Who was Jesus?
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He had compassion for
the weak and the hurting.
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He loved every person He
met and taught them how to love
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His great heart helped
all those who came near Him
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but most of all He was a friend.
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That was who He was.
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Now find out who He is.
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Hello and welcome to 3ABN's
2021 Virtual Summer Camp Meeting
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where we are answering
the question: "Who is Jesus? "
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All of the messages that
you will hear throughout this
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Camp Meeting will
address that very question.
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We don't want you to miss any
of these power-packed messages
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or any of these wonderful songs.
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we will have a Q&A
segment: a question and answer
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Our speaker is Pr. John Dinzey.
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Pastor Dinzey is the
general manager of 3ABN Latino.
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He's a student of the Word
and a follower of Jesus Christ.
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The message is
entitled His Government of Love.
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After we're blessed in
song by Celestine Dickens
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and Farrah Barry the
next voice you will hear
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will be that of Pr. John Dinzey.
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You never change.
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You are the God
You said You were.
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When I'm afraid
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You calm and
still my beating heart.
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You stay the same
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when hope is just
a distant thought.
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You take my pain
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and You lead me to the cross.
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What love is this
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that You gave Your life for me
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and made a way
for me to know You?
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And I confess
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You're always enough
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for me...
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You're all I need.
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I look to You;
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I see the scars upon Your hands.
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And hold the truth,
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that when I
can't You always can.
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And standing here
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beneath the shadow of the cross
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I'm overwhelmed
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that I keep finding open arms!
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What love is this
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that You gave Your life
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for me
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and made a way
for me to know You?
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And I confess
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You're always enough
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for me...
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You're all I need.
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Jesus, in Your suffering
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You were reaching
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You thought of me!
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Jesus, in Your suffering
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You were reaching
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You thought of me!
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What love is this
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that You gave Your life
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for me
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and made a way
for me to know You?
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And I confess
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You're always enough
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for me...
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You're all I need!
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What love is this
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that You gave Your life
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for me
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and made a way
for me to know You?
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And I confess
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You're always enough
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for me...
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always enough
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for me...
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always enough
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for me.
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Amen! Amen... praise the Lord!
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Thank you Celestine and Farrah.
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Praise the Lord
for His goodness.
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Today's topic as you have heard
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is His Government of Love.
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This is a very important topic
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and I want to encourage
you to take notes if needed
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or record so that you
can continue this study.
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We're not going to be able
to share all the scriptures
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that are in this topic,
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but you will have the
basis to continue this study.
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Before we begin I'd
like to invite you to
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pray with me. I'm going to kneel
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and I ask you to join me
in prayer if you are able.
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Let's go to the Lord in prayer.
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Our loving heavenly Father,
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We come before
you in Jesus' name
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and we thank you for the
Holy Scriptures that are able to
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make us wise unto salvation.
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We thank you for Jesus
that demonstrated such love
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that we cannot even describe it
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but we thank you for it.
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And we pray that as we study
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Jesus will draw near to us.
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We pray for Your Holy Spirit.
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I place myself in Your hands,
Lord, that every word will come
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from Your throne of grace.
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We pray for a blessing
upon all in Jesus' name. Amen.
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We begin our study with a
scripture that is found in
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I John chapter 4 and verse 8.
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I John chapter 4 verse 8.
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"He who does not love
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does not know God
for God is love. "
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This Scripture tells
us in very clear language
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that God is love.
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You've heard from Pastor
James Rafferty describing
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that Jesus is God.
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Jesus is our Creator. And
yes, there are some people
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that look at God
in the Old Testament
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and get a little
confused thinking:
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"Well, that's an angry
God. " But Jesus shows us love.
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But you see, God is one.
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And when you
consider that God is love
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you have to understand
that His mercy is beyond
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our understanding.
Let's consider the fact
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that Romans chapter
5 verse 8 brings out.
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Notice how it is written to us
in Romans chapter 5 and verse 8.
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A very powerful message
that everyone should consider
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and meditate
upon. Are you ready?
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Let's go to the Scriptures
and it says in Romans 5:8:
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"But God demonstrates
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His own love toward us
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in that while we
were still sinners
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Christ died for us. "
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Praise the Lord!
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And you have to make this
personal. Yes, Jesus died for
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the whole world, but He
died for you personally.
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God demonstrated His
love in Jesus Christ.
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And when we
consider His infinite love,
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we understand that His love
is for each and every one of us.
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Now, when we go to
John chapter 17 verse 3
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the Bible helps us to understand
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that to know God is
eternal life. Notice:
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John 17:3, Jesus speaking.
"And this is eternal life
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that they may know
You, the only true God,
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and Jesus Christ, whom You
have sent. " Praise the Lord!
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So to know God is eternal life.
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To know Jesus IS eternal life.
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Let's take a look
at how Jesus lived.
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We're going to share some
scriptures that talk to us
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about how Jesus lived
because we're talking about
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His government of love.
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We have to understand also
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that God is merciful.
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I'm going now to
the book of Psalms
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and we're going to go
all the way to Psalm 145.
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And in Psalm 145 we're
going to read two verses.
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We're going to go to
Psalm 145 verse 8 and verse 9.
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Notice: "The Lord is
gracious and full of compassion.
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Slow to anger
and great in mercy.
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The Lord is good to all
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and His tender mercies
are over all His works. "
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Yes, the Lord is
gracious and merciful
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and His mercy has
been extended to you!
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Really! Because of Jesus
the whole earth is filled
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with an atmosphere
of grace and mercy.
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I marvel that after
several thousand years of evil
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upon this world
things still grow.
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The flowers, the fruits grow
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and we have things that
God gives us. You see, daily
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God blesses us. The Bible
says that He loads us daily
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with benefits and
you have been blessed.
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You have partaken of His
blessings and some of these
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blessings you have not even
noticed. You see God delights
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in mercy. God delights in
showing His mercy and His love
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toward us. Jeremiah
chapter 29 verse 11.
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The Bible declares a message
that all should remember.
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Because you see, as we
go through this journey
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in this world we're going to go
through difficulties & problems.
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But notice Jeremiah 29:11:
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"For I know the thoughts
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that I think
toward you says the Lord.
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Thoughts of
peace and not of evil
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to give you a
future and a hope. "
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Praise the Lord!
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So let's put these
things together. God is love.
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He is infinite in mercy. He has
thoughts of peace concerning us
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and He wants to give
us a future and a hope.
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You see, by giving His
Son God has secured for us
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salvation through Jesus Christ,
salvation through the grace
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of Jesus Christ. But God
gives us many, many gifts.
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But the gift of His Son is
the greatest gift He has given.
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But I want to tell you
that one of the greatest gifts
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God has given as well... a
great gift that God has given
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is His law of love.
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Yes, the Ten Commandments
are God's law of love.
