[MUSIC] 00:00:00.26\00:00:04.67 >> I want to 00:00:04.67\00:00:10.04 [MUSIC] 00:00:17.48\00:00:22.12 >> too. 00:00:26.22\00:00:31.59 [MUSIC] 00:00:31.59\00:00:36.77 >> I'm 00:00:36.77\00:00:42.30 >> and 00:00:42.30\00:00:47.41 >> I want to stand 00:00:47.41\00:00:52.85 too. 00:00:52.85\00:00:54.98 [MUSIC] 00:00:54.98\00:01:00.06 [MUSIC] 00:01:00.06\00:01:07.23 >> Welcome to 3ABN, today, governor, if you want to. 00:01:07.23\00:01:11.93 >> I know for me personally, this is one of my favorite 00:01:11.93\00:01:15.44 programs as people call an 00:01:15.44\00:01:17.94 they always ask about buy bulk you in the eye. 00:01:17.94\00:01:21.38 That setback in my easy chair and listen to 00:01:21.38\00:01:25.48 the product of what it takes to be able to put these answers 00:01:25.48\00:01:29.62 together. 00:01:29.62\00:01:30.72 Let me make it perfectly clear, though. These are Bible 00:01:30.72\00:01:34.79 answers. These are coming from the Bible. They're not just 00:01:34.79\00:01:38.36 taken off the shelf someplace. Well, I think that sounds good. 00:01:38.36\00:01:41.53 That sounds good. These are your Bible questions that you 00:01:41.53\00:01:44.97 send them want to introduce our family 3ABN, famine. This going 00:01:44.97\00:01:50.27 to be participating today. Let's start off over here with 00:01:50.27\00:01:53.51 Pastor John and NC 00:01:53.51\00:01:55.24 Johnny. Take about 45 seconds. What do you like about a Bible? 00:01:55.24\00:01:59.91 Q A? 00:01:59.91\00:02:01.62 >> I like the fact that you didn't let you dig deeper into 00:02:01.62\00:02:06.39 got word that the you're not getting the proper time. 00:02:06.39\00:02:08.42 But these questions, some of the questions coming. I've 00:02:08.42\00:02:11.89 never thought about these things. So I have we have to 00:02:11.89\00:02:13.96 look into things that we have never looked into and we learn 00:02:13.96\00:02:17.23 something. The Lord is wonderful in teaching us more 00:02:17.23\00:02:20.17 as we continue to search his word asking for the Holy Spirit 00:02:20.17\00:02:23.30 guides. 00:02:23.30\00:02:24.71 >> That man, a man. 00:02:24.71\00:02:26.07 Thanks to Ryan to a buddy. 00:02:26.07\00:02:29.31 What you like about. 00:02:29.31\00:02:31.31 >> Kabul, killing the well. I have to kind of second what 00:02:31.31\00:02:34.18 he said. You know, I I have participated in many different 00:02:34.18\00:02:38.05 Bible questions and and serves segments over the years before 00:02:38.05\00:02:42.82 3ABN and also with 3ABN in never fails, that someone 00:02:42.82\00:02:48.26 always ends up asking a question that you've never 00:02:48.26\00:02:50.17 considered before. And so I really enjoy it because it 00:02:50.17\00:02:53.74 allows me to dig a little deeper and to go deeper into 00:02:53.74\00:02:56.44 God's word and to provide, you know, real credible answers for 00:02:56.44\00:03:00.68 these questions that people have legitimate wonders about. 00:03:00.68\00:03:04.98 >> A man of some of them men, sometimes we just don't have 00:03:04.98\00:03:08.28 the time, 2 research, all the questions that we have. So this 00:03:08.28\00:03:12.32 is really this is a joy and Daniel parent Western to make 00:03:12.32\00:03:17.69 them question to you. Alright, one step ahead. Haha. 00:03:17.69\00:03:21.06 >> I love participating on the program, but I also love 00:03:21.06\00:03:25.00 listening to a good answer that comes straight from the Bible. 00:03:25.00\00:03:28.04 So you hear a question. You think that's how I'd answer 00:03:28.04\00:03:30.64 that and you listen to somebody else pull out. Some techs are 00:03:30.64\00:03:33.88 thoughts that you would not have put together. And it's 00:03:33.88\00:03:36.24 exciting to hear how God puts, you know, puts this in other 00:03:36.24\00:03:39.48 people's minds. 00:03:39.48\00:03:40.52 >> They man the man. I think that the pickup that the 00:03:40.52\00:03:44.79 questions are coming from you, you're the ones that since the 00:03:44.79\00:03:48.12 questions and and then behind the scenes and they do the 00:03:48.12\00:03:52.23 questions up. And so that I don't know. I know that I get 00:03:52.23\00:03:57.03 to watch Shelley a shoestring. She's researching a month. 00:03:57.03\00:04:01.27 There are some tough questions here and it's not just a 00:04:01.27\00:04:04.41 matter. We have turn to Page 3.48. On that second paragraph. 00:04:04.41\00:04:08.24 I mean, you have to search and search and search anyway. 00:04:08.24\00:04:11.51 How do you contact us? 00:04:11.51\00:04:14.32 There's 3 avenues of contacting us. 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Let's start off by 00:04:52.32\00:04:56.06 asking our first question after we have prayer. 00:04:56.06\00:04:59.56 >> Father, we just want to take this opportunity, Lord, to 00:04:59.56\00:05:02.06 thank you for being in our hearts and being in our minds. 00:05:02.06\00:05:05.53 And father just asked Florida to be with us as we go through 00:05:05.53\00:05:09.10 this program, father, that hearts will be touched. Father 00:05:09.10\00:05:12.57 eyes to be with each person. That's a mention the questions, 00:05:12.57\00:05:15.71 Lord that through the end of the Holy Spirit that they will 00:05:15.71\00:05:18.51 be guided. We love you. We thank you. Give you all praise 00:05:18.51\00:05:22.48 and glory in Jesus name and then came in a minute. 00:05:22.48\00:05:27.82 Pastor Nancy, that's John. 00:05:27.82\00:05:32.46 You answered a question on a previous program stating that 00:05:32.46\00:05:35.56 duck his claim to eat 00:05:35.56\00:05:38.43 and Leviticus 11 18. It says The Swan isn't claim. 00:05:38.43\00:05:44.84 Wouldn't ducks and geese be considered unclean since they 00:05:44.84\00:05:48.11 are similar birds, 00:05:48.11\00:05:49.98 therefore, we should not eat it. According to Jewish 00:05:49.98\00:05:53.45 tradition. 00:05:53.45\00:05:55.58 What you said, what does the Bible said? 00:05:55.58\00:05:59.25 Well, that is a good question. 00:05:59.25\00:06:01.66 >> I'm not I did say that in the previous program. And thank 00:06:01.66\00:06:04.99 you for bringing that back. Maha. 00:06:04.99\00:06:07.96 It is interesting because when you look at limited just after 00:06:07.96\00:06:11.73 11, 00:06:11.73\00:06:13.20 you will notice the descriptions of why certain 00:06:13.20\00:06:17.51 animals are not clean. You don't like about talking about 00:06:17.51\00:06:20.24 fish in the sea. Have they have to have scales and the land 00:06:20.24\00:06:24.45 animals have to have their hopes a certain way. 00:06:24.45\00:06:28.35 But when it comes to birds live, indica step to 11. 00:06:28.35\00:06:32.15 And also when you look in Deuteronomy talking about the 00:06:32.15\00:06:35.49 same thing, you will notice that birds are not described 00:06:35.49\00:06:38.83 with features or characteristics. They actually 00:06:38.83\00:06:41.20 named Miss unclean. 00:06:41.20\00:06:43.50 So yes, when you go into the King James version and you Re 00:06:43.50\00:06:47.40 Deuteronomy live in 18, it does say Swan 00:06:47.40\00:06:51.01 but eat when you will. Most people have access to the 00:06:51.01\00:06:53.94 strong skin cordons. You can go into the strong skin cordons 00:06:53.94\00:06:56.58 and noticed that 00:06:56.58\00:06:59.68 it could be a an owl 00:06:59.68\00:07:02.68 or some type of lizard. This is what you see. Strong us another 00:07:02.68\00:07:07.09 Hebrew dictionaries. So Jewish 00:07:07.09\00:07:11.93 have a list of clean buyers and among the maze, 00:07:11.93\00:07:19.70 also chicken and other other birds that they are listed. 00:07:19.70\00:07:25.51 So they look at the list, the Bible says, and then they say, 00:07:25.51\00:07:29.41 well, OK, then these must be clean because they're not 00:07:29.41\00:07:32.15 listed in the biggest Leviticus chapter 11. This is what they 00:07:32.15\00:07:34.72 do is go by. So turkey, chicken, etcetera, and the 00:07:34.72\00:07:38.12 duck. Now, if you remember what I said in that previous 00:07:38.12\00:07:41.66 program, I believe I said 00:07:41.66\00:07:43.39 I've seen those docks. 00:07:43.39\00:07:45.19 I've seen them eat stuff and I sit on that meeting that 00:07:45.19\00:07:47.76 animal. So you can make your decision on this. But if you 00:07:47.76\00:07:52.80 don't want to eat a duck, don't need a duck. I'm not happy that 00:07:52.80\00:07:56.17 we did that. So, but yes, the swan and the Ducks are in the 00:07:56.17\00:08:00.48 same family. So naturally, I see people coming to that 00:08:00.48\00:08:03.31 conclusion. And so I encourage you to consider this looking to 00:08:03.31\00:08:07.98 the people. Dictionary said maybe a slight translation of 00:08:07.98\00:08:11.09 the translator got a little confused, but it is like a now 00:08:11.09\00:08:14.32 or or some type of lizard if that is really what they're 00:08:14.32\00:08:17.43 alluding to or what is being said there in Leviticus Chapter 00:08:17.43\00:08:20.63 11, 18. 