Hello friends grab
your Bible and a friend
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and sit back as we
explore God's word together
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on this edition of House Calls.
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Hello friend
welcome to another program,
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House Calls program
that is and we are so
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glad that you've chosen
to tune in and invite us
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into your homes as
well as into your hearts.
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My name is John Lomacang and to
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my right is my good
friend. John Stanton
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it's good to be
here with you again.
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I tell you John good
to be back together, yeah.
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We had a spell
there where I was out and
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you are out and.
Yeah, and that happens once
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in a while, but
we always enjoy doing
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this program
together because you know
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it's just fun to
open God's word and let
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His word speak for
itself, that's right
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and to go through
these subjects that
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you send us,
questions that are so good
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that we just enjoy
your challenge every week,
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because some of
them are challenge
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and but we know
that God has an answer
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for us in His word all the time.
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That's right, and so
before we go into our
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program today friends remember,
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if you have any
questions you can send
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them to housecalls@3abn.org
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and we will
hopefully get together,
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John will do that and
he has been doing most
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of them on the
computer but we will be able to
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answer them on the
air or if your prefer
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by email, but
before we go into our topic
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today which is about
Christians standards,
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we would like to open
with a word of prayer,
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so John lead us before we go.
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Okay, I'll be glad to.
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Father in Heaven
Lord as we come before
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you here again
today to study your word.
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We know that we
can't do it of ourselves,
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that's right, we
just don't have the
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understanding that we need,
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but we know that
you said and you promise
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that you would send
the Holy Spirit to those
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who ask. So Lord lead
us with your spirit today
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as we study your word in
Jesus's name. Amen. Amen.
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So friends get you
Bibles and get your
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pens and if you
have a button that you've
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been recording on
your VCR press record
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because today's program is gonna
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be one that informative
as well as Bible based.
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We always like to
see in the Bible John,
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it's very important,
yeah, very important.
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And, when you have
questions that you send
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we are really
excited about these questions
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some of them we
have some people that are
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very diligent on
sending questions.
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We have some Bible
students that sometimes
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sends us well looks
like doctoral dissertations.
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So try to make them
compact as they can be
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so that we can take
the time to answer them,
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so John. And it's
not that we don't enjoy
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hearing everybody's perspective,
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but when you have a
100 questions coming
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at you that you got
to sit down and answer,
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you don't have
time you see a long one
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and we tend to just
kind of skip over some
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of those long ones
because we don't have
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the time, that's
right, with all the other ones
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out there to
answer those long ones.
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And then
sometimes people give us the
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answers in their
questions just to
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see what our opinion is, right.
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So, but we enjoy
whatever you send
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do so and continue
supporting and praying
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for this program.
John what's our question
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for today. Yeah I've
got a question that is
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from Betty, okay
and she is saying she is
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wondering if Jesus
is sitting besides his
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Father judging
us right now, wow!
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She says I don't
understand how to
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find out who is
judging us the Father
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or Son Jesus. Please
help me to understand this,
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please give me a
text. Okay, well the first
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thing I'm gonna to do
is give you a text, okay,
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I'm gonna give you
a text, go with me to
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John chapter 5, John
chapter 5 and I don't
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see I can't find a text
in the Bible that really
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tells us more
clearly who is judging us?
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And we know that
other text will tell us
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what's standard we
are judged by, okay,
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and that is of
course God's word.
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But who is the one
that makes the decision
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in judgment? John
chapter 5 and we're
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gonna look at
verse 22 and verse 27,
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but we will go
ahead and just gonna read
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through some of this, okay.
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Verse 22 for the
Father judges no one,
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so how many does the
father judge, no one,
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no one, but has
committed all judgment
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to the Son: That all
should honor the Son,
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just as they honor the Father.
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He who does not honor
the Son does not honor
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the Father, who
sent him. Okay, so now go
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down to verse 26 and we're gonna
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continue on the same
thing is gonna continue
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with the answer,
okay. 26 for as the Father
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has life in Himself;
so he has granted the
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Son to have life
in Himself; And he has
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given Him authority
to execute judgment also,
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because he is the
Son of Man, that's right.
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So Jesus has been
given full authority
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to judge man,
because why John because
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He is the Son of
man and He came as
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fully man
although he was fully God,
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he was veiled in humanity and so
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he has been
given the authority and
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the right to
judgment because he is one
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of us our brother.
That's right and you know when
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we talk about Him
being one of us we want
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to make it very
clear that he is not carnal
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that He is not like
us in the sense that
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he was born with
this sinful nature.
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But, He came down
and experienced exactly
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what we would have
to on a daily basis,
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that's right,
that's what the Bible says
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he was tempted in
all points just as we are
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yet without sin,
but being associated
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with the sin
problem that's why the Bible
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refers him as the Son of Man.
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I like an illustration
one artist used once
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he had a picture
of Jesus stretching
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in one direction
up and the other hand
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stretching down and
he says with his hand
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that was stretching
up he brought man in
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touch with God and
the hand stretching
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down he brought
God in touch with man,
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and so he is in
fact our mediator.
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And so when the
Bible uses the language
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right hand, matter
of fact in your Bibles
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go to Hebrews 1
and verse 3 we'll see
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the phrase right
hand, it means the position
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of authority
and because Jesus is
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in fact the lamb
slain the one who redeemed
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us to God, the one
who is our mediator,
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He is the only one
that has the right to have
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that position of authority.
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Notice what He says
in verse 1to verse 3.
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God, who at various
times and in different
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ways spoke in
times past to the father
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by the prophets,
has in these last
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days spoken to us by His Son,
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here is the authority position,
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whom He has
appointed heir of all things,
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through whom also
He made the worlds;
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who being the brightness first
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three of His glory
and the express image
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of His person, and
upholding all things
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by the word of
His power, when He had
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by Himself purged
our sins, sat down at
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the right hand of
the Majesty on high.
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Right hand
position of authority,
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we are not
saying that that's where
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he is staying and
he is sitting there
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all the time and
not walking around,
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but simply he
has taken the place
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of the one who has
the authority that has
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been given to
him, and that's why in
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resurrection he
said all authority,
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or all power is
given unto him being
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victorious over
sin. You know John the
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picture of that is
depicted in Daniel, oh,
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and we saw that he
came to the ancient
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of days as the
Son and the court room
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seated and the
books were opened before
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Him as he took
that authority from his
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Father to judge
people. And so, definitely
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Jesus is the one
that is judging us,
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but here is the
good news, the good news
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is that Jesus is
our judge but He is also
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our advocate, oh I tell you.
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Now how would you
like to walk into a
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court room,
you've retained a lawyer
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and that lawyer has promised you
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already that He is
gonna to do the best
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he can to get you
out of the situation
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that you are in
to show that you are,
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to release you from judgment
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or from the
guilty verdict, and so he
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has promised to do this.
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Now you walk in He
is sitting beside you,
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and he is gonna
defend you as your
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advocate and
then the court room is
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called in session
and he gets up and goes
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and he sits on
in the judges seat.
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I think he probably
say boy I, my chances
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are pretty good
here, pretty good.
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And so if Jesus is
you defender as your
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advocate, then
you've nothing to worry
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about because if he is you judge
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and defender,
sort of speak you are
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shoe-in, but here
is where it comes in
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because your
faith that you exercise,
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that's right, in
Christ that allows him
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to be your
advocate, that's right,
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and then also be your judge.
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So judgment isn't
something that you
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need to worry about if
Christ is on your side.
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Judgment is
something you need to worry
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about if you do
not believe in Christ,
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and he is not on your side.
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You know John since
they ask the question
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about the right
hand, I thought we are
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really be good to
give some text, just
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focusing on disposition
not only of authority
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but then what is
going to be accomplished
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as Jesus is at the
right hand of the Father.
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Look at verse 13
in Hebrews chapter 1
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here is another one.
And this is once again
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designating that
he didn't make this
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declaration to
angels but to His Son,
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but to which of the
angels has he ever said,
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sit at my right
hand, until I make your
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enemies your
footstool? So, once again notice
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the position of
the right hand but why
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he is there go
with us to Hebrews 8 and
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verse 1 and John
read that if you can.
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Hebrews 8 and
verse 1, it tells us that
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Jesus is not only our mediator,
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but he has another
position as our mediator
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read that for us
John. Hebrews 8 verse 1,
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yes Hebrews 8:1, now
this is the main point
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of the things we
are saying: we have such
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a high priest, who
has seated at the right
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hand of the throne
of the Majesty in the
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heavens, a
minister of the sanctuary
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and of the true
tabernacle was the Lord erected
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and not man. And
what gave him the right
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to be able to sit
at that right hand last
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text on this
topic, Hebrews chapter 10
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and verse 12, Hebrews chapter 10
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and verse 12, very
important read that
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for us John. But
this Man, after He had
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offered one
sacrifice for sins forever,
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sat down at the
right hand of God.
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And look at verse
13: From that time
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waiting till
His enemies are made
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His footstool.
And verse 14 lastly:
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For by one
offering He has perfected
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forever those who
are being sanctified.
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And notice the
word dear friend as our
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high priest He is
mediating to those
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for those who are
being sanctified the process,
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those who are becoming more
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and more like him
everyday that's the
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purpose of his ministry.
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And ultimately the
enemies of God will be
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made his footstool.
And, what that simply
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means us He will
ultimately He is already,
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He has already
triumphed over the Devil,
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but all those who
are His enemies He will
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triumph over them
again. And Revelation 19 talks
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about that
triumphant final battle between
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darkness and light,
between good and evil.
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We were bought with
the price oh I tell you,
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and that price
he says here was his
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sacrifice that He
made for us, so He has
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the right he bought the right.
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Okay, He not only
bought the right to
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redeem us but he
bought the right to
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be the one who
judges us, and so to speak.
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So a lot of
aspects of this but clearly
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I hope we've answered
this clearly at least.
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Oh yeah this, in
your minds that Jesus is
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not just sitting
there almost as He has
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got to stand and sit
right before the Father
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and they haven't
moved since He took
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that position, but
it's the position of
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authority that he was given.
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You know, I think we
could say this in the
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very same sense like the protégé
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but you are my right hand man.
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Okay, when I use
that phrase John I am
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saying hey you
know like somebody
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we pastored a
lot of churches two
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churches
together, and people had
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said well, well I'm
gonna ask pastor Stanton
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about this and
I'd say well you know
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if I've given you
the answer, he is gonna
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give you the same
answer, that's right.
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You know people
have tried sometimes
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as you say well,
I'm gonna ask pastor
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Lomacang. And,
it's like mom and dad
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when you have
that shared position
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of authority,
your children can hood
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wink you, you
see. And so whatever
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the Father decides the
Son has already decided,
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whether the Son
decides the Father has
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already decided,
they are sharing the
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position of authority.
It is not that the Father
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is sitting on the
left hand because there
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is no left hand,
that's right, but they
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are sharing the
right hand of authority
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sat down with His
father at his right hand,
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and so that position
of authority something
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that they share together.
