As you're well aware,
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we're living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
today's special program.
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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Hello, and welcome to the 3ABN
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Today Bible Q and A.
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Question and
answer, you heard right.
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This is a brand
new Today program
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that by God's grace,
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we're going to bring to you
a new one every single week.
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We want to say thank
you for joining us today,
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as you do each and every day.
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And we look forward to
spending this time with you.
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You know why?
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Because you're our family.
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And we just want to say,
thank you for your prayers
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and financial support
for the ministry of 3ABN.
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You know, we're all
in this thing together.
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And that's to spread
the gospel of Jesus Christ
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to a lost and dying world.
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Here at 3ABN,
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we receive a lot of
questions, Bible questions
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here at the ministry via email,
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text, social media, phone calls,
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letters that come in here.
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And we decided to just
focus on a Today program,
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a new one every week.
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We're hoping that today
that you're watching this,
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this will be every day
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the same time each week
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that you'll get some
Bible questions answered.
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And we kind of hope
to do this rapid-fire.
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A lot of times we'll
do like a Bible topic
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on the Today program,
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where we may
focus just on one topic
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for the entire Today program.
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But today
there's just going to be
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a whole lot of
different questions
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that have come in
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and we want to encourage
you to send your questions,
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'cause you may be
watching right now and say,
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"Oh, I have a question
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that I'd like
for 3ABN to answer."
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And I'll introduce our
guests, our family here at 3ABN
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to you in just a moment,
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but you can text
your questions to 3ABN.
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And here's the
number. It's (618) 228-3975.
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That's (618) 228-3975.
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Now, when you text that
number, text to that number,
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you're going to get a
little reply asking you
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where you want to
send that question.
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So just follow those prompts
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and send us your Bible
question or you can email.
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Now, this is a brand new email
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because this is a
brand new Today program.
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So take a look at
this email address.
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It's bibleqa...
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So bibleqa@3abn.org.
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So you're welcome to
email your questions to us
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and we'll be
answering those questions
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in future programs.
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But today we have...
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I don't wanna say guests
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because you're
part of the 3ABN family.
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I live here. You live here?
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I'm married to you.
You're married to me.
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And, Pastor, you live just
across the street so to speak.
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Yeah, that's right.
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We're all here as family.
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But I'm going to call
you all Bible scholars
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or could I, this
is not disrespect.
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Bible students. Yeah.
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It's not disrespect
to stay Bible students
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because I've never
heard either one of you say,
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"Oh, I've got it all.
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I know the Word
of God completely.
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I have all the answers."
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Amen.
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Each one of you
love the Word of God.
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You're students of the Word.
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And what's really fun is that
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when I get to watch you
all on Sabbath School Panel,
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you all just get so excited
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or when you're preaching
on the Worship Hour campaign,
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you love the Word of God.
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So today you've had
the opportunity to look
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at some of the
questions that have come in.
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And it's a blessing
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when people actually
are looking for answers
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from the Word of God.
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So you're going to be giving us
those answers from God's Word.
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2 Timothy 2:15 says,
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"Study to show
thyself approved unto God,
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a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed,
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rightly dividing
the word of truth."
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So we want to
encourage you today.
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Don't just sit back and say,
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"Oh wow, let me
just watch this program."
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We want to encourage
you to get your Bible.
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So get your Bible
out, study along with us,
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grab a pen, pencil,
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maybe some type
of electronic device
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and write down your notes
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as the Lord speaks to
each one of you as a vessel
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answering these questions.
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So again, this is
a brand new program,
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3ABN Today, Bible Q and A.
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Thank you for joining us.
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Pastor John,
shall I start with you?
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Sure. You're ready?
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Yeah. Okay.
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And I want to start with you
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and then you open with prayer
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and then we'll go
to the first question.
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Let's do that.
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Loving Father in heaven,
we thank You for the privilege
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of being in the position
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to impact lives
in a positive way
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to lead them to the
light that never grows dim,
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Your Word, the
everlasting light.
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We pray that You'll
give us wisdom and tact
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in answering these questions.
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For those honest heart seekers,
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for those individuals
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whose minds may be that
close to making a decision,
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may these questions
serve to prompt them,
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trust You and to
follow Your Word,
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in Jesus' name I pray.
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Amen. Amen.
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Thank you, Pastor John.
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This one comes from
Brandon and he says,
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"How do you think
God will rule heaven?
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What will the
government be like?
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Will it be a dictatorship
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where He tells us what
to do and how to worship Him
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or a socialist type of
government, et cetera."
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That's an interesting question
that someone is thinking.
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It is a great question. It is.
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When I heard that question,
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I know that so
much of what's happening
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in our world today has impacted
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what this question contains
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the word socialist, for example.
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Oh, yeah.
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And dictatorship, we
look at dictatorships.
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Praise the Lord.
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It's not going to
be either one of those.
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Amen.
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But I like to get
answers from the Bible.
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First one, Psalm 89:14,
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because the government
is a reflection of the one
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who is ruling that government.
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And the word
ruler is quite different
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when it refers to God,
as it relates to humanity,
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men rule with
weapons and armies.
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God doesn't need a weapon.
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He's calling us to
worship Him out of love.
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But Psalm 89:14 says,
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"Righteousness and justice
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are the
foundation of your throne,
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mercy and truth
go before your face."
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So it's not going to
be a socialist government.
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When you think about socialism,
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some people have the idea that
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socialism means you
give away everything
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and nobody has to
purchase anything.
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Well, the good
thing about salvation is
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it's not free.
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It has been purchased.
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We also purchased by
the blood of the lamb,
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but it's not going to
be a socialist dictatorship
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by any means.
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Righteousness and
justice are His foundation.
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Also 2 Peter 3:13,
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"Nevertheless we,
according to His promise,
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look for new
heavens and a new earth
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in which righteousness dwells."
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It's going to be a
righteous government.
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Amen.
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And the most important
one to me, Revelation 22:11,
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"He who is unjust,
let him be unjust still,
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he who is filthy, let
him be filthy still, "
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but look at this,
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"he who is righteous,
let him be righteous still,
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he who is holy,
let him be holy still."
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It's going to be
a just government
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righteous, holy
and good government,
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because those are all
properties of God's character.
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Amen.
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I'm looking
forward to being there.
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Praise the Lord. Amen.
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Ryan, Pastor Ryan, go you next?
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Let's do it. Let's do it.
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All right, this...
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There's no name with
this one, but it says,
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what does the Bible
say about gay marriage?
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So many children are
telling their parents
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they are gay or transgender.
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Does the Bible
mention anything about this?
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It's a great question.
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Yeah, and it's
a timely question,
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that's sensitive,
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we have to deal with
this in our real society.
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And so many people
have questions about this.
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First of all, as a Christian,
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I believe the
Bible is very clear
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about God's attitude
towards homosexuality,
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transgenderism
and all these things
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that we deal
with in today's world.
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First of all, let's be
reminded in Genesis 2:24.
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The Bible
reminds us that God says,
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"Therefore, you shall
leave your father and mother
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and be joined to your wife,
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or he shall leave
his father and mother
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and be joined to his wife
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and they shall
become one flesh."
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So it was God's original plan
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that, you know, man
and woman are together.
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Not necessarily man and
man, or woman and woman.
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So the Bible is
very, very clear.
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In fact, I'm just going to
reference these texts here,
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Leviticus 18:22,
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as well as Leviticus
20:13 and a slew of other texts.
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But these texts communicate
God's attitude towards this.
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In fact, he condemned as
Pastor Lomacang, you know,
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that God was
very strong at saying,
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you know, do not,
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you know, a man
should not lie with a man
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and a woman should
not lie with a woman.
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So God's attitude
towards homosexuality
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and these practices
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is that much of in
the sense of condemnation
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because it's not His
plan, it's not His will.
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Now, does that mean that
God does not love the people
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who practice these lifestyles?
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And we want to
make that very clear.
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Another text,
just to reference here,
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Romans 1:24-22,
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excuse me, 24:32,
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where Gods again specifies this,
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you know, sexual
immorality, homosexualism,
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all these things that
the world practices, God,
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you know, He frowns upon it.
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He calls it an
abomination in His Word,
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but He loves these people.
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And the sin of
homosexuality is no different
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than any other sin in the Bible.
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I want to make that clear.
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There's no different than
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someone who
cheats on their wife.
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You know, even if
they are with a woman,
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as a man with a woman.
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It's no different than thievery.
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It's no different
than killing or stealing
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or worshiping other gods
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or any other sin
that you might commit.
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God loves each and every sinner,
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but you know, He
wants us to change
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and to turn away from that sin.
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So that would, I would say that,
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you know, in this day and age,
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when we're dealing with
children telling their parents,
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you know, that they're
gay, that they're transgender.
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You know, we need to love them
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and show them
the love of Christ.
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Point them to Jesus,
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and by introducing
them to Jesus Christ.
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Then at that point
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they will come to
learn the love of God.
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They will come to know
God's will and Lord willing,
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they will turn
from that lifestyle,
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as they come to know
God's will for their life.
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Yeah, fantastic. Amen.
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Yeah. Thank you very much.
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And Jill right to my right.
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It's interesting, we
usually are co-hosting together,
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but to hear one of
the panelists today,
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so question for you, says,
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how do I know
God's will for my life?
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That's a great question,
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'cause I think we
all want to know that.
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We want to know, are we walking
in the center of God's will.
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I think there's
no simple formula
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because if there was,
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we would seek the formula
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instead of seeking the
God behind the formula.
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If you want to know
God's will for your life,
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seek to know God.
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Having said that, I do
think there's some simple keys
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that we can look at.
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James 1:5 comes
to mind immediately.
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We can pray for wisdom.
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If any of you lack wisdom,
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let him ask of God who
gives to all men liberally
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and upbraids not.
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That wisdom
will be given to you.
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So if you want to know
God's will for your life,
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ask God for wisdom.
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Another thing that comes to mind
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is to listen for His voice.
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Turn with me to Psalm 32:8-9,
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"I will instruct
you..." God's talking.