00:08:20.63\00:08:21.60 >> Time and then a man. 00:08:21.60\00:08:25.97 >> Ryan, yes. Should Christians today bear arms and war are 00:08:25.97\00:08:31.04 personally to defend oneself our family. 00:08:31.04\00:08:35.98 This is coming from Shaw. 00:08:35.98\00:08:37.78 >> Well, I think it's obviously a personal decision on your 00:08:37.78\00:08:41.48 part on whether or not you want to do that. Now, obviously, 00:08:41.48\00:08:43.55 this is Bible Q and A's. We need to look at what the 00:08:43.55\00:08:45.65 Bible teaches about your personal decision to choose to, 00:08:45.65\00:08:51.29 again own guns to bear arms or 2, not the only guns and bear 00:08:51.29\00:08:55.63 arms. And so first of all, most people want to find this wrong. 00:08:55.63\00:09:01.04 I've had many conversations where where people try to make 00:09:01.04\00:09:04.57 a case for the fact that we know the Bible says thou shall 00:09:04.57\00:09:06.68 not kill and therefore, these these type of weapons are used 00:09:06.68\00:09:10.68 to to kill and hurt others. And so, therefore, you should 00:09:10.68\00:09:14.35 not bear arms. However, the better translation in that 00:09:14.35\00:09:18.65 particular sense is actually thou shalt not murder found in 00:09:18.65\00:09:21.92 the E the Commandment their Exodus chapter 20 and first 13, 00:09:21.92\00:09:26.23 it would be completely contradicting to God's 00:09:26.23\00:09:28.20 character to say thou shalt not kill in general. And then yet 00:09:28.20\00:09:31.03 we find many, many stories were God even command of the 00:09:31.03\00:09:33.30 children of Israel to go out into kill and take out many of 00:09:33.30\00:09:37.61 these. He the nation's that post a very, very strong threat 00:09:37.61\00:09:41.91 against. And so there's a difference between killing and 00:09:41.91\00:09:45.41 murdering, sometimes killing someone or you're bringing 00:09:45.41\00:09:48.18 about death to someone is not necessarily with a selfish, 00:09:48.18\00:09:52.19 murderous intent or another was a selfish intend to take life 00:09:52.19\00:09:56.12 just because or for whatever selfish reason. But yes, 00:09:56.12\00:10:00.13 school back to the question. Is it OK to defend oneself? 00:10:00.13\00:10:03.40 Well, even the Bible says that that's OK, because even Exodus 00:10:03.40\00:10:06.13 Chapter, 22 2 chapters after the commandments. Exodus, 00:10:06.13\00:10:09.54 22 and verse to notice what it says. It says if the thief is 00:10:09.54\00:10:13.21 found breaking in and he is struck so that he dies, there 00:10:13.21\00:10:17.88 shall be no guilt for his blood ship. And so again, this is 00:10:17.88\00:10:21.62 God's way of saying, look, you know, this is self-defense in a 00:10:21.62\00:10:24.52 situation where it's not a selfish and get the gist kill 00:10:24.52\00:10:27.46 someone for whatever reason for no good reason at all. And 00:10:27.46\00:10:30.69 that's an issue. But but to defend your home to defend 00:10:30.69\00:10:33.86 yourself, Biblically speaking, that was OK, even Jesus 00:10:33.86\00:10:37.30 himself. And Luke, 22 the night of his betrayal and arrest 00:10:37.30\00:10:42.40 there within the context of the Last supper. We find these 00:10:42.40\00:10:45.44 words, Lou. 22 versus 36 to 38. It says that he said to them, 00:10:45.44\00:10:49.28 but now he who has a money bag, let him take it and likewise 00:10:49.28\00:10:52.91 the knapsack and he who has no sort let him sell his garment 00:10:52.91\00:10:56.82 and buy one. And he says for I say to you that this which is 00:10:56.82\00:11:00.36 written must still be accomplished in me and he was 00:11:00.36\00:11:03.19 numbered with the transgressors for the things concerning me 00:11:03.19\00:11:06.06 have an inverse. 38. It says so. They said, Lord, look here, 00:11:06.06\00:11:09.83 we have to sort and he said to them, it is enough. So Jesus 00:11:09.83\00:11:13.30 could have easily said none of it, though. No swords, no 00:11:13.30\00:11:16.10 weapons. That's wrong. Jesus didn't condemn them for that. 00:11:16.10\00:11:18.87 Although he did condemn Peter. When Peter Drew the sword, 00:11:18.87\00:11:22.14 it wasn't the owning of the weapon that Christ had a 00:11:22.14\00:11:24.78 problem with. It was the way Peter used it in that sense. 00:11:24.78\00:11:28.08 And so it's not a problem to own a weapon to bear arms 00:11:28.08\00:11:31.69 biblically speaking and especially within our country. 00:11:31.69\00:11:34.79 I mean, you have the right to do that constitutionally, 00:11:34.79\00:11:36.96 according to your own choice. It's not a problem to bear the 00:11:36.96\00:11:39.83 arms to own a gun just long as you're responsible with it and 00:11:39.83\00:11:43.20 have. 00:11:43.20\00:11:44.40 >> And do not have any murderous intentions. They 00:11:44.40\00:11:46.27 mount a good answer. Yes, 00:11:46.27\00:11:49.57 Daniel parent, 00:11:49.57\00:11:51.24 your first question. What was the evil spirit of God put up 00:11:51.24\00:11:54.58 on Paul? 00:11:54.58\00:11:55.94 Excuse me. Put a bone saw. Thank you. Just 00:11:55.94\00:12:00.52 what's your grade on that when this that is own saw all this 00:12:00.52\00:12:05.39 uel and for Samuel 18 10, this is from Jackie and Georgia. 00:12:05.39\00:12:10.79 >> Alright, Jacki, let's let's look at the text and read it in 00:12:10.79\00:12:14.00 for Samuel 18 10. And then we'll look at one for Samuel 00:12:14.00\00:12:16.83 16, 14 as well. 00:12:16.83\00:12:18.93 And it happened on that day that the distressing spirit 00:12:18.93\00:12:22.70 from God came upon soul and he prophesied in the house. 00:12:22.70\00:12:28.28 So David played music with his hand as another times, but 00:12:28.28\00:12:31.78 there was a spear in Seoul's hand. All right. Interesting 00:12:31.78\00:12:35.72 picture here. And spear harp distressing spirit in most 00:12:35.72\00:12:40.16 translations called an evil spirit. So let's just be clear 00:12:40.16\00:12:43.96 about the nature of evil spirits or Satan and his 00:12:43.96\00:12:47.76 angels. They are opposed to God. They are not working in 00:12:47.76\00:12:52.10 partnership. They are not the minister. Ng spirits, evil 00:12:52.10\00:12:55.57 Angels. The ministry in spirit sent forth by gotten here is 00:12:55.57\00:12:58.17 one 14, a second Corinthians 6.15, says and what a court has 00:12:58.17\00:13:02.98 Christ with Belial another name for Satan. So they are not 00:13:02.98\00:13:06.31 working together. James won 13 says when you're tempted, 00:13:06.31\00:13:09.68 don't say God is tempting me because God is not tempt anyone 00:13:09.68\00:13:13.72 right now. Let's also look at the fact that Satan and his 00:13:13.72\00:13:16.66 angels do not have unbounded unbridled authority. They are 00:13:16.66\00:13:20.90 still restricted. Think about Matthew 8 where they have to 00:13:20.90\00:13:23.73 ask give us permission permit us to go into the herd of swine 00:13:23.73\00:13:28.14 or Joe who is permitted to be tested. Satan has to ask 00:13:28.14\00:13:31.87 permission to test Chauvin job chapter one in 2 and then did 00:13:31.87\00:13:36.14 just say to ask permission Jesus as a loop. 22 31 00:13:36.14\00:13:40.62 permission to test Peter. And so the statement is Angels 00:13:40.62\00:13:43.95 cannot do anything without permission. So now let's look 00:13:43.95\00:13:47.29 at the first annual one 18. And we see that there is an 00:13:47.29\00:13:49.96 example there of what we find in Romans, one. 28, listen to 00:13:49.96\00:13:54.30 this Texan. You'll hear what's happening to us all 00:13:54.30\00:13:56.87 says. And even as they did not like to retain God, in their 00:13:56.87\00:14:00.20 knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind to do those 00:14:00.20\00:14:05.71 things which are not fitting. So as in Sauls case here, 00:14:05.71\00:14:09.58 his repeated rejection of got escalated to the point that God 00:14:09.58\00:14:13.42 literally gave him over to a debased mind. He rejected the 00:14:13.42\00:14:18.22 Holy Spirit so far that God literally departed from him. 00:14:18.22\00:14:22.22 Now, let's hear it in for Sale. 16, 14, an earlier chapter, 00:14:22.22\00:14:26.36 but the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul and a 00:14:26.36\00:14:30.13 distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him. So we see 2 00:14:30.13\00:14:33.80 things happening here simultaneously as God departs 00:14:33.80\00:14:37.34 based upon the Sauls, free Wilson, God did not take away 00:14:37.34\00:14:40.94 his freedom and so saw rejects God, God pulls away. And then 00:14:40.94\00:14:44.68 God by leaving, saw its all's will 00:14:44.68\00:14:48.02 makes an empty space for Satan have access to us all to do 00:14:48.02\00:14:51.62 what he wanted in his mind. And so this departure then 00:14:51.62\00:14:55.02 leads to the very next first where Saul is trying to murder. 