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But here is another
question the person's
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name is I think it's
Andréa if I am reading
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the email
correctly, but it says hi
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Pastor Stanton and John Lomacang
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pastors both Johns,
I am from California
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and I have a
question that really
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bothers me. Okay, my
question is what does
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the Bible say
about people who work in
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the hospital or
homecare on the Sabbath?
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Is it wrong biblically,
if one does were gonna
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Sabbath at hospital
or homecare is it true
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that the whole
check that Sabbath day
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must be given to the church.
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Well let me go
and ask this question,
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first turn with us
to Isaiah 58 and by the
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way follow us on
this one because this
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is a very
important question thanks for
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that question.
Yeah, you know and
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I'll say walk with
us on this one because
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this has been a
frequent question.
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Okay, I can
honestly tell you and looking
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through all the
questions we give,
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we've got in this
one quite a few times.
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And, in fact
I've had some, some,
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I wouldn't say
heated but some lively
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debates over the
email with some on
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this subject. We're
gonna try to hit that
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here again today.
Go to Isaiah which
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chapter again
John. Isaiah 58, and look
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at verse, we're
gonna look and start
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with verse 13 and by
the way when you talk
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about the subject of
the Sabbath and in the
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context of healing,
one of the things that
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Jesus illustrated so
wonderfully is the fact
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that the Sabbath
is not a day that you
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ignore the needs of humanity.
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He gave an illustration,
and I'll share the text
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with you in a
moment where Jesus healed
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someone on the
Sabbath and the Jewish leaders
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immediately said ah
he broke the Sabbath,
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he violated the
Sabbath and Jesus
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responded now if
you are donkey fell
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in a pit on the
Sabbath would you
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leave him there or
would you take him out?
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They said we would take him out.
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Well if you could
have that much care
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and compassion for a
donkey for an animal,
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how much more
compassion would you
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have for a person,
that's what Jesus was
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illustrating. And
so, before we read a
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text friends
there is never a day in
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the week where we
say the people that
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are sick well you
know I'll sure would like
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to give your
injection today, well I sure
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would like to give a medication,
00:14:01.15\00:14:02.41
I sure like to
make sure that you eat,
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but you know
right now you're gonna
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have to make it
as best you can until
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the sun sets, that
is not, no what Jesus
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is saying. And,
the reason I am reading
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for you the text in
Isaiah is because it
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establishes a
principle and look at the
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principle right
here. It says in verse 13
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if you turn away your
foot from the Sabbath,
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Isaiah 58:13, from
doing your pleasure
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on my holy day; and
call the Sabbath a delight,
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the holy day of
the Lord honourable;
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and shalt honor Him,
not doing your own ways,
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nor finding your
own pleasure, nor
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speaking your own words:
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Then you shalt
delight yourself in the Lord;
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and I will cause
you to ride on the high
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hills of the earth,
and feed you with the
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heritage of Jacob your father:
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the mouth of
the Lord has spoken.
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Now when the
Lord talks about this
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and he talks about
again in Isaiah 56,
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I'll share it with
you in just a moment here
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in an essence
saying not doing your own
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pleasures, nor
speaking your own words,
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nor doing things
that are not honourable
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on the Sabbath, the
key aspect if a person
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is suffering is
relieved on the Sabbath day
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does that honor the
Lord is a question, right.
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There was a woman
that was bound with
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an issue of blood for many years
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and the Lord freed
her on the Sabbath day.
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And once again the
Jews saw to malign him,
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but once again he
who the sun sets free
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is free indeed.
The suffering of those
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who are in
hospitals or homecare need to
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be taken care of
everyday of the week,
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but the question you asked was.
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Does the Bible say
that your check must
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be given? Let me
tell you where that comes
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from, there are
some individuals that are
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salaried workers, I
am a salaried worker,
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what about you
John? Yeah I am salaried
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worker. It goes not
doesn't go up or down,
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I don't' have a
time clock I check in or,
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right, yeah. And,
for those who are not
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salaried workers
this is where the question
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comes in and the
reason I say that is
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because as a salaried
worker like a hospital,
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administrator
or somebody working
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at the hospital
that maybe on the salary
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aspect of it, the
salary doesn't go up
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or down at all. So
whether they alleviated
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someone who is suffering on the
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Sabbath or not,
their check would not go up
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or down. But there
are some individuals
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I said well since I
want this to be a missionary
00:16:15.68\00:16:19.78
outreach for me, I
am making the personal
00:16:19.79\00:16:22.06
decision to go
ahead and donate the money
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I make during the Sabbath hours,
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but there is no specific command
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in the Bible to do that.
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The other thing
is that somebody may
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say well Jesus didn't get paid,
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didn't just He
didn't get remuneration
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for healing on
the Sabbath, therefore
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I'm gonna follow
his example, if that
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something you chose
to do that's wonderful,
00:16:40.44\00:16:42.60
and God will commend
you and bless you for
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that, but here is the
other thing I don't want
00:16:44.43\00:16:45.87
you to do this is
the how would I say it
00:16:45.88\00:16:48.92
John this is the safeguard.
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There are some people
that say well you know
00:16:50.37\00:16:51.84
what if I work on
the Sabbath I can make
00:16:51.85\00:16:54.03
double time,
right, and they go ahead
00:16:54.04\00:16:56.78
and volunteer on
the Sabbath that's were
00:16:56.79\00:17:00.06
you have to be
careful. There are
00:17:00.07\00:17:02.38
individuals that
say I'm gonna volunteer
00:17:02.39\00:17:04.43
because I could
make you know I could
00:17:04.44\00:17:05.89
double my salary
on the Sabbath hours.
00:17:05.90\00:17:08.44
Friends I think
that's where the principles
00:17:08.45\00:17:10.43
becomes one that
becomes more financial
00:17:10.44\00:17:12.94
motivation than
really taking care of the
00:17:12.95\00:17:15.15
needs of someone.
If in fact it really is
00:17:15.16\00:17:17.23
for the patient
than you are not gonna
00:17:17.24\00:17:18.77
be seeking to
increase your salary because
00:17:18.78\00:17:21.43
you could do that
on the Sabbath day.
00:17:21.44\00:17:22.89
You know and this
is, this is a point where
00:17:22.90\00:17:24.50
this issue can
become very legalistic John,
00:17:24.51\00:17:26.87
oh yeah, because
when you start talking
00:17:26.88\00:17:28.29
about someone who
is salaried versus
00:17:28.30\00:17:30.53
somebody who is an
hourly earner, right,
00:17:30.54\00:17:33.20
and that the person
that is the hourly earner
00:17:33.21\00:17:35.34
who clocks in on that
days got to give their
00:17:35.35\00:17:37.16
wages back but the
person who is salaried,
00:17:37.17\00:17:39.37
right, doesn't
have to do that, doesn't
00:17:39.38\00:17:40.35
have to do that,
then you start going okay,
00:17:40.36\00:17:42.37
tit for tat, you
start that's legalism,
00:17:42.38\00:17:44.99
exactly, brothers and
sisters that is legalism.
00:17:45.00\00:17:47.70
The point is, is
that if you work for a
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hospital and you,
it is part of your
00:17:49.40\00:17:52.07
responsibility to
take care of those
00:17:52.08\00:17:53.61
who are sick who are hurting,
00:17:53.62\00:17:55.18
you've got to be
there or someone's
00:17:55.19\00:17:57.45
got to be there
all the time, right,
00:17:57.46\00:17:58.97
and so God does not require that
00:17:58.98\00:18:01.62
you don't get paid a
certain amount of money
00:18:01.63\00:18:03.64
because you do
have that requirement
00:18:03.65\00:18:05.35
as part of your job
to take care of them.
00:18:05.36\00:18:06.97
We found nowhere
in God's word where
00:18:06.98\00:18:08.98
it says you need
to return those wages
00:18:08.99\00:18:10.88
back to him, that's right.
00:18:10.89\00:18:12.45
And so I just, we
need to be very careful
00:18:12.46\00:18:14.06
that we are not
taking legalistic approach
00:18:14.07\00:18:15.89
on this. Now some
of the other questions
00:18:15.90\00:18:17.01
we had John along these lines.
00:18:17.02\00:18:18.98
What about our
large meetings on the
00:18:18.99\00:18:23.22
Sabbath where
there are food workers
00:18:23.23\00:18:25.04
who have to
prepare food and cook food.
00:18:25.05\00:18:27.18
There are things
that God permitted in
00:18:27.19\00:18:31.10
the Old Testament
especially stories
00:18:31.11\00:18:33.31
where it looks as if the person
00:18:33.32\00:18:35.89
who is doing them
was breaking one of
00:18:35.90\00:18:37.95
God's
commandments or things that he,
00:18:37.96\00:18:39.55
that he told
them not to do, right.
00:18:39.56\00:18:41.52
What did David do,
David ate of what the
00:18:41.53\00:18:43.68
showbread, was David a priest?
00:18:43.69\00:18:45.07
The God strike him dead, no.
00:18:45.08\00:18:47.90
No, what was David's
attitude in doing that?
00:18:47.91\00:18:50.09
See, some of
things that, that we do
00:18:50.10\00:18:53.62
if there are for
the service of Christ
00:18:53.63\00:18:55.84
and for furthering
the gospel and His work,
00:18:55.85\00:18:58.29
He looks upon that as
something that is for Him,
00:18:58.30\00:19:01.67
a service, and He
doesn't he doesn't
00:19:01.68\00:19:03.85
count that against
us. Now we do have to be
00:19:03.86\00:19:06.65
careful as you
are saying, we've got
00:19:06.66\00:19:07.94
to be careful in
observing the Sabbath
00:19:07.95\00:19:09.72
hours as sacred. You
know don't take oh it's,
00:19:09.73\00:19:12.38
it's double time,
I'm gonna make sure
00:19:12.39\00:19:13.54
I volunteer and
do every you know
00:19:13.55\00:19:15.07
every one of those
days, that's not the
00:19:15.08\00:19:16.83
approach that we
should be taking but,
00:19:16.84\00:19:18.16
that's the
principle, but the principle is
00:19:18.17\00:19:19.72
do not, do not make
this a legalistic issue.
00:19:19.73\00:19:22.68
People say well
why do pastors get paid
00:19:22.69\00:19:27.90
for preaching on the Sabbath?
00:19:27.91\00:19:29.54
If you remember in
the book of Leviticus
00:19:29.55\00:19:31.11
it says those who
work of the temple
00:19:31.12\00:19:34.01
live of the temple.
And so the Lord provided
00:19:34.02\00:19:36.47
means where by
those who are doing the
00:19:36.48\00:19:37.80
service of God would
live and when he told
00:19:37.81\00:19:40.40
His disciples He
says when you go,
00:19:40.41\00:19:42.12
when you go and
preach the gospel
00:19:42.13\00:19:43.65
don't carry a coat, no
purse nor anything else
00:19:43.66\00:19:46.49
I'll provide all
your needs along the way.
