Let's seek the Lord in prayer.
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Our Father and our God,
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what a privilege it is
to call You our Father;
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our Father which art in heaven.
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The image that comes to our
mind when we mention the word
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"Father" is someone who
loves us, who's willing to give
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everything to
save us from our sins.
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And Father, as we open
Your Word this evening,
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we ask, we implore, for the
presence of Your Holy Spirit.
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Give us understanding,
not only understanding
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intellectually, but give
us understanding in our hearts
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that we might truly
and fully receive Jesus
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personally as
our Savior and Lord.
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We thank You, Father,
for the privilege of prayer
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and thank You for
inclining your ear to hear us.
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Because we ask it in the
precious name of Jesus, amen.
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I'd like to begin by saying
that there is a very, very close
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connection between what
happened on the cross of Calvary
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and what happened
on the day of Pentecost
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several weeks later.
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You say, now what possible
connection could there be
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between the cross of
Christ and what happened on the
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day of Pentecost?
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The fact is that
most Christians, when they
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read the story of
Acts chapter 2, which is
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taking place, by the
way, 40 days after the
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resurrection of Christ,
they focused almost exclusively
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on what happened on
earth on the day of Pentecost.
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Tongues of fire were seen, and
there was a mighty rushing wind,
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and people were filled
with the Spirit, and they spoke
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in other tongues, you know.
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Most of the emphasis
is upon what happened
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in the upper room on earth.
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But tonight I want to
share with you that really
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the important event
on the day of Pentecost
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did not take
place on earth at all.
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The important event
on the day of Pentecost
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took place in heaven.
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And that event in heaven
had an indissoluble connection
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with what Jesus did
on the cross of Calvary.
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Now I want to go
through several stories,
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primarily from
the Old Testament,
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that show us that you
have, first of all, a sacrifice
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or an offering, and
then after the offering
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you have fire from
heaven where God shows His
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approval of that offering.
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Remember, that's the sequence.
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Sacrifice or offering,
fire from heaven to show that
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God approved of that
sacrifice or that offering.
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The first story that I
would like to deal with
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is the story of the
sacrifice that was made by Abel.
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Now the Bible doesn't tell
us exactly how the sacrifice
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that Abel offered was consumed.
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But in the light of
everything that we're going to
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study tonight, there can be
no doubt that the way in which
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God showed that He
accepted Abel's sacrifice
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was because fire fell
from heaven as a result
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of him offering that sacrifice.
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I want to read a statement
that we find, a very important
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statement, that we find
in "Signs Of The Times,"
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February 6, 1879.
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Here, Ellen White writes about
how God showed His approval.
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You know, interestingly, several
years ago I did some research,
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quite a bit of research,
into the book of Genesis.
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And as I read the commentaries,
most of the commentators
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said that the way that
God showed that He approved
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of Abel's sacrifice was that the
smoke of the sacrifice went up.
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The way that God showed that He
disapproved of Cain's sacrifice
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was that the smoke went down.
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Now that's an
interesting speculation,
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but it totally goes
against everything that the
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Bible has to say about
how God approves of sacrifice.
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Now Ellen White is not
adding here to the Bible.
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She's simply stating what is
found in the rest of Scripture.
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Notice what she says.
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"God had respect..."
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That means that He approved.
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How did God show His
approval of Abel's sacrifice?
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By raining what?
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Fire from heaven.
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Now let's go to the
tabernacle in the wilderness.
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When the
tabernacle was inaugurated,
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how did God show that
He accepted the sacrifices?
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Let's read Leviticus chapter
9 and verses 22 through 24.
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Leviticus chapter 9
and verses 22 through 24.
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It says here...
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And how did God show His
approval of the sacrifices?
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Now let's talk about the time
when David offered a sacrifice
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on Ornan's threshing floor.
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This is when
the ark was brought.
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Notice 1 Chronicles
chapter 21 and verse 26.
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Again, the same idea.
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The sacrifice is accepted by God
by God raining fire from heaven.
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Notice 1
Chronicles 21 and verse 26.
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One again, the
sacrifice and then the fire
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showing God's approval.
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Now let's talk about the
inauguration of the temple
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that was built by Solomon.
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2 Chronicles
chapter 7 and verse 1.
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It says there...
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How did God show that
He accepted the sacrifices,
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that He approved of them?
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Fire came down from
heaven and consumed them.
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Now let's talk about
the period of the prophets.
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Go with me to 1 Kings
chapter 18 and verse 38.
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How did God show that He
approved of Elijah's sacrifice
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that Elijah
placed upon the altar?
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Notice 1 Kings
chapter 18 and verse 38.
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So how did God show that
He accepted the sacrifices
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that were placed on the altar?
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By raining what?
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By raining down fire from heaven
to consume the sacrifices.
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Now there's another
illustration in Scripture.
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It doesn't have to do
with fire, but it shows how God
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revealed His approval as to
the sacrifice that was offered.
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Now in the Old Testament,
we have two rock episodes.
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And I'm going to go
through this quickly because we
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don't have a lot of
time to dedicate to this.
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But I want you
to get the picture.
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The first rock episode
is in Exodus chapter 17
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the first several verses.
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There, God told
Moses to take His rod...
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By the way, the rod
represents judgment.
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Every time that Moses raised his
rod, a judgment fell upon Egypt.
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Right?
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So he raised his rod
and he was to strike what?
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He was to strike
or to smite the rock.
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And when he smote the
rock, what did the rock do?
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The rock gave it's what?
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It's water.
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Now what did
that rock represent?
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Clearly the apostle Paul
says in 1 Corinthians chapter 10
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that the rock was Christ.
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The rock represented Christ.
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Now what is represented
by the fact that the rod
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struck the rock and then
the rock gave it's water?
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The fact is that Isaiah 53
says that Jesus was stricken
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and smitten by God.
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In other words, Jesus was
that rock that was smitten
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by the rod of God's
judgment in our place.
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And as a result,
what could Jesus pour out
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on the day of Pentecost?
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He could pour out His what?
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His Spirit, because
the water represents what?
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It represents the
Holy Spirit. That's right.
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You can read that in 1
Corinthians 12 verse 13
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where it says that we
have all drunk from one Spirit.
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The water that comes from the
rock represents the Holy Spirit.
