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00:02 >> As you're well aware, we're living in unprecedented times. Join us now for today's
00:06 special program. ♪ >> I want 00:26 ♪ 01:03 ♪ ♪ >> hello. I'm Sheli Quinn and 01:18 we will continue to 3 a B in today. Live. Tonight. We will too, is look at a Bible topic 01:26 in a Something it's from Genesis to revelation. So we're going to be skimming 01:29 across the top of that. It's what the Bible is all about. Really the story of the Bible 01:36 got holes, unrepentant sinners, toes cooler covenant breakers. Those who did not 01:42 walk in his government. If you love and his cabinet law, he host them guilty of Sen. But 01:50 the whole Bible Peking uses 3.15, in all the way to the end of revelation is about the 01:58 forgiveness of God and the fruits of forgiveness. And that's what our topic is 02:03 tonight, the fruits of forgiveness it was Prophesied is a current event. It's 02:08 relevant. It's a critical topic because if we don't understand the for Tuchel 02:15 forgiveness, how we have steps to forgiveness of God to us. We're in trouble. But we also 02:21 need to understand the horizontal forgiveness what got expect our hearts to do in 02:31 forgiving others. That will be our second hour. But first, let me introduce my brothers 02:36 who are sitting at the table. Pastor John Lowe became my pastor. Welcome. 02:42 >> Good to be here, Shelley. This is a powerful topic people that living in prisons. 02:48 And I'll talk about that in a moment. Explain Bice use were prison. 02:52 >> Okay. And then and Pastor John didn't see brother. Good to have you here. 02:56 >> As a blessing to be here and tonight I am blessed and happy to know that the door of 03:00 seat is still open. 10. Johnny, would you please open with Because we certainly 03:06 there's so much to cover and we don't really know what each one of us is bringing to the 03:13 table, but we just wanted to be cohesive than that happened leading up the Holy Spirit. 03:17 Amen. Let's pray together. Our loving heavenly father. As we come before your throne of 03:24 Grace, Lord become in Jesus name. >> We pray that our hearts 03:29 will be soft and police and our minds will be open. We pray that Holy Spirit will 03:34 lead us in guide us into thy truth. And we pray heavenly father, that. 03:38 >> People all over the world. Well, welcome. >> The message you have for 03:42 them from having. We place ourselves in your hands. We pray that your holy spirit 03:48 will use us according to your good pleasure. And having follow there are people 03:52 hurting. There are people that are afraid to ask for forgiveness from others. There 03:59 are people afraid to even approach your throne of grace. They don't know how pray that 04:04 you will make the word plane and that a message of hope will be heard. Such that lives 04:10 will be transformed. They will be reconciliation between. People and you. People among 04:20 people, we pray. Heavenly father for a blessing upon all, we ask it in the Holy and 04:23 blessed name of Jesus. Amen. >> It and then thank you, I'm going to read Exodus. 34 67 to 04:30 begin. It says this is when. >> Ascot to show him his glory. And you know what? The 04:41 coin of the Lord is his character. He hides Moses and the cliff to the rock he 04:45 passes by Moses. Only These are the words of the Lord. He says the Lord, the Lord God, 04:52 this is Scott. Speaking of himself, he's about to define who years, merciful and 04:58 gracious long suffering a founding and goodness and truth keeping mercy for 05:05 thousands forgiving. And Nick, what he transgressions and sin. But by no means clearing. 05:16 God has a covenant law. He's keeping got. We'll forgive those who are repented. Let's 05:28 talk about what is the definition. How do you define if somebody's skin watching 05:33 insane? What do you mean? Forgiveness? How would you define forgiveness? God's 05:37 forgiven him. A fresh eye. Sure. Go ahead. Okay. Well, I call forgiveness, Devine. 05:46 >> Liberation. >> Fine. Liberation, like, you know, when we talk about being 05:51 liberated, that's a word that had a lot of influence throughout the course of human 05:56 history. People wanted to be liberated from whatever was holding them. Some people 06:01 weigh in concentration camps. They want to be liberate us. A very touchy subject, very 06:05 sensitive to who have a generational reminders of. Parents and friends held 06:10 against their will. Then there are those who for racial reasons wanted to be liberated 06:16 from the stigma of being held back. And there are those who work in family circles. One of 06:24 liberation from something of their past, something they did not something done to them 06:29 because the second I want to talk about the other way around. Yeah, something done 06:31 to them. so I look at forgiveness has defined liberation, the simplest of 06:37 tax that we have often coated and those who watching But first, John, 1, 9, look at 06:44 this liberation. This is the promise of liberation. If we confess our sins, he is 06:48 faithful. And just to forgive us, our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 06:54 That's personal liberation. That's what I receive from God. But then there's 06:59 corporate liberation, which is second chronicles 7.14. Yes, you know, if my people who are 07:06 called by my name will humble themselves. The plurality. And pray and seek my face and turn 07:12 from their wicked ways. Then I will hear from heaven. I will forgive their sin and heal 07:17 their land. The words themselves. They're they're just a corporate God wanted to 07:26 extend to the children of Israel. And then David, the Somme U.S.. One. 0, 3, verse 07:30 3. Who forgives all our your iniquities in heels, all your diseases. so I look at it in 07:38 every respect is divine liberation. I love I love that. Johnny, how would you 07:45 define? >> Forgiveness construct it. >> You know, I I looked what 07:51 it ancient. She