00:19:46.50\00:19:48.20
So, the motive
behind what you do is the
00:19:48.21\00:19:51.73
principle here,
the motive behind what
00:19:51.74\00:19:54.27
you do is the principle.
00:19:54.28\00:19:55.38
There are things
that need to be taken care
00:19:55.39\00:19:58.22
of 168 hours a
week, and in fact,
00:19:58.23\00:20:01.36
healthcare is one,
healthcare is one of
00:20:01.37\00:20:03.88
those areas where
you can't say to the
00:20:03.89\00:20:05.42
person who is ill, that's right.
00:20:05.43\00:20:07.17
I was on my way to church when
00:20:07.18\00:20:08.15
I was going once on
Sabbath and there was
00:20:08.16\00:20:12.15
a terrible car
accident in the intersection
00:20:12.16\00:20:14.10
just two blocks
away from the church in
00:20:14.11\00:20:15.54
Brooklyn, New
York, Bethel Church.
00:20:15.55\00:20:17.70
And the guy that
have this, I'm sorry
00:20:17.71\00:20:21.36
it was not a car
accident, his car
00:20:21.37\00:20:22.50
broke down, and
he stopped right just
00:20:22.51\00:20:25.62
short of the intersection and
00:20:25.63\00:20:27.35
here I am crossing
the street on my way
00:20:27.36\00:20:28.57
to church, had on
my suit and you know
00:20:28.58\00:20:31.07
what as I was
walking passed him,
00:20:31.08\00:20:32.75
the Lord impressed
me to stop and help
00:20:32.76\00:20:34.85
this man push his
car. Now friends this was
00:20:34.86\00:20:38.12
in the seventies,
they didn't have light
00:20:38.13\00:20:40.20
cars then, so
this is not pushing a
00:20:40.21\00:20:42.38
Volkswagen
across the intersection,
00:20:42.39\00:20:44.09
this would mean
taking your jacket off,
00:20:44.10\00:20:45.95
pushing that car
across the intersection,
00:20:45.96\00:20:48.06
sure lot of other
people could have helped,
00:20:48.07\00:20:49.81
but remember
what happened to the
00:20:49.82\00:20:51.36
Samaritan. He was on
the way to the temple
00:20:51.37\00:20:54.44
that the priest
walked on the other side
00:20:54.45\00:20:56.15
and somebody looked
down and kept going.
00:20:56.16\00:20:57.90
It was on the way
to the temple that the
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Samaritans stopped
and took care of the
00:21:00.48\00:21:02.10
need of someone and
the Lord said as much
00:21:02.11\00:21:05.59
as you've done it
to the least of these
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my brethren
you've done it to me.
00:21:07.24\00:21:09.17
If our service is
for the good of man,
00:21:09.18\00:21:11.81
God will bless us if
it's for financial motivation
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you've got to check
out your heart whether
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it is for God.
That's right absolutely.
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Lot a long question
but I think was important
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we cover that pretty well.
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What do we have for
today? Yeah I've got
00:21:22.14\00:21:23.11
a question from
Carrie, okay, and thank you
00:21:23.12\00:21:25.82
Carrie we've
received several questions
00:21:25.83\00:21:27.99
from you and we
appreciate those.
00:21:28.00\00:21:29.86
I like them, yeah.
This is the good one;
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it says hi John one and two.
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It says would you
please explain what the
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Bible says about
the 2nd resurrection
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in particular can
you please explain at
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what point judgment
would be handed down
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to the resurrected wicked.
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Is it before or
after the attempt to attack
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the New
Jerusalem? Okay. All right,
00:21:50.10\00:21:53.07
so the 2nd
resurrection as she says being
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after the 1000
years, so let's take a look
00:21:55.16\00:21:57.29
at that. Well
let's go ahead and go to
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Revelation chapter
20 and John it seem like
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we've been in this
chapter many a time.
00:22:01.30\00:22:02.97
For some reason I
knew we were going
00:22:02.98\00:22:04.92
to Revelation. It's
a book that some people
00:22:04.93\00:22:07.07
are fearful of, I
am not fearful of it,
00:22:07.08\00:22:08.43
but I enjoy it
matter of fact, absolutely,
00:22:08.44\00:22:10.14
and I know you enjoy
it too, it has wonderful
00:22:10.15\00:22:13.83
messages. Now one
thing we can be assured off,
00:22:13.84\00:22:16.51
assured off, and
that is first of all there
00:22:16.52\00:22:18.27
are two resurrections,
that's right, that is
00:22:18.28\00:22:20.23
clearly given us
in the verse John 5:29
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if you wanna mark
that down John 5:29.
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But the other
question is well who's first?
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Okay. Well 1
Thessalonians 4:16 says
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the dead in
Christ shall rise first,
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so we know the ones in Christ,
00:22:34.71\00:22:36.38
those who have died
in Christ rise first,
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that's right. So the
question is when does
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the second
resurrection happened? Okay.
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And so let's go
ahead and turn to
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Revelation chapter
20 verses 4, 5 and 6.
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Verse 4: And I
saw thrones, and they
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sat on them, and
judgment was committed
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to them. Then I
saw the souls who had
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been beheaded for
the witness to Jesus,
00:22:54.64\00:22:56.84
and for the word
of God who had not
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worshipped the
beast or its image and did
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not received its
mark on the forehead
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or on his hands, and
they lived and reigned
00:23:02.78\00:23:04.56
with Christ for
a thousand years.
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These are the dead in
Christ that will rise,
00:23:06.21\00:23:08.17
that were raised first, okay.
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Living and
reigning with Christ four
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thousand years. And
along with the living.
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Along with those who
were alive at the time
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that were raised when
Christ, well they were
00:23:16.28\00:23:18.54
not raised but were
called up when Christ came.
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Verse 5 but the
rest of the dead notice
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if the dead in
Christ were raised first,
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this is talking
about the rest of the dead
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that were not, were not raised.
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The rest of the
dead did not live again
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until the thousand
years were finished.
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Clearly that those
who are not in Christ
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in the grave John
do not live again until
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a thousand years were finished.
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So but all this
speaking of verses 4 and 5
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we are speaking about
the first Resurrection.
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Now look at verse 6:
Blessed and holy is he
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that hath part in
the first resurrection:
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over such the
second death has no power,
00:23:52.45\00:23:55.28
but they shall be
priests of God in Christ,
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and of Christ shall
reign with him a thousand
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years. Now when
the thousand years
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have expires Satan
will be released from his
00:24:02.10\00:24:04.26
prison and will go
out to deceive the nations
00:24:04.27\00:24:06.54
which are in the
four corners of the earth.
00:24:06.55\00:24:08.41
Gog and Magog
together them to the battle
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whose number is as
the sand of the sea.
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And here's
answering the question which
00:24:13.19\00:24:16.07
you have asked
which is in particular can
00:24:16.08\00:24:18.99
you explain at what
point judgment will be
00:24:19.00\00:24:21.08
handed down to the
resurrective wicked,
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is it before or after
the attempt to attack the
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New Jerusalem, that's right.
00:24:25.71\00:24:26.98
So here the dead
who were not in Christ
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have been raised
Satan gathers them together
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verse 9 they went
up under the breadth
00:24:32.60\00:24:35.21
of the earth and
surrounded the camp
00:24:35.22\00:24:36.57
of the saints, and
the beloved city which
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is the New
Jerusalem and fire came down
00:24:39.20\00:24:42.40
from God out of
heaven and devoured them,
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that's right. So
there is your sequence
00:24:45.60\00:24:47.47
of events so the
2nd Resurrection which
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is of the wicked
or for the purpose of
00:24:50.76\00:24:53.76
the last great
deception that Satan
00:24:53.77\00:24:56.12
has gathering them
together and actually
00:24:56.13\00:24:58.97
convincing that they
might be able to over
00:24:58.98\00:25:01.13
take a city,
ridiculous. And it's absolutely
00:25:01.14\00:25:03.61
ridiculous that they
would think that could
00:25:03.62\00:25:04.91
happen but they
do, and so their attack
00:25:04.92\00:25:07.32
of the city is
their final attack on God
00:25:07.33\00:25:09.77
that they will ever
commit, and fire comes
00:25:09.78\00:25:11.68
down out of
heaven and devours them,
00:25:11.69\00:25:13.31
this is the lake of
fire. And so in fact the
00:25:13.32\00:25:16.51
executive judgment
at that point occurs.
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There you go, there you go.
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Now there's another
part of the judgment
00:25:20.07\00:25:21.29
you know the inspection
part of that judgment,
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the
investigation, investigation,
00:25:23.80\00:25:25.72
and inspection but
it's verse 11 that you see
00:25:25.73\00:25:28.46
that 11 and 12 of
Revelation 20 where it
00:25:28.47\00:25:31.85
says I saw a great
white throne and Him
00:25:31.86\00:25:33.62
who sat on it and
whose face the earth
00:25:33.63\00:25:36.06
and heavens fled
away, and there was found
00:25:36.07\00:25:38.37
no place for them,
and I saw the dead small
00:25:38.38\00:25:41.93
and great
standing before God and the
00:25:41.94\00:25:43.97
books were opened, books plural.
00:25:43.98\00:25:46.72
And another
book was opened which
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was the book singular of life.
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And the dead were
judged according to
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their works by
the things which were
00:25:54.10\00:25:55.70
written in the
books plural notice that
00:25:55.71\00:25:58.49
they didn't, that
God did not go to the
00:25:58.50\00:26:00.64
book of life to judge
the dead, that's right,
00:26:00.65\00:26:02.92
because they were the wicked,
00:26:02.93\00:26:03.96
they are in the book of life.
00:26:03.97\00:26:05.61
But he goes to
the books plural and
00:26:05.62\00:26:07.97
so that's where
the statements comes
00:26:07.98\00:26:08.95
into play John
where someone would say
00:26:08.96\00:26:10.47
you know I can read
you like an open book,
00:26:10.48\00:26:13.01
you know or you're
just you know wear your
00:26:13.02\00:26:16.67
emotions
everything in your sleeve,
00:26:16.68\00:26:18.19
I can just read
you, you know read you
00:26:18.20\00:26:19.78
like an open book
and that's the open
00:26:19.79\00:26:21.10
book of their life.
We know there are sins,
00:26:21.11\00:26:23.55
the things that
we do are recorded by
00:26:23.56\00:26:26.20
recording angels
in these books and
00:26:26.21\00:26:29.68
because they are not
in Christ the judgment
00:26:29.69\00:26:32.65
comes back to
researching and looking
00:26:32.66\00:26:34.66
at their books because
there's no book of life
00:26:34.67\00:26:37.21
that tells us
that they are saved,
00:26:37.22\00:26:38.98
they are not in
Christ. And so that is why
00:26:38.99\00:26:41.45
they go back to
the books for judgment,
00:26:41.46\00:26:43.92
and so now you have the sequence
00:26:43.93\00:26:45.55
of events and I
hope that's clear.
