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Idalia: Welcome to
your Program 3ABN Today
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Bible Questions and Answers
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and I'm sure you're excited...
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you've been looking
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because you have submitted a
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are we going to
answer your question.
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Well, we would love to
get to all of the questions
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but by God's grace, we're
going to cover as much as we can
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during this hour.
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I am Idalia Dinzey
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and I want to invite you
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this is a wonderful
time to sit around the table
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with our Panelists...
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our friends and family...
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your 3ABN family: Shelley
Quinn welcome to the Program.
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Shelley: Oh, I'm
so excited to be here
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and I have to say one thing,
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you're sending some questions
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that are pretty challenging
to answer in two minutes,
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but we will at least
give you the highlights
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to get your answers.
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Idalia: Thank you... thank you
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Pastor Ryan Day, welcome.
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Ryan: It's always good
to be on Bible Q and A,
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I love to answer
questions from the Word of God
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because it brings clarity
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and it brings vindication to
God's character which I love.
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Idalia: Amen... amen
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and Pastor John
Dinzey my husband since 1994.
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Dinzey: That's right.
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Idalia: Sounds like
a long time welcome.
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Dinzey: It's been a blessing
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and it's a blessing
to be in this Program
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and by God's grace, we
will bring Bible answers.
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Panel: Amen. Idalia: Amen...
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well, you know, I am sitting
next to these family members...
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your 3ABN family members
and it's a blessing to me
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not only to sit here
next to them representing you
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and asking your questions
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but it's such a blessing because
you guys love the Lord so much
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and the words just flow
out of you and you inspire me.
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I love it so, praise the Lord.
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Ryan: Praise the
Lord, praise the Lord.
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Idalia: So, how about if we
just go to the Lord in prayer
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before we take off
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and I'm going to ask Pastor
Ryan to please pray for us.
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Ryan: Sure, absolutely.
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"Our Father in heaven,
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Lord, we dedicate
this time to You, Lord,
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this is not just
another Bible Study Lord,
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but rather,
another opportunity we have
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to dive deep into Your Word
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and to bring alive the
beauty of Your Word, Lord,
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and Your Word is so
clear, God... You're clear...
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and so, Lord, give us
the Holy Spirit right now
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as we begin to
answer these questions...
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may they be
according to Your Word
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and according to Your will
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and may each and every one of
us be drawn closer together...
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closer to You
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and may each and every
person watching at home
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be blessed, Lord,
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we praise You and we thank You
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and we ask this in
Jesus' holy name, amen. "
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Panel: Amen.
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Idalia: Well, our first question
goes to Pastor John Dinzey,
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and this is from Elsa.
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It says, "The Bible
says in Matthew 24:40 and 41,
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the following,
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"At that time two
men will be in the field;
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one will be taken
and one will be left.
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Two women will be
grinding at the hand mill;
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one will be taken
and one will be left.
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In the context of
the whole chapter,
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I'm understanding that
this is what will happen
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before Jesus comes again?
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But what does it actually mean?
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If this can be explained,
it would be much appreciated.
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Dinzey: Thank you so much,
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the quick answer is:
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this does not happen
before Jesus comes again,
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but it happens when He returns.
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Let's go to the Scriptures
there in Matthew 24 verse 40
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and it says, "Then two
men will be in the field;
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one will be taken,
and the other left.
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Two women will be
grinding at the mill:
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one will be taken
and the other left. "
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And then it says in verse 42,
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"Watch therefore,
for you do not know
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what hour your Lord is coming. "
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So, notice the use of the
words here in this Scripture.
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First thing to say is that
the... these Scriptures tell us
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that not all
people will be saved
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because it says... one
is taken and one is left.
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One is taken... one
is left in both cases...
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both for the men
and for the women
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but notice the use of
the word here that it says,
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"know... " it
says, "But know this,
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that if the master
of the house had known
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what hour the thief would come,
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would have watched
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and not allowed his
house to be broken into.
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Therefore be ye also ready... "
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so this passage is telling us
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you could be
about your business...
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you could be grinding...
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you could be in the field...
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you could be fixing a car...
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you could be at work
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and the Lord will come
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and so, this is why it says,
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"Watch therefore,
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for you do not know what
hour your Lord is coming. "
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So, notice what
it says in verse 44,
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"Therefore you also be ready,
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for the Son of Man is coming
at an hour you do not expect. "
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So, in the
context of these verses,
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we see that this takes place,
if you read all Matthew 24,
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this takes place
when Jesus returns
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not all people
are going to be saved
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and you do not know
the date nor the hour...
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we should be ready at all times.
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So, this is as far as we
can go with these Scriptures.
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Idalia: Very
good, thank you so much
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and that was a
question from Elsa.
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Let's go to
Sister Shelley Quinn,
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Hi... for some time now,
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I have had worries about
not being able to pray for long.
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Most times, I see it
as laziness on my part,
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and sometimes I feel I don't
have the right prayer focus.
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What do I do?
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Larry from Nigeria
asked this question.
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Shelley: Larry, great question
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and first of all
I want to say that
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the Bible doesn't prescribe a
certain length of time to pray
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other than when
Jesus said to His disciples
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when He was in Gethsemane,
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"Could you not tarry
with me for an hour?"
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Prayer is meant to be communion
with your Father in heaven...
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friend to friend...
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it is supposed to be
a... and I have to say this,
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communication
builds the relationship.
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In fact, you
could say communication
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is the relationship
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but as you pray, if
you're having difficulty,
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we... we're not
trying to heap up words
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because Jesus
said in Matthew 6:7,
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"Don't pray
vain repetitions... "
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but as you pray if you
will be persistent, that's good.
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Let me give you just a
few little pointers here,
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first, when I start praying,
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I ask the Holy
Spirit to direct my prayer.
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Romans 8:14 and
Romans 8:26 and 27
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tells us... the Spirit helps us
when we don't know how to pray.
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I ask for a divine
awareness of God's presence.
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There's something... if
you think you're trying to pray
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way up here in the heavens,
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no, God's right here with us
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and when you realize He's
right there like a friend,
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it helps me... I
pray all through the day
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when I'm really walking
in that divine awareness
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of his presence.
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When you pray,
pray to get to know Him,
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seek His face...
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it's not just that
you're asking for things,
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you're wanting to
know Him and His will,
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so, what I do,
is... I take my Bible
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and I pray... prayer should
be a two-way communication.
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So, I'll pray and I'll
ask the Lord a question...
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and I read and let Him answer.
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I pray to Him
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but we also want to... I...
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I believe in returning
the Word of the Lord...
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of God to Him in
prayer... it won't return void.
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I did write a book called:
Pressing in to His Presence
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that teaches you
how to pray an hour
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but don't make it a
works-oriented work,
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it should be
natural. Ryan: Amen.
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Idalia: Amen, thank
you so much Shelley,
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now, Pastor Ryan Day, are
you ready for your question?
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Ryan: I'm ready.
Idalia: Okay, it says here,
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Victor from Nigeria
writes to us and he says:
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At the 2nd
resurrection of the wicked,
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when the New Jerusalem
comes down from heaven,
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is everybody both
righteous and unrighteous,
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going to see Satan
physically for who he is?
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Ryan: Thank you so
much for that question
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and, Victor, the
answer is, yes...
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I believe there is
sufficient Biblical evidence
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that clearly teaches us that the
devil will be seen physically
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in a form in which people can
recognize that that's who it is,
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right, I don't think it's
going to be a little red man
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in leotards with horns and,
you know, a tail and all that,
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or with a pitchfork, you know,
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as sometimes the
world portrays him,
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but nonetheless, I think
the Bible makes it very clear
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that he will be cast
into the Lake of Fire
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just like all of
the other wicked will.
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In fact, Revelation
chapter 20 verse 10 tells us,
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"The devil, who deceived them,
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was cast into the
lake of fire and brimstone
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where the beast and
the false prophet are... "
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and so, I don't think that
God's going to toss some kind of
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you know, translucent or
invisible ghost into there
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I believe that as
the Bible says clearly,
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he will be tossed in
there in his bodily form.
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Where do we get this from?
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There's clear
evidence to connect that
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to Matthew chapter 5 verse 30.
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Remember, Jesus is speaking here
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and Jesus says that if your
right hand causes you to sin,
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cut it off and cast it from you
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for it is more
profitable for you
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that one of your members perish
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than your whole
body be cast into hell.
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So, right there, Jesus is saying
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when the wicked
are cast into hell,
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they're cast into... their
whole body is cast into hellfire
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where the Lake of Fire
will consume their entire body.
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Even Jesus said in
Matthew chapter 10 verse 28,
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He said that do not
fear those who kill the body
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but cannot kill the soul.
