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Faith Alone in 2000 B.C. (Romans 4:1-12) | Louis Azuma · Compass Student Ministry Sermons Podcast

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  Romans
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  four
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  is
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  where
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  we're
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  going.
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  So
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  this
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  passage
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  is,
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  is
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  really,
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  really.
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  Interesting.
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  'cause
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  it,
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  it
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  talks
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  about
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  Abraham
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  and
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  for
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  us
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  we're
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  like,
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  why
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  in
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  the
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  world
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  is
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  God
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  talking
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  about
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  Abraham?
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  Right?
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  Abraham
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  lived
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  so
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  long
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  ago,
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  I'm
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  not
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  Jewish.
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  What
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  does
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  it
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  have
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  to
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  do
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  with
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  Abraham?
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  Why
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  does
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  he
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  have
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  to
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  do
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  with
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  my
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  life?
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  Why
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  does
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  all
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  that
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  matter?
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  Well,
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  the,
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  the
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  whole
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  point
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  that
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  this
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  passage
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  is
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  gonna
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  make
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  is
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  that
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  God
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  has
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  always
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  saved
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  people
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  the
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  same
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  way.
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  God
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  has
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  always
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  saved
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  people
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  the
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  exact
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  same
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  way
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  from.
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  The
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  time
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  Adam
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  sinned
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  until
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  you
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  sitting
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  in
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  your
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  seat
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  right
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  now.
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  God
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  has
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  always
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  saved
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  people
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  the
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  exact
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  same
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  way.
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  That's
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  our
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  main
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  point
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  tonight.
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  God
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  has
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  always
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  and
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  only
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  justified
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  people
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  by
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  faith.
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  Every
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  single
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  person
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  in
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  the
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  whole
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  Old
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  Testament,
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  every
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  single
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  person
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  in
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  the
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  history
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  of
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  the
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  world
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  is
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  only
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  made
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  right
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  with
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  God
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  is
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  only
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  good
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  enough
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  to
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  go
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  to
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  heaven
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  if
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  they
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  trust
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  God
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  to
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  give
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  them
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  the
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  righteousness
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  that
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  they
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  need.
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  Every
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  single
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  person
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  is
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  made
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  right
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  with
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  God
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  the
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  same
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  way.
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  Every
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  single
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  person
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  throughout
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  all
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  of
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  history
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  who's
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  ever
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  gone
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  to
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  heaven
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  has
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  gotten
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  there
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  the
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  exact
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  same
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  way.
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  There's
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  only
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  one
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  way
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  to
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  do
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  it,
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  and
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  that
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  is
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  the
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  way
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  we're
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  gonna
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  talk
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  about
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  that
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  way
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  that
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  we've
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  been
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  talking
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  about
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  tonight.
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  Okay.
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  And
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  so
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  the,
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  the
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  whole
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  reason
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  we're
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  talking
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  about
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  Abraham
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  here
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  is
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  that
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  the,
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  the
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  Jews,
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  the
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  people
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  that
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  Paul's
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  been
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  talking
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  with
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  for
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  this
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  letter,
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  they
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  thought
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  that
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  because
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  they
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  were
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  related
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  to
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  Abraham,
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  right?
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  If
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  you,
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  you
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  know
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  the
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  song
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  Father
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  Abraham
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  had
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  many
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  sons.
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  And
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  that
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  in
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  the
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  Old
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  Testament
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  was
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  talking
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  about
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  the
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  people
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  of
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  Israel,
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  the,
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  the
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  ethnic
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  people
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  of
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  Israel.
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  Those
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  were
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  Abraham's
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  descendants,
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  Abraham's
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  children.
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  And
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  you
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  see
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  this
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  a
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  lot
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  in
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  the
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  gospels.
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  You'll
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  see
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  in
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  your
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  small
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  group
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  questions,
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  we'll
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  read
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  a
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  couple
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  passages
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  like
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  that
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  where
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  people
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  are
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  arguing
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  with
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  Jesus
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  and
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  they're
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  saying,
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  Jesus,
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  we
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  don't,
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  we
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  don't
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  need
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  what
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  you're
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  offering
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  because
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  we're
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  children
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  of
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  Abraham.
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  We're
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  good.
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  We're
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  righteous.
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  We're
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  gonna
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  go
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  to
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  heaven.
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  We're
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  part
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  of
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  God's
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  people
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  because
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  we're
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  related
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  to
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  Abraham.
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  That's
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  the
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  objection
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  that
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  Paul
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  is
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  trying
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  to
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  overcome
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  here.
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  That's
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  why
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  we're
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  talking
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  about
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  Abraham.
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  The
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  Jews
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  thought
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  that
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  their
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  association
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  with
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  Abraham
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  is
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  what
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  made
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  them
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  righteous.
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  And
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  today
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  there's
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  other
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  things.
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  Maybe
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  you're
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  not
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  saying,
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  well,
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  I'm,
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  you
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  know,
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  2%
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  Jewish,
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  so
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  I
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  must
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  be
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  righteous.
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  But
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  there's
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  other
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  associations
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  that
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  maybe
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  you
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  think
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  you
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  have
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  that
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  make
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  you
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  righteous
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  or
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  things
• 2:11
  that
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  you
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  do
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  that
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  you
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  think,
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  that's
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  why
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  I'm
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  gonna
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  go
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  to
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  heaven.
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  Or
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  things
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  that
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  you
• 2:15
  know,
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  or
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  things
• 2:15
  that
• 2:15
  you
• 2:15
  believe
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  or
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  people
• 2:16
  you're
• 2:16
  related
• 2:17
  to
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  and
• 2:17
  you
• 2:17
  think
• 2:17
  that's
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  why.