Hebrew mission, which was interesting. And the word 07:56 forgiveness is to forgive, but also a sense lifting one out of debt. We goes which goes 08:00 into line with past eliminating because there's liberation the person that 08:05 needs forgiveness. >> Has a a record has a heavy weight upon them. When we're 08:13 talking about. >> Just in the context of Sen the person that needs 08:19 forgiveness, there's a wait. And there's also a sentence upon the individual because 08:23 the Bible says the wages of sine is death. and so the liberation that comes from the 08:30 forgiveness to God only can give gives deaf freedom. You've been liberated from 08:35 death. You've been lip liberated from the penalties of sins and the guilt because 08:41 there is a guilt that carries weight upon the mind. And the devil tries, you know, to to 08:50 do something to people that need forgiveness. Many different ideas he put in 08:55 people's minds. Everybody does it. Your tool to evil to receive forgiveness? He plays 09:03 with the minds of people. And I hope that tonight people will see that there is 09:08 forgiveness with God complete and full. >> Then, you know, if I think 09:14 the term forgiveness, I love that deadline liberation. But what I'm realizing is that 09:20 when we stand, breaking covenant with God. We're not in cup in that relationship. 09:27 So forgiveness means got no longer counts are sins against us. It means that God as judge 09:37 has park and a** and we could spin hours talking about that. But it is his covenant Grace 09:47 to us and it's how he brings as back into Cabinet. Last sinks. I love this scripture, 09:55 Micah 7, 18 19. Micah says to God and and see, this is important because forgiveness 10:02 was. God's active grace. His has said his covenant Love Mike us his. Hui SEC got like 10:13 you pardoning. And Nick, what and passing over the train scratching of the remnant of 10:21 his heritage. He does not retain his anger for ever. You need to hear that. You may 10:24 feel like caught is angry at you. He's angry at you say yes, but he does not retain 10:31 his saying are forever because he can lights in mercy. He will again, have compassion on 10:37 us. He will said to our and now he's talking to God to recollect and he says, Hugh, 10:47 well cast all of our sins into the up to the scene. What beautiful, beautiful. Would 10:59 anyone like that? Before we go on to step-up forgiveness, have a thought. 11:02 >> The other thing is forgiveness is also. Devine advocacy. Now that's can 11:09 divine advocacy first liberation on the I'm making you free. But I'm following 11:16 you and your freedom cushy might slip along the way. That's lovely. So divine 11:20 advocacy first divine liberation. People want to be let free. I want to track that 11:26 with me any longer. I want to get out of that prison and what has held me. But then the 11:30 Lord says feature from the past. But in the event. That you stumble along the way. 11:38 First, John, to verse one. This is divine advocacy. My little children. These things 11:42 I write to you so that you may not Sen. But look at this. And if anyone sins, we have an 11:50 advocate with the father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. So to me, forgiveness is also 11:56 divine advocacy. He says I had made you free. My designs. Few not to continue and Sen now as 12:05 Paul. So continuance and that grace me a pound. But this on to unintentional, send the 12:10 stumbling in the direction of the Kingdom. Lewis has. But if you do Sen, am your divine 12:17 advocate, I will forgive that Sen if anyone since he has an advocate with the father, 12:23 somebody who stands in behalf of him or her an extensive that person, the forgiveness 12:30 that they know they need a tense moment. like that John Egypt. Another comment. I do 12:34 want to say this. I know we're going to go into this. In a moment. But there's an aspect 12:39 of forgiveness that we need to keep in mind is that when we send and God forgives us, we 12:45 have to remember that a priceless pay near the price was paid was the very life of 12:52 the son of God. It's what provides for us. The forgiveness because he's not 13:00 just all right. I forgive you. And that said that the price had to be paid and Jesus 13:05 Christ came from heaven. The divine son of God. There had no sin upon him and offered 13:15 his life to make what the Bible calls and a tow meant for our sins and man. And, you 13:23 know, we we may be, but that's a perfect transition, actually, because 13:26 >> what I'd like us to do is, look, it steps to forgiveness and that first step is the 13:32 sacrifice without Christ's sacrifice. There would be no forgiveness, but we're going 13:38 to look at what we need to do. And I want to >> we want look at. 13:44 >> Recognizing our CNN, we want to look at the confession of sand and receiving God's 13:56 forgiveness and then we'll cool content in repentance. So let me just I want we could 2 14:01 hours on this topic. So. >> I've put together just a little short understanding of 14:11 forgiveness in cup under the Old Cup in it and in has got progressively unfolds. His 14:18 cabinet, we see the renewed COVID what we call the new Everything from covenant was 14:27 petition UL and pointed to she says so, you know, Jesus, the Bible says fit. He came to 14:33 save his people from son tried not in the Senate and he said this is the of the new 14:41 cabinet. The Eternal Covenant, My blood for the remission of sins, the Old Covenant was a 14:50 shadow. It was sacrifices and promises temporary. They and they became obsolete with the 14:56 new covenant. We find the new covenant is Hebrew 7 and Chapter a Chapter 10 tells us 15:04 the new Covenant has. We had promises because it is the and these better promises. Our per 15:13 minute. Now, the old Kevin, it you had a priesthood, but these were sinful priests. 