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But rather fear Him
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who is able to destroy both
soul and body in hellfire. "
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In this case, my Friends,
we have to understand that yes
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the devil isn't
going to be thrown in there
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in some kind of
spiritual ghost-like form,
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I believe that the devil
will and has a physical form,
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he can manifest
himself in a physical form
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and I believe it's going to
be naked for all the eye to see
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not maybe naked in
the real literal sense
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but everyone will be able
to appear and to gaze upon him.
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Even in Ezekiel 28 it says,
"I will lay you before kings,
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that they may gaze at you... "
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and I think in this...
in this executive judgment
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or executive judgment stage
here... in the Lake of Fire...
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you will be able to see the...
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or the righteous
will be able to behold
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the destruction of the wicked
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and they'll see the
devil there as well, yes.
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Idalia: Pastor
Day, fascinating... yes.
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Well, I want to
thank Howard from Jamaica
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for sending in this question
and it is towards John Dinzey.
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What state was Adam
in when he was created,
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mortal or immortality?
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Dinzey: Thank you very much.
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Thank you for your
concern for Adam...
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so, here in this question is...
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was he created
mortal or immortal?
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Adam was created mortal
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with the possibility
of becoming immortal.
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We also are mortal
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and we have the possibility
of becoming immortal.
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In 1st Timothy
chapter 6 verses 15 and 16,
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it says, "which He will
manifest in His own time,
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He who is the
blessed and only Potentate,
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the King of kings
and Lord of lords,
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who alone has immortality,
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dwelling in
unapproachable light,
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whom no man has seen or can see,
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to whom be honor and
everlasting power. Amen. "
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So, only God has immortality.
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So, when Adam
and Eve were created,
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they were created
with the possibility
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of becoming immortal.
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In Genesis chapter
2 verses 16 and 17,
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the Bible says,
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"And the Lord God
commanded the man, saying,
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'Of every tree of the
garden you may freely eat;
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but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil
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you shall not eat it,
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for in the day that you eat
of it you shall surely die. "
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So, we can see here
that he was subject to death
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if they... Adam and Eve
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ate of the tree of
Knowledge of Good and Evil.
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So, if they had been victorious,
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if they chose to obey,
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they will have access
to the Tree of Life...
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the Tree of Life was
in the Garden of Eden
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and the Tree of Life
provided them the... the...
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by eating of the Tree of
Life, they could prolong life
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but they were created
mortal and you and I are mortal.
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We have nothing in
us that is immortal.
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In 1st Corinthians chapter 15,
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it says, "Behold,
I tell you a mystery:
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We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed...
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in a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye,
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at the last trumpet.
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For the trumpet will sound,
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and the dead will be
raised incorruptible,
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and we shall be changed. "
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Now notice,
"for this corruptible
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must put on incorruption,
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and this mortal must
put on immortality... "
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So, we don't have immortality...
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there's nothing in
us that is immortal...
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that shall happen
when Jesus returns.
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Ryan: Amen.
Idalia: Amen, hallelujah...
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thank you so much.
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Sister Shelley, could you please
answer Celestial's question?
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You know, she's
watching from Zambia.
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So, what does Hebrews
10 verse 26 really mean?
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Shelley: Hmmm...
this one's a good one.
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Hebrews 10:26 through 29 says,
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"For if we sin willfully
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after we have received
the knowledge of the truth,
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there no longer remains
a sacrifice for sins... "
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first, let's do "willful"
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this is not an isolated act.
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The form of the Greek verb means
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a willful...
habitual hostility to Christ
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and this is a premeditated sin.
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You're living a state of sin.
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So, if after we've understood
the everlasting gospel,
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the Lamb who was slain from
the foundation of the world,
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if we've tasted and understand
what God's love is to us
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and then we walk away,
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let me tell you something,
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there's no other
religion out there...
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there's nothing else that
can be a sacrifice for our sins.
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Look what verse
27... Hebrews 10:27 says...
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all that we've got left is a
fearful expectation of judgment
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and fiery indignation...
and it goes on in verse 29,
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that says... when we
apostatize like this,
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we are trampling the
Son of God underfoot,
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counting the
blood of the covenant
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as a common thing.
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That means that it's...
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we're not even
counting His blood as being holy
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and insulting
the Spirit of grace.
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So, if we ignore the Holy
Spirit's power of conviction,
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if we know God's
truth and we walk away...
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let me tell you something,
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you're rejecting
the only sacrifice
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that can cleanse us from sin
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and that is the sacrifice
of our God who came down
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and was incarnated in the flesh
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and became the
person of Jesus Christ
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so that He could pay
the penalty for our sins.
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Idalia: Amen, thank
you so much Shelley.
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Pastor Day, how do
you deal with people
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that make rude and disrespectful
comments about the opposite sex?
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I have a friend
that I hang out with
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that likes to
talk rude and crude
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every once in a while
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and I have been
trying to witness to him
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with my example.
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I love my friend
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but should I stop
hanging out with him,
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because it is
disrespectful to God?
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This is a Viewer from Oregon.
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Ryan: Amen, I really appreciate
the transparency of this person
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and I respect your attempt
to be the best Christian example
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that you can be to your friend,
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we certainly
should do all that we can
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to try to be the
best witness that we can
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in reaching the
hearts of all those people
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that may not always live
according to the way we believe
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is the right way to live
which is according to God's Word
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and according to His will.
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Hmmm, you know, I
would just start by saying...
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you know, maybe
there needs to be...
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maybe you have had
this conversation...
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maybe you haven't
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but I would first like to say
for anyone in this situation,
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if you haven't yet,
first, go to this person
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and be open with them
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and... and have a
conversation with them
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and... and express to them
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what is it, you know, that...
that they're saying or doing
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that is offending you or
that is offensive to you.
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Also, the Bible talks
about going to your brother
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if you have fault with him
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and discussing these
things and bringing...
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Jesus talks about this
in... in Matthew chapter 18
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about going to
your brother first
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and, you know, expressing that
fault that you have with them.
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It's important that
sometimes we're transparent
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with one another.
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In fact, this is somewhat
communicated in James chapter 5
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verse 16 where it says,
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"Confess your
trespasses one to another... "
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in this case, your
brother, your friend
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is somewhat trespassing
against you as a friend
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because they're
being disrespectful
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to the opposite sex and you
want to make that known to them
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and so, be open... be honest,
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be transparent with him and say,
"Hey, look, you're my friend,
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I love you but could you
please not say those things
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because it's... it's hurtful
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and it's disrespectful
to the opposite sex. "
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I want to read... going to
read the rest of that verse
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in James chapter 5 verse 16,
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so it says, "Confess your
trespasses one to another,
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and pray for one another... "
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pray for this brother...
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pray for this sister...
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whoever it is your friend
is that's... that's doing this,
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pray for them because they
certainly need the Holy Spirit
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to be working on them, right?
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The Holy Spirit
wants to work on them
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and He wants to pull them
away from that type of mentality
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that they may have
towards the opposite sex.
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But you know what?
At the end of the day
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if you've had
these conversations
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and it's persistent...
the disrespect is still there,
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sometimes we have to make
the tough decision to say,
00:19:19.42\00:19:22.02
"You know what? I
need to back away...
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I need to disconnect myself
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from this
unequally-yoked situation.
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In fact, that's
what Paul communicates
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in 2nd Corinthians 6:14 and
15 that we should not unequally
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yoke ourselves with unbelievers
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and even in 1st
Corinthians 15:33
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Paul writes, "Do not be
misled or do not be deceived
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for bad company corrupts
good character or good morals. "
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In this sense, we
have to be smart...
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we have to be intelligent...
be, of course, like Christ...
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but in the extreme situation,
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sometimes, it is
needed to say, "You know what?
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I need to break away
from this bad situation
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or this bad relationship. "
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Idalia: Beautiful Biblical
counsel, thank you, very good.
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Well, let's go to the
question Lisa has sent to us.
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She said: Why did Noah
curse Canaan instead of Ham?"
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John Dinzey, could you
please answer that question?
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Dinzey: Thank you very much.
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This is a question that
takes us to Genesis chapter 9
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and in Genesis
chapter 9, we have in verse 18
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the following words,
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"And the sons of Noah
went forth from the ark,
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of the ark... were
Shem, and Ham, and Japheth:
00:20:23.82\00:20:27.26
and Ham is the
father of Canaan. "
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And it says in verse 22 again,
"And Ham, the father of Canaan,
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saw the nakedness of his father,
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and told his two
brethren without. "
00:20:38.53\00:20:40.57
And it says
there in Genesis 9:25,
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when Noah woke up...
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and he said, "Cursed be Canaan;
00:20:45.51\00:20:47.68
a servant of servants
shall he be unto his brethren. "
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You must remember that
this is talking about the flood.
