As you are well aware
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we are living in
unprecedented times.
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Join us now for
today's special Program.
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Music...
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Song: 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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Music...
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Hello, and
welcome to Bible Q and A,
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my name is Angela Lomacang,
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I'm glad that
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Today, we'll be
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Also, if you want
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we are going to be
answering them today...
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well, we have a
few of them, okay.
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Today, we have three
panelists that are with us
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and most of the
questions are two minutes.
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I don't know how they do
it but it's pretty challenging
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but we're excited.
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All right, today we have
Pastor John Dinzey... welcome.
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Dinzey: It's a
blessing to be here
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and I'm looking
forward to hearing answers
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and I always learn
something, so it's a blessing.
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Angela: It is... that's right.
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Pastor Evangelist Ryan Day,
powerful Speaker for the Lord.
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Ryan: Praise the
Lord... praise the Lord
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I always love 3ABN Bible Q and A
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and you'll probably
hear my voice is a little...
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sounds a little weird...
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but we're going to still
get through it by God's grace.
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Angela: Amen...
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and across from me,
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is the love of my
life, Pastor John Lomacang,
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I'm so happy to
have you here today.
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Lomacang: Good to
have you here Honey,
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I know it's going to be good
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because we
already have a connection.
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Laughter.
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We're looking forward to
answering these questions,
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you're right... two
minutes is a challenge.
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So, stay tuned...
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I think the Lord has something
in store for all of us...
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we always learn.
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Angela: Amen...
before we go any further,
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Pastor Dinzey, would
you have prayer for us?
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Dinzey: Sure, let's
go to the Lord in prayer.
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"Our loving heavenly Father,
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we are grateful to You Lord,
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because of Your
immense love for us.
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Thank You Lord,
for Your mercy...
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and we ask, Lord,
for Your Holy Spirit.
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Use us according
to Your good pleasure.
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There are many questions
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but we know that
You have the answers
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so, we depend on You
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and we pray,
Lord, for a blessing
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upon everyone that
joins us wherever they may be.
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We pray for Your Holy
Spirit to draw us close to you.
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Wherever they are,
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we pray that we will
all be drawn close to You
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and we thank You
for the Holy Scriptures
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that are a light unto
our path and lead us to You.
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In Jesus' name, amen. "
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All: Amen.
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Angela: I have a
random question...
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why do you like Bible Q and A?
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Pause...
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Ryan: I learn so much.
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You come in with the knowledge
that you have already, right,
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that the Lord
has blessed you with
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in your studies over the years
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but as Pastor Dinzey
brought it out clearly earlier,
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in this Program...
makes me dig deeper...
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makes me go a little deeper.
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Sometimes, I choose questions
that I don't know the answer to
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just so I can go a little
deeper and learn that so...
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so, yeah, it's a
blessing all around.
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You get to grow closer to Christ
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on learning more
through His Word.
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All: Amen.
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Lomacang: It's like a
treasure hunt to me...
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you know, the
Bible is a treasure chest
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if there are
things we know and...
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then sometimes we think we know
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and then we find out we don't
really know as much as we should
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and then it just
turns the light on...
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and then it says,
"Answer in two minutes... "
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that's the challenge.
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Angela: Yeah, in two minutes,
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that's what we
have... two minutes
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so, speaking of
two minutes, oh boy!
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okay, Ryan Day, I
have a question for you.
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Ryan: All right.
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Angela: Here we go,
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let's see, I went to
my extra... here it is...
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"If you have been baptized
and gone away from the Church,
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do you have to be re-baptized?
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Can you
participate in Communion?
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Is Communion
washing away of sins?
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This is... well, this is a
three-minute one, isn't it?
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Ryan: This is my
three-minute one, yeah.
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Angela: You want to use it now?
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Ryan: Let's do that
right now, absolutely.
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Angela: OK, this is Cindy.
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Ryan: I chose this is
going to be my three-minute one
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because there's
three questions here.
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It takes a little
bit more time to answer.
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But the general
answer to this would be...
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it depends on the
particular situation
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that the person's in.
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However, I want to be
very clear that in most cases,
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when a person decides
to separate themselves
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from the church... or to
walk away from the church,
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there's usually a
heart issue involved there...
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something's going on
that needs to be addressed.
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We have to be reminded
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that according to
Colossians chapter 1 verse 18,
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that Christ is the Head of
the body which is the Church
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and so, when we separate
ourselves from the body,
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in a sense, we are
disconnecting ourselves
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from the Head of the
body which is Jesus Christ.
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So, to answer
this question though,
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"Do you have to be re-baptized?
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In a re-baptism
is... is still baptism
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and we have to be
reminded what baptism is about.
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Romans 6... it tells us
there beginning in verse 4...
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Romans chapter 6
beginning with verse 4,
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"Therefore we have
been buried with Him
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through baptism unto death,
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that just as Christ
was raised from the dead
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by the glory of the Father,
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even so we also should walk
in newness of life... " it says,
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"For if we been united together
in the likeness of His death,
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certainly we also
shall be in the likeness
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of His resurrection,
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knowing this, that our
old man is crucified with Him,
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and that the body of
sin might be done away with,
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that we should no
longer be slaves to sin. "
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So, why should a
person be re-baptized?
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We have a great
example in Acts 19...
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the 12 Ephesian disciples
had not necessarily forsaken God
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but yet they had
learned a new truth
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and they wanted to
be completely dedicated
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and surrendered to that truth,
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so, they were
re-baptized by Paul.
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But another reason why
we would be re-baptized
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and it kind of goes along with
what this question is asking,
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if we have fallen
away from Christ...
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if we've returned to sin...
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if we have... kind of like
a dog returning to its vomit,
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we have forsaken our
relationship with God
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and we have turned back
to habitual lifestyle of sin
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but yet, you
come to your senses...
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you wake up... the
Holy Spirit gets you...
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and you come
back to the Church...
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you come back to the Lord...
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you come back to
your relationship with God
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in this case, yes, you
should be re-baptized...
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you should
re-marry yourself to Christ
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because you, for a time,
you walked away from the...
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from the relationship...
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you divorced yourself
from Jesus for a time.
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Now, can you
participate in Communion?
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I love the stance
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that the Seventh-day
Adventist church has on this
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because everyone is welcome
to participate in Communion
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but again at the same
time we have to recognize that
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Communion is a strong
representation of something,
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Christ said,
"Inasmuch that do this,
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do this in remembrance of Me. "
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You can read about that
in 1st Corinthians chapter 11
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verse 23 to 26 where
Paul really expounds on that.
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But it's a representation
of the broken body
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that Christ gave
for us on the cross
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and His
sacrifice... shedding His blood
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for our sins.
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When we participate and
partake of that Communion,
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what we're saying is,
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"Lord, I want to be
in communion with you. "
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So, this kind of...
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let me go ahead and
answer this last question here,
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"Is Communion
washing away of sins?"
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No... baptism is the
washing away of sin...
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that's a representation
of the washing away of sins
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and... and... and
burying the old man behind
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but a Communion...
Communion Service...
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partaking of the body
and the blood of Jesus
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is not necessarily
a washing away of sins
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but it is a re-commitment...
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a re-communion...
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a communion of
yourself to Jesus Christ
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because you believe
in faith of His sacrifice
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that He gave for
you and for your sins
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and so, in this case, my Friend,
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I would say, "If you have
walked away from the church,
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do some self-examination...
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take some
inventory... spiritual inventory
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and ask the Lord to...
to... to show you whether or not
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that's where you need to be.
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Angela: Amen, great
answer, that's right.
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Many people have
walked away from the Lord
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and now they're coming back
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and I praise the
Lord and I hope you...
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if you are watching... you
have walked away from the Lord,
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my prayer is that you
come back to the Lord,
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that's what He wants...
He wants you to come back.
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Anyway, John
Dinzey... Pastor Dinzey...
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let's go to you next.
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"Why does God say, 'Call upon Me
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and I will show you
great and mighty things...
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you do not know... '"
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and the person
says... Charity says,
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"but when I call and
ask, I don't get answers. "
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Same as Psalm 50 verse 15,
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what do these verses mean?
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Well, that is a good question
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and I really... I'm grateful
to the Lord for these verses
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because they are a
promise from the Lord.
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So, what do these verses mean?
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They mean exactly what they say.
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I could answer it that way
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but I'm sorry you
are experiencing a delay
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in receiving an
answer to your prayers.
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Now, some prayers... the
Lord answers right away...
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right away...
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and it depends on
what you're asking for.
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Look at
Abraham... he was asking...
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Abraham and Sarah
were asking for a child.
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It took a long time for
the Lord to answer that prayer
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but there are always...
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there's always a
good reason or reasons
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why God delays.
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So, I would say to you,
continue trusting in the Lord...
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there are some
promises that we can look at
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but there are
some principles also
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for your prayer to be answered.
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Notice Psalm 66 verse 18,
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"If I regard
iniquity in my heart,
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the Lord will not hear. "
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So, we have to be
living in harmony with the Lord
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to receive the
blessings He wants to give us
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and so, there is...
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there are Scriptures that say,
"Ask and you will receive. "
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So, these are things that
we must ask in faith as well.
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That's why you look at...
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you look in the book
of James and it says,
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"Ask in faith not wavering. "
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We must trust
that the Lord loves us
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and wants the best for us
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and there are some
things that we might ask
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that are not really good for us
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or it may not be the best
time for us to receive this.