00:26:45.56\00:26:46.96
You know Moses when the children
00:26:46.97\00:26:50.30
of Israel were in transgression,
00:26:50.31\00:26:52.04
he talked about,
he said Lord blot
00:26:52.05\00:26:53.94
my name out of the
book, and Lord chose
00:26:53.95\00:26:56.22
not to, right, and so
the Bible speaks about
00:26:56.23\00:26:58.67
the book of life,
the book of remembrance
00:26:58.68\00:27:01.06
and then it alludes
to the book of death
00:27:01.07\00:27:03.65
because who else
could be judge out of
00:27:03.66\00:27:05.57
the books and then
condemned to the fires
00:27:05.58\00:27:07.91
of hell destroyed
and devoured in the fires
00:27:07.92\00:27:09.70
of the hell, unless
there is a book of those
00:27:09.71\00:27:11.69
who are not saved
which would be the
00:27:11.70\00:27:12.98
book of death. But
I am glad you brought
00:27:12.99\00:27:15.38
that out, the
executive phase that's
00:27:15.39\00:27:17.60
when the
execution is carried out.
00:27:17.61\00:27:19.57
We're living now in
the investigative phase,
00:27:19.58\00:27:22.16
the hour of God's
judgment the judgment
00:27:22.17\00:27:25.05
hour message of
Revelation 14 verse
00:27:25.06\00:27:26.88
6 to 10, we're
living in that hour now,
00:27:26.89\00:27:29.10
and then there's
gonna be the verdict see
00:27:29.11\00:27:31.35
before anybody
before we see the eternal
00:27:31.36\00:27:33.42
life and go to heaven
there's a verdict stage,
00:27:33.43\00:27:35.40
and the verdict is
Revelation chapter 22
00:27:35.41\00:27:37.47
verse 11, he
says: He who is unjust,
00:27:37.48\00:27:41.16
let him be unjust
still; he who is filthy let him
00:27:41.17\00:27:43.98
a filthy still,
He who is righteous,
00:27:43.99\00:27:46.35
let him be righteous
still. He who is holy,
00:27:46.36\00:27:49.02
let him be holy
still. Behold I come quickly
00:27:49.03\00:27:51.81
and my reward is
with me to give to
00:27:51.82\00:27:54.35
everyone according to his work.
00:27:54.36\00:27:56.51
That's the verdict
phase, investigation,
00:27:56.52\00:27:59.90
verdict, then
judgment. And then is a call
00:27:59.91\00:28:01.82
because its linked
with that verse 12 that
00:28:01.83\00:28:03.73
he is coming
quickly, its a call to say get
00:28:03.74\00:28:05.70
your life in
order now. There you go.
00:28:05.71\00:28:07.33
You know it's
too late when I come,
00:28:07.34\00:28:09.16
but it won't be too
late if you get your life
00:28:09.17\00:28:11.16
in order now because
when that pronouncement
00:28:11.17\00:28:12.90
is made you will
stand on the side of the
00:28:12.91\00:28:14.46
righteous, and Christ
will come and take you
00:28:14.47\00:28:16.88
home. I just before
we go to our subject,
00:28:16.89\00:28:20.18
I would just have
one more question here
00:28:20.19\00:28:21.57
and I think this is
no brainer, no brainer.
00:28:21.58\00:28:25.17
This doesn't even
require a Bible answer
00:28:25.18\00:28:27.91
this is a no
brainer. I have a friend who
00:28:27.92\00:28:30.61
is an SDA, that's
Seventh-day Adventist
00:28:30.62\00:28:32.36
and she is 26 years
old and she is dating
00:28:32.37\00:28:34.70
a guy who is eleven
years younger than her,
00:28:34.71\00:28:39.06
and he also is an Adventist.
00:28:39.07\00:28:40.83
I wanna know what
does the Bible say
00:28:40.84\00:28:42.78
about women and
men dating young guys
00:28:42.79\00:28:45.30
and young girls?
Is there anything that
00:28:45.31\00:28:49.56
I can say to let
her know what God says?
00:28:49.57\00:28:52.26
Well let me tell
you what God would say.
00:28:52.27\00:28:54.99
If you look at the
age difference 26 year
00:28:55.00\00:28:58.58
old woman and a guy
who is 11 years younger
00:28:58.59\00:29:01.44
if you subtract that
he is 15 and that doesn't
00:29:01.45\00:29:07.59
even need Biblical
text to let that person
00:29:07.60\00:29:12.49
know that, that
is wrong a minor and
00:29:12.50\00:29:16.15
a person who is
8 years passed her
00:29:16.16\00:29:19.20
age of 18 years
old, she is 26 he is 15
00:29:19.21\00:29:23.45
that is illegal, that
is I could keep going on
00:29:23.46\00:29:27.75
this topic. Yeah.
That's a no brainer,
00:29:27.76\00:29:29.62
there is no Bible
text you need ask this
00:29:29.63\00:29:32.36
person to wake up
that's what they really need,
00:29:32.37\00:29:34.96
this is wrong. The
verse that comes to mind
00:29:34.97\00:29:37.80
and you know and you
probably know exactly
00:29:37.81\00:29:39.60
where this is from.
It's not coming to mind
00:29:39.61\00:29:41.19
the text is simple
avoid the appearance of evil.
00:29:41.20\00:29:43.42
Oh! In this case
won. I think that's pretty
00:29:43.43\00:29:45.54
much is all encompassing there,
00:29:45.55\00:29:47.58
right. But you know
this it just doesn't
00:29:47.59\00:29:49.37
even seem right, so
you don't want to go there,
00:29:49.38\00:29:52.37
its not even right,
yes. Yeah I know but I mean
00:29:52.38\00:29:53.41
I am talking about
the appearance aspect;
00:29:53.42\00:29:55.13
okay, we should
avoid even the appearance
00:29:55.14\00:29:56.63
of evil, we don't
need to look for text
00:29:56.64\00:29:58.05
on that but that's
kind of all encompassing
00:29:58.06\00:29:59.48
one where, yeah, you
know if it's not right
00:29:59.49\00:30:02.14
in the eyes of
society then as a Christian
00:30:02.15\00:30:05.45
by all means stay away from it.
00:30:05.46\00:30:07.07
And so you know this
is definitely something
00:30:07.08\00:30:09.97
that I believe is
not right, John believes
00:30:09.98\00:30:12.52
its not right and
so. And the Bible,
00:30:12.53\00:30:14.20
we possibly get skipped, that's
00:30:14.21\00:30:15.20
you know fifteen
years old this guy
00:30:15.21\00:30:17.55
needs to stay in
school, that's right.
00:30:17.56\00:30:19.37
You know there's
a lady who I forgot,
00:30:19.38\00:30:21.19
I don't remember
her name but she was
00:30:21.20\00:30:23.55
a school teacher
and took advantage
00:30:23.56\00:30:25.46
of one of her
students who was thirteen
00:30:25.47\00:30:26.86
at the time and then they ended
00:30:26.87\00:30:28.68
up years later
getting married and
00:30:28.69\00:30:30.54
this whole as you
read about older woman
00:30:30.55\00:30:33.45
and young man,
you know let's not
00:30:33.46\00:30:34.86
follow the trends of
the world, let's follow
00:30:34.87\00:30:36.68
the things that are
right in the word of God,
00:30:36.69\00:30:38.74
and this is not
something that the word of God
00:30:38.75\00:30:40.29
supports, that's
right. A minor as far as
00:30:40.30\00:30:42.32
15 years old
now, if she was 36 and
00:30:42.33\00:30:44.72
he was 25 and you
know may be there is
00:30:44.73\00:30:47.65
something there when
they are both are of legal
00:30:47.66\00:30:49.39
age but still you
know as you get older you
00:30:49.40\00:30:51.97
continue this
disparity it get further
00:30:51.98\00:30:53.64
and further
apart. When one person is
00:30:53.65\00:30:55.68
really getting ready
to be round up in life,
00:30:55.69\00:30:58.07
the other one is kind
of starting to settle down.
00:30:58.08\00:31:00.19
So let the word
of God be your guide,
00:31:00.20\00:31:02.36
but this instance is
not something supported
00:31:02.37\00:31:04.91
by God's word. Well
if you have any questions
00:31:04.92\00:31:07.24
friend continue to send them to
00:31:07.25\00:31:08.63
housecalls@3abn.org
that's housecalls@3abn.org
00:31:08.64\00:31:14.31
and we'll try to get them to.
00:31:14.32\00:31:16.08
We have the other
number as well where
00:31:16.09\00:31:17.49
they can call. What's that now?
00:31:17.50\00:31:19.15
It's
1-800-752-3226. That's right.
00:31:19.16\00:31:22.87
And so you can also
call because some people
00:31:22.88\00:31:24.21
don't have emails,
so we want to make sure
00:31:24.22\00:31:25.58
we give that as
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and pass that to
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00:31:31.01\00:31:32.81
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00:31:32.82\00:31:34.87
And that's by the
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Well our topic
today John which is one
00:32:01.75\00:32:03.90
we're gonna be talking about for
00:32:03.91\00:32:04.88
a while I think is
Christian standards. Yes.
00:32:04.89\00:32:09.38
This topic is so
exciting to me because you know
00:32:09.39\00:32:12.97
we have, we're
living in the age where the
00:32:12.98\00:32:15.10
Bible talks about
the Church of Laodicea
00:32:15.11\00:32:17.78
and there are seven
churches talked about
00:32:17.79\00:32:19.66
in Revelation and
it's amazing to watch that
00:32:19.67\00:32:22.49
we are living
in the last church,
00:32:22.50\00:32:24.35
and when the Bible
describes the condition
00:32:24.36\00:32:27.10
of the last church it
requires us to go back
00:32:27.11\00:32:30.71
and say what's
wrong with this church?
00:32:30.72\00:32:32.87
Are they
throwing out the standards
00:32:32.88\00:32:35.05
because Lord is
looking at them and
00:32:35.06\00:32:36.33
saying
something is missing here?
00:32:36.34\00:32:38.37
Matter of fact
John why don't you,
00:32:38.38\00:32:40.07
in your Bible
friends turn with us to
00:32:40.08\00:32:42.48
Revelation chapter 3.
I want you to see this
00:32:42.49\00:32:44.84
condition and
then we'll go ahead.
00:32:44.85\00:32:47.31
As we look at
this condition of the
00:32:47.32\00:32:49.45
very last church by
the way this last church
00:32:49.46\00:32:52.17
is a picture of the
church in the last stage,
00:32:52.18\00:32:56.61
not just a local
church but the church in the
00:32:56.62\00:32:59.84
world it's saying
this is what God sees
00:32:59.85\00:33:02.75
in the condition of the
church of the last days.
00:33:02.76\00:33:05.04
John why don't
you read it for us,
00:33:05.05\00:33:07.39
start with
Revelation 3 and verse 14:
00:33:07.40\00:33:10.92
To the angel of the
church in Laodiceans write:
00:33:10.93\00:33:17.38
These things says
the Amen, the faithful
00:33:17.39\00:33:20.78
and true witness,
the beginning of the
00:33:20.79\00:33:22.57
creation of God. I
know your works that
00:33:22.58\00:33:25.68
you are neither cold nor hot.