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  God
• 2:19
  accepts
• 2:19
  me.
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  That's
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  why
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  I'm
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  a
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  Christian.
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  But
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  in
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  fact,
• 2:22
  there's
• 2:22
  only
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  one
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  thing
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  that
• 2:24
  gets
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  anyone
• 2:25
  into
• 2:25
  heaven,
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  and
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  that
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  is
• 2:26
  being
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  made
• 2:27
  righteous
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  through
• 2:28
  faith
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  in
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  Jesus.
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  So
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  open
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  up
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  if
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  you're
• 2:31
  not
• 2:31
  there
• 2:31
  already,
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  to
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  Romans
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  chapter
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  four.
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  We're
• 2:33
  gonna
• 2:33
  start
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  in
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  verse
• 2:34
  one.
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  So
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  last
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  week
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  we
• 2:36
  talked
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  about
• 2:36
  how
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  faith
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  kills
• 2:37
  pride,
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  right?
• 2:38
  We
• 2:38
  talked
• 2:38
  about
• 2:38
  how
• 2:39
  faith
• 2:39
  removes
• 2:40
  any
• 2:40
  ground
• 2:40
  we
• 2:40
  have
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  for
• 2:41
  boasting
• 2:42
  in
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  ourselves
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  because
• 2:43
  faith
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  is
• 2:43
  the
• 2:43
  admission
• 2:43
  that
• 2:43
  I'm
• 2:44
  not
• 2:44
  good
• 2:44
  enough.
• 2:45
  God,
• 2:45
  you
• 2:45
  have
• 2:45
  to
• 2:45
  make
• 2:46
  me
• 2:46
  good
• 2:46
  enough.
• 2:46
  So,
• 2:47
  verse
• 2:47
  one,
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  what
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  then
• 2:48
  shall
• 2:48
  we
• 2:49
  say
• 2:49
  was
• 2:49
  gained
• 2:50
  by
• 2:50
  Abraham,
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  our
• 2:51
  forefather,
• 2:51
  according
• 2:52
  to
• 2:52
  the
• 2:52
  flesh.
• 2:52
  So
• 2:53
  Paul's
• 2:53
  saying,
• 2:53
  Paul's
• 2:54
  Jewish,
• 2:54
  right?
• 2:54
  He's
• 2:54
  saying,
• 2:54
  look,
• 2:55
  what
• 2:55
  about
• 2:55
  Abraham?
• 2:56
  Right?
• 2:56
  Abraham
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  is,
• 2:57
  is
• 2:57
  supposedly
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  this,
• 2:58
  this
• 2:59
  awesome
• 2:59
  person.
• 2:59
  He's,
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  he's
• 3:00
  this
• 3:00
  person
• 3:00
  that
• 3:00
  God
• 3:00
  bless.
• 3:01
  So
• 3:01
  what
• 3:01
  about
• 3:01
  him?
• 3:02
  He
• 3:02
  says,
• 3:03
  well,
• 3:03
  verse
• 3:03
  two,
• 3:03
  if
• 3:03
  Abraham
• 3:04
  was
• 3:04
  justified
• 3:05
  by
• 3:05
  works,
• 3:06
  he
• 3:06
  has
• 3:06
  something
• 3:06
  to
• 3:06
  boast
• 3:07
  about,
• 3:07
  right?
• 3:07
  If
• 3:07
  Abraham
• 3:08
  was
• 3:08
  made
• 3:09
  righteous
• 3:09
  with
• 3:09
  God,
• 3:10
  if
• 3:10
  Abraham
• 3:10
  was
• 3:10
  accepted
• 3:11
  by
• 3:11
  God
• 3:11
  because
• 3:12
  of
• 3:12
  all
• 3:12
  the
• 3:12
  great
• 3:12
  things
• 3:13
  he
• 3:13
  did
• 3:13
  to
• 3:13
  follow
• 3:14
  God.
• 3:14
  Then
• 3:14
  he
• 3:15
  could
• 3:15
  boast,
• 3:15
  right?
• 3:15
  He
• 3:15
  could
• 3:16
  say,
• 3:16
  well,
• 3:16
  look
• 3:16
  at
• 3:16
  me.
• 3:16
  I
• 3:16
  deserve
• 3:17
  it.
• 3:17
  I
• 3:18
  earned
• 3:18
  this.
• 3:18
  I
• 3:18
  earned
• 3:19
  this
• 3:19
  status
• 3:19
  with
• 3:20
  God.
• 3:21
  But
• 3:22
  he
• 3:22
  says
• 3:22
  that's
• 3:22
  not
• 3:22
  the
• 3:23
  case.
• 3:23
  He
• 3:23
  has
• 3:23
  something
• 3:23
  to
• 3:23
  boast
• 3:23
  now,
• 3:24
  but
• 3:24
  not
• 3:24
  before
• 3:25
  God.
• 3:26
  Verse
• 3:26
  three,
• 3:26
  for
• 3:27
  what
• 3:27
  does
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  scripture
• 3:28
  say?
• 3:28
  Abraham
• 3:29
  believed
• 3:30
  God
• 3:30
  and
• 3:31
  it
• 3:31
  was
• 3:31
  counted
• 3:32
  to
• 3:32
  him
• 3:32
  as
• 3:33
  righteousness.