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"I will instruct
you and teach you
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in the way you should go,
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I will guide you with my eye.
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Do not be like
the horse or the mule,
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which have no understanding,
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which must be
harnessed with bit and bridle.
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Else, they will
not come near you."
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You know, sometimes we
want to know the will of God
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and we seek His
will and we follow it.
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But sometimes
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we don't want to
know the will of God.
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Maybe God is
revealing His will to you.
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And we become like
the horse and the mule.
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And we have to be forced or led
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because we don't want to listen.
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We don't want to
surrender to what God's will is.
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So we pray for wisdom,
we listen to His voice.
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We are willing to surrender
to whatever His will is.
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We ask for godly counsel.
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Proverbs 11:14,
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"Where there is no
counsel, the people fall,
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but in the
multitude of counselors,
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there is safety."
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And the final
principle is wait for His peace.
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Do you want to know God's will?
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When you experience His peace,
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you will know it in
the depths of your heart
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and in your soul.
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Philippians 4:6-7,
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"Be anxious for nothing,
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but in everything with
prayer and supplication
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with Thanksgiving,
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let your request
be made known to God
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and the peace of God
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which passes all understanding
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will guard your hearts and minds
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through Christ Jesus."
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Hmm. Amen. Thank
you very much, Jill.
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And you may be
watching right now and say,
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am I watching
Sabbath School Panel?
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No, you're not.
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You're watching a
brand new 3ABN Today program
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called Bible Q and A.
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So we're so glad
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We're gonna be doing
a new program every week
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and will be
answering your questions.
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So again, we
want to encourage you
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to email and text
your questions here
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at the address that's on
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right now.
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Pastor John, this
question comes from Susan,
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and she's referencing
Revelation Chapter 17.
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It says the pure
woman in Revelation
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and the woman
who rides the beast
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in Revelation Chapter 17,
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are they one and the same thing?
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Oh, the answer is
no, absolutely not.
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The characteristics
right off the bat,
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describe that
they are different.
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Revelation Chapter 12
refers to a pure woman
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standing on the sun,
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reflecting the moon
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and is clothed with a
diadem of a crown of 12 stars.
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She is the one who
gives birth to the male child
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who rules all
nations with a rod of iron.
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And that is Jesus Christ.
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She is not
connected by any means
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to the woman of
Revelation Chapter 17,
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who sits on a
scarlet colored beast
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and who is
described as mother Babylon,
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the harlot of the earth.
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She is described as the
one who prostitutes herself
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to the kings of the earth.
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And that's a picture of
the coalition of Babylon
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as it develops fully.
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And you find Revelation
16 contributes to that,
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the kings of the earth,
the merchants of the earth.
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Revelation 18 gives you
the complete full picture.
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So that woman in
Revelation Chapter 17,
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by no means she has
on purple and scarlet.
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Now, why is there one
particular color missing?
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The color blue is missing
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because purple and
scarlet and blue are colors
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in the sanctuary curtains.
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But why is the
color blue missing?
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Because blue is a reminder
of the commandments of God.
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She doesn't keep
the commandments of God.
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She is a woman
who has daughters.
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She is the head of a system
that has distorted God's Word
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and misled the people of God.
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She has brought together
the coalition of finances,
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politics, and religion.
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She's ruling the
earth until she is unmasked.
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That's why the Bible says,
"Come out of her My people."
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Revelation Chapter 18.
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Come out of her My people,
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that woman in
Revelation chapter 17,
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but Revelation Chapter 12,
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the Bible describes
her as a faithful woman.
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The one that
Satan is angry with.
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Revelation 12:17,
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the dragon is
angry with the woman
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and went to make war
with the rest of our offspring
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who keep the commandments of God
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and have the testimony of Jesus.
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She is faithful
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and the woman in
Revelation 17 is not.
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Wow, thank you, Pastor.
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Yeah. That's a fantastic answer.
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Pastor Ryan, this question says,
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why do SDAs or
Seventh-day Adventists
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worship on Saturday Sabbath
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rather than on
Sunday, the Lord's Day
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like most people do?
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Okay. Good question.
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That's a loaded
question. Yes, it is.
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But, first of all, I understand
where this person's coming from
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asking this question.
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I just want to clarify
for all those watching,
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we should worship God every day.
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Okay.
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I worship the
Lord every single day.
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There's not a day
Sunday through Saturday
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that I do not worship the Lord.
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Saturday is not
necessarily set aside
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just for Seventh-day
Adventist to worship.
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And then no other day
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it's less like we
refrain from worshiping.
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But to clarify, there
is one biblical Sabbath.
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And that day is the seventh day.
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It always has
been the seventh day.
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Of course, it's
linked back to Genesis 2:1-3,
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it goes all the
way back to creation
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where the Bible says that
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God did three
things on the seventh day
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that He did not do to
any of the other days.
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And that is He rest, He
blessed and He made holy,
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sanctified the seventh day.
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Notice, the seventh
day, God was specific,
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not the first
day, not the second day
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or any of the
others, but the seventh day.
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And, of course,
as Bible Christians,
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that's what we are.
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We want to make sure
we're Bible Christians,
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not necessarily
going out on a tangent
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doing our own thing,
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but following the
Bible, The word of the Lord,
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and it's linked to
the Ten Commandments.
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The fourth commandment
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of the Ten
Commandments tells us.
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In fact, it says right there
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in verse 8 of Exodus Chapter 20.
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So, Exodus 20:8,
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"Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy."
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And then verses 9 and 10
tells us how we keep it holy.
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We rest and we make
sure everyone else rest
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within our control.
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And then verse 11, again,
points us back to creation,
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"For in six days the Lord
made the heaven and the earth,
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the sea, and all
that in the midst
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and rested the seventh day,
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wherefore the Lord
blessed the Sabbath day
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and hallowed it."
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So, the last thing I
want to make very clear,
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we keep the Sabbath on
Saturday the seventh day,
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because it's the
seventh day Sabbath.
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It's the biblical Sabbath.
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And we want to honor God.
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Last thing really
quickly in that question,
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I believe it said something
about Sunday, the Lord's Day.
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Sunday is not the Lord's Day.
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The first day is never mentioned
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as the Lord's Day.
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In fact, right there in
the Ten Commandments there,
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the fourth commandment, it says,
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"Remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy."
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Notice, verse 9,
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"Six days, you shall
labor and do all your work."
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Verse 10,
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"But the seventh day is
the Sabbath of the Lord.
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It's the Lord Sabbath."
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Jesus said in Mark 2:27:28 that,
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"He is Lord of the Sabbath.
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So therefore we
honor and keep it
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according to the
Bible, according to Jesus,
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of course, He's the
creator, He created all things.
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He knows which
day the Sabbath is.
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He kept the Sabbath
Himself on the seventh day.
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And so should we if we're
going to be Bible Christians.
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Amen. Wow. Amen.
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Great answer. Thank
you very much, Pastor.
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Yes. So, Jill, this is for you.
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It says,
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"If He is a God of
love, why do people suffer?"
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Wow. That's an age old question.
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Yes, it is. Is it not?
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And there's so many people,
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so many who experienced
so much pain in their life,
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or maybe you've seen
pain in other people's lives
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or just seeing
the pain in the world.
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And you'll say,
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"Wait a minute,
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if God is a God of
love, why do people suffer?"
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I think there's three principles
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that we need to remember.
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Principle number one,
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that God did not cause
the evil in this world,
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Satan is the one
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who came to
steal, kill and destroy.
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John 10:10 tells us that
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the thief came or Satan
to steal, kill and destroy.
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Jesus said that He
came that we would have life
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and that we would
have it more abundantly.
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So the evil, the sin,
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the sickness of suffering
that we see in this world
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is not the result of God.
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Principle number two,
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God allows the outworking
00:18:48.82\00:18:52.39
of the great
controversy on this earth
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to reveal sin, to
reveal the effects of sin
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and to vindicate His
character and His name.
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So while God does
not cause any of the evil
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and any of the suffering
that takes place right now,
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you and I, we have to
see the full result of sin.
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You know, when Eve
partook of the fruit,
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she thought it
looked pretty good.
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She didn't think of death.
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She didn't think
of the consequences
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of what would happen.
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She thought it looked pleasant
to the eyes and desirable,
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and she wanted
to partake of that.
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When we look at sin, many times
00:19:29.26\00:19:31.20
Satan makes it look attractive.
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So God has to
allow this outworking
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of the great controversy.
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So we see the
full effect of sin.
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Principle number three,
sin will not last forever.
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I love the promise
in Revelation 21:4,
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God... This is in the new earth.
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"God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes.
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There shall be no more death,
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no more sorrow, no
more crying, no more pain,
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for the former
things have passed away."
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Someday, this
world of sin and sickness
00:20:03.00\00:20:04.77
will be over forever
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and God's
government will reign forever.
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Amen. Wow, fantastic.
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Amen. Thank you so much.
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Pastor John, this one,
again, there is no name here
00:20:12.64\00:20:15.38
that who
submitted this question,
00:20:15.41\00:20:17.61
but it's a great
question, it says,
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"Will there be
a secret rapture?"
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Okay, I could
just say no and go on.
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Okay.
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Expound on that
a little bit. Yeah.
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First of all, the rapture,
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the word rapture means
00:20:29.06\00:20:30.39
to be caught up
against not by your own power,
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but the drawing power of God,
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that's going to happen,
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but it's not
going to be a secret.
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That's why we don't
use the word rapture.
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It's been misunderstood.
It's been misinterpreted.
00:20:39.10\00:20:41.84
It's been misapplied.
00:20:41.87\00:20:43.37
The rapture came about
00:20:43.44\00:20:45.07
with something
called dispensationalism,
00:20:45.11\00:20:47.51
the misinterpretation of Daniel
00:20:47.54\00:20:49.51
9:24-27 to 70 week prophecy.
00:20:49.54\00:20:53.35
When you begin
at the wrong dates,
00:20:53.38\00:20:54.72
the prophecy
never comes to a close
00:20:54.75\00:20:56.52
and evangelicals have done that.
00:20:56.55\00:20:58.02
They began as
Cyrus and Darius as date.
