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How Does Faith Set Us Free from Rules—and Include Everyone? (Galatians 3:6–14) · Daily Bible Refresh

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  trust
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  him
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  do
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  them
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  in
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  you
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  Abraham?
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  God
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  a
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  obvious
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  persons
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  who
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  put
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  their
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  in
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  the
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  Abraham,
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  children
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  in
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  Scripture
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  that
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  God
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  things
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  right
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  with
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  non
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  by
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  in
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  the
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  promise
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  Abraham.
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  blessed
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  in
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  you.
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  those
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  now
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  live
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  by
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  blessed
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  lived
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  by
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  faith.
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  doctrine
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  and
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  that
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  means
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  that
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  anyone
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  who
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  by
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  doomed
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  failure.
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  Scripture
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  backs
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  this
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  up.
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  every
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  person
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  who
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  out
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  every
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  detail
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  written
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  in
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  the
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  Book
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  of
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  Law.
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  The
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  carrying
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  such
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  a
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  moral
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  program
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  should
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  make
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  it
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  plain
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  that
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  no
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  one
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  can
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  sustain
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  a
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  relationship
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  with
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  God
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  entering
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  living
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  more
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  more
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  rule
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  keeping,
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  fact
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  observed
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  in
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  Scripture
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  the
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  one
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  does
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  these
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  things
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  continues
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  live
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  by
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  them.
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  Christ
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  redeemed
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  us
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  from
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  that
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  self
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  defeating
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  cursed
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  life
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  by
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  absorbing
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  it
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  completely
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  into
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  himself.
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  Do
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  remember
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  the
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  scripture
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  that
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  says
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  cursed
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  is
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  everyone
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  who
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  hangs
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  on
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  a
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  tree?
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  This
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  is
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  what
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  happened
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  when
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  Jesus
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  was
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  nailed
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  to
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  the
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  cross.
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  He
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  became
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  a
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  curse
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  at
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  the
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  same
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  time
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  dissolved
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  the
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  curse.
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  now
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  because
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  of
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  that
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  the
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  air
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  is
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  cleared
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  and
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  we
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  can
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  see
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  that
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  Abraham's
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  blessing
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  is
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  present
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  and
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  available
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  to
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  non
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  Jews
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  also.
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  We
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  are
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  all
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  able
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  to
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  receive
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  God's
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  life,
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  Spirit
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  and
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  with
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  us
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  by
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  believing
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  the
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  way
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  Abraham
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  received
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  it.
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  a
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  simple
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  question.
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  life
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  plus
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  years
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  raised
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  three
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  adult
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  kids
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  we
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  spent
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  time
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  with
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  our
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  kids
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  with
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  our
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  granddaughters
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  a
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  lot
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  laughter.
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  the
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  best
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  relationships
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  grow
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  by
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  trust,
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  not
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  by
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  keeping
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  score.
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  Paul
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  points
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  to
• 4:32
  Abraham
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  and
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  says
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  the
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  blessing
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  spreads
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  by
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  faith,
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  not
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  by
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  rule
• 4:36
  keeping
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  and
• 4:37
  through
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  Christ.
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  That
• 4:38
  blessing
• 4:39
  is
• 4:39
  for
• 4:39
  all
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  people,
• 4:40
  all
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  nations.
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  And
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  that's
• 4:42
  centered
• 4:42
  on
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  grace,
• 4:43
  inclusion
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  and
• 4:44
  liberation.
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  And
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  that's
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  the
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  place
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  live.
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  on
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  a
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  quiet
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  woods
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  scripture
• 5:08
  that
• 5:08
  we've
• 5:08
  read
• 5:09
  here
• 5:09
  today
• 5:09
  and
• 5:09
  try
• 5:09
  to
• 5:09
  get
• 5:10
  and
• 5:10
  go
• 5:11
  for
• 5:11
  some
• 5:12
  three
• 5:12
  points
• 5:12
  to
• 5:12
  ponder
• 5:13
  from
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  progressive
• 5:14
  point
• 5:14
  of
• 5:14
  view.
• 5:16
  The
• 5:16
  first
• 5:16
  is
• 5:17
  faith
• 5:17
  over
• 5:17
  performance.