• 3:34
  So
• 3:35
  what
• 3:35
  Paul
• 3:35
  is
• 3:35
  saying
• 3:36
  is
• 3:36
  that
• 3:36
  actually
• 3:36
  the
• 3:36
  Old
• 3:37
  Testament
• 3:38
  says
• 3:38
  the
• 3:38
  same
• 3:39
  thing
• 3:39
  that
• 3:39
  I'm
• 3:39
  saying.
• 3:40
  The
• 3:40
  Old
• 3:40
  Testament
• 3:41
  says
• 3:41
  that
• 3:41
  Abraham
• 3:42
  was
• 3:42
  made
• 3:42
  righteous,
• 3:43
  not
• 3:43
  because
• 3:43
  he
• 3:43
  was
• 3:44
  such
• 3:44
  a
• 3:44
  great
• 3:44
  guy,
• 3:45
  not
• 3:45
  because
• 3:45
  all
• 3:45
  the
• 3:45
  things
• 3:45
  he
• 3:45
  did
• 3:46
  for
• 3:46
  God,
• 3:46
  but
• 3:47
  because
• 3:47
  he
• 3:48
  believed
• 3:48
  God,
• 3:48
  because
• 3:49
  he
• 3:49
  had
• 3:49
  faith,
• 3:49
  because
• 3:49
  he
• 3:50
  trusted
• 3:50
  God
• 3:50
  to
• 3:50
  give
• 3:51
  him
• 3:52
  righteousness.
• 3:52
  That's
• 3:52
  what
• 3:52
  that
• 3:52
  word
• 3:53
  counted
• 3:53
  means.
• 3:54
  It
• 3:54
  means
• 3:54
  that
• 3:55
  you're
• 3:55
  seen
• 3:56
  as
• 3:56
  righteous.
• 3:58
  Not.
• 3:59
  You
• 3:59
  actually
• 3:59
  are
• 4:00
  righteous.
• 4:01
  It's
• 4:01
  credited
• 4:01
  to
• 4:02
  you
• 4:02
  as
• 4:02
  righteousness.
• 4:03
  He
• 4:03
  had
• 4:03
  faith,
• 4:03
  he
• 4:04
  trusted
• 4:04
  God,
• 4:04
  and
• 4:05
  that
• 4:05
  counted
• 4:05
  as
• 4:06
  righteousness.
• 4:06
  Even
• 4:06
  though
• 4:07
  he
• 4:07
  didn't
• 4:07
  actually
• 4:08
  have
• 4:08
  his
• 4:09
  own
• 4:09
  righteousness,
• 4:09
  that
• 4:10
  he
• 4:10
  could
• 4:10
  say,
• 4:10
  God,
• 4:10
  look
• 4:10
  at
• 4:10
  my
• 4:11
  works.
• 4:11
  He
• 4:12
  couldn't
• 4:12
  do
• 4:12
  that,
• 4:12
  so
• 4:13
  he
• 4:13
  had
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  have
• 4:13
  faith,
• 4:14
  and
• 4:14
  that
• 4:14
  was
• 4:14
  counted
• 4:15
  him
• 4:15
  as
• 4:16
  righteousness.
• 4:17
  And
• 4:17
  then
• 4:17
  we
• 4:17
  keep
• 4:17
  reading.
• 4:18
  Now,
• 4:18
  verse
• 4:18
  four
• 4:19
  to
• 4:19
  the
• 4:19
  one
• 4:19
  who
• 4:19
  works.
• 4:20
  His
• 4:20
  wages
• 4:21
  are
• 4:21
  not
• 4:21
  counted
• 4:22
  as
• 4:22
  a
• 4:22
  gift,
• 4:23
  but
• 4:23
  as
• 4:24
  his
• 4:24
  due,
• 4:24
  right?
• 4:24
  If
• 4:24
  you
• 4:25
  work
• 4:25
  for
• 4:25
  something.
• 4:26
  You
• 4:26
  get
• 4:26
  paid
• 4:27
  for
• 4:27
  it,
• 4:27
  you
• 4:27
  earn
• 4:28
  it,
• 4:28
  you
• 4:29
  deserve
• 4:29
  it.
• 4:30
  It's
• 4:30
  due
• 4:31
  right,
• 4:32
  but
• 4:32
  the
• 4:32
  one
• 4:32
  who
• 4:33
  doesn't
• 4:33
  work
• 4:33
  but
• 4:33
  believes
• 4:35
  in
• 4:35
  him,
• 4:35
  who
• 4:35
  justifies
• 4:36
  the
• 4:36
  ungodly,
• 4:36
  his
• 4:37
  faith
• 4:37
  is
• 4:37
  counted
• 4:37
  as
• 4:38
  righteousness.
• 4:39
  So
• 4:39
  you
• 4:39
  don't
• 4:39
  work
• 4:39
  for
• 4:40
  it,
• 4:41
  but
• 4:41
  you
• 4:41
  get
• 4:41
  counted,
• 4:42
  considered
• 4:42
  as
• 4:43
  righteous
• 4:43
  instead.
• 4:45
  Remember
• 4:45
  we
• 4:45
  talked
• 4:45
  about
• 4:46
  a
• 4:46
  few
• 4:46
  weeks
• 4:46
  ago
• 4:47
  that
• 4:47
  this
• 4:48
  was
• 4:48
  a
• 4:48
  big
• 4:48
  problem.
• 4:49
  God
• 4:49
  justifies
• 4:50
  ungodly
• 4:50
  people,
• 4:51
  right?
• 4:51
  That
• 4:51
  God
• 4:51
  lets
• 4:52
  sinners
• 4:52
  into
• 4:52
  heaven.