00:14:55.02\00:14:58.29 David, that certainly is not God's will. 00:14:58.29\00:15:00.80 And so the evil spirit from Saul does not necessarily mean 00:15:00.80\00:15:04.57 that it is a spirit sent from God's throne in heaven. 00:15:04.57\00:15:07.64 Remember, Satan is cast out of heaven and his angels. Instead, 00:15:07.64\00:15:11.84 this from God means with God's permission to Reveal Sauls 00:15:11.84\00:15:16.98 heart. And so as God leaves because salt does not want him 00:15:16.98\00:15:21.05 there. This gives permission for this distressing spirit, 00:15:21.05\00:15:25.25 evil spirit. And all this results in is more evil. 00:15:25.25\00:15:27.96 Just like we read in Romans one when when God gives you over to 00:15:27.96\00:15:31.53 a debased mind more evil and sin results. So when God 00:15:31.53\00:15:35.23 departs because assaults, free choice, God's departure 00:15:35.23\00:15:38.63 permits, Satan's access. And if you want to study this a 00:15:38.63\00:15:42.24 little further is a couple of other techs. We'll see this 00:15:42.24\00:15:44.34 very same thing happening, Sean, 13, 26 27 Satan enters 00:15:44.34\00:15:49.18 Judas. Same thing happening. Second thessalonians to 11 12 00:15:49.18\00:15:53.21 God sends a strong delusion. 00:15:53.21\00:15:56.15 A revelation 9, 1, to 11 in some symbolic laying language. 00:15:56.15\00:16:00.32 Satan and Angels are given permission to work deception. 00:16:00.32\00:16:03.83 And this is all because God is still sovereign, but he gives 00:16:03.83\00:16:07.23 permission for angels to work. So about Saul Prophesying. 00:16:07.23\00:16:10.70 We already know that he's not under the spirit of God. 00:16:10.70\00:16:13.64 Another spirit has entered him. So his prophesied is of another 00:16:13.64\00:16:17.44 power. You might describe it more as Rav raving agitated, 00:16:17.44\00:16:21.18 battling are uttering empty spiritual phrases that have an 00:16:21.18\00:16:24.15 appearance of godliness but no power in them. 00:16:24.15\00:16:29.72 >> Pastor newsy, yes, your second question. We believe 00:16:29.72\00:16:33.86 Jesus feet won't touch the earth again until it is 00:16:33.86\00:16:36.62 cleansed. But what does occur? I-14 Mu and this is from 00:16:36.62\00:16:41.60 Jackie. 00:16:41.60\00:16:42.93 >> Thank you, Jacki. A very good question. Indeed. 00:16:42.93\00:16:46.30 I'm going to go ahead and read Zachariah Chapter 14. 00:16:46.30\00:16:51.74 No, I think I like to begin 00:16:51.74\00:16:54.44 and verse 2, actually, 00:16:54.44\00:16:56.75 no person. 00:16:56.75\00:16:58.98 Behold, the day of the Lord is coming and your spoil will be 00:16:58.98\00:17:02.85 divided in your mixed 00:17:02.85\00:17:05.02 Frey will gather all the nations to battle against 00:17:05.02\00:17:08.09 terrorism. The city should be taken. The House rifled and the 00:17:08.09\00:17:12.19 women ravished. Half of the city show go into captivity. 00:17:12.19\00:17:15.63 But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the 00:17:15.63\00:17:19.57 city. 00:17:19.57\00:17:20.80 Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations and 00:17:20.80\00:17:24.74 he fights 00:17:24.74\00:17:26.24 as he fights in the day of battle. And in that day, 00:17:26.24\00:17:29.88 his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces 00:17:29.88\00:17:33.58 Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split 00:17:33.58\00:17:37.79 into from east to west, making a very large valley. Half of 00:17:37.79\00:17:42.02 the mountains show moved over the north and half of it toward 00:17:42.02\00:17:45.43 the south. Then you show flee. 00:17:45.43\00:17:49.03 You show fleet through my Mountain Valley for the 00:17:49.03\00:17:51.97 Mountain Valley Show reached to so yes, you show flee. Su fled 00:17:51.97\00:17:57.04 from the earthquake in the days of was I king of Judah. 00:17:57.04\00:18:01.44 So what we have here is a narrative of something that 00:18:01.44\00:18:06.38 would have taken place. Had the people of Israel remain 00:18:06.38\00:18:09.95 faithful to the Lord. They would. They would have been 00:18:09.95\00:18:12.79 like a paradise on earth type of thing. Still wet. The battle 00:18:12.79\00:18:17.56 between good and evil taking place. But Israel would have 00:18:17.56\00:18:19.93 become a place of of prosperous trees would Grohl fruitful and 00:18:19.93\00:18:28.00 God will preserve peace for the people of this because they 00:18:28.00\00:18:31.61 have the table. 00:18:31.61\00:18:32.91 But this was not the case. So therefore, some of the 00:18:32.91\00:18:36.58 elements here have have an application if we can call it 00:18:36.58\00:18:42.02 that way for 00:18:42.02\00:18:43.89 the return of Jesus Christ when he comes when he does return 00:18:43.89\00:18:49.32 to gather his people from the east and from the west and from 00:18:49.32\00:18:52.53 every nation under heaven, 00:18:52.53\00:18:54.96 we can see that, for example, in first as a long chapter for 00:18:54.96\00:19:00.77 his fee, do not touch the ground. Let's go to first 00:19:00.77\00:19:03.44 testimony, step to 4 beginning in verse 14 for if we believe 00:19:03.44\00:19:07.38 that Jesus died and rose again, even sold them also would sleep 00:19:07.38\00:19:10.85 in Jesus. We'll got bring within that is to bring with 00:19:10.85\00:19:14.58 him to have it for this. We say unto you by the word of 00:19:14.58\00:19:17.85 the Lord that we which are live in, remain unto the coming of 00:19:17.85\00:19:21.66 the Lord shall not prevent them, which our sleep sleep and 00:19:21.66\00:19:24.96 uses that meet their dead. Waiting for the first 00:19:24.96\00:19:27.66 resurrection 00:19:27.66\00:19:28.86 for the Lord himself showed the sent from heaven with a shout 00:19:28.86\00:19:32.23 with the Voice of the Archangel and with the Trump of God and 00:19:32.23\00:19:36.47 the Dead in Christ Show Rice first. Then we watch our live 00:19:36.47\00:19:41.14 and remain shall be caught up together with him in the clouds 00:19:41.14\00:19:45.15 to meet the Lord in the air. 00:19:45.15\00:19:48.52 So and so show we ever be with the Lord, therefore, comfort 00:19:48.52\00:19:51.49 one another with these words. This isn't it a deck, a 00:19:51.49\00:19:54.66 description of what will happen when Jesus returns. His fee do 00:19:54.66\00:19:57.96 not touch the ground. We're taken up to heaven. But after 00:19:57.96\00:20:01.93 the 1000 years are finished, as you see in 00:20:01.93\00:20:05.73 revelation, chapter 20 when the holy city descends and 00:20:05.73\00:20:09.14 everything is said and done and they were create, you haven't 00:20:09.14\00:20:12.21 unearthed defeat of ISIS touch as his says here in Zechariah 00:20:12.21\00:20:16.68 Jeff to 14 and is split until that's when this will take 00:20:16.68\00:20:21.02 place. Now, the reason I wrote a verse hive be far 00:20:21.02\00:20:24.95 is because it mentions an earthquake and it is talking 00:20:24.95\00:20:28.92 about to the people living in those states because this is 00:20:28.92\00:20:31.29 the new show fleet through my Mountain Valley for the 00:20:31.29\00:20:33.60 Mountain Valley Show. Reach to Azle. Yes, you show flee as you 00:20:33.60\00:20:37.17 fled from the earthquake in the days it was I king of Judah. 00:20:37.17\00:20:40.57 So this is talking to those people that has seen that have 00:20:40.57\00:20:43.04 heard about it. And this earthquake took place about 760 00:20:43.04\00:20:47.41 BC. So that's an application for them. But we see here that 00:20:47.41\00:20:52.51 the first U.S. along is that says no, that the feet of these 00:20:52.51\00:20:54.78 is at the second coming, do not touch the Earth. We go to 00:20:54.78\00:20:57.95 heaven for 1000 years and now I'm am. 00:20:57.95\00:21:02.29 >> Ryan. Yes. Is it OK for women to wear pants based on 00:21:02.29\00:21:08.46 doing Ron Lee? 22 verse 5. His pants or email garment. 