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Hebrews 10:26-31 · Providence Baptist Church - Sermons

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Take your Bibles and turn to Hebrews chapter 10.
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So I'm thankful that we're a part of a church that has chosen to preach through books of the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter.
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One of the most difficult things about it is you run across certain passages that you think, if we were actually preaching a topical series on how to love your mom very well and how to have a good day, this would be one of the passages you would just want to skip.
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You wouldn't want to actually read this passage and preach on it.
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But since we've been working our way through the book of Hebrews, we land on chapter 10, verse 26 through 31, which it would be a really sad day if a pastor came up and started the sermon with a joke, with a passage like this.
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So kind of with a heavy heart, we can read this in Hebrews chapter 10, verse 26 says,
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For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.
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Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
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How much worse punishment do you think will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified and has outraged the spirit of grace?
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For we know him who said, vengeance is mine, I will repay.
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And again, the Lord will judge his people.
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It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
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Just join me in prayer.
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Father, we just, after even just reading this so many times and reading it out loud now to your people,
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I feel very weak and unprepared, insufficient to preach on such a message.
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But I know that all those who stand in this pulpit do so by their, by your grace, Lord, and not by their merit.
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And so, Lord, I just ask that you would apply your word through your spirit to each individual's heart as you see fit.
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And Lord, help us to walk away with a holy fear of you today, but also a deep, deep gratitude for the grace that we have been saved by in Christ.
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So, Lord, be our teacher and be honored in this time.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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So, with such a text, just so you know, I don't really manuscript a lot up here.
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I don't really write out every single word I'm going to say because the more papers I have stacked up, the more stressful it feels to me.
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So, I usually condense things and then I print front and back so I don't have a ton of pages up here.
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I usually, it's like four pages.
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This is six pages.
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I'm not saying that to go, oh, gosh, we're going to be late for lunch, but like just mainly because I wanted to make sure I was working through this rightly.
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And I hope it lands in the right place.
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But remember, the book of Hebrews is written to an audience that has moved out of Judaism into believing in Jesus as the Messiah and embracing the new covenant, embracing the gospel.
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Many of them have done that, but many of them are still on defense.
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Many of them are still trying to decide whether this Messiah thing is real and whether or not Jesus is the bringer of a superior covenant, that he is the true high priest, etc.
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And then many are maybe hearing this and wanting to remain in Judaism and saying, no, you need to come back.
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You need to come back to the law of Moses.
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You need to come back to the Levitical priesthood.
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And so all kind of different people could be hearing this letter.
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But today it's a picture of the very scary sin of apostasy, meaning someone that's taken on some outward form of Christianity.
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They look like a believer.
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They've talked like a believer.
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They bought the T-shirts.
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They listened to the music.
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They went back to the church.
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And then in the long run, they end up renouncing the faith and walking away.
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And this is very heavy for me.
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Many of you are aware that a pastor that I've respected for many years and have really benefited a lot from his sermons, his books,
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Josh Harris was Joshua Harris.
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One of the most well-known books that he wrote was I Kissed Dating Goodbye, which was like very enlightening to me coming out of a unbelieving lifestyle of just dating around and doing what I wanted to do.
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So I wept and I was in mourning for like the first two weeks after that actually came out.
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And I really hope and pray that men are pursuing him to bring him back into the faith.
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But it just reminded me that many people start well, it seems like they start well, and they don't finish well.
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And the chances are that some people in this room today have started and won't finish with a crowd this big.
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What you think you believe and confess today, you may not in the future.
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As a young believer, the year 2001 or two, I should say.
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No, it was 2001.
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It was my senior prom at Duluth High School in Garnett.
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I had been a believer for maybe five or six months, probably.
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And I was very zealous to reach all my crazy friends for Jesus.
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Because I would talk about it with them, and a lot of them just didn't want to hang out with me anymore.
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Other ones were just like, yeah, that's cool, whatever.
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You're still our friend.
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Let's just keep talking about fishing and deer hunting and sports and things like that.
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But let's not talk about Jesus.
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But I was very zealous for evangelism in a good way.
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But I also was kind of a bull in a china closet.
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I didn't really know what I was doing.
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I was just trying to model what I thought was effective evangelism tactics.
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Which was really get them saved quick.
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Get them to pray a prayer.
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Get them to come to church.
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Get them baptized.
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And then like, we're good.
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That's kind of like what I really thought.
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So we have to be, one lesson out of this is be very careful how you evangelize.
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And be very careful you don't just produce false converts.
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And today, I would have sat down with this same young man I'm about to mention.
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After I had shared the gospel with him amply and really made sure he understood it,
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I probably would have spent two weeks trying to talk him out of following Jesus.
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Meaning, following Jesus is difficult.
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You have to take up your cross.
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People could hate you.
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You could lose your friends.
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Take him to Matthew 10 or Luke 14.
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Get him to weigh the cost of following Christ.
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And if the spirit was at work in him, I wouldn't be able to talk him out of it.
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Or else, he would just walk away and be like, you know what?
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I prefer my sin and my friends more.
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But the first guy that I really was intentional with, to share the gospel with, was a guy named John.
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He was still a senior in high school.
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He was a junior.
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I was a senior.
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And he was kind of a football player at Duluth.
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He was kind of a big sob story, kind of a big soft guy.
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And we went to prom that night.
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He went with one of my good friends.
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And that same night, she dumped him, like on prom night.
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So, bad scenario already.
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And so, he is just a mess outside, like 3 a.m., tailgating on the back of my truck.
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And I go and sit down with him.
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And I really desire to show this guy that Jesus cares about him.
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I really do.
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But I began talking to him about God, about the Lord.
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And he was like, yeah, yeah, uh-huh.
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Like, I'm all on board.
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And just a process began where I started talking to him more and more over the next few weeks and months.
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And he prayed the sinner's prayer with me.
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He came to my church.
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And he came forward and, you know, got introduced to the church.
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And then he started coming around our youth ministry because technically we were still in high school.
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And, you know, all of a sudden I see him start talking to all the girls there.
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And he was very flirty, hanging out.
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And I kind of saw what was going on.
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And I just said, hey, buddy, I just don't think it's a good idea for you to, like, be trying to reengage in another relationship.
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And he was like, oh, I'm not doing that.
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And then maybe two months later, he was in a serious relationship with one of them.
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And later on, she broke up with him saying, I don't even know if he's actually a real Christian or not.
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I just kind of dove into this really quickly with him.
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And when she broke up with him, he came to me and said, this has all been like a load of bull.
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And Jesus is not real.
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You told me if I followed Christ, I would be satisfied and I'm not satisfied.
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And pretty much walked away from the Lord.
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And ever since then, even today, still not following Jesus.