15:21 They had to sacrifice for themself and it was their priesthood. Plus, limited by 15:28 death of the priest in the new cabinet. And Jesus is our sinless high priest. I do 15:34 lives for ever. covenant had daily ongoing animal sacrifices. And, you know, I 15:41 think about that the horror of it. But you think about. We need to remember when someone 15:51 send under haven't it and they took perfect spot little Lamb to the priest who had to cut 15:57 the throat of the lamb. The people who stand and we need to remember that since not to 16:03 be taken lightly but that was day after day year after year and the beloved of those 16:13 animal sacrifices. The recent Yoko fun. It is. Is not. could not be successful is because 16:21 they could never really take away the scene. They were pointing they were provisional 16:26 to point us to Christ the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the earth. But 16:31 what we have with we find in Hebrew 7, 9, and tan that he gave once for all sacrifice 16:44 doesn't need to be repeated. came down, took on flesh, lived a perfect life. He died 16:55 for us on the cross for that hit home. When you are talking about and you know what 17:01 cabinet. They just had a year-by-year, a tongue in a as they cleanse the sanctuary 17:06 with Jesus. That's the internal appreciation. So that's just kind of. 17:11 Distilling it down. Before we go on to recognizing her son. But do you all have a comment 17:18 on that? When you look at what you just talked about, this is really important because the 17:24 whole purpose of the center's services. So that was too. >> Was to keep people clean 17:28 before the Lord. I mean, this whole purpose of it it would have served absolutely no good 17:35 purpose. It was just there for services singing communion, so to union with one another. But 17:44 the whole purpose of it in every particular from the out of court to the an accord to 17:46 the holders of the most holy, everything was about forgiveness about coming back 17:53 into relationship with God. And the priest was continually a reminder that we have a high 17:57 priest and all the blood that was being shed was reminding us of the penalty of send the 18:01 wages of sin. As you said, his death Romans, 6.23. So this entire system was set up so 18:06 that the children of Israel Abraham went out early and provide a sacrifice for his 18:11 family job did the same thing. This was to remind us that as you said, Sen And if we didn't 18:21 think of sin is a cost, then it will be lightly received. But many people today that a 18:27 far removed from the sanctuary system knows. And wow, if you look back on this, a lot of 18:32 blood that was shed. Yes, yes. And the Bible talks about when we send intentionally we 18:37 crucify the son of man fresh all over again. But then the forgiveness side of it. That's 18:42 why talk about divine advocacy. So thank you for John that picture about the 18:46 sanctuary because a lot of people think it was just a whole Cala blue killing 18:49 animals and wave-offerings and she chief offerings and all these types of offerings. 18:56 whole purpose of it was to bring us into one S but the COD today, a on that, a man 19:00 and you know. >> I guess my favorite scripture to explain if you 19:07 had to say what is the everlasting gospel revelation. 13 8 is the everlasting 19:12 gospel. The lamb who was slain before the foundations of the world. So God had a plan. He 19:20 introduced Genesys 3.15, and then he's unfolding. This plan the rest of the time. But I'm 19:27 so glad you brought up. It's not it's free to us. His forgiveness and mercy, but it 19:33 certainly was free to God. >> You know, you've mentioned that Jesus is the land flame 19:39 from the foundation of the world. And that's a that you don't. You don't see it until 19:46 you read the book of Revelation. Yes, it's very powerful to consider that as 19:53 soon as there was a center, there was already a savior. he says his DeLand slaying from 19:58 the foundation of the World disliked God for song. That's all that Adam and Eve with 20:05 fallen to send in the human race would fall into sent and provide it the sacrifice to 20:09 make forgiveness possible. Reconciliation. And next sept and back. That we may become 20:17 sons and daughters of not again, you know, it's it's a it's a beautiful message that 20:22 we have throughout the Bible about what God is willing to do for us. So. 20:29 >> How do we recognize Aunt? I mean, we're sitting here talking about what, let's keep 20:34 some definition of sun. So how do we wreck nice and John? >> Well, let's talk about it 20:41 in 2 categories. We have the Christian who when he or she acknowledges cuts 10 20:46 Commandments, we have something to measure our actions by. And as Paul says, 20:51 I had not known Sen except the law said so that's one of the ways we recognize Sen is a 20:57 violation of what's in the Commandments of God. But sometimes it's not listed as 21:01 black and white as thou shall not Ocean, not thou shall not. The other way to recognize 21:06 that in relation away. We're going to talk about that in the second now in more detail, 21:11 it's a 5 hurt. Someone else I can't wait to get that part of the program. Encouraging to 21:14 stay there to stay tuned. So any time a relationship is broken. We have to acknowledge 21:24 our role and that broken relationship without acknowledging your role in a 21:29 broken relationship. And there's even no desire to seek any forgiveness. That's why, 21:33 you know, 51. David said. And some 51 for 3 full. I acknowledge my transgression 21:41 and my son is ever before me So we have to first. The first thing is we have to 21:45 acknowledge is something wrong happened. And if if we don't acknowledge that. We are a 21:52 person's oblivious. What is existing between us and someone else for us and God. 21:57 >> So Johnny, what is sand? >> In first, John, Chapter 3 verse 4 is what you would call 22:04 the classical or the very clear its definition in the Bible sin is the transgression 22:08 of the law. That's the King