00:21:08.46\00:21:14.24 >> All right. Let's go. Read the text, OK? Let's see what it 00:21:14.24\00:21:18.01 actually sets. Alright, Deuteronomy chapter 22 and 00:21:18.01\00:21:21.61 verse 5. Tim, If your Bible says these words, 00:21:21.61\00:21:25.31 a woman shall not wear pants. 00:21:25.31\00:21:28.55 I mean, that's not what the Bible says. I'll just tell you 00:21:31.79\00:21:34.56 that straight up in. Of course, I'm being a little sarcastic. 00:21:34.56\00:21:37.66 Your but around the 22 verse 5 actually says a woman should 00:21:37.66\00:21:41.90 not wear anything that pertains to a man nor shall him and put 00:21:41.90\00:21:45.70 on a woman's garment. Notice the contacts. Get not context 00:21:45.70\00:21:49.24 for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord. 00:21:49.24\00:21:52.84 Your God Deuteronomy. 22 and verse 5 is clearly addressing 00:21:52.84\00:21:57.01 the issue of cross dressing. And we definitely I mean, 00:21:57.01\00:22:00.85 this is an issue clearly back in the Bible days as it is 00:22:00.85\00:22:03.79 still clearly an issue today where clothing that is clearly 00:22:03.79\00:22:09.46 of a famine in design and feminine nature and in a men's 00:22:09.46\00:22:13.50 clothing, which are clearly of a male designed it specifically 00:22:13.50\00:22:18.50 for male. We have this issue of cross dressing females wearing 00:22:18.50\00:22:23.00 male clothing where they're indistinguishable e bullets in 00:22:23.00\00:22:27.24 a distinguished of their gender. To the point where you 00:22:27.24\00:22:29.21 wonder it, is that a guy or Xanadu does that a girl and the 00:22:29.21\00:22:32.88 same thing? Vice versa, men wearing women's clothing cross 00:22:32.88\00:22:35.78 dressing, making themselves appear feminine or looking 00:22:35.78\00:22:38.62 female. And so this is clearly what Jesus is addressing here, 00:22:38.62\00:22:41.86 what the Bible is addressing year. And I think it's 00:22:41.86\00:22:44.46 important to bring about that. The Bible actually does not 00:22:44.46\00:22:47.50 anywhere beyond this, give any type of clothing specifics in 00:22:47.50\00:22:53.70 terms of what men should wear and what women should wear. 00:22:53.70\00:22:56.60 In other words, the Bible does not tell us that women should 00:22:56.60\00:22:59.11 only wear dresses and skirts and men should only wear pants 00:22:59.11\00:23:02.58 and long sleeves and and all that. The Bible does not give 00:23:02.58\00:23:05.01 us that. But it does give us principles in terms of how we 00:23:05.01\00:23:08.28 should dress and how we should look in terms of modesty, 00:23:08.28\00:23:10.75 for instance, first, Timothy to 9 says in like manner. Also 00:23:10.75\00:23:13.49 that women and I just want to hear, I think this principle 00:23:13.49\00:23:15.62 also applies to men adorn themselves at CES in modest 00:23:15.62\00:23:19.23 apparel with propriety in moderation, not with braided 00:23:19.23\00:23:22.30 hair or go to pearls are costly clothing. So clean, modest, 00:23:22.30\00:23:26.63 very well kept not appearing looking other than what God 00:23:26.63\00:23:31.47 designed you to be, which if you're a man usually like them. 00:23:31.47\00:23:33.74 And if you're a woman, you should look like a woman. 00:23:33.74\00:23:36.11 But I also just want to add here, too, because there's 00:23:36.11\00:23:37.78 going to be people that will still hear what I'm saying. 00:23:37.78\00:23:39.88 And those we love Ryan is still in women that it's OK to wear 00:23:39.88\00:23:43.72 up as well. I'll tell you, the question is who's to determine 00:23:43.72\00:23:46.99 the cancer from him? 00:23:46.99\00:23:49.16 Who determines that the Bible doesn't but pounds or 4 men who 00:23:49.16\00:23:53.53 determines that? Where does it say that pants were a rich? 00:23:53.53\00:23:56.26 If you look back in history, you find that where whoever 00:23:56.26\00:23:59.00 made the first pair of pants does it say it was only for men 00:23:59.00\00:24:02.87 and no one else. Also, if you apply that principle here and 00:24:02.87\00:24:06.07 you say it's got to be applied here to Deuteronomy 20 to 5 and 00:24:06.07\00:24:09.34 you you kind of isogenic Lee insert that they're well, 00:24:09.34\00:24:12.65 then you also got to go through the rest of that chapter. 00:24:12.65\00:24:14.72 And you got on with the rest of that chapter says. And I think 00:24:14.72\00:24:17.99 that we should in principle, but there's some very strong 00:24:17.99\00:24:20.59 traditional practices here. They got a placed up on the 00:24:20.59\00:24:24.26 Israelites specifically that you go through here in you, 00:24:24.26\00:24:27.46 you'll be like, well, that that's not that's not doesn't 00:24:27.46\00:24:29.60 apply to me today. For instance, I shall not plow with 00:24:29.60\00:24:32.10 an ox and a donkey together. If you do that, you're you're 00:24:32.10\00:24:34.94 violating it. I should not to. What is that when you build a 00:24:34.94\00:24:38.31 new house and you make of a parapet on your roof that you 00:24:38.31\00:24:41.58 may not bring guilt or bloodshed on your house and 00:24:41.58\00:24:44.48 anyone who falls from it, we should not wear a garment of 00:24:44.48\00:24:47.78 different sorts such as Warren, Linden together. If you mix 00:24:47.78\00:24:51.12 garments that somehow you're violating. Obviously these were 00:24:51.12\00:24:53.46 practices and principles got placed upon Israel. There are 00:24:53.46\00:24:56.62 some principles we can glean from this, but we should not be 00:24:56.62\00:24:58.83 so legal estate and I suggest ugly insert in there something 00:24:58.83\00:25:02.46 that's not there. We should not cross dress mention like a man 00:25:02.46\00:25:06.10 and woman to lock a woman, but again, clothing, his clothing. 00:25:06.10\00:25:09.07 We should not mix it up or try to make a gospel out of it. 00:25:09.07\00:25:12.47 Thank you. Thank you. 00:25:12.47\00:25:14.91 >> Then you know, 00:25:14.91\00:25:17.41 this is a long one long question. I struggle with the 00:25:17.41\00:25:22.08 issue of tithing. I prayed a lot about this and don't seem 00:25:22.08\00:25:25.59 to receive a breakthrough. Whenever I have a receipt and 00:25:25.59\00:25:28.99 then come our money, my mind changes and I don't seem to be 00:25:28.99\00:25:33.03 content with what I've been praying for, which is the 00:25:33.03\00:25:36.56 strength and power to overcome. I am ashamed of my conduct and 00:25:36.56\00:25:40.80 I really feel guilty about this. I sometimes feel God is 00:25:40.80\00:25:44.61 an entry. My prayer to overcome this habit. 00:25:44.61\00:25:47.41 What must I do to overcome this habit? 00:25:47.41\00:25:51.01 My guilty conscience gets worse. Every time this happens, 00:25:51.01\00:25:53.95 why is God not intervening in this issue? How can I remain 00:25:53.95\00:25:59.05 faithful and paying pie? And this is from. 00:25:59.05\00:26:04.13 >> Alan, I want to give you some encouragement as you work 00:26:04.13\00:26:06.63 together with some God and let me emphasize that work together 00:26:06.63\00:26:10.17 with got and that's to each one of us is a principle applies to 00:26:10.17\00:26:13.00 everything. 00:26:13.00\00:26:14.14 First. It sounds like you understand the issue of timing. 00:26:14.14\00:26:16.74 That 10% of our increase belongs to God. Literally. 00:26:16.74\00:26:20.71 Everything belongs to God. You start by understanding what 00:26:20.71\00:26:23.71 the scripture teaches had direct you to Leviticus. 00:26:23.71\00:26:25.75 27 30 to 32 Malakai 3 versus 8 to 10 as 2 of the many starting 00:26:25.75\00:26:32.02 places. But on a deeper level we tie because we love God and 00:26:32.02\00:26:38.29 not just because it's a scriptural regulation. We start 00:26:38.29\00:26:41.66 by focusing on Jesus and all that he's done for us and then 00:26:41.66\00:26:45.63 understanding the love of God calls forth from us. Naturally, 00:26:45.63\00:26:49.60 a response of love and tithing is a part of that response. 