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Why could Jesus send
forth the Holy Spirit?
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Because first He had been what?
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He had been smitten
under the judgment of God.
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He took our
judgment upon Himself.
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But there's a second
rock episode that is found
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in Numbers chapter
20 verses 8 through 11.
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There, Moses is
told to go to the rock,
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but not to strike the rock.
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But to what?
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But to speak to the rock.
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So who is He really
speaking to, symbolically?
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He's speaking to Christ.
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And instead of speaking to
the rock, what did Moses do?
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He smote the rock twice.
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Why did God tell
Moses to speak to the rock
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so that the rock
would give its water?
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Listen folks, Jesus
only had to die once to
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pour out His Holy Spirit.
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If we want His Holy
Spirit today, Jesus does not
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have to be stricken again.
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All we have to do is
ask for the Holy Spirit
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and the Lord will
give us His Holy Spirit.
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And so notice once again,
the sacrifice makes it possible
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to pour out what?
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It makes it possible to
pour out the Holy Spirit.
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Now let's talk a little
bit about the temple geography.
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We noticed first of all
that Jesus came and lived
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with us in the camp.
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Then He moved where?
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To the Court.
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He moved to the
altar of sacrifice where He
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died for our sins.
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Then He resurrected where?
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He resurrected in the
laver, as we studied last night.
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The laver
represented His resurrection.
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Now let me ask you,
where do you think Jesus
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would go next in His ministry?
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He's following the
order of the Sanctuary.
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You would expect the
next step to be what?
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Entering the Holy
Place of the Sanctuary.
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Let me ask you, what happened
on the day of Pentecost?
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Jesus had been
sacrificed, Jesus had died.
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How did God show
that He approved of the
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sacrifice of Christ?
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On the day of
Pentecost, God sent what?
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The Holy Spirit.
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And what was seen on
the day of Pentecost?
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Tongues as of what?
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Tongues as of fire.
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In other words, the key
event on the day of Pentecost
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was that God in
heaven by sending the fire
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was saying, "The sacrifice
of Jesus Christ, the life of
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Jesus Christ,
has been accepted."
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And the fire on
earth was the announcement
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that the
sacrifice had been accepted.
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Let me read you a significant
statement from Ellen White.
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I never cease to be
amazed at Ellen White.
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She had two and a half
years of primary education.
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But she understood these things.
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She had profound perception.
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In the
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
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we believe that she
had the prophetic gift.
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And I have read
thousands of pages and I agree
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a hundred percent
with that assessment.
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Not because somebody told me so.
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Not because the
church taught me so.
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But because I have
studied it for myself.
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Notice what she has to say.
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This is in her book,
Acts Of The Apostles.
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Acts Of The Apostles,
pages.. Actually it's page...
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Not Acts Of The
Apostles. It's also there.
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It's Story Of
Redemption, page 386.
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And it's repeated in
Acts Of The Apostles.
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But I wrote down here,
from Story of Redemption, 386.
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Notice what she says.
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What did Jesus go
into the Holy Place to do?
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To pour out on earth
upon His disciples, what?
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The benefits of His atonement.
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And you say, "Pastor
Bohr, what are the benefits
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of His atonement?"
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Very simple.
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The benefits of His
atonement are His perfect life
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and His death for sin.
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In other words, Jesus,
by living a perfect life,
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now had a life to offer to
any and everyone who comes to
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Him in faith and
asks Him for that life.
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And by dying on the
cross, Jesus now has
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that death to reckon to
our account if we receive
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Jesus Christ as
our Savior and Lord.
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Those are the benefits
of His atonement on earth.
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In other words,
Jesus went to heaven.
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And now He has a perfect
life and He has a perfect death
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that He can offer to everyone
who comes to Him in faith.
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Now the question
is, where did Jesus go
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when He ascended to heaven?
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Well if you look at the
geography of the Sanctuary,
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it's a no brainer.
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Jesus went where?
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He went into the Holy
Place of the Sanctuary.
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But we don't have
to simply follow the
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sequence of the Sanctuary.
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All we have to do is go
to the book of Revelation
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and examine where Jesus
was after His ascension.
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Notice what we find in
Revelation chapter 4 verse 5.
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This is in heaven now.
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This is after the
ascension of Christ.
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Notice Revelation
chapter 4 and verse 5.
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And by the way, this is
being written in the year 95 AD.
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It's over 60 years after
the resurrection of Jesus.
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So we're going to
see where Jesus was
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60 years after His resurrection.
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It says there in Revelation
chapter 4 and verse 5...
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Let me ask you, where
were the seven lamps of fire
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located in the Sanctuary?
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They were located in the
Holy Place of the Sanctuary.
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So where is this throne located?
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It is located in the Holy Place.
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Because it says here that
there are seven lamps of fire.
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And what do those seven
lamps of fire represent?
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It says here that
they represent what?
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The seven Spirits of God.
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Now don't misunderstand.
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There are not
seven Holy Spirits.
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The number seven in Scripture
represents fullness or totality.
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In other words,
seven is a symbolic number.
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It's the totality or
fullness of the Spirit.
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Now notice in Revelation 4
verse 5 the lamps are there
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burning before the
throne, the seven lamps.
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But then in
chapter 5, Jesus arrives.
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And I want you to
notice what happens with those
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seven lamps of fire.
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Revelation chapter 5
and let's read verse...
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Let's see here, verse 8 and
then we'll go back to verse 6.
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Verse 8.
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"Now when He had taken
the scroll," this is Jesus,
00:17:37.69\00:17:40.35
"the four living creatures
and the twenty-four elders
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fell down before the
Lamb, each having a harp,
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and golden
bowls..." now listen to this.
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Golden bowls full of what?
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"...full of incense, which
are the prayers of the saints."
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Question, where was incense
offered in the Sanctuary?
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Incense was offered in the
Holy Place of the Sanctuary
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at the altar of incense.
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So where is this event
taking place in Revelation
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chapter 4 and chapter 5?
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It is taking
place in the Holy Place.
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Because there are
the seven lamps of fire
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and there also is the altar,
the golden altar of incense.
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But now I want us to
notice Revelation 5 and verse 6.
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This is a key verse.
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Jesus now arrives on the scene.
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And this is happening in heaven.
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It says there...