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I think all of us, I could tell you a lot more stories, but that was just impactful because that was the first guy I thought I had led to the Lord.
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And I learned so much from that.
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You know, and if you look around, many people will not finish well.
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It's just a fact.
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And I want us to be very careful because we definitely believe that as followers of Jesus, we're supposed to use discernment.
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We're supposed to like help some kind of in a helpful way, be able to see where somebody is.
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Discern where this person may be spiritually so we can help them.
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But be careful that you don't cast the final judgment on someone, meaning I don't think that person is a believer or she's not a believer or he's not a believer.
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Be very careful of that language.
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And if you're going to even make that statement, please be a part of the process of bringing that person to Jesus.
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Just don't say it in a condescending way.
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We need to understand that we're supposed to discern, but only God alone knows at the end of the day.
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But this is a very heavy subject, and it has to do with the just judgment of God.
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And we often think that people are only motivated by the love of God.
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People are only motivated by the grace of God.
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And those are great motivations.
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But in this passage, this writer is also saying that the judgment of God is a great motivation to flee toward Jesus.
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A great motivation.
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And it warns of the impending judgment upon those people who come around the church, hang out with believers, hear the gospel message, get kind of immersed in truthful knowledge,
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appear on the surface to be a believer, but then in the day they reject the faith and walk away.
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But he also uses this to exhort the real believers he's writing to, which he affirms based on their perseverance that comes in the next few verses.
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The next part of this is about their perseverance under trial.
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So really just walking through this by asking two different questions.
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But number one, for whom is there no longer any sacrifice for sins?
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For whom is there no longer any sacrifice for sins?
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And I'm taking this in different parts of the verses, but verse 26, we see,
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For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth,
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and go to verse 27, he mentions adversaries.
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And then verse 29,
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Who has trampled underfoot the Son of God,
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and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified,
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and has outraged the Spirit of grace.
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So first, in verse 26, we see that
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the person that had no longer a sacrifice for sins
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is someone who goes on sinning deliberately,
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or willfully continuing in sin.
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Which begs the question,
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you may say,
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well, I'm pretty darn sure I'm a true believer.
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Like, I really believe that Jesus has saved me,
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and I'm born again.
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Is this saying that I can't sin as a believer?
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Because any sin you commit as a believer is a deliberate sin.
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You know, we sin out of our desires.
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And so, what is this referring to you?
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The quick answer is,
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no, I truly believe is not referring to those who truly love Christ.
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I don't think he has those people in mind.
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He's not talking about those who are being saved,
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and being transformed in the image of Christ,
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for a couple reasons.
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But one, the grammar talks about the present conscious action,
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going on sinning,
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a deliberate or willful show.
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So, it's not just one particular isolated sin,
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or moment of sin,
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that this person has in mind.
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He's talking about
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an extensive, habitual lifestyle,
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where someone lives in this type of attitude
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all the time.
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Woefully and gladly sinning against
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the sacrifice of Jesus.
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Because they have this ongoing love,
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growing love,
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for sinning against the Lord's grace.
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Until they become like Esau,
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and they cannot repent.
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That's in chapter 12, verse 16.
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So, it's not really referring to just
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one particular isolated moment of sin,
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but the extent of it,
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and the willingness of it.
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I only have three places for you to look
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outside of Hebrews today,
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but two of them are in 1 John.
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But hold your hand in Hebrews, please,
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and look at 1 John.
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Turn to your right.
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1 John, chapter 1.
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So, even though true believers,
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even myself,
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have gone through seasons
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where we were kind of in rebellion against God,
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even as a child of God.
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But, if you read Hebrews 12,
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we see that God disciplines those whom He loves.
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He doesn't allow them to go on long
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in that season of rebellion.
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He brings them to their senses.
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But in 1 John,
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most of you know that it's a book
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partly written to help people discern
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whether or not they are a true believer
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or a false convert.
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And so He's saying, you know,
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people that are true believers
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live and act and talk like this.
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And then those over here
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look and act and talk like this
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and they're not.
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So, He's asking us to examine ourselves
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to build up our confidence.
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But in 1 John, chapter 1, verse 5,
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this is what He says.
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This is the message we have heard from Him
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and proclaim to you
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that God is light
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and in Him there is no darkness at all.
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If we say we have fellowship with Him
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while we walk in darkness,
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we lie and do not practice the truth.
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But if we walk in the light
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as He is in the light,
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we have fellowship with one another
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and the blood of Jesus
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cleanses us from all sin.
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If we say we have no sin,
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we deceive ourselves
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and the truth is not in us.
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If we confess our sins,
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He is faithful and just
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to forgive us our sins
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and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
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If we say we have not sinned,
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we make Him a liar
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and His Word is not in us.
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So, it's asking you
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to kind of step back and look.
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It's saying God is light
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and in Him there is no darkness at all.
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So, if you are living in darkness,
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walking in darkness,
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practicing sin and darkness,
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you cannot say that you have fellowship with God.
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It's just an impossibility
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because God is light.
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And he's not referring to this
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that Christians never sinned
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because look, look real closely.
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In the same passage,
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John reminds us
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that when we do sin as believers,
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God has provided a way of forgiveness, right?
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The blood of Jesus' Son
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cleanses us from all sin.
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So, we base our confession of sin
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on the truth that God is faithful and just
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to forgive us our sins.
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So, he's not talking about
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when a believer,
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through sanctification,
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goes back to sin temporarily.
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Rather, those that go on
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sinning deliberately
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after receiving the knowledge of the truth
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is saying that they are not
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and probably never were
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genuine believers to begin with.
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They never fully, wholly embraced
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the gospel of Jesus.
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And their life didn't result
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in a way that produced faith
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and obedience
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and love toward Christ.
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In other words,
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the faith they claimed in Christ
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didn't hold water.
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It didn't last.
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It didn't persevere.
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It wasn't real.
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Paul wrote to the Corinthians
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that he believed that there was
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divisions among them
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and factions among them,
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false teaching coming among them.
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And this is what he said,
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For there must be factions among you
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in order that those who are genuine
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among you may be recognized.
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So, those who are the true believers
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will continue to kind of hold their ground.
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the result of false converts,
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again, they renounce the faith
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and leave the community of believers
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and return to their idols
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and their former way of life.
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And since you're in verse John,
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just go to chapter 2
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and look at verse 19.
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This is a picture of that.
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They went out from us,
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but they were not of us.
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For if they had been of us,
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they would have continued with us.
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But they went out,
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that it might become plain
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that they were not of us.
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But you have been anointed by the Holy One
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and you have all knowledge.
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I write to you,
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not because you do not know the truth,
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but because you know it
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and because no lie is of the truth.