• 4:53
  God
• 4:53
  lets
• 4:53
  people
• 4:54
  who
• 4:54
  murder
• 4:55
  other
• 4:55
  people
• 4:55
  into
• 4:55
  heaven.
• 4:56
  God
• 4:56
  lets
• 4:56
  people
• 4:57
  who
• 4:57
  cheat
• 4:57
  on
• 4:57
  their
• 4:57
  spouse
• 4:58
  into
• 4:58
  heaven.
• 4:59
  God
• 4:59
  lets
• 4:59
  people
• 4:59
  who
• 5:00
  cut
• 5:00
  you
• 5:00
  off
• 5:00
  in
• 5:00
  traffic
• 5:01
  into
• 5:01
  heaven.
• 5:01
  God
• 5:02
  lets
• 5:02
  liars
• 5:03
  into
• 5:03
  heaven.
• 5:04
  Why?
• 5:04
  Why?
• 5:05
  Why
• 5:05
  can
• 5:05
  he
• 5:05
  do
• 5:05
  that?
• 5:06
  Because
• 5:07
  he
• 5:07
  can
• 5:08
  make
• 5:08
  them
• 5:09
  righteous.
• 5:10
  He
• 5:10
  can
• 5:10
  treat
• 5:10
  them
• 5:11
  as
• 5:11
  righteous.
• 5:11
  If
• 5:11
  they
• 5:12
  have
• 5:12
  faith,
• 5:13
  they
• 5:13
  get
• 5:13
  counted
• 5:14
  as
• 5:14
  righteous,
• 5:15
  even
• 5:15
  though
• 5:15
  they're
• 5:15
  not.
• 5:16
  And
• 5:16
  that's
• 5:17
  how
• 5:17
  any
• 5:17
  of
• 5:17
  us
• 5:17
  can
• 5:17
  get
• 5:17
  to
• 5:17
  heaven
• 5:18
  too.
• 5:18
  'cause
• 5:18
  we're
• 5:18
  in
• 5:18
  that
• 5:19
  same
• 5:19
  category.
• 5:19
  We're
• 5:20
  in
• 5:20
  this
• 5:20
  category,
• 5:21
  we're
• 5:21
  all
• 5:22
  in
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  ungodly
• 5:22
  category,
• 5:23
  right?
• 5:23
  That's
• 5:23
  what
• 5:23
  we've
• 5:23
  been
• 5:23
  talking
• 5:23
  about
• 5:24
  through
• 5:25
  Romans.
• 5:25
  But
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  whole
• 5:26
  point
• 5:26
  of,
• 5:26
  of
• 5:26
  this
• 5:27
  first
• 5:27
  paragraph
• 5:27
  that
• 5:27
  we're
• 5:27
  looking
• 5:28
  at
• 5:29
  is
• 5:29
  that
• 5:29
  if
• 5:29
  you
• 5:29
  worked
• 5:30
  for
• 5:30
  it,
• 5:30
  you
• 5:30
  would
• 5:31
  earn
• 5:31
  it,
• 5:32
  but
• 5:32
  you
• 5:32
  can't
• 5:32
  work
• 5:32
  for
• 5:33
  it.
• 5:33
  It's
• 5:33
  faith,
• 5:34
  it's
• 5:34
  a
• 5:34
  gift,
• 5:35
  so
• 5:36
  you
• 5:36
  can't
• 5:36
  earn
• 5:37
  it.
• 5:37
  And
• 5:37
  so
• 5:37
  if
• 5:38
  you're
• 5:38
  out
• 5:38
  here
• 5:38
  trying
• 5:39
  to,
• 5:39
  trying
• 5:39
  to
• 5:39
  deserve
• 5:40
  something
• 5:41
  from
• 5:41
  God.
• 5:42
  Then
• 5:43
  you're
• 5:43
  going
• 5:43
  about
• 5:44
  your
• 5:44
  relationship
• 5:44
  with
• 5:45
  God
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  wrong
• 5:45
  way.
• 5:46
  If
• 5:46
  your
• 5:46
  relationship
• 5:47
  with
• 5:47
  God
• 5:47
  is
• 5:47
  based
• 5:47
  on
• 5:47
  you
• 5:48
  doing
• 5:48
  things
• 5:48
  for
• 5:48
  God
• 5:49
  and
• 5:49
  getting
• 5:49
  things
• 5:49
  back
• 5:50
  from
• 5:50
  him,
• 5:51
  you're
• 5:51
  going
• 5:51
  about
• 5:52
  living
• 5:53
  for
• 5:53
  God
• 5:53
  the
• 5:54
  wrong
• 5:54
  way.
• 5:54
  You
• 5:54
  can't
• 5:55
  earn
• 5:56
  anything
• 5:56
  from
• 5:56
  God
• 5:57
  'cause
• 5:57
  then
• 5:57
  God
• 5:57
  would
• 5:58
  owe
• 5:58
  you
• 5:58
  something
• 5:59
  and
• 5:59
  you
• 5:59
  can't
• 6:00
  put
• 6:00
  God
• 6:00
  in
• 6:00
  your
• 6:00
  debt.
• 6:01
  Right.
• 6:03
  You
• 6:03
  can't
• 6:04
  say,
• 6:04
  I
• 6:04
  worked
• 6:04
  for
• 6:05
  you,
• 6:05
  God,
• 6:05
  and
• 6:05
  now
• 6:05
  you
• 6:05
  owe
• 6:05
  me
• 6:06
  this.
• 6:06
  Instead,
• 6:07
  you
• 6:07
  can
• 6:08
  only
• 6:08
  receive
• 6:09
  gifts
• 6:09
  from
• 6:10
  God.