00:26:49.60\00:26:53.98 And we need to remember what's really happening when we don't 00:26:53.98\00:26:57.11 return our tied the got. 00:26:57.11\00:26:59.45 We would never steal from a friend going to the house and 00:26:59.45\00:27:03.05 take something that belongs to them and sneak out. We wouldn't 00:27:03.05\00:27:05.65 do that. But for some reason because we cannot see God as we 00:27:05.65\00:27:09.66 do other human beings, we tend to feel justified in stealing 00:27:09.66\00:27:13.46 from God and listen to Malakai 3, 8, on this issue. Will a 00:27:13.46\00:27:16.63 man, rob God yet you have robbed me. But you say in what 00:27:16.63\00:27:21.37 way we robbed you in tides and offerings 00:27:21.37\00:27:25.01 by keeping the tide to ourself. We're robbing go. How do we 00:27:25.01\00:27:28.01 think again, Lord, I don't want to treat you this way. You're 00:27:28.01\00:27:31.05 my friend. You're my best friend. Look what you've given 00:27:31.05\00:27:33.28 to me, Lord. I don't want to do this. So in the question you 00:27:33.28\00:27:37.05 asked, why is God not intervening? Got is 00:27:37.05\00:27:40.69 intervening. He's given you the guilty conscience. That's the 00:27:40.69\00:27:44.19 holy spirit working up on your heart saying I'm calling you 00:27:44.19\00:27:46.86 summoning you. I'm working with you. He's given you the 00:27:46.86\00:27:49.63 knowledge of his will. But God will not intervene by 00:27:49.63\00:27:53.50 overruling your choice. He's not violating our freedom for 00:27:53.50\00:27:58.24 any of us on any issue where we're struggling now. Paul 00:27:58.24\00:28:01.64 describes this in Philippians 2, 12 13 where he says work out 00:28:01.64\00:28:07.25 your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who 00:28:07.25\00:28:10.72 works in you both to will him to do for his good pleasure. 00:28:10.72\00:28:16.19 So we pray we ask God to help us. And then we participate by 00:28:16.19\00:28:19.89 doing our part to work along with the prayers that were 00:28:19.89\00:28:23.23 praying to God. So practically, let me give you just a couple 00:28:23.23\00:28:26.17 of things that you could do to. These are not rules from 00:28:26.17\00:28:28.60 scripture. Just some encouragement. Number one, 00:28:28.60\00:28:31.47 set aside some money right now. It just say, Lord, I'm going to 00:28:31.47\00:28:34.94 forgo whatever this was that I was going to purchase. I don't 00:28:34.94\00:28:37.45 know what your finances are like. Each one of us are in a 00:28:37.45\00:28:39.65 different situation but set forth a foot set aside a little 00:28:39.65\00:28:42.85 bit of money is this is future tied. Money. Lord, I don't know 00:28:42.85\00:28:45.49 what's coming into me next. Already ready to reserve this 00:28:45.49\00:28:48.56 tied for you because each act of obedience or disobedience 00:28:48.56\00:28:52.19 prepares us for the next one number to pray over your check 00:28:52.19\00:28:55.86 before you do, how do you get your money? Pray over it before 00:28:55.86\00:28:59.13 you do anything else laid down, say, Lord, this is your money. 00:28:59.13\00:29:02.70 What you want me to do with it and then return your tie. 00:29:02.70\00:29:05.71 First. Even the secular world does is he say pay yourself 00:29:05.71\00:29:09.38 first and they're talking about savings to your savings 00:29:09.38\00:29:11.75 account. But return your time beef before you do anything 00:29:11.75\00:29:14.55 else. Be like Daniel, who purpose to in his heart purpose 00:29:14.55\00:29:18.05 to his heart. God is merciful and gracious. Yes, he has. 00:29:18.05\00:29:20.82 And we ask his forgiveness, but God's mercy and grace only last 00:29:20.82\00:29:24.86 so long. We've got to be aware that we don't want to push away 00:29:24.86\00:29:27.60 the voice of got as he's calling USO God's world word 00:29:27.60\00:29:30.70 appeals to you appeals to me to hear and obey and by God's 00:29:30.70\00:29:34.07 grace. You can. 00:29:34.07\00:29:36.60 >> Very good. Very good. Let me just remind you once 00:29:36.60\00:29:39.87 again, take about 45 seconds here. How to contact us. 00:29:39.87\00:29:43.61 If you have a question. 00:29:43.61\00:29:45.28 Number one, if you want to Texas it 6, 1, 8, 228-3975. 00:29:45.28\00:29:52.42 If you'd like to e-mail us Bible Q, I had 3 A B on DOT TV. 00:29:52.42\00:29:58.36 That's Bible Q A and 3, A B and DOT TV and by Instagram. 00:29:58.36\00:30:03.97 That's 3 ABN underscore official. 00:30:03.97\00:30:07.87 Please, please send your questions in 00:30:07.87\00:30:11.37 poster Nunes it. Yes, sir. When the Lord mentioned, 00:30:11.37\00:30:14.98 if we talk to him 00:30:14.98\00:30:17.18 when the Lord mentioned, if we do talk about the Lord to 00:30:17.18\00:30:20.58 people at certain times, but we don't talk to others willingly 00:30:20.58\00:30:23.72 about Jesus on the streets and where to find them, does that 00:30:23.72\00:30:27.52 mean that we're guilty of those people's blood? 00:30:27.52\00:30:30.89 Does that mean with that? We won't be forgiven even when 00:30:30.89\00:30:34.36 it wasn't done knowingly, but it didn't. We don't know when 00:30:34.36\00:30:39.60 their last time to hear the gospel will be. This is from 00:30:39.60\00:30:42.97 Syria and Puerto Rico. 00:30:42.97\00:30:46.54 >> There's 3 that you have. You have said a lot since he's 00:30:46.54\00:30:51.88 from Puerto Rico. Notice Saturday. 00:30:51.88\00:30:54.52 There's a lot in your question and we have to take into 00:30:57.82\00:31:00.56 consideration the fact that the Lord gives us opportunities to 00:31:00.56\00:31:05.73 come into contact with people to share the gospel with them. 00:31:05.73\00:31:09.46 But if we know all the opportunities there and we are 00:31:09.46\00:31:13.54 prompted by the Lord to share the Gospel and we don't 00:31:13.54\00:31:17.07 we may have to answer for this or the Lord somehow will 00:31:17.07\00:31:21.98 help us understand that we failed. If we come, it's in the 00:31:21.98\00:31:26.58 Bible says that if we confess our sins, he is faithful and 00:31:26.58\00:31:30.32 just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all 00:31:30.32\00:31:32.55 unrighteousness. I want to bring out to that 00:31:32.55\00:31:35.42 in Matthew Chapter 5. You can be bearss 14, but I want to 00:31:35.42\00:31:38.79 read also 14 to 6 men to 5.14, to 16 and a reverse 16. Let 00:31:38.79\00:31:43.06 your light so shine before men. They may see a good works and 00:31:43.06\00:31:46.70 glorify your father, which is in heaven. 00:31:46.70\00:31:49.30 By the way, we live in the way we speak. Even the way we act. 00:31:49.30\00:31:54.08 We can be preaching the gospel 00:31:54.08\00:31:57.71 and we are responsible to preach the gospel. We've been 00:31:57.71\00:32:02.25 told in to 28 to go and preach the gospel to every nation can 00:32:02.25\00:32:05.95 be talking people. So we should look for opportunities and 00:32:05.95\00:32:09.36 being prayer that the Lord tells us to share the Gospel 00:32:09.36\00:32:12.53 with someone we should. 00:32:12.53\00:32:14.73 Now 00:32:14.73\00:32:15.93 it's a fact that we may have an opportunity. And yes, you said 00:32:15.93\00:32:21.10 it during the we don't know and we didn't do it. No, I don't 00:32:21.10\00:32:24.84 think the Lord is going to hold us accountable for that. 00:32:24.84\00:32:27.58 But I'm going too easy to 33, 00:32:27.58\00:32:31.05 2 to lay a certain principle here. Notice what it says. 00:32:31.05\00:32:34.88 The beginning in verse one, I'm going to be diverse 6. 00:32:34.88\00:32:37.92 Again, the word of the Lord came to me saying son of man, 00:32:37.92\00:32:40.72 speak to the children of your people and say to them when I 00:32:40.72\00:32:43.53 bring the sword upon the land and the people of the land take 00:32:43.53\00:32:46.90 a man from their territory and make him their watchman 00:32:46.90\00:32:50.53 when he sees the sort coming up on the land, a few blows the 00:32:50.53\00:32:53.64 trumpet and warns the people, then whoever hears the sound of 00:32:53.64\00:32:57.44 the trumpet and does not take warning if those sort of comes 00:32:57.44\00:33:01.04 and takes him away his blood, she'll be on his own head. 00:33:01.04\00:33:05.95 He heard the sound of the trumpet, but he did not take 00:33:05.95\00:33:09.08 warning. His blood shall be upon himself, but he takes 00:33:09.08\00:33:12.69 warning will save his life. But if the Watchman sees the 00:33:12.69\00:33:16.29 sort coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are 00:33:16.29\00:33:19.49 not warned and the sort Thompson takes any person from 00:33:19.49\00:33:23.13 among them, he is taken away in his own iniquity, but his 00:33:23.13\00:33:26.43 blood, I will require at the watchman's hand. So if the lord 00:33:26.43\00:33:31.91 prompts you to want somebody and you don't, you're going to 00:33:31.91\00:33:35.11 have to confess to send. It's a it's a it's a a need for 00:33:35.11\00:33:39.05 you to confess to Sen. 00:33:39.05\00:33:40.58 I bring to also first, Peter, 3.15, but sanctified the Lord. 00:33:40.58\00:33:44.05 God in your heart and be ready. Always to give an answer to 00:33:44.05\00:33:47.96 every man that ask, ask you a recent of the hope that it's in 00:33:47.96\00:33:51.66 you would make this and feel we should be in prayer that if an 00:33:51.66\00:33:54.20 opportunity comes that we asked the Lord through the Holy 00:33:54.20\00:33:58.20 Spirit to help us share the word with people. But if we 00:33:58.20\00:34:03.30 know that we have not shared the would be people with people 00:34:03.30\00:34:06.41 asked the Lord to forgive me for the sun and to give you the 00:34:06.41\00:34:08.61 courage to do it next time. You know, you know, 00:34:08.61\00:34:12.28 Ryan, your 3rd question, though. 