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So, he's saying they left us
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because they were never really a part of us
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to begin with.
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And they left so it would be plain to everyone else
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that they were never a part of us.
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So, just beware that
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it's not referring to just a believer
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who sins.
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Because when a believer sins,
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we confess it.
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We don't deny it, we confess it.
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We walk in the light,
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confessing our sin to God.
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We are broken and heartbroken over our sin.
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We don't rejoice in it at all.
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I thought about using this illustration.
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I'm just going to go ahead and use it.
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It kind of is silly.
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You laugh at first,
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but then it really makes sense later.
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Because to be born again
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is a spiritual miracle.
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It's a miracle.
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It's not something that's like
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in the natural process.
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So, let's say that
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before you were a true believer,
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you were like a fish.
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And you lived in the water.
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That was your natural habitat.
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You had scales,
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and you had gills,
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and you breathed in the water.
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And then a miracle happened,
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and you're turned into a human being
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from a fish.
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And now,
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your natural habitat is land,
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and you have nostrils
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that you breathe air with.
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And so,
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even though that transformation
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has happened,
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as a human being,
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you can still get in the water.
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You can go get in the water
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and swim,
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but you cannot live in the water.
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Like,
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you have to come out of it
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or you will die.
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So,
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it's kind of a picture of
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a true believer.
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We can temporarily
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rebel against God
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and go against His design for us,
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but we cannot remain there.
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The Spirit drives you crazy.
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He will not allow you
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to enjoy your position longer,
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and the Father will discipline you,
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lovingly discipline you,
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back to repentance.
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So,
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that's the first thing we see
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in our question is,
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for whom is there no longer
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any sacrifice for sins?
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First off,
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they go on sinning deliberately.
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They live in it.
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They walk in it.
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They practice it.
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They love it.
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The second thing we see
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in verse 27,
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God refers to them
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as adversaries,
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and His fire will consume them.
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So,
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God is just not buddy-buddy
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with people like this.
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He's not some weak
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old man in the sky
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beckoning them
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to just come back,
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and He can't do anything about it.
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He looks at sinners
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as an adversary.
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We are His enemies
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until we become His friends
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through Christ.
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It's just the teaching
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of God's Word.
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He's talking about people
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in the long haul
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that will reject God
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and remain His opponents,
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living against Him
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and called apostate.
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So,
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they've rejected
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God's offering of peace
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through the gospel
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and have turned around
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and walked away
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and spat on those terms
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so God calls them
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an enemy.
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And the fact that
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they're still walking around
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and breathing
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and haven't perished
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is God's mercy
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toward them.
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Thirdly,
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underneath that same question,
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for whom is there
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no longer a sacrifice
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for sins.
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Verse 29,
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the ones who trample
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underfoot the Son of God.
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Doesn't that language
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just like make you
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nauseous to think about?
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Those who have trampled
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the Son of God
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underfoot,
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the one who laid down
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His life for them
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to be received
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as a substitute
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for them,
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instead of receiving
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Jesus with joy
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and gratitude
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for salvation,
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they took a quick pause.
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They got some religion.
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They got some teaching.
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They kind of cleaned up
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their outward life
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a little bit.
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They made some buddies
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in the church.
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They hung out
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with the saints
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and thought,
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these are nice people.
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I don't have a friend group.
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These are nice people.
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I'll hang out with them.
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And then,
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eventually,
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they stepped back
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into their idolatry.
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The term trampled
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underfoot
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is an ancient
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Near Eastern gesture
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that shows
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pure hatred
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and contempt
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for someone.
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And they would literally
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walk on someone
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or walk on something
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that belonged to
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that person
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to show
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their utter scorn.
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And this is what
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sinners do.
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Instead of falling
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on their face
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before the Son of God,
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in humility
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and gratitude,
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instead
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of weeping
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at that precious gift,
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they turn around
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and just spit on it
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and choose
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to trample
24:35
the blood
24:36
of Jesus,
24:37
the Son of God.
24:39
It's dangerous.
24:41
It's very dangerous.
24:43
And a helpful
24:45
thing I've heard
24:46
is these people
24:47
were never really
24:48
a part of,
24:49
like,
24:49
the vine.
24:50
They were a parasite
24:50
on the vine.
24:52
If you want to think
24:53
of it that way.
24:53
They were there
24:54
receiving all the blessings
24:56
that come through
24:57
the community of faith,
24:58
through the gospel,
25:00
all the outward
25:01
blessings of that.
25:02
But at the end of the day,
25:04
they weren't really
25:04
a part of it.
25:07
Fourthly,
25:07
under this,
25:08
there's just two more.
25:10
For whom is there
25:10
no longer a sacrifice
25:11
for sins?
25:12
Those who have,
25:12
in verse 29,
25:14
profaned
25:14
the blood
25:16
of the covenant.
25:17
Meaning that
25:18
they've regarded
25:19
the blood of Jesus
25:20
as something common
25:21
and ordinary.
25:23
Nothing special
25:24
about it.
25:25
Nothing precious
25:26
about it.
25:27
They profaned it
25:28
instead of loving it.
25:29
They looked at that
25:32
of the cup
25:33
of the new covenant,
25:35
the blood of Jesus,
25:35
and just said,
25:36
that's nice.
25:38
No thank you.
25:39
And they go on sinning.
25:42
So,
25:42
if you look,
25:43
it says,
25:43
by which he was sanctified.
25:44
This is a tougher
25:46
interpretation.
25:48
But after looking at it,
25:50
I won't say that
25:50
I'm 100% right.
25:51
Some say it refers
25:52
to Jesus,
25:53
how Jesus,
25:54
his blood
25:55
was sanctified.
25:57
But I kind of think
25:58
it actually refers
25:59
to a different
26:00
meaning of the word.
26:02
It really just means
26:03
a set apart.
26:04
That's not really helpful.
26:06
But,
26:07
so isn't this sanctified
26:08
a term for those
26:09
who are truly saved?
26:11
Isn't it a term
26:12
that we use
26:13
for believers
26:13
who are being transformed
26:15
into the image
26:16
of Christ?
26:18
Yes,
26:18
that's typically
26:19
how we use
26:19
that language.
26:20
It is the testimony
26:21
of Scripture
26:22
and the writer
26:24
of Hebrews
26:24
that all those
26:25
who are truly born again,
26:26
truly saved,
26:28
are sanctified.
26:30
If you just rewind,
26:32
look at,
26:32
if you're not back in Hebrews,
26:33
go back to Hebrews.
26:35
Sorry,
26:35
but if you go back
26:36
to Hebrews chapter 10
26:37
where we're at
26:38
and look at verse 14
26:40
and it says,
26:42
for by a single offering
26:43
he has perfected
26:45
for all time
26:46
those being sanctified.