• 6:10
  That's
• 6:11
  what
• 6:11
  we're
• 6:11
  getting
• 6:11
  at.
• 6:11
  That's
• 6:11
  our
• 6:11
  first
• 6:12
  point.
• 6:12
  Don't
• 6:12
  try
• 6:13
  to
• 6:13
  earn
• 6:14
  righteousness.
• 6:16
  Don't
• 6:16
  try
• 6:16
  to
• 6:16
  earn
• 6:17
  righteousness,
• 6:20
  right?
• 6:20
  You
• 6:20
  can't
• 6:20
  work
• 6:21
  for
• 6:21
  God
• 6:21
  and
• 6:21
  get
• 6:22
  paid
• 6:22
  back
• 6:23
  by
• 6:23
  being,
• 6:24
  oh
• 6:24
  yeah,
• 6:24
  you
• 6:25
  did
• 6:25
  all
• 6:25
  these
• 6:25
  great
• 6:25
  things.
• 6:25
  Great.
• 6:26
  You
• 6:26
  deserve
• 6:26
  to
• 6:26
  go
• 6:26
  to
• 6:26
  heaven.
• 6:28
  That's
• 6:29
  not
• 6:29
  how
• 6:30
  you
• 6:30
  can
• 6:30
  get
• 6:30
  into
• 6:31
  heaven.
• 6:32
  You
• 6:32
  don't
• 6:33
  read
• 6:33
  your
• 6:33
  Bible
• 6:33
  enough
• 6:34
  or
• 6:34
  stop
• 6:35
  sinning
• 6:35
  enough
• 6:35
  or
• 6:35
  do
• 6:36
  enough
• 6:36
  good
• 6:36
  things,
• 6:36
  or
• 6:37
  go
• 6:37
  to
• 6:37
  church
• 6:37
  enough
• 6:38
  or
• 6:38
  read
• 6:39
  enough
• 6:39
  Christian
• 6:39
  books
• 6:40
  or
• 6:41
  share
• 6:41
  the
• 6:41
  gospel
• 6:41
  enough
• 6:42
  times,
• 6:43
  none
• 6:43
  of
• 6:43
  that
• 6:44
  earns
• 6:44
  you
• 6:44
  righteousness
• 6:45
  from
• 6:45
  God.
• 6:49
  You
• 6:49
  can
• 6:50
  never
• 6:50
  do
• 6:50
  anything
• 6:51
  that
• 6:51
  would
• 6:51
  deserve
• 6:53
  God
• 6:53
  to,
• 6:53
  to
• 6:53
  pay
• 6:54
  you
• 6:55
  for
• 6:55
  your
• 6:55
  righteousness.
• 6:56
  Remember
• 6:56
  we
• 6:56
  talked
• 6:56
  about
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  wages
• 6:57
  of
• 6:57
  sin
• 6:58
  is
• 6:58
  death.
• 7:00
  The
• 7:00
  payment
• 7:01
  that
• 7:01
  that
• 7:01
  we
• 7:01
  deserve
• 7:02
  isn't
• 7:03
  good
• 7:03
  things
• 7:03
  for
• 7:04
  righteousness.
• 7:04
  It's
• 7:04
  actually
• 7:05
  punishment
• 7:06
  for
• 7:06
  our
• 7:06
  sin
• 7:06
  'cause
• 7:06
  we're
• 7:07
  guilty.
• 7:10
  The
• 7:10
  idea
• 7:10
  of
• 7:11
  like
• 7:11
  trying
• 7:11
  to
• 7:11
  get
• 7:11
  God
• 7:11
  to
• 7:11
  owe
• 7:12
  you
• 7:12
  something,
• 7:12
  you've
• 7:12
  probably
• 7:12
  never
• 7:12
  thought
• 7:13
  about
• 7:13
  that,
• 7:13
  right?
• 7:13
  You've
• 7:13
  probably
• 7:13
  never
• 7:14
  been
• 7:14
  like,
• 7:14
  you
• 7:14
  know
• 7:14
  what,
• 7:14
  I'm
• 7:14
  gonna
• 7:15
  do
• 7:15
  these
• 7:15
  good
• 7:15
  things
• 7:15
  so
• 7:15
  that
• 7:16
  way
• 7:16
  God
• 7:16
  can
• 7:16
  be
• 7:16
  in
• 7:17
  my
• 7:17
  debt
• 7:17
  and
• 7:17
  he
• 7:17
  can
• 7:17
  owe
• 7:17
  me
• 7:18
  something.
• 7:18
  But
• 7:19
  if
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  wanna
• 7:20
  think
• 7:20
  about
• 7:20
  it
• 7:20
  in
• 7:20
  a
• 7:20
  kind
• 7:21
  of
• 7:21
  funny
• 7:21
  way,
• 7:22
  trying
• 7:22
  to
• 7:23
  get
• 7:23
  God
• 7:23
  to
• 7:24
  owe
• 7:24
  you
• 7:24
  something.
• 7:25
  It's
• 7:25
  kind
• 7:26
  of
• 7:26
  like
• 7:26
  buying
• 7:27
  an
• 7:27
  Amazon
• 7:28
  gift
• 7:28
  card
• 7:28
  for
• 7:28
  this
• 7:28
  guy,
• 7:31
  right?
• 7:31
  Imagine
• 7:32
  that
• 7:32
  Christmas
• 7:32
  season's
• 7:33
  coming
• 7:33
  up.