James version. There's the new King James saying is 22:16 lawlessness. Basically you are showing disregard for the law and you're disobeying in now. 22:21 I have to say this. I know it's not a topic, but there are some groups to have an 22:26 incomplete message. Why? Because they say the law has been done away with the 10 22:31 Commandments are non-binding. When you limit eliminate the 10 Commandments, you don't 22:37 have anything by which to. Understand what's in But it is the law that says what 22:46 finance. So the idea that the law has been done away with is not a complete message from 22:51 the Bible. It's a misunderstanding. And having put that aside, costs us 22:58 separation between us and got him in and in God is offering that reconciliation to bring 23:05 us back into harmony with him. I love that. And, you know, I always tell people when I run 23:12 into occasionally someone will say. >> commitments were nailed to 23:18 the cross. Well, they haven't read in Hebrews, the new cabinet that loss on our 23:24 heart. But here's a question. If you do believe that. Let me ask you this. What she says 23:28 have to die on the cross. He died pay penalty. The wages of sin. The staff. He died to pay 23:38 a penalty for us breaking that cup law. The law of love liberty. The law of, you know, 23:47 God's government is a government of flop. And this team, these 10 Commandments or 23:55 inside the Ark of the Covenant under the seat of Mercy. This was the foundation of cuts 24:02 government. But here's the point. If got was going to to say, OK? I'm coming down. And 24:09 as the person of Jesus Christ, I'm gonna die for your son's under that. But oh, well, 24:16 we're going to do away with it after I'm dead. I don't want to be. Disrespectful, but that 24:27 would make Christ's death on the cross. A mockery of law. Curry of no. Why would he have 24:35 to die for our sins if you're just going to to do away with that? So that is the classic, 24:40 you know. Following on that. >> if the idea was that one Christ with he would take the 24:49 10 Commandments law away. Why not take it away before and you know that he would not 24:54 have to. That's exactly what we're >> introduced a law to begin 24:59 with, but the Bible says and then look up and assist. The Bible says that the law is 25:03 holy. >> Just and good assist us in the book of Romans. I think to 25:11 5 was set for Sept 7 thank you. So the laws. Holy Justin, good and it and Paul continue 25:17 say, says, do we make void? >> The law. >> Through faith, he says God 25:23 forbid we law and men I just want to make perfectly was only 7 0st 12 from And I want 25:30 to make perfectly clear, we're not saved by keeping the law. saved by grace alone through 25:38 Jesus Christ. But the law is God's covenant law. It was part of the covenant. Now it 25:47 is the 10 Commandments were not the old covering it. You need to read exit is 24. When 25:53 when Moses got no to 10 Commandments on tap. But with his own finger says he spoke 26:00 to Moses and gave him the Constitution for the new Israel that had civil laws, 26:07 ceremonial laws and Moses wrote that in the book of the Cuff in it, which is the book 26:12 of the Law and he feels the altar. He makes a sacrifice. He sprinkles that people with 26:20 blood in the book with the Blood. But the 10 Commandments were the heart of cabinet. 26:25 They are the heart of the new covenant I just want to before we go on to confession. We 26:33 know breaking the law. But here's the one that gets me the most. First John 5.17. As 26:39 far as the definition of sand. All on righteousness is sand. Do you realize what that what 26:48 is righteousness, righteousness is doing gods. I acting according to God's 26:55 right way of acting righteousness is fitting in right standing with got so any 27:04 time we missed the Mark Roman's 14, 23 says that whatever's not from faith is 27:09 sand James for 17 says if we know to do good and we don't do it that theirs since of 27:16 Comission things we go out. Do but their sins of omission. So this whole topic of CNN to me 27:23 is brought down right into first John 5.17. All Unrighteousness is CNN and CJ 27:33 says came to live for us from our scene. So you had started the next step. So what the 27:39 first step it is. The sacrifice. The second step for We've got except sacrifice. 27:48 She says the second step is too recognize our son and I pray. Lord, make me quick to 27:54 recognize my sand and even quicker to what he had something I would kind of 28:01 probably change the order. Let me tell you why. >> When a person is 28:05 incarcerated. They know that they've done something wrong, but they're looking for 28:12 somebody to I the lessen the sentence or to liberate them. That's why they've recognized 28:17 their shift, I think, is a very recognize that, yeah, I've done something wrong. 28:21 That recognition. So we recognize something has been violated. The law of God. 28:27 Well, the law of the land of the law of the community, right? That's the 28:29 acknowledgement part. The other aspect of the next step would be could be for OK, 28:34 right before yet for they seek to beef released. They have to that Sen. 28:43 >> Same recognize it. And we confess. So you started with with push on Monday. First, 28:48 1st on 1, 9, Do you have one that you want to talk about? Confession comes to me the 28:53 most beautiful. One of the most beautiful psalms description. Some 51 is a 29:01 beautiful. Oh, yeah. asking for forgiveness, confessing your son in receiving net. But 29:07 did you have something you wanted to talk about on confession? I do. 29:13 >> wait when we look. >> At this aspect of sent in needing it is God really 29:23 moving up on the heart of the individual. The has committed Sen tool awaken in the person, 29:30 a desire to be forgiven. A desire to seek forgiveness and the Holy Spirit works upon the 29:37 heart so that we will design year to be liberated from the condemnation. The guilt. And 