26:49
So that
26:50
is a picture
26:51
of eternally saved,
26:53
eternal security,
26:54
us who are saved
26:56
that we're currently
26:57
being sanctified.
27:00
But because of the work
27:01
of Jesus,
27:02
we're already perfect
27:03
in the eyes of God.
27:05
So we're the already
27:06
but not yet.
27:07
We're pressing into
27:08
what we already are.
27:09
We're cleansing out
27:10
the old leaven
27:11
and becoming a new lump,
27:13
Paul's language.
27:13
So that's the same word.
27:17
But I don't,
27:17
I think that one of them
27:18
in verse 14
27:20
proves for eternal perfection
27:23
and verse 14
27:25
proves toward
27:26
the guilt of apostasy.
27:29
What is mentioned
27:30
in verse 29 then
27:31
is what we might call
27:33
fruitless
27:33
sanctification.
27:36
Someone has,
27:37
again,
27:37
some religious affiliations,
27:39
some outward
27:40
purification.
27:40
Again,
27:42
they quit partying.
27:45
They kind of clean up
27:46
their outward life
27:47
a little bit.
27:48
They become,
27:49
quote,
27:49
better people.
27:51
They buy Christian
27:52
t-shirts
27:52
and Christian music
27:53
and they appear
27:56
to be all in.
27:58
But eventually,
27:59
again,
27:59
something happens
28:00
that pushes them away.
28:04
If you've ever been
28:05
a part of leading
28:05
someone to Christ,
28:07
just pray
28:08
for that first
28:09
year
28:11
for them
28:12
hardcore
28:12
because
28:13
it usually
28:15
is that first trial
28:16
or that first temptation
28:17
that breaks them.
28:19
And if they press
28:20
through that,
28:20
like still trusting Christ,
28:22
still praising Christ,
28:23
that's a good sign.
28:26
And we have to,
28:27
again,
28:27
just be careful
28:28
about how we
28:29
share the gospel
28:30
with people.
28:31
But I really believe
28:32
this term sanctified here
28:34
means that
28:35
they looked set apart
28:37
in an outward form
28:39
with God's people.
28:41
Example,
28:43
in Old Testament Israel,
28:44
the people,
28:45
the nation of Israel
28:46
was sanctified.
28:48
They were set apart
28:49
for God's purposes.
28:50
But we know
28:51
within that nation
28:52
there were still
28:53
many of them
28:53
that didn't belong
28:54
to the true God.
28:56
Not all sons of Abraham
28:58
are true sons, right?
29:00
So there's this one
29:01
outward form
29:02
of sanctification.
29:03
They were set apart
29:05
as a people
29:05
to look different,
29:07
act different,
29:08
and be different
29:09
than the rest
29:09
of the nations.
29:10
But even inside
29:11
that nation
29:12
there were still
29:12
those who didn't believe.
29:14
And I really think
29:15
that that's how
29:16
he's referring to it.
29:17
I'm hoping to debate
29:18
on that.
29:19
But I really think
29:21
that's what he's trying
29:21
to say.
29:22
That it had this
29:23
outward form
29:24
of being set apart.
29:27
But fifthly,
29:29
verse 29,
29:30
and lastly,
29:31
it says,
29:32
they outraged
29:33
the Spirit
29:33
of grace,
29:35
meaning the Holy Spirit,
29:37
the gracious Spirit
29:38
that came to them
29:39
when they were
29:40
around the church,
29:41
around other believers,
29:42
and they heard
29:43
the gospel message
29:44
telling them
29:45
to repent
29:46
and believe in Jesus
29:47
and be saved.
29:50
They heard that
29:51
and instead of
29:53
receiving that message,
29:55
they ultimately
29:56
rejected it.
29:57
Instead of falling
29:59
on their knees
30:00
and gratitude,
30:00
they took a lot
30:02
of saliva
30:02
and spat
30:03
on the gospel terms
30:05
brought to them
30:07
by the Holy Spirit.
30:10
And he's not
30:11
going away like this.
30:13
He's going away
30:14
outraged.
30:15
How dare they?
30:18
Infuriated
30:18
that they rejected
30:20
such a gracious
30:21
message
30:22
that he brought them.
30:25
The mercy of God
30:26
can influence
30:28
unbelievers
30:29
to a certain degree.
30:31
That's why I use
30:32
the term
30:32
totally depraved
30:33
and not utterly
30:34
depraved.
30:35
There's still
30:36
the common grace
30:37
of God
30:38
that's at work
30:38
even among
30:39
unbelievers.
30:40
So the Spirit
30:41
can have that
30:42
kind of influence
30:42
on them,
30:43
but eventually
30:44
they begin to turn
30:45
that grace
30:46
into license
30:47
and using it
30:47
to justify
30:48
their love
30:49
of sinning
30:49
and eventually
30:51
they throw it away
30:51
altogether.
30:53
They insulted
30:54
the Spirit
30:55
and he is furious.
30:58
So
30:59
the Spirit
31:01
will either do
31:02
one or two things.
31:05
If by chance
31:06
God decides
31:07
to be gracious
31:07
towards you,
31:09
the Spirit
31:10
will kick down
31:10
the door.
31:12
Thankfully.
31:13
For many of us
31:14
he did that.
31:15
We were once
31:16
stiff-necked
31:16
and stubborn
31:17
and God said
31:18
enough
31:19
and he invaded
31:20
our hearts
31:21
and saved us.
31:23
grace.
31:24
It's a picture
31:24
of the ultimate
31:25
grace.
31:28
The other thing
31:29
you can do
31:30
is just leave you
31:31
to yourself
31:32
and just go away
31:34
to which you
31:36
will be hardened
31:36
and further hardened
31:38
to where you
31:39
don't care anymore.
31:40
And the only message
31:42
that could have saved you
31:43
you've just
31:43
totally abandoned.
31:45
And that's judgment.
31:47
That's just judgment
31:48
if God decides
31:49
to do that.
31:50
And earlier
31:53
in the letter
31:54
you're still
31:56
in Hebrews
31:56
but look at
31:57
chapter 6
31:58
we already
31:58
went over this
31:59
but this is
32:00
another warning
32:01
about
32:02
using similar
32:03
language
32:04
chapter 6
32:05
verse 4
32:05
and the writer
32:09
of Hebrews
32:10
says
32:10
and I want you
32:12
to think about
32:13
two things
32:13
think about
32:14
the story
32:14
of Judas
32:15
and think about
32:15
Peter
32:16
and the difference
32:17
between the two.
32:18
both were around
32:19
Jesus
32:20
both heard Jesus
32:21
both claimed
32:22
to be followers
32:22
of Jesus
32:23
one of them
32:24
persevered
32:25
and the other
32:25
one didn't.
