As you're well aware,
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we're living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
Today 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
today's Bible Q and A program.
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We're so glad that
you have joined us today.
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Here are just a sample of
some of today's questions.
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This comes from Mervyn,
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what does it mean to
be absent from the body
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and be present with God?
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Good question.
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Is it right for
Christians to drink?
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I'm assuming wine.
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They're not talking about water.
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This comes from Rose Marie.
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Another one here.
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It is said that
the Ten Commandments
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are ten promises.
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Can you explain that please?
That comes from Campbell.
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Well, these
questions and many more
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will be answered today.
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Not from our opinion, but what?
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From the Word of God.
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If you're brand
new to 3ABN's Today,
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Bible Q and A or
question and answer,
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this program is what we
call a rapid fire question
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and answer program.
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These one hour
programs go by in a hurry.
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Usually we spend about
two minutes per question.
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A couple of other questions,
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we do spend three
minutes plus on them.
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But it's a lot of fun to
dive into the Word of God.
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And we just want to say thank
you for joining us for studying
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the Word of God for opening
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for taking the time to send
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We've been inundated.
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But that's a great problem here.
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We're not
concerned because we know
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that you have
questions and we're so happy
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to be participating with you,
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because together we're
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In case you have a
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But I just want to say thank you
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for being a part of our family.
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It's just the...
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It's a great day in
the Lord here at 3ABN
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and I know it is to wherever
you're living or watching,
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listening from, we can
count our blessings, right?
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There's so many things
around us that look to be kind
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of going downhill or down
the drain as some people say,
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but all we need to
do is look up, right?
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Because we know
that God is King.
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He is Lord of our lives
and we can trust in Him today.
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Well, my name is Greg Morikone,
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and I'm here
surrounded this table
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with some great Bible scholars.
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Pastor John Dinzey, great to
have you on with us today, Sir.
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It's a privilege and an honor.
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You know, it's a...
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There's a lot to
learn on 3ABN. Yes.
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This program, health
programs, marriage programs,
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so many things you can learn.
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It's a blessing
to watch 3ABN. Amen.
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How's the Lord
been good to you? Amen.
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Praise the Lord. How
has He been good to you?
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How has He been good to you?
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To me, to you? Yes.
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Well, the Lord has
blessed me with a wonderful wife
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and two boys, I call
them boys that's 21 and 25.
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They're young
men now, aren't they?
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Amen. So many blessings.
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So many blessings. Amen.
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Next to you is Pastor Ryan Day.
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Good to have you here, Sir.
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Oh, it's a blessing to be here.
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Amen.
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What's the Lord done for you?
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What can you
praise the Lord for?
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I'm alive.
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Right, I'm breathing a
fresh breath of air today.
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So I'm blessed to be alive.
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And I'm blessed to be a
part of this incredible panel
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in this ministry of 3ABN.
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Amen. And praise God.
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And sitting next to
you last but not least
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Pastor John Lomacang.
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So good to have you
on, Sir. Good to be here.
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Senior pastor of
the Thompsonville
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Seventh-day Adventist Church,
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you and your wife Angie been
here of course for many years.
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Yes. We
appreciate your leadership.
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But tell us what the
Lord's been doing in your life.
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What's something you
praising the Lord for?
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You know, I'm glad to
be a part of a ministry
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that is part of a
mission that will never fail.
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That's good.
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And that's
what's nice about 3ABN,
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we are not only
counteracting the counterfeit,
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but we are part of the gospel
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that is being
proliferated to the world.
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And we will be
directly responsible.
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Praise Jesus for that,
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for issuing in and hurrying
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the Second Coming of the Lord.
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While I should say
the word hastening,
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the coming of the Lord.
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When the gospel is
preached to all the world,
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we know what the end
result is going to be.
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Jesus will return.
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So, being a part of
unfailing mission gets me up
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in the morning.
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Amen. Yeah, that's great.
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Praise the Lord.
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And, of course,
you were out recently.
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Not that long ago, Pastor Doug
Batchelor out did Amazing Facts
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for the Panorama of Prophecy.
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Yeah. Great series out there.
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And all of you are
ambassadors for the Lord.
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So thank you so much.
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Let's go to the Lord in
prayer as we open up the Bible.
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Pastor Johnny,
gonna pray for us, please.
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Let's go to the Lord in prayer.
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Our wonderful and
loving heavenly Father,
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we want to thank You,
Lord, for the scriptures
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that are able to make
us wise unto salvation.
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And we thank You, Lord,
that You do not leave us
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to ourselves to understand it.
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Yes, we are to do all
that we can to understand,
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but we need the aid
of Your Holy Spirit.
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So we pray for Your
Holy Spirit to be upon us
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that we may speak words
from Your throne of grace,
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and speak the answers that
you have for Your children.
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We pray for a blessing upon
everyone that is joining us.
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And we ask you
that in all things,
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Your name may be
honored and glorified.
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We ask in Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen. Amen.
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Thank you so very much.
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Pastor John, I'm going
to start with you. Okay.
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This question comes
from the Philippines
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and the name is Prince.
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It says,
"According to John 21:20-24,
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who is the disciple they're
referring to that Jesus loved?
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Also, please clarify verse 22?"
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All right.
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First, let's read John 21:20-24,
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to put the picture
together in your mind.
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Then Peter turning
around, this is the...
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Jesus is commissioning
Peter to follow Him.
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"Then Peter, turning
around, saw the disciple
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whom Jesus loved following,
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who also had leaned on
His breast at the supper,
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and said, 'Lord, who is
the one who betrays You?'
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Peter, seeing him,
said to Jesus, 'But Lord,
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what about this man?'"
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And verse 22, the
point of clarification.
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"Jesus said to him,
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'If I will that he
remain till I come,
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what is that to you?
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You follow Me.'" The personal
challenge to every one of us.
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Don't wait for somebody
else, you follow the Lord
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when He calls you to follow Him.
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Good.
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In verse 23,
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"Then this saying
went out among the brethren
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that this
disciple would not die.
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Yet Jesus did not say to
him that he would not die,
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but, 'If I will that
he remain till I come,
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what is that to you?'
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This is the disciple who
testifies of these things,
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and wrote these things,
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and we know that
his testimony is true.'"
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Number of things that are
beautiful in this passage,
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which, if you read the
Bible, you find out that John,
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1 John, 2 John, 3 John
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and Revelation were
written by this one.
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Remember, there's a
key, these little symbols,
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we know that his
testimony is true.
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When you read Revelation,
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it's the
testimony of Jesus Christ.
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Those who, when the Bible says,
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the testimony of
Jesus, you find clearly
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that is a phrase used
in the Book of Revelation,
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written by the Apostle John.
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You also find out historically
that John was the youngest
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of the disciples.
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And the Bible
makes reference to that,
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but the apostle and I'll say,
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and I'll give you the
reference and the information
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as to why I came
to this conclusion.
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When Jesus rose,
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the Bible talked
about two disciples
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running toward the tomb,
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Peter and the
one whom Jesus loved.
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Well, who was that?
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Historically, John
and Peter were the two
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that ran to the tomb.
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And you'll find out after
the resurrection of Jesus,
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when you look at
the writings of John,
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I'll give you an example.
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The word love in
Matthew is only 11 times,
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Mark, five
times, Luke, 12 times,
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but in John's writings, 78
references to the word love.
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Wow!
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So he's the one
that for God so love,
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but he knew the
love of Christ carefully.
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But in the Book of Acts 3:1-4,
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Acts 4:13, Acts 4:19, Acts 8:14,
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you find the dynamic duel,
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James, the inner
circle of Jesus was Peter,
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James and John.
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But after the
resurrection of Jesus,
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James is not spoken of
very much but you see Peter
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and John continually
refer to in the writings
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of the Acts of the Apostles.
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One of the examples, Acts 4:13,
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"Now when they saw the
boldness of Peter and John,
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and perceived that they
were uneducated and unlearned,
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they marveled and they realized
that they had been with Jesus."
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And then the other reference
that this one will not die.
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John was the last one to
die among the 12 disciples.
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Wow.
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Yeah, great answer, Pastor John.
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Thank you so very much for that.
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And thank you for the question.
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Pastor Johnny, I'm
going to come to you.
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This is from Chandler.
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"Will the dead in
Christ recognize their family
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from the old earth
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when we meet them
again in the New Earth?"
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Good question.
That is a good question.
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And many people
have that question.
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It's very interesting.
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And I would like to first
take you to the Book of Genesis.
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Before sin
entered into the world,
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there was Adam
and there was Eve.
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They were, they knew each other.
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And so had sin not
entered into the world,
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we wouldn't have
this question come up.
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But this question is there.
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And there are some scriptures
that give a hint to this.
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So I go to 1 Corinthians 13:12,
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"For now we see in a mirror,
dimly, but then face to face.
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Now I know in part,
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but then I shall know
just as I also am known."
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This gives an
implication that we will know
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and we will be known.
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Let me point you to Luke 13.
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In Luke 13, is what is called
the Mount of Transfiguration.
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And there was
Peter, James and John,
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Jesus took them
up to this mountain.
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And Peter, perhaps
under the inspiration
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of the Holy Spirit
was able to recognize who?
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Moses and Elijah, so
yes, they have identity,
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they have personality,
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and he was able
to recognize them.
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So actually,
it's not in Luke 13,
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the Mount of Transfiguration,
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but Luke 13 has another passage
that I bring to your attention,
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because Jesus is saying,
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"Strive to enter
into the narrow gate,
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for many I say to
you will seek to enter
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and will not be able to."