29:44 the wages of sin. so it it is got initiating these things and the person responds Tool. 29:54 The love of God by understanding God is making an offer that you cannot get 29:57 anywhere else. No one else can forgive you for your son. And so the only way is to Jesus 30:07 Christ soak confession of Sen takes place. When you recognize I I need 30:13 forgiveness. If I don't receive forgiveness, I am doomed. And Jesus is. Jesus 30:21 has made the sacrifice. The Holy Spirit calls our minds. And our hearts draws us. wake 30:25 is in us, a desire the forgiven and then we express that we have violated the law. 30:32 I have done this wrong. You know, there's something interesting when you you're 30:37 talking about going to prison and things like that in the court system. When you're 30:42 taking before the judge, you are asked a question. How do you plead you that the the 30:50 offense is mentioned? How do you plead and some people will either say not guilty. And 30:59 because they they have come up with some kind of defense. And some people say guilty. But 31:06 the people that claim not to be guilty when when you're before God's judgment, see you 31:10 can I say not guilty because you have committed to set the record. Is there not only 31:14 that, we have got keeping record, but the devil keeps a record. Sheli Quinn has done 31:19 this on this date in this specific. How are the specific second, the specific minute? 31:25 She deserves to be punished. He deserves the wages of scent. So Shelley Quinn, how 31:29 Pleat. She would have to say guilty. But I appeal and then I appeal for the blood of the 31:39 lamb to cover mice. And confession ascent. And and God You have made the right 31:45 decision and then you are forgiven praise. Be to God for that Intel. Would you repeat 31:50 first, John, when 9 your first John, 1, 9, if we confess our our sins, he is faithful and 31:58 just to forgive us, our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. How exciting 32:04 Sunday had something to that. As I want. I want to differentiate between sins and 32:12 sin, OK? Because we talked about the SEC officials system, the sanctuary 32:14 services. It was it was bigger than just for getting people of their sins because when 32:19 John? The Baptists introduce Jesus, he says behold the lamb of God to take it away to Sen 32:26 of the world's singular there. And that you want to know why a call his name Jesus. We 32:32 shall say this. People from various sins, plurality there. The act. For the nature. 32:41 >> Food. That's Good now, you know, the reason why go to that is because. 32:46 >> Romans 3.23. Now comes into play when as a nature park because somebody might say I 32:51 met a matter of time until the story, a to Doug Best and I would do in a series of second 32:56 essential many years ago with an evangelist a series and was a lawyer. So that attended 33:01 this female and at the at the exit of the church. She you know, you made and also calls 33:08 night, I didn't respond because I haven't sent. I haven't done anything. You 33:14 haven't done anything but broken the big candy. I haven't She said I don't live 33:18 that way. I don't. I don't Sen. She was talking about s I N Romans. 3.23. For all have 33:26 sinned and fallen short of the glory of God that. That's the other one. First, John One 33:31 not. I John, one for 29. The land that take away the son of the world. So so let me 33:37 broaden the topic right here because we talk about the vertical forgiveness. There 33:42 are those that might be saying I am a good citizen. I pay my taxes. I don't bother anyone. 33:47 I contribute all the community. Vans. If his donations, may not make it to 33:52 the Red to whatever other organization. I'm a nice guy. Everybody likes me. Everybody 33:55 likes me. I'm a nice the woman. I haven't done anything on my life. My children love 34:00 me. My family loves me. am I asking forgiveness for? That is the sand that will cause 34:06 you to parish in Louisiana. This is because Bible doesn't say you did anything wrong. I 34:12 broke somebody's window, shot stall from somebody. The Bible is not saying that the kidneys 34:18 were talking about in this part of the program is the broken relationship? Yes, the 34:22 Romans 3.23. Romans, 3.23. Also, how do we get to that? First first Corinthians, 15 34:28 first. 22 has an Adam all die. Even so Christ, all shall be made alive. So this first 34:34 hours talking about you may say. I'm a really good person. And I always say, you know 34:42 something. There's a question once they came up all of our program, somebody says why do? 34:44 Bad things happen to good people? And my immediate response was that's 34:52 presupposing were good people. Haha. Okay. What's good for the virus is nobody's good. 34:55 No, there's no one good. No, not one. All right. Just misses filthy rags 60 forest 35:02 So we have attitude in society today, upstanding citizens, well educated people, people 35:08 to have good means people may not have the means, but they're just good people. That 35:13 was what I don't really Do I really need to go? >> And confess my sins before 35:18 God meat, but I haven't really done anything. Let me make a point very clearly. I want on 35:22 just drive this point home. You may not have committed anything that land you in jail 35:29 Kasia family to split cause you to lose your job cause you to be pulled over by a police 35:34 officer. But you are still a center. And Roland Street. 