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Look at 1st John
chapter 5 verse 14 and 15,
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it says, "Now this is the
confidence that we have in Him,
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that if we ask
anything according to His will
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He hears us.
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And if we know that He
hears us whatever we ask,
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we know that we
have the petitions
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that we have asked of Him. "
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So, we ask
according to His will.
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He wants to bless
us... He wants us to be happy
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but we must also do our part.
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Sometimes we are
asking for things
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that there is some part
that we must do as well.
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I want to bring out
this Scripture to you as well
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as I... as I look at
the eight-clock ending...
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Psalm 84 verse 11,
"For the Lord is...
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the LORD God is
a sun and a shield:
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the LORD will
give grace and glory:
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no good thing will He withhold
from those who walk uprightly. "
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Continue trusting in the Lord,
in due time, He will answer you.
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Angela:
Beautiful... "No good thing
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will He withhold. "
Amen... beautiful...
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thank you Pastor Dinzey.
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Now Honey... John...
Pastor John Lomacang...
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Ryan: You're the only
one that can call him...
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Angela: I
know... right... Honey...
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here we go...
Philippians 3 verse 21 says
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that our bodies will be changed
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into the
likeness of Christ's body.
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It's a long
questions so here goes...
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1st John 3 verse 2 says,
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"When Jesus appears,
we shall be like Him... "
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if we will have bodies in
the likeness of Christ's body,
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would we still be
subject to the force of gravity?
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Jesus in His resurrected body
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could travel up and down
from heaven to earth in a flash.
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He could move through walls
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without needing to
go through the door
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and could make
Himself invisible.
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I think angels
have the same ability.
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If our bodies will
be like Jesus' body,
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why would Jesus need to send
His angels to gather the elect
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at His second coming?
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Here's the last part...
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Will the angels be carrying
us into the air to meet Jesus?
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Wouldn't we be able to
ascend into the air on our own
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in our new bodies like Jesus did
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when He ascended into heaven?
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This is Queen from Zimbabwe.
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Lomacang: Wow!
that was a book...
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Angela: That's loaded.
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Lomacang: That's a book
and that's a two-minute answer
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so, let me go ahead
and dive right into it.
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First of all, we're going to be
changed from mortal to immortal,
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not from human to divine.
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We're just
partaking of the divine nature
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but we don't replace God
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and have all the
attributes that He has.
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We will reflect His
character and His nature
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not His creative abilities.
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So, we won't be
able to create things
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and move through walls
and disappear and reappear,
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those are divine
attributes that God alone has.
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We will put on immortality
and not put on divinity.
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We will be restored
to the image that we had
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when man was unfallen
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with the additional
blessing of immortality.
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The Bible says, "By faith we
partake of the divine nature. "
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2nd Peter 1 verse 4,
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"You may be partakers
of the divine nature. "
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We can share
that divine nature now
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but we don't become divinity...
that's the difference,
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so, walking through doors...
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but the question
about being caught away...
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you know, before I get to that,
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let me also give you one
more... 1st Corinthians 15:49,
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the Bible says,
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"As we have borne the
image of the man of dust,
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we shall also bear the
image of the heavenly Man. "
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Our bodies are
going to be transformed...
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not our abilities...
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we'll still be limited to the
things that God gave humanity
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the abilities of
in the very beginning.
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But being caught up...
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are we going to be
caught up on our own strength?
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Well, the Bible says...
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the word "caught up" is
the word Parousia in the Greek,
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which means, we are not being
caught up on our own powers...
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we're being caught up
under the power of divinity...
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He's catching us up
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and yes, Matthew 24:31,
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the Bible says, "He will send
His angels with a great sound
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of a trumpet,
00:15:05.40\00:15:06.74
and they will
gather together His elect
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from the four winds,
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from one end of
heaven to the other. "
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Psalm 50 verse 4 and 5 says,
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He says to them, "Gather
My saints together to Me,
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those who have made a
covenant with Me by sacrifice. "
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Once again, Christ is catching
us up by His divine power...
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we are not replacing Him,
we are just simply sharing
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in the glory of His
eternal and divine nature.
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Angela: Thank you, Honey.
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All right, well said.
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We shall be changed from mortal
to immortal one day, right?
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Lomacang: Thank you Honey.
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Angela: Yes... alright...
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Ryan, are you ready
for Question number 2?
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Ryan: Let's do it.
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Angela: Why do so many
Christians believe that
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it's impossible to
overcome sin in the flesh
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through the
grace of Jesus Christ?
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Ryan: You know, I think
there's a few reasons why
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people could possibly
not believe in that truth
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but I just want to highlight
a couple of things here
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and then I'm going to
back this up with Scripture.
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You know, there's people
kind of like myself years ago,
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I was deceived... you know,
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at one time, I did not
believe in the Bible truth
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about the Sabbath
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but I was not in a rebellious
state rejecting that truth,
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I just was unknowledgeable.
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So, some people don't believe it
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because they haven't
been exposed to all the truth
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just yet, but when
they hear that truth,
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they will bring
their mind and their lives
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in harmony with that
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but then, there's the other side
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which are those who...
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they have seen...
they have heard...
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they have had
opportunity to learn
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but have hardened their
heart and is in rebellion
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and, of course,
rejecting that truth
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and there's reasons
why they do this, okay.
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It's not what
their pastor believes...
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it's not what
their family believes...
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it's not what their
church teaches or believes
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and, of course, some
people reject that type of truth
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because it comes at a cost...
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truth comes at a
cost sometimes...
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that people are
not willing to pay
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and I... and I say that loosely
in a sense... you know...
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sometimes, living for Christ
as Jesus says is difficult...
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strait is the gate
and difficult is the way
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and... and... and at the
end of the day, my Friends,
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it's difficult not
because God wants it to be
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but because the
enemy is after us...
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he wants to destroy us...
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so, why do people not believe
in the truth of victory over sin
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living without sin?
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Because we have reflected
totally the character of God.
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Well, 1st Timothy
chapter 4 verse 1 tells us that
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that, you know, "Now the
Spirit expressly says that
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in latter times some
will depart from the faith,
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giving heed to seducing spirits
and doctrines of demons... "
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The devil is working hard
in people's hearts and minds
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to deceive them... and
so, this is a deception
00:17:29.68\00:17:32.11
because I'm going to be
honest with you, my Friends,
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if you read the Bible
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and you are
genuinely honest with yourself,
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and the Holy
Spirit as the Bible says
00:17:37.22\00:17:38.72
is going to lead and
guide you into all truth,
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because He is
the Spirit of truth,
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according to John chapter 16,
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then, again, God
will lead you to the truth
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to see the overwhelming evidence
00:17:46.73\00:17:48.03
that Jesus did not
just die on the cross
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so that you might
have forgiveness...
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He died for much
more than just forgiveness
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so that we might have
complete victory over sin.
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Jesus even speaks
about... in Matthew 13...
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the parable of the sower...
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of those who... they
have eyes they cannot see...
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ears that cannot hear...
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because they have
hardened their hearts.
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So, many people don't
believe in these truths...
00:18:04.88\00:18:07.05
because they have
hardened their hearts.
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It is our job that
when we hear truth,
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we may not like it... it
may not fit our lifestyle
00:18:11.32\00:18:13.62
but we humble
ourselves in His presence
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and we receive it
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because the
truth... as we say...
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we receive it...
it shall make us free.
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Angela: Amen...
beautiful... well said.
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Well, if you have questions...
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Bible questions that
you'd like to send in,
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you can send it
to: BibleQA@3abn. tv
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or you can text
them in to: 618-228-3975.
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All right, let's go...
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Pastor Dinzey, are you ready?
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Dinzey: By God's grace.
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Angela: By God's grace... amen.
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All right...
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"In Exodus 4 verses
10 and 11, Moses says...
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he's not a good Speaker
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but in Acts 7:22,
Stephen... speaking of Moses
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says, 'He is
strong in speech... '
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did Moses lie to God?"
00:19:04.17\00:19:06.51
Michael from Livingston, Texas.
00:19:06.54\00:19:10.31
Dinzey: Well, thank you Michael
for sending in your question,
00:19:10.38\00:19:12.78
you know, Exodus 4:10 and
11, I'm going to read that,
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"Then Moses said to the Lord,
'O my Lord, I am not eloquent,
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neither before nor since
You have spoken to Your servant;
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but I am slow of
speech and slow of tongue. '
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So, the Lord said to him,
00:19:24.09\00:19:25.96
'Who has made man's mouth?
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Or who makes the mute, the deaf,
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and the seeing or the blind?
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Have not I, the Lord?
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Now therefore, go, and
I will be with your mouth
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and teach you
what you shall say. '"
00:19:36.81\00:19:38.74
And so, we have here
Moses like shying away
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from what God is saying
00:19:42.84\00:19:44.18
and because he
claims to be slow of speech.
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But yet in Acts chapter 7
verse 22 as you mentioned,
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it says, "Moses was learned
00:19:49.85\00:19:51.55
in all the
wisdom of the Egyptians,
00:19:51.62\00:19:53.86
and was mighty in
words and deeds. "
00:19:53.89\00:19:56.06
So, what is going on here?