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And I want to point out to you.
Some people say: "Well you know
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the Ten
Commandments only began to exist
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when they were given
at Sinai. " But you see,
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before Sinai the Ten
Commandments existed.
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And I want to point out
just a couple of verses to you.
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There are several
in the Old Testament
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and in Genesis
chapter 26 verses 4 and 5
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we begin. "And I
will make your descendants
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multiply as the stars of heaven.
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I will give to your descendants
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all these lands and in your seed
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all the nations of the
earth shall be blessed. "
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Why? Why is the
Lord going to do that?
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Notice verse 5:
"Because Abraham obeyed my voice
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and kept My
charge, My commandments,
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My statutes, and My laws. "
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You see, Genesis
chapter 26 specifically verse 5
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points out the fact that
God's commandments existed
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before they were given at Sinai.
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Sinai is a
retelling of the commandments.
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The commandments
were already known.
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And I encourage you to consider
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Abraham was blessed because
he kept God's commandments.
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And because he was
faithful God bless him.
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And I say to you: if you are
faithful, God will bless you.
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And if you turn to a life
wickedness, you are placing
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yourself in a situation where
God has to limit the blessings
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He wants to give you. You
see, because God is good to all
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but to those who are
faithful He gives more.
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Why? Because they identify
with His government of love.
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And so I encourage you to
keep all of God's commandments
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because they are the
foundation of God's government.
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Every government... you
can study every government upon
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the earth. They have laws.
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Some are not so good.
Some are even problematic
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in some places,
in some countries.
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But God's law is perfect because
they come from the divine
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mind of God that
is infinite in wisdom.
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Notice what it says in
James chapter 1 and verse 25.
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James chapter 1 verse
25: "But he who looks into
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the perfect law of liberty
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and continues in it
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and is not a forgetful
hearer but a doer of the word
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this one will be
blessed in what he does. "
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So you see, Jesus wants
to let us know that there is
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a blessing for those that
keep the commandments of God.
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This is the book of
James. Where did he learn it?
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He learned it from Jesus.
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And so my friend, let's go over
to James chapter 2 verses 8 & 9.
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Verse 8 exactly... verse 8.
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James chapter 2 verse 8.
Notice: "If you really fulfill
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the royal law
according to the Scripture... "
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They are from the Scriptures...
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"you shall love your neighbor
as yourself you do well. "
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But notice verse 10:
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"For whoever shall keep
the whole law and yet stumble
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in one point he
is guilty of all. "
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If you look at the Ten Command-
ments and you say: "Ah...
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this one I don't
think is convenient for me.
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I don't think I'll do that
one. I'll do the other nine
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but this one I'm
not going to it. "
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"Oh, you know what? This
other one here, too. I don't
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think I'll take that one...
it's against my lifestyle. "
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You see? And so if you start
taking commandments away from
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the Ten Commandments
you're placing yourself
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in a dangerous situation. And
the Bible says: "For whosoever
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shall keep the whole law
and yet stumble in one point
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he is guilty of all. "
James chapter 2 verses 11-12
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we have the following
words: "For he who said
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do not commit adultery
also said do not murder.
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Now if you do not commit
adultery, but you do murder,
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you have become a
transgressor of the law.
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So speak and so do as
those who will be judged
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by the law of liberty. "
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So we see that the
Bible clearly tells us
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that we will be
judged by the law of liberty.
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Notice how he says
"the law of liberty. "
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And we also read that it's the
perfect law. If it's perfect,
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there's no need for change.
There's no need for addition.
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There's no need to take
one out, take 2 out of 3 or say
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"The first four... we don't
have to keep the first four.
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Let's just keep the last
six that have to deal with
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the moral
behavior of human beings. "
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You are placing yourself
as a transgressor of the law.
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And the Bible
says: "So speak and so do
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as those that will be
judged by the law of liberty. "
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Oh yes, you may say:
"Well he doesn't mention
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the first four commandments.
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Maybe we're just going to
be judged by the last six? "
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No, my friend, please understand
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that the Scripture said if
you decide to leave one out
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you are guilty of all.
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But Jesus wants you to be happy
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and see, the Ten Commandments
are a hedge of protection
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for us so that we know
the parameters that we walk in
00:19:19.85\00:19:23.43
to be at liberty:
liberty from the condemnation
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of the law because if you
are a transgressor of the law
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then you place yourself
in the dangerous situation
00:19:32.10\00:19:36.07
that is described in
Romans chapter 6 verse 23.
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"For the wages
of sin is death. "
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But if you choose
to walk with Jesus,
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you will not need to worry
about those things. You will
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desire to please Him when
you consider the great sacrifice
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of Jesus; when you consider
that He daily loads you with
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benefits; when you consider the
fact that Jesus said: "I will be
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with you always... even
unto the end of the world. "
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You can walk in peace
knowing that Jesus is with you.
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And so I encourage you to
walk in liberty, walk with Jesus
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because: "There is therefore
no condemnation to them
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that are with Jesus.
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Let's take a look at
God's Ten Commandments
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as revealed in
the book of Exodus.
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In the book of
Exodus chapter 20.
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And I would encourage you to
begin reading in Exodus ch. 19
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because it sets the stage
because you see what's going on
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here in Exodus chapter 20
is that God comes down from
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heaven upon Mount Sinai.
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And God told Moses
and the people to prepare.
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God is going to be among you.
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You need to prepare. For 3 days
they were supposed to prepare
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for God coming
down upon the mount.
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And God... this was the
first record I would say to you
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in the Bible of God talking
to a multitude of people.
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His voice was heard!
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Now let's take a
look at Exodus chapter 20
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and we're going to read from
verse 1 to 17 from God's Word.
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Notice how it begins in verse 1:
"And God spoke all these words
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saying" 'I am the Lord your God
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who brought you out
of the land of Egypt
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out of the house of bondage. "
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Oh you say: "Well, He's only
talking to the people of Israel.
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God's law is only for
the people of Israel. "
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God's law of love
is for the whole world!
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The people of Israel were
His representatives. They were
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supposed to take this to
the whole world. The whole world
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was supposed to know about
God's law. They were supposed
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to bring the
gospel to the whole world.
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So God chose them to
be His particular people
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to be His priests upon the earth
but notice how it continues.
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Beginning in verse 2:
"I am the Lord your God
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who brought you out of the land
of Egypt, out of the house of
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bondage. " God
brings us liberty!
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You, too, have been
given liberty by Jesus.
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"You shall have no
other gods before Me.
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You shall not make for yourself
a carved image, any likeness
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of anything that
is in heaven above
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or that is in the earth beneath
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or that is in the
water under the earth.
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You shall now bow down
to them nor serve them.
