\00:29:25.22
the Lord says in His
word. We must all appear
00:29:26.71\00:29:29.31
before the
judgment seat of Christ.
00:29:29.34\00:29:31.82
So with that in mind
I would hope that before
00:29:32.87\00:29:36.23
we appear in
court an investigation
00:29:36.26\00:29:38.88
has been done.
And so when you look
00:29:38.91\00:29:41.77
at the investigative judgment,
00:29:41.80\00:29:42.90
let's by the way,
lets, lets crack this egg
00:29:43.63\00:29:45.47
open as quickly as we can.
00:29:45.50\00:29:46.54
Go to Second Corinthians
5 and verse 10, pastor,
00:29:47.08\00:29:52.02
Second Corinthians
I'm gonna call you C.A.,
00:29:52.05\00:29:54.36
so we could be I'm a pastor too,
00:29:54.39\00:29:56.09
we want to just
kind of be casual because
00:29:56.12\00:29:57.79
you guys we know
our viewing audience.
00:29:57.82\00:29:59.34
We keep our ties
in our closet and
00:29:59.87\00:30:01.81
we've got quite a
number of ties that we
00:30:01.84\00:30:04.20
wear in other programs,
but we wanna be casual,
00:30:04.23\00:30:06.80
we don't want the
walls as they would say
00:30:07.55\00:30:09.24
in New York the walls to go up.
00:30:09.27\00:30:11.57
Second Corinthians 5
and verse 10, got it,
00:30:12.46\00:30:14.83
you have it, read
it for me. Bible says,
00:30:14.86\00:30:16.68
"For we must all
appear before the judgment
00:30:16.71\00:30:18.77
seat of Christ,
that each one may receive
00:30:18.80\00:30:21.32
the things done in the body,
00:30:21.35\00:30:23.03
according to what he has done,
00:30:23.06\00:30:24.90
whether good or bad." You know,
00:30:25.50\00:30:26.73
you know pastor it makes sense,
00:30:26.76\00:30:28.17
if Christ say, I'm
coming and my reward
00:30:28.86\00:30:31.41
is with me. Okay.
Someone's gonna have
00:30:31.44\00:30:33.56
to make a determination
who gets the reward
00:30:33.59\00:30:35.34
and who does not? It's,
it's, it's not illogically,
00:30:36.12\00:30:38.24
it follows in
the train of thought,
00:30:38.27\00:30:39.53
if there's something coming,
00:30:39.56\00:30:41.14
if the gift is gonna be given,
00:30:41.17\00:30:42.37
if a present or a
price is gonna be given.
00:30:42.40\00:30:44.69
Somebody's gotta
determine what that
00:30:45.21\00:30:47.76
price is? Given
the parameters of, of,
00:30:47.79\00:30:50.21
of judging. These are the rules.
00:30:50.24\00:30:51.85
Now, we've got to
look and see who obeyed
00:30:52.43\00:30:53.72
the rules and who
didn't obey the rules.
00:30:53.75\00:30:56.14
Those who obeyed get the price,
00:30:56.17\00:30:57.76
those who did not, do
not. And that that's not
00:30:58.30\00:31:00.75
illogical, it is a
logical step. Right.
00:31:00.78\00:31:03.39
If something is
coming and the world is gonna
00:31:03.42\00:31:05.24
be open to it then
the Lord is gonna have
00:31:05.27\00:31:07.53
to be judged to see
who is available to it
00:31:07.56\00:31:09.67
and who is not?
And, and you know,
00:31:09.70\00:31:12.47
when you follow
that train of thought,
00:31:12.50\00:31:13.64
that's how God is
and that's the way our
00:31:13.67\00:31:16.26
court system's are
established pretty much
00:31:16.29\00:31:18.17
in the entire world.
We're not talking about
00:31:18.20\00:31:20.80
the end result,
some people stick you in
00:31:20.83\00:31:22.46
a dungeon and leave
you there for the rest
00:31:22.49\00:31:23.87
of your life, you
don't get any water as
00:31:23.90\00:31:25.27
compared to the
United States, you get three
00:31:25.30\00:31:26.86
square meals,
you get television,
00:31:26.89\00:31:28.30
you get education,
you can get a degree
00:31:28.33\00:31:29.74
in prison. You know,
people in other country
00:31:29.77\00:31:32.15
say that's not a
prison that's a hotel,
00:31:32.18\00:31:33.68
but whatever the
case maybe there's always
00:31:35.43\00:31:37.73
a trial preceded
by investigation. Yes.
00:31:37.76\00:31:42.47
Preceded by an act
whether good or evil.
00:31:43.51\00:31:46.71
Now, you don't find
good people going to court,
00:31:47.54\00:31:49.40
having to face
a judge fearfully.
00:31:49.43\00:31:50.58
So, the reason why we
all must appear before
00:31:51.41\00:31:53.70
the judgment seed of Christ,
00:31:53.73\00:31:54.86
it's because all have
sinned and fallen short
00:31:54.89\00:31:58.87
of the glory of God. I
think there is a Romans
00:31:59.58\00:32:01.64
3:23. You just
double check on that for me,
00:32:01.67\00:32:04.21
but, but I want
to read another text.
00:32:04.53\00:32:05.82
The investigation,
now let's think about the
00:32:07.18\00:32:10.41
investigation in this sense,
00:32:10.44\00:32:12.00
if you never
claimed to be a Christian,
00:32:12.60\00:32:15.17
I'll never have to
investigate whether
00:32:15.70\00:32:16.93
or not you're
living a Christian life,
00:32:16.96\00:32:18.21
if you never
claimed to follow Lord,
00:32:19.85\00:32:21.87
I will never have
to investigate whether
00:32:21.90\00:32:23.61
or not you are
following the Lord according
00:32:23.64\00:32:25.15
to what He has
said. And case in point,
00:32:25.18\00:32:28.02
the Lord says he
that believeth and is
00:32:28.88\00:32:30.11
baptized will be
saved, but he that believeth
00:32:30.14\00:32:33.05
not is condemned
already. Precisely,
00:32:33.08\00:32:35.41
you are, you're
correct in quoting Romans 3:23
00:32:36.15\00:32:37.12
all are sinned and
of course the companion
00:32:38.20\00:32:40.77
text of course is 6:23. Exactly.
00:32:40.80\00:32:42.96
And, and it gives
us the, the colonel of
00:32:43.54\00:32:45.32
our problem.
Because it says the wages
00:32:45.35\00:32:48.35
of sin is death. Right.
But the gifts of God is,
00:32:48.38\00:32:51.87
is your life. So, when
you put those together,
00:32:51.90\00:32:53.82
you have a problem. Right.
00:32:53.85\00:32:55.54
Everybody has
sinned, and the wages of sin
00:32:55.91\00:32:58.13
is death. Right. So,
all of us should have died
00:32:58.16\00:33:01.49
or should be dead,
but the gift of God is
00:33:01.52\00:33:04.61
eternal life.
