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If you would, you know, chapter 12 is going to be the chapter we're going to be in today, but I'm going to start with chapter 1.
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So, just move your Bibles to Romans 1, please.
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And as we're doing this, let me just say a couple of things here.
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Let's not forget that Romans is a letter.
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When it was originally written, it did not have chapters, it didn't have verses, it was just one letter.
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And it was meant to be read in one sitting.
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Okay, so we chop it up, we try to unpack the truth of just a few verses at a time,
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but if we're not careful to kind of revisit what Paul's already been saying for the previous 11 chapters,
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then the overall sweep and the momentum of the text can be lost.
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So, think of it like watching five minutes of a movie.
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You wouldn't really feel the force of the scene if you hadn't watched what led up to that point.
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And this is kind of the same thing.
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We have to go back and kind of just give you guys a brief overview of kind of where we've been,
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so you guys can really feel the weight of the text that we're at today.
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And this is also why I'm kind of a big advocate of reading a large portion of Scripture at one time.
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I think it's good to just kind of get a sense of what the overall sweep of the text is saying.
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So, just a footnote.
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Okay.
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So, prior to chapter 12, verse 2, if you had to pick one verse out of Romans to kind of sum up, I guess, what Paul is writing about,
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I think you'd have to select Romans 1, verses 16 and 17.
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So, let's read that together and see what he says.
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And there are four kind of clear things that Paul begins to build on top of that verse through the next chapters leading up to chapter 12.
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First, through chapters 1 through 3, he details kind of the need of every single man for salvation.
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Every single person is in need of salvation.
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Every single person starts off in a sinful state and in need of God's grace.
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And I get that from chapter 3, verse 10, which is just one of many we could point to,
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so we'll just keep flipping the pages here.
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3.10 says this,
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There is none righteous, there's not even one.
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We're not going to go further than that.
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We're just going to stop at that.
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There's not one righteous, there's not even one.
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That is a definitive statement about the fact that everybody is in need of salvation.
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The second thing, kind of at the end of chapter 3 and then going into chapter 4 of Romans,
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explains the way of salvation.
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How you are saved.
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And I get this from chapter 3, verses 23 and 24.
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Let's read that.
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He says,
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For all have sinned, everybody sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
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You haven't attained it.
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Being justified or declared innocent or made right with God as a gift by God's grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.
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So that's the way of salvation.
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It's through Christ, His sacrifice on the cross, His death, burial and resurrection.
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Us believing and embracing and trusting in that for our only hope is the way that you're saved.
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Okay, so it starts with the need, it goes to the way.
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And then thirdly, I think it goes from in chapters 5 through 8,
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He begins to unpack the hope of our salvation.
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Okay, we'll just read one verse.
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Go to Romans 5, verse 1.
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He says,
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Therefore, so in light of the need, in light of the way,
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Therefore, having been justified by faith,
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made right with God by faith,
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we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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And that means a lot of things that He details in the next 3 to 4 chapters.
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But that's kind of where He's been as well.
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And then lastly, I think in chapters 9 through 11,
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He reveals to us, Paul reveals to us,
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the plan of salvation for all peoples.
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All kinds of people, Jews and Gentiles alike.
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Both the Jews and then all of us who are probably Gentiles.
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God says, everyone's invited to the party.
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Everybody gets a free shot.
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Everyone's included in this plan of salvation.
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It doesn't mean everybody's saved.
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It just means everybody is included.
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And I get this from Romans 10, verses 12 and 13.
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He says this,
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For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek.
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For the same Lord is Lord of all, or everybody,
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abounding in riches for all who will call upon Him.
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For whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.
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Whoever, right?
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Anybody.
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Any kind of person.
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And Paul, at the end of all this doctrine,
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begins to just shout out and praise.
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And he does a doxology.
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It's called a doxology.
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And he just begins to praise God at the end of chapter 11.
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And that brings us kind of into chapter 12,
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where we start today.
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And so I'm just going to kind of briefly revisit for you guys verse 1.
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And just talk about what that kind of meant.
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And then we'll actually begin exploring verse 2 today.
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And hopefully it'll be a nice segue for whoever's teaching next
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into the rest of the chapter as well.
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So let's just read verses 1 and 2 of chapter 12.
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I urge you, therefore, brethren,
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by the mercies of God,
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to present your bodies
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a living and holy sacrifice
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acceptable to God,
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which is your spiritual service of worship,
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or your reasonable service of worship.
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And do not be conformed to this world,
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but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
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that you may prove or discern
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what the will of God is,
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that which is good,
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that which is well-pleasing,
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that which is perfect.
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So early on in Jesus' ministry,
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he was actually asked by a Pharisee named Simon
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to come over and to have dinner with him.
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And he did.
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And while he was there,
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a woman approached Jesus at the dinner table,
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and she was a very immoral woman.
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Some scholars think this was Mary,
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if you know your biblical characters.
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She was known by all in the community to be so.
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She was immoral.
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Everyone knew it.
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But when she learned that Jesus was eating
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at the Pharisee's house,
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she came to him,
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and she brought this alabaster vial of perfume.
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Really expensive.
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Really costly.
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And standing behind Jesus with the vial in hand,
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she was weeping tears of sorrow,
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and began to wet Jesus' feet with their tears,
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and then wipe the tears off with their hair.
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She kept wiping,
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and she kept crying,
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and she kept wiping.
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And she would kiss his feet from time to time.
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And then she would even anoint his feet
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with this costly perfume.
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Now the Pharisee saw this,
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and he said to himself,
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if this man were the prophet that everybody thinks that he is,
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if he were really the prophet everyone thinks that Jesus actually is,
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he would know what sort of person this is,
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that this woman who was touching him
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is an adulteress,
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an immoral person,
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is unclean,
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is not worthy of his time.
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But Jesus knew the scorn that was in Simon's heart,
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and so he says to him,
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I have something to say to you, Simon.
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And he replied,
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say it, teacher,
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and I'm sure he kind of said it like,
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say it, you know, teacher, prophet,
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call yourself that.
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Jesus spoke back,
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a certain moneylender had two debtors.
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He tells this story.
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A certain moneylender had two debtors,
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people indebted to him.
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One owed him 500 denarii.
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One denarii was equal to about one day's wage.
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So, over a year's worth of salary, right?
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Owed him that.
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The other debtor owed him 50 denarii.
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When they were unable to repay,
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Jesus says,
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he graciously forgave them both.
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Which of them, therefore,
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do you think will love him more?
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Simon answered and said,
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I suppose the one whom he forgave more.
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And Jesus said,
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you've answered correctly.
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That's right.
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The person that you forgave more
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is the person that's going to love you more.
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Jesus then turned towards the woman
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and looking at her,
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he was speaking to Simon still
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and he says this,
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do you see this woman?