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For I, the Lord your
God, am a jealous God
00:22:31.98\00:22:36.28
visiting the iniquity of
the fathers upon the children
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to the 3rd and 4th
generations of those who hate Me
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but showing mercy to
thousands to those who love Me
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and keep My commandments.
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You shall not take the name
of the Lord your God in vain
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for the Lord will
not hold him guiltless
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who takes His name in vain. "
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Verse 8:
"Remember the Sabbath day
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to keep it holy.
Six days you shall labor
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and do all your
work, but the seventh day
00:23:04.88\00:23:07.98
is the Sabbath of
the Lord your God.
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In it you shall do no work...
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you nor your son nor your
daughter nor your male servant
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nor your female servant nor
your cattle nor your stranger
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who is within your gates.
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For in six days the Lord
made the heavens and the earth,
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the sea and all that is in them
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and rested the seventh day.
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Therefore the Lord blessed
the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
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Honor your father and your
mother that your days may be
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long upon the land which
the Lord your God has given you.
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You shall not murder. You
shall not commit adultery.
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You shall not steal. You
shall not bear false witness
00:23:47.62\00:23:51.59
against your neighbor.
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You shall not covet your
neighbor's house. You shall not
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covet your neighbor's wife
nor his male servant nor his
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female servant nor
his ox nor his donkey
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nor anything that
is your neighbor's. "
00:24:03.04\00:24:05.64
Praise the Lord for
God's Ten Commandments!
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The whole world was to
know God's Ten Commandments.
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The whole world was to
receive the blessing of God's
00:24:11.68\00:24:14.45
Ten Commandments
AND if they lived
00:24:14.65\00:24:17.52
according to the Ten
Commandments, imagine:
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no stealing, no
adultery, no coveting!
00:24:20.19\00:24:23.86
There will be only one
God that will be worshiped
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in the whole world. The whole
world will be living in peace.
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I remember one time
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the young man that I met
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and he was talking to me.
Actually, I was in the Army
00:24:35.70\00:24:38.84
at that time. And I met
him there in the beginning
00:24:39.04\00:24:42.04
and he said that his
mother-in-law gave him a Bible.
00:24:42.24\00:24:47.05
And he said: "I am reading
the Bible for the first time! "
00:24:47.25\00:24:50.39
I said: "Oh
really? First time? "
00:24:50.59\00:24:52.92
And this was an
at least 20-year-old.
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"I am reading the Bible for
the first time! " Wonderful!
00:24:56.89\00:24:59.46
And I said: "Great!
You're going to learn many
00:25:00.16\00:25:04.30
wonderful things. " And
he began to read the Bible
00:25:04.50\00:25:07.40
in the book of
Genesis and he kept reading.
00:25:07.60\00:25:08.97
He got to Exodus,
read the Ten Commandments
00:25:09.17\00:25:12.07
and he spoke to
me. He said: "Hey!
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I read the Ten
Commandments. These commandments
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are great! " And he said:
"If the Ten Commandments were
00:25:18.68\00:25:22.15
kept in these United
States imagine what a tremendous
00:25:22.35\00:25:26.45
wonderful
country this would be. "
00:25:26.65\00:25:29.46
And I said: "You're right! "
00:25:29.66\00:25:30.99
"Imagine: you could walk
down the street without fear
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that nobody's going to
come and kill you. Without fear
00:25:34.43\00:25:36.60
that nobody's going to
come and steal your things.
00:25:36.80\00:25:38.43
You can leave the
keys inside your car.
00:25:38.63\00:25:40.74
You can leave your doors open
because you know that everyone
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loves God, serves
God, loves his fellow man
00:25:44.31\00:25:46.84
and will not do them any harm. "
00:25:47.04\00:25:48.71
But you see the whole world has
forgotten God's Ten Commandments
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and therefore this
world is in great danger.
00:25:53.35\00:25:56.18
The whole world needs to
know that God has a government
00:25:56.38\00:25:59.65
of love and that He
wants to bless His children.
00:25:59.85\00:26:02.56
And that's why I want to
read to you Deuteronomy 5:29.
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Notice what it says: "Oh
that they had such a heart
00:26:09.70\00:26:14.54
in them that they would fear Me
00:26:14.74\00:26:17.51
and always keep all
My commandments... "
00:26:17.71\00:26:21.48
Why? "that it
might be well with them
00:26:21.68\00:26:24.75
& with their children forever. "
00:26:24.95\00:26:27.68
Praise the Lord!
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Oh, my friend, if you
have a desire to serve God
00:26:29.38\00:26:34.16
and love God
and get close to God
00:26:34.32\00:26:36.39
study the Ten Commandments.
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They are marvelous,
beautiful. They were made...
00:26:38.43\00:26:41.93
they were created by God's
divine mind for your wellbeing.
00:26:42.13\00:26:47.67
Remember:
Jeremiah chapter 29 says
00:26:47.87\00:26:50.81
that God has thoughts
of peace concerning us.
00:26:51.01\00:26:53.88
And these Ten Commandments
are commandments that promote
00:26:54.08\00:26:58.01
peace in the
world, in the universe.
00:26:58.21\00:27:01.78
Oh that we had such a heart
to keep God's commandments.
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What a world this would be!
00:27:06.86\00:27:08.69
But today there
are murders every day.
00:27:08.89\00:27:12.66
There are, unfortunately,
children being raped,
00:27:12.86\00:27:17.40
women being
raped, men being raped.
00:27:17.60\00:27:19.40
This is a wicked
world we live in!
00:27:19.60\00:27:21.67
Oh what a world this would be
00:27:21.90\00:27:24.67
if we all kept
God's commandments.
00:27:24.87\00:27:27.68
And God is calling us
to return to loving Him
00:27:27.88\00:27:33.25
with all of our
hearts and we would be happy.
00:27:33.45\00:27:37.29
Notice what it says
in Matthew chapter 22
00:27:37.69\00:27:39.65
reading verses 35 to 39.
00:27:39.85\00:27:43.02
"Then one of them - a lawyer -
00:27:43.22\00:27:45.16
asked Him a question testing Him
00:27:45.36\00:27:47.40
and saying: 'Teacher,
00:27:47.60\00:27:48.93
which is the great
commandment in the law? '
00:27:49.06\00:27:51.83
Jesus said to him:
00:27:52.03\00:27:53.50
'You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart
00:27:53.70\00:27:56.77
and with all your soul
and with all your mind.
00:27:56.97\00:28:00.94
This is the first
and great commandment.
00:28:01.14\00:28:03.85
And the second is like it:
you shall love your neighbor
00:28:04.05\00:28:08.58
as yourself. On
these two commandments
00:28:08.78\00:28:11.82
hang all the law
and the prophets. ' "
00:28:12.09\00:28:15.12
You see Jesus in telling
him these two great commandments
00:28:15.32\00:28:20.06
summarized the first four
00:28:20.26\00:28:22.36
that deal with our
relationship to God
00:28:22.56\00:28:24.77
and summarized the last six
00:28:24.97\00:28:28.37
which talk about our
relationship to our neighbor.