So, somewhere between
00:33:04.64\00:33:06.75
the wages of sin
being death and the gift
00:33:06.78\00:33:08.77
of God. A
determination has to be made as
00:33:08.80\00:33:11.70
to who gets the
wages of sin and who gets
00:33:11.73\00:33:14.07
the gift of God. That's right.
00:33:14.10\00:33:15.42
And of course that
determination is the
00:33:15.45\00:33:17.21
judgment, okay, it is
what we're talking about
00:33:17.24\00:33:19.03
today. Exactly,
somebody's gonna be
00:33:19.06\00:33:20.75
investigating and
the investigation is not
00:33:20.78\00:33:23.08
gonna be done
by people that are,
00:33:23.11\00:33:24.41
that have a
myopic vision. You see,
00:33:24.44\00:33:25.41
not people that are
narrow minded because
00:33:27.88\00:33:29.69
with the sin.
Should I judge you,
00:33:29.72\00:33:31.28
you're in my
community, you're in my class,
00:33:31.31\00:33:33.00
you're in my
neighborhood, you had,
00:33:33.03\00:33:34.94
you had the same education.
00:33:34.97\00:33:35.94
I have this, matter of fact,
00:33:35.95\00:33:37.57
Ecclesiastes 12 verse 13 and 14.
00:33:37.60\00:33:38.57
I know you are
thinking a something else,
00:33:39.89\00:33:40.86
don't lose it, but I
will turn to that while
00:33:40.87\00:33:42.56
I'm talking to you.
Okay. You have to understand
00:33:42.59\00:33:44.58
that there is a
parameter, there is a system
00:33:44.61\00:33:47.14
by which we're gonna be judged,
00:33:47.17\00:33:48.98
we're not gonna be
judged based on race,
00:33:49.01\00:33:49.98
class, creed,
education, family of origin,
00:33:50.00\00:33:54.32
how much we have and
how much we don't have.
00:33:54.35\00:33:56.24
I think I have
covered the gamut pretty
00:33:56.83\00:33:57.83
much there, if you
have a lot of money
00:33:57.86\00:33:59.45
it doesn't
matter in the judgment.
00:33:59.48\00:34:00.84
What matters is,
whether or not you have
00:34:00.87\00:34:03.44
been obedient or
whether you have continued
00:34:03.47\00:34:06.06
in disobedience.
For we must all appear.
00:34:06.09\00:34:08.41
The text that you
talked about earlier in the
00:34:09.00\00:34:10.49
inception of this
topic was Revelation
00:34:11.46\00:34:13.20
22 verse 11,
precisely, he that is unjust,
00:34:13.23\00:34:16.20
let him be unjust
still. He that is filthy,
00:34:16.23\00:34:19.47
let him be filthy
still. He that is righteous,
00:34:19.50\00:34:21.85
let him be righteous
still. He that is holy,
00:34:21.88\00:34:23.51
let him be holy
still. That's the verdict,
00:34:23.54\00:34:26.17
that's not the investigation,
00:34:27.42\00:34:28.42
that' the verdict, the
verdict, as handed down.
00:34:28.45\00:34:30.85
Heaven or lake of
fire, hell or eternal life,
00:34:31.45\00:34:34.75
that's the verdict.
And then the judgment,
00:34:34.78\00:34:37.25
so you have the investigation.
00:34:37.64\00:34:39.90
First of all, you have
the act, all of us have fallen
00:34:40.48\00:34:43.51
short of the glory of
God, all of us have sinned.
00:34:43.54\00:34:45.39
Then you have the
investigation for those
00:34:45.82\00:34:47.32
who have sinned, now
Lord I don't wanna be a,
00:34:47.35\00:34:48.72
I don't wanna be on
death row any longer,
00:34:49.22\00:34:50.54
I wanna be
saved. Okay, come on in,
00:34:50.95\00:34:52.64
but I'm gonna make
sure that before you
00:34:53.09\00:34:54.53
get into the
kingdom that your life is in
00:34:54.56\00:34:56.89
harmony with
what you claim to be.
00:34:56.92\00:34:58.83
Yeah, alright,
yeah. And here's the text,
00:34:59.27\00:35:00.49
First Peter 4 verse
17, "For the time has come
00:35:02.23\00:35:05.64
for judgment to
begin at the House of God;
00:35:06.43\00:35:09.16
and, if it begins
with us first, what will be
00:35:09.66\00:35:13.61
the end of those who
do not obey the Gospel
00:35:13.64\00:35:16.54
of God." Verse 18,
"Now "If the righteous one
00:35:16.57\00:35:20.40
is scarcely saved,
where will the ungodly
00:35:20.43\00:35:24.46
and the sinner
appear?" Notice both categories,
00:35:24.49\00:35:26.25
righteous, ungodly,
the sinner, you can't,
00:35:26.28\00:35:30.01
ungodly and the
sinner in the same category.
00:35:30.04\00:35:31.80
The righteous, if
we barely make it in.
00:35:31.83\00:35:33.45
Then what that means
is by the grace of God,
00:35:34.15\00:35:36.01
precisely, we're
not making any based
00:35:36.66\00:35:38.08
on sermons we've preached.
00:35:38.11\00:35:39.15
Or how many people we baptize.
00:35:39.18\00:35:40.69
We're not making
them by our statistics.
00:35:41.08\00:35:42.63
We're making it in by
the blood of the lamb.
00:35:43.24\00:35:44.58
Yeah, yeah you know,
you mentioned something
00:35:44.61\00:35:46.56
before that people
who are innocent need
00:35:46.59\00:35:48.86
not fear the court
system, well, well many do.
00:35:48.89\00:35:50.81
And that is
because, that is a problem
00:35:50.84\00:35:53.14
in the court system.
There are, there are,
00:35:53.17\00:35:55.06
there are on this
earth those who are
00:35:55.09\00:35:56.92
innocent, who are.
They are, they're guilty
00:35:56.95\00:36:01.48
till proven, they're
proven guilty and then
00:36:01.51\00:36:03.31
those who are,
are guilty who get,
00:36:03.34\00:36:04.79
we get off free. One
of the things that we can,
00:36:04.82\00:36:07.06
we can relax and rest
and repose and rejoice in,
00:36:07.66\00:36:11.20
yeah, is the fact
that God so loved the world
00:36:11.23\00:36:14.75
that He gave his
only begotten son.
00:36:14.78\00:36:16.54
That whosoever
believeth in him should
00:36:17.09\00:36:18.51
not perish, but
have everlasting life.
00:36:18.54\00:36:19.97
So, you know where to
use a, a New York phrase,
00:36:20.35\00:36:22.68
where Jesus is
coming from? Okay. You know,
00:36:22.71\00:36:24.43
we know where He is coming from?
00:36:24.46\00:36:25.48
In John 10:10, "I
have come that they might
00:36:25.51\00:36:29.41
have life and have
it more abundantly."
00:36:29.44\00:36:30.93
So, Christ is on
the side of life.