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Basically, the whole population
of the earth had been wiped out
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and you had
Shem, Ham and Japheth
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from whom the
rest of the world...
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the earth will be populated
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and already there
was evidence of Canaan
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following in the
footsteps of his father.
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It's basically
telling you that Ham...
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through Ham came the
family of the Canaanites
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and this is why we see
this curse placed on...
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it says Canaan
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because he's the father of...
Ham is the father of Canaan,
00:21:27.32\00:21:32.22
so, basically
here it is telling us
00:21:32.25\00:21:34.26
that the Canaanites are
following the footsteps of Ham
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and this is why this race is...
or... or the race is cursed
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in the sense that they would
continue the wickedness of Ham
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and so, this is
basically what it's telling us
00:21:48.77\00:21:50.81
in the Scripture here.
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Shelley: So you're saying
00:21:52.24\00:21:53.58
Ham and Canaan are
one and the same person...
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Ham was the
father the Canaanites.
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Dinzey: Ham is the
father of the Canaanites.
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Ryan: The lineage
of... Dinzey: The lineage...
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the lineage came
through that, yes.
00:22:01.68\00:22:03.69
Idalia: Thank you very much.
00:22:03.72\00:22:05.05
I'm going to
take this opportunity
00:22:05.12\00:22:06.96
to remind our
Viewers once again,
00:22:07.02\00:22:09.06
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00:22:09.09\00:22:12.36
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00:22:12.39\00:22:15.60
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00:22:15.63\00:22:22.67
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00:22:41.26\00:22:45.36
We continue now with
Shelley with the next question
00:22:45.43\00:22:48.40
and this is from
Johntarrius from Tennessee.
00:22:48.46\00:22:53.23
Now, the question reads:
00:22:53.27\00:22:55.40
What was the purpose of God
choosing the Children of Israel?
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Shelley: Okay, well let's...
let's back up, Johntarrius,
00:22:58.71\00:23:02.01
and we know that God
chose Abraham who was a...
00:23:02.04\00:23:07.08
he exhibited faithful
obedience to God all of his life
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and He chose Abraham
to be the father of all...
00:23:11.22\00:23:13.86
He made a covenant
of salvation by grace...
00:23:13.89\00:23:16.49
righteousness by faith with him,
00:23:16.52\00:23:18.36
and the covenant said...
00:23:18.43\00:23:20.56
He was going to make
this childless old man
00:23:20.60\00:23:23.16
a father of many nations.
00:23:23.20\00:23:25.47
So, what we have happening...
00:23:25.53\00:23:28.34
Abraham had a son named Isaac
00:23:28.40\00:23:31.14
who became the
covenant son of promise.
00:23:31.17\00:23:33.54
God renewed the
covenant with Isaac...
00:23:33.58\00:23:35.94
then with Isaac's son Jacob
00:23:35.98\00:23:37.91
and Jacob fathered 12 sons
who became the Nation of Israel.
00:23:37.95\00:23:43.52
So, the interesting
thing is, God chose Abraham
00:23:43.55\00:23:47.22
and the others come
along as his descendants.
00:23:47.26\00:23:50.73
Why did He choose him?
00:23:50.76\00:23:52.63
Deuteronomy 9:5 said, "Hey... "
00:23:52.69\00:23:54.86
who when Moses was
talking to them... he said...
00:23:54.93\00:23:57.30
"It's not because
of your righteousness
00:23:57.33\00:23:59.77
or the uprightness of your heart
00:23:59.80\00:24:01.30
that you go in to
possess their land,
00:24:01.34\00:24:04.71
but because of the
wickedness of these nations
00:24:04.74\00:24:08.48
that are around you,
00:24:08.54\00:24:11.15
and God will drive
them out before you,
00:24:11.18\00:24:13.38
that He may fulfill the word
00:24:13.42\00:24:16.05
which the LORD
swore to your fathers,
00:24:16.08\00:24:18.29
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. "
00:24:18.35\00:24:19.89
So, why were... was
Abraham's descendants chosen?
00:24:19.95\00:24:25.49
Because God intended
them to bless everyone...
00:24:25.53\00:24:28.46
to teach people how to
live in His government of love
00:24:28.53\00:24:31.90
and to enjoy the blessings
and know the love of God.
00:24:31.93\00:24:35.07
Here's the good news,
00:24:35.10\00:24:36.44
Galatians 3:14 says,
00:24:36.47\00:24:39.07
"the blessing of
Abraham comes upon us
00:24:39.11\00:24:41.34
when we are in Christ Jesus... "
00:24:41.38\00:24:43.11
and Galatians 3:29 says,
00:24:43.14\00:24:45.75
"If you are Christ's,
then you are Abraham's seed,
00:24:45.78\00:24:49.78
and heirs
according to the promise. "
00:24:49.82\00:24:52.82
Oooh... ooooh.
00:24:52.85\00:24:54.26
Idalia: Amen...
thank you so much.
00:24:54.29\00:24:55.89
Now, we are going to Belgium.
00:24:55.92\00:24:59.13
This question was
submitted by Maurice,
00:24:59.16\00:25:02.66
and it says: It is said
that God gave us a free will
00:25:02.70\00:25:07.10
and will not make us do
something against our will.
00:25:07.14\00:25:10.84
If this is true, why did
He not respect the principle
00:25:10.87\00:25:17.05
in regards with
the Pharaoh of Egypt
00:25:17.08\00:25:20.42
whom He punished very severely
00:25:20.45\00:25:22.52
together with
the people of Egypt
00:25:22.55\00:25:24.82
until he finally let
the Israelites go grudgingly
00:25:24.85\00:25:28.89
and against his will. "
00:25:28.92\00:25:30.93
Pastor Day.
00:25:30.96\00:25:32.46
Ryan: Okay, so, first of
all, let's make no mistake.
00:25:32.99\00:25:35.20
The principle...
that God gives us freewill
00:25:35.23\00:25:37.97
still applies to
every single person
00:25:38.00\00:25:40.30
especially
Pharaoh in this instance.
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Now, I know, yes,
there's going to be some people
00:25:42.60\00:25:44.64
that read a couple
of texts that says,
00:25:44.67\00:25:46.64
"God hardened
the heart of Pharaoh"
00:25:46.68\00:25:48.21
but yet there's even
more texts than that.
00:25:48.28\00:25:49.88
In the same book
of Exodus it says,
00:25:49.91\00:25:51.48
"Pharaoh
hardened his own heart. "
00:25:51.55\00:25:53.01
In this case,
Exodus chapter 8 verse 32,
00:25:53.05\00:25:55.32
"But Pharaoh hardened
his heart at this time also;
00:25:55.35\00:25:57.92
neither would he
let the people go. "
00:25:57.95\00:25:59.35
You know God... when it says
God hardened Pharaoh's heart,
00:25:59.42\00:26:02.52
it's not saying that
God intentionally thought,
00:26:02.56\00:26:04.99
"Oooh, I'm going to go cause
all these problems upon this man
00:26:05.06\00:26:07.46
to harden his heart so I
can have My will be done. "
00:26:07.50\00:26:09.83
No, no... God was in the
business of saving even Pharaoh
00:26:09.86\00:26:12.17
and with each
and passing plague,
00:26:12.20\00:26:14.14
God was trying
to get his attention
00:26:14.17\00:26:16.04
as well as the
attention of the Israelites
00:26:16.07\00:26:18.17
but the Pharaoh's
heart was so hardened
00:26:18.21\00:26:20.21
that with the passing
plagues the Lord had given,
00:26:20.24\00:26:22.91
Pharaoh dug his heels in deeper
00:26:22.98\00:26:24.95
and his heart became even more
hardened by his own choice...
00:26:24.98\00:26:27.72
not because God was
enforcing this upon him.
00:26:27.75\00:26:29.95
Secondly, we have to understand
that God is a God of...
00:26:29.98\00:26:33.12
of freedom... God
is a God of freewill
00:26:33.15\00:26:35.16
and what about the Israelites?
00:26:35.19\00:26:36.59
What... was God
supposed to honor their freewill
00:26:36.62\00:26:38.83
of this oppressor
00:26:38.86\00:26:40.20
so that the Israelites
could continue to be oppressed?
00:26:40.23\00:26:42.40
The Bible makes it
clear in Isaiah 1 verse 17
00:26:42.46\00:26:45.27
and I'm even going to reference
here Psalm chapter 146...
00:26:45.33\00:26:48.40
verses 5 through 9
00:26:48.44\00:26:49.77
and I love this because
it says... speaking of God
00:26:49.80\00:26:51.67
"Who executes
justice for the oppressed,
00:26:51.71\00:26:54.34
who gives food
to the hungry... "
00:26:54.38\00:26:56.14
that's verse 7, "The Lord gives
freedom to the prisoners. "
00:26:56.18\00:26:59.15
And so, God wanted
to set His people free.