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So, they have
this seven year period
00:21:00.69\00:21:02.32
that never happened
according to theirs.
00:21:02.36\00:21:04.43
But when the Bible is followed
according to the exact date,
00:21:04.46\00:21:07.86
the seven years refers
to the ministry of Christ
00:21:07.86\00:21:10.37
and the gospel
going to the Gentiles.
00:21:10.43\00:21:11.80
So it already happened.
00:21:11.83\00:21:13.17
There's no
seven year tribulation
00:21:13.20\00:21:14.57
that leads into
a secret rapture.
00:21:14.60\00:21:16.77
But is the coming of
Jesus going to be secret?
00:21:16.81\00:21:18.74
Revelation 1:7.
00:21:18.77\00:21:20.24
The answer is, no,
00:21:20.28\00:21:21.61
"Behold, He is
coming with clouds,
00:21:21.64\00:21:22.98
and every eye will see Him."
00:21:23.01\00:21:25.25
So it's going to be
visible to everyone.
00:21:25.28\00:21:27.72
And not only that,
00:21:27.75\00:21:29.08
all the tribes of
the earth will mourn
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whether you're righteous or not.
00:21:30.69\00:21:32.39
Everybody's going to
be affected in one way.
00:21:32.42\00:21:34.72
Matthew 24:30,
00:21:34.76\00:21:37.13
"Then the sign of the Son of Man
00:21:37.19\00:21:38.63
will appear in the heavens,
00:21:38.66\00:21:40.06
then all the tribes
of the earth will mourn,
00:21:40.10\00:21:41.96
and they will see the Son of Man
00:21:42.00\00:21:43.60
coming on the clouds of heaven
with power and great glory."
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Is it going to be secret?
Is he going to sneak up on us?
00:21:46.97\00:21:48.90
The answer is no.
00:21:48.94\00:21:50.27
Psalm 50:3,
00:21:50.34\00:21:51.67
"Our God shall come
and shall not keep silent."
00:21:51.71\00:21:54.54
That's right.
00:21:54.58\00:21:55.91
"A fire shall devour before him,
00:21:55.94\00:21:57.71
and it shall be very tempestuous
00:21:57.75\00:21:59.38
all around Him."
00:21:59.41\00:22:00.82
And 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18,
00:22:00.85\00:22:03.49
"When He comes, it's
going to be the trumpet of God.
00:22:03.52\00:22:05.92
The dead in
Christ are going to rise.
00:22:05.95\00:22:07.46
There's going to
be a great shout."
00:22:07.49\00:22:08.86
That's anything but secret.
00:22:08.89\00:22:10.53
So the answer is absolutely not.
00:22:10.56\00:22:12.89
That has come from a theory
that is not based on the Bible.
00:22:12.93\00:22:16.67
And National Geographic's
Look It Up has done an exposa
00:22:16.73\00:22:20.10
disclaiming it,
00:22:20.14\00:22:21.47
showing that
Christians believe something
00:22:21.50\00:22:22.84
that's not founded on Scripture.
00:22:22.87\00:22:24.94
Wow, I didn't know
about that, Pastor.
00:22:24.97\00:22:26.64
It was an
amazing two-hour program
00:22:26.68\00:22:28.01
I saw about seven years ago.
00:22:28.04\00:22:29.38
So Look It Up and it says...
00:22:29.41\00:22:30.75
Because millions of
Christians believe something
00:22:30.78\00:22:32.11
that has no biblical support
00:22:32.15\00:22:33.48
and they trace
it all the way back
00:22:33.52\00:22:34.85
to its origins.
00:22:34.88\00:22:36.22
Wow, fantastic.
Thank you, Pastor.
00:22:36.25\00:22:37.59
Yeah. Great answer.
00:22:37.62\00:22:39.55
Pastor Ryan, it says,
00:22:39.59\00:22:40.92
"If the living cannot
communicate with the dead,
00:22:40.96\00:22:43.79
then what about
Saul's experience
00:22:43.83\00:22:45.66
with the Witch of Endor?"
00:22:45.69\00:22:47.96
Okay. Wow.
That's a good question.
00:22:48.00\00:22:50.30
Yeah, so a lot of...
00:22:50.33\00:22:51.67
Where this stems
from is, you know,
00:22:51.70\00:22:53.03
we teach as the Bible
clearly communicates that
00:22:53.07\00:22:54.40
once the dead is dead.
00:22:54.44\00:22:56.00
Once they've been
buried in the grave, they sleep
00:22:56.04\00:22:58.11
until the
resurrection of Jesus Christ
00:22:58.14\00:23:00.08
at the second coming.
00:23:00.11\00:23:01.44
But when you read this story
00:23:01.48\00:23:02.81
about Saul's experience
with this Witch of Endor,
00:23:02.84\00:23:05.61
it seems like she
was able to conjure up
00:23:05.65\00:23:07.45
the dead spirit of
Samuel the prophet,
00:23:07.52\00:23:09.52
and there's this
exchange and Paul,
00:23:09.55\00:23:11.75
or excuse me, Saul in this case,
00:23:11.79\00:23:13.66
King Saul believes that
00:23:13.69\00:23:15.32
this witch is communicating
with the dead spirit,
00:23:15.36\00:23:18.46
the ghost of Samuel the prophet.
00:23:18.49\00:23:20.93
And so, first of
all, let's be reminded
00:23:20.96\00:23:22.93
of God's attitude
towards, you know,
00:23:22.96\00:23:25.57
seeking necromancers
or witches or sorcerers.
00:23:25.60\00:23:28.77
The Bible makes it very clear
00:23:28.80\00:23:30.17
and I'm just going to
reference here Leviticus 19:31.
00:23:30.21\00:23:32.97
Leviticus 19:31, the Bible says,
00:23:33.01\00:23:35.08
"Give no regard to
mediums and familiar spirits,
00:23:35.11\00:23:38.21
and do not seek after
them to be defiled by them.
00:23:38.25\00:23:41.52
I am the Lord, your God."
00:23:41.55\00:23:43.05
There's several
texts in the Bible
00:23:43.08\00:23:44.42
that clarifies this.
00:23:44.45\00:23:45.79
Leviticus 20:27
also alludes to this.
00:23:45.82\00:23:48.39
Isaiah 8:19-20,
where God clearly says,
00:23:48.42\00:23:52.03
"Look, don't go
seek after these witches,
00:23:52.06\00:23:54.00
these sorcerers,
these necromancers,
00:23:54.03\00:23:55.46
the spiritists, "
00:23:55.50\00:23:56.83
because it's an abomination.
00:23:56.90\00:23:59.13
They're not
actually communicating
00:23:59.17\00:24:00.64
with dead spirits
00:24:00.67\00:24:02.00
because God's Word
has been very clear
00:24:02.04\00:24:03.37
that they sleep,
they know nothing.
00:24:03.41\00:24:05.04
That's
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 and 10,
00:24:05.07\00:24:09.31
that the dead do
not know anything,
00:24:09.34\00:24:11.25
they're asleep in the grave
of waiting that resurrection.
00:24:11.28\00:24:13.95
And so God is very
clear towards that.
00:24:14.02\00:24:15.75
So the question is,
00:24:15.78\00:24:17.85
was it really Samuel the prophet
00:24:17.89\00:24:19.82
that Saul was
communicating with?
00:24:19.85\00:24:21.82
And the answer,
00:24:21.86\00:24:23.19
the simple answer to that is no.
00:24:23.22\00:24:24.56
If you go to the actual text,
so this is 1 Samuel 28:13-14.
00:24:24.59\00:24:29.46
And by the way I want to
mention here really quickly.
00:24:29.50\00:24:31.23
Saul had actually,
00:24:31.27\00:24:32.60
previously the
record of Scripture
00:24:32.63\00:24:34.00
records that Saul
previously banished
00:24:34.04\00:24:36.10
the witches and the spiritists
00:24:36.14\00:24:38.21
and all these
people from the land.
00:24:38.24\00:24:39.57
So Saul knew
that what he was doing
00:24:39.61\00:24:41.21
by going and
seeking after this witch
00:24:41.24\00:24:43.35
that he was
doing something wrong
00:24:43.41\00:24:44.75
that he shouldn't have done.
00:24:44.78\00:24:46.11
Really quickly, 1
Samuel 28:13-14, it says,
00:24:46.15\00:24:48.88
"And the king said to her,
00:24:48.92\00:24:50.25
'Do not be
afraid. What did you see?'
00:24:50.29\00:24:53.09
And the woman said to Saul,
00:24:53.12\00:24:54.46
'I saw a spirit
ascending up out of the earth.'
00:24:54.49\00:24:56.06
So he said to her,
00:24:56.09\00:24:57.43
'What is his form?'
00:24:57.49\00:24:58.83
And she said, '
00:24:58.86\00:25:00.26
An old man is coming up,
00:25:00.30\00:25:01.60
and he is covered
with the mantle.'"
00:25:01.63\00:25:02.96
Now notice this next part.
00:25:03.00\00:25:04.33
It says, "And
Saul," here's the key word,
00:25:04.37\00:25:05.93
"perceived that it was Samuel."
00:25:05.97\00:25:08.60
Notice how Saul himself
00:25:08.64\00:25:10.01
never actually saw
Samuel the prophet.
00:25:10.04\00:25:12.51
He's going off the
record of this witch.
00:25:12.54\00:25:14.64
And so this which is telling him
00:25:14.68\00:25:16.01
what she's seeing, he
is believing this witch,
00:25:16.04\00:25:18.25
and the Scripture says
00:25:18.28\00:25:19.61
he perceived that it was Samuel.
00:25:19.65\00:25:21.32
So the quick
answer to this question,
00:25:21.35\00:25:22.88
the simple answer is
Saul didn't actually...
00:25:22.92\00:25:25.35
First, number one,
00:25:25.39\00:25:26.76
he didn't see
Samuel, the prophet.
00:25:26.79\00:25:28.19
He perceived that it
might have been Samuel
00:25:28.22\00:25:30.43
based off this witch's record.
