Hello, friends,
I'm Jill Morikone,
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and welcome again to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel
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as we journey
through the fourth quarter,
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Education.
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This lesson, lesson 10
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is Education in
Arts and Sciences.
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So I want to
encourage you to grab your Bible
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and a friend,
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get ready as we
study God's Word together.
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But if you don't have
your own copy of the quarterly,
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you can always go to your local
Seventh-day Adventist Church
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and they would give you one
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or go to the following
website ABSG.Adventist.org.
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That stands
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for AdultBibleStudyGuide
.Adventist.org.
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Grab your
quarterly and get ready
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as we study this addition
of 3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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So glad that you have joined
us for Sabbath School Panel.
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Can't believe we
are on lesson number 10,
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Education in Arts and Sciences.
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Before we go any further,
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I want to
introduce our family here,
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we really are family.
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We love studying
the Word of God together
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and what a privilege it is
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and how much I know I learn
from each member on the panel.
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To my left, Pastor Ryan Day.
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Joy to have you here.
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Amen. I'm excited.
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We're going to be talking
about the beauty of holiness.
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Amen.
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To your left, Mr. Danny Shelton,
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always a joy to have you
on 3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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Thank you.
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I love being
here with all of you
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and breaking the bread of life.
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Amen.
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To your left my
pastor, Pastor John Lomacang.
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Glad you're here.
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Yes, this is a very interesting.
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You have an amazing
title to your lesson
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and I won't tell you what it
is but foolishness and wisdom.
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What a comparison.
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I'm looking
forward to sharing that.
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Amen.
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Last but not least,
my sister Shelley Quinn.
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Thank you so much for your study
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of the Word of God.
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I just want to
thank each one of you
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for the time that's invested
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in putting
these lessons together
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because I enjoy
them so much as I listen.
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Amen.
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Before we go any further
and we open up the Word of God,
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we always want to go
to the Lord in prayer.
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And, Ryan,
would you pray for us?
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Sure. Absolutely.
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Our Father in
heaven, Lord, as always,
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we humble ourselves
in Your presence, Lord,
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because we know
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according to the
promise of Your Word,
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there were two or three or
more gathered in Your name,
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there You are in the midst.
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So, Lord, we don't
just want You to be with us.
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We want You to be in us to
lead and guide our thoughts,
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our words, Lord,
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and be with each
and every person at home
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around the world,
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that as this lesson goes out
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as this the truth of
these lessons go out, Lord,
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may it bless someone and
lead them to Jesus Christ.
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That's what it's all about.
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So give us Your Holy Spirit.
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We ask him confidence in
the name of Jesus Christ.
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Amen. Amen.
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Amen. Education
in Arts and Sciences.
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It's kind of an
interesting title,
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teaching the arts and sciences
from a Christian world view.
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Now, you might
say what in the world
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are the arts and sciences.
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If you were to go to college
and get a liberal arts degree,
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it could encompass any
number of sub specialties
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or degrees within that.
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If you focus on the humanities,
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you might look at
English literature
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or modern languages,
philosophy, theology,
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maybe its focuses
on the social sciences
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like
anthropology and psychology,
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sociology, history,
economics, geography,
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political science.
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Maybe it focuses
on the creative arts,
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fine arts, theater,
speech, creative writing,
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or sciences such as
astronomy and biology
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and chemistry and physics.
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But how do you
teach those subjects
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with a biblical world view?
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What does that mean?
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Is it just adding a
scripture here and there
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that relates somehow
to the subject matter?
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Is it adding a scripture
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when the scripture
agrees with the subject matter?
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Or is it teaching
the biblical worldview
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as the underpinning
for every subject taught?
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It's reframing
the focus of teaching
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so that everything is filtered
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through the lens
of the Word of God.
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That's what we
talk about this week.
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Our memory text is Psalms 19:1,
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you can turn there
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because we're going to
spend some time in Psalms 19.
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Psalms 19:1, "The heavens
declare the glory of God,
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and the firmament
shows forth his handiwork."
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On Sunday, we
look at the Lord alone,
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and how we see
evidence for God in creation.
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In nature, of
course, clearly, Ryan,
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there's evidence for
God in the Word of God.
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But there's also
evidence for God in creation.
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We see the hand of God in
the sun and stars and sea.
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We see the hand of God
in the flowers and fossils
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and foliage.
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We see the hand of
God in the birds and bees,
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and that there is
beauty in this world.
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And in fact,
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even though we're 6,000 years
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after sin entered this
world in Genesis Chapter 3,
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there is still beauty,
there is still evidence
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for our Creator God,
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and we worship the
Creator, not the creature.
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You might say what in the
world are you talking about?
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We're going to Romans 1 later
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and you're going to see
what we are talking about.
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The late Bill Klem,
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I don't know if
you ever heard of him,
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but he was one of
Major League Baseball's
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best-known umpires.
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He was a National
League umpire from 1905-1941.
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And one particular
game he was umpiring,
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I don't know if that's a word,
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but he was the
umpire at the game.
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And it was in the ninth
inning, it was a critical play,
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and everyone's
waiting for the decision.
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One dugout,
everyone's hollering,
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he's safe, he's safe.
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And the other
dugout, everyone's hollering,
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he's out, he's out.
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And Bill Klem stood up,
looked up into the stands,
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he raised his fist.
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And he said, "He ain't
nothing till I've called it."
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So if you look at education,
if you look at science and art,
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if you look at all these things
that we call philosophy today,
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some people say this
is truth, this is truth.
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Other people say no it
ain't, this is truth over here.
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We're saying, it ain't nothing
until God says it's truth.
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Everything needs to
come back to the Word of God.
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So who is God?
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Where do we find God?
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And why do we find Him
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and other people
struggle to find Him?
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We have five points.
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This is taken from Psalms
19 and from Romans Chapter 1
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as we look at
evidence for God in creation.
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Psalms 19 was our
memory text, let's read that.
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Point number one,
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nature shows evidence
of God and His character.
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Psalms 19:1, "The heavens
declare the glory of God,
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and the firmament
shows his handiwork."
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The heavens
declare the glory of God,
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what is the glory of God?
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Remember when
Moses asked to see God
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and remember God hid him,
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but He allowed the
backside to pass before
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and what did He
say in Exodus 33?
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"The Lord, the Lord
God, gracious and merciful,
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long suffering."
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It was His character.
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When Moses said,
"Show me Your glory."
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God revealed His character.
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So if the heavens
declare the glory of God,
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what does that mean?
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Creation shows
the character of God.
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All you have to
do is walk outside
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on a dark night.
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Look up at the stars
if you're not in the city,
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if you live here,
like in Southern Illinois.
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Look at the stars,
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you see
evidence for the Creator.
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All it takes is going for a walk
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in a meadow or woods.
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Looking at
animals, looking at life,
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you see
evidence for the Creator.
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Nature shows evidence
of God and His character.
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Number two, nature
is a silent witness.
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We're still in Psalms 19.
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Let's look at verses 2 and 3.
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"Day unto day utters speech,
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and night unto
night reveals knowledge.
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There is no speech nor language
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where their voice is not heard."
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Nature shows us God
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whether we have
an education or not,
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nature still reveals God,
it speaks with unwritten words.
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It's not speaking
literally or audibly, but still,
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it speaks to us
or reveals to us,
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the Creator God.
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Point number three,
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failure to find evidence
for God is a moral issue,
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it's not an intellectual issue.
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I want to say that again.
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Failure to find evidence for God
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is a moral issue,
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it's not an intellectual issue.
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So let's, we
find that in Romans 1,
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we're going to Romans 1,
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this is the progression of sin
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that we see in
the Gentile world.
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Romans 1:18-19,
"For the wrath of God, "
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that really means
the judgment of God,
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"is revealed from
heaven against all ungodliness
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and unrighteousness of men,
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who suppress the
truth in unrighteousness
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because what may be known
of God is manifest in them,
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for God has shown it to them."
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How does God
reveal or show it to them?
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Through creation.
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We already
discussed that in Psalms 19.
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Even ungodly people,
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or people who don't know
God are familiar with God
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because He reveals
Himself through creation.
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But why don't we see
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the evidence of God in creation?
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Why do some people miss that?
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Because they suppress
the truth in unrighteousness.
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In other words,
the evidence is there,
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we just don't want to see it.
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The evidence is there, we
don't want to submit to it.
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Kind of like you see
what you want to see.
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Anyone ever told you that?
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We want people to
believe that we've changed
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when maybe we haven't,
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or we want to
think someone likes us
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or maybe they don't.
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We just see what we want to see.
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If you want to
find God in nature,
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there is plenty of evidence.
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On the flip side,
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if you want to
believe that we evolved,
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you can believe that too.
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Failure to find evidence
for God, it's a moral issue.
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It has to do with are we willing
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to humble ourselves
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and submit and
accept the evidence for God?
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It's not an intellectual issue.
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Point number four,
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nature reveals God's
power and pre-existence.
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The next verse, Romans 1:20,
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"For since the
creation of the world
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His invisible
attributes are clearly seen,
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being understood by
the things that are made,
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even His eternal
power and Godhead,
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so that they
are without excuse."
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Now His invisible
attributes, how are they seen?
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They're seen through nature,
they're seen through creation.
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We understand God
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through the
things that He has made.
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And then it says,
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even what do we
see through nature?
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His eternal power and Godhead.
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The universe
contains an exhibition
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of the power of God,
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His omnipotence,
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His power has
existed from all eternity.
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There's proof
and creation of power
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which existed
before from all eternity
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and that power
belonged to an external being.
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Even the pagan, the atheist,
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those who do not know God
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can see and
understand this in creation.
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The Bible says,
"They are without excuse."
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In other words,
there's enough evidence for God
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for His
pre-existence, for His power,
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that people are without excuse
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to not accept Him
and believe in Him.
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Number five, we see
this progression of sin,
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and coupled with
the progression of sin
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is a suppression of truth.
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And I see this
as let's walk down
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the last couple of minutes
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we have this progression of sin.
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First, I see the refusal
to recognize God as creator,
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that's in verse
21, the next verse,
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because although they knew God,
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they did not glorify Him as God,
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nor were thankful,
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but became
futile in their thoughts
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and their foolish
hearts were darkened.
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So they knew God.
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Does that mean
they were Christians?
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I don't know.
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But they had a knowledge of God,
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but they did not glorify Him.