00:36:31.63\00:36:33.08
He has, he is bent towards,
00:36:33.64\00:36:35.31
he is bias towards
life. It is His desire,
00:36:35.34\00:36:38.31
His will to get everybody in.
00:36:38.34\00:36:40.23
So, if you don't get
in is because you made
00:36:40.83\00:36:44.01
the mistake. You know,
lets picture that song,
00:36:44.04\00:36:45.65
nobody's fault but
mine. Oh, yeah. So,
00:36:46.43\00:36:48.47
we know where, where
the judge is coming from.
00:36:48.50\00:36:50.20
The judge is saying,
I want to get you in.
00:36:50.23\00:36:52.27
I'm gonna be fair, I
would like to get you in,
00:36:52.95\00:36:55.30
I'm gonna do all I
can including sending my
00:36:55.33\00:36:58.04
son to die, to make
sure you get in. So, we
00:36:58.07\00:36:59.66
know that that this
is a fair court. In fact,
00:37:00.08\00:37:02.49
if it's, if it's
bias, it's bias and trying
00:37:03.07\00:37:05.35
to do everything
possible to get you in.
00:37:05.38\00:37:07.36
Right. So, we know
that we're going to court,
00:37:07.94\00:37:09.32
we're gonna be judged fairly.
00:37:09.35\00:37:10.60
And we can relax in
that because the judge
00:37:11.12\00:37:12.98
is our friend and our advocate.
00:37:13.01\00:37:14.71
Oh, you said the word the very,
00:37:14.74\00:37:16.95
very segue word I
was talking about,
00:37:16.98\00:37:18.53
if you think that you
have to wake up in the
00:37:19.87\00:37:24.05
morning and say,
okay, okay my aim today is
00:37:24.08\00:37:29.48
to not mess up.
You just messed up.
00:37:29.51\00:37:32.35
Yeah. Okay, your aim
for each day is to put
00:37:32.38\00:37:35.88
on the Lord Jesus
Christ. Because in your
00:37:35.91\00:37:39.22
that is, as Paul
says, sin resides in me,
00:37:39.25\00:37:45.71
in my mind, this
is Romans chapter 7,
00:37:45.74\00:37:48.03
there is a powerful
testimony in Roman Seven
00:37:48.06\00:37:50.11
because it's a picture of
Paul after his conversion.
00:37:50.14\00:37:53.48
He says, with my mind
I serve the law of God,
00:37:53.88\00:37:55.64
but with my
flesh the law of sin.
00:37:56.02\00:37:57.43
And then he ends, "O
wretched man that I am!
00:37:57.99\00:38:00.03
Who shall deliver me
out of this body of death?"
00:38:00.06\00:38:02.32
I mean I'm dying
here. I want to do right,
00:38:02.89\00:38:05.35
but that which I
don't want to do that's what
00:38:05.38\00:38:06.91
I'm doing, that's
what I, what I want to do,
00:38:06.94\00:38:08.50
I can't do it.
There's a battle going on
00:38:08.53\00:38:10.45
everyday and you know it,
00:38:10.48\00:38:11.68
there's a battle everyday.
00:38:11.71\00:38:12.92
Somebody once said I
was saved 15 years ago,
00:38:13.42\00:38:15.34
saved from what?
Right, very true.
00:38:15.87\00:38:19.09
Let me help you
understand what your
00:38:19.12\00:38:20.09
mean by, by saying you're saved.
00:38:20.10\00:38:21.38
You're saved from
the penalty of sin.
00:38:23.13\00:38:27.32
When you accepted Jesus Christ,
00:38:28.52\00:38:29.58
he takes you off from death row,
00:38:29.61\00:38:30.87
but there are two
more phases in this whole
00:38:31.55\00:38:33.42
walk of salvation.
Daily you've got to be saved
00:38:33.45\00:38:36.85
from the power of
sin. That's why you put
00:38:36.88\00:38:40.23
on Jesus everyday,
for it's God who works
00:38:40.26\00:38:42.71
in you both to will
and do as his pleasure.
00:38:42.74\00:38:44.50
It is no longer I who
live the Christ who lives
00:38:44.53\00:38:46.17
in me. The life I
now live in the flesh,
00:38:46.20\00:38:47.63
I live by faith in the
son of God who loved me
00:38:48.48\00:38:50.50
and gave himself for
me. I can do all things
00:38:50.53\00:38:52.48
through Christ
who strengthens me.
00:38:52.51\00:38:53.58
Okay, so you got
that, but the last part of
00:38:54.32\00:38:57.16
that is when Jesus
comes we will be saved
00:38:57.19\00:38:59.69
from the presence of sin. First,
00:38:59.72\00:39:01.91
penalty of sin,
that's becoming a Christian.
00:39:02.43\00:39:04.38
Power of sin, that's
the living the Christian
00:39:05.29\00:39:07.17
life sanctification.
And then finally from the
00:39:07.20\00:39:09.11
presence of sin
before we're saved from the
00:39:09.14\00:39:12.27
presence of sin,
we've got to go through the
00:39:12.30\00:39:14.35
investigation,
precisely, you see.
00:39:14.38\00:39:16.21
So, here's the text,
First John 2 verse 1,
00:39:16.54\00:39:19.47
excuse me, my little children,
00:39:19.50\00:39:22.13
if you get my Bible.
I've in First John 2.
00:39:22.16\00:39:24.43
Go and read it, I'm not
gonna take it from then.
00:39:24.96\00:39:26.35
"My little children,
these things are right to you,
00:39:26.38\00:39:29.54
so that you may
not sin, I like it,
00:39:30.22\00:39:31.82
if anyone sins, we
have an advocate with the
00:39:31.85\00:39:33.79
Father, Jesus
Christ the righteous."
00:39:33.82\00:39:36.12
So, our minds are
working the odds. Okay.
00:39:36.15\00:39:37.12
We have notes here
but we happen to refer
00:39:37.13\00:39:38.16
to them because we're
kind of moving in the,
00:39:38.19\00:39:40.33
in the. Pastor now
one, one door opens the
00:39:40.36\00:39:42.99
Lord leads us
down to rest of it.
00:39:43.02\00:39:44.21
And, and, and basically we're,
00:39:45.23\00:39:46.38
we're establishing
the point that that once
00:39:46.41\00:39:48.48
Christ is in you that
that cleansing process
00:39:48.51\00:39:50.86
is going on. And,
and the righteousness
00:39:50.89\00:39:53.82
that you have is a
byproduct of an abiding
00:39:53.85\00:39:56.39
relationship with Jesus Christ.
00:39:56.42\00:39:57.91
So, then you are
freed from the power of
00:39:57.94\00:40:00.33
sin because a new
part has taken control
00:40:00.72\00:40:02.70
of your life. Yes,
the, the power that reigns
00:40:02.73\00:40:05.42
in your now is
the power that causes
00:40:05.45\00:40:07.54
Paul the Apostle to
say, I can do all things
00:40:07.57\00:40:10.18
through Christ
who strengthens me.