00:25:30.46\00:25:31.96
And so the clear answer is
00:25:31.99\00:25:33.33
what who was he
communicating with
00:25:33.40\00:25:34.73
according to God,
according to God's Word?
00:25:34.73\00:25:36.63
It wasn't the dead spirit
of an individual who had died.
00:25:36.67\00:25:39.43
It was probably more than
likely actually a dead spirit
00:25:39.47\00:25:42.84
or excuse me, a
demon perceiving himself
00:25:42.87\00:25:45.24
or manifesting
himself as a dead spirit.
00:25:45.27\00:25:47.64
Wow. Absolutely.
00:25:47.68\00:25:49.01
Yeah. Thank you so
much. Very good answer.
00:25:49.04\00:25:51.71
This one or for
you, Jill, it says,
00:25:51.75\00:25:53.88
"If we have
truly forgiven someone,
00:25:53.92\00:25:57.15
does that mean we no
longer feel the pain?"
00:25:57.19\00:26:00.79
Short answer is no.
00:26:00.82\00:26:02.22
You can truly forgive someone
00:26:02.26\00:26:03.89
and still feel
pain in your heart,
00:26:03.96\00:26:05.83
but that will not last forever
00:26:05.86\00:26:07.66
'cause there's coming a time
00:26:07.73\00:26:09.40
when all of that
pain will be taken away.
00:26:09.43\00:26:12.43
Forgiveness is not forgetting.
00:26:12.47\00:26:15.54
Forgiveness
does not equal trust.
00:26:15.57\00:26:18.51
Forgiveness is not
even about the other person.
00:26:18.54\00:26:20.98
Forgiveness is for me.
00:26:21.01\00:26:22.78
When I forgive
someone, it's for me,
00:26:22.81\00:26:24.81
it's not even
about the other person.
00:26:24.85\00:26:27.12
I forgive because I
want to be forgiven.
00:26:27.15\00:26:30.69
Matthew 6:14-15 says,
00:26:30.72\00:26:32.85
"If you forgive
men their trespasses,
00:26:32.89\00:26:34.89
your heavenly Father
will also forgive you.
00:26:34.92\00:26:37.69
But if you do not
forgive men their trespasses,
00:26:37.73\00:26:39.76
neither will
your heavenly Father
00:26:39.79\00:26:41.33
forgive you."
00:26:41.36\00:26:42.70
I forgive because I
want God to hear me.
00:26:42.73\00:26:46.30
Psalm 66:18, if
I regard iniquity,
00:26:46.33\00:26:49.20
that word is
cherished sin in my heart.
00:26:49.24\00:26:53.07
"If I hold on to cherish
sin, the Lord will not hear me."
00:26:53.11\00:26:57.91
I forgive because I want
to be free from the pain,
00:26:57.95\00:27:01.32
from the hurt,
from the bitterness,
00:27:01.35\00:27:03.35
from the resentment.
00:27:03.42\00:27:05.89
John 8:36,
00:27:05.92\00:27:07.29
"Whoever the Son
sets free is free indeed."
00:27:07.32\00:27:11.33
The pain can still
sometimes be there.
00:27:11.36\00:27:13.83
It depends on
00:27:13.86\00:27:15.16
how the other
person responds to you.
00:27:15.20\00:27:17.17
Forgiveness is not,
00:27:17.20\00:27:18.73
this is a whole
other topic, Pastor John,
00:27:18.77\00:27:20.67
it's not reconciliation.
00:27:20.74\00:27:22.37
Forgiveness is me, but it
takes two people to reconcile.
00:27:22.40\00:27:26.78
It takes two people
00:27:26.81\00:27:28.14
for that pain to
be completely gone.
00:27:28.18\00:27:29.91
"But there is coming
a time, Revelation 21:4,
00:27:29.94\00:27:33.82
when that pain
will be gone forever.
00:27:33.85\00:27:36.38
And that is in the
heaven and the new earth,
00:27:36.42\00:27:38.45
God will wipe
away all those tears."
00:27:38.49\00:27:40.36
And that tells me
that when we go to heaven,
00:27:40.39\00:27:42.62
there will still be pain.
00:27:42.66\00:27:44.03
Whether it's pain from something
00:27:44.06\00:27:45.69
that someone did against me,
00:27:45.73\00:27:47.40
or whether it's pain
from a loss of a loved one
00:27:47.40\00:27:49.33
or someone who is not there,
00:27:49.36\00:27:50.83
there will be times of pain,
00:27:50.87\00:27:52.87
but God at that point
00:27:52.90\00:27:54.67
will wipe away all
the pain from the past.
00:27:54.70\00:27:58.41
Amen. Thank you so much.
00:27:58.44\00:28:00.21
You're watching
3ABN Bible Q and A.
00:28:00.24\00:28:02.98
And by God's grace,
00:28:03.01\00:28:04.35
we're going to air
this every Monday, right?
00:28:04.38\00:28:06.21
You do the
programming for Monday's stuff.
00:28:06.25\00:28:07.88
Every Monday, we're going
to be airing this new program
00:28:07.92\00:28:10.12
and there'll be,
00:28:10.15\00:28:11.49
of course, different
hosts sitting in this chair
00:28:11.52\00:28:12.85
and we'll be rotating
people through this spot.
00:28:12.89\00:28:14.76
And, of course,
different people panelists here.
00:28:14.79\00:28:16.89
But we just
want to say thank you
00:28:16.96\00:28:18.36
for sending in your questions.
00:28:18.39\00:28:19.79
You know, you're
students of the Word too
00:28:19.83\00:28:21.23
trying to find answers.
00:28:21.26\00:28:22.60
And we appreciate
that you're asking
00:28:22.63\00:28:23.97
because you're
asking from the Word of God.
00:28:24.00\00:28:26.03
You know, these are
students of the Word that study
00:28:26.07\00:28:28.94
and definitely enjoy
studying the Word of God.
00:28:28.97\00:28:31.11
You, Pastor Ryan work
in the pastoral department,
00:28:31.14\00:28:33.61
you get a lot of questions.
00:28:33.68\00:28:35.01
And a lot of people
that have, want answers
00:28:35.04\00:28:36.51
from the Word of God.
00:28:36.54\00:28:37.88
Pastor, you've
been in the ministry
00:28:37.91\00:28:39.25
for many, many years, not
saying you're old, Pastor.
00:28:39.28\00:28:41.28
No.
00:28:41.32\00:28:42.65
With due respect
to you, but you know.
00:28:42.68\00:28:44.09
Seasoned.
Seasoned, thank you baby.
00:28:44.12\00:28:45.45
That's been while.
00:28:45.49\00:28:46.86
It's been, I don't know
00:28:46.89\00:28:48.22
how many years,
but a number of years.
00:28:48.26\00:28:49.59
Thirty four.
00:28:49.62\00:28:50.96
Thirty four years,
yeah, in the ministry.
00:28:50.99\00:28:52.33
You know, when you
see a lot of people
00:28:52.36\00:28:53.70
that are hurting
and looking for answers
00:28:53.73\00:28:55.03
and you, of
course, being in the office
00:28:55.06\00:28:56.40
receives a lot of
letters and stuff coming in.
00:28:56.43\00:28:58.17
So we want to encourage you.
00:28:58.20\00:28:59.53
You see what's coming up
on the bottom of your screen,
00:28:59.57\00:29:00.97
how you can submit your
questions to the panelists
00:29:01.00\00:29:03.54
for future programs.
00:29:03.57\00:29:04.91
And thank you for doing that.
00:29:04.94\00:29:06.27
Pastor John, the
next question is,
00:29:06.31\00:29:07.68
"Does unforgiveness hinder
your prayers or my prayers?"
00:29:07.71\00:29:11.71
I'm kind of picking
up where Jill left off.
00:29:11.75\00:29:13.28
Okay.
00:29:13.31\00:29:14.65
Well, the answer is,
00:29:14.68\00:29:16.28
would God hear
the prayer of a person
00:29:16.32\00:29:18.79
who hasn't
forgiven another person?
00:29:18.82\00:29:21.36
The Bible doesn't
give any indication
00:29:21.39\00:29:22.96
that he will not hear
the prayers of a person
00:29:22.99\00:29:24.63
who hasn't forgiven someone,
00:29:24.66\00:29:27.13
but that prayer will be hindered
00:29:27.23\00:29:29.33
from being answered.
00:29:29.36\00:29:31.03
The Lord puts a responsibility
in our hand to settle matters.
00:29:31.07\00:29:35.00
This is kind of like along
the line of reconciliation.
00:29:35.04\00:29:37.71
If we give, bring
our gift to the altar
00:29:37.74\00:29:39.31
and we have something
00:29:39.34\00:29:40.68
or our brother has
something against us,
00:29:40.71\00:29:42.48
go first be reconciled
00:29:42.51\00:29:44.08
and offer that gift to the Lord.
00:29:44.15\00:29:46.18
So what will hinder our prayer?
00:29:46.21\00:29:48.75
And I want to
make it very clear.
00:29:48.78\00:29:50.39
If you have
unforgiveness in your heart,
00:29:50.42\00:29:52.52
you are actually
blocking yourself
00:29:52.55\00:29:54.66
from spiritual growth.
00:29:54.69\00:29:56.16
You are hindering
your own development,
00:29:56.19\00:29:58.46
but don't hold
another person in jail
00:29:58.49\00:30:02.03
and require of them
00:30:02.06\00:30:04.43
something that God
doesn't even require of you.
00:30:04.47\00:30:07.40
Sometimes we make the
price of forgiveness higher
00:30:07.44\00:30:10.07
than God does.
00:30:10.11\00:30:11.44
He says, "If we
confess our sins,
00:30:11.47\00:30:13.04
He is faithful
and just to forgive."
00:30:13.07\00:30:15.01
If somebody comes
to you and confesses,
00:30:15.04\00:30:16.58
are you faithful and just?
00:30:16.61\00:30:18.31
Are you going to forgive them?
00:30:18.35\00:30:19.68
Or are you going to say,
"I'll never forget that."