• 7:33
  You're
• 7:33
  trying
• 7:33
  to
• 7:33
  figure
• 7:34
  out
• 7:34
  what
• 7:34
  to
• 7:34
  get
• 7:34
  someone
• 7:34
  for
• 7:34
  for
• 7:35
  Christmas,
• 7:35
  right?
• 7:35
  Imagine
• 7:35
  if
• 7:36
  for
• 7:36
  whatever
• 7:36
  reason,
• 7:37
  you
• 7:37
  know
• 7:37
  you've
• 7:37
  got
• 7:37
  your
• 7:38
  rich
• 7:38
  Uncle
• 7:38
  Jeff,
• 7:39
  and
• 7:39
  you're
• 7:39
  like,
• 7:39
  what
• 7:39
  do
• 7:39
  I
• 7:39
  get?
• 7:40
  What
• 7:40
  do
• 7:40
  I
• 7:40
  get?
• 7:40
  Uncle
• 7:40
  Jeff
• 7:41
  for
• 7:41
  Christmas.
• 7:41
  No
• 7:42
  idea,
• 7:42
  right?
• 7:43
  He
• 7:43
  owns
• 7:44
  everything.
• 7:44
  Oh,
• 7:45
  maybe
• 7:45
  I'll
• 7:45
  get
• 7:45
  him.
• 7:45
  I
• 7:45
  don't
• 7:45
  know
• 7:46
  if
• 7:46
  to
• 7:46
  get
• 7:46
  him.
• 7:46
  I'm
• 7:46
  not
• 7:46
  sure
• 7:46
  what
• 7:46
  he
• 7:46
  likes.
• 7:47
  Default,
• 7:47
  right?
• 7:48
  If
• 7:48
  it's
• 7:48
  a
• 7:48
  girl,
• 7:48
  it's
• 7:48
  a
• 7:48
  Target
• 7:49
  gift
• 7:49
  card.
• 7:49
  If
• 7:49
  it's
• 7:49
  a
• 7:49
  guy,
• 7:49
  it's
• 7:49
  Amazon
• 7:50
  gift
• 7:50
  card,
• 7:50
  right?
• 7:50
  That's
• 7:50
  just
• 7:51
  like
• 7:51
  the
• 7:51
  default
• 7:52
  gift.
• 7:52
  I
• 7:52
  don't
• 7:52
  know
• 7:52
  you
• 7:53
  that
• 7:53
  well.
• 7:53
  Here's
• 7:54
  what
• 7:54
  I'm
• 7:54
  gonna
• 7:54
  get
• 7:54
  you,
• 7:54
  right?
• 7:55
  If
• 7:56
  you
• 7:56
  got
• 7:56
  an
• 7:56
  Amazon
• 7:56
  gift
• 7:57
  card
• 7:57
  for
• 7:57
  Jeff
• 7:57
  Bezos,
• 7:59
  he's
• 7:59
  probably
• 8:00
  gonna
• 8:00
  be
• 8:00
  like,
• 8:01
  like,
• 8:01
  I
• 8:01
  appreciate
• 8:02
  it,
• 8:02
  but
• 8:03
  I
• 8:04
  don't
• 8:04
  really
• 8:04
  need
• 8:04
  this,
• 8:05
  right?
• 8:05
  This,
• 8:05
  you're
• 8:05
  not
• 8:06
  really
• 8:06
  getting
• 8:06
  me
• 8:07
  something.
• 8:08
  I
• 8:08
  kind
• 8:08
  of
• 8:08
  own
• 8:08
  this
• 8:09
  whole
• 8:09
  company,
• 8:10
  right?
• 8:10
  Like
• 8:10
  you're
• 8:10
  not
• 8:10
  really
• 8:11
  getting
• 8:11
  me
• 8:11
  anything.
• 8:12
  It's
• 8:12
  kinda
• 8:12
  like
• 8:13
  that
• 8:13
  with
• 8:13
  God
• 8:13
  if
• 8:13
  you're
• 8:14
  trying
• 8:14
  to,
• 8:14
  to
• 8:14
  do
• 8:15
  something
• 8:15
  for
• 8:15
  God
• 8:16
  so
• 8:16
  that
• 8:16
  he
• 8:17
  can
• 8:17
  like
• 8:17
  pay
• 8:17
  you
• 8:17
  back
• 8:17
  for
• 8:18
  it.
• 8:20
  Does
• 8:20
  God
• 8:20
  need
• 8:20
  you
• 8:21
  to
• 8:21
  do
• 8:21
  anything
• 8:21
  for
• 8:21
  him?
• 8:23
  No.
• 8:24
  Can
• 8:24
  you
• 8:25
  like
• 8:26
  put
• 8:27
  God
• 8:27
  in
• 8:27
  debt?
• 8:27
  The
• 8:28
  fact
• 8:28
  that,
• 8:28
  oh,
• 8:28
  God
• 8:28
  would
• 8:28
  have
• 8:29
  to
• 8:29
  like
• 8:29
  now
• 8:30
  should
• 8:30
  give
• 8:30
  you
• 8:31
  something.
• 8:32
  No.
• 8:33
  Right.
• 8:34
  You,
• 8:34
  God
• 8:34
  doesn't,
• 8:36
  God
• 8:36
  doesn't
• 8:36
  become
• 8:36
  in
• 8:37
  your
• 8:38
  service,
• 8:39
  right?
• 8:39
  Because
• 8:39
  think
• 8:40
  about
• 8:40
  it.
• 8:40
  When
• 8:40
  someone
• 8:40
  owes
• 8:40
  you
• 8:41
  something,
• 8:42
  you,
• 8:43
  you're,
• 8:43
  you're
• 8:43
  in
• 8:44
  position
• 8:44
  over
• 8:45
  them,
• 8:45
  right?