00:28:28.57\00:28:30.94
That's why He
says: "And the second is
00:28:31.14\00:28:32.57
like unto it: you shall love
your neighbor as yourself. "
00:28:32.77\00:28:35.84
If you love your neighbor as
yourself, you're not going to
00:28:36.04\00:28:38.18
do him harm. And if
your neighbor loved the Lord
00:28:38.38\00:28:42.08
with all his heart he
would not do you harm.
00:28:42.28\00:28:44.45
But we live in a world
that does not love God,
00:28:44.65\00:28:49.59
and God has a message
of love for the world:
00:28:49.79\00:28:54.10
"Keep my commandments.
Follow me with all your heart.
00:28:54.30\00:28:57.73
Love me with all your
heart and you will be happy. "
00:28:57.93\00:29:00.57
So I ask you: how
are we going to know
00:29:00.77\00:29:04.11
who are God's children?
When you look in the world
00:29:04.31\00:29:06.64
how do you know
who are God's children?
00:29:06.84\00:29:09.14
Is it because they go
to a church and it says
00:29:09.38\00:29:11.91
there whatever the
name of the church is
00:29:12.11\00:29:13.78
and they go into
that church and come out?
00:29:13.98\00:29:15.82
"Oh, that's a Christian.
That's a child of God!
00:29:16.02\00:29:17.75
Because he goes into that build-
ing he must be a Christian. "
00:29:17.95\00:29:20.92
You see, people know you're
a Christian by your behavior.
00:29:21.96\00:29:28.00
By the way, you
speak; by the way, you act.
00:29:28.20\00:29:31.53
That's how people know.
00:29:31.73\00:29:33.07
I'm sure many of you that are
listening to me perhaps you have
00:29:33.57\00:29:37.21
heard: "Oh, you
must be a Christian. "
00:29:37.41\00:29:40.01
"How do you know? "
"Because of the way you act,
00:29:40.41\00:29:42.91
the way you talk you
must be a Christian. "
00:29:43.11\00:29:44.48
And so I encourage you to
consider the fact that God's
00:29:44.68\00:29:48.42
people are identified by
their behavior, by their words,
00:29:48.62\00:29:52.69
and the way they even
look, by the way they act.
00:29:52.89\00:29:55.86
The way they behave,
the way they dress even.
00:29:56.06\00:29:59.86
Notice what it says in
John chapter 13 verse 35.
00:30:00.06\00:30:03.57
"By this all will know
all that you are My disciples:
00:30:03.77\00:30:08.00
if you have love
for one another. "
00:30:08.20\00:30:11.81
Yes, God's Ten Commandments
show us how we can show love
00:30:12.54\00:30:17.91
to others. Show
kindness to others.
00:30:18.11\00:30:21.25
Let's go to the book of Hebrews,
and in the book of Hebrews
00:30:21.45\00:30:24.99
we have some powerful
words that we need to consider
00:30:25.19\00:30:29.49
at this time. In
Hebrews chapter 12
00:30:29.69\00:30:32.19
we're going to go
to verse 14. Notice:
00:30:32.39\00:30:34.50
"Pursue peace with all people
00:30:34.70\00:30:38.23
and holiness, without which
00:30:38.43\00:30:41.54
no one will see the Lord. "
00:30:41.74\00:30:46.07
Notice how this verse
states that we must pursue peace
00:30:46.27\00:30:51.18
and holiness.
00:30:51.38\00:30:53.21
If you do a study in
the definition of holiness,
00:30:54.75\00:30:58.42
if you look up the definition;
read it in several dictionaries,
00:30:58.62\00:31:01.42
you will notice that it's talk-
ing about a person's behavior.
00:31:01.62\00:31:05.76
And in fact, you will
notice that holiness includes
00:31:06.36\00:31:11.77
not living an evil life.
You're living differently.
00:31:11.97\00:31:16.50
You're being separated in your
behavior as compared to the rest
00:31:16.71\00:31:21.91
of the world. In fact,
when you look into the Bible,
00:31:22.11\00:31:25.28
you will notice the context when
it talks about being faithful,
00:31:25.48\00:31:30.65
when it talks about being holy,
00:31:30.85\00:31:32.55
when it talks about righteous-
ness, it's in the context
00:31:32.95\00:31:36.22
of God's commandments.
00:31:36.42\00:31:37.89
Look at Psalm 119. I
think it's verse 172.
00:31:38.09\00:31:41.63
It says: "All Your commandments
are righteousness. "
00:31:41.86\00:31:45.97
Yes, you see the Ten
Commandments are God's
00:31:46.17\00:31:51.11
hedge of
protection for His children.
00:31:51.31\00:31:53.48
And so the next verse
I'm going to read to you...
00:31:53.68\00:31:55.98
And this one is not long.
00:31:56.18\00:31:58.31
I know it by memory.
You may know it by memory.
00:31:58.51\00:32:00.22
Jesus says in John
chapter 14 and verse 15:
00:32:00.42\00:32:04.15
"If you love me,
00:32:04.35\00:32:08.46
keep My commandments. "
00:32:08.66\00:32:11.03
Notice that the reason
00:32:11.23\00:32:13.16
for keeping God's
commandments is if we love Him.
00:32:13.36\00:32:18.13
That's why we
keep His commandments.
00:32:18.33\00:32:20.24
Not because "Oh, if I
keep His commandments,
00:32:20.44\00:32:22.57
going to be saved. "
No, keeping the commandments
00:32:22.77\00:32:26.11
is not your ticket to heaven.
00:32:26.31\00:32:28.84
Jesus... it's by
His blood, by His grace,
00:32:29.04\00:32:33.52
that we can enter into heaven.
00:32:33.72\00:32:36.25
The Ten Commandments show
if you obey God's commandments
00:32:36.45\00:32:40.96
you're showing
God that you love Him.
00:32:41.16\00:32:44.03
You must do it out of
love because you love God.
00:32:44.63\00:32:49.90
It's the motivation of
love... that really keeping it
00:32:50.10\00:32:53.97
from the heart is what
really has value before God.
00:32:54.17\00:32:58.54
And so I
encourage you: Jesus said
00:32:59.74\00:33:02.64
"If you love me,
keep My commandments. "
00:33:02.84\00:33:04.51
And if you don't love Him,
don't keep His commandments.
00:33:04.71\00:33:08.92
You have one
choice or the other.
00:33:09.98\00:33:12.45
And so please consider the fact
00:33:12.65\00:33:15.76
that Jesus is asking us
to keep the commandments.
