Are We Required to do This on Our Own?

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that relate to debt,

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to,

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financial,

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all aspects of, strategic planning board governance and

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and the, like,

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got a call yesterday,

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interestingly enough from, someone who

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is

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he's sort of in the Tampa Brandon area.

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Florida who

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is looking a church that is looking to

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start a school, a Christian school

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So,

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even in this

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crazy world we live in, there are,

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good works that are that are happening, good

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things that are going on.

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I was excited to

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to offer them a bit of my expertise

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and experience,

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and I hope that

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they'll be able to successfully accomplish their

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objectives. Well, today, we are

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lord willing, god willing going to wrap up.

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The

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second chapter of,

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c.

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And then that will,

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leave us

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in a good place for

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over the next 2 or 3 weeks,

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wrapping up the

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entire... This entire study,

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this study on this wonderful letter written by

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the apostle Paul while he was under house

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arrest

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that focuses on crystal. This study of Christ

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to better said from our perspective, our completeness

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in in Christ.

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And we're we're Today, we're gonna talk about

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a, a very

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important

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section of scripture.

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My comments might might seem a little dis

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disappointed because

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I'm excited about this 1 and when I

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when I do that, I can

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I can kind of get a little too

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excited, move a little too fast and not

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develop these these thoughts clearly? So I wanna

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respect the text of of inspired,

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scripture,

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god breathed

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scripture by

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moving rather carefully

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through this.

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But I... There there there are really 3

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topics that are talked about today that are

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that are really interesting,

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that that apply today, and you can say

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this of all of scripture. I realize that.

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they applied when they were written.

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the... These are

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important to the Christian walk to... If you

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if you call yourself, if we call ourselves,

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I should put me in there too a

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disciple

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and a and a disciple

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disciple builder,

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a person who disciples others and builds disciples.

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If if you if you say that you

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are a Christ follower. And you you are

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building... You are you disc,

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others, and you're growing in his grace,

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then these 3 areas that we're gonna talk

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about 2 more so than the other 1.

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These 3 areas that Paul talks about at

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near the end of chapter 2 of c

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they they are really going to to to

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hit home.

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And as usual,

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and and God just does this. This isn't

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a psychological

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issue per s.

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I I'll give you the fact that my

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awareness is heightened

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when I'm preparing to, you know, I'm studying

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to

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share these truths with you on this podcast

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or I'm stuck... I'm preparing for my classes

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that live in person classes that I teach,

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either at my church or at Circle Christian

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School.

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And I I... I'll give you the fact

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that I I become more aware

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of of the truths

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but it's interesting how through

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a lesson I I was in AAA class

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I was in about a week ago.

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Through several articles that I've read, even 1

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that my wife sent me,

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even this morning that I'm gonna mention today

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talk about... You, there there they're are these

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themes. And... And

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it's as if god,

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you know, and III know he's certainly able

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to do this, and I want to acknowledge

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that he does this,

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but provided all of these inputs, these facets.

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Of of of these inputs. These facets of

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various inputs that provide facets of the the

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topic,

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and and

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it's amazing how it all kinda comes together.

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So but let me just without delay,

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just read these these this first paragraph

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versus

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16 through 19 of chapter 2 of c.

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Therefore.

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So when Paul says, therefore, we look back

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because of this,

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or as a result of this. He's saying,

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and and Paul does this a lot. He

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connects thoughts. And and this is a this

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is a paragraph

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break

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It's not a chapter break per s, which

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doesn't really matter in in in scripture.

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But he had just said in verse 15,

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he disarmed the rulers.

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And authorities,

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and we said that was that was put

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off or put away from,

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the and and it references the angelic world,

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that the no were so obsessed with and

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put them to open shame by triumph over

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them in him in in Christ,

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and he had just said,

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God made a life together with him having

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forgiven us all our tres passes by canceling

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the record of debt, that stood against us

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with his legal demands. This he set aside,

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nailing it to the cross. So this is

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talking about the

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the impact, the efficacy of the cross. Of

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Jesus Christ finished

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work. So so that's what Paul's talking about.

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Then he says, Therefore. So because of this,

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let no 1 passed judgment on you in

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questions

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of food and drink.

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Or with regard to a festival

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or a new moon or a sabbath.

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are a shadow of the things to come,

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but the substance

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belongs

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to Christ,

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let no 1 disqualify you

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insisting on as

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and worship of angels.

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Going on in detail about visions puff up

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without reason by his sen mind

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and not holding fast,

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to the head, capitalized,

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head,

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from whom, the whole body

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nourished and knit together through its joints and

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grows

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with a growth

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that is

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from God. Now, let's just start with these

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first 2 versus 16

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and 17.

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And I I understand, for those of you

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who like to dive deeply in into scripture

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like I do. I'm... I'm not... We're not

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gonna do this justice today. We we could

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spend a month or 2. On this.

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On that, those versus, I just read.

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through 19.

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But let's just look at

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what is what Paul is teaching here. So

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because of the gospel, therefore,

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the our record of debt is canceled

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that's stood against us with its legal demands.

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This he set aside nailing it to the

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cross. But because

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he he he canceled our record of debt.

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Let no 1 pass judgment on you in

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questions

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of food

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and drink

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or with regard to a festival,

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or a new moon

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or a sabbath.

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are a shadow of the things to come

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That that's that... That's... He's talking about the

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law, the Mosaic law...

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But the substance belongs

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to Christ.

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Jesus Christ

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fulfilled

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the law.

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This that I... You know, I'm so tired

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of hearing

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bad teaching on this. Did he abolish the

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law? No.

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No. He did not. What what is

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and really has always been

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the purpose of the law, and you can...

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You, we can go into

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dis ism and and and all kinds of

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of of theological frameworks for this discussion.

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we must agree

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that that Christ fulfill

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the law. These are a shadow of the

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things to come,

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but the substance

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belongs to Christ.

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This, the the the J, I know I

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always called them that. We don't have to

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call them that. We call them something else.

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The Jewish people who held onto the law

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the the Jewish people who did not believe

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Jesus was the messiah. The Jewish people who

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tried to kill Paul,

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pursued them aggressively who were totally opposed.

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To justification by faith. The Jewish people who

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wanted to ci size gen files. Those people.

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That's who we're talking about. No, you don't

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have to call them J call them whatever

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you like.

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But that... That's who they are.

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And and they they they were legal,

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I hear people say, oh, I'm very comfortable

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with legal because it makes people behave nicely.

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Well, well, I'm not.

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I'm not comfortable at all with legal

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because it replaces Jesus Christ

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with man's self reliance.

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Let let let's just let's just go back

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a couple of places. This this language Paul

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is using. These are a shadow things to

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come. But the substance belongs to Christ. This

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this Christ denial that these J did.

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Concerns me deeply,

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This is an epic

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battle

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that goes on

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throughout the civilized world throughout the Roman empire,

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in particular

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during Paul's ministry.

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You you've read the book of galatians.

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That's a great place to go. There all

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kinds of references we could talk about here.

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We'll we'll we'll look at Matthew 5 in

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in a in a in a few minutes.

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You can read the book of galatians to

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see how how Paul was opposed.

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It is important for us to understand what

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it means

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that Jesus fulfilled the law. Jesus Christ was

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the messiah who fulfilled.