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They did not submit
their lives to His control.
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They did not praise
Him or recognize Him
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in their thoughts.
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So their minds become darkened.
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It reminds me in
2 Corinthians 4:6.
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God commanded the light
to shine out of darkness.
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God wants to shine
into our darkened minds,
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but they're refusing
to accept God as creator
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and their minds become darkened.
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The next step, we see a
false profession of wisdom.
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It's the very
next verse, verse 22.
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Professing to be
wise, they become fools.
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Have you ever
met an educated fool?
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Have you ever met anybody
who had a lot of education
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or a lot of wisdom
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or claim to be
extremely intelligent
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or intellectual, and
yet they became fools,
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because they had
pushed aside God.
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They had not chosen
to accept Him as creator.
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Their minds were
darkened and they became fools.
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The next step we
see idol worship.
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The next verse,
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they
substituted human creativity
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and false gods
for the Creator God.
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Verse 23,
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"They changed the glory
of the incorruptible God
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into an image made
like corruptible man,
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and birds and
four-footed animals
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and creeping things."
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They turn to idol worship,
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they turn to
worshiping the creature
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rather than the Creator.
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Rejecting God leads to idolatry,
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and polytheism.
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Not necessarily atheism,
but idolatry and polytheism.
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Then the next step, we see
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they begin to serve the creature
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rather than the Creator.
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Verse 25,
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"Who exchange the
truth of God for the lion
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worshiped and serve the creature
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rather than the Creator,
who is blessed forever."
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It is a lie that any creature
can live independently of God,
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for God is the
one who created us.
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God is the one who sustains us.
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God is the one who redeems
us and wants to set us free.
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Amen.
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Praise the Lord.
Thank you so much.
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That was beautiful.
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I think on Monday's lesson,
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it's entitled, The
Beauty of Holiness.
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This is one we've
kind of the title is there
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in a previous lesson,
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but in this
particular lesson, today,
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we're going to be
looking at the arts.
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And as I was
preparing for this lesson,
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I just wanted
to entertain myself
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and somewhat instruct myself
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on delve the
many different parts
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that are out there.
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And there were so many
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as I was going through the list,
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I thought, man, there's no way
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I'm going to be able
to include all of these
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but I just
wrote a few down here.
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When we're thinking of the arts,
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arts like architecture,
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looking at, here's a,
here's an interesting one.
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It's more of a modern art,
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but body art, the art of cinema,
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the art of
dance, the digital arts,
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drawing and painting,
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talking about the art
of musical performance
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or the vocal arts.
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We have the art of photography,
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we have the art of
poetry and writing,
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the art of pottery or sculpting.
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We also have the art of theater
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and, of course,
the art of woodwork.
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Those are just a
few to name them.
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But our lesson
starts out with Psalms 96:9,
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a very simple but
profound scripture
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that's just stuck
with me all this week,
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as I've been studying it.
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It says, "Oh, worship the Lord
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in the beauty of holiness!
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Tremble before
Him, all the earth."
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So worship the Lord
in beauty of holiness.
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And we're going to
get to the worship aspect
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in just a moment.
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But there's a
question in the lesson
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in association with
this particular text.
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And this is what the lesson ask.
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It says, "What should
this mean to a Christian?
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Again, worship the
Lord in beauty and holiness.
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So what should this
mean to a Christian?
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And how should it impact
what we teach about the art
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and the beauty
often associated with it?"
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This was a very deep lesson.
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And as I was preparing for it,
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just more and more stuff
started coming to my mind,
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and I found myself
having to throw things out,
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because I
couldn't present it all.
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So pray for that
clock, because here we go.
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First of all, I want to repeat,
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we want to be reminded
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that 1 Peter 1:16 tells us this.
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Very simple, but it
says, because it is written,
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this is God's words.
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And actually Peter is
quoting Leviticus 11:44,
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very interesting chapter,
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that's the chapter
that we have the listing
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of the clean and
the unclean meats,
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and all the
things that God declared
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to be clean to eat or
clean, or not clean to eat.
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Peter's quoting the
Lord from Leviticus 11:44,
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when God says, "Be
holy, for I am holy."
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God is calling us to holiness.
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Now, again, that's,
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you know, many people
don't understand that.
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They ask, what does that mean?
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But there are multiple
texts throughout the Bible
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that help give us some
insight as to what God's,
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what does God mean?
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He says, "Be
holy, for I am holy."
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Because most people
would read that and say,
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"That's impossible.
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God's holiness is
here, I'm not even holy."
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Again, my
righteousness is filthy rags.
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So, but obviously, God
would not have said that,
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if He didn't mean
what He said, right?
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And so as I was
preparing for this,
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I thought, you know, Lord,
00:17:16.77\00:17:18.10
what are You talking
about, be holy, for I am holy?
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And there's a few
texts that come to mind.
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First of all, I want to
go to Ezekiel Chapter 22,
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because we see that in
God calling us to be holy.
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That also means that our choices
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and our actions
and our lifestyle
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should reflect that of cleanness
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or holiness or sanctification.
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So Ezekiel 22:26.
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Notice what it says here
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in reference to
those wicked priests,
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those priests that
had basically fallen
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into apostasy,
00:17:43.86\00:17:45.19
and were teaching
apostasy back in the days
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when Israel was split
and about to go into Babylon.
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Notice what it says here,
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"Her priests
have violated My law
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and profaned My holy things,
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they have not distinguished
between the holy and unholy."
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So God wants us to
be able to distinguish
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between that which is
holy, and that which is unholy.
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We happen to live
in a day and age where,
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you know, especially
in relation to the arts,
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and we're going to get
to a couple of examples
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in just a moment but
when it comes to the arts,
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my friends, not all art is good.
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We're going to
make that point clear
00:18:16.26\00:18:17.59
and emphasize that
more in just a few moments,
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that God created art,
00:18:19.96\00:18:21.46
He gives us art
but the devil takes it
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and perverts it, right?
00:18:23.60\00:18:24.93
And we have to make sure
that we're able to distinguish
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between with that which is holy,
00:18:26.70\00:18:28.47
and that which is unholy.
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He goes on to say,
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"Nor have they made
known the difference
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between the
unclean and the clean,
00:18:32.61\00:18:35.21
and they have hid
their eyes from My Sabbath,
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so that I am
profaned among them."
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Another scripture
that comes to my mind
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is 1 Thessalonians
4:7-8 on the same point,
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"For God did not
call us to uncleanness
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but in holiness,
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therefore, he who rejects
this does not reject men,
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but God who has also
given us His Holy Spirit."
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If we're going to be
led by the Spirit of God,
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God is leading
us to a clean life,
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of making clean choices,
00:19:03.14\00:19:05.04
holy choices that
will reflect His character.
00:19:05.07\00:19:08.04
So, you know, though
it has been said before,
00:19:08.08\00:19:09.81
we've heard this
saying many times,
00:19:09.84\00:19:11.18
you know, beauty is in
the eye of the beholder,
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in the eyes of the beholder.
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We mustn't forget who it was
00:19:14.78\00:19:16.65
who created the
eye to begin with.
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And I like that.
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Proverbs 20:12, we
don't have to go very far.
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The Bible makes it very clear
00:19:24.43\00:19:25.76
as to who created
these eyes and ears of ours.
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Again, Proverbs 20:12.
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The Bible says,
00:19:30.50\00:19:31.83
"The hearing ear
and the seeing eye,
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the Lord has made them both."
00:19:35.04\00:19:38.57
So if the Lord made them,
00:19:38.61\00:19:40.21
and we even have
text in the New Testament,
00:19:40.24\00:19:42.01
believe it's 1 Corinthians 6,
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where God makes
it very, very clear.
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Paul writes,
00:19:45.51\00:19:46.85
and says that Jesus
Christ has bought us at a price.
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We are not our own.
These eyes are not our eyes.
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These ears are not our ears.
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And so God is calling
us, what does the lesson say?
00:19:53.29\00:19:56.69
It says, worship the Lord
in the beauty of holiness.
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The beauty must be holy.
00:20:00.10\00:20:02.06
We're going to,
00:20:02.10\00:20:03.43
if we're going
to enjoy the arts,
00:20:03.47\00:20:04.80
we need to make
sure that those arts
00:20:04.83\00:20:06.17
reflect that of
the character of Jesus.
00:20:06.20\00:20:09.30
You know, I'm also
reminded in Ephesians 6:12-13.
00:20:09.34\00:20:13.81
It says, "For we do not
wrestle against flesh and blood,
00:20:13.84\00:20:16.41
but against
principalities, against powers,
00:20:16.44\00:20:18.25
against the rulers of
the darkness of this age,
00:20:18.28\00:20:21.12
against spiritual
hosts and wickedness
00:20:21.15\00:20:22.98
of the heavenly places.
00:20:23.02\00:20:24.45
Therefore, take up
the whole armor of God,"
00:20:24.49\00:20:26.86
notice this, we're
engaged in spiritual warfare,
00:20:26.89\00:20:29.82
what is God
instructing us to do?
00:20:29.86\00:20:31.63
"Take up the whole armor of God,
00:20:31.66\00:20:33.03
that you may be able
to withstand the evil day,
00:20:33.06\00:20:36.10
and have done all to stand."
00:20:36.13\00:20:38.50
We have to equip ourselves
00:20:38.53\00:20:39.90
because we are
engaged in spiritual warfare.
00:20:39.93\00:20:42.10
Now, why did I bring that up?
00:20:42.14\00:20:43.61
The eyes and the
ears, my friends,
00:20:43.64\00:20:45.57
are a part of those
spiritual supply lines
00:20:45.61\00:20:48.34
that feed our lives.
00:20:48.38\00:20:49.71
We can open those
spiritual supply lines
00:20:49.74\00:20:51.31
to the Lord, and be blessed.
00:20:51.35\00:20:53.42
Or we can open those
spiritual supply lines
00:20:53.45\00:20:56.28
to a different spirit,
00:20:56.32\00:20:57.75
and be
contaminated and be changed,
00:20:57.79\00:21:00.42
and not in a good way.
00:21:00.46\00:21:01.79
Our eyes and
ears are major parts
00:21:01.82\00:21:04.03
of this spiritual supply line.
00:21:04.06\00:21:05.39
And we've got to make
sure that we safeguard it
00:21:05.43\00:21:07.50
and that we worship in
the beauty of holiness,
00:21:07.53\00:21:10.90
that is God says,
"Be holy as I am holy."