00:34:12.28\00:34:15.15 >> Can you please explain what Jesus says in John 3, 1, 00:34:15.15\00:34:19.29 through 5, why did Jesus Cross emphasize being born again in 00:34:19.29\00:34:23.69 order to enter the kingdom of God, the incident partner to 00:34:23.69\00:34:27.40 just keep the 10 Commandments and the Sabbath are to be born 00:34:27.40\00:34:30.73 again. And this is from Irene in New Zealand. 00:34:30.73\00:34:34.34 >> Okay. All right. Let's read that text. We find that in John 00:34:34.34\00:34:36.84 Chapter 3 and I'm going to read versus 3, 5, So John, 3 versus 00:34:36.84\00:34:41.21 3, 5, This is Jesus answered and said he'll most assuredly I 00:34:41.21\00:34:44.75 say to you unless one is born again, he cannot see the 00:34:44.75\00:34:48.78 kingdom of God. First, 5 Jesus answered. Most assuredly I say 00:34:48.78\00:34:52.79 to you, unless one is born of the water and the spirit, 00:34:52.79\00:34:56.52 he cannot enter the kingdom of God. So this concept of being 00:34:56.52\00:35:00.16 born again is actually synonymous with being reborn in 00:35:00.16\00:35:03.93 the spirit. It's one thing to be born of the water, but you 00:35:03.93\00:35:07.27 also have to be born of the spit. In other words, you can 00:35:07.27\00:35:09.04 begin that journey with Christ. Having made that declaration, 00:35:09.04\00:35:12.77 having been through that water baptism, which is a 00:35:12.77\00:35:14.91 declaration, 4th of the faith that you have in Christ and 00:35:14.91\00:35:17.91 what he's doing in your life. But there must be a rebirth 00:35:17.91\00:35:21.08 spiritual. In other words, what Jesus is saying, the nickname 00:35:21.08\00:35:24.05 is he saying, look, I condemn this. This is a spiritual 00:35:24.05\00:35:26.45 thing. We're talking about spiritual things here. You need 00:35:26.45\00:35:29.66 a spiritual rebirth in crisis. Know that. Part of the question 00:35:29.66\00:35:33.16 here we use it is important to keep the commandments of the 10 00:35:33.16\00:35:35.76 Commandments and keep Sabbath or to be born. Again. You 00:35:35.76\00:35:38.80 cannot separate the 2 because being reborn again means that 00:35:38.80\00:35:42.64 you are obedient to God because you're being led by the spirit. 00:35:42.64\00:35:46.34 Remember being born again, synonymous with spiritual 00:35:46.34\00:35:49.01 rebirth. If you are born again, you have been born of the 00:35:49.01\00:35:51.81 spear, which means you're being led by the Holy Spirit. So now 00:35:51.81\00:35:55.22 let's go back and make sure we put this in its proper context. 00:35:55.22\00:35:58.09 Ephesians chapter 2, verse 8 to 2. It's just for by grace. 00:35:58.09\00:36:01.36 You have been saved through faith and that not of 00:36:01.36\00:36:03.46 yourselves. It is the gift of God not of works lest anyone 00:36:03.46\00:36:06.73 should boost. OK, let's pause for just a moment. 00:36:06.73\00:36:09.70 The fee just to 89 makes it very clear that our salvation 00:36:09.70\00:36:12.67 does not come by the keeping of the law. We do not gain or earn 00:36:12.67\00:36:16.34 salvation because we were good. We had good behavior or weak, 00:36:16.34\00:36:20.38 kept all of the rules just as God ask us to we do not earn or 00:36:20.38\00:36:25.25 gain salvation. That's it's it's truly completely based 00:36:25.25\00:36:28.48 upon what Christ has done for us, the work that he is not our 00:36:28.48\00:36:31.55 faith in hill in his shed blood and what he done with the cross 00:36:31.55\00:36:35.32 that bought a salvation Unredeemed us from our broken 00:36:35.32\00:36:38.83 lives. Now that being said, do we tossed a long way? We toss 00:36:38.83\00:36:42.16 the commitments away and say I'm just going to be reborn 00:36:42.16\00:36:45.00 because I've declared it because I've said it because I 00:36:45.00\00:36:47.67 believe in Christ mentally because I bet declared I 00:36:47.67\00:36:50.77 believe and have faith and what he's done for me on the cross. 00:36:50.77\00:36:52.97 And therefore, that now makes me reborn in saved and on. 00:36:52.97\00:36:55.81 And therefore, you don't need the commandments. No, no, 00:36:55.81\00:36:57.91 no read on to the verse to verse Tim. So we just said 00:36:57.91\00:37:01.68 we're not saved by grace. She we are saved by grace 00:37:01.68\00:37:04.29 through faith. Not of works list. Anyone shiver boost burst 00:37:04.29\00:37:07.09 him for we are his workmanship created in Christ. Jesus for 00:37:07.09\00:37:11.43 Good works. Which got prepared before him that we should walk 00:37:11.43\00:37:15.13 in them. In other words, were not saved by our works, but 00:37:15.13\00:37:17.73 certainly our works. Tell the story of the genuineness of our 00:37:17.73\00:37:21.17 faith. So we are judged by our work has got no, you are truly 00:37:21.17\00:37:25.84 in a faith saving relationship with him because he looks at 00:37:25.84\00:37:29.04 your works and it tells he sees the fruit hanging on the tree 00:37:29.04\00:37:32.35 that fruit tells and what kind of tree what type of Christian 00:37:32.35\00:37:35.62 you are even acts chapter 5 verse. 32. Remember, I told you 00:37:35.62\00:37:38.99 this is a spiritual thing. Being born again is synonymous 00:37:38.99\00:37:42.06 with being reborn by the spirit and being led by the Spirit Axe 00:37:42.06\00:37:46.23 5.32, says where he witnesses of these of these things and so 00:37:46.23\00:37:50.20 is also the Holy Spirit. One God has given to them obey 00:37:50.20\00:37:54.40 him. So you cannot claim to be in a born again, relationship 00:37:54.40\00:37:58.64 with God and therefore deny his commandments or tried to deny a 00:37:58.64\00:38:02.51 life that has led in obedience to God. Also really chapter one 00:38:02.51\00:38:06.92 verse 5 again, this whole Grace. Thank you. But Ron, 00:38:06.92\00:38:09.75 under the great some not under the law, I don't need to the 00:38:09.75\00:38:12.55 commitments but notice what PARO here is Romans. 1, 5, 00:38:12.55\00:38:15.96 5, versus in to Romans. He says through him that's to Christ. 00:38:15.96\00:38:20.10 We have received grace 00:38:20.10\00:38:23.33 notice and apostleship 00:38:23.33\00:38:25.77 for obedience to the faith of all nations for his name and 00:38:25.77\00:38:30.81 still notice saved by grace through faith. But notice that 00:38:30.81\00:38:33.64 graced. 00:38:33.64\00:38:35.18 >> I've been saved by and that faith that I have in him will 00:38:35.18\00:38:37.11 spark and continue in. Bring about a continue want and 00:38:37.11\00:38:41.48 desire to please him to live for him and to do for him. 00:38:41.48\00:38:45.19 Not because it saves me because I love him and I want to obey 00:38:45.19\00:38:49.12 the madam Mayor. Good for them. 00:38:49.12\00:38:52.13 Then, you know, 00:38:52.13\00:38:53.50 but a stone Isaiah 57, 00:38:53.50\00:38:56.80 the purses one through. 21, is it difficult to say rest in 00:38:56.80\00:39:02.00 peace prize from land in Kenya? 00:39:02.00\00:39:05.71 >> Thank you, Lynn. Alright, rest in peace and kind of look 00:39:05.71\00:39:08.78 up where that phrase really came from. And it didn't really 00:39:08.78\00:39:11.68 begin to appear on Christian gravestones until about the 8th 00:39:11.68\00:39:14.55 century ad or so. I discovered it became it will be in Latin 00:39:14.55\00:39:18.15 at that point, but then became popular in the 18th century 00:39:18.15\00:39:21.49 about the 1700's. The phrase does not appear in the Bible 00:39:21.49\00:39:24.73 necessarily. So what does it mean? You can actually use it 00:39:24.73\00:39:28.03 in such a way that it does agree with what the Bible 00:39:28.03\00:39:29.86 teaches, but you can use it in a way that disagrees, 00:39:29.86\00:39:32.60 contradicts what the Bible teaches. Let's think about rest 00:39:32.60\00:39:35.34 or sleep or rest. The Bible uses rest and sleep as a symbol 00:39:35.34\00:39:39.14 of death. Meaning that when you die, you arresting with 00:39:39.14\00:39:42.34 complete unconsciousness, no activity physically mentally 00:39:42.34\00:39:45.58 spiritually whatsoever. The dead. No, not anything. 