00:19:56.09\00:19:57.53
It seems that Moses had some
fear of his speaking capability
00:19:57.56\00:20:03.03
but I want to throw
in another factor in here
00:20:03.10\00:20:06.27
for you to consider,
00:20:06.30\00:20:07.64
the Lord is asking
him to do something
00:20:07.67\00:20:09.44
that is beyond his capability
00:20:09.47\00:20:11.91
to go in there and
deliver the people.
00:20:11.94\00:20:14.18
Now, he had been
away from the Egyptians
00:20:14.24\00:20:16.44
and the Egyptian
language for many years
00:20:16.48\00:20:18.68
and perhaps the...
00:20:18.71\00:20:20.08
"Man, I think I forgot
how to speak the language. "
00:20:20.12\00:20:22.58
There may have been a
combination of things...
00:20:22.62\00:20:25.12
the fear of the task...
00:20:25.15\00:20:26.49
and the fear that he had
lost command of the language...
00:20:26.52\00:20:29.66
and that he didn't feel
he was eloquent enough to do
00:20:29.69\00:20:32.83
what God was asking him to...
00:20:32.86\00:20:34.23
this is why God
says, "Have I not made...
00:20:34.30\00:20:36.13
I'm going to give the
words, don't worry about it. "
00:20:36.16\00:20:37.87
Angela: Yes.
All: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:20:37.90\00:20:39.23
Dinzey: But, to... to
help him out, He says,
00:20:39.27\00:20:42.50
"You know, I'm
going to let Aaron...
00:20:42.54\00:20:43.97
he will be your spokesman...
00:20:44.04\00:20:45.37
I will speak to
you... you speak to him...
00:20:45.41\00:20:46.74
he will be your spokesman... "
00:20:46.78\00:20:48.11
but it appears
that after awhile,
00:20:48.14\00:20:49.48
you can see Moses speaking
incredible... powerful messages,
00:20:49.51\00:20:53.75
so, apparently, after a while...
00:20:53.78\00:20:56.22
to him it became not an issue
00:20:56.25\00:20:58.19
and you can see him
addressing the people of Israel
00:20:58.22\00:21:01.02
and perhaps he lost that fear.
00:21:01.06\00:21:04.23
So, he didn't lie...
he did not lie to God...
00:21:04.26\00:21:07.03
who... who in the world can lie
to God and "get away with it"
00:21:07.10\00:21:10.83
because God knows all things.
00:21:10.87\00:21:12.80
Angela: Amen... yes, He does
00:21:12.83\00:21:15.27
and Moses... Lord...
00:21:15.30\00:21:17.47
the Holy Spirit
used Moses to write...
00:21:17.51\00:21:19.61
is it the first five
books of the Old Testament?
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All: Yes.
00:21:21.88\00:21:23.21
Angela: So, yes, anyway,
00:21:23.24\00:21:25.05
let's go to Question
number 2 for my husband.
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Here we go... John...
00:21:28.55\00:21:30.05
we're talking
about the feast days...
00:21:30.09\00:21:32.42
people have
questions about the feast days.
00:21:32.45\00:21:35.26
Okay, here we go...
00:21:35.29\00:21:36.73
"The feast days
were done away with
00:21:36.79\00:21:38.83
but why in Leviticus
23:14 and 21 does it say,
00:21:38.86\00:21:43.80
"Keep for all
generations... " in verse 14...
00:21:43.83\00:21:48.74
"and forever... " in verse 21...
00:21:48.77\00:21:51.04
I was wondering since
sacrifices were done away with
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and Jesus
implemented His body and blood
00:21:54.94\00:21:57.48
at the Last Supper... "
00:21:57.51\00:21:58.98
which is Communion...
00:21:59.01\00:22:00.52
should we be keeping
the feasts with Communion
00:22:00.55\00:22:05.42
rather than sacrifice?
00:22:05.45\00:22:07.06
Bible references please... "
00:22:07.09\00:22:10.43
and that's
Sherie in Pennsylvania.
00:22:10.46\00:22:12.59
Lomacang: Thank you Sherie,
the quick answer is: No...
00:22:12.63\00:22:15.76
the feasts... when
the Bible uses the phrase
00:22:15.80\00:22:17.80
"throughout your
generations" and "forever"
00:22:17.83\00:22:19.80
that is as long
as it is in force
00:22:19.87\00:22:22.67
and you find it in
Scripture quite a bit, you know,
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when it talks about some people
serving in the courts forever.
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Well, they have to live
forever to be able to do that.
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Any observance
that is still in force,
00:22:30.65\00:22:33.15
will be a perpetual observance
by the people of Israel...
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as long as it's in force.
00:22:36.95\00:22:38.45
but the feasts... if you
follow this very carefully,
00:22:38.49\00:22:41.36
you find the book of Genesis
before sin entered the world,
00:22:41.42\00:22:44.19
there were no feasts...
there were no sacrifices...
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there was no reason for those
00:22:45.93\00:22:47.30
and all the symbolism that
went along with the feasts...
00:22:47.36\00:22:49.80
the washings...
the ordinances...
00:22:49.83\00:22:51.67
and in some cases the
killing of an animal...
00:22:51.70\00:22:54.10
whether from a bird
all the way up to a calf
00:22:54.17\00:22:56.44
or... or something that
was clean before the Lord.
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But these all had a
purpose and here's the key...
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for example, let's talk
about Passover for example,
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Paul the Apostle says,
"For Christ is our Passover. "
00:23:06.15\00:23:09.22
So, you have to
keep seeing that...
00:23:09.25\00:23:11.02
we're talking about
the priestly services...
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Christ is our High Priest...
00:23:13.19\00:23:14.66
all these ceremonies
and feasts were pointing
00:23:14.69\00:23:17.63
to the coming of the Messiah.
00:23:17.66\00:23:18.99
That's why
Galatians 3:19, notice...
00:23:19.03\00:23:21.16
because they were all a
part of the Ceremonial Law...
00:23:21.20\00:23:23.47
these feasts...
these ordinances...
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Paul says, "What
purpose then... "
00:23:25.33\00:23:27.04
in Galatians 3:19
"does the law serve?"
00:23:27.10\00:23:29.50
It was added
because of transgression.
00:23:29.54\00:23:31.91
Look at the timeframe...
00:23:31.94\00:23:33.34
"till the seed should come
to whom the promise was made"
00:23:33.38\00:23:36.24
and it was
appointed through angels
00:23:36.28\00:23:38.11
by the hand of a Mediator.
00:23:38.15\00:23:40.28
So, that particular timeframe...
so, when Jesus came,
00:23:40.32\00:23:44.05
Paul made it very clear
in Hebrews 9 verse 9 and 10,
00:23:44.09\00:23:47.72
"It was symbolic
for the present time
00:23:47.76\00:23:49.72
in which both gifts
and sacrifices are offered
00:23:49.76\00:23:52.73
which cannot make him who
performed the sacrifice perfect"
00:23:52.76\00:23:56.36
and it talked about
concerned in verse 10...
00:23:56.40\00:23:58.73
"only with foods and drinks,
00:23:58.77\00:24:01.07
various washings,
and fleshly ordinances
00:24:01.10\00:24:03.71
imposed until the
time of reformation. "
00:24:03.74\00:24:06.34
So, as you go to Colossians
00:24:06.37\00:24:08.01
you see that He nailed
these things to the cross,
00:24:08.04\00:24:09.84
and it's specifically mentioned,
00:24:09.88\00:24:11.48
"Let no one judge you
in regard to festivals. "
00:24:11.51\00:24:14.55
So, they came to an end when
Christ gave His life for us.
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Angela: Ah... so
those are ceremonies, right,
00:24:17.62\00:24:21.42
that were nailed to the
cross. Lomacang: That's right.
00:24:21.46\00:24:23.43
Angela: And they
don't do that today,
00:24:23.46\00:24:24.79
you don't see the Jews
doing that today, do you?
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Lomacang: Well, the Jews still
because they rejected Christ...
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Angela: I mean feasts.
Lomacang: The Orthodox Jews...
00:24:28.83\00:24:31.03
Angela: When I say "feasts"
they're not sacrificing animals.
00:24:31.07\00:24:34.00
Lomacang: Right, exactly.
Angela: That's what I meant.
00:24:34.04\00:24:35.47
Lomacang: Those
are the things, right,
00:24:35.54\00:24:36.87
there are certain
portions they still leave out.
00:24:36.91\00:24:38.34
Angela: Right... right.
00:24:38.37\00:24:39.71
Lomacang: But they still...
because they reject Christ
00:24:39.74\00:24:41.08
they're still keeping the past.
00:24:41.11\00:24:42.44
Angela: Like Yom
Kippur and all that, yes, yes.
00:24:42.48\00:24:44.21
Okay, are you ready for your
question, Mr. Day, here we go,
00:24:44.25\00:24:49.58
"Is there anywhere in the Bible
00:24:49.62\00:24:52.39
that God tells us not to
buy or sell on God's Sabbath?
00:24:52.42\00:24:57.29
Can you please help me
to understand biblically
00:24:57.33\00:25:00.93
why I'm not supposed to
buy or sell on God's Sabbath?
00:25:00.96\00:25:05.37
Thank you. " Isaka from Ghana.
00:25:05.40\00:25:07.84
Ryan: All right, Isaka,
00:25:07.87\00:25:09.24
thank you so
much for your question
00:25:09.27\00:25:10.61
and I want to begin with Exodus
chapter 20 verses 8 through 11,
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right there in
the Commandment...