00:40:10.21\00:40:12.52
That's the power,
when we're baptized;
00:40:12.95\00:40:14.84
we're at the
place where Jesus was,
00:40:14.87\00:40:17.20
when He was resurrected.
He said, all authority,
00:40:17.23\00:40:20.38
all powers given
unto me. And when you read
00:40:20.41\00:40:22.40
John chapter 10, let
me go there very quickly,
00:40:22.43\00:40:26.40
I want to, I want to
quote this very quickly,
00:40:26.43\00:40:27.94
but I will just say it verbatim.
00:40:27.97\00:40:28.94
When you read
John 10, the Lord says,
00:40:29.33\00:40:31.26
I have given you
authority over serpents
00:40:31.97\00:40:34.94
and scorpions and
over all the power
00:40:35.62\00:40:36.92
of the enemy, and
nothing by any means.
00:40:36.95\00:40:39.55
John 10 verse 19
that's where it is.
00:40:40.16\00:40:41.56
And nothing by any
means shall hurt you.
00:40:42.10\00:40:44.53
"And he says in
next verse, verse 20,
00:40:45.14\00:40:46.59
"Don't rejoice in
this fact, but rejoice that
00:40:46.62\00:40:49.07
your name is
written in heaven." So,
00:40:49.10\00:40:50.57
so we were
rejoicing over the fact that
00:40:50.60\00:40:52.28
we're citizens of
heaven. Yes. But we will one day
00:40:52.31\00:40:55.21
live there you see.
My wife was thinking
00:40:55.24\00:40:58.82
about having dual citizenship.
00:40:58.85\00:41:00.38
She was born in
England, but she's now an
00:41:00.41\00:41:02.29
American citizen.
There is some people that
00:41:02.32\00:41:04.32
hold dual citizenship,
but they live in one
00:41:04.35\00:41:06.37
other countries or the other.
00:41:06.40\00:41:07.37
We can't abide them both places.
00:41:07.70\00:41:08.89
We live like
we'll, we should live like
00:41:08.92\00:41:11.09
we're citizens of heaven,
but we're living on earth,
00:41:11.12\00:41:14.89
living on earth. We
have the passport Jesus,
00:41:14.92\00:41:17.12
but we're living on
earth. You see, you have.
00:41:18.21\00:41:20.41
Yeah, so He gives
you, He gives you the,
00:41:20.44\00:41:21.84
the passport and
then He fits you for it.
00:41:22.48\00:41:24.34
Okay. Because you
can't go to heaven just
00:41:24.37\00:41:25.58
like we're. You
know, you've got the title,
00:41:25.61\00:41:27.29
but now he
needs to clean you up,
00:41:27.93\00:41:28.90
it's like we get a,
we get a, an invitation
00:41:28.91\00:41:33.09
to the White House,
right, you got to get the
00:41:33.12\00:41:34.93
correct duds you
know. You're not going
00:41:34.96\00:41:36.73
in the baggy jeans.
No, you can't go in jeans,
00:41:36.76\00:41:38.88
excuse my, in a
T-shirt. Right. You got to
00:41:38.91\00:41:41.30
be presentable for
that. So, he gives us
00:41:41.33\00:41:44.10
a passport and
then he begins to work
00:41:44.13\00:41:45.36
in us through the
power of Holy Spirit to,
00:41:45.39\00:41:47.29
to make us fit
citizens of, of heaven.
00:41:47.32\00:41:50.99
And but before all of that,
00:41:51.02\00:41:52.75
determination
again has to be made,
00:41:52.78\00:41:54.89
are we worthy to go
and that's of course
00:41:55.49\00:41:57.51
is the investigative.
And of course if you're,
00:41:57.54\00:41:59.23
if you're abiding
in Christ from John 15
00:41:59.26\00:42:02.08
then you have
nothing to fear. If,
00:42:02.11\00:42:03.61
if you're going to
court with a traffic ticket
00:42:03.64\00:42:06.60
and you know, you
weren't speeding and
00:42:07.42\00:42:10.30
you've got some
proof, you going kind of
00:42:10.33\00:42:12.70
with the chest
out. Right. Of course,
00:42:12.73\00:42:14.33
now if you, if
yours, if yours speeding you
00:42:14.36\00:42:16.14
kind to get a ask for a
little mercy, little grace,
00:42:16.17\00:42:18.28
but if you know, you
weren't speeding then
00:42:18.66\00:42:21.26
you can, you can go
in and defend your case.
00:42:21.29\00:42:22.88
Well, is, it's this
way, if you abide in Christ.
00:42:22.91\00:42:26.16
You know, then
salvation is yours it's,
00:42:26.19\00:42:29.42
it's a byproduct
of abiding in Christ,
00:42:29.45\00:42:31.37
if you're in Jesus,
you're gonna be saved man.
00:42:31.40\00:42:33.86
There is no way to get
around it, it's, it's, it's
00:42:33.89\00:42:36.39
it's ordained, we were
created the Bible says,
00:42:36.42\00:42:41.02
for, for good works.
And if you're doing good
00:42:41.05\00:42:43.95
works and you, Ephesians 2:10,
00:42:43.98\00:42:45.26
precisely and if you're
holding onto Jesus Christ
00:42:45.55\00:42:47.36
and walking in Jesus man you're,
00:42:48.26\00:42:49.83
you're getting fit everyday.
00:42:49.86\00:42:51.11
You know, what's the
beautiful about that C.A.
00:42:51.14\00:42:53.37
is this. When you
become a Christian,
00:42:53.40\00:42:55.25
there is a work
that starts in your life.
00:42:55.28\00:42:57.08
And let me just go ahead
put it in this perspective.
00:42:57.11\00:42:59.11
It's like going to an
old abandoned house that
00:42:59.14\00:43:03.21
just looks like it's hopeless.
00:43:03.24\00:43:04.62
I have seen
restorations of barns.
00:43:04.65\00:43:08.45
In the, in the North
East, yes, boy there's some
00:43:09.61\00:43:12.64
beautiful homes that
were once just a barn.
00:43:12.67\00:43:15.73
And people have
walked them to the property
00:43:16.80\00:43:18.25
and you say, I like
to buy that barn for
00:43:18.28\00:43:19.94
$12000. People
say, you could have it.
00:43:19.97\00:43:22.36
So, what they do is
they dismantle that barn,
00:43:22.91\00:43:25.02
wood-by-wood
almost marking where
00:43:25.05\00:43:28.19
everything came
from. They take that barn
00:43:28.22\00:43:30.28
all of that aged wood
and take it to a different
00:43:30.31\00:43:33.57
location and
begin to reconstructed,
00:43:33.60\00:43:35.68
but they turn the
insides of that barn
00:43:35.71\00:43:37.37
into a house.
They have this huge,
00:43:37.40\00:43:39.15
huge floor space,
make it two floors,
00:43:39.18\00:43:42.85
and they come away with this,
00:43:44.00\00:43:44.97
I'm using New York
quarter slamming house.