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I entered your house a while ago,
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yet you gave me no water for my feet,
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but she has wet my feet with her tears
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and wiped them with her hair.
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You gave me no kiss,
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but she, since the time that I came in,
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has not stopped kissing my feet.
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You did not anoint my head with oil,
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but she anointed my feet with perfume.
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For this reason I tell you, Simon,
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her sins, which are many,
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have been forgiven.
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For she has loved much,
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but he who is forgiven little,
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loves little.
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And he said to her,
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your sins have been forgiven.
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And that's the end of the story.
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It's in Luke 7.
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It's a true story.
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It really happened.
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And I think this story really embodies
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the truth of Romans 12.1.
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Okay?
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Who do you think we are in the story?
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Which character do you think represents us?
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You're the prostitute.
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You're Mary, if that's Mary.
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You're the sinner.
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You're the fornicator.
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You're the defiler.
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You're the rebellious person.
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The rebellious and disobedient fornicator,
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who upon feeling deep conviction over her sin,
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and the desperate need for forgiveness,
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pursues Christ,
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and offers Him her broken heart.
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She doesn't cry in the corner.
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Okay?
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She doesn't wait until there's an opportune time
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to go talk to Jesus.
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She bursts onto the scene
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with the same boldness
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in her confession
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that she typically had in her rebellion.
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And she begins to
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even offer Him
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this costly perfume,
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anointing His feet with it
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as a sign of her sincerity.
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There was nothing that this woman
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would not do
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to have the Savior.
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Nothing she wouldn't give the Savior.
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Right?
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Nothing she would keep for herself.
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No public humiliation
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was going to keep her from Him.
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No fear of others' disapproval
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was going to keep her from Him.
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No embarrassment,
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no earthly possessions.
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Would stand in the way,
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no crowd of eager onlookers
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that were boxing her out
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would keep her from Him.
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No love of her sin
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would keep her from Him.
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Nothing would keep her from Him.
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Because she was committed
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to this idea
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that if Jesus was the Savior,
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if He was the one
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that could truly forgive sin
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and make her right with God
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and cleanse her of all this filth
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that she had upon herself,
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she was committed to that idea
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and she knew,
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if this is the one
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that I'm supposed to communicate with,
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then no.
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Then I'll do anything.
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I'll die to anything
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if it meant forgiveness of my sin.
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And I think that's true
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of a lot of you.
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Some of you.
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Right?
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You can relate.
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Those of you who are similarly
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in a state of rebellion,
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in a state of sinfulness,
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in a state of rejection,
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in a state of hate towards God,
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in a state of selfish ambition,
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but you heard Christ say
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your sins are forgiven.
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You were so moved by that.
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That idea
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that you could be forgiven
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for the sin
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that you know you were guilty of,
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that you would do anything
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to have Christ,
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you would suffer anything
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to have Christ,
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you would confess it all
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to have Christ,
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you would,
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it didn't matter.
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And what other reaction
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is there for a soul
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who feels the weight
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of judgment upon them?
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Right?
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But to forsake everything,
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go to the Savior,
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and do whatever must be done
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in order to have Him.
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And once you have Him,
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is there any other reaction
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but to worship Him
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with your life,
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to live in submission to Jesus
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with all of your heart,
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and all of your soul,
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and all of your mind,
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and all of your strength,
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because He died for you.
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And when you think of these things,
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aren't you compelled
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by love and by gratitude
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for Christ
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to serve Jesus, right?
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Because of His merciful sacrifice.
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I think that's exactly
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what Romans 12, 1 says.
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Listen to it.
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I urge you, therefore, brethren,
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by the mercies of God,
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by that reality of Christ,
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I urge you,
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because you've been forgiven
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of this great
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infinite debt,
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I urge you,
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by that mercy,
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to present your body
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as a living and a holy sacrifice,
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acceptable to God,
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which is your reasonable service
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and worship.
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It's the reasonable conclusion of that.
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What other reaction
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can you possibly have
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when you've been forgiven
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like you've been forgiven?
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There is no other action
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or reaction.
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So that's where Paul's been so far,
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okay?
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He's been kind of building
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this case up against mankind
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for many, many chapters
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and then talking about,
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hey,
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now here's the answer
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to your problem.
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And now here's kind of
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what happens to you
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in light of that.
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Here's your hope in God
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in light of these truths,
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in light of this way of salvation,
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this acceptance in Christ
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or through Christ
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before God.
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Okay?
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So then,
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now we come to verse 2.
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With those truths in mind,
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let's kind of explore this.
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And just,
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if verse 1 is kind of
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the what,
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you know,
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how we're supposed to respond,
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then verse 2 kind of tells us
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actually how that happens.
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How we actually do that.
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How we respond
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by actually offering a body to God
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that's living and holy
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and pleasing to Him.
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Okay?
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Let's just read 12-2 once more.
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So it says,
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And do not be conformed
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to this world,
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but be transformed
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by the renewing of your mind
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that you may prove
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what the will of God is,
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that which is good
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and acceptable
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and perfect.
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If we can successfully answer,
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I think,
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three questions,
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I think we'll have this passage.
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The first question is,
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what does it mean
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to be conformed to this world?
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The second question is,
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what does it mean
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to be transformed
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by the renewing of your mind?
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And then the third question is,
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what does it mean
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to prove the will of God?
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Okay?
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So we just take them
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one at a time.
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The first way
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in which we offer our bodies
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to God
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in a well-pleasing way
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is by not being conformed
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to the world.
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That's what the Scripture says.
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So what's considered the world?
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That's kind of the first question,
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I think,
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to ask underneath that.
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A better rendering,
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actually,
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of that word,
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world,
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would actually be age.
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Okay?
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The age.
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The Greek word here is
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aeon,
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and it literally means
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this period of time.
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Okay?
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And I think that's a great rendering
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because it doesn't limit the text
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to a certain kind of world.
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It refers to any world
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in which any person
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is living
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at any time.
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the spirit of whatever
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that age is.
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Whatever time
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that you live in,
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don't be conformed
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to the generic age
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or world
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or world pattern.
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The world,
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ever since the fall of Adam,
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has always been corrupt,
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and the age
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has always been evil.
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Okay?
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There has never been a time
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in the world
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that tended toward righteousness.
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Ever.
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It's always been a world
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filled with selfishness
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and greed
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and pride
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and lust
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and idolatry
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and a lot of other things
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that were driving it on.
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That's at the core
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of our world,
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the core of our age.
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Those kinds of things.
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That pride
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and that selfish ambition
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and that lust
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that you feel,
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those things at the core
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of you even
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define our age.
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This idea
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is that we are not
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to become like the world
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in which we presently live.
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So think of the world
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like a stream
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that naturally flows
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downhill, right?
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We are in it
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and for a long time
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we ran with it
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but God through Christ
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has now saved us
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and called us
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to swim upstream.