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Where is the Lamb located?
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At the ark of the covenant?
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No, He's located where
the seven candlesticks are
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and where the
altar of incense is.
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And so it says...
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Question, had this
Lamb just been slain?
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And had He just
ascended to heaven?
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Yes, because this
happened in heaven.
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It's after His
ascension after His sacrifice.
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But now notice a very
interesting little expression.
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It says here...
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In Revelation 4 verse 5,
the seven Spirits are what?
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They are there
before the throne.
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But in chapter 5 when
Jesus arrives, the Lamb arrives,
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what happens with
those seven Spirits,
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or the fullness of the Spirit?
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The fullness of the Spirit is
sent out into the whole earth.
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Let me ask you, what
event was that when the fullness
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of the Spirit was
sent out to the earth?
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It was sent out when?
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On the day of Pentecost.
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Do you see here?
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The Lamb slain and
then the Holy Spirit is
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poured out in its fullness.
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And so what happened
on the day of Pentecost
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was simply God was
announcing by the fire on earth
00:20:01.95\00:20:05.38
that in heaven the
sacrifice of Jesus Christ
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had been accepted for sin.
00:20:08.83\00:20:11.08
And now the Sanctuary
was open for business.
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Now go with me to
Hebrews chapter 9 and verse 12.
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And I'm reading from the
King James Version because
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the King James Version is
most accurate in this verse.
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Remember, we are
eclectic in our use of
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translations of the Bible.
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Not any translation is perfect.
00:20:30.22\00:20:32.45
Some have their
pros and have their cons,
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and vice versa.
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We need to look for
the best translation.
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And here, the Kings
James has the best translation.
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Notice what it says.
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This is Jesus.
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Many versions
say, "Most Holy Place."
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Mistranslation.
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Now listen careful to
what I'm going to say.
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Passover was in the early
spring in the Hebrew year.
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In fact, it was at
the beginning of spring
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around the time of Easter.
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Pentecost was in the late
spring around our month of May.
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Now could Jesus have
entered the Most Holy Place
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upon His ascension?
00:21:36.93\00:21:38.40
No. Let me explain why.
00:21:38.71\00:21:40.26
Because the Most
Holy Place came to view
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what season of the year?
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The Most Holy Place
came into view in the fall.
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And Jesus poured out the Holy
Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
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Which is when? In the spring.
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So how could Jesus
enter in a spring feast
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into the Most Holy
Place, which took place at the
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time of the fall feast?
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Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
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So in other words, Jesus
Christ could not have entered
00:22:10.35\00:22:13.98
the Most Holy
Place upon His ascension
00:22:14.01\00:22:16.51
to pour out the Holy Spirit
because that did not happen
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on the Day of Atonement
which happened in the fall.
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It happened when?
00:22:21.62\00:22:22.99
In the spring at
the feast of Pentecost.
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Now allow me to give you an
illustration so you understand
00:22:28.74\00:22:31.36
what Jesus went to heaven to do.
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I want you to
imagine the owner of a bank.
00:22:33.96\00:22:36.64
This owner of this
bank, out of mercy and grace,
00:22:38.03\00:22:41.74
says, "I feel so
sorry for those earthlings.
00:22:42.68\00:22:46.96
They're so much in debt
with their mortgage, and their
00:22:47.26\00:22:50.68
credit cards and department
stores, educational bills,
00:22:50.71\00:22:53.84
and auto loans.
00:22:53.87\00:22:55.24
So what I'm going to
do is I'm going to deposit
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in a bank enough money
to pay every person's debt
00:22:58.87\00:23:03.15
on planet earth.
00:23:03.18\00:23:04.55
It doesn't matter whether
it's mortgage, credit cards,
00:23:04.58\00:23:07.17
department stores,
educational bills, auto loans.
00:23:07.20\00:23:10.09
I'm going to deposit in
that bank enough capital so that
00:23:10.12\00:23:13.43
everybody's bills can be paid."
00:23:13.46\00:23:16.06
And he sends out
the announcement.
00:23:17.96\00:23:19.64
There's only one catch.
00:23:21.00\00:23:22.57
And that is that you have
to come to the bank personally
00:23:23.41\00:23:26.22
and ask for the money.
00:23:26.51\00:23:27.97
Are you with me?
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What happens if you
fail to come to the bank
00:23:31.60\00:23:34.24
and ask for the money?
00:23:34.27\00:23:35.64
You will still be what?
00:23:35.93\00:23:37.80
You will still be in debt.
00:23:37.83\00:23:39.76
When Jesus lived His life
He deposited, so to speak,
00:23:40.39\00:23:44.08
enough currency in the bank
of heaven to pay everyone's debt
00:23:44.11\00:23:48.68
on planet earth.
00:23:48.71\00:23:50.22
No one needs to
be indebted by sin.
00:23:50.25\00:23:52.66
Nobody needs to
have sin against them.
00:23:52.69\00:23:55.22
Because when Jesus lived
and died, His life and His death
00:23:55.25\00:23:58.83
was enough capital to forgive
everyone's sins on planet earth.
00:23:58.86\00:24:03.08
Those who have lived,
are living, and will live.
00:24:03.11\00:24:05.53
Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:24:05.56\00:24:06.93
But what do people have to do?
00:24:07.11\00:24:08.64
They have to come in
faith to Jesus Christ,
00:24:08.95\00:24:12.50
who is
ministering in the Holy Place,
00:24:12.53\00:24:14.78
in repentance confessing
sin and trusting in Him,
00:24:14.81\00:24:18.77
and saying, "Jesus,
please take Your life and
00:24:18.80\00:24:22.52
put it to my account.
00:24:22.55\00:24:23.92
Please, Jesus, take Your
death and put it to my account."
00:24:23.95\00:24:27.11
And when I personally
and individually do this,
00:24:27.14\00:24:30.25
then my sins are
forgiven and God looks upon me
00:24:30.28\00:24:33.87
as if I had never sinned.
00:24:33.90\00:24:35.37
Now you're saying,
"Pastor, give me proof."
00:24:36.53\00:24:38.33
Let's look at what the
Bible has to say about this.
00:24:39.40\00:24:42.13
Most Christians think
that Jesus finished His work
00:24:42.91\00:24:45.67
at the cross.