00:43:45.65\00:43:47.44
Big windows, but on the
outside it looks rustic,
00:43:48.34\00:43:51.13
it has that old
barn look to fit into the
00:43:51.16\00:43:53.42
country side setting.
You know what the Lord does,
00:43:53.45\00:43:55.75
we may not look
new on the outside yet.
00:43:56.59\00:44:00.10
What does the text
say? It does not yet appear,
00:44:01.59\00:44:04.16
yet appear, well we
shall be, but we do know this.
00:44:04.19\00:44:06.88
that when he appears
we shall be like him for
00:44:07.77\00:44:10.98
we will see him as he
is. You're in First John 3
00:44:11.01\00:44:13.66
and I've got, it's on,
I'm looking at it right here
00:44:13.69\00:44:15.72
and as you could
see. Go ahead read it,
00:44:15.75\00:44:16.72
my Bible is open and
it's underline, read it.
00:44:16.73\00:44:18.04
I'm gonna give
you 3:1 and 2. Okay.
00:44:18.26\00:44:20.46
"Behold what
manner of love the Father
00:44:21.14\00:44:22.64
has bestowed on us,
that we should be called
00:44:22.67\00:44:24.97
the sons of God. So,
again we've got this,
00:44:25.00\00:44:26.58
this bias towards
God. God wants us to
00:44:27.28\00:44:29.62
be saved, right.
"Therefore the world
00:44:29.65\00:44:31.16
knows us not,
because it knew him."
00:44:31.19\00:44:33.66
Now verse 2,
"Beloved, now we are children
00:44:33.69\00:44:37.56
of God." Stop
and say that again,
00:44:37.59\00:44:39.00
when the children of God.
00:44:39.03\00:44:40.25
Now, we are see
you, you are now once
00:44:40.28\00:44:41.99
you are in Christ, once
you give your life to Him.
00:44:42.02\00:44:44.26
When are you
children of him? Right now,
00:44:44.86\00:44:45.99
now, right now, okay.
"We are children of God
00:44:46.38\00:44:48.90
and it has not yet
been revealed what we
00:44:49.45\00:44:51.51
shall be, but we know that when
00:44:51.54\00:44:54.22
He is revealed,
we shall be like Him,
00:44:54.25\00:44:56.65
for we shall see Him as He is."
00:44:57.29\00:44:59.72
Now, you know the
only way I know, go ahead,
00:45:00.12\00:45:02.35
you could
comment on that because
00:45:02.38\00:45:03.49
I'm gonna, I'm reading fly here.
00:45:03.52\00:45:04.90
No, no, go ahead
because I've got something
00:45:04.93\00:45:06.57
I'm coming up with.
The only way that we
00:45:06.60\00:45:08.39
could be like Him is
under his work, precisely,
00:45:08.42\00:45:11.26
for it is God, Philippines
2:12 I believe it is.
00:45:11.78\00:45:14.41
"For it is God who
works in you both to
00:45:15.06\00:45:16.73
will and to do of
his good pleasure."
00:45:16.76\00:45:18.36
So, so God is the
one working in you.
00:45:19.49\00:45:22.12
God is the one doing the work.
00:45:22.48\00:45:23.45
So, don't be discouraged,
if you think oh man,
00:45:23.92\00:45:26.16
I don't think,
I'm ready for heaven.
00:45:26.19\00:45:27.56
If you're God's
child he's gonna get you
00:45:27.96\00:45:31.09
ready for the
investigation. Precisely,
00:45:31.12\00:45:33.45
yeah, okay, yeah.
And, and that's why
00:45:34.05\00:45:35.36
I want to, to pause
and come behind here
00:45:35.39\00:45:37.00
because the next
verse sort of puts a
00:45:37.03\00:45:38.99
bull in what you
just said, right.
00:45:39.02\00:45:40.34
"And everyone who
has this hope in him
00:45:40.75\00:45:43.33
purifies himself,
right, just as He is.
00:45:43.97\00:45:47.02
So, it's the hope
in us that does the
00:45:47.05\00:45:48.77
purification work.
It's, it's not use,
00:45:48.80\00:45:50.60
as you said
before saying you know,
00:45:50.63\00:45:52.00
I really got to make
sure I don't misstep and
00:45:52.03\00:45:54.28
mess up today. No,
what you do if you lock
00:45:54.31\00:45:57.09
onto Jesus and
the indwelling of the
00:45:57.12\00:45:59.59
Holy Spirit is
the cleaning process.
00:45:59.62\00:46:01.48
So, it is the hope in
you that purifies you.
00:46:01.88\00:46:04.00
And, and, and makes
you presentable to God
00:46:04.55\00:46:06.06
you know, when I was
a single pastor my mom
00:46:06.09\00:46:08.43
used to come and visit me. Yeah.
00:46:08.46\00:46:09.91
And my mother
was just she was a,
00:46:09.94\00:46:12.01
she was an x-ray
technician in hospital,
00:46:12.04\00:46:14.82
okay, and she was
fanatic about dirt,
00:46:14.85\00:46:16.55
and I knew that about my mom.
00:46:17.14\00:46:18.15
So, when my
mother was coming I would
00:46:18.18\00:46:19.92
always go to
through the house and clean.
00:46:19.95\00:46:21.16
You know, pre-clean,
right, she would get in,
00:46:21.42\00:46:23.70
take off her coat,
talking to me little while,
00:46:24.41\00:46:26.78
immediately she's in
a kitchen with a bucket
00:46:27.34\00:46:28.40
of water. And, and
a mop and, and she,
00:46:28.43\00:46:30.13
she would find dirt. She was,
00:46:30.16\00:46:32.20
she find she gone
top of the refrigerator
00:46:32.23\00:46:33.81
behind the refrigerator
and under the toast,
00:46:33.84\00:46:35.90
and you know, she
just find this places
00:46:35.93\00:46:37.46
I wouldn't normally
go. And as long as she
00:46:37.49\00:46:39.55
was there she
was always cleaning.
00:46:39.58\00:46:40.73
And it kind of
aggravated me because I would,
00:46:41.15\00:46:42.65
I would try to
pre-cleaning, okay,
00:46:42.68\00:46:44.72
but I never get it
clean enough for her
00:46:44.75\00:46:46.24
and she would always find dirt.
00:46:46.27\00:46:47.32
It was like that
with the Holy Spirit.
00:46:47.35\00:46:48.70
You could really
preclean your life,
00:46:48.73\00:46:51.31
but you will never
get it clean enough
00:46:51.81\00:46:53.16
for the Holy Spirit
John, you just wouldn't.
00:46:53.19\00:46:54.68
So, the Holy Spirit
comes and begins to get
00:46:55.24\00:46:56.82
into those
places where dirt lies.
00:46:56.85\00:46:58.78
And that you may
not even know about it.
00:46:59.15\00:47:00.22
And as long as you're in Christ,
00:47:00.66\00:47:01.94
it's always
cleaning, that's his job,
00:47:01.97\00:47:03.58
find dirt and get
rid of it. You know,
00:47:04.09\00:47:06.06
he's finding dirt
and getting rid of it.