32:28
Alright
32:28
so Hebrews 6
32:29
verse 4
32:30
for it is impossible
32:31
in the case
32:32
of those
32:32
who have once
32:33
been enlightened
32:34
who have tasted
32:35
the heavenly gift
32:36
and have shared
32:37
in the Holy Spirit
32:38
and have tasted
32:39
the goodness
32:40
of the Word of God
32:41
and the powers
32:42
of the age to come
32:43
and then have
32:45
fallen away
32:45
to restore
32:46
them again
32:47
to repentance
32:48
since they are
32:50
crucifying once again
32:51
the Son of God
32:52
they're trampling
32:53
the Son of God
32:54
to their own harm
32:56
and holding him
32:57
up to contempt
32:58
for the land
33:00
has drunk
33:01
the rain
33:01
that often falls
33:02
on it
33:03
and it produces
33:03
a crop useful
33:04
to those
33:05
whose sake
33:06
it was cultivated
33:07
receives a blessing
33:08
from God
33:09
but if it bears
33:11
thorns
33:11
and thistles
33:12
it is worthless
33:13
and near to being
33:15
cursed
33:15
and his end
33:16
is to be burned
33:17
alright
33:19
so look at that
33:20
that language
33:22
it asks the question
33:25
like so where are you
33:26
with this
33:26
have you come around
33:28
the church
33:28
and received
33:29
some truthful knowledge
33:30
you learned some
33:31
cool theology
33:31
that made you look
33:32
smarter than other people
33:33
you gotten a scoop
33:35
of Jesus
33:35
and hoping that
33:37
he would just like
33:38
make your life
33:39
a little better
33:39
have you tasted
33:41
the goodness of God
33:43
and his gifts
33:43
and instead of
33:44
swallowing them
33:45
you ultimately
33:46
spat them out
33:47
you had your fill
33:48
of it
33:49
and what kind
33:51
of ground
33:51
are you
33:52
the word of God
33:53
the knowledge
33:53
of God
33:53
has fallen on you
33:55
and are you
33:56
producing a crop
33:57
or are you
33:57
producing thorns
33:58
because one
34:00
receives a curse
34:01
and one receives
34:01
a blessing
34:02
and again
34:04
look at the next
34:07
verse
34:07
he says
34:09
right
34:10
though
34:11
we speak
34:12
in this way
34:13
yet in your
34:15
case beloved
34:15
we feel sure
34:17
of better things
34:18
things that belong
34:20
to salvation
34:21
so he's saying
34:24
right there
34:24
what I just
34:25
mentioned
34:25
those people
34:25
didn't belong
34:26
to the things
34:27
that actually
34:27
had salvation
34:28
it wasn't real
34:30
why is there
34:32
no longer
34:32
a sacrifice
34:33
for those sins
34:35
why
34:36
why is it
34:37
impossible
34:38
to bring them
34:38
back to repentance
34:39
because guys
34:41
like they have
34:41
they have
34:43
heard it all
34:44
they have hardened
34:45
their hearts
34:46
towards it
34:46
they've rejected
34:47
it
34:47
they've rejected
34:48
the only message
34:49
that can save them
34:50
there's nothing else
34:51
there's nowhere else
34:51
to go
34:52
if they've turned
34:53
away from Christ
34:54
and blasphemed
34:55
the Holy Spirit
34:56
there's no other
34:57
shelter for them
34:58
to flee to
34:59
we've
35:01
it's kind of like
35:01
they're flirting
35:02
with the gospel
35:03
they're flirting
35:03
with Jesus
35:05
instead of actually
35:06
coming toward him
35:08
so when you're
35:10
sharing with people
35:11
and those of you
35:11
who are here
35:12
they're just kind of
35:12
like been sort of
35:13
floating around
35:14
for a while
35:14
hearing some good
35:16
knowledge
35:16
hearing about the gospel
35:17
just beware
35:18
like don't harden
35:18
your heart
35:19
like come
35:20
and come to
35:21
Jesus
35:21
and come now
35:22
it's not anything
35:24
to be played
35:25
with or trifled
35:26
with
35:26
so I believe
35:28
that again
35:30
most of you here
35:31
I could say
35:31
the same thing
35:32
that I feel sure
35:34
are better things
35:35
for most of you
35:36
the things that
35:36
actually pertain
35:37
to real salvation
35:39
this is number two
35:42
second question
35:44
the rest of our
35:45
passage
35:46
number two
35:48
what awaits
35:49
those
35:50
who trample
35:51
the son of God
35:52
what awaits
35:54
those who trample
35:55
the son of God
35:56
the beginning
35:57
of verse 27
35:58
the second part
35:59
says but a fearful
36:00
expectation
36:01
of judgment
36:02
and a fury
36:03
of fire
36:04
that will consume
36:05
the adversaries
36:06
for we know
36:08
we know him
36:09
who said
36:09
vengeance is mine
36:10
I will repay
36:11
and again
36:13
the Lord
36:14
will judge
36:14
his people
36:15
it is a fearful
36:16
thing to fall
36:17
into the hands
36:18
of the living God
36:19
in verse 28
36:22
it says
36:22
anyone who has
36:24
set aside
36:24
the law
36:25
of Moses
36:25
dies without mercy
36:26
in the evidence
36:27
of two or three
36:27
witnesses
36:28
how much worse
36:29
punishment
36:30
do you think
36:32
will be deserved
36:32
by the one
36:34
who does this
36:36
so in the
36:37
Mosaic law
36:37
the death penalty
36:38
was given
36:39
on the testimony
36:41
of two or three
36:42
witnesses
36:42
for idolatry
36:44
for those who
36:45
had false gods
36:46
for those who
36:47
blasphemed God
36:48
it was the death penalty