• 5:19
  Trust
• 5:19
  opens
• 5:19
  us
• 5:19
  up
• 5:20
  to
• 5:20
  God's
• 5:20
  work.
• 5:21
  Rule
• 5:22
  keeping
• 5:22
  closes
• 5:22
  us
• 5:23
  in.
• 5:24
  That
• 5:24
  is
• 5:24
  to
• 5:24
  say,
• 5:25
  Paul
• 5:25
  is
• 5:26
  contrasting
• 5:27
  what
• 5:28
  he
• 5:28
  calls
• 5:28
  here
• 5:29
  strenuous
• 5:29
  moral
• 5:30
  striving
• 5:30
  with
• 5:32
  trusting
• 5:32
  in
• 5:32
  God's
• 5:33
  spirit.
• 5:34
  Progressive
• 5:35
  faith
• 5:35
  starts
• 5:35
  with
• 5:35
  grace,
• 5:37
  unearned,
• 5:38
  unmeasured,
• 5:38
  unmetered
• 5:40
  grace.
• 5:41
  This
• 5:41
  point
• 5:42
  isn't
• 5:42
  moral
• 5:43
  gymnastics
• 5:43
  and
• 5:44
  is
• 5:44
  consenting
• 5:45
  to
• 5:45
  God's
• 5:45
  transforming
• 5:46
  presence.
• 5:48
  Think
• 5:48
  of
• 5:48
  faith
• 5:48
  as
• 5:49
  relational
• 5:49
  trust,
• 5:51
  learning
• 5:51
  to
• 5:51
  love
• 5:52
  rather
• 5:52
  than
• 5:52
  proving
• 5:53
  you're
• 5:53
  lovable.
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  love
• 5:55
  that
• 5:55
  turn
• 5:56
  of
• 5:56
  a
• 5:56
  phrase.
• 5:58
  A
• 5:58
  second
• 5:58
  point
• 5:58
  to
• 5:58
  ponder
• 5:59
  is
• 5:59
  this
• 6:00
  blessing
• 6:00
  beyond
• 6:01
  boundaries.
• 6:02
  Abraham's
• 6:03
  promise
• 6:03
  includes
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  nations.
• 6:06
  No
• 6:06
  one's
• 6:07
  outside
• 6:07
  the
• 6:07
  circle.
• 6:08
  The
• 6:08
  text
• 6:09
  here
• 6:09
  insists
• 6:09
  God
• 6:10
  set
• 6:10
  things
• 6:10
  right
• 6:10
  beyond
• 6:11
  ethnic,
• 6:12
  religious
• 6:12
  and
• 6:13
  cultural
• 6:14
  boundaries.
• 6:16
  This
• 6:16
  speaks
• 6:16
  to
• 6:16
  radical
• 6:17
  inclusion
• 6:17
  today,
• 6:18
  embracing
• 6:19
  non
• 6:20
  Jews
• 6:20
  then
• 6:21
  and
• 6:22
  every
• 6:22
  other
• 6:24
  now
• 6:25
  our
• 6:26
  LGBTQ
• 6:27
  siblings,
• 6:28
  for
• 6:28
  instance,
• 6:29
  immigrants,
• 6:31
  people
• 6:32
  in
• 6:32
  the
• 6:33
  margins,
• 6:33
  the
• 6:33
  poor,
• 6:35
  anyone
• 6:35
  determined
• 6:36
  or
• 6:36
  deemed
• 6:36
  outside
• 6:37
  by
• 6:37
  any
• 6:37
  other
• 6:38
  group.
• 6:39
  And
• 6:39
  if
• 6:39
  faith
• 6:39
  makes
• 6:39
  us
• 6:40
  a
• 6:40
  family,
• 6:41
  then
• 6:41
  our
• 6:41
  boundaries
• 6:41
  need
• 6:42
  to
• 6:42
  be
• 6:42
  as
• 6:42
  wide
• 6:43
  as
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  grace
• 6:44
  of
• 6:44
  God.
• 6:46
  Another
• 6:46
  point
• 6:47
  to
• 6:47
  ponder
• 6:48
  is
• 6:48
  liberation
• 6:49
  from
• 6:49
  cursed
• 6:50
  systems.
• 6:51
  Christ
• 6:52
  absorbs
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  dissolves
• 6:53
  the
• 6:53
  curse.