00:47:06.56\00:47:07.59
So, constantly
you're getting better,
00:47:07.62\00:47:09.33
you're getting
better, you're getting better,
00:47:09.36\00:47:10.75
you're getting
cleaner, and cleaner
00:47:10.78\00:47:12.00
and cleaner and
cleaner, and cleaner,
00:47:12.03\00:47:14.03
and cleaner and God
is actually preparing
00:47:14.06\00:47:15.28
you to live with
Him forever and to meet
00:47:15.31\00:47:18.01
that judgment in
safety and in uncleanliness.
00:47:18.04\00:47:20.86
Who has a better
glove than Christ,
00:47:21.23\00:47:23.84
yeah, to clean
our houses? Precisely,
00:47:23.87\00:47:26.09
he comes in and He
doesn't even have to,
00:47:26.12\00:47:28.14
he doesn't even to
take the glove treatment
00:47:29.16\00:47:32.21
because you know,
I'm thinking back when
00:47:32.24\00:47:33.74
I was in the party
scene. I, I confess,
00:47:33.77\00:47:36.89
I used to party in
the city, partying hard
00:47:37.28\00:47:40.60
in the city. That's
when you were preaching
00:47:40.63\00:47:42.42
to me, I coming
to church sleep and,
00:47:42.45\00:47:43.73
and Pastor C.A. is
preaching his heart out,
00:47:45.00\00:47:46.47
repent give your life to Christ.
00:47:46.50\00:47:48.29
Eventually it
kicked in, and the Lord
00:47:48.84\00:47:50.47
is continuing His
work. Praise God for that.
00:47:50.50\00:47:52.30
But one of the
worse things you could
00:47:52.76\00:47:54.63
do when a person is partying,
00:47:54.66\00:47:56.01
is when the party
is about to end and
00:47:57.09\00:47:58.44
the person who wants
you out of their house,
00:47:58.47\00:47:59.60
just turn all the
lights on. It's the most
00:47:59.63\00:48:02.31
uncomfortable
feeling because you start
00:48:02.34\00:48:03.84
seeing people that
you thought looked good
00:48:03.87\00:48:06.96
in the dark, that
you thought looked good,
00:48:06.99\00:48:09.08
but the lights on
and say, you mean I was,
00:48:09.11\00:48:10.91
I was dancing
with her all night.
00:48:11.82\00:48:13.32
And you, you
need, you start thinking
00:48:14.33\00:48:15.50
this is not what
I thought it was.
00:48:15.53\00:48:18.23
You see in the dark
a lot of things appear
00:48:19.34\00:48:22.07
to be one way, yes,
but Jesus is the light
00:48:22.10\00:48:25.05
He always sees
things as they are?
00:48:25.77\00:48:27.16
And one of the reasons
why He is able to be the,
00:48:27.69\00:48:30.15
the advocate that He is,
is for a couple of reasons.
00:48:30.60\00:48:33.58
Let me share
with you the standard
00:48:33.93\00:48:35.11
of judgment. Ecclesiastes 12,
00:48:35.14\00:48:37.68
the standard of judgment.
00:48:37.71\00:48:39.60
What is he gonna
judge us based on?
00:48:40.02\00:48:41.24
And I talked about not
class, creed, education,
00:48:41.93\00:48:43.87
race, all those
things that people throw in
00:48:43.90\00:48:45.90
your face, they
don't really mean anything,
00:48:45.93\00:48:47.85
don't be
discouraged if somebody has more
00:48:47.88\00:48:49.17
than you have
because they're not going
00:48:49.20\00:48:51.24
anywhere with it,
it's not gonna get them
00:48:51.27\00:48:52.72
off the ground. And here's what
00:48:52.75\00:48:54.38
the Lord says, a
favorite of mine,
00:48:54.41\00:48:55.82
I love that text.
Here it is, and I look,
00:48:55.85\00:48:58.26
you know, what I
like about this text.
00:48:58.29\00:48:59.99
This is the
capstone, if you were,
00:49:00.46\00:49:02.23
if you were into a,
what's that thing that
00:49:02.26\00:49:05.31
canny peaches,
what do they call that
00:49:05.34\00:49:08.29
preservative,
preserve, preserving,
00:49:08.32\00:49:10.11
canning and preserving,
canning and preserving,
00:49:10.14\00:49:11.84
I have never done
that, my wife and I are from
00:49:12.59\00:49:14.00
the city. You
know, we want something,
00:49:14.03\00:49:15.01
we go buy it, at the food store.
00:49:15.04\00:49:16.18
People in the
country, man they could
00:49:16.21\00:49:18.07
preserve wood you know, they,
00:49:18.10\00:49:20.84
and I have gone to
some people's homes
00:49:20.87\00:49:22.36
where they have
preservatives that have
00:49:22.39\00:49:23.91
been made like 3 years early,
00:49:23.94\00:49:25.09
they vacuum pack that
thing and it's sealed in.
00:49:25.12\00:49:27.00
And but they have a
particular standard by
00:49:29.62\00:49:31.59
which they work.
And so the Lord is
00:49:31.62\00:49:32.93
saying here, this is
the capstone I'm sealing
00:49:32.96\00:49:34.69
the whole issue by saying here,
00:49:34.72\00:49:36.00
here is the
reason why we're gonna be
00:49:36.03\00:49:37.91
all judged fairly.
Ecclesiastes 12 verse 13,
00:49:37.94\00:49:41.73
Let us hear the
conclusion of the whole
00:49:43.15\00:49:47.04
matter: Yes,
Fear God, and keep his
00:49:47.67\00:49:50.15
commandments: for this
is the whole duty of man.
00:49:50.18\00:49:54.48
For God will bring
every work into judgment,
00:49:55.43\00:49:58.38
with every secret
thing, whether it be good,
00:49:58.41\00:50:01.71
or whether it be
evil. Yeah, yeah,
00:50:01.74\00:50:03.84
now notice, the
secret, secret is in there,
00:50:03.87\00:50:05.71
secret, secret. And
no secrets with God,
00:50:05.74\00:50:07.90
no secrets with
God. Ecclesiastes we sort
00:50:07.93\00:50:12.23
of look at as, as, as
Solomon's diary of his
00:50:12.26\00:50:15.20
experiment with life.
You know, he, he, he, he,
00:50:15.23\00:50:17.91
he's a Wiseman, but
he did some very foolish
00:50:17.94\00:50:20.82
things for a
Wiseman, but he kept this sort
00:50:20.85\00:50:23.03
of running log of, of
his experiment with life.
00:50:23.06\00:50:25.11
I got this, I got
that, right, and I found that
00:50:25.14\00:50:27.79
everything was
vanishing, it just didn't work.
00:50:27.82\00:50:29.72
So, at the end of
his diary before he puts
00:50:30.25\00:50:32.17
his pen down, he
signs off with this,
00:50:32.20\00:50:34.27
that's right,
conclusion of the whole matter.