00:26:59.21\00:27:01.52
He doesn't want
anyone to be oppressed.
00:27:01.55\00:27:03.82
He doesn't want
anybody to be a slave
00:27:03.85\00:27:06.02
because God is a God of freedom.
00:27:06.05\00:27:07.82
Thirdly and lastly, of
course, there's many more things
00:27:07.86\00:27:10.16
that I could like
to talk about here
00:27:10.19\00:27:11.53
but the most important thing is,
00:27:11.56\00:27:12.89
God is a God who honors His
agreements and His covenants.
00:27:12.93\00:27:14.93
God is a covenant God
00:27:14.96\00:27:16.33
and obviously if we
go back to Genesis 15,
00:27:16.36\00:27:19.03
verses 12 through 14, if
you read those verses there,
00:27:19.07\00:27:21.90
God had foretold Abraham,
00:27:21.94\00:27:23.44
"Look, these
people are going to end up
00:27:23.47\00:27:24.81
in 400 years of slavery... "
00:27:24.84\00:27:26.54
not because it
was His plan for that
00:27:26.57\00:27:28.74
but because of the enemy's plan
00:27:28.78\00:27:30.11
but yet, within the
context of Genesis 15,
00:27:30.15\00:27:32.75
we see also there that
God had established a covenant
00:27:32.78\00:27:35.72
with Abraham and his descendants
00:27:35.78\00:27:37.45
and so, if God is a God
that honors His covenants,
00:27:37.49\00:27:39.85
He was not going to
continue to allow His people
00:27:39.89\00:27:42.42
to be oppressed under
the slavery of Pharaoh
00:27:42.46\00:27:44.89
and in this case... so yes,
God... in honoring His covenant
00:27:44.93\00:27:47.96
decided to free His people
00:27:48.00\00:27:50.13
and so, yes, He did it
against the hardened heart
00:27:50.17\00:27:53.13
and against the will of
Pharaoh as He should have
00:27:53.17\00:27:55.37
because God is a God of freedom.
00:27:55.40\00:27:57.74
Idalia: Amen... amen
00:27:57.81\00:27:59.61
thank you Pastor Day.
00:27:59.64\00:28:01.44
Pastor John Dinzey, I
have one here from Verlease
00:28:01.48\00:28:06.25
and it's from the
State of South Carolina
00:28:06.28\00:28:09.22
in the United States.
00:28:09.28\00:28:10.62
The question reads:
00:28:10.65\00:28:11.99
Since Jesus became
flesh and blood like us,
00:28:12.02\00:28:16.26
is that why He constantly
prayed and fasted to His Father
00:28:16.29\00:28:20.73
for power because He
could have sin like us?
00:28:20.76\00:28:23.63
Dinzey: You are exactly right.
00:28:23.67\00:28:27.07
We see in the Scriptures
that Jesus, like... for example,
00:28:27.10\00:28:31.14
Mark 1:35, "And in the morning,
00:28:31.17\00:28:33.24
rising up a
great while before day,
00:28:33.27\00:28:35.34
He went out and
departed to a solitary place;
00:28:35.41\00:28:38.78
and there He prayed. "
00:28:38.81\00:28:40.15
Mark 6:46, "And when
He had sent them away,
00:28:40.18\00:28:43.22
He departed into a
mountain to pray. "
00:28:43.25\00:28:45.12
There are Scriptures
that say that He would pray
00:28:45.15\00:28:49.52
throughout the night
00:28:49.56\00:28:50.89
and we see also this experience
in the Garden of Gethsemane,
00:28:50.93\00:28:55.10
Jesus needed prayer like us
00:28:55.13\00:28:58.50
because He was facing
life's challenges, difficulties
00:28:58.57\00:29:02.47
and temptations like us.
00:29:02.50\00:29:04.44
Now, some people are
shocked with the idea,
00:29:04.47\00:29:08.04
could Jesus
have fallen into sin?
00:29:08.08\00:29:11.25
Your question is:
Could He have sinned like us?
00:29:11.28\00:29:15.45
There was that possibility
00:29:15.48\00:29:17.85
but He continued to trust in God
the Father above for strength
00:29:17.89\00:29:25.03
just as we have to
trust in God for strength
00:29:25.06\00:29:28.30
and this is why
you see Paul saying,
00:29:28.33\00:29:31.13
"I can do all things through
Christ who strengthens me. "
00:29:31.17\00:29:34.60
We need the strength of
the Lord to overcome sin
00:29:34.64\00:29:37.04
but Jesus has left us a
wonderful example to follow.
00:29:37.07\00:29:40.88
We need prayer.
00:29:40.91\00:29:42.48
So if... if you are just
praying for your breakfast,
00:29:42.51\00:29:45.48
your lunch and your dinner,
00:29:45.55\00:29:47.68
this is not enough prayer.
00:29:47.72\00:29:49.55
Take the example of Jesus
and find selected time to pray.
00:29:49.58\00:29:54.19
We all need
this... I need this...
00:29:54.22\00:29:55.96
we all need this
and I encourage you
00:29:55.99\00:29:57.66
to follow the example of Jesus.
00:29:57.69\00:29:59.49
I also want to do that as well.
00:29:59.53\00:30:01.20
Panel: Amen.
Idalia: Thank you very much.
00:30:01.23\00:30:04.80
Now, Shelley Quinn,
Menna from State Island
00:30:04.87\00:30:08.40
of the State of New York says:
00:30:08.44\00:30:11.61
Was it possible for Jesus to
have been tempted by the devil
00:30:11.64\00:30:15.01
and sinned?
00:30:15.04\00:30:16.38
I've heard some
people say, "Yes... "
00:30:16.41\00:30:18.81
and I've also heard some say
00:30:18.85\00:30:21.65
that it was impossible
for Him to have sinned.
00:30:21.68\00:30:25.89
Which is it?
00:30:25.95\00:30:27.29
Shelley: Well,
I'm going to follow...
00:30:27.32\00:30:28.92
thank you for laying
that foundation, Menna,
00:30:28.96\00:30:31.16
we have to be very careful
00:30:31.19\00:30:33.29
when we're talking
about the nature of Christ
00:30:33.33\00:30:35.43
and I know that there are
different viewpoints on this,
00:30:35.46\00:30:38.50
some scholars say,
"Well, God cannot be tempted,
00:30:38.53\00:30:41.54
God tempts no one so,
Jesus couldn't have sinned. "
00:30:41.57\00:30:44.47
Well, we have to
remember He came...
00:30:44.51\00:30:47.24
and when He was on this earth,
He walked in flesh like us.
00:30:47.28\00:30:51.98
Let's go to the Bible,
00:30:52.01\00:30:53.35
Hebrews 2:17 and 18
says, "Therefore, in all things
00:30:53.38\00:30:58.72
He had to be made
like His, brethren,
00:30:58.75\00:31:01.72
that He might be a merciful
and faithful High Priest
00:31:01.76\00:31:04.16
in things pertaining to God,
00:31:04.19\00:31:06.33
in all ways He
was made like us. "
00:31:06.39\00:31:11.10
And then it says in verse 18,
00:31:11.17\00:31:12.60
For in that He Himself
has suffered being tempted,
00:31:12.63\00:31:18.14
He is able to aid
those who are tempted. "
00:31:18.17\00:31:22.14
In His physical form as
a man... the Son of Man,
00:31:22.21\00:31:28.65
He suffered the
full force of temptation.
00:31:28.68\00:31:32.45
He had no advantage over us.
00:31:32.52\00:31:34.96
He, like us, had to
rely on the Holy Spirit
00:31:35.02\00:31:39.26
and you know, John 3:34
00:31:39.29\00:31:40.70
says that Jesus was given
the Spirit without measure.
00:31:40.73\00:31:44.40
Well, isn't that an advantage?
00:31:44.43\00:31:46.60
I don't have the
Spirit without measure.
00:31:46.67\00:31:48.77
You know why?
00:31:48.84\00:31:50.17
Jesus was totally
surrendered to the Lord.
00:31:50.21\00:31:55.38
He was totally
dependent upon the Lord,
00:31:55.41\00:31:58.15
He said, "I'll only say
what He tells me to say...
00:31:58.18\00:32:00.28
I'm going to do
what He says... "
00:32:00.32\00:32:01.75
He was so focused
on doing God's will...
00:32:01.78\00:32:04.35
He was completely surrendered.
00:32:04.39\00:32:06.02
We can only be
filled with the Holy Spirit
00:32:06.05\00:32:08.42
to the degree
that we're surrendered.