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the principle is given
while it doesn't explicitly say
00:25:15.38\00:25:18.08
in the Commandment, we
should not buy or sell...
00:25:18.15\00:25:20.25
the principle is
clearly communicated.
00:25:20.32\00:25:21.95
So, let's read that, it says,
00:25:21.98\00:25:23.32
"Remember Sabbath
day to keep it holy. "
00:25:23.39\00:25:25.52
Again, I'm reading
Exodus 20 verses 8 through 11,
00:25:25.55\00:25:28.52
"Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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Six days you shall
labor. and do all your work:
00:25:30.83\00:25:32.89
but the seventh day is the
Sabbath of the LORD your God:
00:25:32.93\00:25:34.93
In it you shall not do any work,
00:25:34.96\00:25:37.23
you, nor your
son, nor your daughter,
00:25:37.27\00:25:39.27
nor your male servant,
nor your female servant,
00:25:39.30\00:25:40.80
nor your cattle,
00:25:40.84\00:25:42.17
nor your stranger who
is within your gates. "
00:25:42.20\00:25:43.67
Why?
00:25:43.71\00:25:45.04
"For in six days the Lord
made the heavens and the earth,
00:25:45.07\00:25:47.14
the sea, and
all that in them is,
00:25:47.18\00:25:49.01
and He rested the seventh day:
00:25:49.04\00:25:50.85
wherefore the LORD
blessed the Sabbath day
00:25:50.91\00:25:52.45
and hallowed it. "
00:25:52.48\00:25:53.82
So, the principle there
in the commandment itself...
00:25:53.88\00:25:55.72
God says, "Look,
I want you to rest
00:25:55.78\00:25:57.55
and I want you to allow
others within your control...
00:25:57.59\00:26:00.89
within your property...
within your overall control...
00:26:00.92\00:26:04.16
you allow them to rest as well.
00:26:04.19\00:26:06.23
Now, tie that to what we
find in Nehemiah chapter 13,
00:26:06.26\00:26:10.00
because when you get
to Nehemiah chapter 13...
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Nehemiah has an
issue on his hands...
00:26:11.87\00:26:13.77
the people are
buying and selling
00:26:13.84\00:26:15.60
and trading on the
Sabbath and he sees it
00:26:15.67\00:26:17.31
and he calls
them out and he says,
00:26:17.34\00:26:18.71
"Get away from there...
get away from the walls... "
00:26:18.74\00:26:20.08
they were setting up
camp around the walls
00:26:20.11\00:26:22.01
and they were setting up their
trade tents and what not...
00:26:22.08\00:26:24.71
and notice what we
find in verse 15...
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Nehemiah chapter
13 verse 15, it says,
00:26:27.02\00:26:28.92
"In those days I
saw people in Judah
00:26:28.95\00:26:30.89
treading
winepresses on the Sabbath,
00:26:30.92\00:26:32.69
and bringing in sheaves,
and loading donkeys with wine,
00:26:32.72\00:26:35.26
and grapes, figs,
and all kinds of burdens,
00:26:35.29\00:26:36.93
which they brought into
Jerusalem on the Sabbath day:
00:26:36.96\00:26:39.49
and I warned them about the day
00:26:39.56\00:26:41.63
in which they were
selling provisions.
00:26:41.66\00:26:43.33
Men of Tyre dwelt there also,
00:26:43.37\00:26:45.37
who brought in fish
and all kinds of goods,
00:26:45.40\00:26:47.50
and sold them on the Sabbath
to the children of Judah,
00:26:47.54\00:26:50.07
and in Jerusalem. "
00:26:50.11\00:26:51.44
And, of course, he
goes and he warns them,
00:26:51.47\00:26:52.81
he says, "Look,
this is not good,
00:26:52.84\00:26:54.18
you're profaning the Sabbath day
00:26:54.21\00:26:55.54
and they were persistent to
the point that he put out guards
00:26:55.58\00:26:58.68
around the walls... he says,
00:26:58.75\00:27:00.25
"We're going to...
we're going to, we're going to
00:27:00.35\00:27:01.68
we're going to honor
God's holy day... " so much
00:27:01.72\00:27:03.28
that when you get to
verse 21, notice what it says,
00:27:03.35\00:27:05.15
it says, "Then I
warned them, and said to them,
00:27:05.19\00:27:06.92
'Why do you spend the
night around the wall?
00:27:06.99\00:27:09.09
If you do so again, I
will lay hands on you!'"
00:27:09.12\00:27:11.13
He says, "From that time on
00:27:11.16\00:27:12.59
they came no more
on the Sabbath day. "
00:27:12.63\00:27:14.36
So, yes, we do have an explicit
text right there in Nehemiah 13
00:27:14.36\00:27:18.57
where the prophet of God
00:27:18.60\00:27:19.93
under the
inspiration of the Holy Spirit
00:27:19.97\00:27:21.74
told the people, "You
are profaning the Sabbath
00:27:21.77\00:27:23.74
when you buy, sell, and trade. "
00:27:23.81\00:27:25.34
Why? Because when
you do these things,
00:27:25.37\00:27:27.31
you are causing
yourself and others
00:27:27.38\00:27:29.18
to work and profane the holiness
and sanctity of the Sabbath,
00:27:29.21\00:27:32.35
we have six days to do
that as the commandment says,
00:27:32.38\00:27:34.95
on the Sabbath...
let's keep it holy
00:27:34.98\00:27:36.82
by refraining to do those things
00:27:36.89\00:27:38.69
and resting and
communing with God.
00:27:38.72\00:27:40.76
All: Amen.
Angela: Well said, amen.
00:27:40.79\00:27:42.72
Six days shall you labor,
right, and do all the work...
00:27:42.76\00:27:45.89
all your work but
what day is the Sabbath?
00:27:45.93\00:27:47.60
All: The seventh day.
Angela: The seventh, yes, amen.
00:27:47.60\00:27:50.27
All right, are you ready for
your question, Pastor Dinzey?
00:27:50.33\00:27:53.30
Dinzey: By God's
grace. Angela: Amen.
00:27:53.34\00:27:55.67
"When asking
for forgiveness... "
00:27:55.70\00:27:58.47
this is... this is different...
00:27:58.51\00:28:01.28
we got this question
too my husband and I...
00:28:01.31\00:28:03.98
"When asking for
forgiveness of sin,
00:28:04.01\00:28:07.25
do you name every sin
00:28:07.28\00:28:09.32
or can you say,
"Forgive me of my sins. "
00:28:09.35\00:28:13.89
Dinzey: Thank you so much.
00:28:13.92\00:28:16.02
I... I'm going to go to Proverbs
chapter 28 and verse 13,
00:28:16.06\00:28:20.86
it says, "He who covers
his sins will not prosper:
00:28:20.93\00:28:26.27
but whoever
confesses and forsakes them,
00:28:26.30\00:28:29.77
will have mercy. "
00:28:29.80\00:28:31.14
So, this verse
gives you an indication
00:28:31.17\00:28:34.08
that confessing and
forsake... you will have mercy.
00:28:34.11\00:28:38.71
So, in order for you to forsake
something... in other words,
00:28:38.75\00:28:41.85
leave something... you
must confess it explicitly...
00:28:41.88\00:28:44.85
you must
specifically confess that sin...
00:28:44.92\00:28:46.69
you must know about it.
00:28:46.76\00:28:48.09
Now, there are some
sins that we may commit
00:28:48.12\00:28:51.63
that we do not know
00:28:51.66\00:28:53.06
and in that case,
00:28:53.09\00:28:54.40
you can say, "Lord,
please forgive me for my sins. "
00:28:54.46\00:28:57.83
But the sins that you
know you have committed,
00:28:57.87\00:28:59.77
you see the Holy Spirit works
and leads us to repentance,
00:28:59.80\00:29:03.20
how is He going to
lead us to repentance
00:29:03.24\00:29:04.77
unless He brings these
things to our knowledge
00:29:04.81\00:29:07.14
or to our remembrance.
00:29:07.21\00:29:08.58
So, known sins should
be confessed specifically.
00:29:08.61\00:29:13.78
In 1st John
chapter 1 verse 9, it says,
00:29:13.85\00:29:17.75
"If we confess our sins,
00:29:17.79\00:29:19.59
He is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins
00:29:19.62\00:29:23.46
and to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.
00:29:23.49\00:29:27.13
So, yes, we should
confess specifically.
00:29:27.13\00:29:30.70
I'm going to point you
now to Leviticus chapter 4
00:29:30.77\00:29:33.20
verses 27 and 28...
notice the words here,
00:29:33.23\00:29:36.17
"If anyone of the common
people sins unintentionally
00:29:36.20\00:29:39.41
by doing something against
00:29:39.44\00:29:41.44
any of the
commandments of the Lord
00:29:41.48\00:29:43.21
in anything which ought
not to be done, and is guilty,
00:29:43.24\00:29:46.11
or if his sin
which he has committed
00:29:46.15\00:29:48.75
comes to his knowledge... "
00:29:48.78\00:29:50.29
so there are apparently
times when we may commit a sin
00:29:50.39\00:29:53.79
and we're not aware of it...
00:29:53.86\00:29:55.46
"then he shall bring as his
offering a kid of the goats,
00:29:55.49\00:29:59.53
a female without blemish,
00:29:59.56\00:30:00.90
for his sins which
he has committed. "
00:30:00.93\00:30:02.70
So, when it comes to your
knowledge, then you confess it
00:30:02.73\00:30:06.03
but if you do not
know then and it's...