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That's essentially
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what it is.
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It's just a simple
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illustration
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to kind of depict that.
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The best cross reference
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I think in the scripture
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is actually from Galatians.
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So turn there real quick.
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I just want to show you this.
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It's the exact same word
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but it kind of
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just more clearly states
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what exactly God
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is asking of us
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Galatians 1 verses 3 and 4 here.
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Galatians 1, 3 and 4.
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So here we go.
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It says,
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Grace to you
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and peace from God our Father
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and the Lord Jesus Christ
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who gave himself
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for our sins
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that he might deliver us
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out of this present
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evil age
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according to the will
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of our God
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and our Father.
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God has saved us.
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God has saved us.
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God has saved us.
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God has saved us.
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God has called us
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out of this world.
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God has called us
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out of this present evil age
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or at least living
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in light of this present evil age
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into some kind of new status
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or some kind of new way of living.
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God has saved us
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and the last thing
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I'll kind of say
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about what the term world
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really means
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if you want to define it
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it's very easily definable
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by its goals.
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The world is.
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If you consider
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what men and women
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are actually living for
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in this world
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I think you'll clearly see
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what God means
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by the term world
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in this passage.
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For instance,
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four obvious goals
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of our world.
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Fortune,
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fame,
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power,
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and pleasure.
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Just to name a few.
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Fortune, fame,
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power, and pleasure.
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That's four obvious goals
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of our world
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and what they're striving after.
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And these
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fortune, fame,
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power, and pleasure
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are not in and of themselves
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evil.
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They're not wicked
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by themselves
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but
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when a person without Christ
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seeks these things
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for themselves
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and makes them
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the primary objects
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of their life
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or their primary goals
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in life
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to obtain these things
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instead of the byproducts
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of living a life for God
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then as one author put it
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he actually says
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life becomes warped
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because mind and heart
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and life
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are turned
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to the pursuit
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of that
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which can never glorify God
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nor truly satisfy
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the human heart.
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When you turn
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your mind towards that
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and you actually focus
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all of your efforts
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and energies
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on obtaining fortune
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or fame
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or power
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or pleasure
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it can be good
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I mean
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you can make a good thing
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an ultimate thing
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right?
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That's a common phrase
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you can make
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even family
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or girlfriend
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or boyfriend
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or school
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an ultimate thing
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and you can
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so crave it
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and so desire it
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and so seek it
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that it becomes
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God to you
18:45
and when that happens
18:47
you warp yourself
18:48
it naturally
18:49
just warps
18:50
and kind of
18:51
it almost
18:51
internally combust
18:52
your own heart
18:54
and it just
18:54
inverts you
18:55
it turns you away
18:56
from the path
18:57
that you were meant
18:58
to go
18:58
it's a cool illustration
18:59
that C.S. Lewis
19:00
once actually coined
19:02
was
19:03
that the human machine
19:05
think of your body
19:06
as a machine
19:06
the human machine
19:07
was meant
19:08
to run on God
19:09
he created it that way
19:12
so when you don't do that
19:14
you'll find it's not
19:16
working very well
19:17
right?
19:18
So there's all kind of
19:19
I mean
19:19
you've heard another phrase
19:21
that's popular
19:22
the
19:22
you know
19:23
power corrupts
19:24
and
19:25
absolute
19:28
power corrupts
19:28
absolutely
19:29
right?
19:31
I mean
19:31
it's not necessarily
19:32
a one to one correlation
19:33
but I think that
19:34
you know
19:34
there is a sense
19:35
in which
19:35
we begin to pursue
19:36
these things as God
19:37
they begin to corrupt us
19:38
they begin to undo us
19:40
because we weren't created
19:41
to live like that
19:42
we weren't created
19:42
to operate like that
19:43
Paul says it this way
19:48
in Romans 1
19:48
in fact
19:49
professing to be wise
19:51
they became fools
19:54
and they exchanged
19:56
the glory
19:56
of the incorruptible God
19:58
for an image
19:59
in the form of
20:00
corruptible man
20:01
they begin to idolize
20:03
things of man
20:04
right?
20:04
this world
20:05
things in the world
20:05
they begin to idolize that
20:06
then he says
20:07
they exchanged
20:08
the truth of God
20:09
for a lie
20:09
and they worshipped
20:11
and served
20:12
the creature
20:13
rather than the creator
20:14
that's what happened
20:17
to you
20:17
that's what happened
20:18
to the world
20:18
in Romans 1
20:20
in fact
20:20
Paul is describing
20:21
for us
20:22
what exactly
20:22
has gone wrong
20:23
with the world
20:23
and what the wrath
20:25
of God
20:26
is going to be
20:26
coming down upon
20:27
what for?
20:29
because everybody
20:30
in creation
20:31
has been corrupted
20:32
by this one
20:33
central theme
20:34
they took God
20:35
and they displaced him
20:36
and they put themselves
20:38
on his throne
20:38
and they said
20:39
you know what
20:39
I'm going to follow me
20:40
I'm going to do my thing
20:42
and they stopped
20:44
listening to God
20:45
and everything
20:46
has been crumbling
20:48
ever since
20:48
so we should not
20:50
and we shall not
20:51
be conformed
20:52
to these things
20:53
these ways
20:54
right?