00:24:45.70\00:24:47.07
And it's true that the provision
for salvation was finished
00:24:47.49\00:24:51.62
at the cross when
Jesus said, "It is finished."
00:24:51.65\00:24:54.15
But my question is, if salvation
was finished at the cross,
00:24:54.47\00:24:58.07
what has Jesus been
doing the last 2000 years?
00:24:58.10\00:25:01.24
Most Christians
can't answer that.
00:25:02.78\00:25:04.37
What Jesus has been
doing, He opened the Holy Place.
00:25:05.64\00:25:08.29
He's open for business
for people to come and claim
00:25:08.32\00:25:12.32
what He did on earth,
what He did in the Court.
00:25:12.80\00:25:17.01
Now allow me to
read you some statements
00:25:17.29\00:25:19.54
on what Jesus
is doing in heaven.
00:25:19.57\00:25:21.27
This is so clear.
00:25:21.30\00:25:22.67
1 Timothy chapter
2 and verses 5 and 6.
00:25:22.70\00:25:25.80
1 Timothy chapter
2 and verses 5 and 6.
00:25:26.20\00:25:28.71
And notice the
tense of the verbs.
00:25:28.74\00:25:31.34
It says here...
00:25:31.77\00:25:33.14
What tense is the verb "is?"
00:25:36.13\00:25:37.50
Present.
00:25:37.53\00:25:38.90
So do we need a Mediator?
00:25:48.96\00:25:50.84
Yes we do.
00:25:51.56\00:25:52.93
Now notice...
00:25:52.96\00:25:54.33
What tense is the verb "gave?"
00:25:55.61\00:25:57.08
Past. Okay?
00:25:57.48\00:25:58.85
Let me ask you, when is
it that the testifying began
00:26:09.13\00:26:12.31
about what Jesus did
when He died on the cross?
00:26:12.34\00:26:15.42
It began when the Holy Spirit
was poured out and the apostles
00:26:15.93\00:26:19.30
began preaching Jesus
Christ on the day of Pentecost.
00:26:19.33\00:26:22.58
Are you with me?
00:26:22.61\00:26:23.98
Let's continue reading.
00:26:24.01\00:26:25.38
So it says...
00:26:25.41\00:26:26.78
"For there is one God and one
Mediator between God and men,
00:26:26.81\00:26:31.51
the Man Christ
Jesus who gave Himself..."
00:26:31.54\00:26:34.52
That's His sacrifice.
00:26:34.55\00:26:36.28
"...a ransom for all..."
00:26:36.31\00:26:37.91
And now notice what
needs to happen as a
00:26:37.94\00:26:39.83
result of what He did.
00:26:39.86\00:26:41.23
"...to be..." What?
"...testified in due time..."
00:26:41.26\00:26:44.00
That is on the day of Pentecost.
00:26:44.03\00:26:45.40
And then the
apostle Paul explains.
00:26:45.43\00:26:47.15
He says, "..for which I
was appointed a..." What?
00:26:47.18\00:26:50.64
Do you know what the
preaching of the apostles was?
00:26:59.75\00:27:01.98
It was calling the world
to say, "Jesus lived for you
00:27:02.33\00:27:04.92
and Jesus died for you.
00:27:04.95\00:27:06.32
You come in faith to
Him, you trust in Him,
00:27:06.35\00:27:08.91
you repent, you confess your
sins, you trust in His merits,
00:27:08.94\00:27:11.95
and He will take His life
and He will take His death,
00:27:11.98\00:27:14.25
and He will place
those to your account.
00:27:14.28\00:27:15.85
That was the
apostolic preaching.
00:27:16.49\00:27:18.42
Notice 1 John
chapter 2 and verse 1.
00:27:18.83\00:27:21.45
1 John chapter 2 and verse 1.
00:27:21.48\00:27:23.72
So what is Jesus doing now?
00:27:35.85\00:27:37.64
He is our what?
00:27:38.21\00:27:39.64
Our Advocate before the Father.
00:27:39.67\00:27:42.20
Notice Hebrews
chapter 7 and verse 25.
00:27:42.57\00:27:45.61
Hebrews chapter 7 verse 25.
00:27:45.64\00:27:47.79
It says here...
00:27:48.16\00:27:49.53
Now who is He able to save?
00:27:54.98\00:27:56.42
Did He save
everybody at the cross?
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Listen carefully.
00:27:58.80\00:28:00.17
Because He's the Mediator.
00:28:09.87\00:28:11.29
Who is "them?"
00:28:15.74\00:28:17.11
Those who come
to God through Him.
00:28:17.14\00:28:20.21
Now I want you to notice Romans
chapter 8 verses 33 to 34.
00:28:21.38\00:28:25.26
Once again, Jesus is
spoken of as the Mediator.
00:28:25.53\00:28:27.98
We can come to Him in faith?
00:28:28.01\00:28:29.59
And we can claim what Jesus did
by His life and by His death.
00:28:29.89\00:28:33.32
Romans 8 and verse 33.
00:28:33.35\00:28:35.43
Now let me ask
you this question.
00:28:58.98\00:29:00.35
Were all sins
forgiven at the cross?
00:29:00.38\00:29:02.79
If you ask most Christians
that question, they would say,
00:29:04.46\00:29:07.50
"Yes, all sins were
forgiven at the cross."
00:29:07.53\00:29:10.04
Listen, all sins were
not forgiven at the cross.
00:29:10.23\00:29:13.25
I'm going to
prove it biblically.
00:29:14.54\00:29:16.50
Because listen, listen careful
to what I'm going to say.
00:29:16.70\00:29:19.88
Forgiveness is a personal thing.
00:29:19.91\00:29:22.55
It is an individual thing.
00:29:23.15\00:29:25.19
The life and death
of Jesus was corporate.
00:29:25.22\00:29:28.38
The life was for everyone.
00:29:29.12\00:29:31.25
His death was for everyone.
00:29:31.61\00:29:33.94
But only those who individually
and personally claim it
00:29:34.57\00:29:38.95
will be benefited
by what Jesus did.
00:29:38.98\00:29:41.93
Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
00:29:41.96\00:29:43.53
Critically important what Jesus
is doing in the Holy Place.
00:29:43.83\00:29:46.81
Most Christians are oblivious.