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The law. It it it's it's important to

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understand that. That... And and and Paul even

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talks in Romans. So so Paul builds this

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case.

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And and who did he talk about early

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in that letter? That beautiful letter?

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He he talked about 2 groups of people?

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Both of whom are self reliant self sufficient.

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Adam and Eve had a problem with self

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reliant self sufficiency.

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They wanted to be equal to or even

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superior to God. They thought that they could

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become like God, by eating of this fruit

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they were deceived.

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This... When we answer this question, who is

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god and who is man, we need to

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get it right

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and this discussion of the law

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is an important part of of of getting

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it right.

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they the...

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I grew up in an environment in church

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where

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what I heard, I I I'm sure I

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heard some good teaching. I've said it before.

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But what I heard was,

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you must do these things and not do

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those things if you're truly a Christian, here's

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how you'll live, Live like this, be like

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this, Do this. Don't do that.

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And and and and that's that's all fine

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to teach.

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But I didn't get a lot of here's

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who Jesus Christ is. Here's what crystal is.

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Here's...

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Here's theological what's really

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going on here. I I wanna look just

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for a second

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at at Matthew 5.

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There there there are people who are comfortable

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with with legal. I want you to be

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uncomfortable with legal ism. First of all, let's

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define it.

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I... I'm just I'm just define. I don't

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have AAA

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commentary or a or theology,

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systematic theology book in front of me right

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now. I'm I'm just gonna define it.

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You know, you know what legal is is.

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It is it is man made righteousness.

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It is it is self reliance.

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On on on righteousness. It denies

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the efficacy of the finished work of Christ.

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Now,

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the this this is fascinating to me.

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Jesus

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as as we look at at at,

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Matthew 5,

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he he says this.

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Verse 17.

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Do not think that I have come to

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abolish the law or the profits.

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I've not come to abolish them, but to

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fulfill them for truly I say to you

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until heaven and Earth passed away, not an

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Iota not a dot will pass from the

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law until all is accomplished.

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And then he goes on. Therefore, whoever route

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relaxes 1 of these commandments

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and teaches others do the same will be

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called least in the kingdom of heaven, but

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whoever does them.

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And teaches them will be called great in

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the kingdom Heaven. Before I tell you unless

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your righteousness exceeds that it scribes and ph,

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you will never see the kingdom of heaven.

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You've heard that it was said of those

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old. You shall not murder and whoever murders

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will will be liable to judgment, but I

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say that everyone who's angry, any any and

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he goes on.

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So if you're offering your gift at the

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altar,

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and there remember that your brother has something

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against you leave your gift before the altar

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and go and be reconciled to your brother

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and then come and offer your gift. And

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then he's he goes on. He's gonna talk

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about lust, and he's gonna talk about all

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these other things and

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retaliation and and loving your enemies.

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And then he we look at chapter 6,

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and and and he he talks about beware

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of, practicing your righteousness before other people in

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know to be seen by them. For then

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you will have no reward from your father

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who is in heaven.

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And then we have the Lord's prayer,

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and he talks about fasting and laying up

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treasures in in heaven.

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And not being anxious

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about tomorrow. And then we got a chapter

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7,

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And he talks about not judging others.

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Why do you... Do you remember that first.

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Why do you say the spec that's in

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your brother's eye, but do not notice.

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The log that is in your own eye

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o hip. First take the log out of

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your own eye. And then... And we see

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this, asking it will be given to you

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seeking and you will find knock and it

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will be opened

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to you.

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And then the golden rule. So So whatever

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you wish others would do to you do

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also

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to them for this is the law

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and the profits.

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And and he goes on to tell us

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and and and what we're gonna look at

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an article in a moment.

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He he goes on to tell us

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that that the the summary of the law

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is to love your,

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love the Lord your god with all your

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heart mind,

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soul and strength and loving your neighbor

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as yourself. Well, I I mentioned this article

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earlier,

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this article on the lord of

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all the law it's called

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how Jesus handled the 10 commandments by David

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Math,

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This is part of he's the executive editor

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of, desi God.

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And

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it's really interesting. I'm not gonna read the

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entire article to you, but he he talks

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first about the the phrase, the 10 commandments

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does not appear in the new testament.

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Not once. And he says that might be

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surprising for gentile believers today who've been

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steep in Judeo Christian heritage and have come

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to adopt a dis... Instinctively Judeo

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way of thinking.

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And then he talks about the fact

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that

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there's there's no appeal

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through the gospel acts and the epi,

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you know, through through a variety of circumstances

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and needs,

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to keep the 10 commandments.

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If obeying the 10 where essential, he says

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to Christian morality

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or even expressly important components of it than

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Jesus and his men seem to have done

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us a great disservice

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imagine how differently the whole new testament would

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would read

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beginning with the sermon on the mount if

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the 10 commandments as they

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appear in exodus 20.

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Or d 5 or to be adopted

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as is into the lives of new covenant

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Christians

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They phrase 10 commandments only appears 3 times

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in the old testament.

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So

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and he goes on to to talk about

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the 10 commandments. And he he he breaks

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them down quite well. And he says this.

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Jesus came to fulfill what the old

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anticipated.

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And to usher in a new covenant, and

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fundamentally new era

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of history.

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His followers would not be under the previous

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administration

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that had guarded god's people since Moses.

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Jesus himself says he did not to come

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to destroy the law in the prophets, but

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to do something

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even more striking,

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fulfill them,

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and we saw that

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back in Matthew 5,

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Didn't we?

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And verse 17.

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I'll remind you. He says, do not think

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that I've come to abolish the law or

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the profits. I've not come to abolish them

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and but to

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fulfill them.

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And then

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the writer goes on

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and he says,

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because Jesus lived and taught at the climax

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of history

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in this once for all transition from old

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to new.

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From the age of Israel to the age

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of the church. Now he's obviously a dis

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sensational.

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We need to carefully observe the fresh

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and sometimes subtle differences in emphasis in his

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ministry and teaching and confirm our readings and

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the teaching,

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of his apostle. And then he goes on

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to break down

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all of the

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commandments.

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And he he does...

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In in my opinion, AAA

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great job of even he takes on the

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sabbath,

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and

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here's here's how your wraps it up.

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Those of us raised with a heightened appreciation

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for the tanner, perhaps with a diminished view

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of the rest of scripture. And even Christ

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himself

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may feel ourselves

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in mortal free fall to first ponder the

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implications of Jesus lords.

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Over the 10.

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But the unsettled feeling

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passes quickly and soon after we find our

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feet,

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and moral stability

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on even firmer ground.

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And our admiration for Jesus increases besides

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and in that increase,

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is our appreciation for Jesus authority

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over his words, Jesus not only outs shown

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the ph

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in his understanding of Moses.

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But he himself generously

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issued commands and commissioned his church

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to observe all that I have commanded

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you.

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He is indeed, Lord,

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Lord of the sabbath,

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Lord of the 10,

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and Lord of all.

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You know, I mentioned Paul,

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when I was talking about legal.

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This this effort to be

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self righteous on on our own.

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Without resting in Christ.