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And then He describes those
that were not able to get in.
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And Jesus says concerning those,
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beginning in
verse 27, Luke 13:27,
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"But He will say, 'I
tell you I do not know you,"
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those are the ones
that did not follow Jesus,
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"where you are from.
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Depart from Me, all
you workers of iniquity.'"
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Notice what he says,
"There will be weeping
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and gnashing of
teeth when you see Abraham,
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Isaac and Jacob
and all the prophets
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in the kingdom of God
and yourself throw us out."
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So we see that Jesus names
individuals known in the Bible,
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and so I believe we
have enough information
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to in the Bible
that let us know,
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yes, you will know
and you will be known.
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Amen. Amen.
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Pastor Johnny, so I know you
alluded to the transfiguration.
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What is that scripture
because someone may want
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to jot that down.
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That's actually
found in Matthew 17:1.
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Okay. Perfect.
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Excellent. Thank you so much.
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Going to you, Brother Ryan.
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Great question here.
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I alluded to this earlier at
the beginning of the program.
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This comes from
Mervyn, from Trinidad.
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And the question is,
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"What does it mean to
be absent from the body
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and be present with God?"
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All right.
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So many people go
to 2 Corinthians 5:8,
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where we find this
text, where it actually says,
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"We are confident,
yes, well pleased rather
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to be absent from the body
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and to be
present with the Lord."
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King James Version says,
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and willing rather to
be absent from the body.
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So a lot of people
take this text and say,
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"Oh, that means
that as soon as you die,
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you are,
immediately your spirit,
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your soul, your ghost
that's inside you again
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how some people try
to misrepresent that,
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that understanding of the death.
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We know that when you
die, you sleep in the grave,
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right, until the
Second Coming of Jesus.
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But nonetheless, many people
assume that as soon as you die,
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you immediately, your
spirit, your soul is detached
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or liberated from the body
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and immediately finds itself
in the presence of the Lord.
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But nowhere in
here does Paul say that.
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So what does he mean
by absent from the body
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and present with the Lord?
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Obviously, if
you start in verse 1
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of 2 Corinthians Chapter 2,
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he alludes to our
body as this earthly house.
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And he also refers to
it as in verse 4 here,
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2 Corinthians 5:4, "For
we who are in this tent,
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this body, this tent,
we groan, being burdened,
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not because we
want to be unclothed,
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but further clothed."
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So he's talking
about how this earthly
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broken down
body, we grown in it,
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we desire something better,
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we desire a
heavenly body made from God,
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and we know we're going
to get that heavenly body,
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that new body
according to Philippians 3.
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Paul says that
when Christ comes back
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at the Second Coming,
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He's going to
change this vile body,
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this vile tent,
this vile earthly house,
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and make it new and perfect,
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likened to
Christ's glorious body.
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So to be absent from the body
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and to be present
with the Lord means what?
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When Christ makes that
change from transforming us
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from this old earthly house
to a new body in Christ Jesus.
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When does that happen?
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Well, verse 4 kind of
gives us an indication
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what he's talking about here,
because he goes on to saying
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that this mortality
might be swallowed up of life.
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When did Paul believe
that that this body would be,
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you know, that
we would be absent
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from this earthly body
and present with the Lord
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with a new body?
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Obviously, 1
Corinthians 15:51-53
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makes it very clear.
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It says, "In a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye,
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at the last trumpet."
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And then it goes on in verse 53,
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it says, "For this corruptible
must put on incorruption,
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and this mortal
must put on immortality."
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So this absent from the
body present with the Lord,
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it's talking about us
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Christ leaving this
old earthly tabernacle,
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this old earthly body
behind giving us a new body
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at the last trump, the
Second Coming of Jesus.
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Amen. Praise the Lord.
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We look forward to
that day. Amen, me too.
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Pastor John,
heavy question here.
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This comes from Dee
from the state of California.
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Okay.
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"If I didn't
know one was married,
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though stated they are separated
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yet found out I was
with child or pregnant.
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Is the child a
curse and should I abort?
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Am I an adulterous? I
feel God is ashamed of me.
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Is salvation off the table now?"
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Okay, great.
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I'm glad you
asked that question.
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Let me just put
six very quick points.
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First of all, God intends
for a sexual relationship
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to only be within
the confines of marriage.
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All kinds of
unpredictable things will occur
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when we violate God's
directive requirements.
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I used to say, I
don't believe in sex between
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a man and a woman.
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And people used to say, what?
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I said, "I believe of sex
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between a husband and the wife."
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Yeah. Okay. That's clear.
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Next, the child is not cursed.
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The sin is cursed.
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The child is the
product of a procreation act,
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which God programmed
when the sperm meets the egg.
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The child is a result of that.
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Third, God does not
take advantage of your shame.
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He does not condemn you.
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He condemns the act.
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The example of that is
found in John 8:3-4 and 10-11.
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The woman caught in adultery
clearly as the Bible states.
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When they brought her to
Christ, they said, "Stone her."
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The Bible says,
"Then the scribes
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and Pharisees brought to Him
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a woman caught in adultery.
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And when they had
set her in the midst,
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they said to Him, 'Teacher,
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this woman was caught in
adultery, in the very act.'"
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We always ask,
"What about the guy?"
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Verse 10-11,
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"When Jesus had
raised Himself up
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and saw that no
one but the woman,
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He said to her, because Jesus
began to write into the dust."
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I believe it was
the sins of those
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who were condemning
her, because He said,
00:17:14.13\00:17:16.30
"Whoever was is without
sin cast the first stone."
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But it says in verse 10,
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"When Jesus had
raised Himself up
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and saw no one but the woman,
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He said to her,
listen about the act,
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'Woman, where are
those accusers of yours?
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Has no one condemned you?'
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She said, 'No one, Lord.'
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And Jesus said to her,
'Neither do I condemn you,
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go and sin no more.'"
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He didn't
condemn the adulterous.
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That's right. He
condemned the act.
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The last few points are made.
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The woman caught in
adultery is an example
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of how Jesus feels
about the sinner and the sin.
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He hates the sin,
but He loves the sinner.
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There's no sin
that we can commit
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that unconfessed
it'll stay upon us.
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But when we
confess as 1 John 1:9 says,
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"He is faithful and just
to forgive us of our sins,
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and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness."
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The Bible never speaks of
Jesus being ashamed of people.
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He came to seek and
save those who are lost.
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When we confess,
we will be forgiven.
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That's right.
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What hope when
you think about that?
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Praise God for
that. Yeah, and what love.
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Praise the Lord for that.
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Thank so much, Pastor John,
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and thank you for
submitting that question too.
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Let's see, Pastor... Let
me just add this quickly.
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By the way,
salvation is not off the table.
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When you are forgiven,
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He extends to us
His saving grace.
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Amen. Amen.
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Thank you for adding that.
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Brother Ryan,
"When Jesus was on earth,
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He said to the disciples,
00:18:36.04\00:18:37.75
'I am going to
prepare a place for you.'
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Does that mean heaven?'"
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Well, the answer, the simple
answer to that is yes and no.
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Yes, in the sense that we
know according to Matthew 24,
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and also 1
Thessalonians 4:16-17,
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that at the Second
Coming, Christ is coming back
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and He's going to
gather His people.
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But remember, before He
comes back for His people,
00:18:56.77\00:18:58.83
He did make that
promise that where I go,
00:18:58.87\00:19:01.54
I go, that I may
prepare a place for you
00:19:01.57\00:19:03.47
that where I am
there you may be also.
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And we all we also know
that by the time you get
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to Revelation 20:4,
00:19:07.64\00:19:10.01
it tells us that God's people,
00:19:10.08\00:19:11.51
His saints will reign
with him 1000 years where?
00:19:11.55\00:19:15.25
In heaven, because
again, at the Second Coming,
00:19:15.28\00:19:17.02
He's come back
to get His people.
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So we will dwell
with Him in heaven.
00:19:18.49\00:19:20.59
Now, here's where
it gets interesting.
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Because when you're
talking about going to prepare
00:19:22.12\00:19:24.26
a place for you,
00:19:24.29\00:19:25.63
we know that
according to Revelation 21:2-3.
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Let me read that
really quickly here.
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Revelation 21:2-3.
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It says, "Then I
John saw the holy city."
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Now notice, this
is in the aftermath
00:19:35.04\00:19:36.91
of that 1000 years.
00:19:36.94\00:19:38.27
So we've been in heaven
with Christ for 1000 years.
00:19:38.31\00:19:40.58
So we're dwelling with Him.
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He's been preparing that
place for us right before
00:19:41.98\00:19:44.95
the Second Coming
all the way up to,
00:19:44.98\00:19:46.82
but now in the aftermath
of that 1000 years, notice.
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It says, "Then I,
John, saw the holy city,
00:19:49.95\00:19:52.12
a New Jerusalem, coming
down from God out of heaven,
00:19:52.15\00:19:56.36
okay, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband.
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And I heard a loud
voice from heaven saying,
00:19:59.63\00:20:01.13
'Behold, the
tabernacle of God is with men,
00:20:01.16\00:20:04.27
and He will dwell with them,
and they shall be His people.
00:20:04.30\00:20:07.20
God Himself will be
with them and be their God.'"
00:20:07.24\00:20:10.27
So yes, we are
dwelling with God,
00:20:10.31\00:20:11.91
He has prepared that place.
00:20:11.94\00:20:13.44
And we know that
ultimate resting place
00:20:13.48\00:20:15.88
to be with
Jesus for all eternity
00:20:15.91\00:20:17.78
is that New Jerusalem city
where many mansions are found,
00:20:17.81\00:20:21.12
right, in my Father's
house are many mansions.