00:33:15.96\00:33:19.16
When He says: "Keep the command-
ments" I know some people say
00:33:19.36\00:33:21.23
"Well, we cannot
keep God's commandments. "
00:33:21.43\00:33:24.57
Wait a minute: who's asking
us to keep the commandments?
00:33:24.77\00:33:27.27
This is Jesus. I
remember talking to
00:33:27.47\00:33:29.64
one person that called 3ABN
when I was working in pastoral
00:33:29.84\00:33:32.27
ministries. And he was
upset that somebody was
00:33:32.47\00:33:34.64
talking about the commandments.
00:33:34.84\00:33:36.18
"Hey you guys, you're talking
about the Ten Commandments!
00:33:36.24\00:33:38.38
Why are you doing that?
00:33:38.58\00:33:39.95
Why don't you just
talk about Jesus? "
00:33:40.15\00:33:41.48
You see you
cannot separate Jesus
00:33:41.58\00:33:43.35
from the commandments
because Jesus is asking us...
00:33:43.55\00:33:47.62
asking us to
keep the commandments.
00:33:47.82\00:33:49.99
And Jesus showed us that we
should keep the commandments.
00:33:51.16\00:33:55.03
And if He's asking us
to keep the commandments
00:33:55.23\00:33:57.50
and if we read in John 15:5
that Jesus says: "Without Me
00:33:57.70\00:34:01.37
you can do nothing. "
00:34:01.57\00:34:03.04
So I asked this person. He
said: "No, we cannot keep God's
00:34:03.24\00:34:07.14
commandments. " You're
right! In our own flesh
00:34:07.34\00:34:09.78
in our own power we
cannot keep God's commandments.
00:34:09.98\00:34:13.38
But with God's help, we
can keep the commandments.
00:34:13.58\00:34:16.42
With the help of Jesus we
can keep the commandments. "
00:34:16.62\00:34:19.15
And he said: "No, we cannot
keep God's commandments. "
00:34:19.55\00:34:22.69
I said: "You mean to tell me
00:34:22.89\00:34:24.93
that with God's help you
cannot keep the commandments? "
00:34:25.13\00:34:28.70
And he ran into a difficulty
because he so believed
00:34:29.90\00:34:33.60
that we don't have
to keep the commandments
00:34:33.80\00:34:35.54
that he dared to
say: "Yes, that's right...
00:34:35.74\00:34:39.01
I cannot keep the commandments
even with God's help. "
00:34:39.21\00:34:42.18
Shocking... but this
is what this man said.
00:34:42.38\00:34:45.51
You see the Bible says: "With
God all things are possible. "
00:34:45.91\00:34:50.99
What did Paul say
in Philippians 4:13?
00:34:51.19\00:34:54.09
"I can do all
things through Christ
00:34:54.29\00:34:57.73
who strengthens me. "
00:34:57.93\00:35:00.00
You see in heaven there are
not going to be any murderers,
00:35:00.20\00:35:03.47
any liars, any adulterers.
00:35:03.67\00:35:06.20
Cannot go. Why?
Because you are not living
00:35:06.40\00:35:10.27
in the liberty of
God's commandments.
00:35:10.47\00:35:13.61
The Ten Commandments show us
00:35:13.81\00:35:17.05
how to live a life
that is pleasing to God
00:35:17.25\00:35:21.65
and a life that shows love for
God and love to our fellow man.
00:35:21.85\00:35:26.42
And this is why I now read
to you from John chapter 14
00:35:26.62\00:35:31.39
and verse 21. In
John chapter 14 verse 21
00:35:31.59\00:35:36.43
we have a wonderful
blessing to talk to you about.
00:35:36.83\00:35:39.87
Notice John chapter 14 verse 21.
00:35:40.07\00:35:42.57
He says, this is Jesus talking;
00:35:42.77\00:35:44.17
"He who has My commandments
00:35:44.37\00:35:47.01
and keeps them it
is he who loves Me. "
00:35:47.21\00:35:51.11
If you have His commandments
00:35:51.31\00:35:52.65
and you keep them, you love Him.
00:35:52.68\00:35:54.35
And it says:
"And he who loves Me
00:35:54.55\00:35:57.25
will be loved by My Father
00:35:57.45\00:36:00.39
and I will love him and
manifest Myself to him. "
00:36:00.59\00:36:06.29
Praise the Lord! Jesus is
willing to manifest himself
00:36:06.96\00:36:12.37
to us if you choose
to keep His commandments.
00:36:13.03\00:36:16.64
So what should you do?
00:36:16.84\00:36:18.17
By God's grace through
the help of Jesus Christ
00:36:18.57\00:36:22.98
through the help that is avail-
able to each and every one of us
00:36:23.18\00:36:26.61
by God's grace
choose to love the Lord
00:36:26.82\00:36:30.39
and keep His commandments.
00:36:30.59\00:36:32.65
And I continue now reading
to you from I John 2:3-4.
00:36:32.85\00:36:38.73
Let's read that
first: I John 2:3-4.
00:36:38.93\00:36:42.56
"Now by this we
know that we know Him. "
00:36:42.76\00:36:46.87
Oh, this is great! We must know.
00:36:47.07\00:36:48.60
How is it that we
know that we know Him?
00:36:48.80\00:36:50.17
If we keep His commandments.
00:36:50.37\00:36:53.48
There it is. This is
how you know that you
00:36:53.68\00:36:56.78
that you love Him. Remember:
"And this is life the eternal:
00:36:56.98\00:36:59.25
that they may know God. "
00:36:59.45\00:37:01.55
"This is life eternal: to know
God and to know Jesus Christ
00:37:02.42\00:37:05.79
whom He has sent. " So by
this we know that we know Him:
00:37:05.99\00:37:08.32
if we keep His commandments.
00:37:08.52\00:37:10.36
"He who says... "
verse 4... "I know Him
00:37:10.56\00:37:13.76
and does not
keep His commandments
00:37:13.96\00:37:15.80
is a liar and the
truth is not in him. "
00:37:16.00\00:37:21.87
Look at this and you say: "This
is a very strong statement. "
00:37:22.30\00:37:24.91
But the Bible declares
that you are denying God
00:37:25.11\00:37:30.01
if you say you love Him and
do not keep His commandments.
00:37:30.21\00:37:34.38
Remember: by this people
will know that you are Christ's
00:37:34.58\00:37:39.45
disciples: if you
keep His commandments,
00:37:39.65\00:37:42.52
if you love one another.
And if you love one another
00:37:42.76\00:37:45.39
you will keep the commandments
to say how you can love
00:37:45.59\00:37:49.36
one another. And so let's go to
I John chapter 2 verses 5-6 now.
00:37:49.56\00:37:55.30
But notice: "But whoever keeps
00:37:55.54\00:37:58.31
His Word truly the love of God
00:37:58.51\00:38:01.81
is perfected in him.