00:32:08.46\00:32:11.43
But He
understands our struggle fully
00:32:11.46\00:32:14.40
because He went through it.
00:32:14.46\00:32:16.30
He resisted the
temptation in the wilderness
00:32:16.33\00:32:19.40
when the devil
hoped to trip Him up
00:32:19.47\00:32:21.54
so that He wouldn't
be a perfect sacrifice,
00:32:21.57\00:32:24.64
He resisted the
temptation in Gethsemane,
00:32:24.67\00:32:27.24
He didn't really
want to die in His flesh
00:32:27.28\00:32:29.81
but the Bible says,
00:32:29.84\00:32:31.18
"For the joy that
was set before Him. "
00:32:31.21\00:32:33.82
He learned
obedience, the Bible says,
00:32:33.85\00:32:36.45
doesn't mean He was disobedient,
00:32:36.48\00:32:38.89
He never had to obey
before He became a man.
00:32:38.92\00:32:41.79
Hebrews 4:15 says this,
00:32:41.82\00:32:44.19
"For we do not
have a High Priest
00:32:44.23\00:32:46.23
who cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses,
00:32:46.26\00:32:48.46
but was in all points tempted
as we are, yet without sin. "
00:32:48.50\00:32:55.70
I want to say... I've...
I've just such a short time
00:32:55.74\00:33:00.41
but we have to
remember, 2nd Corinthians 5:21,
00:33:00.44\00:33:03.28
says that God made
Him who knew no sin
00:33:03.31\00:33:07.68
the person of Jesus
Christ to be sin for us,
00:33:07.72\00:33:11.25
that we might become the
00:33:11.29\00:33:13.02
righteousness of
God in Christ Jesus.
00:33:13.05\00:33:15.29
Jesus never sinned.
00:33:15.36\00:33:17.53
This is what qualified Him to be
the perfect spotless sacrifice
00:33:17.56\00:33:21.63
and to be our High Priest
00:33:21.66\00:33:23.67
but what we want
to always remember
00:33:23.70\00:33:27.47
is that He did this for us.
00:33:27.50\00:33:31.34
Panel: Amen.
Idalia: Praise the Lord.
00:33:31.41\00:33:33.48
Thank you Jesus. Shelley: Amen.
00:33:33.51\00:33:34.84
Idalia: Pastor Day,
00:33:34.88\00:33:36.24
why do people who experience
clinical-death experiences
00:33:36.28\00:33:41.25
such as cardiac arrest,
00:33:41.28\00:33:43.69
have experiences like
floating above the room
00:33:43.72\00:33:47.66
and seeing themselves dead
00:33:47.69\00:33:49.22
and see the
happenings going on in the room?
00:33:49.32\00:33:52.33
Or some people go
towards a bright light.
00:33:52.39\00:33:55.53
The Bible writes
about people being dead
00:33:55.56\00:33:58.70
and brought back to life.
00:33:58.73\00:34:01.10
Is this kind of like those?
00:34:01.17\00:34:03.54
Diane from Peoria in Illinois.
00:34:03.57\00:34:06.51
Ryan: Oh, I
appreciate that question, Diana,
00:34:06.54\00:34:08.24
and to be frank, it's nothing
like what we see in the Bible.
00:34:08.28\00:34:11.81
In the Bible, when
people were resurrected,
00:34:11.85\00:34:14.42
they had been dead
for maybe some time
00:34:14.45\00:34:17.02
and then, they were
literally resurrected.
00:34:17.05\00:34:19.72
In these cases, I'm
not saying that, you know,
00:34:19.75\00:34:22.22
in some of these cases,
people had not, you know,
00:34:22.26\00:34:24.46
maybe died for a few
moments or a few seconds
00:34:24.53\00:34:26.70
because we see this
happen often where people die,
00:34:26.73\00:34:28.83
they're either resuscitated
or brought back to life
00:34:28.86\00:34:31.30
and then they recount
having this type of experiences
00:34:31.37\00:34:33.77
as you described
in your question.
00:34:33.84\00:34:35.57
Some people experience what's
called near-death experiences
00:34:35.60\00:34:38.64
where they almost die
00:34:38.67\00:34:40.11
and then they have
this spiritual experience
00:34:40.14\00:34:41.98
that they claim
and then they're...
00:34:42.01\00:34:43.35
you know, they live
to tell the story, right?
00:34:43.38\00:34:44.85
We have to understand though
00:34:44.88\00:34:46.61
that in the Bible, we
see nothing like this.
00:34:46.65\00:34:48.95
This is actually in
connection with the concept
00:34:48.98\00:34:51.25
of Spiritualism
00:34:51.29\00:34:52.62
and the immortality of the soul
that some people believe in,
00:34:52.65\00:34:56.42
the idea that beyond death...
00:34:56.46\00:34:59.36
beyond the concept of the
heart has stopped and they die,
00:34:59.39\00:35:02.10
in those moments that
they were able to see things...
00:35:02.16\00:35:04.87
it's not because
they were literally
00:35:04.90\00:35:07.07
experiencing those things
00:35:07.14\00:35:08.67
in some type of
spirit or ghost-like form.
00:35:08.70\00:35:11.07
The Bible makes it very
clear in Ecclesiastes chapter 9
00:35:11.11\00:35:13.81
verses 5 and 6.
00:35:13.84\00:35:15.18
It says, "For the living
know that they shall die;
00:35:15.21\00:35:16.95
but the dead
know not anything. "
00:35:16.98\00:35:18.91
When you're dead,
you don't know anything
00:35:18.98\00:35:20.58
according to the Bible
00:35:20.62\00:35:21.95
and I think God knows a
little something about death
00:35:21.98\00:35:23.32
because He's the
giver of life, right?
00:35:23.35\00:35:24.79
And Bible goes on to
say there also, it says,
00:35:24.82\00:35:27.16
"For they have no more reward,
00:35:27.19\00:35:29.42
the memory of them is forgotten.
00:35:29.49\00:35:31.66
Also their love, their hatred,
their envy now has perished. "
00:35:31.69\00:35:35.20
And so, in these cases,
these near-death experiences,
00:35:35.23\00:35:37.77
in fact, it's interesting,
00:35:37.80\00:35:39.50
you could do some
research, just google this...
00:35:39.57\00:35:41.20
there have been many
different Schools of Science
00:35:41.24\00:35:42.94
who have done
these types of researches
00:35:42.97\00:35:45.17
where they actually could induce
these types of experiences
00:35:45.24\00:35:48.34
to people who are living
00:35:48.38\00:35:49.71
by simply manipulating a
part of the brain called:
00:35:49.74\00:35:52.35
the Angular Gyrus...
00:35:52.38\00:35:53.72
where they would deplete that
particular part of the brain
00:35:53.75\00:35:55.38
from oxygen
00:35:55.42\00:35:56.75
and it would give this
sub-conscious dream-like state
00:35:56.79\00:35:59.59
where they were
having what they thought
00:35:59.62\00:36:01.99
coming out of it
consciously, they...
00:36:02.02\00:36:04.33
they recounted having some
type of out-of-body experience.
00:36:04.36\00:36:06.90
Well, it wasn't that they were
literally leaving their body,
00:36:06.93\00:36:09.00
it's because their body...
00:36:09.03\00:36:10.37
their brain was
being depleted of oxygen
00:36:10.40\00:36:12.60
and it was giving them the
sub-conscious dream-like state.
00:36:12.67\00:36:15.47
Even Scientists can
induce these types of things.
00:36:15.54\00:36:17.67
So, we have to be... we
have to be understanding
00:36:17.71\00:36:19.94
that the devil can use
these types of experiences
00:36:19.97\00:36:22.14
to deceive people
00:36:22.18\00:36:23.51
and we know that he
is the great deceiver.
00:36:23.55\00:36:24.88
In fact, the Bible says,
00:36:24.91\00:36:26.28
speaking of the bright
light that people often see...
00:36:26.35\00:36:28.42
well, the Bible says
in 2nd Corinthians 11:14,
00:36:28.45\00:36:30.75
"And no wonder!
For Satan himself
00:36:30.79\00:36:32.39
transforms himself
into an angel of light. "
00:36:32.42\00:36:35.19
Sometimes, the devil will make
you see what he wants you to see
00:36:35.22\00:36:37.83
to deceive you into believing
that you had an experience
00:36:37.86\00:36:39.83
that you really didn't.
00:36:39.86\00:36:41.16
In this case, we
need to trust God's word:
00:36:41.20\00:36:43.00
The dead know not
anything when they die...
00:36:43.06\00:36:44.93
they sleep
awaiting the resurrection.
00:36:44.97\00:36:46.77
If you've come back and
have had that experience,
00:36:46.80\00:36:48.70
you just had a
very interesting dream
00:36:48.77\00:36:50.21
and now you live
to tell about it.