00:50:34.88\00:50:35.97
I have, I have, I
have dealt with this,
00:50:36.00\00:50:37.32
you name it, I've
owned it. Or if I,
00:50:37.35\00:50:40.01
I could buy it or I
could take it because
00:50:40.04\00:50:41.76
I was king and I was wealthy,
00:50:41.79\00:50:43.13
and I was smart
enough to get it.
00:50:43.16\00:50:44.64
But having gotten
it, I realize it wasn't
00:50:45.98\00:50:48.61
satisfying to me.
So, here is a conclusion,
00:50:49.02\00:50:51.60
here's a submission.
This is, this is the bottom
00:50:51.63\00:50:53.59
line now. Fear God,
keep his commandments,
00:50:53.62\00:50:56.28
if you do that then
you're ready for the judgment,
00:50:56.31\00:50:58.60
you will have a good
life now and you also prepare
00:50:58.63\00:51:02.92
for eternal life, it doesn't
get any better than that.
00:51:02.95\00:51:05.44
And you know,
what's so hard about that
00:51:06.02\00:51:07.27
is that the human
heart does not naturally
00:51:07.30\00:51:10.37
incline itself to
be obedient, precisely,
00:51:10.40\00:51:12.55
Paul makes that
clear in Roman 7.
00:51:13.03\00:51:14.93
He says, with my
mind I serve the law
00:51:15.25\00:51:17.36
of God the commandments,
00:51:17.39\00:51:18.51
but with my
flesh the law of sin.
00:51:18.54\00:51:20.46
So, the problem in
the judgment is not that
00:51:20.85\00:51:23.24
we have to get rid
of the commandments
00:51:23.27\00:51:24.58
to be found just
because you know what?
00:51:24.61\00:51:26.47
This is an amazing
point and you want to
00:51:27.72\00:51:30.07
hit record, if you
haven't done so yet
00:51:30.10\00:51:31.52
or you may want to
lean your ear closer.
00:51:31.55\00:51:33.25
Is you cannot be
vindicated unless there is
00:51:34.72\00:51:38.43
a law that you
are vindicated in the
00:51:38.46\00:51:41.20
presence of. You
cannot be declared
00:51:41.23\00:51:44.31
innocent unless
there is the possibility of
00:51:44.99\00:51:47.35
you being
declared guilty. You cannot
00:51:47.38\00:51:49.79
rejoice in your
freedom unless there was a
00:51:49.82\00:51:52.57
possibility of you
doing life or being
00:51:52.60\00:51:55.59
executed. So, the
rejoicing that the saints
00:51:55.62\00:51:58.29
are gonna say, or the
rejoicing that's gonna
00:51:58.32\00:52:00.54
happen at the end
of the investigative
00:52:00.57\00:52:01.87
judgment is that
we have been declared
00:52:01.90\00:52:03.52
righteous and holy
and just, but let us not
00:52:03.55\00:52:06.87
conclude that we're
gonna be made righteous
00:52:08.52\00:52:09.94
and holy and just
based on our righteousness,
00:52:09.97\00:52:12.39
but we're gonna
be made righteous,
00:52:13.42\00:52:14.86
holy, and just based
on His righteousness.
00:52:15.30\00:52:17.63
So, it's all about
Christ in us. I think I was
00:52:18.37\00:52:21.21
looking for that text here,
00:52:21.24\00:52:22.24
I believe I found it.
Well, Paul makes it clear
00:52:22.85\00:52:27.27
Christ in you is the
hope of glory, yes, yeah.
00:52:27.79\00:52:30.69
You know, so when
the Father sees me
00:52:30.72\00:52:32.07
and the investigation
we have an advocate
00:52:32.10\00:52:34.51
with the Father, I
got to stop here and say
00:52:34.54\00:52:37.03
something. You
have a text? I do, okay,
00:52:37.06\00:52:39.40
yeah, Galatians
6:7, okay go ahead, yeah.
00:52:39.74\00:52:41.72
You know, be not deceived,
00:52:41.75\00:52:43.44
God is not mocked,
okay, what you sow you
00:52:44.32\00:52:46.31
reap, we tend to
look at that negatively,
00:52:46.34\00:52:47.93
if I do bet him,
that is gonna happen,
00:52:47.96\00:52:49.27
but it's also a
very positive text.
00:52:49.30\00:52:50.83
Okay, because if
you, if you so positively
00:52:50.86\00:52:52.94
you're gonna read
positively, that's right.
00:52:52.97\00:52:54.65
And it gives
you assurance in the
00:52:54.68\00:52:55.97
judgment, if I meet
the commands of the law,
00:52:56.00\00:52:58.88
and by the law is
the knowledge of sin.
00:52:58.91\00:53:00.22
So, we cannot through the law,
00:53:00.25\00:53:01.43
if I do what God asked me to do,
00:53:03.40\00:53:04.71
if I abide in Christ,
I'm gonna reap what I sow.
00:53:04.74\00:53:08.09
And if I sow good,
if I stay with Jesus,
00:53:08.55\00:53:11.08
if I deny myself,
take up my cross and
00:53:11.11\00:53:13.11
follow him, that's
what I'm gonna reap.
00:53:13.14\00:53:14.89
I'm gonna reap the
rewards that our promised
00:53:14.92\00:53:16.96
to those who
are in Christ Jesus.
00:53:16.99\00:53:18.91
So, it's not a negative text,
00:53:18.94\00:53:20.86
it is comforting text,
if you're doing what God
00:53:20.89\00:53:24.32
has asked you to do
and abiding in Christ.
00:53:24.35\00:53:26.18
Yeah, when you're,
when you're abiding
00:53:26.21\00:53:27.46
in Christ the joy is
there because you realize
00:53:27.49\00:53:30.00
as any furbished
home, as any home and I,
00:53:30.03\00:53:33.79
I'm telling the
whole world. I used to
00:53:35.54\00:53:36.77
refurbish homes. I
would come in to a house
00:53:36.80\00:53:39.38
that was just a big
box. And for a short time
00:53:39.41\00:53:41.37
I worked in for
the city of Orlando,
00:53:41.40\00:53:42.84
we go into a
house that was just one
00:53:42.87\00:53:45.36
of those you know;
$2000 houses shack literally.
00:53:45.84\00:53:49.17
And it was just one huge room,
00:53:49.99\00:53:50.96
and when you walk
and you're in the house,
00:53:50.97\00:53:52.24
that's it, but
people said, they wanted to
00:53:52.27\00:53:54.59
section of this to be a bedroom,
00:53:54.62\00:53:55.83
and we want that
room to be the kitchen
00:53:55.86\00:53:57.37
and all those
different things we saw it how
00:53:57.40\00:53:58.73
it was laid out.
And when it was done,
00:53:58.76\00:54:01.19
they'd walk in
there again and say,
00:54:01.22\00:54:03.51
wait a minute oh,
and they would say
00:54:03.54\00:54:06.00
I couldn't imagine
that it could look so good.