• 6:55
  The
• 6:56
  curse
• 6:57
  isn't
• 6:57
  just
• 6:57
  about
• 6:58
  personal
• 6:58
  guilt.
• 6:59
  It's
• 6:59
  the
• 6:59
  whole
• 7:00
  grind
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  fear,
• 7:01
  shame
• 7:01
  and
• 7:01
  exclusion
• 7:02
  that
• 7:03
  rule
• 7:03
  keeping
• 7:04
  assistance
• 7:05
  perpetuate.
• 7:06
  Jesus
• 7:07
  breaks
• 7:07
  the
• 7:08
  cycle.
• 7:08
  Progressive
• 7:09
  discipleship
• 7:10
  means
• 7:10
  resisting
• 7:11
  systems
• 7:11
  that
• 7:11
  dehumanize
• 7:13
  racism,
• 7:14
  misogyny,
• 7:15
  economic
• 7:16
  exploitation,
• 7:18
  religious
• 7:18
  gatekeeping
• 7:20
  and
• 7:20
  instead
• 7:21
  to
• 7:21
  live
• 7:21
  in
• 7:21
  the
• 7:21
  Spirit's
• 7:22
  alternative,
• 7:24
  mutuality,
• 7:25
  trust,
• 7:26
  justice.
• 7:27
  It's
• 7:27
  choosing
• 7:28
  compassion
• 7:28
  over
• 7:29
  compliance,
• 7:30
  freedom
• 7:31
  over
• 7:31
  fear.
• 7:32
  You.
• 7:35
  Let's
• 7:35
  talk
• 7:36
  about
• 7:36
  an
• 7:36
  action
• 7:36
  step
• 7:37
  here
• 7:37
  today,
• 7:38
  a
• 7:39
  concrete
• 7:39
  practice
• 7:40
  that
• 7:40
  we
• 7:40
  can
• 7:40
  do.
• 7:41
  Pick
• 7:42
  some
• 7:42
  boundary
• 7:42
  in
• 7:42
  your
• 7:43
  life
• 7:43
  that
• 7:43
  you
• 7:43
  can
• 7:43
  widen.
• 7:44
  That
• 7:45
  is
• 7:45
  maybe
• 7:45
  identify
• 7:46
  a
• 7:46
  person
• 7:46
  or
• 7:46
  a
• 7:47
  group
• 7:47
  that
• 7:47
  some
• 7:48
  or
• 7:48
  another
• 7:48
  you
• 7:48
  may
• 7:49
  have
• 7:49
  consciously
• 7:49
  or
• 7:50
  subconsciously
• 7:51
  kept
• 7:52
  on
• 7:52
  the
• 7:52
  outside
• 7:52
  of
• 7:53
  your
• 7:53
  group
• 7:54
  of
• 7:54
  your
• 7:54
  thinking.
• 7:55
  It
• 7:55
  takes
• 7:56
  some
• 7:56
  relational
• 7:57
  steps
• 7:58
  towards
• 7:58
  inclusion.
• 8:00
  It
• 8:00
  can
• 8:00
  be
• 8:01
  as
• 8:01
  simple
• 8:01
  as
• 8:01
  a
• 8:01
  conversation.
• 8:02
  Maybe
• 8:02
  it's
• 8:02
  buying
• 8:03
  somebody
• 8:03
  a
• 8:03
  cup
• 8:03
  of
• 8:03
  coffee
• 8:04
  or
• 8:05
  a
• 8:05
  donation
• 8:06
  or
• 8:07
  an
• 8:07
  invitation
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  worship
• 8:09
  or
• 8:10
  a
• 8:10
  community
• 8:10
  gathering,
• 8:12
  or
• 8:12
  in
• 8:12
  some
• 8:12
  way
• 8:13
  advocating
• 8:13
  for
• 8:13
  the
• 8:13
  dignity
• 8:14
  of
• 8:14
  others.
• 8:16
  And
• 8:16
  pair
• 8:16
  that
• 8:16
  with
• 8:16
  prayer.
• 8:18
  Spirit,
• 8:18
  help
• 8:19
  me
• 8:19
  trust
• 8:19
  your
• 8:19
  work
• 8:20
  more
• 8:20
  than
• 8:20
  my
• 8:20
  comfort
• 8:22
  prayer.