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And,

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you know, we're we're reading... We're studying in,

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but if we look at at Romans

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Paul takes that on with these 2 groups

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of of people. First the moral less. I'm

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sorry, first the immoral in chapter 1. And

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then second,

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the moral less in chapter 2. Chapter 2

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of Romans can be

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confusing to read because it sounds like we

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must

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be good enough. What Paul is saying is

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he's talking to the moral, and he says,

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if you think you can be good enough.

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00:20:47,061 --> 00:20:49,386
If you're... If you legal us, really believe

565
00:20:49,386 --> 00:20:50,682
you can earn righteousness.

566
00:20:51,377 --> 00:20:53,767
Here's what that would look like.

567
00:20:54,564 --> 00:20:57,192
And and and it it is just sobering.

568
00:20:57,750 --> 00:20:57,884
It's

569
00:20:58,561 --> 00:21:00,311
Legal are of all people,

570
00:21:01,106 --> 00:21:02,379
most miserable.

571
00:21:02,936 --> 00:21:04,129
I I am troubled.

572
00:21:05,099 --> 00:21:07,500
By by, you know, I I know I

573
00:21:07,500 --> 00:21:08,940
have some friends who disagree describe this. But

574
00:21:08,940 --> 00:21:10,320
some of the writings of the p

575
00:21:10,859 --> 00:21:11,680
who border

576
00:21:12,460 --> 00:21:13,759
on on on legal.

577
00:21:14,711 --> 00:21:15,507
Scripture teaches us,

578
00:21:16,620 --> 00:21:18,846
wait a minute. You were saved by grace.

579
00:21:19,721 --> 00:21:22,209
Why why would you continue on

580
00:21:22,663 --> 00:21:23,402
as if

581
00:21:24,349 --> 00:21:26,048
as if you were saved

582
00:21:26,746 --> 00:21:27,305
by works.

583
00:21:28,184 --> 00:21:30,181
Look look at galatians just for a second

584
00:21:30,181 --> 00:21:30,921
with me

585
00:21:31,474 --> 00:21:32,273
I'll read it to you.

586
00:21:33,552 --> 00:21:36,529
Paul is is really trying to correct this

587
00:21:37,228 --> 00:21:39,865
this this whole thing, this this this issue.

588
00:21:40,025 --> 00:21:41,498
This this... The J.

589
00:21:42,509 --> 00:21:44,817
And he says, in verse 15 of chapter

590
00:21:44,817 --> 00:21:45,533
2 of galatians.

591
00:21:46,568 --> 00:21:48,955
We ourselves are jews by birth. So Paul

592
00:21:48,955 --> 00:21:49,353
was a jew,

593
00:21:50,164 --> 00:21:51,360
and not gentile centers.

594
00:21:52,238 --> 00:21:54,232
Yet, we know that a person is not

595
00:21:54,232 --> 00:21:54,732
justified

596
00:21:55,189 --> 00:21:56,226
by works of the law.

597
00:21:57,023 --> 00:21:58,938
But through faith in Jesus Christ, so we

598
00:21:58,938 --> 00:21:59,438
also

599
00:22:00,069 --> 00:22:02,453
So we also have believed in Christ Jesus

600
00:22:02,453 --> 00:22:04,678
in order to be justified by faith in

601
00:22:04,837 --> 00:22:05,337
Christ

602
00:22:05,711 --> 00:22:07,618
and not by works of the law because

603
00:22:07,618 --> 00:22:08,572
by works of the law,

604
00:22:09,304 --> 00:22:11,718
no 1 will be justified.

605
00:22:12,574 --> 00:22:14,250
But if in our endeavor to be justified

606
00:22:14,250 --> 00:22:15,627
in Christ, we too

607
00:22:16,339 --> 00:22:17,696
or found to be sinner,

608
00:22:18,335 --> 00:22:20,251
is Christ then a servant of sin certainly

609
00:22:20,251 --> 00:22:20,490
not.

610
00:22:21,288 --> 00:22:22,805
For if I rebuild what I tore down,

611
00:22:22,965 --> 00:22:24,503
I prove myself to be a trans.

612
00:22:25,614 --> 00:22:27,692
Or through the law, I died to the

613
00:22:27,692 --> 00:22:27,932
law.

614
00:22:28,891 --> 00:22:31,848
So that I might live to god. I

615
00:22:31,848 --> 00:22:34,006
have been crucified with Christ, it is no

616
00:22:34,006 --> 00:22:35,385
longer I who live

617
00:22:35,858 --> 00:22:38,090
but Christ who lives in me and the

618
00:22:38,090 --> 00:22:40,082
life I now live in the flesh. I

619
00:22:40,082 --> 00:22:42,017
live by faith and the son of God

620
00:22:42,154 --> 00:22:45,280
who loved me, and gave himself for me.

621
00:22:46,317 --> 00:22:48,631
I do not null the grace of God

622
00:22:48,631 --> 00:22:50,726
for if righteousness were through the law

623
00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,909
then Christ died for no purpose.

624
00:22:54,946 --> 00:22:57,098
And and then he goes on, oh foolish,

625
00:22:57,577 --> 00:23:00,065
chapter 3. Old foolish galatians, who has be

626
00:23:00,065 --> 00:23:01,585
which you, It was before your eyes that

627
00:23:01,664 --> 00:23:04,464
Christ who was publicly portrayed as crucified.

628
00:23:05,184 --> 00:23:05,984
Let me ask you,

629
00:23:07,839 --> 00:23:08,480
Only this.

630
00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,799
Did you receive the spirit by the works

631
00:23:10,799 --> 00:23:12,559
of the law or by hearing with faith?

632
00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,519
Are you so foolish having begun by the

633
00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:15,839
spirit?

634
00:23:17,133 --> 00:23:18,825
Are you now being perfect

635
00:23:19,518 --> 00:23:21,267
by the flesh? Did you suffer so many

636
00:23:21,267 --> 00:23:23,333
things in vain if indeed it wasn't in

637
00:23:23,333 --> 00:23:23,572
vain?

638
00:23:24,938 --> 00:23:26,763
Does he who supplies the spirit to you

639
00:23:26,763 --> 00:23:29,462
and works miracles among you do so by

640
00:23:29,462 --> 00:23:30,439
works of the law

641
00:23:31,129 --> 00:23:32,185
or by hearing

642
00:23:32,558 --> 00:23:33,114
with faith?

643
00:23:33,844 --> 00:23:35,602
Just as Abraham believed God,

644
00:23:36,242 --> 00:23:38,660
and it was counted to him as righteousness.

645
00:23:39,678 --> 00:23:40,577
Know then

646
00:23:41,116 --> 00:23:42,555
that it is those of faith,

647
00:23:43,048 --> 00:23:44,320
who are the sons of Abraham.

648
00:23:45,354 --> 00:23:47,104
And the scripture for seeing that God would

649
00:23:47,104 --> 00:23:49,728
justify the gentile tells by faith, preach the

650
00:23:49,728 --> 00:23:52,534
gospel beforehand to Abraham saying in you

651
00:23:53,083 --> 00:23:55,308
shall all the nations be blessed. So then,

652
00:23:55,943 --> 00:23:58,009
those who are a faith are blessed,

653
00:23:58,963 --> 00:23:59,837
along with Abraham,

654
00:24:00,648 --> 00:24:02,980
man of faith. Now we could go on

655
00:24:03,038 --> 00:24:05,427
and on and on. I I haven't even

656
00:24:05,427 --> 00:24:06,941
touched Hebrews, the book of Hebrews,

657
00:24:07,514 --> 00:24:09,272
But if you if you want to do

658
00:24:09,272 --> 00:24:11,690
additional reading on this topic to understand

659
00:24:12,069 --> 00:24:12,569
the

660
00:24:13,028 --> 00:24:15,505
fulfillment of the law by Jesus Christ hour.