00:39:45.58\00:39:48.85 Ecclesiastical 9, 5, And I think about Jesus in John 11 00:39:48.85\00:39:52.49 when Lazarus is getting sick and then he dies. And Jesus 00:39:52.49\00:39:55.59 says our friend Lazarus is sick or is has says is sleeping. 00:39:55.59\00:39:59.79 His disciples think that Jesus is talking about natural sleep. 00:39:59.79\00:40:02.43 You wake up from and Jesus tells them plainly John 11, 00:40:02.43\00:40:05.57 14 Lazarus is dead. Right? So sleep is a picture of death. 00:40:05.57\00:40:10.77 And so with that in mind, sometimes as Christians when 00:40:10.77\00:40:13.94 they die, their life has been beset by trouble or temp 00:40:13.94\00:40:17.38 patient or conflict where opposition and when the dye 00:40:17.38\00:40:21.95 they are freed from that conflict no longer facing the 00:40:21.95\00:40:24.89 battle for free from the conflict caused by sin. And 00:40:24.89\00:40:28.29 that's where we see Isaiah 57 verses one to listen to this 00:40:28.29\00:40:31.63 section. The time of Kingman acid, his his Reign illustrated 00:40:31.63\00:40:34.73 this well, the righteous parishes and no man takes it to 00:40:34.73\00:40:38.60 heart. Merciful men are taken away while there is no one to 00:40:38.60\00:40:41.74 consider that the righteous is taken away from evil. He shall 00:40:41.74\00:40:44.77 enter into rest. They shell rest on their beds. Each one 00:40:44.77\00:40:48.61 walking in his uprightness. So here people in an evil time 00:40:48.61\00:40:52.58 that when they die, there are no longer fighting as they were 00:40:52.58\00:40:56.28 before the equivalent of saying she is now resting in Jesus. 00:40:56.28\00:41:01.12 He's no longer suffering. He's now waiting for the 00:41:01.12\00:41:03.26 resurrection Revelation. 14 13 says this, too. I heard a 00:41:03.26\00:41:07.20 voice from heaven saying to me, right? Blessed are the dead who 00:41:07.20\00:41:10.30 die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the spirit that they 00:41:10.30\00:41:13.74 may rest from their labors and their works, follow them. 00:41:13.74\00:41:17.27 So can we say rest in peace and publicly and made it? Well, 00:41:17.27\00:41:20.54 it depends on what you mean if you're meaning rest in peace, 00:41:20.54\00:41:23.91 because you're now in a new place and you're enjoying a 00:41:23.91\00:41:26.41 peaceful life in heaven. You said as a prayer, a 00:41:26.41\00:41:28.95 blessing to them. No, that's not biblical. But on the other 00:41:28.95\00:41:32.19 hand, if you're recognizing that when you die, you are 00:41:32.19\00:41:35.19 completely resting and waiting till the resurrection and 00:41:35.19\00:41:38.89 you're no longer fighting the battle or conflict of sin, 00:41:38.89\00:41:42.06 then that that could be publicly accurate. But what 00:41:42.06\00:41:45.33 does the word the Christian world tend to think of when you 00:41:45.33\00:41:47.67 say rest in peace, they tend to think of you're going on to a 00:41:47.67\00:41:51.21 new place where it's going to be a peaceful experience. 00:41:51.21\00:41:53.78 And so with that in mind, it would be good to learn how to 00:41:53.78\00:41:56.41 say something that reflects that. We believe that we're 00:41:56.41\00:41:59.08 waiting until the resurrection when she's U.S. returns. 00:41:59.08\00:42:02.12 Perhaps something some as simple as I'm looking forward 00:42:02.12\00:42:05.19 to the resurrection when Jesus returns the man. 00:42:05.19\00:42:11.03 >> John, your last question, 00:42:11.03\00:42:14.56 can you please explain Matthew 16? 28 00:42:14.56\00:42:18.80 and this is coming out of Zimbabwe. 00:42:18.80\00:42:22.47 >> Thank you very much. It's 00:42:22.47\00:42:24.97 I don't know if the name is pronounced right on yachts. 00:42:24.97\00:42:27.48 More new from Zimbabwe. 00:42:27.48\00:42:30.08 I'm happy to try to answer this question because I had the same 00:42:30.08\00:42:33.21 question you when I was younger and it was a Friday night. 00:42:33.21\00:42:37.39 What we know as the 7th when the sun sets. I'm reading my 00:42:37.39\00:42:40.19 Bible, Matthew 16 and I'm going to back up 00:42:40.19\00:42:44.29 2 verse 27 pieces speaking. He says to the people there for 00:42:44.29\00:42:48.90 the son of man will come in the glory of his father with the 00:42:48.90\00:42:52.87 singles and then he will reward each according to his works. 00:42:52.87\00:42:57.34 First, 28 assuredly I say to you, there are some standing 00:42:57.34\00:43:01.21 here who show not taste death till they see the son of man 00:43:01.21\00:43:05.61 coming in his glory. 00:43:05.61\00:43:08.15 Wow, sleepy. 00:43:08.15\00:43:09.78 I think I go to sleep now 00:43:09.78\00:43:11.55 and this burst kept going on in my mind. I'm standing here 00:43:11.55\00:43:16.29 which will not taste of death until they see the sentiment 00:43:16.29\00:43:18.59 coming. 00:43:18.59\00:43:19.66 Could it be that one of the disciples to still alive? 00:43:19.66\00:43:22.46 And we don't know a beast hiding somewhere. And this was 00:43:22.46\00:43:25.87 going on in my mind and I said, wow, could possibly mean. 00:43:25.87\00:43:30.11 And so the next day, pastor, a lot of co one of my mentors, 00:43:30.11\00:43:35.64 I said I would ask him this question. 00:43:35.64\00:43:38.25 So I asked him the question. He said all good question. 00:43:38.25\00:43:41.72 You must keep reading. 00:43:41.72\00:43:43.49 So now we go to Matt to 17, 17 0st 1 because verse 20 is the 00:43:43.49\00:43:48.22 last verse of the chapter. 00:43:48.22\00:43:49.89 Now after 6 days Jesus took Peter James and John. His 00:43:49.89\00:43:54.20 brother led them up on a high mountain by themselves and he 00:43:54.20\00:43:58.53 was transfigured before them. His stay shown like the son and 00:43:58.53\00:44:02.57 his clothes became s flight path to light 00:44:02.57\00:44:05.31 and behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with 00:44:05.31\00:44:08.01 him. Dan, Peter and sudden said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for 00:44:08.01\00:44:11.88 us to be here. If you wish. Let us make 3 tabernacles one 00:44:11.88\00:44:15.55 for you one for most us and one for Elijah. 00:44:15.55\00:44:18.79 So we see here a powerful description of something that 00:44:18.79\00:44:23.76 is intriguing. Why did Jesus say that? Now? We have this in 00:44:23.76\00:44:27.03 Matthew 17. 00:44:27.03\00:44:28.43 What we see here is as I was explained to me in us, it makes 00:44:28.43\00:44:32.60 perfect sense to me 00:44:32.60\00:44:34.07 that Jesus gave a representation to James Peter 00:44:34.07\00:44:40.71 and John John James, John and Peter of what his second coming 00:44:40.71\00:44:44.81 will be like. He will be like this. He will shine like the 00:44:44.81\00:44:48.78 sun and well what what our ally Jenne Moos is doing there. 00:44:48.78\00:44:53.62 What will happen to most of the Bible says that he passed away, 00:44:53.62\00:44:57.89 but he was resurrected. 00:44:57.89\00:44:59.86 That's why he's in heaven. 00:44:59.86\00:45:01.56 And Elijah Wood's trends translated to have an alive. 00:45:01.56\00:45:05.80 So we see these 2 individuals like a representation of those 00:45:05.80\00:45:09.70 that we a lot will be alive when Jesus comes. And those 00:45:09.70\00:45:12.94 that are resurrected from the dead representing most us that 00:45:12.94\00:45:16.98 when Jesus comes, they will also see the Lord. 00:45:16.98\00:45:20.02 And it makes perfect sense to me that this is what the people 00:45:20.02\00:45:25.39 spending their Peter, James and John, they saw this and it's 00:45:25.39\00:45:30.06 this is just the best explanation that I can 00:45:30.06\00:45:32.33 understand and see for this man. 00:45:32.33\00:45:37.07 >> Okay. Ryan, number 4, quad to some something had to 00:45:37.07\00:45:41.87 celebrate Christmas Mother's Day Father's Day and other 00:45:41.87\00:45:46.37 holidays or to the states come from. 00:45:46.37\00:45:49.34 >> All right. So the answer this is because they love their 00:45:49.34\00:45:52.18 savior. They love their mother and they love their father. 