20:55
we should pursue
20:56
Christ
20:57
secondly
20:59
that's what I think
21:00
it kind of means
21:01
to be conformed
21:01
to the world
21:02
that idea
21:02
I mean if you really
21:03
get the idea of world
21:04
and you get the
21:04
definition down
21:05
I think it makes it
21:06
very clear what it says
21:07
to not be conformed to
21:08
don't pursue these
21:09
things as ultimate
21:10
pursue Christ
21:11
as ultimate
21:12
let him be what
21:14
you are living for
21:15
now if he blesses
21:15
you with fame
21:16
blesses you with
21:17
fortune
21:17
blesses you with
21:18
pleasure
21:18
blesses you with
21:19
power
21:19
those things are
21:20
not inherently evil
21:21
I'm not saying
21:21
that millionaires
21:23
cannot be Christians
21:24
okay
21:25
I'm just saying
21:26
that those kinds
21:27
of things
21:28
when pursued
21:28
ultimately
21:30
result in corruption
21:32
and destruction
21:33
and evil
21:34
and all kinds
21:34
of other things
21:35
second way
21:36
by which we offer
21:37
our bodies to God
21:38
in a well pleasing
21:39
way
21:40
is by being
21:41
transformed
21:42
by the renewing
21:43
of your mind
21:44
okay
21:45
the second way
21:46
in which we offer
21:47
our bodies to God
21:48
in an acceptable
21:48
or well pleasing
21:49
way
21:49
is by being
21:50
transformed
21:51
by the renewing
21:52
of your mind
21:52
I think two
21:53
questions
21:54
underneath that
21:55
main heading
21:55
there
21:56
will help us
21:57
really see the
21:57
truth of this
21:58
portion of our
21:58
verse
21:59
the first one
22:01
is what are we
22:02
being transformed
22:03
into
22:03
what are we
22:05
being transformed
22:05
into
22:06
and I think
22:06
secondly
22:07
how do we
22:08
renew our minds
22:09
okay
22:10
so let's just
22:11
deal with those
22:11
two questions
22:12
what are we
22:13
being transformed
22:13
into
22:14
firstly
22:14
the word
22:18
is
22:18
it's not
22:18
conformed
22:19
right
22:19
it's actually
22:20
transformed
22:20
and there's
22:21
a very important
22:22
distinction in the
22:22
Greek between
22:23
those two words
22:24
that I want to
22:25
just point out
22:25
to you
22:26
we are not
22:27
being conformed
22:28
to the world
22:28
or going along
22:29
with their schemes
22:30
or pursuing their
22:31
goals any longer
22:32
right
22:32
like we've
22:32
just discussed
22:33
that
22:33
but we
22:34
have the word
22:35
transformed
22:36
which is
22:36
actually
22:37
metamorphome
22:39
in the Greek
22:41
metamorphome
22:42
right
22:42
which sounds
22:43
just like
22:43
metamorphosis
22:44
or morph
22:46
okay
22:48
meaning to
22:49
change into
22:50
an entirely
22:51
new thing
22:51
entirely new
22:55
thing
22:55
2nd Corinthians
22:57
517
22:58
right
22:58
if any man
22:59
is in
22:59
Christ
22:59
he is
23:00
a
23:00
new
23:01
creation
23:01
a new
23:02
creature
23:02
altogether
23:03
an entirely
23:03
new
23:04
entity
23:04
a new
23:04
thing
23:05
the old
23:06
man has
23:07
passed away
23:07
behold new
23:08
things have
23:08
come
23:08
okay
23:10
the idea
23:10
here is
23:11
literally
23:11
it's kind
23:11
of that
23:11
of a tadpole
23:12
changing
23:13
into a frog
23:14
okay
23:15
or a grub
23:16
changing
23:16
into a butterfly
23:17
of some sort
23:17
it's that
23:19
I mean
23:19
it's that
23:20
different
23:20
okay
23:21
it's a
23:22
morphing
23:23
into something
23:23
that you
23:24
once were
23:24
not
23:24
it's a
23:24
creature
23:25
that you
23:26
once were
23:26
not
23:27
God
23:28
is not
23:29
merely
23:29
making
23:29
additions
23:30
and
23:30
subtractions
23:30
to you
23:31
he's not
23:31
just trying
23:31
to make
23:32
you more
23:32
moral
23:32
or make
23:33
you more
23:33
sweet
23:33
or make
23:34
you more
23:34
kind
23:35
to be around
23:36
or make
23:36
you more
23:36
humble
23:37
he's not
23:37
just trying
23:38
to make
23:38
you less
23:39
angry
23:40
it's not
23:41
just additions
23:41
and subtractions
23:42
here
23:42
but is
23:43
in the
23:43
business
23:44
of transforming
23:45
you
23:45
into an
23:45
entirely
23:46
new
23:46
creation
23:47
eventually
23:49
with a
23:50
body
23:50
and a
23:51
mind
23:51
like that
23:52
of the
23:52
risen
23:53
Christ
23:53
with a
23:56
mind
23:56
that's
23:56
identical
23:57
or not
23:57
identical
23:58
but a
23:58
mind
23:58
that's
23:58
like
23:59
Christ
24:00
in a
24:00
body
24:00
that's
24:00
like
24:01
the
24:01
risen
24:01
Christ
24:02
unlike
24:03
anything
24:04
you know
24:04
right now
24:05
think about
24:08
it this way
24:08
the seed
24:08
is the
24:09
Holy Spirit
24:09
the growth
24:11
is your
24:12
sanctification
24:13
and then
24:13
the bloom
24:14
is your
24:14
glorification
24:15
think of it
24:17
that way
24:17
okay
24:17
the seed
24:18
is the
24:18
Holy Spirit
24:19
he's been
24:19
planted
24:19
inside of
24:20
you
24:20
for the
24:22
purpose
24:22
of creating
24:23
life
24:23
and growing
24:24
the growth
24:24
you actually
24:25
becoming
24:26
what you
24:26
already
24:26
are
24:27
that's
24:30
sanctification
24:31
that's
24:31
you becoming
24:32
set apart
24:33
for God
24:33
that's
24:33
you actually
24:34
offering your
24:35
body to God
24:36
in a living
24:36
sacrificial way
24:38
that's pleasing
24:38
and smelling
24:39
good to him
24:39
and then lastly
24:42
the bloom
24:42
right when you
24:43
actually come to
24:43
full fruition
24:44
in heaven
24:45
that's your
24:47
glorification
24:48
it's a simple
24:50
little illustration
24:51
to kind of think
24:51
about what's
24:51
happening here
24:52
so transformation
24:53
transformation
24:54
in our text
24:54
refers to
24:55
God's purpose
24:56
and God's
24:57
means
24:57
of transforming
24:59
us
24:59
more and more
25:00
into the image
25:01
and the likeness
25:02
of the risen
25:02
Christ
25:03
that's exactly
25:04
what that means
25:04
okay
25:05
what are we
25:05
being transformed
25:05
into
25:06
again
25:07
I'm going to
25:07
read some
25:08
text here
25:08
in a second
25:08
we are
25:09
through the
25:10