00:20:21.15\00:20:23.59
And so when that city comes
down from God out of heaven,
00:20:23.65\00:20:26.86
it's going to
rest here on the earth,
00:20:26.92\00:20:28.56
Christ is going to recreate
a New Heaven and a New Earth,
00:20:28.59\00:20:31.46
and we will
forever be with Jesus.
00:20:31.49\00:20:33.66
So yes and no.
00:20:33.70\00:20:35.00
Yes, we will dwell
with Him in heaven.
00:20:35.03\00:20:36.63
And He is
preparing that place for us
00:20:36.70\00:20:38.23
while we were in
heaven during that 1000 years,
00:20:38.27\00:20:40.17
but at the end
of the 1000 years,
00:20:40.20\00:20:42.07
we with Christ in
that city come down
00:20:42.10\00:20:44.74
to be with Him for all
eternity on the New Earth.
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Amen. Praise the Lord.
00:20:47.88\00:20:49.21
You know, I love
building and stuff like that.
00:20:49.24\00:20:50.58
So I just think about, you know,
00:20:50.61\00:20:51.95
God is the
architect and the builder.
00:20:51.98\00:20:53.35
I mean, incredible, right,
to think about Him creating
00:20:53.38\00:20:55.02
and seeing everything new.
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A lot of our
questions seem to be pertaining
00:20:57.45\00:20:59.32
to Christ's Second Coming,
00:20:59.35\00:21:00.86
we're talking about that, right?
00:21:00.89\00:21:02.22
That's right. We look
forward again to that.
00:21:02.26\00:21:03.93
We have fixed our mind.
00:21:03.96\00:21:05.29
We have fixed our
mind another time.
00:21:05.33\00:21:06.80
That's right. Great song, too.
00:21:06.83\00:21:08.56
That's right.
00:21:08.60\00:21:09.93
Pastor Johnny, this
question comes from Zambia.
00:21:09.96\00:21:12.80
The name is Lottie.
00:21:12.83\00:21:14.54
And a rather long
question, but it's a good one.
00:21:14.57\00:21:16.47
"I have a question
from Genesis 6:5-6,
00:21:16.50\00:21:20.84
where the Bible says, verse 5,
00:21:20.88\00:21:23.21
"When the Lord saw how
wicked everyone on earth was,
00:21:23.24\00:21:26.58
and how evil their
thoughts were all the time,
00:21:26.61\00:21:29.55
he was sorry that
he had ever made them
00:21:29.58\00:21:31.75
and put them on the earth.
00:21:31.79\00:21:33.52
He was so filled with regret."
00:21:33.56\00:21:35.52
My question is, "If God knows
00:21:35.56\00:21:37.59
what is going to
happen, even before it happens,
00:21:37.63\00:21:40.76
then He knew
that man would fall,
00:21:40.80\00:21:42.86
and that there would be a time
when wickedness will increase.
00:21:42.90\00:21:46.43
But why was He sorry?
00:21:46.47\00:21:48.44
In other versions of the Bible,
00:21:48.47\00:21:49.80
it says He regretted
that He had made man.
00:21:49.84\00:21:52.74
I wonder, I don't understand
what it really means there,
00:21:52.77\00:21:55.74
God regretting.
00:21:55.78\00:21:57.48
Please help me."
That is a good question.
00:21:57.51\00:22:01.28
And you know, it's interesting
00:22:01.32\00:22:02.65
to hear these questions coming
from Philippines, Trinidad,
00:22:02.68\00:22:05.05
now Zambia.
00:22:05.09\00:22:06.42
Praise the Lord. Amen.
00:22:06.45\00:22:07.79
So many people around
the world are watching 3ABN.
00:22:07.82\00:22:09.89
Genesis 6:5-6.
00:22:09.92\00:22:12.39
Yes, in verse 6, it says,
00:22:12.43\00:22:13.80
"And the Lord was sorry
00:22:13.83\00:22:15.40
that He had made
man on the earth,
00:22:15.43\00:22:16.93
and He was
grieved in His heart."
00:22:16.97\00:22:19.33
And I want to
make emphasis there,
00:22:19.37\00:22:21.07
that it says He was
grieved in His heart.
00:22:21.10\00:22:23.77
Yes, it's true that God
is able to foresee ahead
00:22:23.81\00:22:27.91
of time before things happen.
00:22:27.94\00:22:29.38
Yes, He foresaw that
man and woman would sin.
00:22:29.41\00:22:34.78
Here's one in Isaiah 46:9-10,
00:22:34.82\00:22:36.79
"Remember the
former things of old,
00:22:36.85\00:22:38.39
for I am God, and
there is no other,
00:22:38.42\00:22:40.16
I am God, and
there's none like Me,
00:22:40.22\00:22:42.09
declaring the end
from the beginning,
00:22:42.12\00:22:44.49
and from ancient times things
that are not yet done, saying,
00:22:44.53\00:22:48.40
'My counsel shall stand,
00:22:48.43\00:22:49.83
and I will do all My pleasure.'"
00:22:49.86\00:22:52.03
So yes, God knows, God knew.
00:22:52.07\00:22:54.50
So why is this expression there?
00:22:54.54\00:22:57.24
It is, because even though
God foresaw this happening,
00:22:57.27\00:23:01.61
He has to express
Himself in the language
00:23:01.64\00:23:05.21
that human
beings can understand.
00:23:05.25\00:23:07.25
It wasn't that like,
well, I knew this would happen.
00:23:07.32\00:23:09.48
And that's it.
00:23:09.52\00:23:11.35
God had to express
Himself of the pain
00:23:11.39\00:23:15.96
that He was
experiencing, as He saw people
00:23:15.99\00:23:18.56
that He created in His image,
00:23:18.59\00:23:22.20
that their thoughts
were only evil continually.
00:23:22.23\00:23:24.93
So to let us know how painful
it was, it says, I am sorry.
00:23:24.97\00:23:30.31
And it grieves Him in His heart.
00:23:30.37\00:23:33.34
It is not when He
arrives at the time when
00:23:33.38\00:23:35.78
He's watching this, it
is a painful experience.
00:23:35.81\00:23:38.41
Yes, He foresaw it.
00:23:38.45\00:23:39.88
But when you come to the
part where you experience it,
00:23:39.91\00:23:42.92
it is a pain.
00:23:42.95\00:23:44.29
Just like when you see
I have to bring this up,
00:23:44.32\00:23:46.09
because I don't want to
bring up pain for anybody.
00:23:46.12\00:23:48.86
But some of you have had
your family members sick,
00:23:48.89\00:23:54.00
and you saw the disease
progressing and progressing.
00:23:54.03\00:23:56.63
You knew that perhaps
this person was going to die.
00:23:56.70\00:24:00.17
But when the moment
happens, you are grieved.
00:24:00.24\00:24:03.07
The grieving
process takes place.
00:24:03.10\00:24:05.04
And this is God
expressing Himself of the pain
00:24:05.07\00:24:07.48
He suffers as He
sees people in sin.
00:24:07.51\00:24:10.85
But notice that
it continues to say,
00:24:10.88\00:24:13.08
"But Noah found
grace in His sight."
00:24:13.11\00:24:15.38
So he delights
in God's children.
00:24:15.42\00:24:17.72
Amen. In fact, you as well.
00:24:17.75\00:24:19.09
Amen.
00:24:19.12\00:24:20.46
Thank you,
Pastor Johnny, you know,
00:24:20.49\00:24:21.82
you think about the pain too,
00:24:21.86\00:24:23.19
like you're
talking about a loved one
00:24:23.22\00:24:24.56
because we love them, right?
00:24:24.59\00:24:25.93
Yes. That's right. There it is.
00:24:25.96\00:24:27.30
Yes, leading us,
because when we see that,
00:24:27.30\00:24:28.63
so we know God loves
us like no one else, so...
00:24:28.66\00:24:30.07
Amen. Yes.
00:24:30.13\00:24:31.47
Pastor John, this
question is from Salem.
00:24:31.50\00:24:34.70
"Hello, I am a new Christian.
00:24:34.74\00:24:37.27
I was baptized into
an Evangelical Church
00:24:37.31\00:24:40.04
in March of 2016.
00:24:40.08\00:24:41.68
My original
religion is Roman Catholic.
00:24:41.71\00:24:43.81
I'm currently
studying in a Bible school,
00:24:43.85\00:24:46.61
but my heart is heavy
00:24:46.68\00:24:48.18
on 1 Corinthians 14:33-35.
00:24:48.22\00:24:53.09
Can you share your
views on this topic?
00:24:53.12\00:24:55.66
My church actually
allows women preachers,
00:24:55.69\00:24:58.23
but I'm confused why this
verse doesn't seem to agree."
00:24:58.26\00:25:02.30
Okay, let me read 1
Corinthians 14:33-35.
00:25:02.33\00:25:06.23
"For God is not the author
of confusion but of peace,
00:25:06.27\00:25:08.94
as in all the
churches of the saints.
00:25:08.97\00:25:11.24
Let your women keep
silent in the churches,
00:25:11.27\00:25:13.98
for they are not
permitted to speak,
00:25:14.01\00:25:15.84
but they are to be submissive,
as the law also says.
00:25:15.88\00:25:19.05
And if they want
to learn something,
00:25:19.08\00:25:20.65
let them ask their
own husbands at home,
00:25:20.72\00:25:23.39
for it is shameful for
women to speak in church."