23 talks about the condition of 35:41 humanity. For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. How when Adam 35:47 Transgressed in the cotton he opened the door to pass on to us the best he could. That was 35:53 a broken nature. So if you're watching this program, you have a broken nature. As I'm 36:00 speaking to you, I have a broken nature. So all have sinned and fallen short of the 36:06 glory of God. That's why when John was introducing Jesus at the Jordan River. Behold the 36:12 lamb of God to take it away. The sin. That's good. The broken relationship so that 36:19 meant a whole lot. There to those participating in the services. They should have 36:25 understood that statement better than anyone else. Absolutely said they saw Jesus 36:29 coming and they rejected the land. That's why the Lord says, if you if you eyes were 36:33 open. You Sen. But since you say you have no sin, I can't do anything for you. So don't 36:41 fall into same category. It's a lot. I haven't Sen because the Bible says in Romans 36:46 chapter one I think is verse 79. If you say you have no sen you deceive yourself, 36:52 restaurant. So so so don't you first, John, so don't deceive yourself in And I'm I'm really 36:57 good. I don't have to asked for forgiveness. We're talking about the reciprocal 37:02 liberation and then a family's yet not people that you're married to. Not those in your 37:05 church or those in your company. Every one of us need divine liberation and then 37:11 every one of us needs a divine advocate and that will never happen. Unless you recognize 37:15 as a human, I have a broken nature and that's by default. That's not by action. I'm so 37:23 glad that you brought that up. And and I want to add one thing here. 37:28 >> Some people will say, well, where was the confession in the Old Testament? Have you 37:31 ever heard, you know? Where did they confess their sins? Well, that's what the 37:36 sacrificial provisional system was about. I want you to listen to. This beautiful. If 37:42 you have your final, you might want to turn 2 hosts a a chapter 5 and will probably 37:49 return to some 51 in a minute. But hosts a chapter 5 and verse 15. Now this is God 37:55 speaking, you know, got promises. To never leave us or forsake us accept. And I can't 38:01 find it right now. And first chronicles. I think it is. He said if you reject me out 38:08 check to so we can walk away from God. And he's saying, OK, you've got free will hands 38:15 off. I'm not going to force you intervening in your life. But listen to what God says. 38:20 200 billion us people who are. Raking his heart was Gotzis Opri turn again to my place to 38:30 obey, >> Their >> Once they recognize your 38:40 son and acknowledge their stance. Then they will seek me. And their affliction. They 38:46 will earnestly seek me. So when the Holy Spirit brings conviction upon the heart and 38:51 we recognize our sand and is saying I'm waiting for you to acknowledge it. let's turn who 38:58 say it. Chapter 14 because this spot is developed in high to say a 14. We'll begin with 39:05 the first one. This is returned to the Lord. Your God. For you have stumbled 39:13 because of pure iniquity. Hey, if you can't think of anything that you've done wrong, trust 39:20 me. You probably resist aggrieved or even quenched. spirit during the day that 39:24 something you can repent. But now listen what he says. Take warrants with you. And return 39:33 to the Lord. Say to him. Take away all. >> A new quality. 39:42 >> Reesi graciously. So we are to take to the Lord. We are too our offense. A Scott, but 39:52 listen how God answers. He says I will heal. They're backsliding. I will love them 40:04 for my anger has turned away. You know, when a parent has a child who's doing something 40:11 that the parent has said, don't you? And and I'm only telling you this for your own 40:16 good. You know, don't do this. Don't do this. Don't do this and they go out and do it. A 40:23 parent can be upset. But what a little child comes to says. I know you told not to eat up 40:29 some story. I did that. There's a parent then get mad that their child know they're 40:36 excited that the child is recognize man. Can we just look at? Before we go on to 40:41 the next tip, some 51 one to 4. Okay. Just who would like to read Psalm 51 1 to 4 40:51 because >> Jesus, one of my favorite songs. While you're turning 40:55 there, you know, David had said in in Psalm 30 to 5 mice into you. Mine iniquity up 41:05 that Hayden. I will confess by transgressions to the Lord and you have 4 given the iniquity 41:11 of my sand. But now some 51. Have mercy upon me o God. >> According to your loving 41:21 kindness, according to the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my 41:26 transgressions wash me thoroughly from my Iniquity and cleanse me from my son for 41:34 I acknowledge my transgressions and my son is always before me against you. 41:39 You only have I send and done this evil in your sight that you may be found just when you 41:45 speak and bling this when you judge against. >> Happily stand Cancellara 41:54 only against the Lord on the I love it. If if you are not sure how to ask God 42:00 forgiveness. Just read Psalm 51 out flat because that is the most one of the most 42:07 beautiful, I think records of confession and repentance. OK? So let's talk about the next 42:17 important step. Some people will confess their sins and confess their sin and confess 42:23 their sand. And I talked with the woman when I first came to 3ABN, who said 42:32 >> every day 5 confessed my sin before the Lord for the last 70 years she'd had an 42:35 abortion. She said I confess to ask for forgiveness, but she refused. 42:47 >> To forgiveness. >> How do we go about? >> Receiving God's forgiveness 42:52 chart. >> Matthew 11 is a passage that really comes to my mind 42:58 because a lot of times. I refer to people that are not able to forgive for receive 43:05 forgiveness is people that are restless. That's a term like he is restless. They are 43:11 restless. I call this the unnecessary cleanup. You know, some people say when we don't 43:16 see them as a pastor, a church, we don't see them. Police say while some things 43:19 wrong. And then I've often heard people say, well, I'm getting my life together. 