text
25:10
okay
25:11
God's purpose
25:11
and God's
25:12
means
25:12
of transforming
25:13
us more
25:14
and more
25:15
into the image
25:16
and likeness
25:17
of the risen
25:18
Christ
25:18
is what he
25:19
means by that
25:19
word
25:20
transformation
25:20
all right
25:22
so let's
25:22
just kind of
25:23
deal with it
25:23
again back
25:24
into that
25:24
the seed
25:25
the growth
25:25
and the
25:25
bloom
25:26
analogy here
25:27
so the seed
25:28
or the Holy Spirit
25:29
let's look at
25:29
Romans 8
25:30
just so you know
25:35
what God's doing
25:36
kind of in order
25:36
here
25:37
the seed
25:37
is the first
25:38
thing
25:38
the Holy Spirit
25:39
is implanted
25:39
inside you
25:40
this is Romans 8
25:41
verse 11
25:42
but if the spirit
25:44
of him
25:44
who raised
25:45
Jesus from
25:46
the dead
25:47
dwells
25:47
inside of you
25:48
he who raised
25:49
Christ Jesus
25:50
from the dead
25:51
will also give
25:52
life to your
25:53
mortal bodies
25:53
through his
25:56
spirit who
25:56
indwells you
25:57
okay
25:59
see that
25:59
the Holy Spirit
26:00
was given to you
26:01
to breathe
26:02
life in
26:03
there's potential
26:05
now for life
26:06
inside of you
26:08
the life of God
26:09
unlike anything
26:11
that we've known
26:11
secondly
26:12
the growth
26:12
let's go to
26:13
Romans 8
26:13
29
26:14
look at this
26:15
this is again
26:16
what it looks like
26:17
in your life
26:17
Romans 8
26:18
29
26:18
for whom
26:18
whom he foreknew
26:20
he also
26:21
predestined
26:22
to become
26:23
what
26:24
conformed
26:26
to the image
26:27
of his son
26:28
conformed
26:30
to the image
26:31
of his son
26:31
that's what it
26:33
looks like
26:33
the way that it
26:34
looks to everybody
26:34
else
26:34
the way that it
26:35
should eventually
26:36
begin
26:36
you know
26:36
being look
26:37
or looking
26:37
to you
26:38
is that you'll
26:39
be becoming
26:40
conformed
26:41
to the image
26:42
of Christ
26:42
you'll be
26:44
growing into
26:44
Christ likeness
26:45
and then lastly
26:46
the bloom
26:46
1st John
26:47
3 verse 2
26:48
1st John
26:50
3 verse 2
26:51
listen to this
26:52
beloved
26:53
now we are
26:53
children of God
26:54
and it is not
26:56
appeared as yet
26:57
but we shall be
26:58
we know that
26:59
when he appears
27:00
when Jesus
27:01
appears
27:01
when he comes
27:02
back
27:02
or when we
27:02
see him
27:03
we shall be
27:04
like him
27:05
because we
27:06
shall see him
27:07
as he is
27:07
so that's what
27:09
is ahead of you
27:10
if you're a Christian
27:11
to be like
27:14
Jesus
27:14
to see him
27:15
as he is
27:16
to reflect him
27:17
without all this
27:18
sin and
27:19
the filth
27:22
in our life
27:23
ok
27:24
so that's kind
27:25
of the first
27:25
point there
27:26
what are we
27:26
being transformed
27:27
into
27:27
Christ likeness
27:28
and eventually
27:29
very much
27:29
Christ likeness
27:30
a lot of
27:31
Christ likeness
27:32
alright
27:33
secondly
27:34
how does this
27:35
transformation
27:35
take place
27:37
the verse
27:39
tells us
27:40
by the renewal
27:40
of your mind
27:41
which leads us
27:42
to the second
27:43
question
27:43
how do we
27:44
renew our minds
27:45
how do we
27:46
renew our minds
27:46
this is a huge
27:48
question
27:48
huge
27:50
the first thing
27:53
that I kind of
27:54
thought about
27:54
when I read
27:54
that portion
27:55
of the text
27:55
again let's
27:56
just read it
27:56
together
27:57
so we really
27:57
are clear
27:58
it says
27:59
and do not
27:59
be conformed
28:00
to this world
28:00
but be
28:01
transformed
28:02
how
28:03
by the renewing
28:04
of your mind
28:05
the first thing
28:06
that came to
28:07
my mind
28:07
was
28:07
why the mind
28:08
why
28:11
what about
28:11
the mind
28:12
is going
28:13
to transform
28:13
me
28:14
that was
28:17
my first
28:17
thought
28:17
okay
28:18
and I think
28:19
it is because
28:20
your thoughts
28:20
dwell there
28:21
it's because
28:23
that's where
28:23
your thoughts
28:23
dwell
28:24
and your
28:24
will
28:25
or your
28:25
ability
28:26
to choose
28:26
things
28:26
acts
28:27
according
28:28
to your
28:28
thoughts
28:28
okay
28:30
did you guys
28:30
get that
28:31
I'm going to
28:31
give you an
28:31
illustration
28:32
here
28:32
so you
28:32
got to
28:32
understand
28:33
those two
28:33
concepts
28:34
I think
28:34
the reason
28:35
why he says
28:35
the mind
28:36
is because
28:36
your thoughts
28:37
dwell there
28:37
that's where
28:38
you think
28:38
in your
28:39
mind
28:39
and then
28:40
your will
28:40
what you
28:41
choose to
28:41
do
28:42
if you
28:42
choose to
28:43
do this
28:43
versus
28:43
choosing to
28:44
do that
28:44
that is
28:45
dictated by
28:46
what's in
28:47
your mind
28:48
it acts
28:50
on the
28:50
thoughts
28:50
in there
28:51
okay
28:53
think of
28:55
your thoughts
28:55
as ingredients
28:56
and your
28:57
will as a
28:58
cook
28:58
okay
28:59
follow this
29:00
illustration
29:00
think of
29:01
your thoughts
29:01
as ingredients
29:02
and your
29:02
will as a
29:03
cook
29:03
you can
29:04
make from
29:04
the same
29:04
ingredients
29:05
something that
29:06
tastes
29:06
or something
29:06
that smells
29:07
sweet
29:07
and tastes
29:08
good
29:08
or you
29:09
can make
29:09
something that
29:09
smells awful
29:10
and tastes
29:11
terrible
29:12
okay
29:13
it just
29:14
depends on
29:14
the cook
29:15
we all
29:18
have a mixture
29:18
of thoughts
29:19
in our
29:19
minds
29:19
right
29:19
some good
29:20
thoughts
29:20
and some
29:20
bad
29:21
thoughts
29:21
it's just
29:21
the reality
29:22
everybody
29:22
does
29:22
depending
29:23
on which
29:24
thoughts
29:24
we choose
29:25
to act
29:25
on
29:25
will
29:26
determine
29:26
what
29:26
kind
29:27
of
29:27
body
29:27
we
29:28
offer
29:29
to
29:29
God
29:29
holy
29:31
or
29:31
unholy
29:32
just
29:34
depends
29:35
on the
29:35
cook
29:35
depends
29:36
on your
29:36
will
29:37
which
29:38
you
29:38
choose
29:38
to
29:38
do
29:38
now
29:40
take
29:40
the
29:40