661
00:24:16,953 --> 00:24:19,260
Justification is by faith alone in Christ alone.

662
00:24:19,658 --> 00:24:21,568
And Paul said, if that's how you were

663
00:24:21,568 --> 00:24:21,886
saved,

664
00:24:22,522 --> 00:24:24,671
you're to walk in faith in him.

665
00:24:25,242 --> 00:24:27,252
We've talked about that word to know Gen,

666
00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:30,168
which is which is an intimate form of

667
00:24:30,168 --> 00:24:33,346
knowledge. It's a... It's in addition to incredible

668
00:24:33,346 --> 00:24:36,880
under... Standing deep understanding that that word epic

669
00:24:37,492 --> 00:24:38,048
especially says,

670
00:24:38,763 --> 00:24:41,623
it's talking about our being in Christ,

671
00:24:42,354 --> 00:24:45,005
it is a beautiful word that describes

672
00:24:45,382 --> 00:24:45,882
how

673
00:24:46,258 --> 00:24:48,649
we we are to walk. And as we

674
00:24:48,649 --> 00:24:49,446
make disciples,

675
00:24:50,099 --> 00:24:52,117
you see that you see the central neutrality

676
00:24:52,497 --> 00:24:54,974
of the gospel. Paul has just talked about.

677
00:24:55,533 --> 00:24:57,930
Get get get your eyes off of your

678
00:24:57,930 --> 00:24:58,410
heresy.

679
00:24:59,141 --> 00:25:00,889
And he's gonna go on to to correct

680
00:25:00,889 --> 00:25:01,524
them some more.

681
00:25:02,478 --> 00:25:04,702
And he's he's he slams them in this

682
00:25:04,702 --> 00:25:06,052
in this section that I read just a

683
00:25:06,052 --> 00:25:07,664
few minutes ago at the beginning of this

684
00:25:08,117 --> 00:25:09,968
episode. And he does so in a a

685
00:25:09,968 --> 00:25:12,785
loving caring way, but he pulls apart their

686
00:25:12,924 --> 00:25:16,280
their argument and focuses them on the gospel.

687
00:25:16,773 --> 00:25:18,524
The the law is valuable. What does it

688
00:25:18,524 --> 00:25:21,945
do for us today? Well, it reveals the

689
00:25:21,945 --> 00:25:24,333
character of God? It shows us who God

690
00:25:24,333 --> 00:25:26,500
is it is a shadow of it is

691
00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:28,119
looking forward to

692
00:25:28,420 --> 00:25:30,119
Jesus Christ. The entire

693
00:25:30,420 --> 00:25:30,920
bible

694
00:25:31,299 --> 00:25:33,140
is 1 big story.

695
00:25:33,873 --> 00:25:36,105
But Paul just said here. These are a

696
00:25:36,105 --> 00:25:37,779
shadow of the things to come, but the

697
00:25:37,779 --> 00:25:38,279
substance

698
00:25:39,294 --> 00:25:41,707
belongs to Christ. Christ is all

699
00:25:42,019 --> 00:25:43,616
and in all. Well, let's go on. Let's

700
00:25:43,616 --> 00:25:44,494
look at verse 18.

701
00:25:45,531 --> 00:25:47,867
Let no 1 disqualify you

702
00:25:48,246 --> 00:25:50,901
insisting on a cy and worship of angels

703
00:25:51,374 --> 00:25:53,684
Going on in detail about visions popped up

704
00:25:53,684 --> 00:25:56,473
without puff up without reason by his sen

705
00:25:56,473 --> 00:25:58,386
mind and not holding fast to the head.

706
00:25:58,958 --> 00:26:00,708
That is Jesus Christ our Lord. Paul is

707
00:26:00,708 --> 00:26:03,492
talking about there. The head, from whom the

708
00:26:03,492 --> 00:26:04,288
whole body,

709
00:26:04,924 --> 00:26:05,663
the church

710
00:26:06,054 --> 00:26:07,751
nourished and knit together

711
00:26:08,128 --> 00:26:10,682
through its joints and l grows with the

712
00:26:10,682 --> 00:26:11,182
growth

713
00:26:11,719 --> 00:26:13,155
that is from god.

714
00:26:14,049 --> 00:26:14,289
Well,

715
00:26:14,849 --> 00:26:15,089
Paul,

716
00:26:15,809 --> 00:26:18,049
he mentions worship of Angels here, which is

717
00:26:18,049 --> 00:26:20,210
what the No did. So he's pulling the

718
00:26:20,210 --> 00:26:21,730
no argument apart.

719
00:26:22,382 --> 00:26:23,889
As is interesting.

720
00:26:24,603 --> 00:26:25,817
As is

721
00:26:26,904 --> 00:26:27,404
denying

722
00:26:28,015 --> 00:26:28,968
earthly pleasures.

723
00:26:29,699 --> 00:26:30,199
To

724
00:26:30,738 --> 00:26:31,457
appeal to God.

725
00:26:32,176 --> 00:26:34,754
It is it is self denial. It looks

726
00:26:35,133 --> 00:26:38,090
very very religious. It's not eating maybe certain

727
00:26:38,090 --> 00:26:38,590
foods

728
00:26:39,062 --> 00:26:41,547
not doing certain things on certain days

729
00:26:41,999 --> 00:26:42,975
or or,

730
00:26:43,507 --> 00:26:45,118
living up a monk life

731
00:26:45,809 --> 00:26:46,047
lifestyle,

732
00:26:46,698 --> 00:26:48,368
you know, you've you've seen people like this.

733
00:26:48,686 --> 00:26:49,960
I hope you haven't been 1 of these

734
00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,892
people. I I went through a little phase

735
00:26:51,949 --> 00:26:52,846
years ago

736
00:26:53,301 --> 00:26:55,290
where I I kind of embraced parts of...

737
00:26:55,544 --> 00:26:57,212
As. There there are a couple of Christian

738
00:26:57,212 --> 00:27:00,231
colleges around that border on this, that, you

739
00:27:00,231 --> 00:27:02,456
know, we don't have real aesthetics anymore. I

740
00:27:02,456 --> 00:27:02,854
understand that.

741
00:27:03,569 --> 00:27:04,069
But

742
00:27:04,378 --> 00:27:06,442
well, we probably do have a few, But

743
00:27:06,442 --> 00:27:09,380
but I'm talking about just just this this.

744
00:27:09,618 --> 00:27:10,968
I I won't do this, and I won't

745
00:27:10,968 --> 00:27:12,397
do that, and I've got a list of

746
00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:12,794
to do's...

747
00:27:14,315 --> 00:27:15,133
And and

748
00:27:15,742 --> 00:27:17,011
legal are close friends.

749
00:27:18,121 --> 00:27:20,658
The the aesthetic believes in denying self,

750
00:27:21,229 --> 00:27:23,940
of of various pleasures just because they're pleasing.