00:21:10.93\00:21:14.50
I think of
Proverbs 23:12 which says,
00:21:14.54\00:21:17.31
apply your heart to instruction
00:21:17.34\00:21:19.17
and your ears to
the words of knowledge.
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I'm going to go fast here.
00:21:21.98\00:21:23.31
So again, you can
watch this on YouTube
00:21:23.35\00:21:24.81
if I'm going too fast,
00:21:24.85\00:21:26.18
you can pause and
go back and take notes.
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Mark 4:24.
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I love what Jesus says here.
00:21:28.95\00:21:30.29
Very simple, but very profound.
00:21:30.32\00:21:31.92
He says, "Take heed
what you hear, safeguard it,
00:21:31.95\00:21:35.62
make sure you're
understanding what it is
00:21:35.66\00:21:37.13
that you're allowing
to go into these ears."
00:21:37.16\00:21:39.86
Psalms 101:3 says,
00:21:39.89\00:21:41.23
"I will set no wicked
thing before my eyes."
00:21:41.26\00:21:45.07
And we have that choice.
00:21:45.10\00:21:46.43
God has not taken
that choice away from us.
00:21:46.47\00:21:47.90
But many of us,
00:21:47.94\00:21:49.27
we misuse and abuse
this blessing of sight.
00:21:49.30\00:21:51.64
That's why Jesus
said in Matthew 6:22,
00:21:51.67\00:21:53.58
"That the lamp of
the body is the eye
00:21:53.61\00:21:55.64
and therefore your eye is good,
00:21:55.68\00:21:57.55
your whole body
will be full of light."
00:21:57.58\00:22:00.82
And so there's so
much that you know,
00:22:00.85\00:22:02.22
and as I was studying this,
00:22:02.25\00:22:04.22
I was brought back
to Genesis Chapter 3,
00:22:04.25\00:22:06.05
because you never
consider it in this way
00:22:06.09\00:22:07.42
but it actually says
right there in Genesis 3:6,
00:22:07.46\00:22:10.43
Adam and Eve,
who had known no sin,
00:22:10.46\00:22:12.59
in their perfect state,
00:22:12.63\00:22:13.96
it says, so the
woman saw that the tree,
00:22:14.00\00:22:16.03
notice, she saw that
the tree was good for food,
00:22:16.06\00:22:18.77
that it was
pleasant to the eyes,
00:22:18.80\00:22:21.20
and a tree
desirable to make one wise,
00:22:21.24\00:22:23.91
she took of its fruit and ate,
00:22:23.94\00:22:25.57
she also gave to her
husband with her, and he ate.
00:22:25.61\00:22:28.54
They were
overtaken by the beauty
00:22:28.58\00:22:30.15
of what they were seeing.
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But, you know,
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as with everything God has done,
00:22:32.91\00:22:34.78
we have an enemy who
distorts and exploits it.
00:22:34.82\00:22:37.95
And we have to be reminded that,
00:22:37.99\00:22:39.59
you know, it
shouldn't be surprising
00:22:39.62\00:22:42.22
that beauty and
concepts of beauty
00:22:42.26\00:22:43.66
can be used against us.
00:22:43.69\00:22:45.46
In this case, we see
00:22:45.49\00:22:47.03
that I'm sure
that tree of knowledge
00:22:47.06\00:22:48.40
of good and evil
was a beautiful sight,
00:22:48.43\00:22:49.76
I'm sure that
fruit look like something
00:22:49.80\00:22:51.30
you just wanted to,
00:22:51.33\00:22:52.80
I don't know,
just take a big bite
00:22:52.83\00:22:54.17
out of which they did.
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But obviously, we have to know
that especially with the arts,
00:22:55.60\00:22:59.27
Christian education,
00:22:59.31\00:23:00.91
guided by scripture
must help us to learn
00:23:00.94\00:23:03.01
to be careful in understanding
00:23:03.04\00:23:05.95
that not all that is beautiful
is necessarily good or holy.
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I think of Cain and
Abel in their worship,
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you know, God asked
them to bring an offering.
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He asked them to worship Him,
00:23:15.02\00:23:16.42
but He gave them
specific instructions.
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One brought the correct thing.
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The other said, "You know what?
00:23:19.96\00:23:21.30
I think this will be
more pleasing to God."
00:23:21.33\00:23:22.66
And so you have these people
00:23:22.70\00:23:24.03
that even in the
aspect of worship,
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and that's what our text said,
00:23:25.43\00:23:26.87
going back to our original text,
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worship the Lord in
the beauty of holiness.
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This is where that
worship aspect comes in.
00:23:30.77\00:23:32.91
We have to be
careful, my friends,
00:23:32.94\00:23:34.28
and understand
00:23:34.31\00:23:35.64
that not everything
is acceptable by God.
00:23:35.68\00:23:37.55
In this case, Cain and
Abel is a prime example.
00:23:37.58\00:23:39.48
One gave what God
asked for, one didn't.
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And the one who didn't thought
he was going to get by with it.
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Oh, surely, the
Lord knows my heart,
00:23:44.25\00:23:46.49
and He's going to
accept what I brought to Him.
00:23:46.52\00:23:48.02
But the Lord said,
"That's not what I asked for."
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And the same thing goes
00:23:50.26\00:23:51.59
with all of the
arts, my friends.
00:23:51.63\00:23:52.96
I love music.
00:23:52.99\00:23:54.46
And music is one of those things
00:23:54.50\00:23:56.10
that not all music is
acceptable to the Lord.
00:23:56.13\00:23:58.70
Therefore, it's
not acceptable to me.
00:23:58.73\00:24:00.70
And we go through all
of these arts, my friends,
00:24:00.74\00:24:02.44
but the point of the matter is,
00:24:02.47\00:24:03.81
we have to understand
that we must worship the Lord
00:24:03.84\00:24:08.58
in the beauty of holiness,
00:24:08.61\00:24:10.38
make sure that as He
is holy, we are holy,
00:24:10.41\00:24:12.85
and our choices
reflect that of the Lord.
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Amen.
00:24:15.55\00:24:16.89
Thank you so much, Ryan.
00:24:16.92\00:24:18.25
What an incredible study.
00:24:18.29\00:24:19.62
Holiness is a high calling,
00:24:19.65\00:24:20.99
but the Lord Jesus gives
us that power to do that.
00:24:21.02\00:24:23.43
Amen.
00:24:23.46\00:24:24.79
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Welcome back to our study,
Education in Arts and Sciences.
00:25:01.40\00:25:04.30
We're going to toss it over
to Danny with Tuesday's lesson.
00:25:04.33\00:25:06.77
Thank you.
00:25:06.80\00:25:08.14
You guys did a great job.
00:25:08.17\00:25:09.50
And this one is
interesting, Experts in Error.
00:25:09.54\00:25:12.47
I could talk about an hour
00:25:12.51\00:25:13.84
and turn it over to Pastor John.
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And he could go several hours
and on down the line, I'm sure.
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But I think as
far as error goes,
00:25:18.91\00:25:21.05
we know that's the
opposite of truth, right?
00:25:21.08\00:25:23.28
I think we can agree to that.
00:25:23.32\00:25:24.95
But I thought, well,
maybe we should break down
00:25:24.99\00:25:27.56
the meaning of the word expert.
00:25:27.59\00:25:29.76
So I looked in the
dictionary first place,
00:25:29.79\00:25:31.59
it says, "An expert is a person
00:25:31.63\00:25:33.86
who has a comprehensive
and authoritative knowledge
00:25:33.90\00:25:37.43
of or skill in a
particular area."
00:25:37.47\00:25:41.27
Now, I used to
work in construction
00:25:41.30\00:25:42.90
for a lot of years,
00:25:42.94\00:25:44.27
and I hired
people to work for me.
00:25:44.31\00:25:45.97
And I would ask them,
sometimes somebody say,
00:25:46.01\00:25:47.88
hey, I need a job and say,
00:25:47.91\00:25:49.54
well, because I always
like talking to people,
00:25:49.58\00:25:52.01
but I say, "Well,
are you a beginner?
00:25:52.05\00:25:55.02
Would you call
yourself you know, intermediate,
00:25:55.05\00:25:57.65
you're
professional, you're an expert."
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And I was always surprised.
00:25:59.69\00:26:01.02
Said, I'm an expert.
00:26:01.06\00:26:02.39
I've been doing this
job for about 15 years.
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Well, you hire
them and you find out
00:26:05.49\00:26:07.00
they might get to intermediate.
00:26:07.03\00:26:09.00
And we're not expert at all.
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So someone helped
me break the word down
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expert one time.
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So that's the
meaning that we hear,
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but in the real world
and where I was working,
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Shelley, we broke it down
to say in this, of course,
00:26:18.61\00:26:21.28
my own little doing
and I didn't do that well
00:26:21.31\00:26:23.08
in English in school,
00:26:23.11\00:26:24.48
but ex is has-been
00:26:24.51\00:26:26.18
and it spurts to
drip under pressure.
00:26:26.21\00:26:28.25
So it doesn't always mean
00:26:28.28\00:26:29.98
that you know what you're doing.
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So you can be
an expert in error.
00:26:31.69\00:26:35.22
So don't spell that
00:26:35.26\00:26:36.76
because you'll
find out it doesn't work
00:26:36.79\00:26:38.19
when you spell
spurt is not the same.
00:26:38.23\00:26:40.30
That's not the same one.
00:26:40.33\00:26:41.66
But anyway, I thought it
worked for an illustration.
00:26:41.70\00:26:44.30
But what I'm interested
and what I think about,
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what do you think about
00:26:46.70\00:26:48.04
when you think
about experts in error?
00:26:48.07\00:26:50.34
I mean, literally,
the very first thing
00:26:50.37\00:26:52.47
comes to my mind is,
00:26:52.51\00:26:54.54
is preachers and
teachers of the Word of God.
00:26:54.58\00:26:57.68
Politicians may
be experts in error,
00:26:57.71\00:27:00.32
because everybody has
the truth, and everybody,
00:27:00.35\00:27:03.69
but there are certain
people that I believe,
00:27:03.72\00:27:06.32
and all of us
here and many of you
00:27:06.35\00:27:08.42
are going to be
held accountable.
00:27:08.46\00:27:10.86
To much is
given, much is required.