illustration
29:41
further
29:41
imagine
29:41
the
29:42
holy
29:42
spirit
29:42
within
29:43
you
29:43
as
29:43
a
29:43
master
29:44
chef
29:44
okay
29:46
there
29:47
to
29:48
guide
29:48
you
29:48
through
29:48
your
29:48
cooking
29:49
and
29:49
the
29:49
bible
29:50
as
29:50
the
29:50
cookbook
29:51
okay
29:53
the
29:54
cookbook
29:54
informs
29:55
the
29:55
cook
29:55
how
29:55
to
29:55
create
29:56
a
29:56
tasty
29:56
meal
29:56
so
29:57
the
29:57
bible
29:57
informs
29:58
the
29:58
christian
29:58
how
29:58
to
29:59
please
29:59
god
29:59
however
30:01
and
30:02
there
30:02
is
30:02
and here
30:02
this
30:02
is my
30:02
main
30:03
point
30:03
okay
30:03
so
30:03
get
30:03
this
30:04
this
30:04
is
30:04
the
30:04
however
30:05
statement
30:05
the
30:06
master
30:06
chef
30:06
can
30:07
only
30:07
help
30:08
you
30:08
cook
30:08
with
30:09
the
30:09
ingredients
30:09
that
30:09
you
30:10
provide
30:10
him
30:10
right
30:13
if
30:14
you
30:14
give
30:15
him
30:15
raw
30:15
squid
30:15
and
30:16
celery
30:16
there's
30:18
only
30:18
so
30:19
much
30:19
that
30:19
a
30:19
master
30:19
chef
30:20
can
30:20
do
30:20
with
30:20
that
30:20
okay
30:23
the
30:24
holy
30:24
spirit
30:24
likewise
30:25
can
30:25
only
30:25
help
30:25
you
30:25
according
30:26
to
30:26
the
30:26
thoughts
30:26
that
30:26
you
30:26
provide
30:27
him
30:27
see
30:30
that
30:30
so
30:32
a lot
30:32
of you
30:32
are
30:32
wondering
30:33
why
30:33
is
30:33
there
30:33
no
30:33
power
30:34
in
30:34
my
30:34
life
30:35
why
30:35
do
30:35
I
30:35
see
30:35
no
30:36
change
30:36
in
30:36
my
30:36
life
30:37
why
30:37
do
30:37
I
30:37
see
30:37
no
30:37
growth
30:38
in
30:38
my
30:38
life
30:38
because
30:39
your
30:43
holy
30:43
spirit
30:43
cannot
30:44
use
30:44
there's
30:48
no
30:48
meditation
30:49
there's
30:50
no
30:50
consideration
30:50
of
30:51
christ
30:51
there's
30:51
no
30:52
memorizing
30:52
scripture
30:52
there's
30:53
no
30:53
reading
30:53
there's
30:54
no
30:54
considering
30:54
there's
30:54
no
30:54
praying
30:55
through
30:55
the
30:56
bible
30:56
to
30:56
come
30:57
to
30:57
an
30:57
understanding
30:57
that
30:58
changes
30:58
your
30:58
life
30:59
every
31:01
person
31:01
that you
31:01
admire
31:02
in
31:02
the
31:02
christian
31:03
realm
31:03
is
31:03
a
31:04
student
31:04
and
31:04
a
31:05
theologian
31:05
of
31:05
the
31:05
word
31:06
of
31:06
god
31:06
they
31:06
know
31:07
what
31:07
god's
31:08
word
31:08
says
31:08
they
31:08
memorize
31:09
it
31:09
mathan
31:10
quotes
31:10
george
31:10
!
31:10
muller
31:11
all
31:11
the
31:11
time
31:11
he
31:11
prayed
31:11
through
31:12
the
31:12
bible
31:12
they
31:12
say
31:13
200
31:13
times
31:14
is
31:17
there
31:17
any
31:17
wonder
31:18
why
31:18
his
31:18
life
31:18
was
31:18
so
31:18
powerful
31:19
why
31:19
the
31:19
holy
31:19
spirit
31:20
did
31:20
so
31:20
much
31:20
through
31:20
him
31:21
it's
31:21
not
31:21
because
31:21
he
31:21
was
31:21
that
31:22
kind
31:22
of
31:22
guy
31:22
he
31:23
devoted
31:23
himself
31:24
to
31:24
the
31:24
word
31:24
of
31:24
god
31:25
so
31:28
what
31:28
kind
31:28
of
31:28
thoughts
31:28
are
31:29
you
31:29
providing
31:29
him
31:30
is
31:32
it
31:33
pornography
31:33
is
31:35
it
31:35
movies
31:36
that
31:36
are
31:36
just
31:36
filled
31:37
with
31:38
!
31:39
is
31:41
it
31:41
music
31:41
that's
31:41
filled
31:42
with
31:42
sin
31:43
and
31:43
evil
31:43
and
31:44
corruption
31:44
what's
31:45
the
31:45
holy
31:45
spirit
31:45
going to
31:46
do
31:46
with
31:46
that
31:46
nothing
31:49
he
31:50
can't
31:50
he
31:50
won't
31:51
but
31:52
if
31:52
you
31:52
fill
31:52
your
31:53
mind
31:53
with
31:53
the
31:53
word
31:53
of
31:53
god
31:53
then
31:54
he
31:54
will
31:54
there
31:56
is
31:56
a
31:56
purging
31:57
process
31:57
let
32:01
me
32:01
just
32:01
give
32:01
you
32:01
some
32:01
verses
32:01
Jesus
32:02
said
32:02
this
32:02
in
32:02
john
32:02
17
32:03
17
32:03
sanctify
32:04
them
32:05
my
32:05
disciples
32:06
in
32:07
truth
32:07
your
32:08
word
32:08
is
32:08
truth
32:08
it
32:08
could
32:09
not
32:09
be
32:09
clearer
32:09
your
32:11
sanctification
32:11
your
32:12
growth
32:12
in
32:12
holiness
32:12
your
32:13
power
32:13
in
32:13
your
32:13
life
32:14
is
32:14
dictated
32:15
by
32:15
truth
32:16
not
32:17
just
32:17
knowing
32:18
it
32:18
but
32:18
believing
32:18
in
32:18
it
32:18
and
32:19
entrusting
32:19
yourself
32:19
to
32:20
it
32:20
and
32:20
acting
32:20
!
32:20
according
32:21
to
32:21
it
32:21
and
32:24
your
32:25
word
32:25
is
32:25
truth
32:25
he
32:25
says
32:26
to
32:26
god
32:26
2nd
32:27
timothy
32:27
3
32:28
16
32:28
and
32:28
17
32:28
all
32:29
scripture
32:29
is
32:29
god
32:30
breathed
32:30
and
32:31
profitable
32:31
for
32:32
teaching
32:32
and
32:32
for
32:33
reproof
32:33
and
32:33
for
32:33
correction
32:34
and
32:34
for
32:34
training
32:34
and
32:35
righteousness
32:35
that
32:36
the
32:36
man
32:36
of
32:36
god
32:37
may
32:37
be
32:37
adequate
32:37
equipped
32:38
for
32:39
some
32:39
good
32:40
works
32:40
no
32:40
every
32:41
good
32:41
work
32:42
every
32:44
good
32:44
work
32:45
the
32:45
word
32:45
of
32:45
god
32:46
is
32:46
adequate
32:46
for
32:47
everything
32:47
in
32:47
your
32:48
life
32:48
you
32:49
don't
32:49
need
32:49
some
32:50
special
32:50
premonition
32:51
the
32:54
word
32:55
of god
32:55
is
32:55
adequate
32:55
okay
32:57
to
32:58
guide
32:59
you
32:59
to
32:59
give
32:59
you
32:59
a
32:59
sense
33:00
of
33:00
where
33:00
to
33:00
go
33:00
to
33:00
give
33:01
you
33:01
a
33:01
sense
33:01
of
33:01
how
33:01
to
33:01
glorify
33:02
god
33:02
in
33:02
every
33:02
decision
33:02
you
33:03
make
33:03
the
33:03
bible
33:03
even
33:04
goes
33:04
as
33:04
far
33:04
as
33:04
saying
33:04
you
33:04
can
33:05
eat
33:05
and drink
33:05
to
33:05
the
33:05
glory
33:05
of
33:06
god
33:06
because
33:07
your
33:07
heart
33:07
is
33:07
right
33:08
it's
33:08
been
33:08
changed
33:08
by
33:08
the
33:08
scripture
33:09
and
33:11
lastly
33:11
!
