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Redeemed and Purified · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Welcome back. This is Kimmy Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries,
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  bringing you another Bible bit for you to enjoy.
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  Redeemed and Purified.
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  Today, as we journey through the scriptures, learning more about our responsibility
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  to possess a godly witness and to utilize it to its fullest to win the loss
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  for Jesus, we are going to examine why we are to have a godly witness.
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  Titus 2.14 says, Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity.
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  And purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
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  Here, in this verse, is revealed the motivation for our godliness.
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  Jesus willingly gave himself to be crucified on our behalf to redeem us from sin.
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  He purchased our freedom from wickedness, sin, and darkness when his blood poured
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  from him on the cross of Calvary, washing away the sins of those who believe in him.
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  Isaiah 1, 18-19 Jesus shed his blood on the cross of Calvary to purify for himself
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  a people to be peculiarly his own.
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  He gave his life to redeem those who would believe in him, place their faith
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  in him, and purpose to obey him.
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  Those who are saved have been bought with a price, the blood of Jesus.
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  1 Corinthians 7, 23 Jesus redeemed us to be his own and to live a life that
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  is filled with doing good.
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  We are to passionately love Jesus, enthusiastically serve him,
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  and faithfully obey him.
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  We are to have a godly witness. Godliness in our lives is made possible through God's amazing grace.
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  In 2 Peter 1, 2-4, Peter tells us, grace and peace be multiplied unto you through
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  the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
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  according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto
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  life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue,
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  whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises,
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  that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
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  corruption that is in the world through lust.
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  Grace and peace have been multiplied to us by allowing us to intimately know
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  the true knowledge of God and His Son, Jesus.
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  God's divine power has given us everything necessary for us to live a dynamic,
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  spiritual, and godly life.
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  We are given the grace to have a true and personal knowledge of God through knowing His Son.
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  He has given us magnificent, priceless promises so that we could escape the
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  traps, allure, and dangers of sin.
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  We were bought with a price, 1 Corinthians 6.20, and saved to become partakers
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  of His divine nature and spread the good news of the gospel.
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  It is grace that brings salvation, and it is free, Ephesians 2.8.9.
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  To all who believe, Romans 10.13, Here's what the grace of salvation teaches us.
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  Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lust, we should live soberly,
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  righteously, and godly in this present world.
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  Titus 2.12 The grace of God that brings salvation, Titus 2.11,
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  has taught us to reject and renounce all ungodliness and worldly desires.
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  We are to deny the flesh and live for God.
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  And they that are Christ have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
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  Galatians 5.24 Christians living for God and following the commands of Jesus belong to him.
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  As such, they have crucified their flesh and human nature with its passions
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  and appetites and desires.
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  Grace gives us the victory over sin, Romans 6, 14.
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  Grace enables us to be holy as He is holy and to live as God directs us to live, 1 Peter 1, 16.
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  Grace is what enables us to be saved through our faith and salvation produces godliness.
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  As Christians, we live our lives expectedly, waiting for the return of Christ.
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  We are going about doing good works as Jesus did, Acts 10, 38,
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  looking for the return of Christ.
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  We are looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great
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  God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, Titus 2, 13.
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  Salvation causes us to anticipate the glorious second coming of Jesus.
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  The grace that brings salvation causes us to wait confidently as we expect the
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  fulfillment of our blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior.
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  Living in anticipation of Christ's return motivates us to live godly lives so
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  that our witness is a springboard for others to come to know Jesus.
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  Godliness in our lives introduces Jesus to others like nothing else can.
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  Today, purpose in your heart to live holy, godly lives that lead others to the
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  saving knowledge of Jesus.
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  Remember you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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