00:29:47.10\00:29:48.68
Most Christians say,
"Oh, the cross, the cross.
00:29:48.71\00:29:51.07
Jesus died on the
cross. Hallelujah.
00:29:51.10\00:29:53.22
Everyone is saved."
00:29:53.25\00:29:54.62
But then what about Jesus.
00:29:55.62\00:29:56.99
What has He been doing
for the last 2000 years
00:29:57.02\00:29:59.43
in the Holy Place of
the heavenly Sanctuary?
00:29:59.46\00:30:01.67
Now I want to read several texts
that speak about forgiveness.
00:30:01.70\00:30:05.86
Notice what we find
in the gospel of Luke
00:30:05.89\00:30:08.72
chapter 24 and verses 46 and 47.
00:30:08.75\00:30:11.76
Here is where Jesus is
speaking about what His apostles
00:30:12.67\00:30:15.65
should preach, what the message
of the apostles should be.
00:30:15.68\00:30:18.70
What present truth
for that day and age was.
00:30:18.73\00:30:22.18
Luke 24 and verses 46 and 47.
00:30:22.21\00:30:26.50
This is in the upper room
the evening of the resurrection.
00:30:26.53\00:30:29.63
Are you seeing this?
00:30:39.93\00:30:41.30
Jesus died and He
what? Resurrected.
00:30:41.33\00:30:44.24
That's the altar
of sacrifice and what?
00:30:44.27\00:30:46.97
And the laver.
00:30:47.00\00:30:48.37
Now notice.
00:30:48.40\00:30:49.77
The word "remission,"
don't be confused by that.
00:31:00.44\00:31:02.29
It simply means forgiveness.
00:31:02.32\00:31:03.82
It's translated in
many versions, forgiveness.
00:31:03.85\00:31:06.75
Remission is forgiveness.
00:31:06.78\00:31:08.45
And so it says...
00:31:08.48\00:31:09.85
What was the message that the
apostles were suppose to preach?
00:31:17.65\00:31:21.01
They were
suppose to preach what?
00:31:21.21\00:31:23.06
Repentance and what else?
00:31:23.54\00:31:25.64
And forgiveness of sins.
00:31:25.67\00:31:28.22
That was present truth.
00:31:28.25\00:31:29.62
Now let's see if the
apostles obeyed what Jesus said.
00:31:29.65\00:31:31.95
Go with me to Acts
chapter 2 and verse 38.
00:31:32.35\00:31:34.50
Here, the apostle
Peter is preaching on the
00:31:34.89\00:31:37.33
day of Pentecost.
00:31:37.36\00:31:38.73
After His sermon many, many
men come and they say to Peter,
00:31:38.76\00:31:42.56
"What do we need to do in
the light of what you have said?
00:31:42.59\00:31:45.12
That Jesus has ascended
to the right hand of God.
00:31:45.15\00:31:47.76
He has become the
Prince of His people now.
00:31:47.79\00:31:50.15
He's up there
ministering for His people.
00:31:50.18\00:31:54.60
What are we suppose to do?"
00:31:54.63\00:31:56.21
Notice what Peter had
to say in Acts 2 verse 38.
00:31:56.24\00:31:59.71
Ah, so repent and be what?
00:32:06.71\00:32:10.08
Baptized.
00:32:10.11\00:32:11.48
And as we've seen when
we're baptized in the name of
00:32:13.96\00:32:16.01
Jesus Christ, we're
include in Him, right?
00:32:16.04\00:32:17.84
That's when His
life becomes our life.
00:32:18.43\00:32:20.69
That's when His
death becomes our death.
00:32:20.72\00:32:22.84
Because in
baptism, I am dying and I am
00:32:22.87\00:32:25.71
resurrecting in Him.
00:32:25.74\00:32:27.16
And so it says...
00:32:27.72\00:32:29.09
Were all sins remitted
or forgiven at the cross?
00:32:38.70\00:32:41.33
No, because it says
repent and be baptized
00:32:41.63\00:32:43.90
for the remission of sins.
00:32:43.93\00:32:45.51
And then notice it also says...
00:32:45.81\00:32:47.47
Notice Acts
chapter 5 and verse 31.
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Acts chapter 5 and verse 31.
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Once again, let's see when
it is that God forgives sin.
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It says there in Acts
chapter 5 and verse 31,
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speaking about Jesus...
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Where did Jesus go
according to what we've studied?
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To the right hand
of God on the throne.
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And where is that throne?
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See, some people
assume the throne is always
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in the Most Holy Place.
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No, there's also a
throne in the Holy.
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We're going to
study this in our seminar.
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And so notice it says...
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Does forgiveness
of sins come after the
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ascension of Jesus Christ?
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Or does it come when
He died on the cross?
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It's after He's
exalted to be what?
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Prince and Savior to
give repentance and to give
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forgiveness of sins.
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Notice Acts
chapter 10 and verse 43.
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The testimony of
Scripture is uniform on this.
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Acts chapter 10 and verse 43.
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Speaking about Jesus, it says...
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What does "whoever" means?
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Is that individual
or is that corporate?
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Individual.
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Did you notice in Acts 2
verse 38 that Peter says,
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"repent and be
baptized every one of you,"
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he says there
in Acts 2 verse 38?
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What does Acts 10 verse 43 say?
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Were their sins
remitted at the cross,
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forgiven at the cross?
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No. Clearly not.
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It says here in Acts 10:43
that whoever believes in Him;
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whoever,
individually, believes in Him
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will receive
forgiveness of sins.
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Notice Acts
chapter 8 verses 20 to 23.
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This is speaking about
Simon Magus who wanted to
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buy the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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And Peter firmly rebuked him.
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Notice what it says in
Acts chapter 8 and verse 20.
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What did he need to do?
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Repent of his wickedness.
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And then what else?
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"...pray God..."
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In the name of whom?
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We've already noticed that
we come to God through Him.
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Was Simon Magus
forgiven at the cross?
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No.
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He had to
repent and pray to God.
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And then he would be what?
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And then he would be forgiven.
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Are you catching the picture?
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What did Jesus
go to heaven to do?
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Has He been on
vacation for 2000 years?
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Just sitting there doing
nothing, twiddling His thumbs?
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I don't want to be sacrilegious.
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But no.