00:33:25.69\00:33:27.55
I could wish you
were cold or hot,
00:33:27.56\00:33:29.68
so then because
you are lukewarm,
00:33:29.69\00:33:32.49
nether cold nor hot,
I will warmth you out
00:33:32.50\00:33:35.19
of my mouth boy. That's bad.
00:33:35.20\00:33:38.21
That's not good.
Verse 17, because you say
00:33:38.22\00:33:41.79
I am rich and
become wealthy and if need
00:33:41.80\00:33:44.49
of nothing and do
not know that you are
00:33:44.50\00:33:46.94
wretched, miserable,
poor, blind and naked.
00:33:46.95\00:33:49.97
I counsel you to
buy for me gold refined
00:33:49.98\00:33:53.75
in the fire that
you may be rich in
00:33:53.76\00:33:55.89
white garments,
that you may be cloth
00:33:55.90\00:33:58.35
but the shame of
your nakedness may be
00:33:58.36\00:34:00.36
revealed, may not be revealed.
00:34:00.37\00:34:02.36
And anoint your
eyes with eye salve
00:34:02.37\00:34:04.73
that you may see,
and then it wraps it up.
00:34:04.74\00:34:08.18
As many as I love
and this is all done out
00:34:08.19\00:34:10.86
of love, we can't miss this.
00:34:10.87\00:34:12.70
I rebuke and
chasten therefore be zealous
00:34:12.71\00:34:16.26
and repent. Behold
I stand at the door
00:34:16.27\00:34:18.70
and knock. If
anyone hears my voice
00:34:18.71\00:34:20.83
and opens the door
I will come into him
00:34:20.84\00:34:23.35
and dine with him
and he with me to him
00:34:23.36\00:34:26.26
it overcomes I will
grant to sit with me on
00:34:26.27\00:34:29.19
my throne as I also
overcame and sat with
00:34:29.20\00:34:31.73
my father on his throne.
00:34:31.74\00:34:33.65
He who has an ear,
let him hear what the
00:34:33.66\00:34:35.75
Spirit says to the churches.
00:34:35.76\00:34:37.65
Friends you see
that Bible text says that
00:34:37.66\00:34:40.35
we are lukewarm
but then the amazing
00:34:40.36\00:34:42.77
spiritual irony here
is that we are lukewarm,
00:34:42.78\00:34:47.83
we are wretched,
miserable, poor, blind
00:34:47.84\00:34:51.56
and naked and
then the Bible says you
00:34:51.57\00:34:53.80
can't see it. Now I
don't want to paint a
00:34:53.81\00:34:55.56
mental picture but
you'll have a hard time
00:34:55.57\00:34:56.95
if somebody came
to work on any morning
00:34:56.96\00:34:58.71
and didn't have any
clothing on, that's right.
00:34:58.72\00:35:00.95
You say are you
blind? And they say no I am
00:35:00.96\00:35:03.75
not and you will
go right away and say
00:35:03.76\00:35:05.50
what on earth has
possessed you to do that.
00:35:05.51\00:35:09.33
The Lord in an essence saying
00:35:09.34\00:35:10.65
that the people
of God are they think
00:35:10.66\00:35:13.52
they have his righteousness,
00:35:13.53\00:35:15.34
but they don't and
something is missing
00:35:15.35\00:35:18.13
and I would say
that to a great degree
00:35:18.14\00:35:19.63
the Christian
church today has become
00:35:19.64\00:35:20.90
a place where we
are comfortable with
00:35:20.91\00:35:23.26
Christian things,
but in fact there is a
00:35:23.27\00:35:26.59
missing link in the
life of the Christian.
00:35:26.60\00:35:30.20
That's why when
I talked about that
00:35:30.21\00:35:31.69
years ago unless I
put together on following
00:35:31.70\00:35:34.56
in Jesus' foot
steps. There are number of
00:35:34.57\00:35:37.01
principles that I
wanna advance this morning
00:35:37.02\00:35:39.15
and hope you understand.
00:35:39.16\00:35:41.17
And you know before we go there,
00:35:41.18\00:35:43.51
yeah, I know we
are about to get into,
00:35:43.52\00:35:45.16
I wanna
transition because we've been
00:35:45.17\00:35:47.13
talking about
grace. Oh I tell you.
00:35:47.14\00:35:48.98
Okay, we've been
talking about the
00:35:48.99\00:35:50.52
grace that saves
us from being a sinner
00:35:50.53\00:35:53.75
to being righteous
in Christ, and that is
00:35:53.76\00:35:56.95
saved us for a
purpose and we read in
00:35:56.96\00:35:59.26
Ephesians 210
that we are saved for
00:35:59.27\00:36:01.38
good works. That's
right. That we walk in them
00:36:01.39\00:36:03.68
that God prepared
before hand that we
00:36:03.69\00:36:05.87
should walk in them.
So grace is more than
00:36:05.88\00:36:08.67
just saving us through
his gift given by Jesus
00:36:08.68\00:36:12.19
by his death on
the Cross, but grace is
00:36:12.20\00:36:13.98
power given to the
life of the Christian.
00:36:13.99\00:36:16.83
Paul over and over
again said by grace,
00:36:16.84\00:36:18.95
by grace, by grace,
by grace and so he did
00:36:18.96\00:36:22.48
everything by
grace because we don't
00:36:22.49\00:36:24.51
stand in our own power. So grace
00:36:24.52\00:36:27.22
has everything
to do with saving us
00:36:27.23\00:36:28.77
but grace has
also everything to do
00:36:28.78\00:36:31.58
with helping us to be
obedient to God's word.
00:36:31.59\00:36:34.92
That's right.
Obedient, notice I did say the
00:36:34.93\00:36:37.29
word obedience
and I am not talking
00:36:37.30\00:36:38.78
about legalism, I am
talking about obedience
00:36:38.79\00:36:41.35
to the way of
Christ. Turn with me to Jew,
00:36:41.36\00:36:44.30
there is a verse in here, okay,
00:36:44.31\00:36:46.28
that I think that
we have missed on that
00:36:46.29\00:36:48.54
many people have
not seen that I want to
00:36:48.55\00:36:50.28
elaborate on
because I think its key in
00:36:50.29\00:36:52.58
understanding what
is happening to God's
00:36:52.59\00:36:54.27
grace in these last
stage. All right, Jude,
00:36:54.28\00:36:56.97
the book of Jude,
there's only one chapter
00:36:56.98\00:36:58.93
so we're gonna go to
verses 3 and 4, okay.
00:36:58.94\00:37:01.84
It's a book just
before Revelation, Jude
00:37:01.85\00:37:04.62
first chapter well 1
chapter verse 3 and 4,
00:37:04.63\00:37:07.41
here we go. Beloved
well I was very diligent
00:37:07.42\00:37:11.09
to write you concerning a common
00:37:11.10\00:37:12.86
salvation I found
it necessary to write
00:37:12.87\00:37:15.80
you exhorting you
to contend earnestly
00:37:15.81\00:37:17.99
for the faith
which was once for all
00:37:18.00\00:37:20.28
delivered to the
saints. Notice that he is saying
00:37:20.29\00:37:22.97
I was diligent to
write you concerning our
00:37:22.98\00:37:25.46
common salvation,
that's called the elementary
00:37:25.47\00:37:28.22
parts of salvation,
right, but this time
00:37:28.23\00:37:30.29
he is saying I found
it necessary to write
00:37:30.30\00:37:32.10
you to contend
earnestly for the faith.
00:37:32.11\00:37:34.29
That's right.
There's something that is
00:37:34.30\00:37:35.45
happening and so Jude is saying
00:37:35.46\00:37:37.77
I want you to
contend for the faith because
00:37:37.78\00:37:39.63
this thing is
deadly, here it is what is it
00:37:39.64\00:37:42.34
verse 4. For
certain men have crept in
00:37:42.35\00:37:46.34
unnoticed who long
ago were marked out
00:37:46.35\00:37:49.77
for this condemnation,
ungodly men, so what
00:37:49.78\00:37:52.89
men were coming in
to the church John?
00:37:52.90\00:37:54.47
Ungodly. These
are ungodly men and
00:37:54.48\00:37:56.82
listen to what they
do, who turned the grace,
00:37:56.83\00:38:00.78
we're talking about
grace, turn the grace
00:38:00.79\00:38:03.50
of our God into
lewdness, the other word there
00:38:03.51\00:38:07.28
and I like the New
International version
00:38:07.29\00:38:09.44
and this is the
license for immorality,
00:38:09.45\00:38:11.97
in other words, a
license to commit sin.
00:38:11.98\00:38:15.19
These men have
turned grace into just
00:38:15.20\00:38:18.51
its okay to do
whatever you want.
00:38:18.52\00:38:20.19
Its okay, it's
giving you license to sin
00:38:20.20\00:38:22.89
because you're under grace.
00:38:22.90\00:38:23.98
Now how many of you have heard
00:38:23.99\00:38:25.43
that message. It
doesn't matter what
00:38:25.44\00:38:27.01
you do because God is
taking care of it all.
00:38:27.02\00:38:29.05
You are under
grace; you're no longer
00:38:29.06\00:38:30.54
under law. Jude is
saying that certain
00:38:30.55\00:38:32.94
men have crept in
with this message saying
00:38:32.95\00:38:35.45
that they're
turning the grace of God
00:38:35.46\00:38:37.21
into a license for immorality.
00:38:37.22\00:38:39.71
Now God forbid that
happen so that's why
00:38:39.72\00:38:43.65
he is saying
contend for the faith,
00:38:43.66\00:38:46.03
now I am starting
to preach a little bit
00:38:46.04\00:38:47.17
here John but I have.
Okay you have decided.
00:38:47.18\00:38:48.51
And so it says
grace of God into lewdness
00:38:48.52\00:38:51.78
or license for
immorality and listen to what
00:38:51.79\00:38:54.11
that does when you do
that, when you have this
00:38:54.12\00:38:56.67
cheap kind of grace.
Do what you want and deny
00:38:56.68\00:39:00.44
the only Lord God and
our Lord Jesus Christ.
00:39:00.45\00:39:03.95
You deny the only
Lord, the only savior
00:39:03.96\00:39:06.57
you have when you
turn grace into do
00:39:06.58\00:39:09.42
whatever you want
and you don't follow
00:39:09.43\00:39:11.11
in his foot steps
to obey him and to walk
00:39:11.12\00:39:13.68
in his path. You
know I was talking about
00:39:13.69\00:39:16.04
that John, just
this sermon I preach just
00:39:16.05\00:39:18.89
week past where the
principles of spiritualism
00:39:18.90\00:39:22.05
friends is first of
all one that we are under,
00:39:22.06\00:39:26.74
we are unfallen demagogues.