00:38:02.01\00:38:03.91
By this we know
that we are in Him.
00:38:04.11\00:38:07.42
He who says he abides in Him
00:38:07.62\00:38:10.62
ought himself also so to walk
00:38:10.82\00:38:14.72
just as He walked. "
00:38:14.92\00:38:19.16
So we have the Scripture:
I John chapter 2 verses 5-6
00:38:19.36\00:38:23.37
that the love of
God will be perfected
00:38:23.57\00:38:27.17
in those that love
God and keep His Word.
00:38:27.37\00:38:32.07
The love of God
will be perfected in you.
00:38:32.27\00:38:35.08
And also we read that if
you say you are Christian,
00:38:35.28\00:38:40.38
if you say you abide in Him,
00:38:40.58\00:38:42.55
you should walk as He walked.
00:38:42.75\00:38:45.35
So the question is:
00:38:45.75\00:38:47.22
How is it that Jesus
walked? How did He live?
00:38:47.42\00:38:51.93
How did Jesus live?
00:38:52.13\00:38:55.30
Notice what it says in
John chapter 15 verse 10.
00:38:56.06\00:39:00.64
The Bible says:
00:39:00.84\00:39:02.40
"If you keep My commandments,
00:39:04.27\00:39:07.21
you will abide in My love
00:39:07.41\00:39:09.41
just as I have kept
My Father's commandments
00:39:09.61\00:39:13.75
and abide in His love. "
00:39:13.95\00:39:17.42
So how did Jesus live?
00:39:17.62\00:39:20.46
He kept His
Father's commandments.
00:39:20.66\00:39:23.83
And Jesus is our example.
00:39:24.03\00:39:27.53
If we want to
abide in the love of God,
00:39:27.73\00:39:29.90
by God's grace
with the help of Jesus
00:39:30.10\00:39:33.27
we should keep His commandments.
00:39:33.47\00:39:36.57
This is
something that can be done
00:39:36.97\00:39:40.31
because Jesus is
asking us to do it.
00:39:40.51\00:39:43.14
And it is by His grace
because of His love for us
00:39:43.35\00:39:46.88
He's going to give
us all the help we need.
00:39:47.08\00:39:51.05
Jesus lived in perfect
harmony with the Father
00:39:51.79\00:39:56.49
and He did this by
keeping the commandments.
00:39:56.69\00:40:00.86
He is our example.
00:40:01.06\00:40:03.06
And if you want to be trans-
formed into the image of Christ,
00:40:03.26\00:40:07.47
you must do as He did.
00:40:07.67\00:40:10.37
We contemplate
the life of Christ.
00:40:10.57\00:40:14.21
As you read Matthew, Mark,
Luke, and John, you contemplate
00:40:14.41\00:40:20.12
the life of Christ.
Daily spend time with Jesus...
00:40:20.32\00:40:23.08
you will be
transformed into His image.
00:40:23.28\00:40:26.32
What did we read about Jesus?
00:40:26.52\00:40:28.52
He kept the
Father's commandments.
00:40:28.72\00:40:31.36
Now please understand
that Satan hated Jesus
00:40:31.56\00:40:35.73
and Satan will hate
those that choose to keep God's
00:40:35.93\00:40:40.04
commandments. How do I know?
00:40:40.24\00:40:41.80
It's because the
Bible reveals this.
00:40:42.00\00:40:44.14
Let's go to Revelation
chapter 12 and verse 17.
00:40:44.34\00:40:46.94
Revelation 12:17...
notice what the Bible says.
00:40:47.14\00:40:50.15
"And the dragon was
enraged with the woman. "
00:40:50.35\00:40:53.42
This is the New King
James version. In the King James
00:40:53.62\00:40:56.02
version it says: "And the
dragon wroth with the woman
00:40:56.22\00:40:58.99
and he went to make war with
the rest of her offspring. "
00:40:59.19\00:41:03.93
Who are they?
00:41:04.13\00:41:05.66
"who keep the
commandments of God
00:41:05.86\00:41:08.33
and have the
testimony of Jesus Christ. "
00:41:08.53\00:41:11.73
You see Satan does
not want you to be happy.
00:41:11.93\00:41:16.24
Satan wants you to
disobey God's commandments
00:41:16.44\00:41:20.84
so that you will be
among those that have to suffer
00:41:21.04\00:41:25.85
the wages of sin. Satan
doesn't want you to keep
00:41:26.05\00:41:29.48
God's commandments
because then you're walking,
00:41:29.68\00:41:32.05
you're living according
to God's government of love.
00:41:32.25\00:41:35.86
And if you live according
to God's government of love,
00:41:36.19\00:41:38.73
Satan will try to attack you.
00:41:38.93\00:41:40.80
But "be of good cheer... "
Jesus says: "I have overcome
00:41:41.00\00:41:44.07
the world. " And
Jesus offers us His peace;
00:41:44.27\00:41:47.44
Jesus offers us
all the help we need.
00:41:47.64\00:41:50.51
I want to tell you
that the Bible reveals
00:41:50.71\00:41:53.91
that in the last days
00:41:54.11\00:41:58.31
the Ten Commandments
will come to the forefront.
00:41:58.51\00:42:00.62
There will be issues as to
whether you should obey God
00:42:00.82\00:42:03.85
or obey man. A mark of
the beast will be declared.
00:42:04.05\00:42:08.16
A law will be passed
talking about to receive a mark
00:42:08.36\00:42:12.06
in your
forehead or in your hand.
00:42:12.26\00:42:14.63
You can read about this.
Read it! Revelation 12, 13 & 14.
00:42:14.83\00:42:19.17
The Ten Commandments are
going to come to the forefront
00:42:19.37\00:42:21.90
and people will have to choose
to take the mark of the beast
00:42:22.10\00:42:25.47
or be faithful to
God's commandments.
00:42:25.67\00:42:28.08
And now I'm to read to
you from Revelation 14:9-12.
00:42:28.38\00:42:34.38
Revelation 14:9-12. Ready?
00:42:34.58\00:42:38.75
This is what the Bible says.
00:42:38.95\00:42:40.36
Notice how it makes a contrast
between those that take the mark
00:42:40.56\00:42:43.99
of the beast and those
that are faithful to God.
00:42:44.19\00:42:46.26
Notice: "Then a third angel
followed them saying with a loud
00:42:46.46\00:42:50.83
voice: 'If anyone
worships the beast and his image
00:42:51.03\00:42:54.30
and receives his mark on
his forehead or his hand,
00:42:57.37\00:43:02.78
he himself shall also drink
of the wine of the wrath of God
00:43:02.98\00:43:07.28
which is poured
out full strength
00:43:07.48\00:43:09.85
into the cup of His indignation.