00:30:19.71\00:30:21.82
That's the
spirit of unforgiveness
00:30:21.85\00:30:23.89
and it will hinder you.
00:30:23.95\00:30:25.29
You'll end up becoming
bitter and recalcitrant
00:30:25.32\00:30:27.76
and jailed in.
00:30:27.79\00:30:29.16
But here's some things
that will hinder your prayer.
00:30:29.19\00:30:31.63
Proverbs 28:9,
00:30:31.66\00:30:33.76
"One who turns his
ear from hearing the law,
00:30:33.80\00:30:35.70
even his prayer
is an abomination."
00:30:35.73\00:30:38.60
So the Lord is saying,
00:30:38.63\00:30:39.97
and here's the
principle, it's very simple.
00:30:40.00\00:30:41.90
If you want God to
hear you, when you pray,
00:30:41.94\00:30:44.94
listen to God when He speaks.
00:30:44.97\00:30:46.71
Don't make this
a one way street.
00:30:46.74\00:30:48.21
It's good.
00:30:48.24\00:30:49.58
Isaiah 59:2,
00:30:49.61\00:30:51.28
"But your
iniquities have separated you
00:30:51.31\00:30:53.75
from your God,
00:30:53.78\00:30:55.12
your sins have
hidden His face from you,
00:30:55.15\00:30:57.65
so that He will not hear."
00:30:57.69\00:30:59.29
Now does God not
hear or is that saying,
00:30:59.32\00:31:01.79
God, won't listen.
00:31:01.82\00:31:03.16
I'm not answering that question.
00:31:03.19\00:31:04.69
"Settle your life, get
things right before me,
00:31:04.73\00:31:07.20
and then, I will be
willing to be the God
00:31:07.23\00:31:10.33
who reconciled you to me
00:31:10.37\00:31:12.40
and makes the
difference in your life."
00:31:12.43\00:31:14.00
So forgive and
you will be forgiven.
00:31:14.04\00:31:16.97
Excellent. Thank
you very much, Pastor.
00:31:17.01\00:31:18.77
And I have to be, I
have to remind myself this
00:31:18.81\00:31:21.08
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00:31:21.11\00:31:23.04
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00:31:23.08\00:31:24.41
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00:31:24.45\00:31:25.78
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Okay, Pastor Ryan,
this question says,
00:31:48.54\00:31:51.77
"Why doesn't hell last forever
00:31:51.81\00:31:54.64
if Revelation says
00:31:54.68\00:31:56.01
their torment
ascends forever and ever?"
00:31:56.04\00:31:59.25
Right, absolutely.
00:31:59.28\00:32:00.72
So, the concept or
the term forever and ever
00:32:00.75\00:32:03.02
is mentioned
several times in Scripture,
00:32:03.05\00:32:04.65
for example,
00:32:04.69\00:32:06.02
just based on the King
James translations alone,
00:32:06.05\00:32:09.19
the term for
forever is used 56 times
00:32:09.22\00:32:13.29
in connection with
things that have already ended.
00:32:13.33\00:32:15.80
Okay?
00:32:15.83\00:32:17.17
So what basically
the concept is that
00:32:17.23\00:32:18.83
the term forever
in the modern sense,
00:32:18.87\00:32:21.00
it's not necessarily in the same
00:32:21.04\00:32:23.67
as what we see in
Scripture for certain things,
00:32:23.71\00:32:26.68
for instance, you
know, like the word tall,
00:32:26.74\00:32:28.61
it means something describing,
00:32:28.64\00:32:30.01
you know, men,
trees and mountains.
00:32:30.05\00:32:31.45
You wouldn't say
that that man is tall
00:32:31.48\00:32:33.15
in the same way that
that mountain is tall, right?
00:32:33.18\00:32:34.78
It's a different concept.
00:32:34.82\00:32:36.15
And that's the same thing
00:32:36.18\00:32:37.55
basically that is
used in Scripture.
00:32:37.59\00:32:38.99
I'm thinking of
scriptures like Jonah 2:6.
00:32:39.02\00:32:41.96
Jonah is describing
00:32:41.99\00:32:43.32
his experience in the
belly of that fish, right?
00:32:43.39\00:32:46.19
And he actually says
there in the scripture that,
00:32:46.23\00:32:48.20
you know, that the earth
and its bars were about me
00:32:48.23\00:32:50.33
and he says forever, right?
00:32:50.40\00:32:52.17
So, it's probably seemed
like he was down there forever,
00:32:52.20\00:32:54.20
but yet we know the
Bible makes it clear that
00:32:54.24\00:32:56.37
that forever
experience came to an end.
00:32:56.40\00:32:59.21
It was only three
days and three nights
00:32:59.24\00:33:01.01
that he was actually
in the belly of that fish,
00:33:01.04\00:33:03.55
Deuteronomy 23:3,
describing 10 generations.
00:33:03.58\00:33:07.85
But yet it says
it's forever, right?
00:33:07.88\00:33:09.62
But that forever term was
referencing 10 generations.
00:33:09.65\00:33:12.95
In other words,
it came to an end.
00:33:12.99\00:33:15.12
So it's talking about
time that it does have an end.
00:33:15.16\00:33:18.73
Another one when Hannah
in 1 Samuel 1:22 offered up,
00:33:18.76\00:33:23.53
you know, her
son, there's a Samuel.
00:33:23.57\00:33:26.03
It's very clear that she said,
00:33:26.07\00:33:27.60
"I'm giving him
to the Lord forever."
00:33:27.64\00:33:29.44
But the Bible actually clarifies
00:33:29.47\00:33:30.94
it was until
the end of his life.
00:33:30.97\00:33:33.17
And so we often take
that term forever and we say,
00:33:33.21\00:33:35.68
"Oh, you know, well, I'm going
to use my modern understanding
00:33:35.71\00:33:38.38
and say forever and
ever to infinity and beyond
00:33:38.41\00:33:40.88
that's how souls are
going to burn in hell."
00:33:40.92\00:33:42.92
But yet it has
an, it has an end.
00:33:42.95\00:33:45.32
And we know that
the Bible clarifies that
00:33:45.35\00:33:46.96
God is going to burn
the elements of this earth.
00:33:47.02\00:33:49.92
He's going to burn the sinners.
00:33:49.99\00:33:51.43
And it's all going to
happen in one single day.
00:33:51.46\00:33:53.90
In fact, if you go
read Malachi 4:1-3,
00:33:53.96\00:33:57.63
it says that those
sinners, the unrighteous
00:33:57.67\00:33:59.23
will be brought to
ashes in one single day.
00:33:59.27\00:34:02.80
So that forever
does have an end.
00:34:02.84\00:34:05.24
Wow, amen.
00:34:05.27\00:34:06.61
Yeah, excellent
answer. Thank you very much.
00:34:06.68\00:34:08.24
And thank you for
submitting the question to us.
00:34:08.28\00:34:10.58
This one, Jill, says,
00:34:10.65\00:34:11.98
"Are there
degrees in sin or of sin?
00:34:12.01\00:34:14.38
Are their degrees in sin?"
00:34:14.42\00:34:15.75
The short answer is yes,
00:34:15.78\00:34:17.29
but it's not the
degrees that we think.
00:34:17.32\00:34:18.75
There's God's perspective of sin
00:34:18.79\00:34:20.99
and there's our
human perspective of sin.
00:34:21.02\00:34:24.39
You know, if you think about
it from a human perspective,
00:34:24.43\00:34:26.33
we have what we think our
minor sins and major sins.
00:34:26.36\00:34:29.40
Is that not true?
00:34:29.43\00:34:30.77
Minor sins would
be a little white lie,
00:34:30.83\00:34:32.57
that's a minor sin.
00:34:32.60\00:34:33.94
Gossip, oh, that's
definitely a minor sin.
00:34:34.00\00:34:35.94
And some people think
it's not even the sin at all.
00:34:35.97\00:34:38.17
Backbiting, that's a minor sin,
00:34:38.21\00:34:40.34
jealousy and
envy and pride, lust.
00:34:40.38\00:34:43.21
Well, that might be a minor sin,
00:34:43.24\00:34:44.75
but we consider major
sins would be murder, rape,
00:34:44.78\00:34:49.68
incest, adultery.
00:34:49.72\00:34:51.59
Those are more major,
00:34:51.62\00:34:52.95
but let's look up
what the Word of God says.
00:34:52.99\00:34:55.46
Proverbs 6:16-19,
00:34:55.49\00:34:59.16
God's perspective of sin.
00:34:59.19\00:35:01.60
"These six
things the Lord hates,
00:35:01.63\00:35:04.53
yes, seven are an
abomination to Him."
00:35:04.57\00:35:07.04
Now you'll notice here that
00:35:07.07\00:35:08.44
some of the sins we
consider to be minor,
00:35:08.47\00:35:10.91
God considers
to be pretty major,
00:35:10.94\00:35:13.24
a proud look, that's pride,
00:35:13.27\00:35:15.84
a lying tongue,
that's deceitfulness,
00:35:15.88\00:35:19.28
hands that shed
innocent blood, that's killing.
00:35:19.31\00:35:23.99
A heart that
devises wicked plans,
00:35:24.02\00:35:26.42
feet that are swift
and running to evil,
00:35:26.45\00:35:28.96
a false witness who speaks lies.
00:35:28.99\00:35:31.99
And one who sows
discord among the brethren.
00:35:32.03\00:35:36.56
Backbiting or gossip,
00:35:36.63\00:35:39.27
which we consider
is not even a big deal,
00:35:39.30\00:35:41.57
God hates.
00:35:41.60\00:35:43.87
If you read the
Sermon on the Mount,
00:35:43.91\00:35:45.24
you think about
Matthew Chapter 5.
00:35:45.27\00:35:46.61
What did Jesus say?
00:35:46.64\00:35:47.98
You have heard it said that
you should not kill someone.
00:35:48.01\00:35:52.08
But I say to you,
00:35:52.11\00:35:53.48
if you hold hatred in
your heart against someone,
00:35:53.52\00:35:55.62
that that is the same thing.