00:54:06.03\00:54:08.11
Well, the encouragement is here,
00:54:08.14\00:54:10.25
is that he who
has begun a good work
00:54:10.96\00:54:12.50
and as well
completed, yes, you see.
00:54:12.53\00:54:14.82
So, when you're
looking at the investigate
00:54:15.24\00:54:17.06
of judgment and I said to you,
00:54:17.09\00:54:18.07
we're doing the
bridge version today.
00:54:18.10\00:54:19.37
When you will,
when we look at the
00:54:19.40\00:54:21.21
investigative
judgment, do not look at that
00:54:21.24\00:54:23.40
is a fearful
thing, but look at it as a
00:54:23.43\00:54:26.72
solemn responsibility.
Look at it as inevitable,
00:54:26.75\00:54:30.08
look it as
something that will happen and
00:54:30.11\00:54:32.46
we cannot avert
what's going to take place,
00:54:32.49\00:54:34.84
but look at it as an
opportunity to receive the
00:54:34.87\00:54:37.69
greatest reward
man can ever receive.
00:54:37.72\00:54:40.38
And that's why as
you talked about whatever
00:54:41.21\00:54:42.98
we sow, we reap.
Galatians 6 verse 9,
00:54:43.01\00:54:45.15
"Let us not grow
weary while doing good."
00:54:46.74\00:54:49.91
King James says, in-well doing.
00:54:51.60\00:54:52.94
New King James,
while, don't go grow weary
00:54:53.84\00:54:56.33
while doing good for in
due season we shall reap,
00:54:56.36\00:54:59.72
if we faint or
do not loose heart.
00:55:00.35\00:55:03.17
Yes. So, if you look
at yourself and say you
00:55:03.20\00:55:04.95
know I'm just a
knuckle head, I blew it today
00:55:04.98\00:55:06.99
don't worry about
it, dust yourself off,
00:55:07.02\00:55:09.72
say Jesus forgive me
and if we ask our sin,
00:55:10.76\00:55:13.01
if we ask, if we
confess, he's faithful and
00:55:13.04\00:55:14.87
just to forgive, cleanse
us from all righteousness.
00:55:14.90\00:55:16.74
And then come to
the joyful part in this.
00:55:17.28\00:55:19.33
The Lord is working in us, yeah,
00:55:19.90\00:55:21.33
the work He
began when we're done,
00:55:21.70\00:55:23.73
we're gonna see
ourselves in heaven
00:55:24.28\00:55:25.52
and say, I didn't
think I could be like this.
00:55:25.55\00:55:27.32
Yeah, praise God, praise God.
00:55:27.35\00:55:28.79
You know, dub
telling on the, on the text
00:55:28.82\00:55:31.15
that talks about
he who has his faith
00:55:31.18\00:55:32.52
purifies himself,
yeah, I was looking for this.
00:55:33.19\00:55:34.83
I found it in First
Peter chapter 1 verse 13,
00:55:34.86\00:55:38.11
"Therefore, gird
up, gird up the loins of
00:55:38.14\00:55:41.47
your mind." You
know, that's a biblical way
00:55:41.50\00:55:43.99
of saying what
we've said, you know,
00:55:44.02\00:55:45.13
give yourself together,
pull it together, right,
00:55:45.16\00:55:46.73
you know, you, you know, pull,
00:55:46.76\00:55:47.92
pull yourself together.
"Gird up the loins of your
00:55:47.95\00:55:49.90
mind, be sober, and
rest your hope fully upon
00:55:49.93\00:55:54.06
the grace that is
to be brought to you
00:55:54.09\00:55:56.66
at the
revelation of Jesus Christ."
00:55:56.69\00:55:57.96
So, you're not
trusting in your own ability
00:55:58.32\00:56:00.45
to meet the judgment,
you're trusting in your
00:56:01.10\00:56:02.76
own ability to
prepare for the judgment,
00:56:02.79\00:56:04.43
you are trusting in
Jesus, you are resting in Jesus.
00:56:04.46\00:56:07.30
You're placing all your hope,
00:56:07.33\00:56:08.59
banking as it were
John on Christ because
00:56:08.62\00:56:11.50
Christ is able to
keep you. And to keep
00:56:11.53\00:56:14.76
that which you commit
to him against that day.
00:56:14.79\00:56:16.63
Okay and you open that,
00:56:16.66\00:56:17.80
he is able to keep
what we commit to him
00:56:17.83\00:56:19.30
and that's the key.
What do you committing
00:56:19.33\00:56:20.66
to Christ is really
the question? If you're
00:56:20.69\00:56:22.58
committing yourself
he is, he is able to
00:56:22.61\00:56:24.02
keep you. And he's able
to keep you from falling,
00:56:24.05\00:56:26.65
yes, Jude 24 and 25, 25, oh yes.
00:56:26.68\00:56:29.46
And here's the one
that I want to cap this
00:56:29.85\00:56:30.82
program over with powerful.
00:56:30.83\00:56:31.83
Hebrew 7:25 and
friends make this the
00:56:33.15\00:56:35.06
capstone of the
joy that you find and
00:56:35.09\00:56:37.05
that you could
only find in Christ.
00:56:37.08\00:56:38.30
"Therefore he is able
to save to the uttermost,
00:56:38.87\00:56:41.83
those who come
to God through him,
00:56:42.76\00:56:44.47
since he ever lives,
yes, to make intercession
00:56:45.35\00:56:48.56
for them." Is that
good news for us today?
00:56:49.02\00:56:51.11
Powerful it is, it
is, it is the assurance
00:56:51.21\00:56:53.30
that Christ is able.
And that's a big thing
00:56:54.07\00:56:56.00
all part is
committed to him, he is able.
00:56:56.03\00:56:58.22
So, when you put
it in Christ's hands,
00:56:58.45\00:57:00.65
it's not like putting
it in the stock market
00:57:00.68\00:57:02.49
or a place where there
is risk of loss or failure.
00:57:03.21\00:57:06.14
Once Christ got
it, he's able to keep
00:57:06.17\00:57:08.15
and to deliver to
his father a pure and
00:57:08.18\00:57:10.74
chase bride. And of
course we're, we're,
00:57:10.77\00:57:12.58
we're part of that.
That's right friends and
00:57:12.61\00:57:14.64
that's why here at
House Calls we hold the
00:57:14.67\00:57:16.29
word of God and Jesus Christ up
00:57:16.32\00:57:17.80
as the center post.
When we look to Christ,
00:57:17.83\00:57:20.43
look unto Jesus
the author and finisher
00:57:20.46\00:57:23.52
of our faith. And
we pray that today
00:57:23.55\00:57:24.66
you make that move
because we are living
00:57:24.69\00:57:27.14
in the time of judgment,
00:57:27.17\00:57:28.14
so when Jesus
comes may your faith
00:57:28.15\00:57:29.97
be strong and begin that walk
00:57:30.00\00:57:31.67
with Christ
today, God bless you.
00:57:31.70\00:57:33.96