00:36:50.24\00:36:51.67
Panel: Laughter.
00:36:51.71\00:36:53.11
Idalia: Wow! thank
you... thank you Pastor.
00:36:53.14\00:36:55.84
Well, I'd like to
go to John Dinzey next:
00:36:55.88\00:36:58.51
What does it mean... a
liar should not enter heaven?
00:36:58.55\00:37:03.82
I'm deeply concerned
because I'm rededicated to Jesus
00:37:03.85\00:37:08.96
but find myself saying things
00:37:08.99\00:37:10.73
that I have to
ask forgiveness for
00:37:10.76\00:37:12.73
because they
weren't true and I knew it
00:37:12.76\00:37:15.66
and I hate that I still
do sometimes, please help!
00:37:15.70\00:37:19.90
Jessica from Illinois.
00:37:19.93\00:37:21.97
Dinzey: Well, Jessica, the way
you have expressed your question
00:37:22.00\00:37:25.67
I see that you want to change
and I praise the Lord for that,
00:37:25.71\00:37:29.34
it says here that
you're deeply concerned
00:37:29.38\00:37:31.95
and the Lord has
the answer for you.
00:37:31.98\00:37:34.48
He's going to
give you victory...
00:37:34.52\00:37:36.95
continue following the
Lord with all your heart
00:37:36.99\00:37:39.45
and your
question is, what does...
00:37:39.49\00:37:42.02
what does it mean that a
liar will not enter heaven?
00:37:42.06\00:37:44.86
It's a very clear statement
in the Bible concerning this
00:37:44.93\00:37:47.66
and it basically means that.
00:37:47.73\00:37:49.16
You see, Satan is
the originator of lies
00:37:49.23\00:37:52.90
and so, a person that lies,
00:37:52.93\00:37:55.37
is following in the
footsteps of the devil
00:37:55.40\00:37:57.87
and God wants to
pull us out of that.
00:37:57.91\00:37:59.84
We all have things that the
Lord is helping us work through
00:37:59.87\00:38:03.51
and it says in
Philippians chapter 1 verse 6,
00:38:03.55\00:38:06.41
that He who has
begun a good work in you
00:38:06.45\00:38:09.18
will complete it until
the day of Jesus Christ
00:38:09.22\00:38:12.02
and I want to point
you now to the Scripture,
00:38:12.05\00:38:14.79
one of the
Scriptures you mentioned,
00:38:14.82\00:38:16.62
Revelation chapter
22 verses 14 and 15,
00:38:16.66\00:38:18.36
which has this reference,
00:38:18.39\00:38:19.73
it says, "Blessed are
those who do His commandments,
00:38:19.79\00:38:22.10
that they may have the
right to the tree of life,
00:38:22.16\00:38:25.33
and may enter through
the gates into the city... "
00:38:25.37\00:38:28.14
that's the New Jerusalem.
00:38:28.17\00:38:29.50
"But outside are
dogs and sorcerers
00:38:29.57\00:38:31.61
and sexually immoral
and murderers and idolaters,
00:38:31.64\00:38:34.14
and whoever loves
and practices a lie. "
00:38:34.18\00:38:36.51
I see that the Lord
has blessed you already
00:38:36.54\00:38:38.81
that you don't love making a lie
00:38:38.85\00:38:40.92
and the Lord is
taking you... leading you
00:38:40.95\00:38:43.62
to that victory that
He's going to give you.
00:38:43.65\00:38:46.32
James chapter 1 verse 19 says,
00:38:46.35\00:38:48.26
"So then, my beloved brethren,
00:38:48.29\00:38:50.16
let every man be swift to hear,
00:38:50.19\00:38:51.86
slow to speak,
slow to wrath... "
00:38:51.89\00:38:54.50
and by this, asking
the Lord to be in you
00:38:54.56\00:38:58.40
and help you to
answer things... slow to hear
00:38:58.43\00:39:02.34
and then... swift...
00:39:02.40\00:39:04.04
I mean, slow...
00:39:04.11\00:39:05.64
swift to hear and slow to speak.
00:39:05.67\00:39:07.68
2nd Corinthians
chapter 10 verse 5 says,
00:39:07.71\00:39:11.18
"casting down arguments
00:39:11.25\00:39:12.58
and every high
thing that exalts itself
00:39:12.61\00:39:14.62
against the knowledge of God,
00:39:14.65\00:39:15.98
and bringing every
thought into captivity
00:39:16.05\00:39:18.99
to the obedience of Christ. "
00:39:19.02\00:39:21.02
This is what God has
already began working in you
00:39:21.06\00:39:23.73
and you will have the
victory through Jesus Christ.
00:39:23.76\00:39:26.39
Panel: Amen.
Idalia: Thank you, Lord.
00:39:26.46\00:39:27.76
O victory in Jesus!
00:39:27.83\00:39:29.60
Shelley: Amen.
00:39:29.63\00:39:31.00
Ryan: That's
right... that's right.
00:39:31.03\00:39:32.40
I almost want pastor to sing
00:39:32.47\00:39:34.40
but let's go to
the next question.
00:39:34.44\00:39:36.47
Dinzey: You mean
Pastor Ryan Day... not me.
00:39:36.54\00:39:38.27
Panel: Laughter.
00:39:38.31\00:39:39.71
Idalia: Yes, Pastor Ryan Day.
00:39:39.74\00:39:41.08
All: Laughter.
00:39:41.11\00:39:42.44
Idalia: You answer the
question and he sings...
00:39:42.48\00:39:45.75
that's a team. Panel: Laughter.
00:39:45.78\00:39:48.38
Idalia: Anyway, we have Rebecca
00:39:48.42\00:39:51.05
who took the time
to send in her question
00:39:51.09\00:39:53.56
and this question...
Shelley will be answering.
00:39:53.62\00:39:57.33
It says now, "I have a
question about redemption.
00:39:57.36\00:40:01.03
I believe that
Jesus' death on the cross
00:40:01.06\00:40:03.90
redeemed us from
the rewards of sin!
00:40:03.93\00:40:06.97
But I still believe we
need to keep God's commandments.
00:40:07.00\00:40:10.24
I understand that
God's law is eternal,
00:40:10.27\00:40:13.38
so how do we
separate the two, or can we?
00:40:13.41\00:40:17.28
I am asking because
someone on the forum
00:40:17.31\00:40:20.45
where I post Scriptures
00:40:20.48\00:40:22.48
keeps trying to
negate what I have said
00:40:22.52\00:40:26.19
by posting other Scriptures
and highlighting his "point".
00:40:26.25\00:40:30.29
Quote unquote...
00:40:30.33\00:40:31.69
How can I help him understand
00:40:31.73\00:40:33.66
that we still
need to keep God's laws
00:40:33.70\00:40:37.13
even though Jesus did pay the
ultimate price of redemption?
00:40:37.17\00:40:40.87
Just so you know,
00:40:40.90\00:40:42.50
I do believe that only
Jesus is the way to salvation!
00:40:42.57\00:40:47.24
Shelley: This is a
two-hour sermon here
00:40:47.28\00:40:51.05
but let me see, Rebecca,
if I can give you some idea.
00:40:51.08\00:40:54.18
We do believe that we are saved
by grace alone through faith...
00:40:54.22\00:40:58.49
not of works
that anyone can boast.
00:40:58.52\00:41:00.86
That needs to be established.
00:41:00.89\00:41:03.26
Your obedience doesn't save you.
00:41:03.32\00:41:05.56
But does God expect
us to obey? Absolutely!
00:41:05.59\00:41:08.66
The Ten Commandments are
the heart of His covenant law,
00:41:08.70\00:41:13.50
they were the heart
of the old covenant...
00:41:13.54\00:41:15.57
they are the heart
of the renewed covenant.
00:41:15.60\00:41:18.07
You can see that in
Hebrews 8:8 through 10.
00:41:18.11\00:41:20.88
He writes His
commandments on our hearts.
00:41:20.91\00:41:23.68
I want to give you
some quick Scriptures...
00:41:23.71\00:41:26.41
write these down because I don't
know how you can negate these.
00:41:26.48\00:41:29.95
Hebrews 5:9 says that
having been perfected, He, Jesus
00:41:29.98\00:41:35.69
became the author
of eternal salvation
00:41:35.72\00:41:39.59
to all who obey Him.
00:41:39.66\00:41:43.10
Now, obedience
doesn't earn salvation,
00:41:43.20\00:41:46.90
but it is evidence
of our love for God.
00:41:46.94\00:41:50.61
It is evidence... it is
the fruit of true salvation.