00:43:10.05\00:43:11.55
He shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone
00:43:11.75\00:43:14.32
in the presence of the
holy angels and in the presence
00:43:14.52\00:43:17.46
of the Lamb. And the
smoke of their torment
00:43:17.66\00:43:20.20
ascends forever and
ever and they have no rest
00:43:20.60\00:43:23.77
day nor night...
' " Who are they?
00:43:25.00\00:43:26.90
"Who worship the beast
and his image or whoever
00:43:27.10\00:43:29.97
received the mark of his
name. " The commandments of men
00:43:30.17\00:43:33.64
are here talked about. Now
let's go to the next verse.
00:43:33.84\00:43:37.11
That's Revelation
chapter 14 verse 12.
00:43:37.31\00:43:40.28
Notice the contrast between
those that take the mark of the
00:43:40.48\00:43:44.65
beast and those that do
not. "Here is the patience
00:43:44.85\00:43:49.36
of the saints. Here are those
who keep the commandments of God
00:43:49.56\00:43:54.86
and the faith of Jesus. "
00:43:55.06\00:43:58.53
Do you want to
have the faith of Jesus?
00:43:58.93\00:44:00.97
The faith of Jesus is that
He kept all of His Father's
00:44:01.17\00:44:05.34
commandments. And
here in Revelation 14
00:44:05.54\00:44:08.71
there is a declaration
00:44:09.11\00:44:12.65
that there are people
living in the last days
00:44:12.85\00:44:15.85
that will keep
God's commandments
00:44:16.05\00:44:19.05
because they love
God with all their heart,
00:44:19.25\00:44:22.22
with all their
mind, with all their soul
00:44:22.42\00:44:24.96
and refuse to take
the mark of the beast
00:44:25.16\00:44:27.63
because they'd rather
keep God's commandments.
00:44:27.83\00:44:31.37
Will you be one of those?
00:44:31.57\00:44:34.17
Will you choose to
love God with all your heart
00:44:34.37\00:44:36.64
and keep His commandments?
00:44:36.84\00:44:38.21
Or will you take on
the mark of the beast?
00:44:38.41\00:44:40.64
You have a choice.
00:44:40.84\00:44:42.34
Choose to love God with all
your heart because those that
00:44:42.54\00:44:46.55
love God with all
their heart, mind, and soul
00:44:46.75\00:44:49.65
are those that enjoy the peace
and happiness that God offers.
00:44:49.85\00:44:54.59
But those that take
on the mark of the beast
00:44:55.56\00:44:57.89
are destined to
suffer in the lake of fire
00:44:58.09\00:45:02.90
and they will
receive the wages of sin.
00:45:03.10\00:45:07.40
So brothers and
sisters, please understand
00:45:07.60\00:45:10.97
that keeping the commandments
00:45:11.17\00:45:15.31
is not what gives you
salvation. It is Jesus.
00:45:15.51\00:45:21.02
But His government of love
is that those that love Him
00:45:21.22\00:45:26.12
will keep His commandments.
Romans chapter 3 verse 20.
00:45:26.32\00:45:29.89
Romans chapter 3 verse 20,
it says: "Therefore by the deeds
00:45:30.09\00:45:33.90
of the law no flesh will
be justified in His sight.
00:45:34.10\00:45:37.97
For by the law is
the knowledge of sin. "
00:45:38.17\00:45:42.14
And I want to
say this right now:
00:45:42.34\00:45:44.21
that there are people
saying that the Ten Commandments
00:45:44.87\00:45:48.48
have been done
away at the cross.
00:45:48.68\00:45:50.41
Since the cross we don't
have to keep the commandments.
00:45:50.61\00:45:52.41
You see, when you take
the Ten Commandments away
00:45:52.61\00:45:55.65
you have no way by which
you identify what is sin.
00:45:55.85\00:46:00.32
And so it says here that "by the
law is the knowledge of sin. "
00:46:01.06\00:46:06.43
The law is still binding.
00:46:06.63\00:46:08.56
God is still
expecting His children
00:46:08.76\00:46:11.53
to keep His law
because they love Him.
00:46:11.73\00:46:15.44
You see Jesus came...
Jesus came to magnify the law
00:46:16.44\00:46:21.51
and make it honorable.
He came to magnify the law
00:46:21.71\00:46:26.65
and to make it honorable.
00:46:26.85\00:46:28.95
Please understand
that when Jesus gave the...
00:46:29.15\00:46:33.46
When you're talking about
Matthew chapter 5 verses 6-7
00:46:33.66\00:46:36.26
you can see Jesus
magnifying the law of God.
00:46:36.46\00:46:39.66
And this is why when you
read in Matthew chapter 5,
00:46:39.86\00:46:42.86
for example... Matthew
chapter 5 beginning in verse 21
00:46:43.06\00:46:46.70
"You have heard that it
was said to those of old
00:46:46.90\00:46:50.91
you shall not murder.
And whoever murders will
00:46:51.11\00:46:53.24
be in danger of the judgment.
00:46:53.44\00:46:54.98
But I say to you whoever
is angry with his brother
00:46:55.18\00:46:58.15
without a cause shall be
in danger of the judgment.
00:46:58.35\00:47:01.25
And whoever says to his brother
'raca' shall be in danger
00:47:01.45\00:47:05.05
of the council. But
whoever says 'you fool'
00:47:05.25\00:47:08.59
shall be in
danger of hell fire. "
00:47:08.79\00:47:11.03
So you see, Jesus
came to magnify the law
00:47:11.23\00:47:15.13
and to make it
honorable... make it honorable.
00:47:15.33\00:47:19.40
In I John 3:4 the Bible says:
00:47:19.60\00:47:22.10
"Whoever commits sin
00:47:22.30\00:47:25.44
also commits lawlessness
00:47:25.84\00:47:30.11
and sin is lawlessness. "
00:47:30.31\00:47:32.75
So we have here the
fact that whoever commits sin
00:47:32.95\00:47:37.82
is a transgressor...
commits lawlessness.
00:47:38.02\00:47:41.59
The fact remains
that if sin exists
00:47:41.79\00:47:45.39
it's because the
Ten Commandments exist
00:47:45.59\00:47:48.20
and they are binding.
Remember that just because
00:47:48.40\00:47:53.17
you are saved by grace does
not mean that you do not have to
00:47:53.37\00:47:58.14
keep the commandments.
You show God that you love Him
00:47:58.34\00:48:01.04
by keeping His commandments.
I'm going to read to you now
00:48:01.24\00:48:03.45
from Ephesians chapter 2.
And we believe in it fully.
00:48:03.65\00:48:07.98
Ephesians chapter 2
verses 8 and 9. The Bible says:
00:48:08.18\00:48:13.05
"For by grace you have
been saved through faith
00:48:13.25\00:48:18.06
and that not of yourselves.
It is the gift of God.