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Jesus has been
receiving individual clients.
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Through repentance.
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Through confession.
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And through trusting in Jesus
we can now claim the benefits
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of the life of Jesus and His
death on the cross of Calvary.
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Now let's talk for a few
minutes about the conditions
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for sin to be forgiven.
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You know, some people simply
say, "Receive Jesus Christ
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and all is well."
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That's not what the
New Testament teaches.
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There are conditions
for receiving forgiveness.
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And I'm going to mention
five clear conditions that are
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mentioned in the New Testament.
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The first of
these is repentance.
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Let me read you
some verses of the Bible.
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Acts 2 verse 38.
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We've already read
it, let's read it again.
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What is the condition
for receiving forgiveness?
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Repentance, the
apostle Peter says.
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Notice Luke 17
and verses 3 and 4.
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Luke 17 and verses 3 and 4.
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Notice once again the idea
of repentance and forgiveness,
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repentance and forgiveness.
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Is repentance corporate or is
repentance an individual thing?
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It is individual.
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Notice...
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Is there a condition
for receiving forgiveness?
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Yes. If he repents, forgive him.
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And now comes
the difficult part.
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And of course, the
immediate question is,
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how do you know that
his repentance is genuine?
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The fact is, that's
not for you to determine.
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That's the reason for
the judgment that we're
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going to talk about.
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You see, the judgment
will reveal if repentance
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was genuine or not.
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That is one of the
purposes of the judgment.
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Which we'll deal with
a little bit later one.
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Now let's talk about true
and counterfeit repentance.
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Is there such a thing
as counterfeit repentance?
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Sure.
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Counterfeit repentance is when
I'm sorry for the consequences
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that sin produces.
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You say, "Now
what does that mean?"
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Let me give you an illustration.
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The Lord blessed
me with three sisters.
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No brothers.
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So it was three against one.
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And sometimes I would
fight with my sisters,
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tooth and nail.
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And my dad would
come and he would say,
00:39:20.93\00:39:22.61
"Steve, you're going
to go without dessert."
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That was torture.
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And do you know
what I would say?
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I'd say, "Dad, I'm
sorry. I'm sorry, Dad."
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Do you think I was sorry because
I had fought with my sisters?
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Are you kidding?
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I was sorry because I
wasn't going to get any cake.
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That is counterfeit repentance.
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It's repenting because of
the consequences that your sin
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will produce and not that you're
sorry because of the sin itself.
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Now listen carefully.
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We cannot repent.
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Repentance is a
gift that God gives us.
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You say, "Now wait a minute."
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You're saying, "I can't repent?"
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No. In fact, you know what?
00:40:09.31\00:40:10.68
I don't want to repent.
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If God did not
give me repentance,
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I would never repent.
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So even
repentance comes from Him.
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You say, where
does the Bible say that?
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Let's read two verses.
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Go with me to Acts chapter 5
verse 31, which we already read.
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But now let's look at
it in a different context.
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Acts chapter 5 verse
31, let's read it carefully.
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Speaking about
Christ, it says...
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Who is it that gives repentance?
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God gives repentance.
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We don't come up
with it naturally.
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Now what is it about God
that gives us repentance?
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What causes us to repent?
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Notice Romans
chapter 2 and verse 4.
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Romans chapter 2 and verse 4.
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Here it says...
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So you know, when
I see that I'm wicked
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and I'm evil, and I'm
no good, and I got angry
00:41:30.33\00:41:34.12
and I lost my temper, and
then I look at Jesus and say,
00:41:34.15\00:41:37.17
"Oh Jesus, You're so
perfect and You're so
00:41:37.20\00:41:40.12
immaculate and so wonderful.
00:41:40.32\00:41:42.18
You never lost Your temper.
00:41:42.21\00:41:43.58
I'm a miserable man."
00:41:43.61\00:41:45.43
And then I say, "But You
died on the cross for me."
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What do I do?
00:41:49.86\00:41:51.23
I repent.
00:41:51.62\00:41:52.99
I say, "Jesus, I'm
sorry that my sin caused You
00:41:53.18\00:41:56.62
to go to the cross,
that I made you suffer."
00:41:56.65\00:41:59.48
The goodness of Jesus,
His willingness to forgive me,
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is what leads me to what?
00:42:03.79\00:42:05.30
Is what leads me to repentance.
00:42:05.33\00:42:06.84
Do you know when Adam
and Eve really repented?
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Did they repent
immediately after their sin?
00:42:09.13\00:42:11.73
Are you kidding?
00:42:11.76\00:42:13.18
They were trying to justify it.
00:42:13.96\00:42:15.63
They weren't sorry.
00:42:15.66\00:42:17.07
Do you know
when they were sorry?
00:42:17.10\00:42:18.85
When they had to
sacrifice the first animal.
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And God explained to them, "That
lamb represents Jesus Christ.
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Your sin is
going to kill Jesus."
00:42:28.89\00:42:31.65
Do you think that they
felt differently about sin now?
00:42:32.05\00:42:34.51
They no longer
tried to excuse sin.
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See, when we catch a
glimpse of the cross,
00:42:36.97\00:42:38.97
the perfection of Christ
and what it did to Jesus,
00:42:39.00\00:42:42.46
that will show
the goodness of God.
00:42:42.49\00:42:44.86
And it will lead us to what?
00:42:44.89\00:42:46.71
It will lead us to repentance.
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So what is true repentance?
00:42:49.77\00:42:51.46
True repentance is
saying "I'm sorry,"
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or being sorry with
no ifs, buts, or maybes.
00:42:55.01\00:42:59.68
Repentance means
that you're not repenting
00:43:00.50\00:43:03.31
because you're afraid
of receiving a punishment
00:43:03.34\00:43:06.05
or you want to gain a reward.
00:43:06.08\00:43:08.36
Simply, you realize
that what you did was wrong.
00:43:08.56\00:43:12.11
That you broke the heart
of Jesus through your sin.
00:43:12.14\00:43:16.04
Are you understanding
what repentance is?
00:43:16.94\00:43:19.08
It's sorrow for sin because
of what it did to our Friend,
00:43:19.11\00:43:23.73
Jesus Christ.
00:43:23.76\00:43:25.13
So the only way that we
repent is by looking at the
00:43:25.16\00:43:27.40
goodness of Jesus
Christ on the cross of Calvary.