00:35:55.65\00:35:57.25
You have heard that it was said,
00:35:57.29\00:35:58.89
you should not commit adultery.
00:35:58.92\00:36:00.69
But I say to you,
00:36:00.72\00:36:02.06
if you even have
lust in your heart
00:36:02.09\00:36:03.86
for someone else,
00:36:03.89\00:36:05.23
that is the same thing.
00:36:05.26\00:36:06.59
What does that say?
Are there degrees in sin?
00:36:06.63\00:36:09.13
Absolutely, but the
motive and the heart behind it,
00:36:09.16\00:36:14.27
the action matters just as much.
00:36:14.30\00:36:17.31
Sin is sin in the sight of God,
00:36:17.34\00:36:19.71
and He wants to cleanse
and forgive and restore us.
00:36:19.74\00:36:22.74
Wow. Thank you very much.
00:36:22.78\00:36:24.48
Great answer. Amen.
00:36:24.51\00:36:26.25
This one, Pastor
John, comes from Gordon.
00:36:26.28\00:36:29.05
And Gordon is asking,
00:36:29.08\00:36:30.42
"If we are saved by grace,
00:36:30.49\00:36:32.72
why worry about
keeping the Ten Commandments?"
00:36:32.75\00:36:35.26
Okay, I'm going
to take my time here.
00:36:35.29\00:36:36.73
Okay, yes.
00:36:36.76\00:36:38.09
First of all the
commandments are not...
00:36:38.13\00:36:39.46
It's a good question.
00:36:39.49\00:36:40.83
The commandments are
not kept to save you.
00:36:40.86\00:36:42.23
The commandments reminds you
00:36:42.26\00:36:43.73
that you are in
need of salvation.
00:36:43.77\00:36:46.10
It's the mirror that
shows us our character.
00:36:46.13\00:36:48.64
That's why I always have
00:36:48.67\00:36:50.01
a difficult time
with this question
00:36:50.07\00:36:51.41
because people
think that somehow
00:36:51.44\00:36:53.01
when you are set free from jail,
00:36:53.04\00:36:54.61
you can go
ahead and keep robbing
00:36:54.64\00:36:55.98
and stealing and killing.
00:36:56.01\00:36:57.88
Would a person who
just got freed from prison
00:36:57.91\00:37:02.05
go out and do the same
thing that got him in there?
00:37:02.08\00:37:04.79
Would you consider a
person who served his time,
00:37:04.82\00:37:08.32
a criminal that paid his
debt, goes back out in society.
00:37:08.36\00:37:13.16
And you say to him, watch this,
00:37:13.19\00:37:15.26
"From now on you
don't have to keep the law."
00:37:15.30\00:37:18.07
That's what we're
saying as Christians.
00:37:18.10\00:37:19.50
We're saying,
00:37:19.53\00:37:20.87
"When Jesus sets you free,
00:37:20.94\00:37:22.27
you no longer
have to keep the law."
00:37:22.30\00:37:23.81
Well, you
couldn't even keep the law
00:37:23.84\00:37:25.44
unless you are set free.
00:37:25.47\00:37:27.91
If you are not set free,
00:37:27.94\00:37:29.28
you are under the
condemnation of the law.
00:37:29.31\00:37:31.51
That's why people go to jail.
00:37:31.55\00:37:32.88
The law that they broke,
condemns them to do jail time.
00:37:32.91\00:37:36.28
In the same way the sinner
is under the condemnation.
00:37:36.32\00:37:39.02
That's why the Lord says
00:37:39.05\00:37:40.39
that you are no
longer under the law,
00:37:40.46\00:37:41.79
but under grace,
00:37:41.82\00:37:43.16
that means under
the condemnation.
00:37:43.19\00:37:44.79
But the obligation to
keep the commandments of God
00:37:44.83\00:37:47.00
is very, very simple.
00:37:47.03\00:37:48.36
If you love Me,
keep My commandments.
00:37:48.40\00:37:51.63
You can't even keep
the commandments of God
00:37:51.67\00:37:53.50
unless you are in a
saving relationship.
00:37:53.54\00:37:55.74
Sinners don't need to
keep the commandments of God.
00:37:55.77\00:37:58.01
Sinners first need to be saved.
00:37:58.04\00:37:59.77
And what is a sinner?
00:37:59.81\00:38:01.34
Sin is the
transgression of the law.
00:38:01.38\00:38:03.61
1 John 3:4, so here we are.
00:38:03.68\00:38:06.51
We're set free. We're saved.
00:38:06.55\00:38:08.15
And Paul asked the
question that you just asked,
00:38:08.18\00:38:10.32
"Shall we continue in
sin that grace may abound?"
00:38:10.35\00:38:12.95
He says, "Certainly not,"
00:38:12.99\00:38:14.76
Roman 6:1.
00:38:14.79\00:38:16.12
So here it is.
00:38:16.16\00:38:17.56
Do we keep the
commandments of God?
00:38:17.59\00:38:19.43
Solomon ended it very clearly.
00:38:19.46\00:38:20.83
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14,
00:38:20.86\00:38:23.26
"Let us hear the
conclusion of the whole matter:
00:38:23.30\00:38:26.00
Fear God and
keep His commandments,
00:38:26.03\00:38:28.10
for this is the
whole duty of man.
00:38:28.14\00:38:30.71
For God will bring
every work into judgment,
00:38:30.74\00:38:32.97
including every secret
thing, whether good or evil."
00:38:33.01\00:38:36.11
We keep the commandments
00:38:36.14\00:38:37.48
because we are in a
saving relationship.
00:38:37.55\00:38:39.28
Amen.
00:38:39.31\00:38:40.65
Whoo, that's powerful.
Wow, that was really powerful.
00:38:40.72\00:38:42.18
Yeah. Great illustration too.
00:38:42.22\00:38:43.59
Yes. Amen.
00:38:43.62\00:38:45.29
Pastor Ryan, this one
says how this question says,
00:38:45.32\00:38:48.22
"How can I know
00:38:48.26\00:38:49.86
if I've committed
the unpardonable sin
00:38:49.89\00:38:52.09
or grieved Him?"
00:38:52.13\00:38:53.50
It's a capital H
00:38:53.53\00:38:54.83
so I'm assuming the
Holy Spirit or God away.
00:38:54.86\00:38:56.43
So how can I
know if I've committed
00:38:56.46\00:38:57.80
the unpardonable
sin or grieved Him away?
00:38:57.83\00:38:59.87
Yeah, that's one
of those that are...
00:38:59.90\00:39:02.07
That's one of those questions
00:39:02.10\00:39:03.74
you really need
more than two minutes
00:39:03.77\00:39:05.57
to really break this down,
00:39:05.61\00:39:06.94
but I'm going to
give the simple answer.
00:39:07.01\00:39:08.34
And that is that, first of all,
00:39:08.38\00:39:09.94
the person who
submitted this question,
00:39:09.98\00:39:11.31
I can tell that you haven't
committed the unpardonable sin
00:39:11.35\00:39:14.15
because you're submitting
the question about it, right?
00:39:14.18\00:39:16.28
You're worried about it.
00:39:16.32\00:39:17.69
Maybe not worried, but
maybe you're concerned.
00:39:17.72\00:39:19.69
You know, I want to make
sure that I haven't done this.
00:39:19.72\00:39:21.72
I can tell you for sure
00:39:21.76\00:39:23.09
based on a
responsible study of God's Word,
00:39:23.12\00:39:25.13
that if you are
asking that question
00:39:25.16\00:39:26.59
or remotely
concerned about yourself
00:39:26.63\00:39:28.90
having committed that one sin
00:39:28.93\00:39:31.30
that God said
cannot be forgiven,
00:39:31.33\00:39:33.34
then you're safe
because you haven't.
00:39:33.37\00:39:35.94
The Bible makes it very clear
in a ray of different texts
00:39:35.97\00:39:39.54
that basically, you
know, a person who is deceived,
00:39:39.57\00:39:42.78
they're unaware
that they are deceived.
00:39:42.81\00:39:44.15
That's kind of the nature
00:39:44.18\00:39:45.51
or the overall
essence of deception
00:39:45.55\00:39:47.02
is that you're unaware
that you've been deceived.
00:39:47.05\00:39:48.85
And a person who has
grieved the Holy Spirit
00:39:48.88\00:39:50.52
has pushed the Holy Spirit away
00:39:50.59\00:39:52.09
to the point
that they've created
00:39:52.12\00:39:53.46
that spiritual
callus up on their ear.
00:39:53.49\00:39:55.26
They're not really listening
to the Holy Spirit anymore,
00:39:55.29\00:39:57.36
but yet the deception is that
00:39:57.43\00:39:58.89
all the while
they're pushing them away,
00:39:58.93\00:40:00.53
they think that they're saved.
00:40:00.60\00:40:02.30
First of all, let
me make this clear.
00:40:02.33\00:40:03.67
Matthew 12:31 is where
we're getting this from
00:40:03.73\00:40:05.60
the blasphemy
against the Holy Spirit
00:40:05.63\00:40:07.97
in reference to
that unpardonable sin,
00:40:08.00\00:40:10.17
the unpardonable sin,
00:40:10.21\00:40:11.54
that phrase is not
found in Scripture,
00:40:11.57\00:40:13.11
but the concept is
found in Matthew 12:31,
00:40:13.14\00:40:15.34
where Christ says,
00:40:15.38\00:40:16.71
"Therefore, I say to you,
00:40:16.75\00:40:18.08
every sin and
blasphemy will be forgiven men,
00:40:18.11\00:40:20.18
but blasphemy
against the Holy Spirit
00:40:20.22\00:40:22.12
or the Spirit will
not be forgiving men.
00:40:22.15\00:40:24.59
So blasphemy of the Spirit.
00:40:24.62\00:40:26.09
First of all,
let's make this clear.
00:40:26.12\00:40:28.19
Blasphemy of the
Holy Spirit is not,
00:40:28.22\00:40:30.39
it's not a type or kind of sin.
00:40:30.43\00:40:32.46
I want to make that clear.
00:40:32.49\00:40:33.86
It's really a state of being.