00:25:23.42\00:25:26.02
This passage I studied
this intently years ago,
00:25:26.05\00:25:28.99
it's more about decorum
rather than about gender bias.
00:25:29.02\00:25:31.89
Yes.
00:25:31.93\00:25:33.26
Because the way the
churches were established,
00:25:33.29\00:25:34.60
especially in synagogue
times, the men and the women
00:25:34.63\00:25:36.67
never sat together.
00:25:36.73\00:25:38.07
The rabbi was speaking,
00:25:38.10\00:25:39.43
the women would
either be in the balcony
00:25:39.47\00:25:40.84
or on the right aisle,
and then on the left aisle,
00:25:40.90\00:25:43.37
and anytime something
came up that was confusing,
00:25:43.41\00:25:45.91
the women would
say, "Hey, Johnny,
00:25:45.94\00:25:47.54
what do you
think the rabbi said?"
00:25:47.58\00:25:49.81
That's why Paul begins,
00:25:49.84\00:25:51.25
God is not the
author of confusion.
00:25:51.28\00:25:53.88
Right.
00:25:53.92\00:25:55.25
He's talking about confusion,
not gender bias. Okay.
00:25:55.28\00:25:58.49
Because you'll notice,
00:25:58.52\00:26:00.49
that's how the
churches were established.
00:26:00.52\00:26:02.52
But when you look at the Bible,
00:26:02.56\00:26:03.89
there's no prohibition about
women speaking in churches.
00:26:03.96\00:26:06.83
Ephesians 4:11-12,
00:26:06.86\00:26:08.53
"He gave some to be
apostles, some to be prophets."
00:26:08.56\00:26:11.67
And when you study the Bible,
00:26:11.70\00:26:13.03
you see that there was
Deborah the prophetess,
00:26:13.07\00:26:16.04
there was Huldah the prophetess,
00:26:16.07\00:26:17.44
there was the
prophetess Noadiah.
00:26:17.51\00:26:19.91
And then Philip had,
00:26:19.94\00:26:21.28
then there was Anna
the prophet, prophetess.
00:26:21.31\00:26:23.78
And then Philip
had four daughters,
00:26:23.85\00:26:25.51
and the Bible says
they were all prophetesses.
00:26:25.55\00:26:28.25
So why would
God give these women
00:26:28.28\00:26:30.49
the ability to be prophetesses,
and some to be prophets,
00:26:30.52\00:26:35.69
that's the New Testament Church,
00:26:35.72\00:26:37.26
if He did not
intend women to speak.
00:26:37.33\00:26:39.53
You'll find clearly
this is about decorum
00:26:39.56\00:26:41.70
and not about gender bias.
00:26:41.73\00:26:44.57
Paul the Apostle makes it
clear in Galatians 3:26-29.
00:26:44.60\00:26:49.24
Well, I just read verse 28,
00:26:49.27\00:26:51.51
"There is neither Jew nor Greek,
00:26:51.54\00:26:52.87
there is neither slave nor free,
00:26:52.91\00:26:54.24
there is
neither male nor female,
00:26:54.28\00:26:56.11
for you are all
one in Christ Jesus."
00:26:56.14\00:26:59.68
And so he's talking
about in the Christian Church,
00:26:59.71\00:27:02.02
God sees us in the
same role of leadership,
00:27:02.05\00:27:05.35
and there's no
difference by the gifts
00:27:05.39\00:27:06.92
that God has given to us.
00:27:06.99\00:27:08.32
Amen.
00:27:08.36\00:27:09.69
Thank you for
that clarification,
00:27:09.72\00:27:11.06
Pastor John.
00:27:11.09\00:27:12.43
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See, Brother
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00:28:35.51\00:28:38.28
it's good one, comes
from Tom from Georgia.
00:28:38.31\00:28:43.82
He says, "Are all Christians
under the New Covenant?
00:28:43.89\00:28:47.69
In Jeremiah it
says the New Covenant
00:28:47.72\00:28:50.03
would be with the
nation of Israel?"
00:28:50.06\00:28:52.46
All right.
That's a great question.
00:28:52.49\00:28:54.46
The answer to that is
all Christians can be under
00:28:54.46\00:28:57.97
the New Covenant if
they so choose to be,
00:28:58.00\00:29:00.77
because salvation is a choice.
00:29:00.80\00:29:02.14
God does not force
us or His love upon us.
00:29:02.17\00:29:05.51
But yeah, I think we
have to understand that.
00:29:05.54\00:29:08.28
You know, the whole
purpose of Scripture,
00:29:08.31\00:29:10.28
the whole purpose of a
covenant is for our salvation
00:29:10.31\00:29:12.51
and our redemption.
00:29:12.55\00:29:13.88
And we know that
the blood of Christ,
00:29:13.95\00:29:15.28
the sacrifice of Jesus
ratified and put into effect
00:29:15.32\00:29:18.15
that beautiful New
Covenant promise and blessing
00:29:18.19\00:29:20.89
that we can participate
in if we just simply accept
00:29:20.92\00:29:24.26
Jesus Christ as Lord
and Savior of our life.
00:29:24.29\00:29:27.03
Now, that being said,
00:29:27.13\00:29:28.43
I think the
bulk of this question
00:29:28.46\00:29:29.80
is addressing, you know,
the Israel aspect or the,
00:29:29.83\00:29:32.47
in this case, the Judah aspect.
00:29:32.50\00:29:34.30
For instance, if you go and read
00:29:34.34\00:29:35.67
where the New Covenant
first appears in Scripture.
00:29:35.70\00:29:37.94
Jeremiah 31:31,
it does say here.
00:29:37.97\00:29:41.51
It says, "Behold, the
days are coming, says the Lord,
00:29:41.54\00:29:43.35
when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel
00:29:43.38\00:29:46.72
and with the house of Judah."
00:29:46.75\00:29:48.08
And so some people
read that and they say,
00:29:48.12\00:29:49.45
"Oh, it must only
be a Jewish thing."
00:29:49.48\00:29:51.22
And you know,
they'll use this same,
00:29:51.25\00:29:52.59
you know, this same logic
or this same flawed logic to,
00:29:52.62\00:29:56.19
you know, to try to say that,
00:29:56.22\00:29:57.56
oh, the Sabbath was
only for the Israelites,
00:29:57.63\00:29:59.29
only for Judah and whatnot.
00:29:59.33\00:30:00.70
And that's simply not the case.
00:30:00.73\00:30:02.10
We understand that by the time
you get to the New Testament,
00:30:02.13\00:30:05.00
Paul clarifies
this whole argument of,
00:30:05.03\00:30:09.14
you know, literal Jews
versus the Gentiles, non-Jewish,
00:30:09.17\00:30:12.47
blood Jews
versus non blood Jews,
00:30:12.51\00:30:14.41
when he gets to
Galatians Chapter 3,
00:30:14.44\00:30:16.11
because he says it
very clearly there.
00:30:16.14\00:30:17.95
Galatians 3:26-29, He says,
00:30:17.98\00:30:21.12
"For you are all sons of God
through faith in Christ Jesus.
00:30:21.15\00:30:26.15
For as many of you as
were baptized into Christ
00:30:26.19\00:30:29.02
have put on Christ."
00:30:29.06\00:30:31.03
Then it says, "There
is neither Jew nor Greek,
00:30:31.06\00:30:33.46
there is neither slave nor free,
00:30:33.50\00:30:34.83
there is
neither male nor female,
00:30:34.83\00:30:36.16
for you are all
one in Christ Jesus."
00:30:36.20\00:30:38.47
And here comes the kicker.
00:30:38.50\00:30:39.83
Verse 29, it says,
"And if you are Christ's,
00:30:39.87\00:30:43.87
then you are Abraham's seed,
00:30:43.94\00:30:46.37
and heirs
according to the promise."
00:30:46.41\00:30:48.11
What that is saying is that you
become a spiritual Jew, right?
00:30:48.14\00:30:52.35
You become a spiritual
follower of Jesus Christ.
00:30:52.38\00:30:55.12
So absolutely, if
you so choose to be,
00:30:55.15\00:30:57.82
you can choose Christ,
00:30:57.85\00:30:59.19
and you now fall under
the blessing and promise
00:30:59.22\00:31:01.72
of the New Covenant as
brought through the blood
00:31:01.76\00:31:03.93
of Jesus Christ.
00:31:03.96\00:31:05.29
Amen. Wow, praise the Lord.
00:31:05.33\00:31:06.66
Yeah. Great, great answer.
00:31:06.70\00:31:08.00
And I tell you,
what an incredible choice
00:31:08.03\00:31:10.57
that each one of
us have right now,
00:31:10.63\00:31:11.97
the important
choices of our lives.
00:31:12.00\00:31:15.50
John Dinzey, question from Anna.
00:31:15.54\00:31:17.47
And this is in
reference to Matthew 11:2-3.
00:31:17.51\00:31:21.81
"My question is in reference
00:31:21.84\00:31:23.24
to John the
Baptist's question to Jesus,
00:31:23.31\00:31:26.35
was he doubting Him?
00:31:26.38\00:31:27.72
Why would he ask
00:31:27.75\00:31:29.15
that if he
witnessed the Holy Spirit's
00:31:29.18\00:31:31.02
dissent on Jesus
when he was baptized?"
00:31:31.05\00:31:34.39
Yes, that is a good question,
00:31:34.42\00:31:35.79
because it seems
like there was doubt.
00:31:35.82\00:31:38.86
I'm going to read.