00:30:06.07\00:30:08.74
it's fine to say, "Lord,
forgive me for those sins
00:30:08.77\00:30:11.74
that I do not know
I have committed. "
00:30:11.77\00:30:13.34
And the Lord, in His mercy...
He is leading us in the path
00:30:13.44\00:30:17.25
to lead us to
holiness and as you go...
00:30:17.31\00:30:19.61
as you continue
reading the Scriptures,
00:30:19.65\00:30:21.95
your understanding broadens
00:30:21.98\00:30:23.49
and you will know what
is right and what is wrong.
00:30:23.55\00:30:26.09
You will... you
will not feel right.
00:30:26.12\00:30:28.29
Angela: Yes,
amen, thank you for that
00:30:28.32\00:30:30.89
and every night we
always say our prayer,
00:30:30.93\00:30:33.29
"Forgive us for
things we have said or done
00:30:33.36\00:30:35.63
that's not
pleasing in Your sight. "
00:30:35.66\00:30:38.23
Or things that we don't even...
00:30:38.27\00:30:40.17
you know,
sometimes you say stuff
00:30:40.27\00:30:42.70
and like, "Lord,
why did I say that?"
00:30:42.74\00:30:45.21
and so...
00:30:45.24\00:30:47.31
Dinzey: I want to say...
00:30:47.34\00:30:48.98
I mentioned Leviticus
here because in those days,
00:30:49.01\00:30:51.98
sacrifices needed to
be made for sins committed
00:30:52.01\00:30:54.95
but eventually,
after Christ came,
00:30:54.98\00:30:56.65
no... those aren't
sacrifice... He's our sacrifice
00:30:56.72\00:30:59.49
to end all sacrifices.
00:30:59.55\00:31:00.96
Angela: Ah... good
point. He is our sacrifice.
00:31:00.99\00:31:03.02
All right, if you'd like
to send your questions in,
00:31:03.06\00:31:08.06
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00:31:08.10\00:31:14.27
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00:31:14.34\00:31:20.48
All right, let's
go to John Lomacang,
00:31:20.54\00:31:24.05
Pastor Lomacang, are you ready?
00:31:24.11\00:31:25.45
Lomacang: I'm ready.
00:31:25.48\00:31:26.82
Angela: Okay,
"Can you explain... "
00:31:26.85\00:31:29.42
ah... "Can you please
explain the text in Acts
00:31:29.45\00:31:33.76
where Paul uses a handkerchief
to pray for someone.
00:31:33.82\00:31:38.69
Why Adventists don't
practice that method?"
00:31:38.73\00:31:42.63
This is from John... John.
00:31:42.66\00:31:44.20
Lomacang: I like that...
00:31:44.23\00:31:45.67
first of all, thank
you for the question
00:31:45.70\00:31:47.17
and John answering John...
00:31:47.20\00:31:48.94
I wrote a couple of things
00:31:48.97\00:31:50.64
and I think will be very...
will be very instrumental.
00:31:50.67\00:31:52.87
The power is not
in the handkerchief...
00:31:52.91\00:31:55.81
the power is not in the oil...
00:31:55.84\00:31:58.78
the power is not in the
splinters that people sell
00:31:58.81\00:32:01.65
that they claim to be
from the Tree of Life...
00:32:01.68\00:32:04.39
from the tree of the cross.
00:32:04.42\00:32:06.22
Somebody once said
that so much wood was sold
00:32:06.25\00:32:09.02
by one tele-evangelist
00:32:09.06\00:32:11.09
that he sold enough splinters
00:32:11.13\00:32:13.16
to build Yosemite National Park
00:32:13.19\00:32:15.16
but he kept saying, "These
are blessed pieces of wood
00:32:15.20\00:32:18.23
we've... " I don't
want to mention names,
00:32:18.27\00:32:19.87
or sell red hankies
00:32:19.90\00:32:21.54
and hankies that
have been prayed over...
00:32:21.60\00:32:23.51
put your hand on the TV...
00:32:23.57\00:32:24.91
this is the... this
is the sensational...
00:32:24.94\00:32:27.34
men tend to put the sensational
and abilities in the thing
00:32:27.38\00:32:31.98
and not in Christ.
00:32:32.01\00:32:33.38
The Bible warns us against
this kind of sensationalism
00:32:33.42\00:32:36.48
which in fact gets people's
attention better sometimes
00:32:36.52\00:32:39.62
than a simple prayer.
00:32:39.69\00:32:41.02
Look what happened on
the Mount Carmel example,
00:32:41.06\00:32:43.93
they were jumping up and down...
00:32:43.99\00:32:45.33
cutting themselves... yelling...
00:32:45.36\00:32:46.70
all Elijah did was pray.
00:32:46.73\00:32:48.36
He didn't use a handkerchief...
he didn't burn any wood...
00:32:48.40\00:32:51.23
he just prayed and God
did all the wood burning...
00:32:51.27\00:32:53.77
God answered the prayers...
simplicity is the key.
00:32:53.80\00:32:56.27
The tendency is to take the...
00:32:56.30\00:32:58.07
and this is how
you know it's false...
00:32:58.11\00:32:59.44
the tendency is to
take the power from Christ
00:32:59.47\00:33:01.74
and put it on an object.
00:33:01.78\00:33:03.65
But here's John 4 verse 48,
00:33:03.68\00:33:05.18
that's why the Lord said,
00:33:05.21\00:33:06.72
"Unless you people
see signs and wonders,
00:33:06.75\00:33:09.55
you will be no means believe. "
00:33:09.58\00:33:11.32
That's still a problem today.
00:33:11.35\00:33:13.02
"An wicked and adulterous
generation... " He says
00:33:13.05\00:33:15.29
in Matthew 16 verse
4, looks after a sign
00:33:15.36\00:33:18.43
but here's how the Bible
talks about the power of God.
00:33:18.46\00:33:20.60
John 14:13,
00:33:20.63\00:33:22.06
"Whatever you ask in
My name, that I will do,
00:33:22.10\00:33:24.97
that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. "
00:33:25.03\00:33:27.87
John 16:23,
00:33:27.90\00:33:29.64
"And in that day
you will ask Me nothing.
00:33:29.67\00:33:31.87
Most assuredly, I say to you,
00:33:31.91\00:33:33.38
whatever you ask the
Father in My name I will give. "
00:33:33.44\00:33:37.11
And the Apostle
says in Acts 3 verse 6,
00:33:37.15\00:33:39.68
"Silver and gold I do not have,
00:33:39.71\00:33:41.72
but what I do
have I give to you:
00:33:41.75\00:33:43.95
In the name of
Jesus of Nazareth,
00:33:43.99\00:33:46.05
rise up and walk. "
00:33:46.09\00:33:47.92
The power is in the
name not in the object.
00:33:47.96\00:33:50.09
Panel: Amen.
00:33:50.19\00:33:51.53
Angela: Ah...
amen, thank you for that.
00:33:51.56\00:33:53.76
Wow! okay... are you
ready for this, Ryan?
00:33:53.80\00:33:56.23
Was there a time that you
believed in the Secret Rapture?
00:33:56.26\00:33:58.70
Ryan: Of course.
Angela: Okay, this is for you.
00:33:58.73\00:34:00.87
Ryan: I was
raised to believe it.
00:34:00.94\00:34:02.27
Angela: Wow! here we go.
00:34:02.30\00:34:03.64
"Concerning
Revelation 3:10 and 12,
00:34:03.67\00:34:06.07
"Could you explain why
people use these verses
00:34:06.11\00:34:09.84
to substantiate the Rapture?"
00:34:10.25\00:34:12.81
Ryan: Yeah, absolutely,
again, it kind of goes back to
00:34:12.98\00:34:15.12
what I said earlier
and then another answer
00:34:15.15\00:34:18.65
that some people
just aren't aware
00:34:18.69\00:34:20.16
and when they're
exposed to that truth,
00:34:20.19\00:34:21.76
they will change their
mind because of humility
00:34:21.79\00:34:23.96
and because they love truth.
00:34:24.03\00:34:25.36
But then, there's those...
00:34:25.39\00:34:26.73
as we're going
to read right here,
00:34:26.76\00:34:28.16
"I'm going to answer this
with 2nd Peter 3:16, by the way,
00:34:28.20\00:34:31.27
because Paul was a
very educated man...
00:34:31.30\00:34:33.40
Peter understood that
00:34:33.44\00:34:34.77
and notice what
Peter writes about Paul.
00:34:34.80\00:34:36.97
He says, "As also
in all his epistles,
00:34:37.01\00:34:39.24
speaking to them...
00:34:39.27\00:34:40.64
in things which are some
things hard to understand,
00:34:40.68\00:34:43.65
which untaught and
unstable people... "
00:34:43.71\00:34:46.11
in King James version it says,
00:34:46.15\00:34:47.62
"unlearned people twist
to their own destruction,
00:34:47.65\00:34:50.15
as they do also the
rest of the Scriptures. "
00:34:50.25\00:34:52.69
When you read this passage here
00:34:52.72\00:34:54.22
in Revelation 3
verses 10 and 12,
00:34:54.26\00:34:55.86
we're going to
read it very quickly...