00:48:18.26\00:48:22.13
Not of works lest
any man should boast. "
00:48:22.33\00:48:25.20
Praise the Lord. It is
by grace that we are saved.
00:48:25.40\00:48:28.57
You see, it is
through the grace of Christ
00:48:28.77\00:48:31.97
that we are saved. But
Jesus asks: "If you love Me,
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keep My commandments. "
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Will you love Jesus
and keep His commandments?
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He has done so much for you
and is doing so much for you.
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He has given so
many reasons to love him.
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Will sin take such
control of your life
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that it becomes more
wonderful to you than the love
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that God has
demonstrated in giving His Son?
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You see, Romans
chapter 3 verse 31
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we have this
message for us. It says:
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"Do we then make void
the law through faith?
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Certainly not!
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On the contrary...
we establish the law. "
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Romans chapter 3 verse 31.
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Now notice the new covenant
because some people think:
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"Well the new covenant...
we don't have to keep
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the commandments. " You know
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the new covenant is described
in Hebrews chapter 10 verse 16.
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Hebrews 10:16 has
the following words:
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"This is the covenant
that I will make with them
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after those days says the Lord:
I will put my law into their
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hearts, and in their
minds will I write them. "
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This, my friend,
is the new covenant.
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If you say you're a
new-covenant Christian,
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then you must allow the Lord
to write His law in your heart
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and in your mind so
that you may serve the Lord
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with all of your
heart out of love.
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Jesus did not come
to do away with the law.
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In Matthew
chapter 5 verses 17 and 18
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notice the words of Jesus:
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"Do not think that I came to
destroy the law or the prophets.
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I did not come to destroy
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but to fulfill. For
assuredly I say to you
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till heaven and earth pass away
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one jot or one
tittle will by no means
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pass from the law
till all is fulfilled. "
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Praise God!
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You see, Jesus did not
come to do away with the law
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but to fulfill the law.
Heaven and earth exists...
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the law of God
continues to exist.
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Not one jot. That's like the
equivalent of a dot over an i
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or a tittle like
the crossing of a t.
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Not one little
tiny aspect of the law
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will by no means pass away
Jesus said. I praise the Lord
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for His kindness and mercy.
Now I want to take you quickly
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to a time when Jesus was
talking to His disciples.
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They asked him:
"What will be the sign of
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the end and and and
of the end of the world
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and of Your coming? "
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You see Jesus had told them as
they were looking at the temple
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in Jerusalem. He said:
"Not one stone shall be
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upon another" and Jesus spoke to
them of signs that were coming.
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And then He said
something very interesting
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that you should consider.
Notice in Matthew 24:20.
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Jesus told them how they
could escape the destruction
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of the temple which
took place in 70 AD.
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It's about 40
years into the future
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Jesus was talking about
the destruction of the temple.
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Notice Matthew 24 verse 20:
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"And pray that your flight... "
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In other words, your escape...
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"may not be in
winter or on the Sabbath.
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For there will be great tribula-
tion such as has not been
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since the beginning of
the world until this time
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no nor ever shall
be. " Matthew 24:20-21.
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So you see, Jesus is
talking to His disciples
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and He's talking to us as
well to understand that He
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expected His disciples to
still be keeping the Sabbath
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in the future
after His crucifixion.
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That's why He said:
"Pray that your flight... "
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your escape... "is not in the
winter nor on the Sabbath day. "
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So the Sabbath is
still binding upon us
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and we need to make decisions
concerning God's holy law.
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His government of love.
And I want to encourage you
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to consider God's
appeal... Jesus' appeal to us.
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"If you love Me,
keep My commandments. "
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I encourage you to
identify with God's government
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of law... of love,
His law of liberty.
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Walk in liberty; walk with Jesus
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and by His grace
obey His commandments.
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I want to encourage you
to pray with me at this time.
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We're going to go to
the Lord in prayer right now
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and ask for His blessing upon
all that have listened to this
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message. To ask the Lord: "Lord,
what will You have me to do? "
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Let's go to the Lord in prayer.
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Our loving heavenly Father,
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we thank you so much
for the holy Scriptures
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that are a light to our path,
00:53:57.93\00:53:59.77
that shows the way we should
walk, the way we should live.
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And we read that he who
loves the Lord, he who wants to
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abide in His love
should walk even as He walked.
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We read that
Jesus loved the Father
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and kept His commandments.
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Help us, heavenly Father, to
love You with all our hearts,
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soul, and mind and to
keep Your commandments.
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We know that we
cannot do it of ourselves.
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But through Your
grace and Your power
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all things are possible.
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We pray, heavenly Father, that
You will guide Your children.
00:54:33.34\00:54:35.80
Help us to
understand that You love us
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and want the best for us.
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We ask You for a
blessing upon all.
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In Jesus' name, Amen. Amen.
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And so my friend,
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I want to take you now to
Isaiah chapter 48 verse 18.
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Isaiah 48:18 has
a message for us.
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Notice what the
Bible says in Isaiah 48:18.
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"Oh that you had
heeded My commandments!
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Then your peace would
have been like a river
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and your righteousness
like the waves of the sea. "
00:55:11.71\00:55:16.01
You see, if we choose to walk
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according to God's law of love,
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God wants to give us peace.
00:55:25.35\00:55:27.32
Remember: He has thoughts
of peace, to give us a future
00:55:27.52\00:55:31.26
and a hope. And
if we want to walk
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according to the way Jesus
walked, we must do as He did.
00:55:34.33\00:55:38.73
Spend time with
God just as Jesus did.
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Learn how great is His love.
00:55:43.51\00:55:47.58
Search out the love of God.
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You see, the fact that
Jesus died on the cross
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is the strongest
argument that you can present
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that tells us that God's
law has not been done away with.
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He died to bring us liberty
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and to walk in liberty
with God's commandments.
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If the law of God was
going to be done away with,
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why not do away with it
before Jesus died on the cross
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so that He
would not have to die?
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Today God wants
to tell you that:
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"If you love Me,
keep My commandments"
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Jesus says, and I
hope you continue to watch
00:56:26.61\00:56:30.45
all of these messages
that we will be presenting.
00:56:30.65\00:56:35.02
We're talking
about "Who is Jesus? "
00:56:35.22\00:56:37.73
And Jesus is our
Savior. He wants us to be happy,
00:56:37.93\00:56:42.30
to rejoice in His salvation,
00:56:42.50\00:56:44.97
and to be prepared to
live among God's family
00:56:45.17\00:56:49.54
that will love Him
with all of our hearts,
00:56:49.74\00:56:52.24
soul, and mind, and
love our neighbor as ourself.
00:56:52.44\00:56:56.75
That we will not
want to do them harm
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but want to do them good.
00:56:59.08\00:57:00.48
I encourage you to live accord-
ing to the way Jesus lived.
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