33:19
john
33:34
15
33:34
15
33:34
no
33:35
longer
33:35
do
33:35
i
33:35
call
33:35
you
33:36
slaves
33:36
for
33:38
the
33:38
slave
33:39
does
33:39
not
33:39
know
33:40
what
33:40
his
33:40
master
33:41
is
33:41
doing
33:41
but
33:42
i
33:42
called
33:42
you
33:43
friends
33:43
for
33:45
all
33:45
things
33:45
that
33:45
i
33:46
have
33:46
heard
33:46
from
33:46
my
33:46
father
33:47
i
33:47
have
33:47
made
33:47
known
33:48
to
33:48
you
33:49
and
33:52
then
33:52
he
33:52
goes
33:52
on
33:52
the
33:53
very
33:53
next
33:53
words
33:53
to
33:53
talk
33:53
about
33:53
how
33:54
how
33:54
the
33:55
fact
33:55
that
33:55
you
33:55
know
33:55
what
33:56
my
33:56
father
33:56
likes
33:56
and
33:57
what
33:57
my
33:57
father
33:57
approves
33:58
of
33:58
is
33:59
meant
33:59
to
33:59
bear
33:59
fruit
34:00
within
34:00
you
34:01
how
34:02
incredible
34:02
right
34:03
Charles
34:05
Spurgeon
34:07
once said
34:07
ignorance
34:07
is not
34:08
bliss
34:08
in
34:08
Christianity
34:09
it's
34:09
misery
34:09
it's
34:11
misery
34:11
we
34:13
are
34:13
transformed
34:13
by
34:14
renewing
34:14
our
34:14
mind
34:15
that
34:16
is
34:16
by
34:16
knowing
34:16
truth
34:17
and
34:18
acting
34:18
according
34:19
to
34:19
it
34:19
it's
34:19
not
34:19
anything
34:20
deeper
34:20
than that
34:21
it's
34:23
not
34:23
anything
34:23
deeper
34:24
than that
34:24
and
34:26
the
34:26
Holy
34:26
Spirit
34:27
it's
34:28
not
34:28
going to
34:28
be like
34:28
you
34:28
have
34:28
to
34:29
not
34:29
only
34:29
memorize
34:30
but
34:30
then
34:30
actually
34:30
just
34:30
work
34:31
yourself
34:31
into
34:31
this
34:31
frenzy
34:32
of
34:32
activity
34:33
to
34:33
actually
34:33
glorify
34:33
God
34:34
it's
34:34
when
34:34
your
34:35
mind
34:35
is
34:35
changed
34:35
and the
34:36
things
34:36
within
34:36
you
34:36
begin
34:36
to
34:36
change
34:37
the
34:37
desires
34:37
within
34:38
you
34:38
begin
34:38
to
34:38
be
34:38
perfected
34:39
your
34:40
life
34:40
will
34:40
just
34:40
naturally
34:41
become
34:41
pleasing
34:48
life
34:49
it's
34:50
so
34:51
much
34:51
richer
34:51
that
34:51
way
34:52
the
34:53
third
34:53
way
34:54
that
34:54
we
34:54
offer
34:54
our
34:55
bodies
34:55
to
34:55
God
34:55
in
34:55
a
34:55
well
34:56
pleasing
34:56
way
34:56
is
34:57
by
34:57
proving
34:57
the
34:58
will
34:58
of
34:58
God
34:58
with
34:58
our
34:59
life
34:59
this
34:59
is
34:59
a
34:59
really
34:59
short
35:00
one
35:00
it's
35:00
very
35:01
simple
35:01
I think
35:01
in light
35:01
of
35:01
what
35:01
we've
35:02
already
35:02
talked
35:02
about
35:02
so
35:03
what
35:03
does
35:03
it
35:03
mean
35:03
to
35:03
prove
35:04
the
35:04
will
35:04
of
35:04
God
35:04
let's
35:08
read
35:08
the
35:08
verse
35:08
once
35:09
more
35:09
do
35:10
not
35:10
be
35:10
conformed
35:11
to
35:11
this
35:11
world
35:11
will
35:11
be
35:11
transformed
35:12
by
35:12
the
35:12
renewing
35:13
of
35:13
your
35:13
mind
35:13
why
35:14
why
35:15
would
35:15
I
35:15
care
35:15
about
35:16
a
35:16
renewed
35:16
mind
35:16
that
35:17
you
35:17
may
35:17
prove
35:18
what
35:18
the
35:18
will
35:18
of
35:19
God
35:19
is
35:19
that
35:20
which
35:20
is
35:20
good
35:20
and
35:21
well
35:21
pleasing
35:22
and
35:23
perfect
35:23
and
35:25
again
35:25
if you
35:26
understand
35:26
what
35:26
has
35:26
been
35:26
said
35:27
so
35:27
far
35:27
okay
35:28
that
35:29
we
35:29
have
35:29
been
35:30
saved
35:30
out
35:30
of
35:31
conformity
35:31
to
35:31
this
35:31
world
35:32
saved
35:33
out
35:33
of
35:33
that
35:34
conformity
35:34
to
35:34
this
35:34
world
35:34
and
35:35
into
35:35
Christ
35:35
likeness
35:36
which
35:37
comes
35:37
by
35:38
way
35:38
of
35:38
knowing
35:40
the
35:41
truth
35:41
and
35:42
entrusting
35:42
our
35:43
lives
35:43
to
35:43
him
35:44
then
35:46
this
35:46
last
35:46
point
35:46
is
35:47
very
35:47
simple
35:47
proving
35:48
the
35:48
will
35:48
of
35:48
God
35:48
is
35:48
simply
35:48
proving
35:49
through
35:49
your
35:49
life
35:49
that
35:50
God
35:50
is
35:50
better
35:50
that's
35:52
it
35:52
proving
35:54
some
35:55
of your
35:55
Bibles
35:56
may say
35:56
discerning
35:56
or
35:57
by testing
35:58
discern
35:59
what the
35:59
will
35:59
of
35:59
God
35:59
is
35:59
essentially
36:00
it's
36:00
getting
36:01
at
36:01
the
36:01
idea
36:01
of
36:01
proving
36:02
by
36:02
testing
36:03
okay
36:05
proving
36:06
that
36:06
the
36:06
will
36:07
of
36:07
God
36:07
is
36:07
good
36:08
and
36:08