43:25 Well, things I need it. Well, there's some things need to clean up. There are some 43:30 things I needed. and then I'll be back. I call it the unnecessary cleanup because a 43:35 lot of times people want to clean themselves up before the Lord cleans them up. And 43:43 that's why Matthew 11 verse 28 is so significant to me. Matthew 11, 28 Matthew 11 0st. 43:49 28. He says come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give us now. 43:59 I'd like to apply the labor there as a labor of trying to get myself clean before God 44:05 try to fix everything up. We come as we are because he's not going leave us the way he 44:11 finds this all go back to 3 0st 3 who forgives all our sins, who heals all your 44:18 disease is no, there's no sand. As somebody once said to they you know, they were very 44:25 candid with me. And they tell me something really, Daryn, is it that you didn't know that? 44:29 And I said to them, there's nothing. You could tell me that shock me. What do you 44:32 think? There's anything you can tell God that can shock God and caused it all. And no, 44:38 I not know. Let me think about this forgiveness thing from now on. No. Whosoever will let 44:44 him come. Whoever comes to cod. And allows a lot to do the cleanup. find that he 44:49 forgives. >> All. >> Your iniquities now notice 44:54 he didn't say again to forgives all your sins. Fan, an equity, all different. The 44:59 word send there comes from the Old Testament definition as what it might be for 45:08 incidental trespasses. But in equities are things that really hold And is the things 45:10 that really have. Found their way into your DNA into your skin. You do it. Almost like 45:16 reading. But even if you're there, he said I can still forgive. Hauled your 45:24 iniquities if you simply come to me, he would not turn this way. That's good. Johnny. I a 45:33 I've been considering what we've been talking about I'm looking I've look something up 45:38 here that I would like to point out because I'm concerned about a group of 45:41 people. with no disrespect to what they believe. in light of the scriptures, we should 45:49 point out that it's as if we confess our sins. God is faithful. And just to forgive 45:56 us for a sense of the cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The scriptures also point this 46:02 out in the sacrificial system when you committed to send you are to bring a lamb confess. 46:06 Your sins on the head of the Lamb. And the sun is symbolic and transfer to the lamb. And 46:11 that's in there. It's instructed by the piece how to sacrifice to animal. Whereupon 46:21 to inflict the least amount of pain. And the lamb. Died. Symbolically representing the 46:29 sacrifice to Christ would make and that person was done for given the person could walk 46:34 away just to show some petitioners sacrificed. The person could then walk away. 46:38 Understanding. I have been forgiven. Now there is, of course, the day of atonement 46:42 upon which are the sons are again, present. It. But the sacrifice of Christ. It's this 46:49 sacrifice that ends all sacrifice us and the day of atonement. Is say. 46:58 Representation of what Christ is doing for us now and beginning in the 18. 44, 47:01 that's another topic. But they're so there are a group of people that believe that 47:06 you have to go before a man. And I know this respect because I have family that 47:10 that are Catholic. You have to go before a priest man and confess your sins to the 47:15 person. On the other side of that. Confessional booth. And then that person instruction 47:23 what you are supposed to do to be forgiven when the Bible makes clear, you confess your 47:27 sins to God and he will be forgiven. I just at this. >> Isn't that kind of a 47:36 prideful thing that we have a hard time receiving God's forgiveness for not doing so. 47:42 to earn it. We just to earn his forgive, you can rise again. This I've been to some 47:48 places in Mexico, for example, and they told us. Every year. People on their knees. Walk 47:55 from here on their knees all the way is it was about almost 2 blocks on the on their 48:02 knees. And then there were some steps to lead up into that. The Catholic Church. Do 48:11 penance. And this is this is from a quote, a Catholic dot com is says the Council of 48:16 Trent Express us. Dab expressly declares in session 9 on the 14. Section C and I 48:25 let her eye that penance was at all times necessary for the remission of Sen. And the 48:32 Bible does not say that. So I want to point out that Jesus Christ is the only way you can 48:38 be see forgiveness. He is the lamb of God to take it The son of the world. So I want to 48:46 encourage of you that may believe that to consider that Jesus Christ is the only way 48:51 the only one that can offer you forgiveness because of the sacrifice he has made and no 48:59 amount of good deeds on or mount of penance, canned give you marry it to be forgiven. 49:06 That's right. Now understand us. It's like you say we feel like we must do something. To 49:12 to say, OK, I've done something. I know that God will accept this, that this is 49:17 what Martha he he did. I mean, he he bled his niece or bleeding. in because he was 49:23 asking God for forgiveness. But thanks be to God that Jesus Christ has died for our 49:29 sins. and we need to we need to focus on what Jesus Christ has done. The has made 49:40 forgiveness of sin possible in many men. And, you know, we don't find any example in the 49:44 Bible. >> Then Bible person in history who tried forgiveness 49:50 is Jose is had take words to the Lord and he will kill your backsliding. As David said, 49:58 you know is called on him? David did try to earn God's forgiveness. I just want to 50:01 give you some quick scripture promises to to jot down because we need to move along 50:07 to the fruits. But I say of 43. 25 caught his eye. Even I and lots outing cancels your 50:17 transgressions for my own sake and I will not your sense. In scripture. When it says that 50:27 remembers like when the Hebrew children are calling out, should remembers. Remembered 50:35 his cabinet to win. God remembers team's going to take action again when God forget, 50:40 he's not going to take action against. And when you confess your he's not going to take 50:45 action against your son, 44, plotted out like a thick cloud. Your transgression like 50:54 a cloud. Your students return to me for every team to Hebrews. 