• 8:23
  We're
• 8:23
  going
• 8:23
  to
• 8:23
  close
• 8:24
  here
• 8:24
  in
• 8:24
  prayer
• 8:24
  in
• 8:25
  just
• 8:25
  a
• 8:25
  moment,
• 8:26
  but
• 8:26
  I
• 8:26
  want
• 8:26
  you
• 8:26
  to
• 8:26
  know
• 8:26
  that
• 8:26
  we
• 8:27
  do
• 8:27
  have
• 8:28
  a
• 8:29
  very
• 8:29
  valid,
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  a
• 8:30
  very
• 8:30
  helpful
• 8:31
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• 8:31
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  you.
• 8:32
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• 8:33
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• 8:33
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• 8:34
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• 8:34
  Study
• 8:35
  Method.
• 8:35
  And
• 8:36
  I
• 8:36
  really
• 8:36
  invite
• 8:36
  you
• 8:36
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• 8:36
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• 8:37
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• 8:40
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• 8:41
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• 8:42
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• 8:43
  pray.
• 8:44
  God
• 8:44
  of
• 8:45
  wide
• 8:45
  open
• 8:45
  blessings.
• 8:46
  Some
• 8:46
  days
• 8:46
  I'm
• 8:47
  stuck
• 8:47
  improving
• 8:47
  and
• 8:48
  performing,
• 8:49
  counting
• 8:49
  wins
• 8:51
  and
• 8:51
  forgetting
• 8:51
  you're
• 8:52
  already
• 8:52
  here,
• 8:52
  already
• 8:53
  loving.
• 8:53
  Loosen
• 8:54
  my
• 8:54
  grip
• 8:54
  on
• 8:54
  perfection.
• 8:55
  Deepen
• 8:56
  my
• 8:56
  trust
• 8:56
  in
• 8:57
  your
• 8:57
  spirit.
• 8:57
  Working
• 8:57
  what
• 8:58
  I
• 8:58
  can't.
• 8:59
  Draw
• 8:59
  my
• 8:59
  circle
• 9:00
  wider,
• 9:01
  like
• 9:01
  Abraham's
• 9:02
  blessing
• 9:02
  for
• 9:02
  all
• 9:02
  nations.
• 9:03
  Dissolve
• 9:04
  the
• 9:04
  curses,
• 9:05
  fear,
• 9:05
  shame
• 9:06
  and
• 9:06
  the
• 9:06
  systems
• 9:06
  that
• 9:07
  keep
• 9:07
  us
• 9:07
  apart.
• 9:08
  Guide
• 9:09
  my
• 9:09
  steps
• 9:09
  towards
• 9:10
  real
• 9:10
  inclusion,
• 9:11
  practical
• 9:11
  compassion,
• 9:12
  liberating
• 9:13
  joy.
• 9:14
  Be
• 9:14
  close
• 9:14
  to
• 9:15
  those
• 9:15
  living
• 9:15
  with
• 9:17
  things
• 9:17
  like
• 9:17
  cancer
• 9:17
  today
• 9:18
  and
• 9:18
  other
• 9:19
  maladies
• 9:20
  and
• 9:20
  bring
• 9:20
  hope
• 9:20
  and
• 9:21
  laughter
• 9:21
  and
• 9:22
  relief
• 9:23
  and
• 9:24
  be
• 9:24
  with
• 9:24
  people's
• 9:25
  families,
• 9:25
  including
• 9:26
  my
• 9:26
  family.
• 9:27
  Be
• 9:27
  with
• 9:28
  our
• 9:28
  spouses,
• 9:28
  our
• 9:29
  children,
• 9:29
  our
• 9:29
  grandchildren,
• 9:31
  and
• 9:31
  let
• 9:31
  love
• 9:31
  be
• 9:31
  a
• 9:32
  small
• 9:32
  sign
• 9:33
  of
• 9:33
  your
• 9:33
  big
• 9:34
  big
• 9:35
  grace.
• 9:36
  Amen.
• 9:41
  My
• 9:42
  friend,
• 9:42
  I
• 9:42
  am
• 9:42
  delighted
• 9:44
  you
• 9:44
  chose
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• 9:55
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