00:27:10.89\00:27:13.13
So we have to
especially be careful
00:27:13.16\00:27:16.33
what we're teaching that
it is of the Word of God.
00:27:16.36\00:27:19.97
So I'm amazed at
how many people trust
00:27:20.00\00:27:22.60
the opinions of
preachers and teachers
00:27:22.64\00:27:26.21
for their
spiritual well, well-being.
00:27:26.24\00:27:29.48
Well, my preacher
said it, so it's okay.
00:27:29.51\00:27:31.85
They'll listen
Pastor John on the air,
00:27:31.88\00:27:33.72
and he gives us great
sermon on the Sabbath.
00:27:33.75\00:27:36.69
They go ask their
pastor, and he says,
00:27:36.72\00:27:38.72
"Oh, well, that's the
old law, was done away with?"
00:27:38.75\00:27:41.32
Well, John apparently does
know what he's talking about.
00:27:41.36\00:27:44.13
Yet, he was using
the Bible as his guide.
00:27:44.16\00:27:46.70
So we just toss that out.
00:27:46.73\00:27:48.23
Now, we will do that,
00:27:48.26\00:27:49.90
so many of us
will literally trust
00:27:49.93\00:27:52.83
other people
00:27:52.87\00:27:54.20
when it comes to
our spiritual welfare.
00:27:54.24\00:27:56.74
And I wonder why?
00:27:56.77\00:27:58.11
Because I think about it.
00:27:58.14\00:27:59.47
Do you trust,
let me ask at home?
00:27:59.51\00:28:01.21
When you go trade your car in,
00:28:01.24\00:28:03.24
do you trust the car
salesman on the worth
00:28:03.28\00:28:05.45
when he gives you the
value of your car trade in?
00:28:05.48\00:28:08.15
Or do you do your own research?
00:28:08.18\00:28:10.72
I would think you
probably do your own research.
00:28:10.75\00:28:12.92
When you go buy a house,
00:28:12.95\00:28:14.29
you read about
it in a newspaper.
00:28:14.32\00:28:16.09
Now, maybe it's
through real estate.
00:28:16.12\00:28:17.86
So you call them and
say, tell me about the house?
00:28:17.89\00:28:20.33
They tell you about the
house all the good qualities,
00:28:20.36\00:28:23.43
and say, here's how much
it is and you say I'll buy it.
00:28:23.47\00:28:26.57
Do you do that?
00:28:26.60\00:28:27.94
Or do you, do you do home study?
00:28:27.97\00:28:29.90
You do your little
homework, you do your research.
00:28:29.94\00:28:31.87
Why?
00:28:31.91\00:28:33.24
Because you should,
00:28:33.27\00:28:34.61
it makes sense that
we should be educated,
00:28:34.64\00:28:36.85
even in the physical,
00:28:36.88\00:28:38.21
but we're talking
about the spiritual
00:28:38.25\00:28:39.68
and the physical
couple years ago.
00:28:39.71\00:28:43.08
As you guys know, I played
basketball run full court up,
00:28:43.12\00:28:45.82
never knew I had
anything wrong with me,
00:28:45.85\00:28:47.66
but did a test
00:28:47.69\00:28:49.72
and it came out
they did an angiogram
00:28:49.76\00:28:51.73
or angioplasty.
00:28:51.76\00:28:53.09
And they said, uh-oh,
00:28:53.13\00:28:54.46
a doctor came up
in the afternoon.
00:28:54.50\00:28:56.26
I took the test, they
said, we're going to admit you,
00:28:56.30\00:28:58.73
and a man I've
never seen in my life
00:28:58.77\00:29:00.74
came up and said,
00:29:00.77\00:29:02.10
"Hi, I'm Dr. so and so.
00:29:02.14\00:29:03.71
And tomorrow morning,
00:29:03.74\00:29:05.07
I'm going to be doing
open heart surgery on you,
00:29:05.11\00:29:07.08
I'm gonna do a
quadruple bypass."
00:29:07.11\00:29:09.54
And so I looked
at him and I said,
00:29:09.58\00:29:11.95
"Well, I don't mean to be
rude about this, but who said?"
00:29:11.98\00:29:15.55
And he said, "Well, what
do you mean, did you get?
00:29:15.58\00:29:17.85
I'm telling you the
results of your test."
00:29:17.89\00:29:19.72
I said, number
one, I don't know you.
00:29:19.75\00:29:21.62
And I don't know how,
00:29:21.66\00:29:22.99
you know, we
don't know each other.
00:29:23.02\00:29:24.59
I don't even know
00:29:24.63\00:29:25.96
if I want it
done at this hospital.
00:29:25.99\00:29:27.86
So I didn't come in here
like have a heart attack.
00:29:27.90\00:29:30.77
It wasn't emergency, I
walked in my own two feet.
00:29:30.80\00:29:33.50
Now, am I, why am I
needing the surgery?
00:29:33.54\00:29:38.24
He said, "Well, your
widowmaker is calcified.
00:29:38.27\00:29:42.78
And so the other
arteries aren't that bad,
00:29:42.81\00:29:44.98
but it's not even that close.
00:29:45.01\00:29:46.75
But if that breaks
off, you could die.
00:29:46.78\00:29:48.45
That's why they
call it the widowmaker."
00:29:48.48\00:29:50.92
So he says, I said,
00:29:50.95\00:29:52.49
"But I could be
playing basketball.
00:29:52.52\00:29:53.86
I could be living
00:29:53.89\00:29:55.22
another five years
before it happens."
00:29:55.26\00:29:56.59
"Yeah."
00:29:56.62\00:29:57.96
I said "Well, let me
go do some research."
00:29:57.99\00:29:59.33
So I did, called Dr.
Marcum, you know, cardiologist,
00:29:59.36\00:30:01.93
he did research and I came back
and used the different doctor,
00:30:01.96\00:30:05.30
went to the hospital
that we thought was best,
00:30:05.33\00:30:07.70
and I did it.
00:30:07.74\00:30:09.07
Now that's in the physical.
00:30:09.10\00:30:10.44
So but in the spiritual
would I be any differently,
00:30:10.47\00:30:12.94
should I be any
differently when my pastor says
00:30:12.97\00:30:15.71
or televangelist says,
00:30:15.74\00:30:17.35
"Well, look, you
don't have to worry
00:30:17.38\00:30:18.71
about the Ten Commandments,
they're done away with."
00:30:18.75\00:30:21.12
So I say, "Okay,
that's good enough for me."
00:30:21.15\00:30:23.39
Now these decisions can
be their eternal decisions,
00:30:23.42\00:30:27.76
they can be our eternal life.
00:30:27.79\00:30:29.92
And so that's why
they say experts in error.
00:30:29.96\00:30:31.89
I was like, man, I
can't believe that.
00:30:31.93\00:30:33.36
I'm amazed
00:30:33.40\00:30:34.73
at all the
theological seminaries
00:30:34.76\00:30:36.90
around the world
that haven't figured out.
00:30:36.93\00:30:39.40
And these are theologians.
00:30:39.43\00:30:41.30
They have not figured
out the Ten Commandments
00:30:41.34\00:30:43.10
were not nailed to the cross.
00:30:43.14\00:30:44.74
They haven't figured
out that they're still valid
00:30:44.77\00:30:46.68
and will be through eternity
00:30:46.71\00:30:48.54
that there are transcripts
of God's own character.
00:30:48.58\00:30:51.31
And there's nothing
you're going to nail
00:30:51.35\00:30:52.68
to the cross
00:30:52.71\00:30:54.05
because it's all
for us, not against us.
00:30:54.08\00:30:56.28
And yet these people
are experts in their fields.
00:30:56.32\00:31:00.29
But I think we'd have
to say experts in error.
00:31:00.32\00:31:02.32
Now, I'm not naming names,
00:31:02.36\00:31:03.99
but I watch televangelists
00:31:04.03\00:31:05.99
and some of
these televangelists,
00:31:06.03\00:31:08.00
my brother once
wrote to one and said,
00:31:08.03\00:31:10.53
"You are so good.
00:31:10.57\00:31:11.90
You seem to be so knowledgeable,
00:31:11.93\00:31:13.57
but what about the Sabbath,
the seventh day Sabbath?
00:31:13.60\00:31:16.87
You never, you
just write it off."
00:31:16.91\00:31:19.11
And the guy wrote back or
had an associate write back
00:31:19.14\00:31:22.28
on behalf of this
well-known evangelist,
00:31:22.31\00:31:24.55
most of you would
know, you know what he said?
00:31:24.58\00:31:28.38
"Well, the truth is,
you're right about that,
00:31:28.42\00:31:31.95
you Adventists
are right about it.
00:31:31.99\00:31:33.56
But if I preached that
message, I would lose all of my,
00:31:33.59\00:31:37.89
almost all of my audience.
00:31:37.93\00:31:39.59
And I'm worried I
need this audience
00:31:39.63\00:31:41.46
because there's so many
people need to be saved."
00:31:41.50\00:31:44.17
Well, that made
him an expert in error,
00:31:44.20\00:31:46.70
as far as I'm concerned,
00:31:46.74\00:31:48.07
because he didn't
really preach truth.
00:31:48.10\00:31:50.21
Now, maybe he
preached some truth.
00:31:50.24\00:31:52.47
But it's either
all truth or not truth.
00:31:52.51\00:31:54.61
I mean, I don't guess you
can, you know, it's like saying,
00:31:54.64\00:31:57.31
somebody told a half lie.
00:31:57.35\00:31:58.98
You know, is there
such a thing as a half lie?
00:31:59.01\00:32:01.12
Is it either
truth, or it was a lie.
00:32:01.15\00:32:03.62
So for each and
every one of us...
00:32:03.65\00:32:07.06
Richard Bland told me this.
00:32:07.09\00:32:08.42
I thought it was so amazing.
00:32:08.46\00:32:09.79
Richard Bland
00:32:09.82\00:32:11.16
of the United Prison Ministries.
00:32:11.19\00:32:12.53
He told me that when,
00:32:12.56\00:32:14.16
and I'm doing
this in relationship
00:32:14.20\00:32:16.73
to these theological seminaries
00:32:16.77\00:32:18.40
that haven't figured
out the commandments.
00:32:18.43\00:32:20.34
He said, "I would take a
man of Bible in a prison.