acceptable
36:08
and
36:09
well
36:09
pleasing
36:09
and
36:09
perfect
36:09
so
36:11
you
36:11
will
36:11
then
36:11
prove
36:12
through
36:12
your
36:12
life
36:13
through
36:13
that
36:13
renewed
36:13
mind
36:13
life
36:14
that
36:15
God's
36:16
will
36:16
all along
36:16
was
36:16
good
36:17
and
36:17
well
36:18
pleasing
36:18
and
36:18
perfect
36:19
that
36:20
his
36:21
will
36:21
for
36:21
us
36:21
is
36:21
actually
36:21
good
36:22
and
36:23
it's
36:23
not
36:23
destructive
36:23
like
36:24
the
36:24
world
36:24
what
36:26
the
36:26
world
36:26
wills
36:27
okay
36:27
even
36:27
though
36:27
it
36:27
doesn't
36:28
it
36:29
doesn't
36:29
title
36:29
it
36:30
like
36:30
this
36:30
what
36:30
the
36:30
world
36:35
I was
36:36
going
36:36
to
36:36
talk
36:36
about
36:36
how
36:36
the
36:37
world
36:37
is
36:37
in
36:37
Satan's
36:37
hands
36:38
1 John
36:38
I think
36:41
it's
36:43
3
36:44
19
36:44
I can't
36:44
remember
36:45
but
36:45
exactly
36:45
he
36:45
basically
36:46
says
36:46
that
36:46
Satan
36:47
is
36:47
the
36:47
ruler
36:47
of
36:47
this
36:48
world
36:48
there's
36:48
many
36:48
other
36:49
passages
36:49
just
36:49
like
36:49
that
36:50
the
36:50
world
36:50
is
36:50
in
36:51
the
36:51
power
36:51
of
36:51
the
36:51
evil
36:52
one
36:52
the
36:52
Bible
36:52
says
36:52
that
36:53
many
36:53
times
36:53
John
36:53
13
36:54
says
36:54
that
36:54
okay
36:55
so
36:55
the
36:55
idea
36:55
here
36:56
is
36:56
that
36:56
if
36:57
you
36:57
follow
36:57
the
36:57
will
36:58
of
36:58
the
36:58
world
36:58
you
36:58
will
36:59
find
36:59
yourself
36:59
destroyed
37:00
by
37:00
the
37:00
devil
37:00
but
37:03
if
37:03
you
37:03
follow
37:03
the
37:04
will
37:04
of
37:04
God
37:04
which
37:05
is
37:05
actually
37:05
good
37:06
for
37:06
you
37:06
you
37:08
won't
37:08
find
37:08
that
37:08
same
37:08
destruction
37:09
you'll
37:09
find
37:09
blessing
37:09
you'll
37:10
find
37:10
abundance
37:11
secondly
37:12
another
37:13
thing
37:13
that
37:13
is
37:13
kind
37:14
of
37:14
speaking
37:14
to
37:14
is
37:14
that
37:14
that
37:15
is
37:15
will
37:15
for
37:15
us
37:15
as
37:16
well
37:16
pleasing
37:16
or
37:17
complimenting
37:18
to
37:18
God
37:18
okay
37:20
don't
37:21
overcomplicate
37:21
this
37:21
it's
37:22
just
37:22
like
37:22
a
37:22
husband
37:27
from
37:28
pleasing
37:29
her
37:29
that's
37:31
what
37:31
it
37:31
means
37:31
by
37:31
the
37:31
well
37:31
pleasing
37:32
part
37:32
right
37:32
it's
37:33
just
37:33
like
37:33
a
37:33
husband
37:33
desires
37:34
to
37:34
please
37:34
his
37:34
wife
37:35
and
37:35
then
37:35
out
37:35
of
37:35
that
37:36
gets
37:36
a lot
37:36
of
37:36
joy
37:36
when
37:37
she's
37:37
happy
37:38
it's
37:39
the
37:39
same
37:40
exact
37:40
thing
37:40
with
37:40
God
37:40
and
37:41
then
37:41
lastly
37:42
that
37:42
his
37:42
will
37:42
for
37:42
us
37:42
is
37:42
perfect
37:43
or
37:43
without
37:43
defilement
37:44
God
37:45
purely
37:45
desires
37:46
to
37:46
display
37:46
through
37:47
his
37:47
people
37:47
his
37:48
perfect
37:48
plan
37:48
of
37:49
redemption
37:49
and
37:51
that
37:51
he
37:51
will
37:52
do
37:53
that
37:53
more
37:54
and
37:54
more
37:54
as
37:54
we
37:54
resist
37:55
the
37:55
temptation
37:56
of
37:56
the
37:56
world
37:56
to
37:57
go
37:57
its
37:57
way
37:57
and
37:58
submit
37:59
ourselves
37:59
joyfully
38:00
to
38:00
him
38:00
as
38:02
a
38:02
holy
38:02
and
38:02
living
38:02
sacrifice
38:03
does that
38:06
make sense
38:06
I hope
38:09
that's
38:09
clear
38:09
that's
38:11
essentially
38:11
what
38:11
verse
38:11
two
38:12
says
38:12
after
38:12
this
38:14
we'll
38:14
be
38:14
getting
38:14
into
38:14
what
38:16
that
38:16
specifically
38:17
means
38:17
literally
38:18
the rest
38:18
of the
38:19
book
38:19
leading
38:19
into
38:19
16
38:20
is
38:20
just
38:21
kind
38:21
of
38:21
about
38:21
how
38:22
what
38:23
the
38:23
specific
38:23
will
38:24
of
38:24
God
38:24
is
38:25
for
38:25
us
38:25
in
38:26
terms
38:26
of
38:26
our
38:26
life
38:26
and
38:26
relationship
38:27
with
38:27
other
38:27
people
38:27
to
38:28
government
38:28
to
38:28
conscience
38:29
to
38:29
others
38:29
just
38:30
everything
38:30
so
38:30
that's
38:30
kind
38:30
of
38:30
what
38:30
the
38:31
rest
38:31
of
38:31
the
38:31
book
38:31
is
38:31
about
38:31
specifically
38:34
how
38:34
we can
38:34
actually
38:34
live our
38:35
lives
38:35
to the
38:35
glory
38:36
of
38:36
God
38:36
okay
38:37
so
38:38
let's
38:38
pray