00:39:26.75\00:39:29.31
In another words if I am a God,
00:39:29.32\00:39:31.02
if I am an unfallen demagogue
00:39:31.03\00:39:32.90
or lower God,
then I am accountable
00:39:32.91\00:39:35.03
to just me and there
is this thing nowadays
00:39:35.04\00:39:38.00
in Christianity
where people are using this
00:39:38.01\00:39:39.70
word, they are
throwing around this word.
00:39:39.71\00:39:40.88
Don't judge me, don't judge me,
00:39:40.89\00:39:42.01
don't judge me,
don't judge me, its right,
00:39:42.02\00:39:43.21
that is so weak. When we are
00:39:43.22\00:39:45.77
as God's people
there is an entire
00:39:45.78\00:39:47.50
chapter in the
Bible, entire book in
00:39:47.51\00:39:49.47
the Bible called
judges and the Lord.
00:39:49.48\00:39:53.09
Can't even says
that are we worthy
00:39:53.10\00:39:54.43
to judge in
small matters, right,
00:39:54.62\00:39:56.19
we've given the
authority to judge
00:39:56.40\00:39:57.65
in the small
matters of the church, so.
00:39:57.86\00:39:59.21
And so with that in
fact, spiritual men,
00:39:59.41\00:40:02.84
spiritual leaders
were appointed by God
00:40:03.04\00:40:05.69
over the tribes of
Israel to judge matters,
00:40:05.90\00:40:08.64
large matters, small matters,
to make decisions about,
00:40:08.85\00:40:12.12
whether or not they are going
00:40:12.32\00:40:13.29
in the right direction
or the wrong direction.
00:40:13.32\00:40:14.75
And that's why
Mathew 7 verse 21 to 20,
00:40:14.97\00:40:17.24
Mathew 7 verse 14 and 15 says,
00:40:17.45\00:40:19.10
by their fruits you'll
know them. That's right.
00:40:19.30\00:40:22.37
Matter of fact, if I
walk up to an apple tree
00:40:22.57\00:40:23.83
and I see oranges,
I'll say are you sure,
00:40:24.03\00:40:27.33
this is supposed
to be an apple tree
00:40:27.58\00:40:29.21
because I see oranges here.
00:40:29.43\00:40:31.04
So, friends the
Lord says to us, we can,
00:40:31.26\00:40:33.49
we can examine the
person, follow this carefully,
00:40:33.74\00:40:36.90
people often say, you
don't know what's in my heart?
00:40:37.12\00:40:40.00
Oh, you know what, I
know what's in the heart
00:40:40.21\00:40:42.79
of that tree, but
what I see on the outside
00:40:42.98\00:40:44.95
of the tree. That's right.
00:40:45.17\00:40:46.67
An orange is not going
to show up on an apple tree,
00:40:46.88\00:40:48.65
and an apple is not going
to show up on an orange tree.
00:40:48.86\00:40:51.00
That's right. As you
graft it in, unless you somehow
00:40:51.20\00:40:53.83
did it temporarily to
make a, what's the fruit?
00:40:54.02\00:40:58.13
If you combine those
you get an orange and apple,
00:40:58.32\00:41:00.19
anyway work on
that one. App-orange,
00:41:00.39\00:41:02.68
but you, but you, I
have a similar analogy
00:41:02.90\00:41:07.06
on that too because when
you walk up to an apple tree
00:41:07.27\00:41:09.43
and you see apples
on it, and you say,
00:41:09.63\00:41:11.64
you are an apple
tree, can you imagine
00:41:11.84\00:41:14.10
an apple tree
saying, don't judge me.
00:41:14.29\00:41:15.79
That's a very good point.
00:41:15.99\00:41:17.90
Don't judge me, but
you are an apple tree,
00:41:18.13\00:41:20.51
I see the apples, I
can call you an apple tree.
00:41:20.72\00:41:22.40
Don't let anybody tel,
You, you know those who,
00:41:22.62\00:41:25.17
when they are
seeming open, and blatantly
00:41:25.36\00:41:27.73
and things that are
clearly against God,
00:41:27.95\00:41:29.58
we're opposing that,
don't be afraid to as
00:41:29.80\00:41:32.53
what Jude's says,
contend earnestly for the faith,
00:41:32.72\00:41:35.43
call it what it
is, it's an apple tree.
00:41:35.67\00:41:38.50
Now we are not
called to run around
00:41:38.71\00:41:40.47
and point fingers,
we need to do things
00:41:40.68\00:41:41.85
in love and
then care for people.
00:41:42.04\00:41:43.52
You know, there are
different levels of sins;
00:41:43.71\00:41:45.44
there are
different kinds of sins.
00:41:45.66\00:41:46.68
There is open sin in the church
00:41:46.90\00:41:47.92
that must be addressed publicly.
00:41:48.12\00:41:49.87
There are private
sins that people have
00:41:50.08\00:41:51.82
that should be
addressed privately.
00:41:52.02\00:41:53.64
We don't need to
call people on the carpet
00:41:53.87\00:41:55.88
because you could do
more damage, by rebuking
00:41:56.09\00:41:59.54
someone in front of or
in the presence of others,
00:41:59.75\00:42:01.62
then you can by
just pulling them aside.
00:42:01.81\00:42:03.98
But what we call or pull
our brothers and our sisters
00:42:04.21\00:42:06.19
aside sometimes when
we see some of these open
00:42:06.38\00:42:07.76
things, and to work with them,
00:42:07.97\00:42:09.72
and it's always in love.
But your point is well taken
00:42:09.94\00:42:12.11
John, yeah, there are
just matters that God calls us,
00:42:12.34\00:42:14.31
to judge Him
because of the fruit.
00:42:14.51\00:42:16.87
That's right, and so
when you talk about walking
00:42:17.11\00:42:19.00
in the footsteps of Jesus
following in His footsteps.
00:42:19.21\00:42:21.92
Jesus is the perfect example;
00:42:22.11\00:42:24.82
His word is clear
on what the Christian
00:42:25.03\00:42:28.10
should and should not do.
00:42:28.29\00:42:29.26
And we gonna be talking
about a number of areas,
00:42:29.48\00:42:31.05
we gonna be talking
about entertainment,
00:42:31.25\00:42:32.22
we gonna be
talking about lifestyle,
00:42:32.23\00:42:33.86
we gonna be talking
about how you dress,
00:42:34.09\00:42:36.97
that is adornment, we
gonna be talking about
00:42:37.19\00:42:39.41
your reading material,
your listening material.
00:42:39.63\00:42:42.11
These are all areas where
a lot of people think that,
00:42:42.35\00:42:44.71
you could live your
life this way over here
00:42:44.90\00:42:46.72
in the carnal, and
then turn on the spiritual,
00:42:46.92\00:42:49.48
when it's time to go to church,
00:42:49.70\00:42:50.67
and never the twain shall meet,
00:42:50.87\00:42:52.39
that's another
spiritualistic term.
00:42:52.63\00:42:55.30
I did a survey, by
the way on Halloween,
00:42:55.52\00:42:57.14
and I pointed out seven
principles of spiritualism.
00:42:57.37\00:43:00.30
One I'm in under
demigod, two whatever is,
00:43:04.08\00:43:05.05
is right. In other words,
don't judge me, you know I,
00:43:05.06\00:43:08.79
I talked about this
very famous personality,
00:43:09.00\00:43:11.57
she's one of the most
successful talk show host
00:43:11.78\00:43:13.40
in history, and I admire
her so well, Oprah Winfrey,
00:43:13.60\00:43:17.26
and I thought to
myself and I really admire
00:43:17.45\00:43:19.30
her success and her
amazing abilities in life,
00:43:19.49\00:43:22.51
and just a
person has risen above
00:43:22.71\00:43:24.13
all the challenges of
life, and I thought to myself
00:43:24.35\00:43:26.47
but then why is
she living with a man?
00:43:26.66\00:43:28.55
You know and I thought
to myself that's amazing,
00:43:28.77\00:43:31.21
something that in
the Christian sense,
00:43:31.41\00:43:33.35
we would never do that and say
00:43:33.57\00:43:35.09
that's right in God's side.
00:43:35.28\00:43:36.29
And but then there
are some Christians
00:43:36.52\00:43:38.81
that even today
they go to church,
00:43:39.02\00:43:41.05
but their lives
outside a church or sometimes
00:43:41.29\00:43:44.43
even in the congregation
of the church is everything
00:43:44.64\00:43:47.80
other than what
God wants it to be.
00:43:48.02\00:43:50.65
So, let's begin
with the principle today,
00:43:50.86\00:43:52.74
so turn in your
Bibles to Romans,
00:43:52.94\00:43:54.65
Romans chapter 12,
and verse 1 and 2 because
00:43:54.89\00:43:58.12
we gonna be talking
about Romans chapter 12
00:43:58.33\00:44:00.03
of verse 1 and 2. And
John if you turn there
00:44:00.24\00:44:02.83
before I do, I like
to read that principle
00:44:03.04\00:44:05.98
because there
needs to be a principle,
00:44:06.17\00:44:07.42
behind everything we do.
00:44:07.64\00:44:09.05
Somebody once said that
if I know that electricity
00:44:09.28\00:44:13.12
shocks me, then I
would ask a dumb question
00:44:13.34\00:44:17.29
such as, well, is
it wrong for me to plug
00:44:17.49\00:44:20.46
both of my
fingers into the sockets
00:44:20.67\00:44:22.15
in John's Stanton's house?
00:44:22.38\00:44:23.60
Is it wrong for me to
plug both of my fingers
00:44:23.81\00:44:27.41
in the socket in
Pastor John Lomacang's house?
00:44:27.62\00:44:29.70
You won't go around asking
really ridiculous questions
00:44:29.90\00:44:32.41
when you understand
the overriding principle
00:44:32.62\00:44:34.19
that electricity will
shock you no matter where
00:44:34.40\00:44:36.15
you plug your
fingers into the sockets,
00:44:36.37\00:44:37.68
yeah, so the
principles. So, do I need to,
00:44:37.90\00:44:40.07
when you come over to my house,
00:44:40.28\00:44:41.25
I need to remind
you, don't do that?
00:44:41.26\00:44:42.42
There a law on
our house by the way,
00:44:43.51\00:44:45.14
you can't do that. You
know, those laws are constant,
00:44:45.35\00:44:48.43
no matter where you
are, for our safety.
00:44:48.68\00:44:49.92
There are some constant
principles in God's words.
00:44:50.14\00:44:52.15
John, why don't
you read that for us,
00:44:52.36\00:44:53.85
Romans 12 verse 1 and 2,
friends, write that down,
00:44:54.04\00:44:55.96
here's a constant principle.
00:44:56.17\00:44:57.93
I beseech you therefore
brethren by the mercies
00:44:58.59\00:45:01.06
of God that you
present your bodies
00:45:01.27\00:45:02.75
a living sacrifice,
holy acceptable to God
00:45:02.97\00:45:06.17
which is your
reasonable service.
00:45:06.36\00:45:08.14
And do not be
conformed to this world,
00:45:08.35\00:45:10.72
but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind,
00:45:10.94\00:45:13.58
that you may prove, I like that,
00:45:13.78\00:45:16.87
that you may prove
something. That's right.