00:32:20.37\00:32:23.20
They've never
heard the name of Jesus,
00:32:23.24\00:32:24.77
except when it's
been used in vain.
00:32:24.81\00:32:27.78
I hand them the Bible.
00:32:27.81\00:32:29.51
They read the Bible.
00:32:29.54\00:32:30.88
I'll come back six weeks
later, and when we're talking,
00:32:30.91\00:32:34.05
he says, the pastor,
00:32:34.08\00:32:36.28
whoever is that they had,
00:32:36.32\00:32:37.75
you know, can
chaplain or camp combined.
00:32:37.79\00:32:40.39
They said, "Why are we having
00:32:40.42\00:32:42.46
sermons on our
church on Sunday?"
00:32:42.49\00:32:45.23
Now, here's somebody
who's never read the Bible,
00:32:45.26\00:32:47.13
but they don't.
00:32:47.16\00:32:48.50
They've never been to seminary.
00:32:48.53\00:32:49.86
They've never, they don't
know. They're not theologians.
00:32:49.90\00:32:51.47
And they say, why do
we go to church on Sunday?
00:32:51.50\00:32:53.67
And the chaplain's
like, "Well, I don't know."
00:32:53.70\00:32:55.40
Richard comes in and they say,
00:32:55.44\00:32:57.01
"Why do we go to
church on Sunday?
00:32:57.04\00:32:58.37
Said, "We don't,
we go on Saturday?"
00:32:58.41\00:33:00.44
And who told you
that, what's in the Bible?
00:33:00.48\00:33:02.98
Saturday is the Sabbath,
why doesn't people keep it?
00:33:03.01\00:33:05.25
So Ellen White
makes a statement.
00:33:05.28\00:33:08.12
She says, "Five
seconds under the tutelage
00:33:08.15\00:33:11.25
of the Holy Spirit
00:33:11.29\00:33:13.15
is worth more
than years of literary
00:33:13.19\00:33:15.42
in a literary institution."
00:33:15.46\00:33:17.53
So what I'm suggesting
00:33:17.56\00:33:18.99
to each and
every one of us today
00:33:19.03\00:33:20.66
is that in order
for us to teach truth,
00:33:20.70\00:33:24.27
we can't be
experts in error ourselves.
00:33:24.30\00:33:27.27
Lest do not
leave our eternal life
00:33:27.30\00:33:30.01
and our salvations,
00:33:30.04\00:33:31.61
our salvation to anyone else,
00:33:31.64\00:33:34.04
study to show
thyself approved, right?
00:33:34.08\00:33:37.58
So that's, that's what
the Bible tells us study.
00:33:37.61\00:33:39.45
So each one of
us are responsible.
00:33:39.48\00:33:41.68
Then once we know the truth,
we have the Great Commission,
00:33:41.72\00:33:44.92
go and tell others
what Jesus has done for us.
00:33:44.95\00:33:47.86
You see, your own
personal testimony
00:33:47.89\00:33:50.06
is your greatest asset.
00:33:50.09\00:33:52.19
The world didn't give that,
the world can't take it away.
00:33:52.23\00:33:54.66
Nobody can tell
you any differently,
00:33:54.70\00:33:57.07
your personal testimony of
what Jesus has done for you.
00:33:57.10\00:34:00.24
So when we look to
Jesus, we learn the truth.
00:34:00.27\00:34:02.67
He says, "Go ye
into all the world."
00:34:02.70\00:34:05.24
Literally, that's a
great gospel commission
00:34:05.27\00:34:07.71
for each and every one of us.
00:34:07.74\00:34:09.08
And I'm so thankful
to be a part of that.
00:34:09.11\00:34:10.98
So again, I didn't
know where to start
00:34:11.01\00:34:12.91
and where to stop on this
00:34:12.95\00:34:14.28
because I could talk for hours,
00:34:14.32\00:34:15.98
but I always think
about pastor Rick Ortel,
00:34:16.02\00:34:18.12
had him in master control,
00:34:18.15\00:34:19.55
had been Assembly
God minister for years,
00:34:19.59\00:34:22.09
and he came to work at
3ABN, put him in master control.
00:34:22.12\00:34:26.13
After about
eight weeks, he said,
00:34:26.16\00:34:28.43
"I'm a pastor been 25 years.
00:34:28.46\00:34:30.83
I never knew
Saturday was the Sabbath,
00:34:30.87\00:34:32.53
and I didn't
know the commandments
00:34:32.57\00:34:34.30
weren't nailed to the cross."
00:34:34.34\00:34:35.67
He went into pastoral,
00:34:35.70\00:34:37.04
we hired another
Assembly God minister,
00:34:37.07\00:34:38.77
same thing after three months.
00:34:38.81\00:34:40.74
And later, another man
who is Assembly God minister,
00:34:40.78\00:34:44.11
because once they were exposed,
00:34:44.15\00:34:45.61
they said we've
never been exposed.
00:34:45.65\00:34:47.25
We went to the seminaries,
00:34:47.28\00:34:48.62
but we listened to
what the people taught us
00:34:48.65\00:34:51.62
and we never put the
association ourselves,
00:34:51.65\00:34:54.29
but we're so
glad we came to 3ABN
00:34:54.32\00:34:56.79
so I'm talking fast as you said,
00:34:56.83\00:34:58.83
but I want you to
know that God expects
00:34:58.86\00:35:00.60
each and every one of
us to search out truth,
00:35:00.63\00:35:03.67
and then to be
able to share that
00:35:03.70\00:35:05.03
with the lost and dying world.
00:35:05.07\00:35:06.40
Amen. Wow.
00:35:06.43\00:35:07.77
Thank you, Danny.
00:35:07.80\00:35:09.14
I tell you,
right, experts in error.
00:35:09.17\00:35:12.21
Oh, I tell you,
00:35:12.24\00:35:13.58
that's another
sermon title, Ryan,
00:35:13.61\00:35:14.94
don't you preach it before I do.
00:35:14.98\00:35:16.75
But anyhow, that's
a really amazing one.
00:35:16.78\00:35:19.51
And what we want
to do is humbly say
00:35:19.55\00:35:20.88
that there are honestly,
00:35:20.92\00:35:22.25
and I think
Danny mentioned this,
00:35:22.28\00:35:23.62
there are honestly
people that just don't know.
00:35:23.65\00:35:25.42
And I think that as he pointed
out the examples of the pastors
00:35:25.45\00:35:28.06
that have been here and others,
00:35:28.09\00:35:30.06
others of you who
have heard the truth
00:35:30.09\00:35:31.43
and responded to it,
00:35:31.46\00:35:33.33
the obligation we have is
not to tout our ignorance,
00:35:33.36\00:35:37.00
but to look for
wisdom and understanding
00:35:37.03\00:35:39.37
and ask God to lead
and guide our minds.
00:35:39.40\00:35:41.64
And the evidence is clear.
00:35:41.67\00:35:43.00
Shelley can
testify on that, Ryan can.
00:35:43.04\00:35:45.21
And I can tell you, I
have a testimony there too.
00:35:45.24\00:35:47.18
I was raised
thinking that I knew it all
00:35:47.21\00:35:49.74
being raised in
an Adventist home,
00:35:49.78\00:35:51.38
but I never had a
connection to Christ.
00:35:51.41\00:35:53.55
So the other
side of that could be,
00:35:53.58\00:35:55.35
you have all the knowledge,
but you don't know Jesus.
00:35:55.38\00:35:57.89
So in both cases, you
can be an expert in error.
00:35:57.92\00:36:00.66
So having all the knowledge
00:36:00.69\00:36:02.02
but not knowing Jesus
00:36:02.06\00:36:03.39
is just as lost as a person
that think they know Jesus,
00:36:03.43\00:36:06.66
but know Jesus but
doesn't have the knowledge.
00:36:06.70\00:36:09.40
So there's a third
category, whatever that is,
00:36:09.43\00:36:11.77
I'll come up with that later on.
00:36:11.80\00:36:13.74
Right, mine is now
Foolishness and Wisdom.
00:36:13.77\00:36:17.21
And I thought I would
never get a permission
00:36:17.24\00:36:18.84
to use the word
fool so many times
00:36:18.87\00:36:21.51
as I looked in the Bible,
00:36:21.54\00:36:22.88
because you know,
00:36:22.91\00:36:24.25
you don't like to
use the word fool.
00:36:24.28\00:36:25.61
The Bible uses the word fool
00:36:25.65\00:36:27.32
and the Bible
uses the word hell.
00:36:27.35\00:36:29.12
When we talk about
hellfire, we use the word hell,
00:36:29.15\00:36:31.55
but we don't like to use
it because it's been twisted
00:36:31.59\00:36:33.82
in the eyes of the world.
00:36:33.86\00:36:35.62
But 201 times the
Bible uses the word fool.
00:36:35.66\00:36:40.13
And I thought, I did not know
00:36:40.16\00:36:43.10
that the Bible has so
much to say about foolishness.
00:36:43.13\00:36:46.40
Let's begin with Proverbs,
00:36:46.43\00:36:47.90
because Proverbs
is a book I believe,
00:36:47.94\00:36:50.81
if I could summarize Proverbs,
00:36:50.84\00:36:52.44
it's dedicated to
eradicating foolishness.
00:36:52.47\00:36:57.78
Proverbs is dedicated
to eradicating foolishness.
00:36:57.81\00:37:01.78
Proverbs 1:1-2.
00:37:01.82\00:37:04.92
And my wife and I are
now in the Book of Proverbs.
00:37:04.95\00:37:07.79
Finally, we thought we'd
never get through Psalms.
00:37:07.82\00:37:09.72
We're now in the
Book of Proverbs.
00:37:09.76\00:37:12.46
"The proverbs of
Solomon the son of David,
00:37:12.49\00:37:14.73
king of Israel:"
00:37:14.76\00:37:17.03
notice, "To know
wisdom and instruction,
00:37:17.07\00:37:22.97
to perceive the
words of understanding."
00:37:23.00\00:37:27.88
Now, when you read
the Book of Proverbs,
00:37:27.91\00:37:29.41
it's amazing
because the Book of Proverbs
00:37:29.44\00:37:31.55
does well to remind us
00:37:31.58\00:37:33.92
of the dangers
of being foolhardy.
00:37:33.95\00:37:36.62
That means of just
throwing caution to the wind,
00:37:36.65\00:37:39.62
and that's a term
00:37:39.65\00:37:40.99
that you have to
kind of think about it.