00:43:27.43\00:43:30.01
What He was willing to go
through to forgive our sins.
00:43:30.04\00:43:33.78
Then our heart is
broken and we truly repent.
00:43:33.81\00:43:36.98
Second condition for
receiving forgiveness.
00:43:37.48\00:43:41.05
First of all, repentance.
00:43:41.08\00:43:42.45
Second condition is confession.
00:43:42.48\00:43:45.17
You see, repentance means
simply being sorry for sin.
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Confession means saying
that you are sorry for sin.
00:43:50.60\00:43:54.65
Notice Daniel
chapter 9 and verses 4 and 5
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where Daniel is
uttering this magnificent prayer
00:43:59.02\00:44:01.89
that we're going to
study later on in this seminar.
00:44:01.92\00:44:04.50
The people of God are in
captivity because of their sins,
00:44:04.88\00:44:08.25
and notice what he says.
00:44:08.28\00:44:09.73
See, he's
confessing it with his lips.
00:44:15.68\00:44:17.73
He's not only sorry
inside. He's saying it.
00:44:17.76\00:44:20.55
It continues saying...
00:44:20.95\00:44:22.32
Any excuses being
offered by Daniel at all?
00:44:39.70\00:44:42.64
No excuses.
00:44:42.67\00:44:44.04
Is he openly with his
lips confessing his sin
00:44:44.07\00:44:47.48
and the sin of his people?
00:44:47.51\00:44:48.93
Absolutely.
00:44:48.96\00:44:50.33
Notice Psalm 32.
00:44:50.36\00:44:51.73
This is the psalm that
David wrote after he committed
00:44:51.76\00:44:54.75
adultery with Bathsheba.
00:44:54.78\00:44:56.55
Psalm 32, it's called a
penitential psalm, and verse 5.
00:44:56.75\00:45:01.20
Here David says...
00:45:01.23\00:45:02.61
Notice Psalm 38 and verse 18.
00:45:25.13\00:45:27.72
Psalm 38 and verse 18.
00:45:27.75\00:45:30.05
Here once again
the psalmist says...
00:45:30.65\00:45:32.66
"For I will
declare my iniquity..."
00:45:32.69\00:45:35.40
Notice, confession
with the lips audibly.
00:45:35.43\00:45:38.15
You remember the
story of the prodigal son?
00:45:45.57\00:45:47.50
You know, he left
home and lived it up.
00:45:49.13\00:45:51.68
He dishonored his father.
00:45:51.71\00:45:53.15
And while he was still afar off,
he repented of what he had done.
00:45:53.18\00:45:57.09
And he's drawn back home
by the love of his father.
00:45:57.53\00:46:00.40
He said, "Even the
servants in my father's house
00:46:00.43\00:46:02.98
live better
than I'm living now."
00:46:03.01\00:46:04.86
He's drawn by the
love of his father.
00:46:04.89\00:46:07.13
And when he comes
home, what does he say?
00:46:07.16\00:46:09.52
Does he simply not say anything?
00:46:10.04\00:46:11.85
He comes back unrepentant
and doesn't say anything?
00:46:11.88\00:46:14.15
No, he says what?
00:46:14.18\00:46:15.55
"I have sinned against
heaven and against you.
00:46:15.58\00:46:18.64
And I'm not worthy
to be called you son."
00:46:18.67\00:46:21.05
And what does the father do?
00:46:21.08\00:46:22.45
The father takes the
best robe and covers him
00:46:22.48\00:46:25.37
with the best robe.
00:46:25.40\00:46:26.77
That's justification, being
covered with the righteousness
00:46:26.80\00:46:29.50
of Jesus Christ.
00:46:29.53\00:46:30.90
But he confessed his sin and he
repented while he was afar off.
00:46:31.07\00:46:35.00
You remember the story of
the Pharisee and the publican?
00:46:35.48\00:46:38.05
They both go to
the temple and pray.
00:46:38.45\00:46:40.55
The Bible says that the
Pharisee prayed to himself,
00:46:40.96\00:46:43.40
"Lord, I'm thankful
that I'm not like other men.
00:46:43.43\00:46:46.59
Especially like this
miserable sinning publican."
00:46:46.62\00:46:50.08
What did the publican say?
00:46:50.96\00:46:52.39
The Bible says
that he stood afar off.
00:46:52.89\00:46:55.51
And he wouldn't
even dare look to heaven.
00:46:55.94\00:46:58.65
And he beat his breast.
00:46:58.95\00:47:00.76
And what did he say?
00:47:00.79\00:47:02.16
He said, "Lord, be
merciful to me..." What?
00:47:02.78\00:47:05.98
"...a sinner."
00:47:06.21\00:47:07.58
And the Bible says that the
publican went home justified.
00:47:07.61\00:47:12.95
Which basically means
that he went home forgiven.
00:47:12.98\00:47:16.53
Notice Acts chapter
19 and verses 18 and 19.
00:47:17.10\00:47:20.94
This is talking about a group
of people who are very wicked.
00:47:20.97\00:47:24.45
You know, they were
involved in spiritualism.
00:47:24.48\00:47:26.63
And they were
converted to Jesus Christ.
00:47:26.66\00:47:28.77
And notice what
they did as a result.
00:47:28.80\00:47:30.83
Acts 19 and verses 18 and 19.
00:47:30.86\00:47:34.41
It's a public confession.
00:47:43.82\00:47:45.57
Notice Romans
chapter 10 and verse 10.
00:48:02.59\00:48:04.64
We're still talking about the
second condition, confession.
00:48:04.67\00:48:07.49
Here it says...
00:48:08.13\00:48:09.50
You're all acquainted
with that very famous verse.
00:48:17.63\00:48:19.69
You can repeat it from memory.
00:48:19.72\00:48:21.32
1 John chapter 1 and verse 9.
00:48:21.35\00:48:23.82
It says, "If we..." What?
00:48:24.22\00:48:26.55
Is there a condition
for receiving forgiveness?
00:48:26.96\00:48:29.31
Yes.
00:48:29.34\00:48:30.71
Must we confess in
order to receive forgiveness?
00:48:40.32\00:48:43.33
And must we repent
in order to confess?