8.10, to 12. Got us 50:59 is just the calf in it. Put my laws. This is the new cap and a point I in your mind's write 51:06 them and their heart alby. Thank God. They'll be my people and their sense of term 51:14 all the state. I will remember no more when you can fish Japan he is faithful and just 51:18 forgive your sins. But I want to show you one quick thing. my favorite scriptures. Okay. 51:24 First Kings, 14, 8 got hold profit. yet to tell Jeroboam swiped. Had come to him to 51:34 skies to get a message for Jerubbaal. So got his here. She She's into skies. This is 51:40 what you tell her. So got this just got message to jerubbaal. You can not been as my 51:47 servant. David. Who can't my commandments and who followed me with all his heart. To do 51:57 all what was right in my eyes. got David was guilty of David was guilty of murder. He had 52:10 is speaking this God who when David in Psalm 51, a news. Nathan says huge demand. Hey, 52:21 if it goes into And so God you, you only have a son or bought out my transgressions. 52:31 According to your mercy. To your to your loving kindness. And so But he Kupper said he 52:38 put his hand over. He's not remembering David Cent, you know, to me this is proof. 52:42 First King's 14, 8 proves what God says that is far as the east is from the week's hit 52:50 West. He's going to remove his hands from A a man I wanted to share from Proverbs chapter. 52:55 28. >> First, 13. And it says he who covers his sentence will 53:01 not prosper. But whoever confesses for 6 them will have mercy. So at this that we have 53:09 alluded to it during this hour that we've been together the matter of receiving 53:14 forgiveness includes confession, but also includes forsaking the site in here or 53:23 there now were to repentance is where we're my gods. Grace. >> We need to forsake them. 53:28 There was a gentleman that would call here every day. It once it was more than once a 53:31 day. And for some recent he believed that God had given him permission to commit a 53:37 certain Sen once a day and he would call up. you know, I am I'm calling on, you know, God 53:44 has given me permission to do this once a day, but I've done it more than once on back. 53:48 Could you please pray for me for God to forgive me and seem to have become like a habit 53:53 for him to hear to call in to do. And we try to encourage him and tell him the scripture 54:00 says this. You can confess your sins before God yourself, but he did not understand that 54:08 they will say forsaking the had to be done. He came to the understanding I sent I confess 54:14 now I'm OK now he's free to do it again. I know you're not. You don't have any license 54:24 Toussaint after you've you've been forgiven. It is by God's grace. You seek. 54:31 >> 2, 2, >> To amend your ways and asked the Lord to give you 54:32 tree over that. you know, by God's grace. You can be victorious. And I'm glad you 54:39 pointed that skirt around it. These things as his son. First first, John chapter. To verse 54:45 one. My little children, children, these things I write unto you that Ye son not in a 54:52 lot. If any men Sen we have. We have an advocate with the father, Jesus Christ in the 54:58 right and he is the for PGA Tion for our sins. And now for hours only but for the sins of 55:04 the whole world. Marvelous. Marvelous. OK? So we've only got 2 We're going to probably 55:08 not get to the fruits of forgiveness, but >> you're into in the 4th step 55:11 for the 5th step. We have to. I understand arson, recognize or sand. Then we have to 55:19 confess our son. We have acknowledge ING it before the Lord. But we've got to receive 55:26 God's forgiveness and the we've got to reap hand. John, talk to us. What is 55:32 repentance? It's just what you are saying. >> and matter of fact, when I 55:37 talk about in the next out winner really dive into repentance. But on a point, 55:42 this out of this is so significant P to understand when you come to God in the 55:45 hottest heart of sincerity, Micah 7.19, he says he will again have compassion on us. 55:52 after remember God and I this in you better come on over here. And if not. Now, he'll 55:58 have compassion on us and will subdue our iniquities. Now you notice he doesn't hold us and 56:05 he doesn't confiscate us. He confiscate our takes it away. Then what does he do it? He 56:13 doesn't hold it in safekeeping. He says. You will cast all our sins into the 56:19 depths of the sea. Hallelujah and I always add and put out a no fishing signs, a 56:26 >> So we're going to it. We just didn't quite get this all in. We're going to do this in 56:29 the second hour. But after we recognize or that's by the power of the Holy Spirit. He's 56:35 the one with the convicting POW. We confess. Our sending confession is the clearing 56:41 House at the conscience. receive God's forgiveness. But there has to be that 56:47 forsaking. That has to be the repentance in the Bible says even repentance is a gift from 56:53 God and repentance means if I'm headed in the wrong way, I do a one 80 U turn and I'm 56:59 heading back toward God. >> So we're going to get into that. And the fruits of 57:05 forgiveness, then we will talk about forgiveness. We're talking right now. Vertical. 57:12 We're going to get into the horizontal forgiveness from person to person and why God 57:18 asks us to this for our benefit will understand what forgiveness is what it's not. 57:26 And it's something that, as John said earlier, it is to fine Liberation win caught 57:36 forgive shoe. But when you forgive others, you're going to find out. It's great. Said 57:40 don't go away. Join us. We'll be right back with the ♪ 57:51 ♪ |
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