00:31:38.89\00:31:40.26
I'm going to go
ahead and read Matthew 2...
00:31:40.30\00:31:42.36
Chapter 11.
00:31:42.40\00:31:43.73
Yes, 11:2-3,
00:31:43.80\00:31:45.13
"And when John
had heard in prison
00:31:45.17\00:31:47.47
about the works of Christ,
00:31:47.50\00:31:48.84
he sent two of his
disciples and said to Him,
00:31:48.87\00:31:51.64
'Are You the Coming One,
or do we look for another?'"
00:31:51.67\00:31:55.81
Implying doubt.
00:31:55.84\00:31:57.61
And so the
disciples went to see Jesus
00:31:57.65\00:32:00.55
with this
question, expecting Jesus
00:32:00.62\00:32:03.39
to bring the answer that
will satisfy John's question.
00:32:03.42\00:32:06.69
Now, I want to remind you
00:32:06.76\00:32:08.09
of what John the
Baptist was preaching.
00:32:08.12\00:32:12.26
And that is,
00:32:12.29\00:32:14.50
that is that he
started preaching,
00:32:14.56\00:32:18.13
repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
00:32:18.17\00:32:21.67
That was his message.
00:32:21.70\00:32:23.04
Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.
00:32:23.07\00:32:24.64
And John the Baptist,
like the majority of the Jews,
00:32:24.67\00:32:28.41
and including the
disciples believed
00:32:28.44\00:32:30.91
that when the Messiah comes,
00:32:30.95\00:32:32.75
He would establish
an earthly kingdom.
00:32:32.78\00:32:35.52
So John the
Baptist was accustomed
00:32:35.55\00:32:37.55
to being here being
there preaching the gospel
00:32:37.59\00:32:40.36
of Jesus Christ,
00:32:40.42\00:32:41.76
the kingdom is about
to be established, repent.
00:32:41.79\00:32:44.76
But when he didn't
see Jesus take the throne,
00:32:44.79\00:32:48.40
and declare Himself the Messiah
00:32:48.43\00:32:50.40
and sit on the
throne and make Israel
00:32:50.43\00:32:52.77
the head over all the
world, he was puzzled.
00:32:52.80\00:32:55.57
Why isn't He doing
00:32:55.60\00:32:56.94
what I believe He
was going to be doing?
00:32:56.97\00:32:58.84
So he asked a question,
00:32:58.87\00:33:00.28
Are you the one that should
come or do we look for another?
00:33:00.31\00:33:02.91
Now I want to read to
you do what Jesus did.
00:33:02.94\00:33:06.31
In Matthew 11:4,
00:33:06.35\00:33:07.82
"Jesus answered
and said unto them,
00:33:07.85\00:33:09.55
'Go and show John again,
00:33:09.58\00:33:11.62
those things which
you do hear and see:
00:33:11.65\00:33:14.36
The blind received their
sight, and the lame walk,
00:33:14.39\00:33:17.53
the lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear,
00:33:17.56\00:33:20.93
the dead are raised up,
00:33:20.96\00:33:22.40
and the poor have the
gospel preached unto them.'"
00:33:22.43\00:33:26.30
John did not do any miracle.
00:33:26.33\00:33:27.74
Well, here comes Jesus under
the power of the Holy Spirit
00:33:27.77\00:33:29.90
doing these miracles.
00:33:29.97\00:33:31.47
And it helped
John to understand,
00:33:31.51\00:33:33.38
maybe I don't understand fully
the mission of Jesus Christ.
00:33:33.44\00:33:36.81
And so the
disciples did not understand,
00:33:36.85\00:33:38.45
the majority of
the Jews did not.
00:33:38.48\00:33:40.18
And this is why Jesus
had such a difficult time
00:33:40.22\00:33:42.68
with the scribes
and the Pharisees.
00:33:42.72\00:33:44.42
And unfortunately,
John died, gave up his life,
00:33:44.45\00:33:49.69
but he died believing
that Jesus was the Messiah.
00:33:49.72\00:33:52.56
That's right. Amen to that.
00:33:52.59\00:33:54.00
Yes, thank you, Pastor Johnny.
00:33:54.03\00:33:56.80
Pastor Lomacang,
this comes from Campbell.
00:33:56.83\00:34:00.34
Question is,
00:34:00.37\00:34:01.70
"It is said that
the Ten Commandments
00:34:01.74\00:34:03.74
are 10 promises.
00:34:03.81\00:34:06.01
Can you explain that please?"
00:34:06.04\00:34:08.04
Wonderful, wonderful.
00:34:08.08\00:34:09.41
The Ten Commandments
are not often referred
00:34:09.44\00:34:11.11
to as promises per se.
00:34:11.15\00:34:13.31
But because of obedience
to the Ten Commandments,
00:34:13.35\00:34:17.12
God's promises are
communicated and imparted to us.
00:34:17.19\00:34:21.62
Obedience always
brings a blessing.
00:34:21.66\00:34:24.53
So when the Lord
promises to bless us,
00:34:24.56\00:34:26.56
that blessing is always
on the platform of obedience.
00:34:26.59\00:34:29.93
Deuteronomy 4:40,
is an example of that.
00:34:29.96\00:34:33.07
And I'll talk about the
promise in the commandment
00:34:33.10\00:34:34.94
in just a moment.
00:34:34.97\00:34:36.34
He said, "You shall
therefore keep His statutes
00:34:36.37\00:34:39.21
and His commandments
which I command you today,
00:34:39.24\00:34:41.88
that it may go well with you
00:34:41.91\00:34:43.61
and with your
children after you,
00:34:43.65\00:34:46.78
and that you may
prolong your days in the land
00:34:46.82\00:34:49.22
which the Lord your God
is giving you for all time."
00:34:49.25\00:34:52.65
If you honor God's commandments,
00:34:52.69\00:34:54.02
He says, He's now
going to be well with you,
00:34:54.06\00:34:56.59
and with your children now.
00:34:56.62\00:34:58.19
Let's follow
that. Is that a promise?
00:34:58.23\00:34:59.83
Yes. It sure is.
00:34:59.86\00:35:01.23
If you do what's
right, you will be blessed,
00:35:01.26\00:35:03.97
and your
children will be blessed.
00:35:04.00\00:35:05.93
As the Lord says, showing
mercy to thousands of those
00:35:05.97\00:35:08.80
who love me and
keep My commandments.
00:35:08.84\00:35:11.21
Now, you say, Lord,
you promised to bless me.
00:35:11.24\00:35:14.58
You promised to
bless my children,
00:35:14.61\00:35:16.28
we are being obedient.
00:35:16.31\00:35:17.68
What about that promise?
00:35:17.71\00:35:19.05
His promise is for sure.
00:35:19.08\00:35:20.42
Everything that God
says is yes and amen.
00:35:20.45\00:35:23.32
But specifically,
00:35:23.39\00:35:25.15
and He in
Ephesians 6:2, it says,
00:35:25.19\00:35:28.16
"Honor your
father and your mother,
00:35:28.19\00:35:29.86
which is the first
commandment with promise."
00:35:29.89\00:35:33.06
What is the promise?
00:35:33.09\00:35:34.40
That your days may
be long upon the land
00:35:34.46\00:35:36.40
which the Lord God gives you.
00:35:36.43\00:35:38.07
So if you want to be
one who is blessed by God.
00:35:38.10\00:35:41.24
Remember Hebrews 9:15.
00:35:41.27\00:35:43.87
And for this reason,
00:35:43.91\00:35:45.24
He, Jesus is the
mediator of the New Covenant.
00:35:45.27\00:35:48.88
Now, how does it end?
00:35:48.91\00:35:50.31
That those who are
called may receive the promise
00:35:50.35\00:35:53.48
of eternal inheritance.
00:35:53.52\00:35:55.18
So the New Covenant includes
the commandments of God.
00:35:55.22\00:35:58.45
Obedience always
comes with the blessing.
00:35:58.49\00:36:00.99
If you want to
experience God's blessings,
00:36:01.02\00:36:03.02
if you love Me,
keep My commandments,
00:36:03.06\00:36:05.09
and the blessings will
flow from the hand of God.
00:36:05.13\00:36:07.96
That's right. Amen. Amen.
00:36:07.96\00:36:09.30
Pastor John, I want to
just ask you this question
00:36:09.33\00:36:10.67
that pertain to that.
00:36:10.70\00:36:12.03
So the motivation for
keeping the commandments
00:36:12.07\00:36:13.44
is what you just
said then, right?
00:36:13.47\00:36:14.80
It's love. Amen.
00:36:14.84\00:36:16.17
Not the stuff. Exactly.
00:36:16.20\00:36:18.31
I'm gonna keep the commandments,
00:36:18.34\00:36:19.67
so I could get stuff.
00:36:19.71\00:36:21.04
No. It's out of love for God.
00:36:21.08\00:36:22.41
Amen. No, thank you so much.
00:36:22.44\00:36:24.25
Fantastic answer.
00:36:24.28\00:36:26.38
Brother Ryan,
00:36:26.41\00:36:28.18
no name with this,
but great question.
00:36:28.22\00:36:30.09
"If Christ is coming
back to planet earth with us
00:36:30.12\00:36:33.66
at the end of 1000 years,
00:36:33.69\00:36:35.46
would that be a third
coming of Jesus Christ?"
00:36:35.49\00:36:39.09
No. And I'll tell you why.
00:36:39.13\00:36:41.26
Because the coming
or the return of Christ
00:36:41.30\00:36:43.93
is always within the context
of coming to gather His people.