00:37:41.02\00:37:42.86
Because when you
throw anything to the wind,
00:37:42.89\00:37:44.53
it blows it away.
00:37:44.56\00:37:46.39
When you think about
throwing caution to the wind,
00:37:46.43\00:37:48.23
let me identify
what I mean by that.
00:37:48.26\00:37:50.43
And, Danny, you laid
the foundation for me,
00:37:50.47\00:37:52.97
when you don't consider
00:37:53.00\00:37:54.90
that your salvation is
of such great importance,
00:37:54.94\00:37:58.04
that you don't put it in
the hands of another person,
00:37:58.07\00:38:00.98
that's fool hearted.
00:38:01.01\00:38:03.65
Even the best
theologian, even the best,
00:38:03.68\00:38:05.71
the most popular
preacher or pastor
00:38:05.75\00:38:07.68
or well-known personality
in a religious circle
00:38:07.72\00:38:11.55
don't put your salvation
in the hand of any person.
00:38:11.59\00:38:15.66
Because that is, to
me, the greatest example
00:38:15.69\00:38:18.06
of being a foolhardy.
00:38:18.09\00:38:20.03
It's like saying,
"Well, it doesn't matter
00:38:20.06\00:38:21.43
what plane I go on,
00:38:21.46\00:38:22.80
I'm just going to
go to the airport."
00:38:22.83\00:38:25.33
Doesn't matter.
00:38:25.37\00:38:26.87
I always like what
the flight attendant say
00:38:26.90\00:38:28.54
just before, they said,
00:38:28.57\00:38:29.90
if your next stop is not,
and they mention the city,
00:38:29.94\00:38:32.77
this is a good time
to get off the plane.
00:38:32.81\00:38:35.24
And there are some people
I saw it maybe once or twice
00:38:35.28\00:38:37.45
in all the years,
00:38:37.48\00:38:38.81
people got up and
don't know how they.
00:38:38.85\00:38:40.85
One person walked up to me
once on the plane and said,
00:38:40.88\00:38:42.95
You're on my seat.
00:38:42.98\00:38:45.29
The flight attendant
said, "Can I see your ticket?"
00:38:45.32\00:38:46.92
I said, "Here it is."
00:38:46.96\00:38:48.46
And they said, "Sir,
could I see your ticket?"
00:38:48.49\00:38:49.92
He said, "Here it is."
00:38:49.96\00:38:51.29
He said, "Sir,
you're on the wrong flight."
00:38:51.33\00:38:54.10
They had the right seat,
00:38:54.13\00:38:55.46
but they were
on the wrong flight
00:38:55.50\00:38:56.83
thought I was in their seat.
00:38:56.87\00:38:58.20
I felt really good about that,
00:38:58.23\00:38:59.57
because I was in
first class at the time.
00:38:59.60\00:39:01.77
But I tell you, you
got to know the details.
00:39:01.80\00:39:04.54
Your
destination, your salvation,
00:39:04.57\00:39:07.24
is all the reason
why foolishness cannot be
00:39:07.28\00:39:11.28
your choice above wisdom.
00:39:11.31\00:39:13.92
Now, when you look at Proverbs,
00:39:13.95\00:39:15.28
I wanna read something here
00:39:15.32\00:39:16.65
that was brought
out in the lesson.
00:39:16.69\00:39:18.02
It says, "Knowledge
must accompany discretion.
00:39:18.05\00:39:20.92
We can be capable
of artistic brilliance
00:39:20.96\00:39:23.63
and scientific breakthroughs,
00:39:23.66\00:39:25.86
because of
knowledge and ability.
00:39:25.89\00:39:28.26
Yet from a
Christian perspective,
00:39:28.30\00:39:30.07
what does a knowledge
of the arts and science
00:39:30.10\00:39:33.23
really mean
00:39:33.27\00:39:34.84
if it does not
involve knowing the difference
00:39:34.87\00:39:37.41
between right and wrong,
good and evil, truth and error?
00:39:37.44\00:39:41.94
What difference does it make?
00:39:41.98\00:39:43.31
So when people try to...
00:39:43.35\00:39:45.11
The great leveler, Ryan,
00:39:45.15\00:39:46.48
and maybe I think
all of us in the circle
00:39:46.51\00:39:48.02
may have had this experience.
00:39:48.05\00:39:49.38
The great leveler
00:39:49.42\00:39:50.75
is when I'm in circles of people
00:39:50.79\00:39:52.12
that are highly intellectual,
00:39:52.15\00:39:54.29
I really I appreciate
intellect and believe me,
00:39:54.32\00:39:56.49
I like intellectuality,
I think it's a great thing.
00:39:56.52\00:39:58.89
I like my mind to be challenge
and I read books that I've,
00:39:58.93\00:40:01.93
you know, on topics that
I've never exposed myself
00:40:01.96\00:40:04.37
just to keep those.
00:40:04.40\00:40:05.83
You know, there's no
such thing as you can't teach
00:40:05.87\00:40:07.64
an old dog new tricks.
00:40:07.67\00:40:09.00
You can always
learn something, right?
00:40:09.04\00:40:10.91
As long as you're alive,
you could learn something.
00:40:10.94\00:40:12.94
I like to be in those circles,
00:40:12.97\00:40:14.31
but then sometimes
00:40:14.34\00:40:15.68
I'm in these
polysyllabic circles
00:40:15.71\00:40:17.05
and people say, what do you do?
00:40:17.08\00:40:18.41
And I begin to tell
them and all of a sudden,
00:40:18.45\00:40:19.78
it's amazing,
00:40:19.81\00:40:21.15
these people that
are highly intellectual,
00:40:21.18\00:40:22.52
highly accomplished,
00:40:22.55\00:40:23.89
they hit a wall
00:40:23.92\00:40:25.25
when you start
talking about God.
00:40:25.29\00:40:27.16
And it shows me
that moment, that yes,
00:40:27.19\00:40:31.76
the greatest intellect comes
00:40:31.79\00:40:34.00
when you are at
the feet of Jesus.
00:40:34.03\00:40:36.40
So when these
apostles were perceived
00:40:36.43\00:40:39.23
to be ignorant and unlearned,
00:40:39.27\00:40:41.67
they kept on
preaching and the Bible said,
00:40:41.70\00:40:43.51
"Wait a minute, wait a minute.
00:40:43.54\00:40:44.94
It's evident they
have been with Jesus."
00:40:44.97\00:40:47.04
So there are four kinds of fools
00:40:47.08\00:40:48.94
in the Bible.
00:40:48.98\00:40:50.31
So let's look at
the four types of fools.
00:40:50.35\00:40:52.95
And then I'll
tell you what to do
00:40:52.98\00:40:54.42
in reference to them.
00:40:54.45\00:40:55.78
Let's talk about
the futility first,
00:40:55.82\00:40:57.65
the futility of foolishness.
00:40:57.69\00:40:59.95
Proverbs 1:7, the
futility of the fool.
00:40:59.99\00:41:04.26
Here it is.
00:41:04.29\00:41:06.03
Proverbs 1:7, the Bible says,
00:41:06.06\00:41:07.60
"The fear of the Lord is
the beginning of knowledge."
00:41:07.63\00:41:12.37
Now, there's another
one wisdom we talked,
00:41:12.40\00:41:14.14
but the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom,
00:41:14.17\00:41:19.61
and instruction.
00:41:19.64\00:41:21.91
And, but now we go
from the futility of a fool
00:41:21.94\00:41:26.68
to the veracity of the wise.
00:41:26.72\00:41:29.68
Proverbs 9:9.
00:41:29.72\00:41:33.92
"Give instruction to a wise man,
00:41:33.96\00:41:37.76
and he will be still wiser.
00:41:37.79\00:41:40.50
Teach a just man,
00:41:40.53\00:41:42.20
and he will
increase in learning."
00:41:42.23\00:41:44.53
Now, that's amazing,
00:41:44.57\00:41:45.90
because the
Bible also talked about
00:41:45.93\00:41:48.24
and I'm paraphrasing.
00:41:48.27\00:41:50.24
Don't waste your time on a fool.
00:41:50.27\00:41:53.41
It'll be evident in
about a minute or so
00:41:53.44\00:41:55.14
what category he's in
00:41:55.18\00:41:56.81
because sometimes
you try to tell people
00:41:56.85\00:41:58.31
something for their own good
00:41:58.35\00:42:00.88
and it's like
you're talking to a plant.
00:42:00.92\00:42:04.12
Because like,
00:42:04.15\00:42:05.49
they've gone all over the place
00:42:05.52\00:42:06.86
rather than
receiving instruction.
00:42:06.89\00:42:08.32
So let's see why.
00:42:08.36\00:42:09.72
Let's see why
these categories exist.
00:42:09.76\00:42:11.83
Let's look at the
first kind of fool.
00:42:11.86\00:42:13.83
Look at now.
00:42:13.86\00:42:15.20
Proverbs 14:1,
00:42:15.23\00:42:16.90
this is the first
kind of fool, very clear.
00:42:16.93\00:42:20.10
"The fool said in his
heart, there is no God.
00:42:20.14\00:42:25.11
They are corrupt.
00:42:25.14\00:42:26.98
They have done abominable works.
00:42:27.01\00:42:29.31
There is none who does good."
00:42:29.34\00:42:31.15
So the first kind of fool
00:42:31.18\00:42:32.61
is an atheist.
00:42:32.65\00:42:38.75
But an atheist,
00:42:38.79\00:42:40.59
what makes it even more foolish
00:42:40.62\00:42:42.62
is why you spending money
00:42:42.66\00:42:45.26
to prove the
non-existence of someone
00:42:45.29\00:42:47.66
unless you believe they exists.
00:42:47.70\00:42:49.26
There you go.
00:42:49.30\00:42:50.63
Why spend all that time
fighting against somebody
00:42:50.67\00:42:52.70
who you don't believe exists?
00:42:52.73\00:42:54.30
It doesn't even make sense.
00:42:54.34\00:42:55.70
So to say there is no God
00:42:55.74\00:42:57.51
should end your
argument right there.
00:42:57.54\00:42:59.47
But there's a
second kind of fool.
00:42:59.51\00:43:00.84
It's a humbling
topic to say these,
00:43:00.88\00:43:03.01
to say these phrases.
00:43:03.04\00:43:04.41
The second kind of
fool is Proverbs 14:9.