36:50
they were stoned
36:50
to death
36:51
Deuteronomy 17
36:52
talks about that
36:53
and he's saying
36:55
if that was
36:56
terrible
36:56
that sounds terrible
36:57
for them to reject
36:58
this
36:59
you know
37:00
good at the time
37:02
but now
37:02
inferior covenant
37:04
how much worse
37:06
punishment
37:07
will you face
37:08
for actually
37:08
trampling the
37:09
Son of God
37:10
underfoot
37:10
it'll be
37:11
infinitely worse
37:13
much greater
37:15
judgment
37:15
we will be judged
37:18
in proportion
37:18
to the amount
37:19
of like
37:20
and the amount
37:20
of knowledge
37:21
that we've received
37:22
of the truth
37:23
it's a testimony
37:25
of scripture
37:25
so
37:27
beware
37:29
God has bore witness
37:31
of such a sinner
37:32
treating his son
37:33
with such contempt
37:34
he sees it
37:36
he sees it in public
37:37
he sees it in private
37:38
it says
37:41
something much worse
37:43
is to await
37:44
such people
37:44
and it says
37:46
first
37:46
a fearful
37:47
a fearful judgment
37:48
a terrible judgment
37:49
from a just
37:51
righteous
37:51
holy judge
37:53
a legal picture
37:54
that those
37:55
who have rebelled
37:56
against God
37:56
and broken
37:57
his law
37:57
are going
37:58
to face
37:59
this judgment
38:00
unless
38:01
they come
38:02
to Christ
38:03
and earlier
38:05
in Hebrews
38:05
it says
38:06
it is a point
38:07
for man
38:07
to die once
38:08
and then
38:09
to face
38:10
judgment
38:11
Hebrews 9
38:12
27
38:13
so
38:14
as much
38:15
as the love
38:15
of God
38:16
has propelled
38:17
him
38:17
the grace
38:17
of God
38:18
to send
38:19
Christ
38:20
as we talked
38:21
about earlier
38:22
because of his
38:22
great mercy
38:23
right
38:24
sent Christ
38:25
to die
38:26
on our
38:26
behalf
38:27
at the same
38:28
time
38:28
God has been
38:30
devoted to
38:31
destroying his
38:32
enemies
38:32
he's putting out
38:34
terms of peace
38:35
for people to come
38:36
to him
38:36
through Christ
38:37
but eventually
38:39
that time
38:40
will end
38:40
and he is going
38:43
to punish
38:43
and annihilate
38:44
all sin
38:45
and wickedness
38:46
from the earth
38:46
we know
38:47
the wages
38:48
of sin
38:49
is death
38:49
we have earned
38:51
death
38:51
because of our
38:52
sin
38:52
myself
38:53
in you
38:54
there's a
38:54
payday
38:55
coming
38:55
for sin
38:57
and no one
38:57
will escape
38:58
it
38:58
all those
39:00
who thought
39:00
they had
39:01
the last
39:01
laugh
39:02
on God
39:02
he says
39:05
vengeance
39:05
is mine
39:06
and I will
39:08
repay
39:08
and his wrath
39:10
is coming
39:11
unstoppable
39:11
think about
39:12
John the
39:13
Baptist
39:13
in Matthew
39:15
3
39:15
where he says
39:16
flee from
39:17
the wrath
39:18
to come
39:18
like flee
39:19
from it
39:20
and flee
39:20
to the
39:21
Savior
39:21
there's
39:23
so many
39:23
other
39:24
passages
39:24
I could
39:24
have
39:24
turned
39:25
to you
39:25
but I
39:25
chose
39:25
just one
39:26
and then
39:26
that's
39:27
the only
39:27
passage
39:27
I have
39:28
left
39:28
for you
39:28
but
39:29
Zephaniah
39:30
chapter 1
39:31
verse 14
39:33
is talking
39:34
about the
39:34
judgment day
39:35
called the
39:35
day of the
39:36
Lord
39:36
I just want
39:39
you to hear
39:39
some of this
39:40
language
39:40
Zephaniah
39:43
chapter 1
39:44
verse 14
39:45
says
39:46
the great
39:47
day of the
39:47
Lord
39:48
is near
39:48
near
39:50
and hastening
39:51
fast
39:51
the
39:52
sound
39:52
of the
39:53
day
39:53
of the
39:53
Lord
39:54
is bitter
39:54
the
39:55
mighty
39:55
man
39:56
cries
39:56
aloud
39:57
there
39:57
a day
39:58
of
39:58
wrath
39:59
is that
39:59
day
39:59
a day
40:00
of
40:00
distress
40:00
and
40:01
anguish
40:01
a day
40:03
of ruin
40:03
and devastation
40:04
a day
40:06
of darkness
40:06
and gloom
40:07
a day
40:08
of clouds
40:09
and thick
40:09
darkness
40:10
a day
40:10
of trumpet
40:11
blasts
40:11
and battle
40:12
cry
40:12
against the
40:13
fortified
40:13
cities
40:14
against the
40:15
lofty
40:15
embattlements
40:16
and now
40:17
this is God
40:18
talking
40:18
he says
40:19
I will bring
40:19
distress
40:20
on mankind
40:21
so they
40:22
shall walk
40:23
like the
40:24
blind
40:24
because they
40:25
have sinned
40:25
against the
40:26
Lord
40:26
their blood
40:28
will be poured
40:28
out like dust
40:29
and their
40:30
flesh
40:30
like dung
40:31
neither
40:32
their silver
40:33
nor their
40:34
gold
40:34
will be able
40:35
to deliver
40:35
them on the
40:36
day of the
40:37
wrath of the
40:38
Lord
40:38
and the
40:40
fire of his
40:40
jealousy
40:41
all the
40:42
earth
40:43
shall be
40:43
consumed
40:44
for a
40:46
full and
40:46
sudden end
40:47
he will make
40:47
to all the
40:48
inhabitants
40:49
of the
40:49
earth
40:50
we can read
40:53
a lot more
40:54
of that
40:54
but that's
40:55
enough
40:55
you know
40:56
if that
40:57
doesn't
40:57
break you
40:59
and give you
41:00
a holy
41:00
fear
41:01
of God
41:01
jealous
41:03
in the
41:04
fire
41:04
of his
41:04
jealousy
41:05
because he
41:05
deserves
41:06
your life
41:07
he deserves
41:08
your love
41:09