00:36:43.97\00:36:47.74
He does that at
the Second Coming.
00:36:47.77\00:36:49.54
Now we know that
Christ came the first time,
00:36:49.57\00:36:51.17
which obviously implies
00:36:51.21\00:36:52.54
He's coming the
second time, right?
00:36:52.57\00:36:53.94
He came the
first time as a babe.
00:36:53.98\00:36:55.31
The second time He's
coming back as conquering Lord,
00:36:55.34\00:36:58.35
to gather His people.
00:36:58.38\00:37:00.25
But it's always,
you'll find in the Bible,
00:37:00.28\00:37:02.28
it's never referred to or
never will you find a word
00:37:02.32\00:37:04.75
of the comings of Christ
or the returns of Christ.
00:37:04.79\00:37:08.12
This is popular
evangelical terminology
00:37:08.16\00:37:11.33
that kind of
fits into this false
00:37:11.36\00:37:12.99
pre-tribulation rapture theory,
00:37:13.03\00:37:15.06
which again, is
the idea that Christ
00:37:15.10\00:37:16.60
is going to rapture the church,
00:37:16.67\00:37:18.00
there's going to be
seven years of tribulation.
00:37:18.03\00:37:19.47
And then He's going to
come back again a third time.
00:37:19.50\00:37:22.04
And then, of
course, and this person,
00:37:22.07\00:37:23.41
in this case this person is
asking after the 1000 years,
00:37:23.44\00:37:26.88
can we categorize that
Christ returning with His people
00:37:26.91\00:37:30.35
as a third coming?
00:37:30.38\00:37:31.71
And the answer would be
no, because He's not returning
00:37:31.75\00:37:33.28
to gather His people.
00:37:33.31\00:37:34.65
He simply coming
back to forever set up
00:37:34.68\00:37:36.69
His eternal
kingdom on a New Heaven
00:37:36.72\00:37:39.15
and a New Earth.
00:37:39.19\00:37:40.56
Revelation 21:2-3.
00:37:40.59\00:37:42.02
I read this earlier, but
it talks about John says,
00:37:42.06\00:37:44.83
"I saw the holy
city, the New Jerusalem
00:37:44.86\00:37:46.49
coming down out
of heaven from God,
00:37:46.53\00:37:48.03
prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband.
00:37:48.06\00:37:50.57
And I heard a loud
voice from heaven saying,
00:37:50.63\00:37:52.07
'Behold, the
tabernacle of God is with men."
00:37:52.10\00:37:54.77
So we're with Him coming back.
00:37:54.80\00:37:56.54
He's not coming
back for His people.
00:37:56.57\00:37:59.01
We are coming back with Him,
which means it's not a coming.
00:37:59.04\00:38:02.01
It's simply Christ is bringing
His eternal kingdom down,
00:38:02.04\00:38:05.68
and He will
forever establish it.
00:38:05.71\00:38:08.02
You know, in the
aftermath of that 1000 years
00:38:08.05\00:38:09.98
once He's done away with sin,
00:38:10.02\00:38:11.59
and He's
recreated the New Heaven
00:38:11.62\00:38:13.12
and the New Earth.
00:38:13.15\00:38:14.49
So biblically speaking,
00:38:14.52\00:38:15.86
we cannot say
this is a third coming
00:38:15.89\00:38:17.79
because the return or
the coming of the Lord
00:38:17.83\00:38:20.63
is always within the
context of Him coming back
00:38:20.66\00:38:22.96
to gather and redeem His people
from the earth to be with Him.
00:38:23.00\00:38:26.63
In this case,
we're already with Him,
00:38:26.67\00:38:28.47
so it's not a third coming.
00:38:28.50\00:38:29.90
Yeah. Excellent.
00:38:29.94\00:38:31.27
No, thank you very
much for that clarification.
00:38:31.31\00:38:33.68
Pastor Johnny,
question from Ronald.
00:38:33.71\00:38:36.54
"When Jesus was
being nailed to the cross,
00:38:36.58\00:38:39.05
He prayed,
'Father, forgive them,
00:38:39.08\00:38:41.35
for they know not
what they are doing.'
00:38:41.38\00:38:43.69
First of all, He
was asking His Father
00:38:43.72\00:38:45.42
to forgive them
because they didn't know
00:38:45.45\00:38:47.59
they were crucifying
the Savior of the world.
00:38:47.66\00:38:50.06
Have you thought possibly
00:38:50.13\00:38:51.46
He was referring
to something else?
00:38:51.49\00:38:53.29
I have thought for some
time that He was thinking
00:38:53.33\00:38:55.43
that they were fulfilling
00:38:55.46\00:38:56.83
that God has planned for
the salvation of the world.
00:38:56.87\00:38:59.57
In other words, they
are fulfilling our plan.
00:38:59.60\00:39:02.67
What are your thoughts on this?"
00:39:02.70\00:39:04.91
This is a very
interesting thinking that...
00:39:04.94\00:39:08.38
Ronald? Yeah, Ronald.
00:39:08.41\00:39:09.74
That he has a very interesting.
00:39:09.78\00:39:12.58
I would like to say
that this is a question
00:39:12.61\00:39:16.58
that we can answer.
00:39:16.62\00:39:18.85
At least my thoughts are these.
00:39:18.89\00:39:22.19
The way that Jesus
died on the cross was
00:39:22.22\00:39:25.59
not necessarily
the way He had to die.
00:39:25.63\00:39:28.86
Let me clarify,
because when you see
00:39:28.90\00:39:30.37
the sacrificial system,
the sacrificial system shows
00:39:30.40\00:39:35.07
that at the altar, Jesus is...
00:39:35.10\00:39:38.14
I mean the lamb is put to
death there, sins are confessed,
00:39:38.17\00:39:42.68
and that is
almost a painless death,
00:39:42.71\00:39:46.05
you could say, because
the way that these animals
00:39:46.08\00:39:48.42
were sacrificed.
00:39:48.45\00:39:50.59
Jesus went to
extreme suffering and pain
00:39:50.62\00:39:53.96
and agony on the cross,
00:39:53.99\00:39:56.02
which was not
necessary for our salvation.
00:39:56.06\00:39:59.63
He died for our sins.
00:39:59.66\00:40:01.43
He didn't have to go through
all that physical torture
00:40:01.46\00:40:04.23
that He was put through.
00:40:04.27\00:40:05.63
But it's because of
the sins of the people
00:40:05.67\00:40:08.37
and that they rejected Him
00:40:08.40\00:40:10.77
that He was subjected by,
to be tortured by the Romans
00:40:10.81\00:40:14.51
and the Romans were experts
in torturing people on a cross.
00:40:14.54\00:40:18.65
They had perfected
this art to maximize
00:40:18.68\00:40:21.98
the suffering of the individual,
00:40:22.02\00:40:24.55
so that they could
bring a message to people
00:40:24.59\00:40:28.99
if you do crimes,
00:40:29.02\00:40:31.33
this is what's
going to happen to you.
00:40:31.36\00:40:32.93
So no, He did not
have to die that way.
00:40:32.96\00:40:35.53
And the Lord will not
have a people to work out,
00:40:35.56\00:40:41.30
worked this way
to cause the Savior
00:40:41.34\00:40:43.94
such suffering
to fulfill His plan.
00:40:43.97\00:40:46.71
Like I said, He
could have simply died,
00:40:46.74\00:40:49.88
and gone to the temple
and say, My time has come,
00:40:49.91\00:40:52.55
and there He
could have died for us.
00:40:52.58\00:40:54.68
Now notice this
in 1 Corinthians 2:8,
00:40:54.72\00:40:57.42
"Which none of the princes
00:40:57.45\00:40:58.79
of this world knew
for had they known it,
00:40:58.82\00:41:02.16
they would not have
crucified the Lord of glory."
00:41:02.19\00:41:06.13
In other words,
00:41:06.16\00:41:07.50
He could have
died some other way,
00:41:07.50\00:41:09.30
not the excruciating
suffering that He did.
00:41:09.33\00:41:11.60
But He died for
each and every one of us,
00:41:11.63\00:41:13.74
accept Him as your Savior.
00:41:13.80\00:41:15.74
Amen. Thank you very much.
00:41:15.77\00:41:17.17
And thank you, Ronald.
00:41:17.21\00:41:18.74
You know, some people
are thinking, you know.
00:41:18.77\00:41:20.14
That's right. Yeah.
00:41:20.18\00:41:21.51
And that's great.
00:41:21.54\00:41:22.91
This comes from Ken and Kimmy,
and this question is for you,
00:41:22.94\00:41:26.31
Pastor Ryan.
00:41:26.35\00:41:27.68
Deuteronomy 22:5 states that,
00:41:27.72\00:41:30.75
"A woman shall not wear anything
00:41:30.79\00:41:32.39
that pertains to a man,
00:41:32.42\00:41:34.16
nor shall a man put
on a woman's garment,
00:41:34.22\00:41:36.99
for all who do so
are an abomination
00:41:37.03\00:41:38.93
to the Lord your God.
00:41:38.96\00:41:40.30
My question is this.
00:41:40.36\00:41:41.66
What about people that
don't encourage a child
00:41:41.70\00:41:45.17
to be what God has created them
00:41:45.20\00:41:46.77
to be whether male or female?
00:41:46.80\00:41:49.00
I'm referring to transgenders.
00:41:49.04\00:41:51.17
Is the family
going to be accountable?
00:41:51.21\00:41:53.54
What other Bible verses could
help give us an answer to this?
00:41:53.61\00:41:57.28
Very heartfelt question
there. Yeah, no, absolutely.