00:43:04.45\00:43:07.88
Look at what the Bible says,
00:43:07.92\00:43:09.85
"Fools mock at sin,
00:43:09.88\00:43:13.96
but among the
upright there is favor."
00:43:13.99\00:43:16.76
What kind of fool is that?
00:43:16.79\00:43:18.13
A person that thinks
that sin will not impact
00:43:18.16\00:43:20.63
his or her destination,
00:43:20.66\00:43:22.20
and they just spend their
time just diving into sin,
00:43:22.23\00:43:24.87
as though it has no
impact on their destiny.
00:43:24.90\00:43:27.87
Fools mock at sin.
00:43:27.90\00:43:29.90
There's some people that say,
00:43:29.94\00:43:31.77
"Well, I just, I want
to have all the fun I can.
00:43:31.81\00:43:34.41
And when I get to a certain age,
00:43:34.44\00:43:35.78
I'll give my life to the Lord."
00:43:35.81\00:43:40.02
As if you have a
guarantee of tomorrow,
00:43:40.05\00:43:41.62
I know people that have
died in their teen years,
00:43:41.65\00:43:44.02
and they didn't
live long enough.
00:43:44.05\00:43:45.39
They live long enough,
00:43:45.42\00:43:46.76
but they never made the decision
00:43:46.79\00:43:48.12
to put away sin
and accept Christ.
00:43:48.16\00:43:50.99
The third kind
of fool, Luke 12:20,
00:43:51.03\00:43:55.03
you'll understand
this one very clearly.
00:43:55.06\00:43:57.43
"But God said to him,"
00:43:57.47\00:43:58.80
this is the one that
pull all his bonds down,
00:43:58.83\00:44:01.40
but God said to him "'Fool!
00:44:01.44\00:44:04.17
This night your soul
will be required of you,
00:44:04.21\00:44:07.41
then whose will those things
be which you have provided?' "
00:44:07.44\00:44:11.78
The third kind of
fool is the person
00:44:11.81\00:44:13.58
who trust in riches
before he trusts in the Lord.
00:44:13.62\00:44:19.59
I think when I die,
I'm going to be broke.
00:44:19.62\00:44:23.06
Now, you can be
broke for two reasons.
00:44:23.09\00:44:25.49
You could be broke,
00:44:25.53\00:44:26.86
because you just
throw your money away.
00:44:26.90\00:44:29.86
Or you can be broke
00:44:29.90\00:44:31.23
because you
planned that when you die,
00:44:31.27\00:44:33.60
all your money go
to the cause of God.
00:44:33.64\00:44:36.37
That's the kind of
broke I want to be.
00:44:36.40\00:44:38.37
That when I close my
eyes, whatever I leave behind,
00:44:38.41\00:44:41.21
goes to carry
the gospel forward.
00:44:41.24\00:44:43.24
That's the kind of
broke I want to be.
00:44:43.28\00:44:45.05
There's a fourth fool.
00:44:45.08\00:44:46.41
This is the last one.
00:44:46.45\00:44:48.02
Proverbs 23:9.
00:44:48.05\00:44:51.29
"Do not speak in
the hearing of a fool,
00:44:51.32\00:44:53.96
for he will despise
the wisdom of your words."
00:44:53.99\00:44:57.03
The fourth kind
of fool is a person
00:44:57.06\00:44:58.59
who just doesn't want wisdom.
00:44:58.63\00:45:01.43
But do we have
to be that way? No.
00:45:01.46\00:45:03.26
Nobel Prize winner said,
00:45:03.30\00:45:05.10
"An atheist man who
studies the universe,
00:45:05.13\00:45:07.77
and physics
forces behind it wrote,
00:45:07.80\00:45:11.37
this is what he said,
00:45:11.41\00:45:15.01
"The more the universe
seems to be comprehensible,
00:45:15.04\00:45:17.88
the more it is also
seeming to be pointless."
00:45:17.91\00:45:21.98
In other words,
the more I learned
00:45:22.02\00:45:23.35
about the universe,
00:45:23.39\00:45:24.72
the more I
realize, I don't know.
00:45:24.75\00:45:27.46
I have more to say,
00:45:27.49\00:45:28.82
but I'll leave that
for the closing time.
00:45:28.86\00:45:31.39
I just want to make this
point before I jump in here.
00:45:31.43\00:45:33.56
When we know God as the creator
and sustainer of all life,
00:45:33.60\00:45:40.00
it will impact
the way we understand
00:45:40.04\00:45:43.51
the arts and the sciences.
00:45:43.54\00:45:45.44
And our lesson today is the Lord
00:45:45.47\00:45:48.41
answered Job from Chapter 38.
00:45:48.44\00:45:51.88
Just very quickly,
00:45:51.91\00:45:53.25
Job wanted to
verify his innocence.
00:45:53.28\00:45:56.32
So he made some
accusations against God,
00:45:56.35\00:45:58.75
he was constantly
calling God to court.
00:45:58.79\00:46:01.22
Well, guess what?
Chapter 38, God shows up.
00:46:01.26\00:46:05.26
And God is interrogating
Job with a series of questions
00:46:05.29\00:46:10.27
that basically is asking Job,
00:46:10.30\00:46:13.00
"Hey, Job, are you eternal,
00:46:13.03\00:46:15.64
great, powerful,
wise, or perfect like me?"
00:46:15.67\00:46:19.84
And as God is going
through these questions,
00:46:19.87\00:46:23.28
suddenly Job is feeling
less and less sure of himself.
00:46:23.31\00:46:28.75
And I think he finally
begins to understand God,
00:46:28.78\00:46:31.69
because God is about
to be his vindicator.
00:46:31.72\00:46:35.12
But he begins to see the
power and majesty of God.
00:46:35.16\00:46:40.66
And I think he just figures
he's better off to be quiet
00:46:40.70\00:46:43.37
and trust God.
00:46:43.40\00:46:45.17
That's right. I
want to say this.
00:46:45.20\00:46:46.57
God is the author
since He is the Creator,
00:46:46.60\00:46:51.27
He is the author of all science.
00:46:51.31\00:46:54.78
And all true science
supports biblical teaching.
00:46:54.81\00:46:58.68
Evolution is an
atheistic theory.
00:46:58.71\00:47:03.79
Please listen to
what I just said.
00:47:03.82\00:47:05.59
Evolution is an
atheistic theory,
00:47:05.62\00:47:08.52
there is no true science,
00:47:08.56\00:47:10.89
no adequate evidence to support
00:47:10.93\00:47:13.63
that it is a
philosophical commitment
00:47:13.66\00:47:18.20
to naturalism.
00:47:18.23\00:47:21.10
And it's based on the assumption
00:47:21.14\00:47:22.47
that life had no creator.
00:47:22.50\00:47:24.01
I'll tell you,
that's interesting.
00:47:24.04\00:47:26.57
When you look at people
who are promoting atheism,
00:47:26.61\00:47:31.11
I mean, evolution.
00:47:31.15\00:47:33.68
These are
scientists who try to use
00:47:33.72\00:47:35.82
the physical science
of materialism alone.
00:47:35.85\00:47:40.02
And they don't
have any justification
00:47:40.06\00:47:43.83
for what they're saying.
00:47:43.86\00:47:45.56
But you know, what's interesting
00:47:45.59\00:47:47.00
for most scientists,
00:47:47.03\00:47:49.16
if they reject Darwinism,
they will lose their funding.
00:47:49.20\00:47:54.60
So, boy, you were talking
about suppressing the truth
00:47:54.64\00:47:57.67
in righteousness.
00:47:57.71\00:47:59.04
A lot of them
just zip their lip,
00:47:59.07\00:48:03.85
because they're worried
about losing their funding.
00:48:03.88\00:48:07.42
So recent discoveries
00:48:07.45\00:48:08.95
and I'm not going to run
through all these explanations,
00:48:08.98\00:48:11.45
but epigenetics,
the ENCODE project,
00:48:11.49\00:48:15.39
orphan genes,
00:48:15.42\00:48:16.76
these kind of
things fascinate me,
00:48:16.79\00:48:18.79
but they undercut the
intellectual feasibility
00:48:18.83\00:48:23.63
of macro evolutionary theory.
00:48:23.67\00:48:27.57
I've read this book
that is fascinating.
00:48:27.60\00:48:31.34
This was a scientist
named Donald Johnson,
00:48:31.37\00:48:34.01
he has two PhDs,
00:48:34.04\00:48:35.91
one in chemistry and the other
00:48:35.94\00:48:38.75
in computer
information sciences.
00:48:38.78\00:48:43.02
Now, even when he
became a Christian,
00:48:43.05\00:48:45.59
he still argued in
favor of Darwin's theory,
00:48:45.62\00:48:49.96
until He was working on
this major project that is,
00:48:49.99\00:48:55.60
in his book Programming of Life.
00:48:55.63\00:48:59.33
And after years of research,
you know what he proved?
00:48:59.37\00:49:02.60
He proved that Darwin's theory,
00:49:02.64\00:49:04.27
I mean, to me,
it's absolute proof
00:49:04.31\00:49:06.78
that it is impossible.
00:49:06.81\00:49:10.15
And what he did was investigate
00:49:10.18\00:49:13.35
and explain the computer
like workings of a cell,
00:49:13.38\00:49:18.85
and he fights from a broad
and growing list of scientists
00:49:18.89\00:49:25.16
who are beginning
to question evolution,
00:49:25.19\00:49:29.36
and they think that
it is totally wrong.
00:49:29.40\00:49:31.83
So here's what he proved.
00:49:31.87\00:49:34.30
"Our bodies are complex,
interacting computer systems."
00:49:34.34\00:49:40.28
So life is an intersection
00:49:40.31\00:49:44.38
of not just physical science,
00:49:44.41\00:49:47.35
but information science.
00:49:47.38\00:49:50.25
Each cell, get this,
00:49:50.29\00:49:52.32
each cell of an organism
00:49:52.35\00:49:55.12
has millions of
interacting computers.
00:49:55.16\00:50:01.06
Each cell has millions
of interacting computers.
00:50:01.10\00:50:06.37
And they read and process
complicated digital information
00:50:06.40\00:50:11.04
to communicate and translate
00:50:11.07\00:50:13.64
the information
using algorithms.
00:50:13.68\00:50:17.65
I mean, it's beyond
all laws of probability
00:50:17.68\00:50:22.75
that such cybernetic complexity
could happen randomly.