751
00:27:24,339 --> 00:27:26,253
And and there's there's there's a place for

752
00:27:26,253 --> 00:27:28,725
that. There's there's a there's a place for

753
00:27:28,725 --> 00:27:30,342
real focus on God

754
00:27:30,973 --> 00:27:33,207
real focus on the gospel of study,

755
00:27:33,925 --> 00:27:35,920
denying... You know, I had to make a

756
00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:37,776
decision today. Do do I

757
00:27:38,249 --> 00:27:40,163
And and yesterday, Do I do I prepare

758
00:27:40,163 --> 00:27:41,758
for this podcast episode or do I do

759
00:27:41,758 --> 00:27:43,672
a couple of fun things? So so I'm

760
00:27:43,672 --> 00:27:45,427
not I'm not saying that denying the flesh

761
00:27:45,427 --> 00:27:47,261
isn't part of the Christian life? It certainly

762
00:27:47,261 --> 00:27:47,501
is.

763
00:27:48,313 --> 00:27:50,406
This is fun to me though, talking about

764
00:27:50,623 --> 00:27:51,999
biblical truth, but

765
00:27:52,853 --> 00:27:55,321
you get the idea. But but paul Paul

766
00:27:55,321 --> 00:27:56,618
is pulling apart

767
00:27:57,089 --> 00:27:58,306
the the opponents

768
00:27:58,683 --> 00:28:00,676
of the church at. And this is... As

769
00:28:00,835 --> 00:28:02,669
I said earlier, this is so valuable to

770
00:28:02,669 --> 00:28:04,661
us. This is still a struggle.

771
00:28:05,632 --> 00:28:08,259
For us. Some people, some of you might

772
00:28:08,259 --> 00:28:11,523
have been totally turned off by Christianity because

773
00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,116
of a aesthetic like behavior.

774
00:28:13,847 --> 00:28:15,198
No. We can't do this, we can't do

775
00:28:15,198 --> 00:28:16,391
that, and we don't do this, and we

776
00:28:16,391 --> 00:28:18,298
don't do that and you wear this to

777
00:28:18,298 --> 00:28:20,945
church. I mean, thankfully, we've gotten passed

778
00:28:21,575 --> 00:28:23,174
some... Some of of these things.

779
00:28:23,815 --> 00:28:26,295
But there's this faux reverence that goes on,

780
00:28:26,855 --> 00:28:28,055
and I don't think we have a lot

781
00:28:28,055 --> 00:28:29,335
of angel worship today,

782
00:28:30,069 --> 00:28:32,466
but we do have the occult. And we

783
00:28:32,466 --> 00:28:33,025
we do have...

784
00:28:33,904 --> 00:28:34,883
Think of anything

785
00:28:35,662 --> 00:28:36,620
that we worship,

786
00:28:37,354 --> 00:28:40,221
that that looks sort of heavenly ish,

787
00:28:41,177 --> 00:28:44,204
but but replaces God replaces the gospel of

788
00:28:44,204 --> 00:28:45,261
our Lord Jesus

789
00:28:45,637 --> 00:28:45,956
Christ.

790
00:28:46,688 --> 00:28:48,124
We we still do that. Don't we?

791
00:28:49,001 --> 00:28:50,836
Going on in detail about visions, you know,

792
00:28:50,996 --> 00:28:53,468
you hear you hear Christians talk about that.

793
00:28:54,345 --> 00:28:55,781
And and some of those, I wanna be

794
00:28:55,781 --> 00:28:56,281
careful

795
00:28:56,672 --> 00:28:58,815
some of those experiences might be real.

796
00:28:59,530 --> 00:29:01,753
You have you have the prosperity gospel folks,

797
00:29:01,912 --> 00:29:03,261
the name and claim it folks the word

798
00:29:03,261 --> 00:29:05,167
a faith movement where they're, you know,

799
00:29:05,817 --> 00:29:07,882
waving their arms and 30 people fall over.

800
00:29:08,359 --> 00:29:10,504
I, you know, I could could god operate

801
00:29:10,504 --> 00:29:11,219
that way sure.

802
00:29:12,093 --> 00:29:14,650
I I worry about the counterfeit stuff, though

803
00:29:14,650 --> 00:29:15,286
that goes on,

804
00:29:16,002 --> 00:29:18,308
puff up without reason by sen mind.

805
00:29:18,864 --> 00:29:21,409
It's... Usually there's a strong leader who's dominant

806
00:29:21,409 --> 00:29:21,909
to

807
00:29:22,299 --> 00:29:25,324
who practices those things and and not holding

808
00:29:25,324 --> 00:29:27,952
fast to the head, not holding fast to

809
00:29:28,031 --> 00:29:31,631
Jesus Christ, our lord. That that is the

810
00:29:31,631 --> 00:29:33,703
takeaway from this section from whom the whole

811
00:29:33,703 --> 00:29:36,175
body nourished and knit together through its joints

812
00:29:36,175 --> 00:29:37,392
and l grows

813
00:29:37,849 --> 00:29:38,646
with a growth.

814
00:29:39,298 --> 00:29:41,685
That is from God. If you want your

815
00:29:41,685 --> 00:29:44,071
church to grow in Christ. I don't mean

816
00:29:44,071 --> 00:29:46,082
numerically, although that probably will happen

817
00:29:47,032 --> 00:29:49,028
focus on the gospel, dear pastor,

818
00:29:49,826 --> 00:29:51,661
preach the gospel every week,

819
00:29:52,459 --> 00:29:53,976
every day to yourself,

820
00:29:54,788 --> 00:29:56,163
realize the central

821
00:29:57,095 --> 00:29:58,390
of Jesus Christ

822
00:29:58,924 --> 00:30:01,152
and the gospel, the good news of Jesus,

823
00:30:01,723 --> 00:30:04,747
it's on every page of scripture, every story

824
00:30:04,747 --> 00:30:07,690
and scripture points to the gospel.

825
00:30:08,327 --> 00:30:09,960
If if a pastor

826
00:30:10,580 --> 00:30:11,799
does not preach

827
00:30:12,180 --> 00:30:14,740
on the on the attributes have gone, who

828
00:30:14,740 --> 00:30:15,299
god is,

829
00:30:16,433 --> 00:30:18,425
and the and the gospel of our lord

830
00:30:18,505 --> 00:30:19,301
Jesus Christ,

831
00:30:20,417 --> 00:30:20,917
consistently,

832
00:30:21,373 --> 00:30:22,749
weekend and week out

833
00:30:23,205 --> 00:30:24,878
run in another direction.

834
00:30:26,009 --> 00:30:26,566
That is...

835
00:30:27,282 --> 00:30:30,386
He's not he... He's not preaching or or

836
00:30:30,386 --> 00:30:32,216
she, if it's a bible teacher in a

837
00:30:32,216 --> 00:30:32,955
class somewhere

838
00:30:33,330 --> 00:30:34,365
or not preaching...

839
00:30:35,813 --> 00:30:38,126
The the word of God, the whole counsel.

840
00:30:38,525 --> 00:30:39,961
They're not getting the point.