00:45:17.07\00:45:18.48
What do we have to prove?
00:45:18.67\00:45:19.64
That you may
prove what is that good
00:45:19.65\00:45:21.52
and acceptable and
perfect will of God.
00:45:21.73\00:45:23.94
That's right. Some
people say it really
00:45:24.15\00:45:26.24
doesn't matter; I mean
as long as I serve the Lord
00:45:26.44\00:45:28.39
and sing those
songs, and worship Him with,
00:45:28.58\00:45:30.49
you know with all my energies,
00:45:30.68\00:45:32.08
it really doesn't matter.
00:45:32.29\00:45:33.26
And there are some
individuals, I have seen,
00:45:33.28\00:45:34.93
you know what I
have seen Christians
00:45:35.12\00:45:36.09
get more angry
than non Christians.
00:45:36.30\00:45:37.82
When you touch
something that sacred to them,
00:45:38.02\00:45:41.30
that has become a God to them,
00:45:41.50\00:45:43.06
has become a little pet to them.
00:45:43.28\00:45:44.85
You know, and
it's like, you know
00:45:45.06\00:45:46.97
they become Christian;
00:45:47.17\00:45:48.14
they don't have
anything to prove, right.
00:45:48.15\00:45:49.62
As if, they don't
have anything to prove
00:45:49.84\00:45:51.31
and what we jus read
was that you may prove.
00:45:51.52\00:45:53.98
That you may prove.
00:45:54.18\00:45:55.15
We are called to prove
or called to establish,
00:45:55.34\00:45:57.02
or called to show and
reveal Christ to the world.
00:45:57.23\00:46:00.06
And so, we as a
standard, and that's why
00:46:00.26\00:46:02.22
we call them Christians
standards. That's right.
00:46:02.42\00:46:04.22
That God asks us
and calls us to follow.
00:46:04.42\00:46:07.14
Lot of times
people used to get nervous
00:46:07.73\00:46:09.25
when you talk about
Christian standards,
00:46:09.49\00:46:10.87
oh, what if are gonna tell me,
00:46:11.08\00:46:12.81
I can and cannot do now.
00:46:13.01\00:46:15.52
I mean you know what,
the most important can't,
00:46:15.73\00:46:18.49
friends, don't forget
this one, the most important
00:46:18.71\00:46:20.37
can't as we cannot
afford to be lost. That's right.
00:46:20.56\00:46:23.06
And anything that
will hinder our progressive
00:46:23.27\00:46:25.69
growth as Christians
can impact our salvation.
00:46:25.91\00:46:31.23
1 Corinthians 10 in verse
31, here's another principle,
00:46:31.46\00:46:34.78
1 Corinthians 10 and verse 31.
00:46:34.99\00:46:38.42
You gonna write that
down, or turn in your Bibles,
00:46:38.63\00:46:40.80
or maybe, it's
on your video tape
00:46:41.00\00:46:42.32
as you are
recording the program,
00:46:42.52\00:46:43.67
hopefully you are to
share with someone else.
00:46:43.87\00:46:46.48
1 Corinthians 10:31.
Do you have the one John;
00:46:46.67\00:46:49.29
you may read
that for us. Go ahead.
00:46:49.49\00:46:50.78
It says: Therefore
whether you eat, or drink,
00:46:50.97\00:46:54.52
or whatever you do, do
all to the glory of God.
00:46:54.72\00:46:59.51
So, are you trying to tell me
00:46:59.71\00:47:01.52
that mean its
possible to eat, and drink,
00:47:01.72\00:47:06.89
and whatever I do, to not
do it to the glory of God,
00:47:07.10\00:47:11.47
absolutely. 1
00:47:11.69\00:47:14.92
makes it very, very clear, so.
00:47:15.13\00:47:16.78
You know and there's a
principle behind this thing,
00:47:16.99\00:47:19.74
clearly and I
know that it helps me,
00:47:19.94\00:47:22.89
if I'm watching
something or I'm doing something
00:47:23.09\00:47:25.53
to think, could I have
Jesus sitting right there
00:47:25.73\00:47:28.42
with me by my side doing this?
00:47:28.60\00:47:30.16
In fact Michelle has
kids but she teaches you know,
00:47:30.36\00:47:34.58
in class, obviously
she's not, this year
00:47:34.77\00:47:36.00
she's not teaching but
she has taught for many years.
00:47:36.20\00:47:38.52
And she has said
to them many times,
00:47:38.72\00:47:40.43
and when they say,
well, teacher can we play
00:47:40.64\00:47:41.95
this kind of a video
game or can we do this
00:47:42.18\00:47:44.76
and then she'll
say, well, would you play
00:47:44.95\00:47:47.27
that video game with
Jesus, would you have Jesus
00:47:47.50\00:47:50.37
on the other end of
that video game, blowing up
00:47:50.59\00:47:52.91
the tanks and all these
other things that you do.
00:47:53.19\00:47:55.11
And they would say
immediately, I mean
00:47:55.33\00:47:57.73
it's a surprise
when they say, oh no,
00:47:57.92\00:47:59.26
no Jesus wouldn't do
that, and so the lesson is,
00:47:59.47\00:48:02.80
well then you
shouldn't do that, right,
00:48:03.03\00:48:04.85
because we want
Jesus to be there with us
00:48:05.06\00:48:06.92
every step of our walk with Him.
00:48:07.14\00:48:09.53
And so in fact,
what we do, it says,
00:48:09.78\00:48:11.43
we should do in Christ.
00:48:11.64\00:48:12.66
To the glory of
God, that's right.
00:48:12.86\00:48:14.47
Yeah, and so that's
been the case, question,
00:48:14.68\00:48:16.50
ask yourself, would you
be comfortable doing this?
00:48:16.70\00:48:18.41
Jesus, with Jesus
right by your side because
00:48:18.63\00:48:20.91
the other part of that
is that if you are not,
00:48:21.13\00:48:22.35
Jesus figuratively
would get up and leave
00:48:22.56\00:48:26.20
and who would come? The
enemy comes and supplants
00:48:26.42\00:48:30.65
him takes the
thrown of your heart.
00:48:30.86\00:48:33.00
And so over time, you
begin to see that your
00:48:33.21\00:48:35.76
spirituality starts to
wane, to wane, exactly.
00:48:35.96\00:48:38.30
And things starts to
fail and you realize boy,
00:48:38.51\00:48:40.19
you know that I
don't have the fervor
00:48:40.40\00:48:41.45
and the dedication
I used to the Christ,
00:48:41.66\00:48:43.11
probably is because
the standards that you may
00:48:43.33\00:48:45.97
not have been
holding up to, and so.
00:48:46.16\00:48:47.52
You know John, and
I'm going to say this,
00:48:47.73\00:48:50.53
because lot of people
have, I'll finish you with this.
00:48:50.74\00:48:53.84
Go head say,
works have nothing to do
00:48:54.06\00:48:58.65
with receiving salvation,
with getting salvation,
00:48:58.85\00:49:01.38
we can't work our
way into God's grace.
00:49:01.59\00:49:03.61
But once Christ is in
us, Him working through us
00:49:03.82\00:49:08.74
has everything to
do with our salvation.
00:49:08.96\00:49:12.18
Oh, you know, you just
opened a can that I was,
00:49:12.39\00:49:16.32
that I was, not a can of worms,
00:49:16.53\00:49:18.08
we don't share
bad things with you.
00:49:18.29\00:49:19.86
But you opened a
very, very good point
00:49:20.08\00:49:23.24
because there are
those people that say,
00:49:23.46\00:49:25.16
I'm saved by the
grace through faith alone.
00:49:25.36\00:49:29.97
And then James,
the Bible writer throws
00:49:30.18\00:49:33.93
this shrapnel in
your well oiled machine of
00:49:34.15\00:49:38.97
say by faith only.
And says, wait a minute,
00:49:39.19\00:49:41.90
James chapter 2,
James chapter 2, verse 14,
00:49:42.11\00:49:46.98
James chapter 2 verse
14, all those who are saved
00:49:47.21\00:49:51.48
by grace through faith,
and they don't think that
00:49:51.69\00:49:53.64
after being saved
that there is any evidence
00:49:53.85\00:49:55.49
of their salvation
that should be evident
00:49:55.71\00:49:57.50
to those who are
living around us.
00:49:57.73\00:49:59.36
James chapter 2 verse
14. Notice what he says here,
00:49:59.58\00:50:02.85
what profit or what
does it profit my brethren
00:50:03.07\00:50:05.93
if someone says he has
faith but does not have works,
00:50:06.14\00:50:11.63
can faith save
him? This is an amazing;
00:50:11.83\00:50:15.13
this throws a
monkey wrench into a lot of
00:50:15.32\00:50:19.20
theology out there
nowadays where people say,
00:50:19.26\00:50:21.78
save by grace through
faith, boom, stop the train,
00:50:21.99\00:50:25.56
we can't go any
further. James says,
00:50:25.75\00:50:28.13
wait we got to
still keep going because
00:50:28.33\00:50:31.04
Ephesians 2:10 you
just said a moment ago,
00:50:31.26\00:50:33.86
when I say by
works, we say what?
00:50:34.06\00:50:36.15
For works, for
works, that's right.
00:50:36.36\00:50:38.28
Look at the next
verse, if a brother or sister
00:50:38.51\00:50:41.27
is naked and
destitute of daily food
00:50:41.48\00:50:42.77
and one says to
him, depart in peace
00:50:42.97\00:50:44.59
and be warm and filled,
but you do not give them
00:50:44.80\00:50:46.75
the things which
are needed for the body,
00:50:46.96\00:50:48.23
what does it profit?
Thus also faith by itself,
00:50:48.43\00:50:51.86
if it does not have works,
00:50:52.07\00:50:53.48
what the verse 17
says John? It's dead.
00:50:53.69\00:50:55.49
If faith friends, if
your faith is not accompanied
00:50:55.71\00:50:59.45
by works its
dead, its like saying
00:50:59.66\00:51:02.44
I just bought this
really nice chainsaw,
00:51:02.66\00:51:04.82
and I hanged it up in my garage,
00:51:05.05\00:51:06.86
and it says, man I'm so
glad to have that chainsaw.
00:51:07.10\00:51:09.64
And somebody says but
I've been looking around
00:51:09.87\00:51:11.63
your house John, you don't
have any trees to cut down,
00:51:11.83\00:51:13.71
what's the
purpose of this chainsaw?
00:51:13.94\00:51:14.91
Meaning, you are living
in an apartment building
00:51:15.13\00:51:16.80
this is not, he has a house but.
00:51:17.02\00:51:18.49
You are living in
an apartment building,
00:51:18.70\00:51:20.02
what you gonna be cutting down?
00:51:20.22\00:51:21.19
Well I just have this chainsaw,
00:51:21.27\00:51:22.36
I don't plan on using
it, I just wanna have it.