00:34:55.89\00:34:57.23
it says, "Because you
have kept my commandments... "
00:34:57.29\00:34:58.63
and by the way,
this is in context
00:34:58.66\00:35:00.16
of the message he
sends to Philadelphia...
00:35:00.23\00:35:02.30
which is the pure church, right?
00:35:02.33\00:35:04.07
So, he sends this to them...
00:35:04.10\00:35:05.47
in the latter part of
that message to Philadelphia,
00:35:05.50\00:35:08.30
he says, "Because you have
kept my command to persevere,
00:35:08.37\00:35:10.91
I have also kept you
from the hour of trial
00:35:10.94\00:35:13.07
which shall come
upon the whole world,
00:35:13.11\00:35:14.71
to test those who
dwell upon the earth. "
00:35:14.74\00:35:16.58
He who writes... I
mean, this is verse 12,
00:35:16.61\00:35:18.45
"He who overcomes,
00:35:18.48\00:35:19.81
I will make him a
pillar in my temple...
00:35:19.85\00:35:21.82
in the temple of My God,
00:35:21.85\00:35:23.25
and he shall go out no more.
00:35:23.28\00:35:24.62
And I will write on
him the name of My God
00:35:24.65\00:35:26.42
and the name of the city
of My God, the New Jerusalem,
00:35:26.45\00:35:28.59
which comes down out
of heaven from My God.
00:35:28.62\00:35:32.13
And I will write
on him My new name. "
00:35:32.16\00:35:34.20
Nowhere in that
passage is he speaking about
00:35:34.20\00:35:36.46
the return of Christ...
the second coming of Christ...
00:35:36.50\00:35:39.17
you know, in this case
00:35:39.20\00:35:40.54
trying to apply this
to a secret silent rapture
00:35:40.60\00:35:42.84
all because it says,
00:35:42.87\00:35:44.21
"I will withhold them
from the hour of trial
00:35:44.27\00:35:46.51
which shall come
upon the world... "
00:35:46.57\00:35:47.98
My Friends, that hour of trial
that shall come upon the world,
00:35:48.01\00:35:50.31
God has already
told us what will happen.
00:35:50.35\00:35:52.15
We will be here
according to Psalm chapter 91,
00:35:52.18\00:35:54.72
we shall behold...
the... the destruction...
00:35:54.78\00:35:57.25
or the, you know, the
destruction of the wicked...
00:35:57.35\00:35:59.79
our eyes shall behold them
00:35:59.82\00:36:01.22
and the Bible makes it
clear there in Psalm 91
00:36:01.26\00:36:03.29
that no plague... which
is that time of trouble...
00:36:03.32\00:36:05.49
that great
tribulation-time period
00:36:05.53\00:36:07.46
which we will be present...
00:36:07.50\00:36:08.83
God's people will
be present in that time
00:36:08.86\00:36:10.27
but God promises...
00:36:10.37\00:36:11.70
while He's not
going to take us out of...
00:36:11.73\00:36:13.44
He's going to
save us through it.
00:36:13.47\00:36:14.80
That's why He says, "No plague
will come near your dwelling. "
00:36:14.84\00:36:17.01
I think it's what
Jesus prayed in John 17:15,
00:36:17.11\00:36:19.44
when He said to His Father,
00:36:19.47\00:36:21.41
"Do not take them
out of the world. "
00:36:21.44\00:36:23.38
Okay, because He
recognizes that like Noah...
00:36:23.45\00:36:26.48
like Daniel and
his three friends...
00:36:26.51\00:36:28.45
like some of the people
who had to go through the trial
00:36:28.48\00:36:31.15
and tribulation,
00:36:31.19\00:36:32.52
God saved them through it
rather than taking them from it
00:36:32.55\00:36:34.69
and so, in this case, yes,
00:36:34.72\00:36:36.06
people will apply those
verses to a Secret Rapture
00:36:36.09\00:36:38.99
but, of course,
it cannot be done...
00:36:39.06\00:36:40.96
and it should not be done
00:36:40.96\00:36:42.30
because that is a
twisting of the Word of God.
00:36:42.33\00:36:43.67
Angela: Wow! well said,
00:36:43.73\00:36:47.20
and the Bible says, we
will be caught up together
00:36:47.24\00:36:48.57
to meet the Lord in the air...
00:36:48.60\00:36:50.27
we'll go meet Him...
00:36:50.31\00:36:51.64
Ryan: At the Second
Coming. Angela: Thank you.
00:36:51.67\00:36:53.34
Ryan: At the Second Coming.
Angela: At the Second Coming.
00:36:53.44\00:36:55.41
All right, amen,
thank you for that.
00:36:55.44\00:36:57.78
Okay, are you ready
Pastor Dinzey, by God's grace.
00:36:57.81\00:37:00.88
Dinzey: By God's grace.
00:37:00.95\00:37:02.28
Angela: Here we go...
00:37:02.32\00:37:03.65
this is your 3-minute question.
00:37:03.69\00:37:05.05
Let's go to that one.
00:37:05.09\00:37:06.89
"I know Jesus was not created...
00:37:06.92\00:37:09.92
there are too many
Scriptures that say otherwise...
00:37:09.96\00:37:12.96
would you explain
Proverbs 8 verse 22
00:37:12.99\00:37:16.90
and the surrounding passages?"
00:37:16.97\00:37:19.13
This is from Tai
Jacqueline in Indiana.
00:37:19.17\00:37:23.20
Dinzey: All right,
in Proverbs chapter 8
00:37:23.24\00:37:27.28
you have wisdom personified.
00:37:27.31\00:37:30.75
It is said to speak
and talks about what...
00:37:30.78\00:37:34.62
what that wisdom is...
is able to do, for example,
00:37:34.65\00:37:37.75
Proverbs chapter
8 verse 11, it says,
00:37:37.79\00:37:39.99
"For wisdom is
better than rubies;
00:37:40.06\00:37:41.46
and all the things
that may be desired
00:37:41.49\00:37:43.93
are not to be compared to it. "
00:37:43.96\00:37:45.69
Look at Proverbs
chapter 8 verse 15,
00:37:45.73\00:37:48.00
"By me kings reign, and
princes decree justice. "
00:37:48.03\00:37:51.60
Verse 20, "I lead in
the way of righteousness,
00:37:51.63\00:37:54.50
in the midst of the
paths of judgment... "
00:37:54.54\00:37:57.77
Then, for example,
the very last part says,
00:37:57.81\00:38:01.14
"For those who find
me, findeth... find life,
00:38:01.18\00:38:04.41
and shall obtain
favor of the Lord. "
00:38:04.45\00:38:06.58
Last verse, "But he
that sinneth against me
00:38:06.61\00:38:09.32
wrongeth his own soul:
00:38:09.35\00:38:10.72
all they that
hate me love death. "
00:38:10.75\00:38:12.89
Angela: What verse is that?
00:38:12.92\00:38:14.29
Dinzey: That's the
last verse, verse...
00:38:14.32\00:38:15.66
I read verses 35 and
36 of Proverbs chapter 8.
00:38:15.69\00:38:18.19
Now when you get to verse...
00:38:18.23\00:38:19.56
when you are in
verse 22, it says,
00:38:19.59\00:38:20.93
"The Lord possessed
me in the beginning...
00:38:20.96\00:38:23.60
in the beginning of His way,
00:38:23.67\00:38:26.03
before His works of old. "
00:38:26.07\00:38:28.37
Now, there is a group of people
called the Jehovah's Witnesses
00:38:28.40\00:38:32.54
that... that say, "The Lord
produced me in the beginning"
00:38:32.57\00:38:36.75
and that word is not
found in the Hebrew...
00:38:36.78\00:38:39.15
the word "produce" is
not found in the Hebrew
00:38:39.18\00:38:41.52
to mean that.
00:38:41.55\00:38:43.99
Now, the word
there for the Hebrew...
00:38:44.02\00:38:47.92
it can mean: by... possess...
00:38:47.96\00:38:52.33
and the Septuagint did put
the word "create" in there...
00:38:52.36\00:38:56.67
the Aryans looked at
this verse and they said,
00:38:56.73\00:38:59.37
"Okay, wait a minute...
00:38:59.40\00:39:00.87
wisdom here was
created by God. "
00:39:00.90\00:39:04.04
Now, there's a
problem with that translation
00:39:04.07\00:39:06.81
because it's not accurate...
00:39:06.84\00:39:08.18
you look at the context
00:39:08.21\00:39:09.74
and people look at that
and say, "Wait a minute,
00:39:09.78\00:39:12.45
there is a verse
in the New Testament
00:39:12.48\00:39:15.18
that Christ is
the wisdom of God.
00:39:15.22\00:39:17.69
So, they look
at these two verses
00:39:17.72\00:39:20.12
and they say, "Okay,
Christ was created... "
00:39:20.19\00:39:23.19
and that creates a problem
because Christ was not created.
00:39:23.22\00:39:27.13
In John chapter 1
verses 1 and 2 it says,
00:39:27.13\00:39:31.30
"In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with God,
00:39:31.33\00:39:33.87
and the Word was God. "
00:39:33.94\00:39:35.27
And the person
that sent this question
00:39:35.30\00:39:37.14
understands this very clearly.
00:39:37.21\00:39:39.67
So, what is going on here?
00:39:39.71\00:39:42.11
Why are people
clinging to this idea?
00:39:42.14\00:39:45.21
You will look at this by the...
when you look at the word...