00:40:33.90\00:40:35.20
It's a point in which you reach,
00:40:35.23\00:40:36.60
where you stop listening
and obeying the Holy Spirit.
00:40:36.63\00:40:39.43
For instance, in 1 John
1:9, what does Jesus say?
00:40:39.47\00:40:41.80
He says, "If we
confess our sins,"
00:40:41.84\00:40:43.17
he is what?
00:40:43.20\00:40:44.54
He is faithful and just.
00:40:44.57\00:40:45.91
So if you come to a point where
00:40:45.94\00:40:47.31
Lord, I'm sorrowing
for this, I'm sorry, Lord,
00:40:47.34\00:40:48.88
please forgive me.
00:40:48.91\00:40:50.28
Jesus says, I'll
forgive you of this.
00:40:50.31\00:40:51.65
So in order for you to
commit the unpardonable sin
00:40:51.68\00:40:54.28
or the blasphemy
of the Holy Spirit,
00:40:54.32\00:40:56.08
you have to reach a point
00:40:56.12\00:40:57.45
where you stop listening
to the Spirit of truth.
00:40:57.52\00:40:59.22
You stop
listening to the Holy Spirit
00:40:59.25\00:41:00.96
leading and guiding you,
00:41:00.99\00:41:02.32
and you start
doing your own thing.
00:41:02.36\00:41:04.33
You know, he, that
the Bible says that
00:41:04.36\00:41:06.16
there is a way which
seems right into a man,
00:41:06.19\00:41:07.93
but the end thereof
are the ways of death.
00:41:07.96\00:41:09.96
So we have to be clear on that.
00:41:10.03\00:41:12.17
Another text that
comes to mind really quickly.
00:41:12.20\00:41:13.64
I got to read
this, 1 Timothy 4:1-2.
00:41:13.70\00:41:16.34
It says, "Now the
Spirit expressly says that
00:41:16.37\00:41:18.47
in latter times some
will depart from the faith
00:41:18.51\00:41:20.44
giving heed, "
00:41:20.48\00:41:21.81
here it is, "to seducing spirits
00:41:21.84\00:41:23.18
or deceiving spirits
and doctrines of demons,
00:41:23.21\00:41:25.15
speaking lies and hypocrisy,
00:41:25.18\00:41:26.72
having their own conscience
seared with a hot iron."
00:41:26.78\00:41:30.95
I think of the
cauterizing of a wound, right?
00:41:30.99\00:41:32.89
What does it do? It seals it up.
00:41:32.92\00:41:34.26
So in this case,
when a person has,
00:41:34.29\00:41:35.99
has reached the point
where they've pushed away
00:41:36.02\00:41:37.76
or grieved the Holy Spirit,
00:41:37.79\00:41:39.13
they've committed that
blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.
00:41:39.16\00:41:40.96
They've reached a
point in their life
00:41:41.00\00:41:42.36
where they're no longer
listening to the Holy Spirit.
00:41:42.40\00:41:44.97
They've pushed him away.
00:41:45.00\00:41:46.33
They're not listening anymore,
00:41:46.37\00:41:47.70
but all the
while they're deceived
00:41:47.74\00:41:49.07
in believing that they know God.
00:41:49.10\00:41:50.44
You don't have
to worry about that.
00:41:50.47\00:41:51.81
If you, if you're
concerned about your salvation
00:41:51.84\00:41:54.21
and you're seeking the
Lord each and every day,
00:41:54.24\00:41:55.78
you have not
committed that unpardonable sin.
00:41:55.81\00:41:57.81
Amen.
00:41:57.85\00:41:59.18
Yeah, what an
incredible assurance.
00:41:59.21\00:42:00.62
Amen.
00:42:00.65\00:42:01.98
So this one, Jill, says,
00:42:02.02\00:42:03.39
thank you, Pastor
Ryan, for that too.
00:42:03.42\00:42:04.75
Amen. All right.
00:42:04.79\00:42:06.12
So this one, Jill, says,
00:42:06.15\00:42:07.49
"How do I prepare
00:42:07.52\00:42:08.86
for the second
coming of Jesus Christ?"
00:42:08.89\00:42:10.56
I would say live as
if He's coming today
00:42:10.63\00:42:13.60
and you will be ready.
00:42:13.63\00:42:15.06
Let's look at
Romans 13. Romans 13.
00:42:15.10\00:42:17.53
When I think about getting ready
00:42:17.57\00:42:18.90
for the second coming of Christ,
00:42:18.93\00:42:20.27
this is the first
scripture that pops in my mind.
00:42:20.30\00:42:21.64
Romans 13,
00:42:21.67\00:42:23.00
we're going to look
at verses 11 through 14.
00:42:23.04\00:42:24.71
And, Pastor John, we
have a list of four things.
00:42:24.74\00:42:26.74
Hopefully we'll get
through it in two minutes.
00:42:26.78\00:42:28.81
Number one is to wake up,
00:42:28.84\00:42:31.15
be aware of the
signs of His return.
00:42:31.18\00:42:35.22
We're in Romans 13:11,
00:42:35.25\00:42:37.55
"Do this knowing the time
00:42:37.59\00:42:39.35
it is now high time
to awake out of sleep,
00:42:39.39\00:42:42.06
for now our salvation is nearer
than when we first believe."
00:42:42.09\00:42:46.43
Number one, wake up.
00:42:46.46\00:42:47.86
Number two,
00:42:47.93\00:42:49.23
use proper weaponry
00:42:49.26\00:42:51.73
that would be cast
off the works of darkness
00:42:51.77\00:42:54.30
and use weapons of the light.
00:42:54.34\00:42:57.17
Verse 12,
00:42:57.24\00:42:58.57
"The night is far
spent, the day is at hand.
00:42:58.61\00:43:00.58
Let us cast off
the works of darkness
00:43:00.61\00:43:02.48
and let us put on
the armor of light."
00:43:02.51\00:43:05.51
We cast off the
works of darkness.
00:43:05.55\00:43:07.15
It reminds me of Ephesians 4:22,
00:43:07.22\00:43:09.48
"You put off
concerning your former conduct,
00:43:09.52\00:43:11.95
the old man,
00:43:11.99\00:43:13.36
which grows corrupt
00:43:13.39\00:43:14.72
according to
the deceitful lust."
00:43:14.76\00:43:16.46
And what do we put on?
We put on the armor of God.
00:43:16.49\00:43:18.96
We have our ways
girded with truth
00:43:18.99\00:43:21.10
and the
breastplate of righteousness.
00:43:21.13\00:43:23.43
We have our feet shod
00:43:23.47\00:43:24.80
with the preparation
of the gospel of peace,
00:43:24.83\00:43:27.20
the shield of faith,
the helmet of salvation,
00:43:27.24\00:43:29.54
the sword of the
spirit, and we pray.
00:43:29.57\00:43:32.21
Principle number
three, walk appropriately.
00:43:32.24\00:43:35.81
Verse 13,
00:43:35.84\00:43:37.41
"Let us walk properly, "
00:43:37.45\00:43:39.58
that word in Greek means
00:43:39.61\00:43:40.95
becoming what is
respectable or honorable,
00:43:40.98\00:43:44.79
"not in revelry,
00:43:44.82\00:43:46.15
not in drunkenness,
not in lewdness and lust,
00:43:46.19\00:43:49.39
not in strife and envy."
00:43:49.42\00:43:51.23
And finally
principle number four,
00:43:51.26\00:43:53.06
prepare for battle.
00:43:53.09\00:43:54.40
Verse 14,
00:43:54.46\00:43:55.76
"Put on the Lord Jesus Christ
00:43:55.80\00:43:57.43
and make no
provision for the flesh
00:43:57.50\00:44:00.44
to fulfill its lusts."
00:44:00.47\00:44:01.80
We are called to put
on Christ to be clothed
00:44:01.84\00:44:04.67
with His character, His
disposition, His habits,
00:44:04.71\00:44:07.51
and we make no
provision for the flesh,
00:44:07.58\00:44:10.85
no provision for
temptation in our lives.
00:44:10.88\00:44:13.52
So we wake up, we
use proper weaponry.
00:44:13.55\00:44:16.05
We walk appropriately
and then prepare for battle.
00:44:16.08\00:44:18.92
Oh, Amen. Wow.
Thank you very much.
00:44:18.95\00:44:21.86
We're getting down
to the end of this hour
00:44:21.89\00:44:24.33
and it has gone by quickly.
00:44:24.36\00:44:25.69
It's almost like I
need oxygen, it's like,
00:44:25.73\00:44:27.96
I mean, there's
so much information.
00:44:28.00\00:44:29.33
I just want to say thank
you, Pastor John, Pastor Ryan.
00:44:29.36\00:44:31.43
Thank you, Jill.
00:44:31.47\00:44:32.80
You know, for
explaining and giving answers
00:44:32.83\00:44:34.60
from the Word of God.
00:44:34.64\00:44:35.97
What I want to do here
00:44:36.00\00:44:37.37
since we're
getting so close on time
00:44:37.41\00:44:38.74
is just put one
question out there
00:44:38.77\00:44:40.14
and let everyone comment on it
00:44:40.18\00:44:41.51
because we've been
kind of going to John, Ryan,
00:44:41.54\00:44:43.01
Jill, that kind of thing.
00:44:43.04\00:44:44.38
So, this question,
it's a great question.
00:44:44.41\00:44:46.68
This comes from
Michelle and she says,
00:44:46.72\00:44:49.32
"Why does God only answer
certain prayers you pray?"
00:44:49.35\00:44:53.92
And that's a
really good question.
00:44:53.96\00:44:55.29
I know a lot of people
have asked me that too.
00:44:55.32\00:44:56.93
So, why does God only
answer certain prayers you pray?
00:44:56.99\00:45:01.00
Pastor John?
00:45:01.03\00:45:02.36
Well, it's just like, why
does a parent only give you
00:45:02.40\00:45:03.97
certain things you asked for?
00:45:04.00\00:45:05.73
Because God knows
best, you know, God knows.