841
00:30:40,679 --> 00:30:41,976
And Paul is correcting

842
00:30:42,832 --> 00:30:45,719
this church rather harshly. So he goes He

843
00:30:45,719 --> 00:30:47,714
goes back and talks about a cy some

844
00:30:47,714 --> 00:30:49,550
more. So so here here, listen to this.

845
00:30:49,710 --> 00:30:51,306
Is this is gonna help us understand this

846
00:30:51,306 --> 00:30:53,222
in verse 20, just to wrap up this

847
00:30:53,222 --> 00:30:55,229
chapter. I'm gonna read 1 more. This this

848
00:30:55,229 --> 00:30:57,534
paragraph that I I read earlier, this third

849
00:30:57,534 --> 00:30:59,679
paragraph for today. Here at the end of

850
00:30:59,759 --> 00:31:01,269
C 2. Verse 20.

851
00:31:02,079 --> 00:31:04,332
If with Christ, you died to the elemental

852
00:31:05,426 --> 00:31:06,223
spirits of the world.

853
00:31:07,339 --> 00:31:10,857
Now that that phrase that that that clause

854
00:31:10,857 --> 00:31:13,398
there is is a little funky in the

855
00:31:13,398 --> 00:31:15,779
translation. It it could have been translated if

856
00:31:15,779 --> 00:31:16,256
therefore,

857
00:31:16,732 --> 00:31:18,420
you died with Christ. If you if you

858
00:31:18,420 --> 00:31:21,140
look at other translations besides the English standard

859
00:31:21,140 --> 00:31:22,660
version or para phrases,

860
00:31:23,220 --> 00:31:25,140
you might see that. If if therefore, you

861
00:31:25,140 --> 00:31:26,420
have died with Christ.

862
00:31:27,474 --> 00:31:29,627
And and so he says, if with Christ,

863
00:31:29,787 --> 00:31:31,324
you you died to the elemental

864
00:31:31,701 --> 00:31:33,615
elemental spirits of the world, why?

865
00:31:34,174 --> 00:31:35,609
As if you were still alive in the

866
00:31:35,609 --> 00:31:37,226
world, do you submit to

867
00:31:38,177 --> 00:31:40,570
regulations. You know, since you've died with Christ?

868
00:31:41,686 --> 00:31:43,702
And and you have... So so

869
00:31:44,239 --> 00:31:46,153
since you have died with Christ, why is

870
00:31:46,153 --> 00:31:47,244
if you were still

871
00:31:47,681 --> 00:31:49,531
alive in the world, do you submit to

872
00:31:49,587 --> 00:31:50,699
regulations. First 21,

873
00:31:51,255 --> 00:31:53,160
do not handle, do not taste, do not

874
00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:53,398
touch.

875
00:31:54,272 --> 00:31:56,122
Referring to things that all perish

876
00:31:56,828 --> 00:31:57,703
as they are used.

877
00:31:58,498 --> 00:32:00,168
And and I... I'm I'm not gonna pick

878
00:32:00,168 --> 00:32:02,554
on my my my seventh day adventist friends,

879
00:32:02,792 --> 00:32:04,542
but but my goodness,

880
00:32:05,734 --> 00:32:06,053
you know,

881
00:32:07,260 --> 00:32:07,737
caffeine,

882
00:32:08,452 --> 00:32:08,770
meat.

883
00:32:09,724 --> 00:32:11,631
I I know I I know you think

884
00:32:11,631 --> 00:32:13,300
you're right on those things, but how can

885
00:32:13,300 --> 00:32:13,960
you read

886
00:32:14,429 --> 00:32:16,029
do not handle, do not taste, do not

887
00:32:16,029 --> 00:32:17,789
touch referring to things that all Perish they're

888
00:32:17,789 --> 00:32:18,029
used,

889
00:32:18,750 --> 00:32:20,990
according to human pre and teaching.

890
00:32:23,003 --> 00:32:25,013
That Paul hits this squarely this.

891
00:32:26,340 --> 00:32:28,247
They have indeed an appearance of wisdom.

892
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,998
It's it's... It's the the guise of of

893
00:32:31,998 --> 00:32:34,305
a submissive humility is what he's saying. It...

894
00:32:34,464 --> 00:32:36,373
They... These people look religious.

895
00:32:37,265 --> 00:32:38,944
I was always at it's a kid troubled

896
00:32:38,944 --> 00:32:40,565
by this. There were some people who just

897
00:32:40,704 --> 00:32:42,244
looked and acted very

898
00:32:42,625 --> 00:32:44,144
pious and I thought, well, what what do

899
00:32:44,144 --> 00:32:44,304
they...

900
00:32:45,105 --> 00:32:46,464
What are they doing that I'm not doing?

901
00:32:47,354 --> 00:32:49,416
They they have an appearance of wisdom in

902
00:32:49,416 --> 00:32:51,026
promoting self made

903
00:32:51,478 --> 00:32:51,636
religion.

904
00:32:52,588 --> 00:32:54,278
We've been talking about self righteousness.

905
00:32:54,904 --> 00:32:57,162
It even makes its way into the church

906
00:32:57,940 --> 00:32:58,840
and a

907
00:32:59,698 --> 00:33:02,015
and severity to the body.

908
00:33:02,829 --> 00:33:04,607
But they are of no value

909
00:33:05,305 --> 00:33:06,924
in stopping the indulge

910
00:33:07,702 --> 00:33:08,421
of the flesh.

911
00:33:10,427 --> 00:33:12,017
The cure for sins of the flash. This

912
00:33:12,017 --> 00:33:13,447
is... That... That's the end of the section.

913
00:33:14,242 --> 00:33:16,729
The cure for sins of the flash is

914
00:33:17,517 --> 00:33:20,086
submission to the holy spirit walking by faith

915
00:33:20,620 --> 00:33:21,575
in in Christ,

916
00:33:22,610 --> 00:33:23,963
recognizing sitting under,

917
00:33:24,599 --> 00:33:25,577
absorbed with

918
00:33:25,952 --> 00:33:26,452
his

919
00:33:26,763 --> 00:33:28,115
love for us.

920
00:33:29,786 --> 00:33:33,048
There there's there's just so much more. We

921
00:33:33,048 --> 00:33:34,640
we could say here. We could we could

922
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:36,721
read the rest of the the the book

923
00:33:36,721 --> 00:33:39,105
of revelation. Didn't didn't fault Paul spell that

924
00:33:39,105 --> 00:33:40,217
out pretty pretty clearly.

925
00:33:41,408 --> 00:33:43,315
In revelation, I'm I'm sorry. Galatians.

926
00:33:44,684 --> 00:33:45,804
At the part section we read.

927
00:33:46,765 --> 00:33:47,724
I I believe he did.

928
00:33:48,524 --> 00:33:49,565
IIII

929
00:33:49,565 --> 00:33:50,924
think he made it very clear.

930
00:33:51,659 --> 00:33:54,373
That does he who supplies the spirit to

931
00:33:54,373 --> 00:33:54,873
you

932
00:33:55,649 --> 00:33:57,485
and works miracles among you do so by

933
00:33:57,485 --> 00:33:59,321
works of the law or by hearing with

934
00:33:59,321 --> 00:34:02,355
faith? Just as Abraham believed God, and it

935
00:34:02,355 --> 00:34:03,704
was counted to him as a righteousness.