00:39:45.25\00:39:49.18
Hebrew word is 84
times in the Bible
00:39:49.22\00:39:53.02
and it means to get...
to acquire... to possess...
00:39:53.05\00:39:56.49
it very rarely is used
in the sense of: Create.
00:39:56.52\00:40:00.00
The context indicates
00:40:00.03\00:40:03.37
that this is not talking
about Christ being created...
00:40:03.43\00:40:07.50
and if you say that
God created wisdom...
00:40:07.54\00:40:10.37
that means, one point
in time He lacked wisdom.
00:40:10.41\00:40:13.84
So, you see, that is a
problem so, the word here
00:40:13.88\00:40:17.25
is correctly
translated: possess...
00:40:17.31\00:40:19.75
and that's what it should be.
00:40:19.78\00:40:21.15
To use another word...
you're violating the context.
00:40:21.18\00:40:26.72
Ryan: Hmmm... Angela: Amen...
00:40:26.82\00:40:28.72
God is all wise isn't He?
00:40:28.76\00:40:30.63
Dinzey: Yes, indeed.
00:40:30.69\00:40:32.03
Angela: Wisdom comes
from God no one else.
00:40:32.06\00:40:33.40
Dinzey: Yeah,
He's always had wisdom.
00:40:33.43\00:40:34.73
He didn't create
it at one time...
00:40:34.76\00:40:36.10
"Oh, now He has wisdom. "
00:40:36.13\00:40:37.47
This is a problem to think
of as "create" in this text.
00:40:37.50\00:40:40.67
Angela: Thank you
for that, well said.
00:40:40.70\00:40:43.34
All right, Pastor
Lomacang, are you ready?
00:40:43.37\00:40:45.87
This is interesting...
this is your 3-minute question.
00:40:45.91\00:40:49.91
John: Okay. Angela: Here we go.
00:40:49.98\00:40:51.31
This is a question a lot of
people ask about the 24 Elders.
00:40:51.35\00:40:55.25
"Are the 24 Elders in
Revelation 4:4 strong angels?
00:40:55.28\00:41:00.79
I used to believe they were
the first fruit led by Jesus
00:41:00.86\00:41:07.76
during His ascension.
00:41:07.83\00:41:09.70
After many hours of study,
I now agree with Ellen White
00:41:09.73\00:41:15.37
and the others.
00:41:15.40\00:41:16.77
It is highly probable
00:41:16.81\00:41:18.57
that they are not redeemed
humans but strong angels.
00:41:18.61\00:41:23.31
Can you share
your thoughts on this?"
00:41:23.35\00:41:25.91
Monica in
Maryland... thank you Monica.
00:41:25.95\00:41:28.02
John: Sure, thank you Monica.
00:41:28.05\00:41:29.52
One thing I want to bring
out very quickly is that...
00:41:29.55\00:41:31.79
and I say this as a student
of the writings of Ellen White,
00:41:31.82\00:41:35.36
we never use Ellen
White to establish a doctrine.
00:41:35.42\00:41:37.99
She wouldn't even support that.
00:41:38.03\00:41:40.06
She said our claim and our...
00:41:40.10\00:41:42.03
our creed should always be
the Bible and the Bible only
00:41:42.06\00:41:44.53
and some people ask,
00:41:44.60\00:41:45.93
"Well, what do you
do with that reference
00:41:45.97\00:41:47.30
where she talks
about a strong angel?"
00:41:47.37\00:41:48.70
If you look at... if you
put the whole picture together
00:41:48.74\00:41:50.84
where she talks
about the redeemed...
00:41:50.94\00:41:52.27
the 24 Elders...
00:41:52.31\00:41:53.71
that one reference does
not overthrow the compilation
00:41:53.74\00:41:57.08
of the other
references she talks about...
00:41:57.11\00:41:59.21
those who are first
fruits that ascended
00:41:59.25\00:42:01.48
at the resurrection
at the death of Christ,
00:42:01.52\00:42:03.62
but you have to allow the
Bible to clearly explain itself
00:42:03.69\00:42:07.72
and when you look at the Bible,
00:42:07.76\00:42:09.09
let's start with Revelation...
00:42:09.12\00:42:10.73
Revelation does not use
Elders in reference to angels
00:42:10.76\00:42:14.36
and by the way we
can go even further,
00:42:14.36\00:42:16.13
you can't find
a Scripture and...
00:42:16.16\00:42:17.53
you can't find a reference
in the Scriptures anywhere
00:42:17.57\00:42:19.80
that Elders and
Angels are synonymous
00:42:19.87\00:42:22.10
and I did the research to
really look at this Bible.
00:42:22.14\00:42:24.71
You also... to
look at this question,
00:42:24.74\00:42:26.41
let me look at
a couple of things
00:42:26.44\00:42:28.01
that will start to give
the picture some clarity.
00:42:28.04\00:42:30.11
The number 24 clearly describes
the functions of the priest
00:42:30.15\00:42:35.68
and this is something
that most people don't look at.
00:42:35.72\00:42:38.59
1st Chronicles chapter 24
verses 4 down to verse 10,
00:42:38.62\00:42:41.46
you find in verse 4 it
says, speaking about...
00:42:41.49\00:42:44.53
among the sons of Eleazar were
16 heads of their father's house
00:42:44.56\00:42:49.00
count this... and 8
heads of their father's house
00:42:49.03\00:42:52.17
among the sons of Ithamar.
00:42:52.20\00:42:54.27
16 and 8 is what? 24.
00:42:54.30\00:42:56.34
Then you go to verse 5...
00:42:56.37\00:42:58.31
it talks about them being
divided into different groups
00:42:58.34\00:43:01.08
and from verse 7 all
the way to verse 18 it says,
00:43:01.11\00:43:04.15
the first group...
the second group...
00:43:04.25\00:43:06.08
the third group...
00:43:06.11\00:43:07.45
it goes all the way
down to the 24th group
00:43:07.52\00:43:09.35
and it breaks up the
function of the priest
00:43:09.38\00:43:11.72
into 24 groups
00:43:11.75\00:43:13.39
which simply clearly points
out in the role of priests
00:43:13.46\00:43:16.73
that 24 is a clarity of numbers
that could be pointed out.
00:43:16.76\00:43:20.00
The next thing is,
Revelation 4:4 says,
00:43:20.03\00:43:23.26
"They wear white robes... "
00:43:23.33\00:43:25.57
Now, what do the
white robes symbolize?
00:43:25.63\00:43:28.44
And they also wear crowns...
00:43:28.47\00:43:30.37
the white robes
according to the Bible
00:43:30.47\00:43:32.47
is a symbol of
those who are redeemed.
00:43:32.51\00:43:34.48
The crowns... according to
the writing of the Apostle Paul,
00:43:34.51\00:43:38.05
he says in 2nd Timothy 4:8,
00:43:38.08\00:43:40.48
"There's a crown of
righteousness laid up for me...
00:43:40.52\00:43:43.35
not for me only but for all
those who love His appearing. "
00:43:43.39\00:43:46.42
So, angels don't wear crowns
and don't wear white robes...
00:43:46.45\00:43:49.49
the Bible never
speaks about that.
00:43:49.52\00:43:50.93
The next thing is,
"They cast their crowns... "
00:43:50.96\00:43:53.46
Revelation 4 verses 10 to 11,
00:43:53.50\00:43:55.16
"They cast their crowns
at the feet of Christ. "
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and they describe how
He has redeemed them from
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the earth from nations.
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Well, He didn't
redeem angels from nations...
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and they make that very
clear that they are redeemed.
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Thirdly, they are
granted to sit on His thrown...
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Revelation 3 verse 21,
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He said to them, "You will sit
with me on my Father's throne
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when you overcome. "
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Never has that
position been given to angels
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and lastly, they were told
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that they have an
action that's connected to them
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that is synonymous to
the role of the priest
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which is the
prayers of the saints
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and as their prayers are rising,
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it's described as a
bowl full of incense
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which are the
prayers of the saints.
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So, when you
look at all of that,
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lastly James chapter 1 verse 12,
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James says, "Blessed are
those who endure temptation
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for they will
receive a crown of life,
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which the Lord has promised
to those who love Him. "
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In a quick nutshell,
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these cannot possibly be angels
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because: redemption... the
white robes... the crowns...
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and the promise to sit
with Christ on His throne
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were all given to
humanity never to the angels.
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Angela: Wow, well said, amen.
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All right, you ready?
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Ryan: I'm ready.
Angela: Here we go, Ryan Day,
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"I keep hearing
that you must be baptized
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in order to be saved
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and the question I have is:
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how did the man on the cross
beside Jesus get baptized?"
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Joe in Virginia.
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Ryan: I appreciate that
question Joe, thank you so much,
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we have to just
highlight right off the bat
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that nowhere in
the Bible does it say
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that baptism is
a form of salvation
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or that baptism
brings salvation...
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only Jesus Christ
brings salvation...
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want to make that very clear.
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However, we do
have texts like...
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for instance...
Mark chapter 16 verse 16
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which makes it very clear,
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"He who believes and
is baptized will be saved;
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but he who does not
believe will be condemned. "
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Now, notice how it says...
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it addresses the
"unbelief" part here
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but it doesn't address
the "baptized" part again
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like in the
first part of the text.
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But at the end, we know that
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people who choose
not to be baptized...
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there is a lack
of unbelief there
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and so, the condemnation
comes not necessarily
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in the lack of baptism
but in the lack of unbelief.