00:48:43.62\00:48:46.44
Absolutely.
00:48:46.47\00:48:47.84
One more text that
deals with confession.
00:48:47.98\00:48:50.16
Proverbs
chapter 28 and verse 13.
00:48:50.19\00:48:53.00
Proverbs 28 and verse 13.
00:48:53.03\00:48:55.60
And now this is the
bridge to our next condition.
00:49:03.13\00:49:05.92
Now let's go quickly
to the third condition
00:49:14.70\00:49:16.95
for receiving forgiveness.
00:49:16.98\00:49:19.04
We must believe in Christ.
00:49:19.07\00:49:21.25
We must trust in His merits.
00:49:21.28\00:49:23.84
We must trust that He will
be willing to take His life
00:49:23.87\00:49:26.54
and His death and to
place them to our account.
00:49:26.88\00:49:30.19
When we have repented,
we've confessed our sin,
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now we say to Jesus, "Lord
Jesus, I'm a miserable sinner.
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I confess it with my lips.
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I can feel it in my heart.
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But please, Jesus, I
believe and trust in You.
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Take Your life, please,
and put it to my account,
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take Your death and
put it to my account,
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so that You can look at
me as if I'd never sinned."
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And when I trust in Jesus that
way, Jesus will do just that.
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Notice Acts
chapter 10 and verse 43.
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We're talking about
trusting or believing in Jesus.
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It says there in Acts
chapter 10 and verse 43,
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speaking about Jesus...
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Now of course you
know that famous verse,
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"For God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son,
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that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish
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but have everlasting life."
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Just like in the Old Testament,
Israel, those who looked
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and beheld the serpent raised
in the wilderness were saved.
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So as we look upon
Jesus and trust in His life
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and in His death we can have
the assurance of forgiveness.
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1 John chapter 2 and
verse 1, we've read it before.
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The reason why it says,
"Jesus Christ the righteous,"
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is because He can come
to the Father and can say,
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"Father, Pastor Bohr has
just repented because He's seen
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our goodness, and he
has confessed his sin,
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and he has trusted in My merits.
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You know, his life
isn't worth ten cents.
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You would have to destroy him.
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But he has
claimed Me as his Savior.
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So Father, take My righteousness
and place it to his account."
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That's why it's important for
Jesus Christ, the righteous One,
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to represent me before God.
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Allow me to read you very
quickly a few statements here
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from Ellen White the
little book, Faith And Works.
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I recommend that you
get it. It's phenomenal.
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Page 106, she says...
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Isn't that good news?
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In the devotional book by Ellen
White, The Faith I Live By,
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page 107, she says...
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Is that good news?
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See, Ellen White believed
in justification by faith
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that when we receive
Jesus, we can have the assurance
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of salvation, not
in us, but in Him.
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Let's go to our
fourth condition.
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The faith or the
trust that we have in Jesus
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must produce good works.
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Now notice we're
not saved by works,
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we are saved for works.
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A genuine faith will work.
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A faith that does not
work is counterfeit faith.
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Some people say, "Only believe."
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Well the Bible says
that the devil believes.
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The demons believe in
their brains, in their head,
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that Jesus died, He
was buried, He resurrected,
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and He's in heaven at
the right hand of God.
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But if your faith and trust
in Jesus does not translate
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into a changed life, it
is a counterfeit relationship
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with Christ.
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We read Proverbs 28 verse 13.
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"He who covers his
sins will not prosper..."
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John the Baptist said that
we're suppose to produce fruits
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that flow from repentance.
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He says, fruits that
are meat for repentance.
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That means, fruits that
reveal that repentance is real.
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And you know that Jesus
once said, "By their faith
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ye shall know them."
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Oh thank you very much.
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Jesus did not say, "By their
faith you shall know them."
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He said, "By their..." What?
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"By their fruits
you shall know them."
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And James, in James chapter 2...
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And I'm not going to read
it because we don't have time.
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James chapter 2
verses 14 through 25.
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There James, the brother of
Jesus, who was a half brother.
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A son of Joseph
from a previous marriage.
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Because Joseph
was married before.
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He says that faith
without works is what?
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Faith without works is dead.
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Let me ask you, can
a dead faith save you?
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No.
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Now what relationship is
there between faith and works?
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Faith is the propelling
power, and works follow faith.
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It's like when you start your
car and you put it in drive.
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Let me ask you,
which wheels move first,
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the front wheels
or the back wheels?
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Usually people ask,
"Well is it front wheel drive
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or back wheel drive?"
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It doesn't make any difference.
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Because if it's back
wheel drive, when the back
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wheels propel, the
front wheels follow.
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That's the relationship
between faith and works.
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Faith is the propelling
power and works are the
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result of the faith.
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And if there are no works,
if the life doesn't change,
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if we continue
living like the devil,
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how can we say that we
are following Jesus Christ
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as our Savior and as our Lord.
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Jesus said that when we
are connected to the vine,
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we bear not just fruit.
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We bear what?
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Much fruit.
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And so if our relationship with
Jesus does not change our life,
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it is a counterfeit faith.
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So we need to
repent, we need to confess,
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we need to trust in
the merits of Jesus,
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and we need to have a
trust and a faith that
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translates into a changed life.
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Let me mention very
briefly the final condition.
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And that is baptism.
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You remember that Peter
said, "Repent and be..." What?
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"...be baptized,
everyone of you."
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Baptism is a condition
for receiving justification.
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As we've noticed,
Jesus Christ lived, He died,
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He was buried,
and He resurrected.
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Now how am I
included in what Jesus did?
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How does God look at me as
dead, buried, and resurrected
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in Christ?
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It's through the
ceremony of baptism.
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You see, when I am baptized,
I am incorporated into Christ.
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In Galatians chapter
3, the apostle Paul says
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that those who have
accepted Jesus Christ
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have been baptized into Christ.
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They have put on Jesus Christ.
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And so now because
I am in Christ Jesus,
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Jesus comes before
the Father and He says,
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"Father, I have a new brother."
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And the Father says, "Oh
really, what's his name?"
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"Pastor Bohr."
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And so the Father says, "Oh,
Pastor Bohr is your brother?
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Well if he's your
brother, he's My son too."
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That's what Jesus meant
when He said that we are
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accepted through Him.
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