• 8:45
  You're
• 8:45
  saying
• 8:45
  that,
• 8:46
  oh,
• 8:46
  they,
• 8:47
  they
• 8:47
  need
• 8:47
  to
• 8:48
  give
• 8:48
  me
• 8:48
  this.
• 8:48
  Right?
• 8:48
  They're,
• 8:49
  they're
• 8:49
  in
• 8:49
  my
• 8:49
  debt.
• 8:50
  When
• 8:50
  like,
• 8:50
  like
• 8:50
  you
• 8:51
  work
• 8:51
  for
• 8:51
  your,
• 8:51
  your
• 8:52
  job,
• 8:52
  right?
• 8:53
  And
• 8:53
  you,
• 8:53
  they
• 8:53
  need
• 8:54
  to
• 8:54
  give
• 8:54
  you
• 8:54
  your
• 8:54
  paycheck.
• 8:55
  I
• 8:55
  remember
• 8:55
  one
• 8:55
  of
• 8:55
  you
• 8:55
  was
• 8:55
  telling
• 8:55
  me
• 8:56
  you
• 8:57
  had
• 8:57
  to
• 8:57
  try
• 8:57
  to
• 8:57
  get
• 8:58
  your
• 8:58
  paychecks
• 8:58
  from
• 8:58
  your
• 8:59
  job
• 8:59
  'cause
• 8:59
  they
• 8:59
  wouldn't
• 8:59
  pay
• 8:59
  you.
• 9:01
  I
• 9:01
  was
• 9:01
  hearing
• 9:01
  about
• 9:01
  this
• 9:02
  a
• 9:02
  few
• 9:02
  weeks
• 9:02
  ago.
• 9:02
  That
• 9:03
  company
• 9:03
  is
• 9:03
  in
• 9:03
  your
• 9:04
  debt.
• 9:04
  They
• 9:04
  owe
• 9:04
  you
• 9:05
  money.
• 9:07
  That's
• 9:07
  not
• 9:07
  how
• 9:07
  your
• 9:08
  relationship
• 9:08
  with
• 9:08
  God
• 9:08
  works.
• 9:09
  You
• 9:09
  don't
• 9:09
  say,
• 9:09
  Hey,
• 9:09
  God,
• 9:10
  look,
• 9:10
  I
• 9:10
  read
• 9:11
  my
• 9:11
  Bible
• 9:12
  every
• 9:12
  day
• 9:12
  this
• 9:12
  week.
• 9:12
  Now
• 9:13
  you
• 9:13
  owe
• 9:13
  me
• 9:14
  this.
• 9:15
  That's
• 9:16
  not
• 9:16
  how
• 9:16
  your
• 9:17
  relationship
• 9:17
  with
• 9:17
  God
• 9:17
  works,
• 9:17
  if
• 9:17
  that's
• 9:18
  how
• 9:18
  you're
• 9:18
  going
• 9:18
  about
• 9:19
  your
• 9:19
  relationship
• 9:19
  with
• 9:19
  God,
• 9:21
  Paul
• 9:21
  says,
• 9:21
  you're
• 9:22
  living
• 9:22
  by
• 9:22
  works,
• 9:23
  not
• 9:23
  by
• 9:23
  faith.
• 9:24
  You're
• 9:25
  trying
• 9:25
  to
• 9:25
  earn
• 9:25
  things
• 9:26
  from
• 9:26
  God,
• 9:26
  and
• 9:27
  that's
• 9:27
  not
• 9:27
  the
• 9:27
  way
• 9:27
  God's
• 9:28
  economy
• 9:29
  works.
• 9:30
  We
• 9:31
  talked
• 9:31
  about
• 9:31
  last
• 9:31
  week,
• 9:31
  but
• 9:32
  faith
• 9:32
  is
• 9:33
  receiving,
• 9:34
  right?
• 9:34
  Faith
• 9:35
  is
• 9:35
  not
• 9:36
  working
• 9:36
  or
• 9:36
  earning.
• 9:37
  Faith
• 9:37
  isn't
• 9:37
  a
• 9:37
  transaction
• 9:38
  with
• 9:38
  God.
• 9:39
  It's
• 9:39
  not.
• 9:40
  I
• 9:40
  do
• 9:40
  faith.
• 9:41
  He
• 9:41
  gives
• 9:41
  me
• 9:42
  righteousness.
• 9:44
  Faith
• 9:44
  is
• 9:44
  the
• 9:45
  helpless
• 9:45
  posture
• 9:46
  of
• 9:46
  I
• 9:46
  don't
• 9:47
  have
• 9:47
  righteousness.
• 9:47
  I'm
• 9:48
  not
• 9:48
  good
• 9:48
  enough.
• 9:48
  I
• 9:48
  can't
• 9:49
  be
• 9:49
  good
• 9:49
  enough.
• 9:50
  God,
• 9:50
  you
• 9:51
  have
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  do
• 9:51
  everything.
• 9:52
  And
• 9:52
  so
• 9:52
  I'm
• 9:52
  just
• 9:52
  trusting
• 9:53
  you
• 9:53
  and
• 9:54
  begging
• 9:54
  you
• 9:54
  to
• 9:54
  do
• 9:55
  this
• 9:55
  for
• 9:55
  me.
• 9:56
  There's
• 9:56
  no
• 9:56
  leverage
• 9:57
  going
• 9:57
  on.
• 9:57
  It's
• 9:57
  not
• 9:57
  God.