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But I say all of that to
say that... you know what?
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Even though the Bible
does not explicitly say,
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"You have to be
baptized to be saved... "
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We understand that there
are many, many principles
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and texts that
clearly communicate as a whole
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for if we're
given an opportunity...
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we should be baptized.
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For instance, take Acts
chapter 8 verse 36 into account.
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The Ethiopian Eunuch had just
had an encounter there with...
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with Philip...
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and it says here
in verse 36, it says,
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"Now as they
went down to the road,
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and they came to some
water and the Eunuch said... "
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notice this...
"See, here is water...
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what hinders me
from being baptized... "
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and that's the question,
00:46:36.73\00:46:38.06
what hinders us
from being baptized
00:46:38.09\00:46:39.73
if there's
nothing that hinders us,
00:46:39.76\00:46:41.43
we should be baptized
because it is an open expression
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of what... what
God is doing in...
00:46:44.57\00:46:46.57
what God has done in us and
what He will continue to do.
00:46:46.60\00:46:49.40
It's a commitment...
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it's... it's a symbolism
almost of marrying yourself
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to Jesus Christ
because of the relationship
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you have already
established with Him
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and so now, take
that in consideration
00:46:57.91\00:46:59.78
when we talk
about why did the...
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the thief on the cross...
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you know, he will be
in the kingdom of God
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but yet, he
wasn't baptized, right?
00:47:05.92\00:47:07.32
Well, that's because again there
was something hindering him...
00:47:07.39\00:47:10.26
it was something preventing him
00:47:10.29\00:47:11.86
because he was
hanging on a cross
00:47:11.89\00:47:13.46
in his last moments in
life, he gave his heart...
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he did put his whole life
and his whole heart on the line
00:47:16.40\00:47:19.03
while hanging on that
cross moments from dying
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and we see that what
was preventing him...
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and I believe he would have...
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I believe had he not
have been on that cross,
00:47:24.81\00:47:26.14
he would have said,
"Hey, there's some water,
00:47:26.17\00:47:27.51
let's make it done... "
00:47:27.58\00:47:28.91
in this case, he was being
hindered from being baptized
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because he was on
his deathbed literally
00:47:30.45\00:47:32.41
but here's the thing...
00:47:32.45\00:47:33.82
for those people who
are literally in a situation
00:47:33.85\00:47:36.18
where they cannot...
something's hindering
00:47:36.22\00:47:38.15
or preventing them
from being baptized,
00:47:38.19\00:47:40.09
Jesus' baptism was sufficient.
00:47:40.16\00:47:42.46
That's why we read
there in Matthew chapter 3
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verses 15 and 16,
00:47:44.59\00:47:45.93
notice verse 15, he says,
00:47:45.96\00:47:47.50
"Permit it to be so... "
speaking to John the Baptist,
00:47:47.50\00:47:49.96
"for thus it is fitting for us
to fulfill all righteousness. "
00:47:50.03\00:47:53.44
People like the
thief on the cross
00:47:53.50\00:47:55.74
and those who cannot be baptized
00:47:55.77\00:47:57.71
because they are
prevented from...
00:47:57.74\00:47:59.64
well for whatever reason...
00:47:59.67\00:48:01.08
Jesus' baptism was
sufficient for them...
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so, in a sense, they were
still baptized through Christ.
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Angela: Amen,
well said... wow...
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now, there are some
people that's... they'll say,
00:48:09.85\00:48:13.05
"What's hindering me?"
00:48:13.09\00:48:14.79
I will ask them,
"What's hindering you
00:48:14.82\00:48:16.76
from being baptized?"
00:48:16.79\00:48:18.13
Nothing should stop you
from going into that pool
00:48:18.16\00:48:21.40
or that lake... the
river to be baptized.
00:48:21.43\00:48:23.90
Ryan: That's right.
Angela: Okay, here we go...
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Pastor Dinzey, I know
you're ready by God's grace.
00:48:27.47\00:48:30.91
Jerry from California says:
00:48:30.94\00:48:34.91
First, I'd like to tell you
how this question came about.
00:48:34.94\00:48:38.95
I was speaking to my husband
who's not of the faith yet...
00:48:38.98\00:48:42.95
I like how she
says that... "yet... "
00:48:42.98\00:48:44.52
about how God loved us...
00:48:44.55\00:48:47.89
1st John 4:19, "We loved
Him because He first loved us. "
00:48:47.92\00:48:52.16
Then, I went on to say how
other religions are extreme
00:48:52.19\00:48:56.36
and say, "You
must convert or die. "
00:48:56.40\00:48:59.57
While explaining this thought...
00:48:59.63\00:49:01.50
while explaining this, a
thought popped into my mind
00:49:01.54\00:49:05.27
that when Yeshua comes
and you don't believe...
00:49:05.31\00:49:08.34
you will die...
unquote... those are quotes...
00:49:08.38\00:49:11.38
I suddenly couldn't say
anything to my husband...
00:49:11.41\00:49:14.38
am I missing something?
00:49:14.42\00:49:15.75
Is it about
conversion or turning from sin?
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Dinzey: Yes, there
must be a turning from sin
00:49:19.52\00:49:23.46
because you have the
Scripture in Romans 3...
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chapter 3 verse 23 says,
00:49:26.93\00:49:28.43
"For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God... "
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I would like to make
this suggestion to you
00:49:32.37\00:49:34.40
considering this verse
00:49:34.44\00:49:35.77
that instead of
telling him that way,
00:49:35.80\00:49:38.54
let him know, you
know, we all have sinned
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and come short
of the glory of God
00:49:41.64\00:49:43.35
and the Bible says in
Romans chapter 6 verse 23,
00:49:43.38\00:49:46.31
"For the wages of sin is death;
00:49:46.35\00:49:47.82
but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord. "
00:49:47.85\00:49:52.72
You see, it is as if
we... we are all destined to die
00:49:52.79\00:49:59.06
unless we give
our hearts to Christ
00:49:59.09\00:50:00.70
because all have sinned and
come short of the glory of God.
00:50:00.73\00:50:03.10
In other words, the
condition of the human race
00:50:03.13\00:50:07.34
basically is like this:
00:50:07.40\00:50:09.24
it's a bad example but
I want to give it any way,
00:50:09.27\00:50:12.17
you're in this ocean
00:50:12.21\00:50:13.58
and you're...
you're... you're about to drown
00:50:13.64\00:50:16.24
and Jesus comes on a
ship that can save you.
00:50:16.28\00:50:19.48
If you do not accept
the invitation of Jesus
00:50:19.51\00:50:22.68
for Him to pull
you out of the water
00:50:22.72\00:50:24.52
and bring into the ship,
00:50:24.55\00:50:25.89
you are going to drown anyway,
00:50:25.92\00:50:27.26
so, in essence... Jesus
Christ as it says in the Bible
00:50:27.32\00:50:31.13
in Luke 19:10,
00:50:31.16\00:50:32.59
"For the Son of man has
come to seek and to save
00:50:32.63\00:50:34.66
that which was lost. "
00:50:34.73\00:50:36.03
So, we're all in
this condition of lost
00:50:36.06\00:50:40.77
and Christ is
offering to save us.
00:50:40.80\00:50:43.04
Angela: Yes.
00:50:43.07\00:50:44.54
Dinzey: So, this is
to me a better approach
00:50:44.57\00:50:46.91
than to say, "If you
don't give yourself to the Lord,
00:50:46.94\00:50:49.81
you know, you're going to die. "
00:50:49.84\00:50:51.65
Let him know... it's true...
00:50:51.68\00:50:53.45
the person will die if
they don't accept the Lord
00:50:53.48\00:50:56.28
because He's trying to
save us from the wages of sin.
00:50:56.32\00:50:59.12
Angela: Yes.
00:50:59.15\00:51:00.56
Dinzey: And really... this is
why you have in John chapter 3
00:51:00.59\00:51:03.76
verse 16, "For
God so loved the world
00:51:03.83\00:51:05.66
that He gave His
only begotten Son,
00:51:05.73\00:51:07.60
that whoever believes
in Him should not perish,
00:51:07.60\00:51:09.33
but have everlasting life. "
00:51:09.36\00:51:10.73
Angela: That's right.
00:51:10.77\00:51:12.10
Dinzey: "For God did not
send His Son into the world
00:51:12.13\00:51:13.70
to condemn the world;
00:51:13.74\00:51:15.07
but that the world
through Him might be saved. "
00:51:15.10\00:51:17.91
Romans 5:8,
00:51:17.94\00:51:19.37
"But God demonstrates
His own love toward us,
00:51:19.41\00:51:22.81
in that, while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us. "
00:51:22.84\00:51:26.35
So, He came to save.
00:51:26.38\00:51:28.42
Ryan: Amen.
00:51:28.48\00:51:29.82
Angela: Amen, He's not willing
that any should perish is He?
00:51:29.85\00:51:32.75
I love... I love the Lord
00:51:32.79\00:51:34.96
and what we're
going to do right now...
00:51:34.99\00:51:37.29
we're going to go on a
break so when we come back,
00:51:37.33\00:51:40.06
we're going to just talk
to these three young men here
00:51:40.10\00:51:42.66
because I say "young"
they're still young...
00:51:42.70\00:51:44.87
have just a few
little closing comments,
00:51:44.90\00:51:47.00
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