00:41:50.64\00:41:55.14
John 14:15... Jesus said,
00:41:55.18\00:41:58.48
"If you love Me,
keep My commandments. "
00:41:58.51\00:42:01.88
How simple is that?
00:42:01.92\00:42:04.42
You know, I'm going to tell you,
00:42:04.45\00:42:06.62
"Lawbreakers
aren't God lovers. "
00:42:06.65\00:42:09.49
That's it.
00:42:09.52\00:42:11.43
1st John 5:3 through 4...
00:42:11.46\00:42:14.66
1st John 5:3 through 4,
00:42:14.73\00:42:16.80
"this is love for God,
to obey His commandments.
00:42:16.83\00:42:20.40
His commandments
are not burdensome.
00:42:20.44\00:42:22.04
For everyone born of
God overcomes the world.
00:42:22.07\00:42:25.84
And this is the victory
that has overcome the world,
00:42:25.91\00:42:29.11
even our faith. "
00:42:29.18\00:42:30.51
See, we obey by grace.
00:42:30.55\00:42:33.25
It is God who's working in us
00:42:33.28\00:42:35.22
to will and to do
His good pleasure.
00:42:35.25\00:42:37.42
Luke 8:21... if you want to
be part of the family of God,
00:42:37.45\00:42:41.69
Jesus said, "My
mother, my brothers are those
00:42:41.72\00:42:44.96
who hear God's Word
and put it into practice. "
00:42:44.99\00:42:48.56
But here to me is the
clincher, 1st John 2:3 and 4,
00:42:48.60\00:42:52.10
1st John chapter
2 verses 3 and 4,
00:42:52.13\00:42:55.47
"By this we know
that we know Him,
00:42:55.50\00:42:58.81
if we keep His commandments.
00:42:58.84\00:43:01.68
He who says, 'I know Him,'
00:43:01.71\00:43:04.41
and does not
keep His commandments,
00:43:04.45\00:43:08.18
is a liar, and the
truth is not in him. "
00:43:08.22\00:43:11.52
Pause.
00:43:11.55\00:43:13.52
Idalia: Thank
you so much Shelley,
00:43:13.59\00:43:15.09
wow... thank
you... all Scripture...
00:43:15.12\00:43:19.46
very good... well, Pastor Day,
here's your last question...
00:43:19.53\00:43:24.43
well, it's not
the last question,
00:43:24.47\00:43:26.53
we have quite a few more.
00:43:26.57\00:43:27.90
I attend church with a
transsexual who loves the Lord
00:43:27.94\00:43:31.81
and is faithful in her walk,
00:43:31.84\00:43:33.94
but who, the pastor
has consistently avoided
00:43:33.98\00:43:38.78
offering to baptize or
accept into membership.
00:43:38.81\00:43:42.58
What is the official SDA
position on transsexuals?
00:43:42.62\00:43:47.56
Obviously, it is
not an unforgivable sin.
00:43:47.59\00:43:51.19
She has repented of
her past transgressions.
00:43:51.23\00:43:54.60
She wants to join the church
00:43:54.63\00:43:56.73
and believes she
has always been female.
00:43:56.77\00:44:01.10
And this is a Viewer from Maine.
00:44:01.14\00:44:04.17
Shelley: Well, you get
all the easy questions.
00:44:04.21\00:44:05.84
Panel: Laughter.
00:44:05.87\00:44:07.21
Ryan: Well, I... this
is one that, you know,
00:44:07.24\00:44:10.15
there's so much I
could say about this
00:44:10.18\00:44:11.88
and there's little time to talk
00:44:11.91\00:44:13.25
so, I'm going to do my best
to cover all of the bases here.
00:44:13.31\00:44:15.85
First of all, there's a
lot of information I don't have
00:44:15.92\00:44:18.72
about this person
you are speaking about.
00:44:18.75\00:44:20.69
But I do... just
for our Viewers at home
00:44:20.72\00:44:22.59
and... and just to
identify some things here,
00:44:22.62\00:44:24.86
when I look... when you
use the word "transsexual"
00:44:24.89\00:44:27.46
I was, you know, I never really
heard that particular word...
00:44:27.50\00:44:30.83
I've heard it before maybe
00:44:30.87\00:44:32.20
but didn't really know
what it meant, looked it up...
00:44:32.23\00:44:33.84
of course, I kind of
assumed that it was dealing with
00:44:33.87\00:44:35.44
transgenderism and, of course,
00:44:35.50\00:44:37.31
that's what the Internet
seemed to spit out there...
00:44:37.34\00:44:39.57
that when you're talking about
transsexuals and transgenders,
00:44:39.64\00:44:43.11
they are one and the same,
00:44:43.14\00:44:44.48
someone who... again
might be biologically a female
00:44:44.51\00:44:47.82
but feel inwardly or...
that they should be a man
00:44:47.85\00:44:51.52
or a man biologically, but
yet inwardly they feel like
00:44:51.55\00:44:55.66
they have always been
or should be a female.
00:44:55.72\00:44:58.23
So, kind of like
a... a person trapped
00:44:58.26\00:45:00.13
in another
person's body-type thing...
00:45:00.16\00:45:01.83
this is at least
how it's described.
00:45:01.86\00:45:03.50
I don't know the particular
case of this individual.
00:45:03.57\00:45:06.20
Sometimes, these
transgender individuals
00:45:06.23\00:45:09.27
who identify as transgender
00:45:09.30\00:45:11.04
go on to have, you know,
operations and procedures
00:45:11.07\00:45:14.64
to make the biological change
00:45:14.68\00:45:17.48
and... and... and
in this case, you know,
00:45:17.51\00:45:19.81
it's kind of hard that if...
00:45:19.88\00:45:21.22
if a person has had
this particular experience
00:45:21.25\00:45:23.75
and then they come and have a
revival experience with the Lord
00:45:23.79\00:45:26.82
where the Lord opens their eyes
00:45:26.86\00:45:28.72
and it's kind of hard to go back
on... on something like that,
00:45:28.76\00:45:30.86
I'm just putting it out there,
00:45:30.89\00:45:32.23
trying to be sensitive but
also truthful at the same time.
00:45:32.26\00:45:34.93
But we also have
to be quite honest.
00:45:34.96\00:45:37.53
Now, I'm just going
to... based on your question,
00:45:37.60\00:45:39.37
I'm just to
address a few things here.
00:45:39.40\00:45:40.74
You say that the pastor
has consistently avoided
00:45:40.77\00:45:44.04
offering to baptize or accept
this person into membership,
00:45:44.07\00:45:46.51
let me come back to
that in just a moment,
00:45:46.54\00:45:48.14
but you go on to say,
00:45:48.18\00:45:49.51
"What is the SDA
official position?"
00:45:49.58\00:45:50.91
I'm going to give you
the Bible's official position
00:45:50.95\00:45:52.85
on this, okay, because
we're... this is Bible Q and A
00:45:52.88\00:45:54.85
and so, we're here...
00:45:54.88\00:45:56.22
and I believe that the SDA
position is the Bible position,
00:45:56.25\00:45:58.62
just want to
make that clear but...
00:45:58.65\00:46:00.06
we want to make it
clear what the Bible teaches
00:46:00.09\00:46:01.79
and you go on to say, obviously,
no sin is unforgivable
00:46:01.82\00:46:06.03
and you're absolutely right.
00:46:06.06\00:46:07.40
No sin is unforgivable
00:46:07.40\00:46:09.00
but we also have to understand
00:46:09.03\00:46:10.50
that we have to
forsake that sin.
00:46:10.53\00:46:11.93
So, while we can go
to the Lord and say,
00:46:11.97\00:46:13.47
"Lord, forgive me for
the sin that I have done
00:46:13.50\00:46:15.60
or that I have
committed in the past... "
00:46:15.64\00:46:17.61
we also have to understand
00:46:17.67\00:46:19.01
that God is in the business
of complete transformation.
00:46:19.04\00:46:21.31
He doesn't want us to
continue to perpetually be
00:46:21.34\00:46:23.78
a slave to that sin
00:46:23.81\00:46:25.38
and so, in this case, if this
person has repented and said,
00:46:25.41\00:46:28.02
"Lord, I'm sorry for anything
that I might have done wrong"
00:46:28.05\00:46:30.62
but yet they're
continuing to walk in those ways
00:46:30.65\00:46:33.19
that are contrary to
His design, to His plan,
00:46:33.22\00:46:35.62
then obviously, that
is not true repentance,
00:46:35.66\00:46:38.03
that's just saying, "I'm
sorry because of guilt. "
00:46:38.06\00:46:40.53
Just to go on here talking about
00:46:40.56\00:46:43.10
"she's repented of
her past transgressions,
00:46:43.16\00:46:45.13
she wants to be joined
to the church and believes
00:46:45.17\00:46:47.20
that she's always been female. "
00:46:47.27\00:46:48.60
Now, I don't know what that
means... what does that mean?