00:45:05.77\00:45:08.90
Simply He says, I will
provide all of your need
00:45:08.94\00:45:12.34
according to My
riches and glory.
00:45:12.37\00:45:14.18
Okay. We want our wants.
00:45:14.21\00:45:16.04
And James says,
00:45:16.08\00:45:17.85
we ask amiss
00:45:17.88\00:45:19.25
so that we'll spend
it on our own selves.
00:45:19.28\00:45:21.88
He's not going to
answer that question.
00:45:21.92\00:45:23.69
He's not going to
answer that prayer.
00:45:23.72\00:45:25.22
Somebody say, I need a...
00:45:25.25\00:45:26.86
Jill, we need a jet
to fly to Marion to shop.
00:45:26.89\00:45:30.23
I was just joking with
Jill one day and said that
00:45:30.26\00:45:32.09
that's a prayer that
will never get answered.
00:45:32.13\00:45:33.73
Yeah. That's right.
00:45:33.80\00:45:35.10
That's a request
that never be fulfilled.
00:45:35.13\00:45:36.46
That's right. God is a just God.
00:45:36.50\00:45:37.83
He would not give you
anything that will hinder you
00:45:37.87\00:45:40.60
or be opposite to
His will for your life.
00:45:40.64\00:45:42.47
Okay, anyone else?
00:45:42.50\00:45:43.97
So the question is
why does God only answer
00:45:44.01\00:45:45.51
certain prayers you pray?
00:45:45.54\00:45:46.88
Yeah. Go.
00:45:46.94\00:45:48.28
Go ahead. Pastor
Ryan. Yes, go ahead.
00:45:48.31\00:45:49.64
Well, I mean the text
that always comes to my mind
00:45:49.68\00:45:51.01
when I'm
thinking of this question,
00:45:51.05\00:45:52.38
as I've been asking
many times is 1 John 5:14-15.
00:45:52.41\00:45:57.05
It says,
00:45:57.09\00:45:58.42
"Now this is the
confidence that we have in Him,
00:45:58.45\00:46:00.89
that if we ask
anything," here's the key,
00:46:00.92\00:46:03.22
"according to His will he hears.
00:46:03.26\00:46:06.46
And if we know that he
hears us, whatever we ask,
00:46:06.49\00:46:08.80
we know that we
have the petitions.
00:46:08.83\00:46:10.67
And we have asked
that we have asked of him.
00:46:10.70\00:46:13.07
So many times as pastor
brought up very clearly there.
00:46:13.10\00:46:15.40
Sometimes we ask things
00:46:15.44\00:46:16.81
that necessarily may not
be according to His will.
00:46:16.84\00:46:18.77
And if it is
according to His will
00:46:18.81\00:46:20.58
and some people say,
00:46:20.61\00:46:21.94
well, why doesn't He
answer it then and there?
00:46:21.98\00:46:23.35
Why doesn't it
come in a timely manner?
00:46:23.38\00:46:24.98
You know, I think of
that text in scripture
00:46:25.01\00:46:26.75
where the Bible
says, you know, God,
00:46:26.82\00:46:28.22
God's thoughts
are not our thoughts,
00:46:28.25\00:46:29.58
His ways are not our ways.
00:46:29.62\00:46:30.99
God, He knows
what's best for us.
00:46:31.02\00:46:32.72
But He's an on-time God.
00:46:32.75\00:46:34.16
He's sometimes that answer
may be according to His will,
00:46:34.19\00:46:37.86
but He delays it because
00:46:37.89\00:46:39.29
He knows what's best for us
in the time that we need it.
00:46:39.33\00:46:42.10
And so, you know,
00:46:42.13\00:46:43.47
I guess pastor
brought up very clearly.
00:46:43.53\00:46:45.13
Sometimes we may ask for things
00:46:45.17\00:46:46.50
that isn't according to His will
00:46:46.53\00:46:47.87
and God knows
what's best for us.
00:46:47.90\00:46:49.24
And He's protecting us, right?
00:46:49.27\00:46:50.61
He's not just going to
give us any and everything,
00:46:50.67\00:46:52.07
because it also
helps build faith
00:46:52.11\00:46:53.84
that we trust in Him.
00:46:53.88\00:46:55.88
When we ask those things of Him,
00:46:55.91\00:46:57.31
that He will hear us
and He will answer us
00:46:57.35\00:46:59.05
according to His
will not our own,
00:46:59.08\00:47:01.15
or we think of
the words of Christ.
00:47:01.18\00:47:02.58
Nevertheless, not My will,
but Yours be done all the way.
00:47:02.62\00:47:05.45
Amen. I love that.
00:47:05.49\00:47:07.49
I was going to 1 John 5,
so a different scripture.
00:47:07.52\00:47:10.56
I love that scripture.
00:47:10.59\00:47:11.93
So I'm going to flip instead
the question on its head.
00:47:11.96\00:47:14.10
The question was what?
00:47:14.13\00:47:15.46
Why does God only
answer certain prayers we pray?
00:47:15.50\00:47:17.10
My answer is God
answers every prayer you pray.
00:47:17.17\00:47:19.63
Just the answer might
not be what you expected.
00:47:19.67\00:47:23.14
What's the Word of God say?
00:47:23.17\00:47:24.51
2 Corinthians 1:20,
00:47:24.54\00:47:25.87
"All of God's promises are
yes and amen in Christ Jesus."
00:47:25.91\00:47:30.48
And if we build off
00:47:30.55\00:47:31.91
of what both of
you have just shared,
00:47:31.95\00:47:34.02
the principle is that
00:47:34.05\00:47:35.48
God wants us
saved in the kingdom.
00:47:35.52\00:47:37.42
So whatever is going to
help us in that journey,
00:47:37.49\00:47:41.09
He's going to
answer those prayers.
00:47:41.12\00:47:42.69
All of His
promises are yes and amen.
00:47:42.72\00:47:44.49
Those promises
are for salvation.
00:47:44.53\00:47:46.26
Those promises
are for forgiveness.
00:47:46.29\00:47:48.20
Those promises are for peace.
00:47:48.23\00:47:49.70
They're not necessarily
for a fancy house or a new car,
00:47:49.73\00:47:52.37
but those promises
any spiritual promise,
00:47:52.40\00:47:55.54
any spiritual need.
00:47:55.57\00:47:57.11
Those promises
are an automatic yes.
00:47:57.17\00:47:59.11
I love that.
00:47:59.14\00:48:00.54
Now it might be something
00:48:00.61\00:48:01.94
about maybe healing
or physical healing.
00:48:01.98\00:48:04.55
God always
answers that prayer too.
00:48:04.58\00:48:06.75
Sometimes it's
immediate healing.
00:48:06.78\00:48:08.78
Sometimes it's a
healing through natural remedies
00:48:08.82\00:48:11.02
or through the
medicine that God gives us.
00:48:11.05\00:48:13.19
Sometimes it's the
healing at the resurrection,
00:48:13.22\00:48:15.72
but He always heals.
00:48:15.76\00:48:17.46
Wow. Amen.
00:48:17.49\00:48:18.83
Thank you all
three of you. Yes Pastor.
00:48:18.86\00:48:20.23
Now there is one prayer
00:48:20.26\00:48:21.56
that the Lord does
answer immediately.
00:48:21.60\00:48:22.93
Peter knows that.
00:48:22.96\00:48:24.30
It's the shortest
prayer ever prayed,
00:48:24.33\00:48:25.67
"Lord save me." And
He answered immediately.
00:48:25.70\00:48:28.27
And whosoever calls
upon the name of the Lord
00:48:28.30\00:48:31.04
shall be saved.
00:48:31.07\00:48:32.41
When it's about
salvation, it's never delayed.
00:48:32.44\00:48:35.28
Amen. Praise the Lord.
00:48:35.31\00:48:36.75
So this question, I hope it's.
00:48:36.78\00:48:38.35
This is, this comes from Andrew
00:48:38.38\00:48:39.95
and then
Jessica also sent it in.
00:48:40.02\00:48:41.72
"Should we
believe in the Trinity?"
00:48:41.75\00:48:43.79
Got about a minute, 30.
00:48:43.82\00:48:46.22
I know y'all can do
it. So Pastor John, okay.
00:48:46.25\00:48:48.12
Fifteen seconds. All right.
00:48:48.16\00:48:49.49
The Bible doesn't
mention Trinity anymore
00:48:49.52\00:48:51.19
that it mentions millennium,
but a thousand years.
00:48:51.23\00:48:53.93
It doesn't mention Trinity,
00:48:54.00\00:48:55.30
it doesn't
mention millennium either,
00:48:55.33\00:48:56.67
but there's a thousand years,
00:48:56.70\00:48:58.47
but the concept of the
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
00:48:58.50\00:49:02.04
is not even a
concept, it's a reality.
00:49:02.07\00:49:03.74
Yeah.
00:49:03.77\00:49:05.11
God the Father, God the
Son, and God the Holy spirit.
00:49:05.14\00:49:07.61
So do we
believe that God exists,
00:49:07.64\00:49:10.68
in Jesus Christ His Son exists,
00:49:10.71\00:49:12.18
and there's a Holy Spirit?
00:49:12.21\00:49:13.55
The answer is yes.
00:49:13.58\00:49:14.92
And I honor, and I
believe all three of them.
00:49:14.95\00:49:17.22
Amen.
00:49:17.25\00:49:18.72
The answer is yes, you should
because the Bible teaches it.
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The concept is
there as pastor said.
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And so yes, God is a plurality,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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They are one. Amen.
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I love John 1:1,
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"In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God,
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and the Word was God."
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Jesus
preexistent from beginning.
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And you can see in
the creation account,
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the Holy Spirit
present there also.
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I love that, the three
of them working together.
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Amen. Thank you.
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Oh, this has gone by
in a hurry, isn't it?
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The fastest Trinity.
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We need to do
that on another one.
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Yeah.
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Unpack that a little bit.
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Amen though. This
has been a really fun.
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Again, this first hour
has gone by in a real hurry.
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We're going to be
right back in just a moment.
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We're going to
take a quick break
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and we'll see
you on the other side
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