and affection
41:10
and he is
41:11
zealous
41:11
for it
41:12
it is a
41:13
fearful thing
41:14
to fall
41:15
into the
41:15
hands
41:15
of the
41:16
living
41:17
God
41:17
those
41:17
who
41:18
trample
41:18
the
41:18
son
41:18
of
41:19
God
41:19
reckon
41:20
his
41:20
blood
41:21
to be
41:21
defiled
41:22
and have
41:23
rejected
41:24
and insulted
41:25
the spirit
41:25
of grace
41:26
it's a
41:27
fearful
41:27
thing
41:27
and you
41:29
see
41:29
in that
41:30
same
41:31
area
41:31
back in
41:32
Hebrews
41:33
that God
41:33
is a
41:33
zealous
41:34
judge
41:35
so
41:35
earthly
41:36
judges
41:36
can kind
41:37
of pass
41:37
out
41:37
sentences
41:38
almost
41:38
mechanically
41:39
the law
41:39
says this
41:40
you need
41:40
to do
41:41
that
41:41
God
41:42
is a
41:43
language
41:43
here
41:43
paints
41:44
an
41:44
emotional
41:44
picture
41:45
of God's
41:45
wrath
41:46
he's a
41:46
fury
41:46
of fire
41:47
literally
41:48
a zeal
41:49
of fire
41:49
or a
41:50
fiery
41:50
passion
41:51
so God
41:52
isn't just
41:52
slightly
41:53
irritated
41:53
or a little
41:54
upset
41:54
he is
41:55
zealous
41:55
about
41:56
destroying
41:57
all those
41:58
who have
41:58
rejected
41:59
him
41:59
as the
42:00
king
42:01
he is
42:02
called
42:02
the
42:02
righteous
42:02
judge
42:03
his
42:04
judgment
42:04
will be
42:05
just
42:05
and it
42:10
says
42:10
this
42:11
righteous
42:11
judge's
42:12
fire
42:12
consumes
42:13
the
42:13
adversaries
42:14
swallowing
42:15
them up
42:16
in the
42:17
flames
42:17
of legal
42:18
and just
42:18
passionate
42:19
judgment
42:19
so
42:21
consume
42:22
doesn't
42:22
mean
42:23
that he's
42:23
just
42:23
going to
42:23
annihilate
42:24
sinners
42:24
meaning
42:25
that
42:25
we're
42:25
just
42:25
going
42:26
to be
42:26
like
42:26
ceased
42:27
to
42:27
exist
42:28
erased
42:28
from
42:28
existence
42:29
it
42:30
means
42:30
that
42:31
he's
42:31
going
42:31
to
42:31
consume
42:32
them
42:32
into
42:32
an
42:33
excruciating
42:33
agony
42:34
forever
42:35
justice
42:38
will be
42:39
done
42:39
and
42:41
God's
42:41
holy
42:41
anger
42:42
will be
42:42
satisfied
42:43
and
42:44
even
42:44
us
42:45
as
42:45
believers
42:45
we face
42:46
a
42:46
judgment
42:46
too
42:46
it's
42:47
a
42:47
different
42:47
judgment
42:47
but
42:48
we face
42:48
judgment
42:49
answering
42:50
for how
42:50
we've
42:51
lived
42:51
and
42:51
answering
42:51
for
42:52
how
42:52
we've
42:52
stewarded
42:53
what
42:53
God
42:53
has
42:54
given
42:54
us
42:54
will
42:57
be
42:57
spared
42:58
all
43:01
right
43:01
and I
43:02
just
43:02
want to
43:02
conclude
43:03
with
43:03
this
43:03
so
43:05
if
43:05
you
43:05
feel
43:05
like
43:06
you're
43:06
in
43:06
that
43:06
group
43:07
of
43:07
like
43:07
man
43:07
I
43:07
have
43:07
been
43:08
trampling
43:08
the
43:08
son
43:08
of
43:09
God
43:09
and
43:10
that's
43:10
kind
43:10
of
43:11
how
43:11
I
43:11
feel
43:11
like
43:11
I
43:11
don't
43:12
really
43:12
think
43:12
this
43:13
is
43:13
a
43:13
real
43:13
thing
43:13
or
43:15
you
43:15
may
43:15
have
43:15
someone
43:16
that
43:16
you
43:16
know
43:16
is
43:16
like
43:16
that
43:17
you're
43:17
more
43:18
of
43:18
a
43:18
false
43:18
convert
43:19
I
43:19
would
43:19
say
43:19
that
43:19
you're
43:19
in
43:19
the
43:19
greatest
43:20
of
43:20
danger
43:20
why
43:22
again
43:23
because
43:23
the
43:23
grace
43:23
of
43:24
God
43:24
is
43:33
I
44:03
to
44:04
us
44:04
we
44:04
don't
44:05
really
44:05
think
44:05
it's
44:05
good
44:06
news
44:06
anymore
44:06
it's
44:06
old
44:07
news
44:07
boring
44:07
news
44:08
too
44:10
much
44:10
light
44:10
so
44:14
listen
44:14
those
44:14
who
44:14
are
44:15
born
44:15
of
44:15
God
44:15
can't
44:16
just
44:16
walk
44:16
up
44:16
to
44:16
Jesus
44:17
hanging
44:17
on
44:17
the
44:17
cross
44:18
and
44:19
say
44:19
I'm
44:19
really
44:20
glad
44:20
that
44:20
you're
44:21
hanging
44:21
there
44:21
dying
44:22
for
44:22
me
44:22
and
44:23
I
44:24
know
44:24
it
44:24
was
44:24
your
44:24
dying
44:25
wish
44:25
that
44:25
I
44:25
would
44:25
just
44:25
go
44:26
and
44:26
sin
44:26
no
44:27
more
44:27
but
44:28
I
44:28
have
44:28
this
44:28
one
44:29
need
44:29
I
44:33
fulfilled
44:34
by
44:34
me
44:34
sinning
44:35
so
44:35
forgive
44:37
me
44:37
as I
44:37
plunge
44:37
this
44:38
sword
44:38
a little
44:38
deeper
44:39
into
44:39
your
44:39
side
44:40
and
44:41
I'm
44:41
really
44:41
glad
44:41
that
44:41
your
44:41
blood
44:42
forgives
44:42
me
44:43
those
44:44
who
44:44
are
44:44
truly
44:44
born
44:44
of
44:45
God
44:45
cannot
44:45
think
44:46
like
44:46
that
44:46
we
44:46
cannot
44:47
we
44:48
see
44:48
the
44:48
blood
44:48
of
44:49
Jesus
44:49
as
44:49
precious
44:50
if
44:52
that's
44:52
how
44:52
you
44:53
think
44:53
Romans
44:53
6
44:54
the
44:54
Bible
44:54
is
44:54
very
44:55
aware
44:55
of
44:55
you
44:55
what
44:56
shall
44:56
we
44:56
say
44:57
then
44:57
are
44:57
we
44:57
to
44:57
continue
44:58
in
44:58
sin
44:58
that
44:58
grace
44:59
may
44:59
abound
44:59
by
45:00
no
45:00
means
45:01
how
45:01
can
45:01
we
45:02
who
45:02
had
45:02
died
45:02