00:41:57.31\00:41:59.01
This is a very sensitive topic.
00:41:59.05\00:42:00.45
But I do just want
to address the fact
00:42:00.52\00:42:02.08
when I first read this question,
00:42:02.12\00:42:03.49
my theological mind went
directly to wanting to answer
00:42:03.52\00:42:06.29
the meaning
behind Deuteronomy 22:5.
00:42:06.32\00:42:08.86
We might have answered
that already on Bible Q and A,
00:42:08.89\00:42:11.23
but I would encourage
someone to ask about that.
00:42:11.26\00:42:13.03
How do we make
sense of that, that text,
00:42:13.06\00:42:15.30
but I want to
address the question
00:42:15.33\00:42:16.83
which is dealing
with people or families
00:42:16.87\00:42:19.17
who might not leave
that child or a child
00:42:19.20\00:42:22.80
who might be
confused in that aspect.
00:42:22.84\00:42:25.74
You know, in the direction
of God's design and God's plan,
00:42:25.77\00:42:28.48
which is, you
know, God created men
00:42:28.51\00:42:30.71
and women to be equal,
but yet with different goals,
00:42:30.75\00:42:34.35
different purposes.
00:42:34.38\00:42:35.72
A man should be a man and
a woman should be a woman.
00:42:35.75\00:42:37.45
And, of course, in this case,
00:42:37.49\00:42:38.82
in the context
of Deuteronomy 22:5.
00:42:38.85\00:42:40.62
Obviously, God is saying, look,
a man should look like a man
00:42:40.66\00:42:42.79
and a woman should like a woman
00:42:42.82\00:42:44.19
because they have
different roles, right?
00:42:44.23\00:42:45.56
And they should look different,
00:42:45.59\00:42:46.93
they should look
distinguishably different.
00:42:46.96\00:42:48.26
That being said, the
question is in regards
00:42:48.30\00:42:50.73
to these family members
00:42:50.80\00:42:52.30
who may not encourage a child
to follow God's divine plan.
00:42:52.33\00:42:56.04
We got to be careful
00:42:56.07\00:42:57.44
when we're
talking about judgment
00:42:57.47\00:42:58.81
because we're not God, right?
00:42:58.84\00:43:00.24
We can't, we don't
look upon a man's heart.
00:43:00.28\00:43:01.61
We can't read a
person's thoughts or heart,
00:43:01.64\00:43:03.55
only God can do that.
00:43:03.58\00:43:04.91
But just simply addressing
in the case of a person
00:43:04.95\00:43:07.62
who may cause a child
to stumble or lead them
00:43:07.65\00:43:11.75
down a path that is not
in harmony with God's Word.
00:43:11.79\00:43:14.79
What does Proverbs 22:6 tell us,
00:43:14.82\00:43:16.86
you know, "Train up a
child in the way they should go,
00:43:16.93\00:43:18.99
and they will not
depart from the faith."
00:43:19.03\00:43:20.40
We have a responsibility.
00:43:20.43\00:43:21.83
Parents, families,
00:43:21.86\00:43:23.67
anyone who has
positive influence over a kid
00:43:23.73\00:43:26.27
should raise those
children in the way of God.
00:43:26.30\00:43:29.34
And it's true,
God's natural design,
00:43:29.37\00:43:31.41
His natural plans
was that, you know,
00:43:31.44\00:43:33.84
a man should be a man and
a woman should be a woman.
00:43:33.88\00:43:36.04
We shouldn't be cross-dressing
or mixing the genders
00:43:36.08\00:43:38.98
or in this case,
transgenderism, of course,
00:43:39.01\00:43:41.18
is not biblically sound,
00:43:41.22\00:43:42.72
it's not in
harmony with God's Word.
00:43:42.75\00:43:44.25
It's a confusion
brought about by the enemy.
00:43:44.29\00:43:47.16
Romans 1:26-29, and verse 32,
00:43:47.22\00:43:50.09
I want to read just a
couple of these verses here.
00:43:50.13\00:43:52.19
It says, Romans 1:26, it says,
00:43:52.23\00:43:53.96
"For this reason God
gave them up to vile passions.
00:43:54.00\00:43:56.70
For even their women
exchanged the natural use
00:43:56.73\00:43:59.13
for what is against nature."
00:43:59.17\00:44:01.24
It's against nature for
them, any male to be brought up
00:44:01.27\00:44:05.34
with this idea
00:44:05.37\00:44:06.71
that somehow I'm
supposed to be a female,
00:44:06.78\00:44:08.34
or it's against God's plans.
00:44:08.38\00:44:10.28
His nature has designed
for a woman to reach a point
00:44:10.35\00:44:13.15
or a young female
to be encouraged to be,
00:44:13.18\00:44:15.42
you know what?
00:44:15.45\00:44:16.79
If you think you
ought to be a man,
00:44:16.82\00:44:18.15
then maybe you
ought to be a man.
00:44:18.19\00:44:19.52
Be what you want to be.
00:44:19.55\00:44:20.89
We have to encourage
them to be in harmony
00:44:20.96\00:44:22.29
with God's plans.
00:44:22.32\00:44:23.66
And in this case, you know,
00:44:23.69\00:44:25.03
God talks negatively
about this in Romans Chapter 26,
00:44:25.06\00:44:28.10
or excuse me,
1:26-29, and verse 32,
00:44:28.13\00:44:32.10
he goes on to say,
00:44:32.13\00:44:33.90
"Being filled with
all unrighteousness,
00:44:33.94\00:44:35.54
sexual immorality."
00:44:35.57\00:44:37.07
And then in verse 32, it says,
00:44:37.11\00:44:38.44
"That those who practice such
things are deserving of death."
00:44:38.47\00:44:41.14
This is a very serious issue.
00:44:41.18\00:44:43.31
So those people who
have influence over a child
00:44:43.35\00:44:45.98
we have to be careful,
00:44:46.01\00:44:47.38
raise them up in
the way of the Lord,
00:44:47.42\00:44:49.28
because Matthew 5:19, tells us,
00:44:49.32\00:44:52.19
"Whoever therefore
breaks one of the least
00:44:52.22\00:44:54.66
of these commandments,
and teaches men so,
00:44:54.69\00:44:57.63
shall be called least
in the kingdom of heaven."
00:44:57.66\00:45:00.23
We also know that a child sins,
00:45:00.26\00:45:02.43
you know, father is not
going to be held responsible
00:45:02.46\00:45:03.97
for the child sins,
the child sins not going
00:45:04.00\00:45:05.90
to be held
responsible for the father sins
00:45:05.93\00:45:07.87
according to Ezekiel 18.
00:45:07.90\00:45:09.67
We have to understand
that there's a personal
00:45:09.70\00:45:11.61
accountability there.
00:45:11.64\00:45:12.97
But we certainly don't
want any blood on our hands
00:45:13.01\00:45:15.14
because we had a
negative influence on someone
00:45:15.18\00:45:17.81
and not leading
them up in the way
00:45:17.85\00:45:20.05
that God wanted them to be.
00:45:20.12\00:45:21.45
So the answer to this
question is very direct.
00:45:21.48\00:45:23.72
Yes, there can be and
will be accountability
00:45:23.79\00:45:26.45
for any family member,
00:45:26.49\00:45:27.89
parent, or anyone who
does not raise up a child
00:45:27.92\00:45:30.73
in the way that they
should be in the faith of God.
00:45:30.76\00:45:32.83
Now, the truth
is, there's some kids,
00:45:32.86\00:45:34.66
that they're
raised in that faith.
00:45:34.73\00:45:36.53
And unfortunately,
it's a personal choice.
00:45:36.56\00:45:39.13
And that's where the personal
accountability comes in.
00:45:39.17\00:45:41.60
But in this case, be
careful not to be judged.
00:45:41.64\00:45:43.67
Let God be the judge.
00:45:43.71\00:45:45.44
God's judgment is perfect.
00:45:45.47\00:45:48.58
Thank you so
much for the answer.
00:45:48.61\00:45:49.94
And thank you for
submitting the question.
00:45:50.01\00:45:52.51
Pastor John, this comes
from Sherry from Antigua.
00:45:52.55\00:45:56.32
"Please explain the difference
between presumption and faith.
00:45:56.35\00:45:59.72
Let's say a hurricane is headed
for Antigua in the Caribbean.
00:45:59.75\00:46:02.69
And I do all in my power
to protect life and property.
00:46:02.72\00:46:06.19
I asked God to keep us safe,
then another brethren says,
00:46:06.23\00:46:09.23
I do not have faith, otherwise,
00:46:09.26\00:46:10.90
I wouldn't be
doing all I have done.
00:46:10.97\00:46:12.63
God will protect His people.
00:46:12.67\00:46:14.37
Is faith an action word?"
00:46:14.40\00:46:17.11
Well, let me just tell you,
00:46:17.14\00:46:18.47
your response to
your brethren should be
00:46:18.51\00:46:20.51
when the hurricane is done,
00:46:20.58\00:46:21.94
you won't have a house
00:46:21.98\00:46:23.88
because faith is an action word.
00:46:23.95\00:46:25.91
Let me explain the difference
between presumption and faith.
00:46:25.95\00:46:29.12
Presumption is
following through on an act
00:46:29.15\00:46:32.05
that you know God has prohibited
00:46:32.09\00:46:34.56
seeking God's blessings anyway.
00:46:34.59\00:46:37.36
Faith is trusting
God to bring to pass
00:46:37.43\00:46:39.79
what He has promised.