00:50:22.78\00:50:29.42
It's impossible to
believe in evolution.
00:50:29.46\00:50:34.06
Let me tell you,
00:50:34.10\00:50:35.43
man did not climb
00:50:35.46\00:50:37.43
out of some
mythical primordial pool.
00:50:37.47\00:50:41.80
We did not go
through atheistic evolution
00:50:41.84\00:50:46.17
from a single cell of me
but to a reptile to an ape.
00:50:46.21\00:50:51.81
Molecular biologists have proven
00:50:51.85\00:50:54.95
that the complexity
00:50:54.98\00:50:56.82
of a single cell is so vast,
00:50:56.85\00:51:02.19
just think it's got
all these little cell
00:51:02.22\00:51:05.19
has millions of computers in it.
00:51:05.23\00:51:08.56
They say it is a
mathematical nightmare
00:51:08.60\00:51:11.60
to try to support the
accidental origin of life.
00:51:11.63\00:51:15.74
And have you noticed
00:51:15.77\00:51:17.11
how frequently
scientists are changing
00:51:17.14\00:51:20.58
the speculative
ages of the earth?
00:51:20.61\00:51:23.71
Oh, yeah. I mean, you know what?
00:51:23.75\00:51:25.81
Geologists
00:51:25.85\00:51:27.18
are never going
to figure it out.
00:51:27.22\00:51:28.55
You know why?
00:51:28.58\00:51:29.92
Because God created the
earth with a parent age.
00:51:29.95\00:51:33.66
He didn't create the
acorn, He created the oak tree.
00:51:33.69\00:51:37.99
He didn't create an apple
seed, He created the apple tree.
00:51:38.03\00:51:42.13
He didn't create little babies,
00:51:42.16\00:51:44.47
He created mature man and woman.
00:51:44.50\00:51:48.47
So when we look at
what the Bible says,
00:51:48.50\00:51:53.71
the sciences change their mind,
00:51:53.74\00:51:56.11
scientists change
their mind all the time.
00:51:56.14\00:51:58.61
It's constantly
being updated and changed.
00:51:58.65\00:52:01.28
Ancient scientists
believed the earth was flat.
00:52:01.32\00:52:03.89
Isaiah 40:22 says,
00:52:03.92\00:52:06.39
"He sits above the
circle of the earth."
00:52:06.42\00:52:08.86
And that's chug in
the Hebrew, it's a sphere.
00:52:08.89\00:52:13.46
The ancients believed
that something supported
00:52:13.50\00:52:16.56
the earth like Atlas.
00:52:16.60\00:52:18.27
Job 26:7 says,
00:52:18.30\00:52:21.04
"He hangs the earth on nothing."
00:52:21.07\00:52:25.47
God in His Word in Job 28:25,
00:52:25.51\00:52:30.51
He explained that air had weight
00:52:30.55\00:52:34.15
long before the
scientists discovered it.
00:52:34.18\00:52:36.82
Job 28:25 says,
00:52:36.85\00:52:39.95
"To establish a
weight for the wind, "
00:52:39.99\00:52:44.26
and then get this one.
00:52:44.29\00:52:45.63
This is one of
my favorites, Danny,
00:52:45.66\00:52:47.16
you're going to love this one.
00:52:47.20\00:52:48.86
Job 38:19 says,
00:52:48.90\00:52:52.30
"Where is the way to
the dwelling of light?"
00:52:52.33\00:52:58.24
How except by divine inspiration
00:52:58.27\00:53:02.31
could Job have known
00:53:02.34\00:53:03.68
that light does not
dwell in a place but in a way?
00:53:03.71\00:53:08.48
I mean, that's amazing.
00:53:08.52\00:53:09.92
Because modern
man has discovered
00:53:09.95\00:53:12.55
that light involves motions,
00:53:12.59\00:53:15.72
wave motion,
00:53:15.76\00:53:17.09
traveling at
185,000 miles a second.
00:53:17.13\00:53:21.76
Light can only dwell in a way.
00:53:21.80\00:53:27.17
Scientists know that
the atom should fly apart.
00:53:27.20\00:53:33.88
I mean, I love, you read
this, and they're all gone,
00:53:33.91\00:53:36.54
they're scratching their head.
00:53:36.58\00:53:38.25
They're trying to figure out
why the atom doesn't fly apart.
00:53:38.28\00:53:43.59
Well, I'll tell you why.
00:53:43.62\00:53:45.25
Colossians 1:17. That's right.
00:53:45.29\00:53:47.76
Says, "Jesus is
before all things
00:53:47.79\00:53:50.96
and in Him, all things exist."
00:53:50.99\00:53:55.40
All things cohere,
all things hold together.
00:53:55.43\00:54:01.10
The power that
holds the atom together
00:54:01.14\00:54:04.64
is our Creator Jesus Himself.
00:54:04.67\00:54:08.71
And Hebrews 1:3, says,
00:54:08.74\00:54:11.51
now I'm going to read
this from the Amplified
00:54:11.55\00:54:13.28
because this is
what the meaning is.
00:54:13.31\00:54:15.32
Hebrews 1:3, I
used to read that.
00:54:15.35\00:54:18.62
And not only read this B-part,
00:54:18.65\00:54:20.69
the A-part is talking about
how Jesus is just like God,
00:54:20.72\00:54:25.86
and He's showing us everything
00:54:25.89\00:54:27.63
but then it says this,
00:54:27.66\00:54:29.40
that He is
upholding and maintaining
00:54:29.43\00:54:33.84
and guiding and
propelling the universe,
00:54:33.87\00:54:37.64
by his mighty Word of power.
00:54:37.67\00:54:40.88
That word that is
alive and active and sharper
00:54:40.91\00:54:44.58
than any two-edged sword,
00:54:44.61\00:54:45.95
that word that
had the creative power
00:54:45.98\00:54:48.78
when He said let
there be and it existed
00:54:48.82\00:54:51.25
and He framed the
world by His Word.
00:54:51.29\00:54:55.16
Here's what the quarterly says.
00:54:55.19\00:54:57.56
"Scripture teaches
00:54:57.59\00:54:58.93
that God not only
created everything,
00:54:58.96\00:55:01.30
but that He sustains
everything in as well.
00:55:01.33\00:55:04.43
And this means
00:55:04.47\00:55:05.80
that any true
Christian education
00:55:05.83\00:55:07.84
in science would have to work
00:55:07.87\00:55:10.51
from radically
different assumptions
00:55:10.54\00:55:14.24
than what science
in general claims.
00:55:14.28\00:55:17.35
If you are a Christian,
00:55:17.38\00:55:19.31
you cannot support
the teaching of evolution.
00:55:19.35\00:55:23.49
Amen. It's
powerful study, Shelley.
00:55:23.52\00:55:26.29
Thank you so much.
00:55:26.32\00:55:27.66
Shelley, Pastor John,
Danny and Pastor Ryan,
00:55:27.69\00:55:29.92
thank you for your
study of the Word of God.
00:55:29.96\00:55:31.86
We'll take a few moments
00:55:31.89\00:55:33.23
and share
something about your day.
00:55:33.26\00:55:34.60
Amen.
00:55:34.63\00:55:35.96
You know, as I was going
through this whole lesson,
00:55:36.00\00:55:37.33
I'm thinking of Romans 12:1-2,
00:55:37.37\00:55:40.10
but I'll
specifically read verse 2.
00:55:40.14\00:55:42.10
It says, "And do not be
conformed to this world,
00:55:42.14\00:55:43.81
but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind,
00:55:43.84\00:55:46.41
that you may prove
00:55:46.44\00:55:47.78
what is that
good and acceptable,
00:55:47.81\00:55:49.44
and perfect will of God."
00:55:49.48\00:55:51.48
Amen.
00:55:51.51\00:55:52.85
Well, mine was
on Experts in Error
00:55:52.88\00:55:54.98
where we want to make sure
00:55:55.02\00:55:56.35
that we're not experts in error,
00:55:56.38\00:55:57.85
but that we ask the
Holy Spirit to give us
00:55:57.89\00:56:01.02
and guide us into all truth.
00:56:01.06\00:56:02.92
You know, as much
as the Bible talks
00:56:02.96\00:56:04.39
about a fool,
there is hope for a fool.
00:56:04.43\00:56:06.80
Bible says in 1
Corinthians 3:18,
00:56:06.83\00:56:09.40
1 Corinthians 3:18,
00:56:09.43\00:56:13.47
"Let no one deceive himself.
00:56:13.50\00:56:15.07
If anyone among you
seems to be wise in this age,
00:56:15.10\00:56:19.21
let him become a fool,
that he may become wise."
00:56:19.24\00:56:22.71
Amen. Okay.
00:56:22.74\00:56:24.21
I just want to say this.
00:56:24.25\00:56:26.38
God is your creator,
He is your sustainer.
00:56:26.41\00:56:29.72
And He loves you so much.
00:56:29.75\00:56:31.52
His Word, get into His Word,
00:56:31.55\00:56:34.49
let the Word do a
work in your heart,
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pray it back to Him
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because it will not return void.
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God is watching over
His Word to perform it
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and He is the God who
gives life to the dead,
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and calls things that are not
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as though they already exist,
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because He has a
plan for your life.
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He loves you so much.
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Get in to the Word
and come to know Him
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as your creator and sustainer.
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Amen.
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Thank you all so much.
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You know, we don't talk
about the lesson necessarily
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before we teach the lesson here.
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And I'm always
blessed by what God does
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in and through each one of you.
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This lesson in particular,
to me is kind of heavy,
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and as each person was sharing,
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I was reminded
of what Jesus said
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in John Chapter 8.
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That's our closing scripture.
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John 8:31.
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Jesus said, "If
you abide in My Word,
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you are My disciples indeed.
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And you shall know the truth
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and the truth
shall make you free.
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But they answered Him,
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'We are Abraham's descendants
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and have never been
in bondage to anyone.'"
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What does that mean?
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When you and I are
confronted with the truth,
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we can face the truth
and choose to fight it
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or we can choose to
surrender to the Savior.
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This might be the
first time you have heard
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some of these truths.
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Make a decision.
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Open up your heart to Jesus.
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Make Him Lord of your life
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and accept the
truth in His work.
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Join us next
week, lesson number 11,
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the Christian and Work.
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