to
45:02
sin
45:03
still
45:03
live
45:04
in
45:04
it
45:04
your
45:06
sin
45:07
killed
45:07
Christ
45:08
and
45:09
it
45:09
actually
45:09
says
45:10
in
45:10
Romans
45:10
3
45:10
8
45:11
if
45:11
you
45:11
actually
45:12
think
45:12
that
45:12
that's
45:13
how
45:13
you
45:13
can
45:13
live
45:14
it
45:15
says
45:15
that
45:15
your
45:15
condemnation
45:16
is
45:16
just
45:17
Romans
45:18
3
45:18
verse
45:19
8
45:19
your
45:20
condemnation
45:21
is
45:21
just
45:22
so
45:23
if
45:23
you
45:23
feel
45:23
the
45:24
weight
45:24
of
45:24
that
45:24
and
45:24
that
45:24
really
45:25
disturbs
45:25
you
45:26
come
45:27
to
45:27
Christ
45:27
like
45:28
while
45:28
you
45:28
can
45:28
like
45:29
repent
45:29
now
45:29
and
45:30
turn
45:30
to
45:31
Jesus
45:31
while
45:31
there
45:31
is
45:31
still
45:32
hope
45:32
see
45:34
that
45:34
is
45:34
grace
45:35
if
45:35
you
45:35
feel
45:36
actually
45:36
aware
45:37
that
45:38
that's
45:38
you
45:38
and
45:40
there
45:40
are
45:40
some
45:40
on
45:40
the
45:40
fence
45:41
here
45:41
again
45:41
you
45:41
kind
45:42
of
45:42
sat
45:42
around
45:42
and
45:42
you
45:42
stood
45:43
over
45:43
the
45:43
gospel
45:43
you
45:44
kind
45:44
of
45:44
like
45:44
okay
45:44
I've
45:45
gotten
45:45
used
45:45
to
45:45
hearing
45:46
the
45:47
gospel
45:47
now
45:47
and
45:47
I
45:48
like
45:48
my
45:48
Christian
45:48
friends
45:49
but
45:50
I
45:50
still
45:51
don't
45:51
really
45:51
know
45:57
Jesus
45:58
he
45:59
waits
46:00
to
46:00
be
46:00
gracious
46:00
to
46:01
you
46:01
and
46:02
to
46:02
true
46:03
believers
46:03
here
46:04
I
46:04
know
46:04
this
46:05
may
46:05
sound
46:06
like
46:06
wow
46:06
there's
46:06
been
46:06
a lot
46:06
of
46:07
that
46:07
but
46:07
you
46:07
should
46:07
never
46:08
grow
46:08
bored
46:08
of
46:09
hearing
46:09
what
46:09
the
46:09
cross
46:10
spared
46:10
you
46:10
you
46:11
should
46:11
never
46:12
grow
46:12
bored
46:13
at
46:13
hearing
46:13
about
46:13
the
46:14
grace
46:14
of
46:14
God
46:15
it's
46:17
not
46:18
I'm
46:18
so
46:18
glad
46:18
that
46:19
that's
46:20
not
46:20
going
46:20
to
46:20
happen
46:20
to
46:20
me
46:20
well
46:21
technically
46:23
it's
46:23
still
46:23
you
46:24
still
46:24
deserve
46:25
it
46:25
but
46:27
and
46:30
remember
46:30
that
46:30
and
46:31
see
46:31
the
46:31
blood
46:31
of
46:31
Jesus
46:32
as
46:32
precious
46:32
that
46:33
you
46:34
were
46:34
ransomed
46:34
from
46:35
your
46:35
futile
46:35
ways
46:36
not
46:37
with
46:38
perishable
46:38
things
46:38
like
46:39
silver
46:39
and
46:39
gold
46:40
but
46:40
by
46:40
the
46:40
precious
46:41
blood
46:41
of
46:42
Jesus
46:42
like
46:44
that
46:44
of
46:44
a
46:44
lamb
46:44
without
46:45
blemish
46:45
or
46:45
spot
46:46
last
46:48
minute
46:48
I
46:48
decided
46:49
to
46:49
use
46:49
this
46:49
and
46:49
I
46:50
kind
46:51
of
46:51
close
46:52
with
46:52
this
46:52
Spurgeon
46:54
talking
46:54
to
46:55
believers
46:55
he
46:57
said
46:57
Christian
46:57
what
46:58
do
46:58
you
46:58
have
46:58
to
46:58
do
46:59
with
46:59
sin
46:59
has
47:00
it
47:00
not
47:00
cost
47:01
you
47:01
enough
47:01
already
47:02
what
47:03
man
47:04
have
47:05
you
47:05
forgotten
47:05
the
47:06
times
47:06
of
47:06
your
47:06
conviction
47:07
if
47:08
you
47:08
have
47:09
I
47:09
have
47:09
not
47:10
burnt
47:11
child
47:11
will
47:11
you
47:12
play
47:12
with
47:12
the
47:12
fire
47:12
again
47:13
when
47:16
you
47:17
have
47:17
already
47:17
been
47:17
ripped
47:18
to
47:18
pieces
47:18
by
47:18
the
47:19
lion
47:19
will
47:19
you
47:19
step
47:20
a
47:20
second
47:20
time
47:20
into
47:21
his
47:21
den
47:21
have
47:23
you
47:23
not
47:23
had
47:23
enough
47:24
of
47:24
the
47:24
old
47:24
serpent
47:25
did he
47:25
not
47:26
poison
47:26
all
47:26
your
47:27
veins
47:27
once
47:28
we
47:29
should
47:29
be
47:29
sick
47:30
of
47:30
this
47:30
stuff
47:30
it's
47:32
foolishness
47:32
for us
47:33
to go
47:33
back
47:33
to our
47:33
former
47:34
way
47:34
and even
47:35
try to
47:35
dabble
47:36
around
47:36
with
47:37
habitual
47:38
sin
47:38
so it's
47:39
a time
47:40
for us
47:40
to confess
47:40
that there's
47:41
something
47:41
that has
47:42
been
47:43
just
47:43
eating
47:43
at you
47:43
and
47:44
calling
47:44
you
47:45
to come
47:45
back
47:45
to your
47:45
former
47:46
way
47:46
of
47:46
life
47:46
like
47:46
get
47:47
it
47:47
out
47:47
in
47:47
the
47:47
open
47:48
confess
47:49
it
47:49
to a
47:49
brother
47:50
or sister
47:50
and then
47:51
go before
47:51
the
47:51
Lord
47:52
and ask
47:52
him
47:56
in
47:56
Christ
47:56
you've
47:57
been
47:57
given
47:57
the
47:57
spirit
47:58
of
47:58
God
47:58
the
47:58
law
47:59
of
47:59
God
47:59
is
47:59
written
47:59
on
47:59
your
48:00
heart
48:00
and by
48:03
the
48:03
grace
48:03
of
48:03
God
48:04
you
48:04
can
48:04
drive
48:04
that
48:04
sin
48:05
out
48:05
of
48:05
your
48:05
life
48:05
so
48:08
beware
48:08
let's
48:09
not
48:10
trample
48:10
the
48:10
son
48:11
of
48:11
God
48:11
under
48:11
foot
48:11
let's
48:12
worship
48:13
him
48:13
instead
48:13
so
48:16
let's
48:18
pray
48:18
together