00:46:39.83\00:46:41.13
That's why Hebrews says,
00:46:41.16\00:46:43.20
"Faith is the
substance of things hoped for,
00:46:43.23\00:46:46.30
the evidence of
things not seen."
00:46:46.33\00:46:48.20
Faith says I believe God's Word,
00:46:48.24\00:46:50.47
I'm going to follow God's Word.
00:46:50.51\00:46:51.97
And God's promises are
going to come as a result
00:46:52.01\00:46:54.04
of me taking His
Word by as his sure word.
00:46:54.08\00:46:59.91
Okay. We do. We
have a sure word.
00:47:00.05\00:47:01.78
And so when we do what God says,
00:47:01.82\00:47:03.92
it's not presumption.
00:47:03.95\00:47:05.29
It's, in fact, faith,
00:47:05.32\00:47:06.65
but it happens
before the actual act comes.
00:47:06.69\00:47:10.29
But one of the
examples in the Bible,
00:47:10.36\00:47:11.73
Jesus blessed the bread,
00:47:11.76\00:47:14.63
and before the Lord
divided that into so many,
00:47:14.66\00:47:20.27
many more quantities,
00:47:20.34\00:47:22.17
He thanked His Father
before the blessing came.
00:47:22.20\00:47:25.71
So faith says,
I thank You, Lord,
00:47:25.74\00:47:27.28
before the blessing comes.
00:47:27.31\00:47:29.08
But let me show you why
faith is an action word.
00:47:29.11\00:47:30.85
James 2:18, "But
someone will say,
00:47:30.88\00:47:34.02
'You have faith
and I have works.'
00:47:34.05\00:47:35.92
Show me your faith
without your works,
00:47:35.95\00:47:37.82
and I will show you
my faith by my works."
00:47:37.85\00:47:40.76
Faith without works is dead.
00:47:40.79\00:47:43.73
You don't barb up your house,
00:47:43.76\00:47:45.56
it'd be gone when
the hurricane is done.
00:47:45.59\00:47:47.00
You could say to your brethren,
00:47:47.03\00:47:48.33
well, I guess your faith
didn't preserve your house.
00:47:48.36\00:47:50.73
If you do what you
know you should do,
00:47:50.77\00:47:52.80
put those storm
windows in place,
00:47:52.83\00:47:55.00
tie down things
that could be blown away
00:47:55.04\00:47:56.87
in heavy gale winds.
00:47:56.91\00:47:58.24
That's not presumption.
00:47:58.27\00:47:59.61
That's not putting
God on the hook to say
00:47:59.64\00:48:01.34
you better save my house.
00:48:01.38\00:48:02.71
I'm not gonna do
anything to save it,
00:48:02.74\00:48:04.11
it's Your responsibility.
00:48:04.18\00:48:06.28
When you can't do
anything, God will step in.
00:48:06.31\00:48:09.18
But if He gives
you the requirement
00:48:09.22\00:48:10.82
to do something, you must do it.
00:48:10.85\00:48:13.19
Presumption is as James 4:17,
00:48:13.22\00:48:15.79
"To him who knows to do good
00:48:15.82\00:48:17.36
and does not do it,
to him that is sin."
00:48:17.39\00:48:19.93
Doing what you
must is not presumption.
00:48:19.96\00:48:22.10
It is faith and
continuing to trust God.
00:48:22.13\00:48:24.93
Amen. Great answer.
00:48:24.97\00:48:26.77
Amen to that.
00:48:26.84\00:48:28.17
Pastor Johnny,
this question comes from
00:48:28.20\00:48:30.01
Rosemarie from Jamaica.
00:48:30.04\00:48:32.24
"Is it right for
Christians to drink?" Yes.
00:48:32.27\00:48:36.08
I understand your
question that, not that you,
00:48:36.11\00:48:40.05
you said about water.
00:48:40.12\00:48:41.45
Yes, you can
drink water. So, okay.
00:48:41.48\00:48:43.12
Water is okay. Okay. Okay.
00:48:43.15\00:48:44.65
Back to the question of drink,
00:48:44.69\00:48:46.02
I am sure you're talking
about alcoholic beverages.
00:48:46.05\00:48:48.59
So I will say no, no, no,
00:48:48.62\00:48:50.83
or maybe capital N capital
O with an exclamation point.
00:48:50.86\00:48:53.80
If you want to add
more exclamation points,
00:48:53.83\00:48:55.23
you go ahead.
00:48:55.26\00:48:56.63
But no, Proverbs 20:1
says, "Wine is a mocker,
00:48:56.67\00:48:59.70
strong drink is a brawler,
00:48:59.73\00:49:01.67
and whoever is led
astray by it is not wise."
00:49:01.70\00:49:05.47
I'm going to refer you to
some medical things about this.
00:49:05.51\00:49:10.28
There are some
short term effects
00:49:10.31\00:49:12.15
of alcohol on the brain.
00:49:12.18\00:49:13.55
And there are some long
term effects on the brain.
00:49:13.58\00:49:17.12
And I'm quoting
to you from webmd.com
00:49:17.15\00:49:21.49
And it says,
"Alcohol immediately changes
00:49:21.52\00:49:24.59
brain chemistry.
00:49:24.63\00:49:25.96
When consumed, alcohol
increases activity of gamma.
00:49:25.99\00:49:30.97
The majority,
00:49:31.00\00:49:32.33
the major inhibitory
neurotransmitter in the brain
00:49:32.37\00:49:35.44
and suppresses the
activity of the neurons,
00:49:35.47\00:49:38.21
causing slurred
speech, unsteady gait,
00:49:38.24\00:49:41.28
lapses in short term
memories, and slowed reflexes."
00:49:41.31\00:49:46.28
And so, these are
the short term effects.
00:49:46.31\00:49:49.55
Long term effects of
alcohol on the brain, it says,
00:49:49.58\00:49:52.22
"Drinking can have long
term effects on your brain
00:49:52.25\00:49:55.09
increased, including
decreased cognitive function
00:49:55.12\00:49:59.86
and memory issues."
00:49:59.89\00:50:01.76
So looking at from
the health standpoint,
00:50:01.80\00:50:05.40
it is dangerous to drink.
00:50:05.43\00:50:08.07
And the Bible
says, Wine is a mocker,
00:50:08.10\00:50:09.74
strong drink is raging,
00:50:09.77\00:50:11.51
and fool is the man
who is deceived thereby."
00:50:11.54\00:50:14.14
Now 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says,
00:50:14.18\00:50:17.65
"Or do you not know
that your body is the temple
00:50:17.68\00:50:20.28
of the Holy
Spirit who is in you,
00:50:20.32\00:50:22.12
whom you have from God,
and you are not your own?
00:50:22.15\00:50:25.19
For you were bought at a price,
00:50:25.22\00:50:27.22
therefore
glorify God in your body
00:50:27.26\00:50:30.13
and in your
spirit, which are God's."
00:50:30.19\00:50:32.26
So what you take in,
whatever you eat or drink,
00:50:32.29\00:50:36.06
do it to the glory
of God, the Bible says.
00:50:36.10\00:50:39.33
And so I say to you,
if you're going to consume
00:50:39.37\00:50:42.14
alcoholic beverages
that affects your speech,
00:50:42.17\00:50:44.37
that affects
your thinking process.
00:50:44.41\00:50:46.71
And we are living
in dangerous times,
00:50:46.74\00:50:49.54
it is no time to have
your mind affected by alcohol
00:50:49.58\00:50:53.55
or any other drug that
causes you not to be able
00:50:53.58\00:50:57.22
to function properly, or
evaluate things properly,
00:50:57.25\00:51:01.26
and even lead you into sin.
00:51:01.29\00:51:03.19
Many a young men and women
under the effects of alcohol
00:51:03.22\00:51:06.80
have done things
00:51:06.83\00:51:08.26
that they regret for
the rest of their lives.
00:51:08.30\00:51:11.27
So I want to encourage you
to keep away from these things.
00:51:11.30\00:51:14.10
Don't even taste it
because when you taste it,
00:51:14.14\00:51:16.37
the devil begins a
process of tempting you
00:51:16.40\00:51:20.18
to cause you to go down a...
00:51:20.24\00:51:22.78
Like Pastor
Lomacang says, some down,
00:51:22.81\00:51:24.95
something that
continues to spiral downward.
00:51:24.98\00:51:27.95
And so 1 Peter 5:8
says, "Be sober, be vigilant."
00:51:27.98\00:51:31.99
How can you be
sober and be vigilant
00:51:32.02\00:51:33.66
if you are under
the effects of alcohol?
00:51:33.72\00:51:35.82
Because your adversary,
00:51:35.86\00:51:37.19
the devil walks about
like a roaring lion seeking
00:51:37.23\00:51:40.06
whom he may devour.
00:51:40.10\00:51:41.73
And you will be
easy to be devoured
00:51:41.76\00:51:45.13
if your mind is
not working properly.
00:51:45.17\00:51:47.67
I urge you not to even start.
00:51:47.70\00:51:49.50
Yeah. Excellent.
00:51:49.54\00:51:50.87
Thank you so
much, Pastor Johnny.
00:51:50.91\00:51:52.44
You know, the Bible is clear.
00:51:52.47\00:51:54.14
And it's neat how science
isn't it backs it up to so,
00:51:54.21\00:51:56.71
yeah, not that the
Bible needs any backing up,
00:51:56.78\00:51:58.41
but it's just
really neat, for sure.
00:51:58.45\00:52:00.52
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00:52:00.55\00:52:01.88
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