00:46:48.64\00:46:50.41
Does that mean that
it's a... that it's a male...
00:46:50.44\00:46:52.64
biologically a
male that believes that
00:46:52.67\00:46:54.24
he has always been a female?
00:46:54.28\00:46:56.18
I don't know... I don't
know the details in this
00:46:56.24\00:46:58.08
but I can tell you that we
have to stick as Bible students
00:46:58.11\00:47:01.12
to God's Biblical design.
00:47:01.15\00:47:02.78
The Bible makes it
clear in Genesis 1:7,
00:47:02.85\00:47:04.62
that when He created humankind,
He created male and female,
00:47:04.65\00:47:08.92
distinct... you know,
equal but different...
00:47:08.96\00:47:11.46
drastically different
00:47:11.49\00:47:13.03
and so, male and
female He created him...
00:47:13.06\00:47:15.00
or created them is what it says.
00:47:15.03\00:47:16.56
And then you go on to
Genesis chapter 2 verse 24,
00:47:16.60\00:47:19.83
it talks about how
this male and female...
00:47:19.87\00:47:21.90
that the male should
go away from his parents
00:47:21.94\00:47:23.94
and he should
marry himself to a woman
00:47:24.01\00:47:26.17
that God meant for man
and woman to be together
00:47:26.21\00:47:29.14
and I only say that
because this transgenderism
00:47:29.18\00:47:32.08
unrepented... is
a type of sexual sin
00:47:32.11\00:47:35.65
and we have to
deal with that, right?
00:47:35.68\00:47:37.02
Oftentimes, these transgenderism
often leads to homosexuality
00:47:37.09\00:47:41.62
because again, a person
who is biologically one thing
00:47:41.66\00:47:44.09
thinks they're another...
00:47:44.13\00:47:45.46
leads them to be with or
have relationships with someone
00:47:45.49\00:47:48.46
who's
biologically of the same sex.
00:47:48.50\00:47:50.67
And just giving a
few Biblical examples
00:47:50.70\00:47:52.80
because you said,
"What is the SDA's position?"
00:47:52.90\00:47:54.84
What's the Bible position...
00:47:54.87\00:47:56.20
that's what we
want to answer here.
00:47:56.27\00:47:57.61
Leviticus chapter 18 verse
22, of course makes it clear
00:47:57.64\00:48:01.14
that man should
not lie with a man...
00:48:01.18\00:48:02.51
a woman should not
lie with a woman, right?
00:48:02.54\00:48:04.61
Leviticus chapter 20
verse 13 goes on again...
00:48:04.65\00:48:07.15
talks about how these
particular homosexual acts
00:48:07.22\00:48:09.68
are an abomination to the Lord.
00:48:09.72\00:48:11.29
And the Bible has
tons of Scriptures on this.
00:48:11.32\00:48:13.86
Romans chapter
1 verses 24 to 32,
00:48:13.89\00:48:15.56
I'm not going to read it all...
00:48:15.59\00:48:17.23
but just
referencing here really quickly.
00:48:17.26\00:48:19.03
It says, "For this
reason... " reading...
00:48:19.06\00:48:21.20
starting with verse
24 of Romans chapter 1,
00:48:21.26\00:48:23.33
it says, "For this reason
00:48:23.37\00:48:24.70
God gave them up
to vile passions. "
00:48:24.73\00:48:26.23
Talking about the
wicked in the days of old.
00:48:26.30\00:48:28.34
He says, "He gave
them up to vile passions
00:48:28.37\00:48:30.61
for even their women
exchanged the natural use
00:48:30.64\00:48:32.84
for what is against nature.
00:48:32.94\00:48:34.91
Likewise also men, leaving
the natural use of the woman,
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burned in lust for one another,
00:48:38.28\00:48:40.48
men and women
committing what is shameful,
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and receiving in themselves
the penalty of their error
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which was due. "
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So, obviously, there's
shame associated with this.
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It was not God's natural design
for a man to be with a man...
00:48:48.22\00:48:51.19
a woman to be with a woman...
00:48:51.23\00:48:52.56
and in this case, I
know it is very sensitive
00:48:52.59\00:48:54.73
and I just want
to just say here,
00:48:54.73\00:48:56.06
I know I'm taking a
little extra time but
00:48:56.10\00:48:57.50
you know, we got to be careful,
00:48:57.53\00:48:59.03
we got to be sensitive
because God loves everyone.
00:48:59.07\00:49:00.80
It doesn't matter what...
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what you're going
through mentally, physically,
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God loves you and
God died for every one
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no matter if you're a male
that thinks you're a female
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or a female who
thinks you're a male
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or if you're...
you're straight and not in...
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in practicing homosexuality,
00:49:12.68\00:49:14.02
God died for everyone
and Jesus loves everyone
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and Jesus wants us all to
be called out of that darkness
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into His marvelous light
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and so, pertaining to the Pastor
not baptizing this individual,
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I'm sure the Pastor
has a good reason why...
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I'm not going to get into that
because I don't know the details
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but I will tell you that baptism
according to Romans chapter 6
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verses 4 through 8...
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Romans chapter 6
verses 4 through 8,
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the Bible says, "Therefore
we are buried with Him... "
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speaking of Christ...
"through baptism into 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. "
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That's the key word there.
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"For we have all... " notice,
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"for we have
been united together
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in the likeness of His death,
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certainly we also should be in
the likeness of His resurrection
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knowing this, that our old
man" notice, the old person
00:49:57.19\00:50:00.56
"has been crucified with Him,
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and that this body of
sin might be done away with,
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that we should no
longer be slaves to sin. "
00:50:04.77\00:50:07.04
So, I just want to
say in closing here,
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this person who's
dealing with this...
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if they have not
completely given up that...
00:50:11.04\00:50:13.38
maybe they're
still struggling with it
00:50:13.41\00:50:14.74
but they have not brought
their mind and their life
00:50:14.78\00:50:16.98
in harmony with God's will,
00:50:17.05\00:50:18.81
then maybe there's
still something there
00:50:18.85\00:50:20.78
that the Pastor sees
needs to be dealt with,
00:50:20.82\00:50:22.72
I don't know... maybe not...
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but at the end of
the day, I'll say this,
00:50:24.15\00:50:26.55
I recognize that
there are situations
00:50:26.59\00:50:28.66
that are hard to deal with,
00:50:28.69\00:50:30.03
I recognize that in this
case, it may be that this person
00:50:30.06\00:50:32.53
has really completely forsaken
but maybe there's still some...
00:50:32.56\00:50:36.67
some... some aftereffects,
00:50:36.73\00:50:38.07
maybe there's still some...
some physical appearances
00:50:38.10\00:50:40.94
that may appear to
not be in light with...
00:50:41.00\00:50:43.91
with the natural design
that God created them to be,
00:50:43.94\00:50:46.37
in this case, I would say
that we have to judge the heart,
00:50:46.44\00:50:49.14
we have to look at
the person and say,
00:50:49.18\00:50:50.78
"Where... where
were they once were...
00:50:50.81\00:50:52.41
where are they now?"
00:50:52.45\00:50:53.78
Are they surrendered
their life completely to Jesus?
00:50:53.82\00:50:56.02
Have they left that behind?
00:50:56.05\00:50:57.39
If we see the fruit
of the Spirit's presence
00:50:57.42\00:50:59.72
in that person's life
00:50:59.75\00:51:01.16
and they're forsaking that sin,
00:51:01.19\00:51:02.52
then yes, no one should be
withheld from the Kingdom of God
00:51:02.56\00:51:05.03
no one should be withheld
from the blessing of baptism.
00:51:05.06\00:51:07.50
But in that sense...
that's all I can offer
00:51:07.56\00:51:09.26
because I don't have enough
information on the subject,
00:51:09.30\00:51:11.47
I want to take a
little bit of time
00:51:11.50\00:51:13.00
to just kind of break that down
00:51:13.03\00:51:14.44
and just address some of
those very sensitive issues.
00:51:14.47\00:51:18.64
Idalia: Thank you
so much... thank you.
00:51:18.67\00:51:20.44
Thank you, we will be
praying for your friend
00:51:20.48\00:51:24.28
and, you know, he is
not... she is not alone
00:51:24.31\00:51:28.02
and you're not the only person
that has friends like that,
00:51:28.08\00:51:30.99
so, we continue to pray
and for the Lord to guide
00:51:31.05\00:51:35.22
and work in our hearts.
00:51:35.26\00:51:36.89
It is humbling to
sit and admire God's love
00:51:36.93\00:51:41.03
for each and every one of us.
00:51:41.06\00:51:42.53
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