936
00:34:04,180 --> 00:34:06,799
You you can't tell me. You can't convince

937
00:34:06,799 --> 00:34:09,041
me. You you go go to Romans 4.

938
00:34:09,359 --> 00:34:11,189
Read read paul's other account of this.

939
00:34:12,064 --> 00:34:14,864
It that that you cannot convince me. That

940
00:34:15,024 --> 00:34:17,182
Abraham was justified by works he was not.

941
00:34:17,742 --> 00:34:19,180
You may have thought that the law,

942
00:34:19,819 --> 00:34:23,016
particularly the ceremonial law was designed to make

943
00:34:23,016 --> 00:34:24,155
people righteous

944
00:34:24,787 --> 00:34:25,343
before God.

945
00:34:27,251 --> 00:34:29,557
With respect, I would suggest that that did

946
00:34:29,557 --> 00:34:32,123
not occur, and Paul makes that clear

947
00:34:32,513 --> 00:34:34,981
that Abraham was counted righteous through faith.

948
00:34:35,697 --> 00:34:37,527
And he he really spells it out in

949
00:34:37,527 --> 00:34:38,403
in Romans 4.

950
00:34:39,278 --> 00:34:41,507
He talks about Abraham and and David.

951
00:34:42,159 --> 00:34:44,934
In that section. So so Paul in in

952
00:34:44,934 --> 00:34:47,868
in Romans early on. He he really has...

953
00:34:48,106 --> 00:34:49,716
Has... It been very consistent

954
00:34:50,344 --> 00:34:51,860
with what he's saying here to the church

955
00:34:51,860 --> 00:34:52,019
at.

956
00:34:53,217 --> 00:34:55,393
And that is all this self sufficiency

957
00:34:55,930 --> 00:34:57,867
is sin, and then Paul gets to

958
00:34:58,497 --> 00:35:00,348
chapter 3 of Romans and says

959
00:35:00,802 --> 00:35:02,551
that that, you know, for all I've sent

960
00:35:02,551 --> 00:35:04,220
come short of the glory of God. There

961
00:35:04,220 --> 00:35:06,207
there... They says there's non righteous, then he

962
00:35:06,207 --> 00:35:07,081
says no not 1.

963
00:35:08,215 --> 00:35:10,375
No 1 seeks after God, and their their

964
00:35:10,375 --> 00:35:12,454
throat as an open grave, and they're they

965
00:35:12,454 --> 00:35:12,954
the

966
00:35:13,335 --> 00:35:15,268
they have the poison of asked on their

967
00:35:15,268 --> 00:35:16,863
tongue or something like that. And he goes

968
00:35:16,863 --> 00:35:19,495
he goes on with these 14 counts of

969
00:35:19,495 --> 00:35:20,713
sin and then he pivot

970
00:35:21,329 --> 00:35:21,829
to

971
00:35:22,207 --> 00:35:24,440
justification by faith because of the gospel,

972
00:35:25,254 --> 00:35:27,353
of Jesus Christ because of Jesus

973
00:35:28,051 --> 00:35:28,871
and his

974
00:35:29,410 --> 00:35:31,728
finished work. The sermon on the mount that

975
00:35:31,728 --> 00:35:34,205
we read from in Matthew 5 6 and

976
00:35:34,205 --> 00:35:34,445
7,

977
00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:35,833
provides

978
00:35:36,285 --> 00:35:36,785
great

979
00:35:37,315 --> 00:35:40,511
confirmation of this from the words of Jesus

980
00:35:40,645 --> 00:35:44,077
himself. There there's a there's a theme, you

981
00:35:44,077 --> 00:35:46,704
can see the theme and scripture. It is

982
00:35:46,704 --> 00:35:47,443
it is

983
00:35:47,899 --> 00:35:50,708
the beauty of the gospel, the good news

984
00:35:50,766 --> 00:35:52,719
of Jesus Christ and his

985
00:35:53,019 --> 00:35:54,559
efficacy that that

986
00:35:55,019 --> 00:35:56,480
justification by faith, clearing

987
00:35:57,500 --> 00:35:58,860
clearing our account,

988
00:35:59,434 --> 00:36:01,831
Paul Paul paints a courtroom scene often.

989
00:36:02,471 --> 00:36:04,548
And it's as if we are we are

990
00:36:04,548 --> 00:36:05,667
we are on trial,

991
00:36:06,626 --> 00:36:09,119
god himself sent sentence us to death, and

992
00:36:09,119 --> 00:36:10,659
then Jesus steps in

993
00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,279
and takes our penalty for us, conquering,

994
00:36:13,839 --> 00:36:15,773
Sin and death. Paul spells that out in

995
00:36:15,853 --> 00:36:17,132
Romans 03:20

996
00:36:17,132 --> 00:36:17,771
and following.

997
00:36:18,491 --> 00:36:21,308
He he talks about him being our prop

998
00:36:21,368 --> 00:36:22,427
appreciation, this forceful

999
00:36:23,685 --> 00:36:24,585
expiration. This

1000
00:36:25,056 --> 00:36:27,141
clearing our account and imp

1001
00:36:27,989 --> 00:36:28,489
righteousness

1002
00:36:30,128 --> 00:36:30,762
to us.

1003
00:36:31,396 --> 00:36:31,896
That

1004
00:36:32,603 --> 00:36:36,453
that is the the the basis for our

1005
00:36:36,512 --> 00:36:40,021
walking by faith. It is because he first

1006
00:36:40,021 --> 00:36:41,935
loved us in the person of Jesus Christ.

1007
00:36:42,909 --> 00:36:44,207
That the the law

1008
00:36:44,666 --> 00:36:45,864
is is not abolished.

1009
00:36:46,344 --> 00:36:47,462
I'm not suggesting that.

1010
00:36:48,261 --> 00:36:49,320
But we are not

1011
00:36:49,634 --> 00:36:52,100
to focus on being keepers of the lie.

1012
00:36:52,259 --> 00:36:54,248
Realized heads just exploded when you heard me

1013
00:36:54,248 --> 00:36:56,419
say that. We are to focus

1014
00:36:56,889 --> 00:36:58,582
on the new testament summary

1015
00:36:58,957 --> 00:37:00,946
of the law, which is to love our

1016
00:37:00,946 --> 00:37:03,969
neighbor as ourselves and to glorify God with

1017
00:37:03,969 --> 00:37:05,481
all our heart soul mind and strength.

1018
00:37:06,293 --> 00:37:08,606
That that those those I got that backwards,

1019
00:37:08,765 --> 00:37:09,903
but those 2 things

1020
00:37:10,440 --> 00:37:12,853
are are the the new testament summary

1021
00:37:13,231 --> 00:37:14,927
of the all the commandments

1022
00:37:15,478 --> 00:37:18,578
are summarized there. As we follow Christ and

1023
00:37:18,737 --> 00:37:21,042
James bears this out. First, John bears this

1024
00:37:21,042 --> 00:37:23,903
out. Our works will come as a result

1025
00:37:23,903 --> 00:37:24,403
of

1026
00:37:24,713 --> 00:37:27,892
our faith. And and our faith is given

1027
00:37:27,892 --> 00:37:31,786
to us by god, and and we learn

1028
00:37:31,786 --> 00:37:33,510
of his means of grace through reading his

1029
00:37:33,549 --> 00:37:34,742
word. So I would encourage you,

1030
00:37:35,458 --> 00:37:36,413
read these sections,

1031
00:37:37,288 --> 00:37:40,470
perhaps these these books that that we've been

1032
00:37:40,470 --> 00:37:42,633
worth reading from as you read c collisions,

1033
00:37:43,031 --> 00:37:44,623
take a take a look at galatians and

1034
00:37:44,623 --> 00:37:46,453
take a look at the first... Oh, I

1035
00:37:46,453 --> 00:37:47,010
don't know. 4.