00:45:52.18\00:45:55.38 Haha, I mean, I don't want to go out of this is actually very 00:45:55.38\00:45:58.55 much appreciate this question. A person who submitted this to 00:45:58.55\00:46:00.86 Instagram because this is representative of many people 00:46:00.86\00:46:03.86 who have been t***** been led to believe that somehow if you 00:46:03.86\00:46:08.10 on what is popular, least known as Mother's Day, go to your 00:46:08.10\00:46:13.84 mother and say Happy Mother's Day mother and you give her a 00:46:13.84\00:46:17.01 card and use pressure appreciation that somehow who 00:46:17.01\00:46:20.84 were violating the law of the Medes and Persians were 00:46:20.84\00:46:23.78 violating some kind of holy biblical law that says you will 00:46:23.78\00:46:28.08 in turn fuels Fire if you dare us. Appreciate our show 00:46:28.08\00:46:32.89 appreciation on that day. At that time. Within the 00:46:32.89\00:46:36.26 context of that holiday, somehow you're violating 00:46:36.26\00:46:39.39 something in the same principle applies to Christmas. And I 00:46:39.39\00:46:42.70 understand there's not a left enough time for me to address 00:46:42.70\00:46:44.73 the whole Christmas thing. But I will say this, you know, 00:46:44.73\00:46:47.54 again, it goes back to the fact that if you're celebrating 00:46:47.54\00:46:51.47 Christmas, the question is how do you celebrate it? How do you 00:46:51.47\00:46:54.74 celebrate Father's Day? How do you celebrate Mother's Day and 00:46:54.74\00:46:57.71 people who are led to believe that these things are 00:46:57.71\00:46:59.41 absolutely evil and you should have nothing to do. It will 00:46:59.41\00:47:02.22 eventually be led to well. Why do we celebrate birthdays? 00:47:02.22\00:47:06.19 If I say happy birthday to my child, I'm I'm I'm violating 00:47:06.19\00:47:10.36 something. Roger, I'm I'm I'm walking down the devil's path. 00:47:10.36\00:47:13.83 We have to be very careful not to become so on balance. 00:47:13.83\00:47:17.47 And so legal list ticking on mine that we lose sight of the 00:47:17.47\00:47:21.17 fact that these things, yes, many of these holidays are 00:47:21.17\00:47:24.94 manmade interest them and made they are nowhere in the Bible. 00:47:24.94\00:47:28.14 You going to find a Mother's Day or Father's Day or the aura 00:47:28.14\00:47:31.25 of command that says Thou shalt you will celebrate my son's 00:47:31.25\00:47:35.52 birthday every December 25th. You're not going to find those 00:47:35.52\00:47:38.95 text. These are manmade celebrations. Now the question 00:47:38.95\00:47:41.76 is, is it is soon to celebrate or to recognize these times is 00:47:41.76\00:47:45.69 anything with recognizing it. What a certain time of the 00:47:45.69\00:47:48.56 year. Of course, traditionally they do December, even though 00:47:48.56\00:47:51.40 Jesus wasn't born in December, he wasn't born December 25th 00:47:51.40\00:47:54.34 the problem in the fall of the year sometime around September 00:47:54.34\00:47:57.07 or October. But none the lead in the late at least we look at 00:47:57.07\00:48:00.38 this in we question is, is this so bad to take a day and say, 00:48:00.38\00:48:03.75 Lord, I I'm thankful for the birth of the son of God. 00:48:03.75\00:48:06.41 There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, I use that as 00:48:06.41\00:48:08.72 time to witness and to share with people the truth about the 00:48:08.72\00:48:11.75 birth of Jesus. I just don't get caught up in the 00:48:11.75\00:48:14.62 traditional idle idle idle idle as Atia nugget you could say, 00:48:14.62\00:48:18.59 and the pagan practices of of of a Christmas and other 00:48:18.59\00:48:22.20 holidays, which got to be careful. Keep that balance. 00:48:22.20\00:48:24.77 Mark Chapter 7 versus 9. Jesus said all too well. 00:48:24.77\00:48:27.17 You reject the commandment of gone, that you may keep your 00:48:27.17\00:48:29.70 tradition, these our traditions. And if you keep a 00:48:29.70\00:48:32.41 tradition, there's nothing wrong with tradition in nature. 00:48:32.41\00:48:34.88 But that tradition lead you to violate God's Commandments with 00:48:34.88\00:48:38.18 a violate God's principles. And his were then, yes, maybe 00:48:38.18\00:48:41.12 you need to rethink through that tradition even as he 00:48:41.12\00:48:44.19 killed. 22, you can read there were got talks about the priest 00:48:44.19\00:48:47.76 have violated the law. They've profane my holy things. They've 00:48:47.76\00:48:50.79 not made a distinguishing difference between the Holy and 00:48:50.79\00:48:53.19 the profane. We just got to be very careful about this. 00:48:53.19\00:48:55.16 So is it wrong know how to do? Is it OK for as it is? It's OK 00:48:55.16\00:48:58.87 as long as you know, it caught up in the idolatry all of the 00:48:58.87\00:49:02.27 surrounding culture. 00:49:02.27\00:49:03.97 >> A man very good. Very good. 00:49:03.97\00:49:06.37 Then you have the last question. We've got less than 3 00:49:06.37\00:49:10.38 minutes. Does regeneration come before or after salvation? 00:49:10.38\00:49:14.78 This is from Anastasia and Australia as regeneration come 00:49:14.78\00:49:18.62 before or after salvation. The answer is yes, it does both 00:49:18.62\00:49:23.46 before and after regeneration is giving new life where there 00:49:23.46\00:49:27.76 was no life before. So think of it this way. God has saved. 00:49:27.76\00:49:32.40 God is saving you. God will save completely. 00:49:32.40\00:49:36.71 >> And he and he alone regenerate all along the way 00:49:36.71\00:49:40.88 from start to finish. You couldn't regenerate yourself. 00:49:40.88\00:49:44.01 Then you can't regenerate yourself now he will not be 00:49:44.01\00:49:47.12 able to regenerate yourself in the future if it's going to 00:49:47.12\00:49:49.78 happen which God promises he can and will. And it has to 00:49:49.78\00:49:52.62 happen by his power. This new fusions to for to 5. We were 00:49:52.62\00:49:58.19 dead in our trespasses made us a live together with Christ. 00:49:58.19\00:50:01.80 You have been say that's passed. God has done that. 00:50:01.80\00:50:05.03 But does God does do something in the future? Absolutely. 00:50:05.03\00:50:07.84 Romans. 8.11. He who raise Christ from the dead. We'll 00:50:07.84\00:50:11.01 also give life to your mortal bodies. That's future God does 00:50:11.01\00:50:15.44 that. Second Corinthians 4.16 says yet the N word man is 00:50:15.44\00:50:20.05 being renewed day by day. That's current because God 00:50:20.05\00:50:23.69 wants to spring to life new habits in you. He wants love 00:50:23.69\00:50:27.52 for others and for him for him to be invigorated in you. 00:50:27.52\00:50:31.39 God wants fruit of the spirit to be produced a new this is 00:50:31.39\00:50:34.56 all current and a clean heart he wants to create in you. 00:50:34.56\00:50:38.83 So is God regenerating? Absolutely. He's done it in the 00:50:38.83\00:50:43.04 past. He's doing it in the present. He will continue in 00:50:43.04\00:50:45.91 the future. But here's the pivotal part. Romans. 12, 00:50:45.91\00:50:48.21 2 do not be conformed to this world, but B, transformed by 00:50:48.21\00:50:54.22 the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is the good 00:50:54.22\00:50:56.89 and acceptable and perfect will of God. In other words, you and 00:50:56.89\00:51:00.96 I get the privilege of participating with God saying 00:51:00.96\00:51:04.66 take this life of mine that you've given to me and look 00:51:04.66\00:51:08.83 what I've done with a look. What's in is done with it and 00:51:08.83\00:51:10.97 Lord help to make it new and I will participate with it. 00:51:10.97\00:51:14.14 So this is not just in the past. It's not just in the 00:51:14.14\00:51:16.94 future. It is each of those things. But it is also in the 00:51:16.94\00:51:19.67 present. 00:51:19.67\00:51:20.88 >> A man and that wonderful. 00:51:20.88\00:51:23.98 Let's take a short break here and we'll come back for some 00:51:23.98\00:51:28.92 additional comments Monday. Some final thoughts. We'll 00:51:28.92\00:51:32.05 right back. 00:51:32.05\00:51:34.56 >> If you are enjoying our 3, A B and Bible Qna then tell your 00:51:34.56\00:51:38.43 friends each Monday will bring you up fresh program answering 00:51:38.43\00:51:42.60 the questions you send us using God's holy word to shed light 00:51:42.60\00:51:46.70 on those texts that seem difficult to understand to have 00:51:46.70\00:51:50.27 your questions answered on a future program. 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