00:51:22.57\00:51:25.02
Well that may be
good in the physical world
00:51:25.24\00:51:27.93
but the Lord
doesn't gives us a faith,
00:51:28.15\00:51:29.86
that is to be inactive,
and that's why James says
00:51:30.07\00:51:32.40
that if your faith
doesn't have works is dead.
00:51:32.62\00:51:34.91
It's not plugged
in, it's detached.
00:51:35.14\00:51:37.70
But someone
will say in verse 18,
00:51:37.92\00:51:40.07
you have faith and I have works,
00:51:40.29\00:51:42.77
show me your
faith without your works
00:51:42.99\00:51:46.31
and I'll show you my faith how?
00:51:46.53\00:51:48.86
By my works! In other
words, here some fruit
00:51:49.08\00:51:53.54
to let you know that
I'm in fact an apple tree;
00:51:53.76\00:51:55.47
here some fruit, to let you know
00:51:55.68\00:51:57.52
I'm an orange tree, yes.
00:51:57.72\00:51:59.28
You believe that
there's one God and you do well,
00:51:59.49\00:52:01.90
even the demons
believe and do what?
00:52:02.11\00:52:04.54
Tremble, so there
are those who say,
00:52:04.76\00:52:06.63
you know we had a
question along this line John.
00:52:06.84\00:52:08.53
You know believe
in Lord Jesus Christ
00:52:08.74\00:52:12.02
and you'll be
safe, great, that's true,
00:52:12.23\00:52:14.37
that's scriptural but belief,
00:52:14.58\00:52:15.55
mental belief is not enough.
00:52:15.60\00:52:17.07
Yeah, just mental
ascent that we acknowledge
00:52:17.29\00:52:18.92
isn't enough. Yeah, and so
the Lord in essence saying,
00:52:19.14\00:52:21.66
don't just believe that
God exists like the demons
00:52:21.87\00:52:24.46
believe because the
only thing that you'll do is
00:52:24.69\00:52:26.95
the same thing
they'll do, you'll tremble.
00:52:27.17\00:52:28.45
That's right. Pull it
off the rest of it John,
00:52:28.67\00:52:30.92
read for some verse
20, But do you want to know
00:52:31.15\00:52:35.48
oh foolish man that
faith without works is dead.
00:52:35.70\00:52:37.64
Was not Abraham our
Father justified by works
00:52:37.87\00:52:41.12
when he offered
Isaac his son on the altar?
00:52:41.33\00:52:43.41
Do you see that
faith was working together
00:52:43.63\00:52:46.44
with his works and by
works faith was made perfect?
00:52:46.66\00:52:50.03
And the scripture
was fulfilled which says
00:52:50.24\00:52:52.60
Abraham believed God
and was accounted to him for
00:52:52.80\00:52:54.55
righteousness, and he
was called the friend of God.
00:52:54.76\00:52:57.43
Now here is the grand
slam of it all verse 24.
00:52:57.66\00:53:00.42
You see then that
man is justified by works
00:53:00.65\00:53:04.03
and not by faith only.
Now, this is meaning in context
00:53:04.25\00:53:10.13
is that man stands
justified. That's right.
00:53:10.35\00:53:13.21
Not receive justification
by working its way to it
00:53:13.42\00:53:17.05
but a man stands justified
by his works. That's right.
00:53:17.27\00:53:20.63
So the works that we
do cause us to stand in
00:53:20.86\00:53:25.11
that justify
state, that's right,
00:53:25.36\00:53:27.22
as we are sanctified day
to day living and walking
00:53:27.44\00:53:29.35
with Christ in doing the works
00:53:29.56\00:53:30.75
that He is or
doing before hand for us.
00:53:30.96\00:53:32.79
There you go, verse 26,
last verse. Okay, verse 26
00:53:33.01\00:53:37.39
for as the body
without the spirit is dead,
00:53:37.61\00:53:39.96
so faith without
work is dead also.
00:53:40.18\00:53:42.44
That's right. If you
don't have breathe in your body
00:53:42.64\00:53:44.38
you are not alive,
you just may look nice.
00:53:44.59\00:53:46.42
And I've seen very
wonderfully dressed
00:53:46.64\00:53:48.98
corpses in a
casket but they are dead.
00:53:49.19\00:53:53.16
Yeah, now if you want a grace,
00:53:53.37\00:53:55.05
the connection of
grace specifically to works
00:53:55.26\00:53:57.22
and another
verse, Romans 1:5 says:
00:53:57.45\00:53:59.80
Through him we received
grace and an apostleship
00:54:00.02\00:54:02.92
for obedience to the faith.
00:54:03.14\00:54:05.20
So why didn't we receive grace?
00:54:05.43\00:54:08.09
So we can obey, obedience.
00:54:08.30\00:54:11.31
So grace and obedience
are absolutely connected
00:54:11.54\00:54:14.28
together, you can't
say I stand in grace
00:54:14.50\00:54:16.38
but then say well,
this obedience because
00:54:16.59\00:54:19.54
some people will throw
out this with legalism John.
00:54:19.75\00:54:21.25
We can talk about that
briefly because they use the
00:54:21.47\00:54:24.46
legalism as smokes
screen for not having to obey.
00:54:24.69\00:54:27.24
That is something
that is used over and over
00:54:27.46\00:54:31.12
when someone is
having to deal with an issue
00:54:31.33\00:54:33.30
of obeying God, doing
something that he really
00:54:33.50\00:54:35.69
doesn't want to do, the
smoke screen is thrown out,
00:54:35.91\00:54:38.99
almost like a squid
that releases its oil.
00:54:39.20\00:54:41.58
Yeah that ink in
it. Legalism you know
00:54:41.79\00:54:44.48
and that's the smoke screen
that they throw out there,
00:54:44.70\00:54:46.51
as if some how
its gonna cover up
00:54:46.72\00:54:48.01
still the need to
obey. We need to obey
00:54:48.22\00:54:50.73
what God has call us
to obey, and notice to it
00:54:50.95\00:54:53.86
when we, when we
started off with this passage
00:54:54.06\00:54:55.69
in James 2,
immediately preceding verse 14
00:54:55.91\00:54:58.79
we talked about faith
and works working together.
00:54:58.99\00:55:00.70
The few verses before
that we're speaking of works
00:55:00.91\00:55:04.31
in the contexts of
the Ten Commandments.
00:55:04.53\00:55:07.63
That's right. So some
will Say well the commandments
00:55:07.83\00:55:10.88
are done away with then
why did James speak of the,
00:55:11.09\00:55:14.59
some of the
commandments that are written
00:55:14.80\00:55:16.41
and then starts
talking about faith and works.
00:55:16.63\00:55:18.82
He's doing that because
he's saying that keeping
00:55:19.03\00:55:21.09
the commandments
of God are important.
00:55:21.29\00:55:23.64
And he is not
echoing anything that Christ
00:55:23.85\00:55:25.97
didn't asked us to do.
Christ said, if you love me,
00:55:26.20\00:55:28.69
keep my commandments.
So James is saying,
00:55:28.90\00:55:31.84
keep the commandments,
here's the commandments
00:55:32.06\00:55:33.92
thou shall not murder,
thou shall not commit adultery,
00:55:34.14\00:55:35.73
and if you don't do
that then your works
00:55:35.95\00:55:38.83
in doing that
don't prove your faith.
00:55:39.05\00:55:41.61
Very well put,
very good argument.
00:55:41.83\00:55:45.19
It is something that I
believe and we believe,
00:55:45.39\00:55:47.54
we said it over and over again,
00:55:47.76\00:55:48.73
is very clear in God's word.
00:55:48.96\00:55:50.07
Don't let someone
throw out that smoke screen
00:55:50.30\00:55:51.95
of legalism and say
well obedience means nothing
00:55:52.16\00:55:54.33
to the Christian,
it means everything,
00:55:54.55\00:55:56.19
that's right, in Christian walk.
00:55:56.41\00:55:57.74
And that is
something nowadays that seems
00:55:57.95\00:55:59.43
to have been marketed
it out of Christianity.
00:55:59.65\00:56:01.31
Obedience seems to be
a word that now in the
00:56:01.53\00:56:03.71
endangered species
list because people say,
00:56:03.93\00:56:05.85
you know what, I mean I
have a dynamic praise team.
00:56:06.07\00:56:10.52
I got a
wonderful vibrant church,
00:56:10.75\00:56:12.49
we've so many
programs in our church,
00:56:12.70\00:56:13.85
we are doing so
much for the community
00:56:14.07\00:56:15.67
but the danger there
is Mathew 7 verse 21 to 23
00:56:15.88\00:56:17.93
where the Lord
says, casting our demons,
00:56:18.13\00:56:19.85
performing science and
wonders, are prophesying
00:56:20.07\00:56:22.58
and preaching in
my name, he says,
00:56:22.81\00:56:23.78
it doesn't mean
that you know me.
00:56:23.94\00:56:25.46
And they said, they
call him, Lord and Lord,
00:56:25.69\00:56:28.27
but here's Luke 6
verse 46, the Lord says,
00:56:28.49\00:56:30.90
but why do you
call me Lord, Lord,
00:56:31.11\00:56:32.55
and do not do the things
which I say? That's right.
00:56:32.77\00:56:36.01
So it's not enough to
say Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord,
00:56:36.22\00:56:38.29
and so friends we
look at the topic here
00:56:38.50\00:56:40.55
that we gonna really
dive into the next program
00:56:40.76\00:56:42.72
coming up. But it
is important friends
00:56:42.95\00:56:45.21
as Christians
that we understand,
00:56:45.42\00:56:46.74
that there can never
be Christianity without
00:56:46.95\00:56:51.88
obedience to the principles
00:56:52.10\00:56:53.75
of the living
Christian life, right John.
00:56:53.95\00:56:55.97
That's right, amen.
So on our next program
00:56:56.18\00:56:58.07
we are gonna be
talking about following
00:56:58.29\00:57:00.55
in the footsteps of Jesus.
00:57:00.77\00:57:02.39
And that's why the
Lord is not just making
00:57:02.61\00:57:04.58
a house call on your
worship at His house,
00:57:04.79\00:57:07.21
but he wants to make
house call where you live.
00:57:07.42\00:57:10.52
So friends, continue
studying, continue praying
00:57:10.74\00:57:13.95
because the day is
going to come when the Lord
00:57:14.17\00:57:16.41
is going to return
and we wanna be ready
00:57:16.62\00:57:18.68
for the Lord when He comes back.
00:57:18.89\00:57:19.86
We wanna live the
lives that He wants us
00:57:20.02\00:57:21.77
to live as we
prepare for that coming.
00:57:21.97\00:57:23.51
So today is the day to begin,
00:57:23.72\00:57:25.63
to establish the kind of walk,
00:57:25.85\00:57:27.72
the Lord wants you to have.
00:57:27.94\00:57:28.91
So until we see
you again friends
00:57:29.08\00:57:30.73
have a great day in Christ.
00:57:30.94\00:57:33.19