1036
00:37:47,965 --> 00:37:50,610
For now, the first 4 chapters of Romans,

1037
00:37:51,329 --> 00:37:53,650
maybe Matthew 5, 6 and 7, and you

1038
00:37:53,650 --> 00:37:54,150
will

1039
00:37:54,610 --> 00:37:56,930
certainly see these truths and the beauty of

1040
00:37:56,930 --> 00:37:58,550
them. I hope this

1041
00:37:59,263 --> 00:38:00,560
media does not

1042
00:38:01,177 --> 00:38:03,649
lose the beauty of of of scripture. I

1043
00:38:03,809 --> 00:38:05,962
I know I tend to ramble on and

1044
00:38:05,962 --> 00:38:08,409
covered a lot of, ground today and

1045
00:38:08,928 --> 00:38:10,922
didn't go as deeply as I usually doing

1046
00:38:10,922 --> 00:38:11,640
would like to,

1047
00:38:12,278 --> 00:38:12,756
but

1048
00:38:13,155 --> 00:38:14,134
I wanted to,

1049
00:38:14,511 --> 00:38:16,984
really give you a framework for further study.

1050
00:38:17,781 --> 00:38:18,281
So

1051
00:38:18,594 --> 00:38:22,024
regal regulations, maybe Ephesians, Philippians, C,

1052
00:38:22,502 --> 00:38:22,821
galatians,

1053
00:38:23,699 --> 00:38:25,852
read at all. But but maybe those are

1054
00:38:25,852 --> 00:38:26,411
good places,

1055
00:38:26,969 --> 00:38:28,896
and, along with Matthew 5 6 and 7

1056
00:38:28,896 --> 00:38:30,192
in the first few chapters

1057
00:38:30,646 --> 00:38:31,997
of Romans. You'll see that,

1058
00:38:32,792 --> 00:38:34,565
these truths are are reinforced

1059
00:38:35,098 --> 00:38:37,582
again, and again, since Then there's an old

1060
00:38:37,582 --> 00:38:39,120
testament study you can do

1061
00:38:39,578 --> 00:38:42,771
that we'll well, similarly, and we'll talk about

1062
00:38:42,771 --> 00:38:45,166
that as we wrap up over the next

1063
00:38:45,166 --> 00:38:45,565
few weeks.

1064
00:38:46,298 --> 00:38:48,860
But you'll you'll you'll see as you study

1065
00:38:49,153 --> 00:38:51,398
even the old testament, this forward looking

1066
00:38:52,009 --> 00:38:53,754
view of of a redeem.

1067
00:38:54,721 --> 00:38:57,025
Of the spot less lamb who was slain.

1068
00:38:57,660 --> 00:39:00,122
Well, I hope this has been a blessing

1069
00:39:00,122 --> 00:39:02,108
to you today. It certainly is to me,

1070
00:39:02,998 --> 00:39:04,272
may god bless this,

1071
00:39:05,068 --> 00:39:06,046
his holy

1072
00:39:06,820 --> 00:39:07,718
inspired word

1073
00:39:08,094 --> 00:39:10,403
in in our lives. I hope this is

1074
00:39:10,403 --> 00:39:12,724
helpful If I If I've said something in

1075
00:39:12,724 --> 00:39:15,029
art fully, and I I probably have,

1076
00:39:15,744 --> 00:39:17,493
but that is troubling to you. I hope

1077
00:39:17,493 --> 00:39:19,480
you'll send along a message, I respond well

1078
00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:19,797
to those.

1079
00:39:20,845 --> 00:39:23,070
I want to provide as much clarity as

1080
00:39:23,228 --> 00:39:25,850
I can. I'll I'll simply in my reply,

1081
00:39:26,327 --> 00:39:28,472
reference the word of God, reference scripture.

1082
00:39:29,122 --> 00:39:29,996
And and where,

1083
00:39:30,790 --> 00:39:32,697
where my comments originate,

1084
00:39:33,253 --> 00:39:35,262
And I I welcome that correspondence

1085
00:39:36,367 --> 00:39:38,535
it is the love of several people

1086
00:39:38,909 --> 00:39:41,371
in my life years ago that resulted in

1087
00:39:41,371 --> 00:39:41,609
me,

1088
00:39:42,324 --> 00:39:43,992
god kind in me,

1089
00:39:44,644 --> 00:39:46,021
a passion for

1090
00:39:46,399 --> 00:39:49,430
his word, and I would encourage you to

1091
00:39:49,430 --> 00:39:52,859
pursue that as as well. I obviously do

1092
00:39:52,859 --> 00:39:53,997
so imperfect.

1093
00:39:54,550 --> 00:39:56,789
It is such an honor to have you

1094
00:39:57,109 --> 00:39:58,329
spending your time

1095
00:39:58,630 --> 00:40:01,429
listening to this podcast. I'm amazed that the

1096
00:40:01,429 --> 00:40:01,829
numbers,

1097
00:40:02,642 --> 00:40:04,230
I don't really spend a lot of time

1098
00:40:04,230 --> 00:40:07,272
caring about numbers, but I'm... I am amazed

1099
00:40:07,328 --> 00:40:07,804
that

1100
00:40:08,281 --> 00:40:10,187
so many of you listen throughout the country

1101
00:40:10,187 --> 00:40:11,696
throughout the United States and throughout the world.

1102
00:40:12,269 --> 00:40:13,628
I hope you'll write me at john at

1103
00:40:13,628 --> 00:40:16,105
john warren media dot com or send along

1104
00:40:16,105 --> 00:40:18,263
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1105
00:40:18,263 --> 00:40:20,820
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1106
00:40:20,820 --> 00:40:21,619
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1107
00:40:22,432 --> 00:40:23,869
Send an email or a text with the

1108
00:40:23,869 --> 00:40:26,501
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1109
00:40:26,820 --> 00:40:29,132
take a listen. That this could be a

1110
00:40:29,132 --> 00:40:31,445
a good form of evan even.

1111
00:40:32,178 --> 00:40:32,735
If you'd like,

1112
00:40:33,770 --> 00:40:35,282
you know, go back and listen to some

1113
00:40:35,282 --> 00:40:37,352
old episodes and and you say, well, that's

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that's a that's a pretty good summary of

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the, the gospel, and maybe it's easier to

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send a link along to a friend. So

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I hope you'll hope you'll do that and

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make God bless again,

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our study of his word together. Will be

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in

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again next week for the next 2 or

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3 weeks, and we'll wrap up that study

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and then we'll we'll have a couple of

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episodes about the the election and current events

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in the economy coming up. I look forward

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to being with you again next time.

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Thanks for listening to relentless truth with John

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Warren.

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week for another edition of Re was truth

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with John Warren.

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Well