• 9:58
  I
• 9:58
  had
• 9:58
  faith,
• 9:58
  so
• 9:59
  you
• 9:59
  better
• 9:59
  come
• 9:59
  through.
• 10:00
  You
• 10:01
  don't
• 10:01
  have
• 10:01
  any
• 10:01
  leverage
• 10:02
  in
• 10:02
  this
• 10:02
  transaction.
• 10:02
  Faith
• 10:03
  is
• 10:03
  a
• 10:03
  complete
• 10:04
  dependence
• 10:04
  on
• 10:04
  God,
• 10:05
  right?
• 10:05
  You
• 10:06
  don't
• 10:06
  go
• 10:06
  into
• 10:07
  to
• 10:07
  a
• 10:07
  negotiation
• 10:08
  with
• 10:08
  God
• 10:08
  and
• 10:08
  say,
• 10:08
  well,
• 10:08
  God,
• 10:09
  look,
• 10:09
  I'm
• 10:09
  putting
• 10:10
  my
• 10:10
  faith
• 10:10
  in
• 10:10
  you,
• 10:10
  so
• 10:10
  you
• 10:11
  better
• 10:11
  do
• 10:11
  this
• 10:11
  for
• 10:11
  me.
• 10:12
  Faith
• 10:12
  isn't
• 10:12
  a
• 10:12
  work.
• 10:13
  Faith
• 10:14
  is
• 10:14
  a
• 10:14
  posture
• 10:15
  of
• 10:16
  dependence.
• 10:16
  It's
• 10:17
  saying,
• 10:17
  God,
• 10:17
  I
• 10:18
  need
• 10:18
  you,
• 10:20
  not,
• 10:20
  I'm
• 10:20
  trying
• 10:20
  to
• 10:20
  get
• 10:21
  something
• 10:21
  from
• 10:21
  you.
• 10:25
  Right.
• 10:25
  We
• 10:25
  don't,
• 10:27
  the
• 10:27
  reason
• 10:27
  this
• 10:27
  is
• 10:28
  hard
• 10:28
  is
• 10:29
  because
• 10:29
  we
• 10:29
  don't
• 10:30
  want
• 10:30
  to,
• 10:30
  to
• 10:30
  need
• 10:31
  righteousness.
• 10:32
  We
• 10:33
  don't
• 10:33
  like
• 10:33
  the
• 10:33
  idea
• 10:34
  that
• 10:34
  I'm
• 10:34
  not
• 10:34
  good
• 10:34
  enough
• 10:35
  and
• 10:35
  I
• 10:35
  need
• 10:35
  someone
• 10:35
  else
• 10:35
  to
• 10:36
  help
• 10:36
  me,
• 10:37
  right?
• 10:37
  Because
• 10:37
  we're
• 10:37
  prideful.
• 10:38
  And
• 10:39
  so
• 10:39
  I
• 10:39
  think
• 10:40
  even
• 10:40
  as
• 10:40
  a
• 10:40
  Christian,
• 10:40
  I
• 10:40
  know
• 10:41
  one
• 10:41
  I
• 10:41
  was
• 10:41
  having
• 10:42
  a
• 10:42
  conversation
• 10:42
  with
• 10:43
  with
• 10:43
  someone
• 10:43
  even
• 10:43
  a
• 10:44
  couple
• 10:44
  of
• 10:44
  years
• 10:44
  ago,
• 10:45
  and
• 10:45
  I
• 10:45
  was
• 10:45
  talking
• 10:46
  with
• 10:46
  him
• 10:46
  about
• 10:46
  the
• 10:46
  fact
• 10:46
  that
• 10:47
  I
• 10:47
  resented
• 10:48
  the
• 10:48
  fact
• 10:49
  that
• 10:49
  I
• 10:49
  needed
• 10:49
  God
• 10:50
  to
• 10:50
  forgive
• 10:50
  me.
• 10:51
  I
• 10:51
  hated
• 10:52
  being
• 10:52
  forgiven.
• 10:52
  I
• 10:52
  hated
• 10:53
  sending,
• 10:53
  'cause
• 10:53
  I
• 10:53
  hated
• 10:53
  being
• 10:54
  forgiven.
• 10:55
  It
• 10:55
  wasn't
• 10:55
  so
• 10:55
  much
• 10:55
  about
• 10:56
  personally
• 10:56
  offending
• 10:57
  God,
• 10:58
  it
• 10:58
  was
• 10:58
  actually
• 10:58
  about
• 10:59
  me.
• 10:59
  I
• 11:00
  didn't
• 11:00
  like
• 11:00
  the
• 11:00
  fact
• 11:00
  that
• 11:01
  God
• 11:01
  had
• 11:01
  to
• 11:01
  forgive
• 11:01
  me
• 11:02
  and
• 11:02
  that
• 11:02
  God
• 11:02
  had
• 11:02
  to
• 11:02
  make
• 11:02
  me
• 11:03
  righteous.
• 11:04
  Right?
• 11:04
  That's
• 11:04
  a
• 11:04
  really
• 11:05
  prideful
• 11:05
  way
• 11:05
  to
• 11:06
  approach
• 11:06
  your
• 11:06
  life
• 11:07
  'cause
• 11:07
  that's
• 11:07
  really
• 11:08
  about
• 11:08
  you
• 11:08
  and
• 11:08
  it's
• 11:08
  not
• 11:08
  about
• 11:09
  God,
• 11:10
  right?
• 11:10
  You're,
• 11:10
  you're
• 11:10
  trying
• 11:10
  to
• 11:10
  get
• 11:11
  God
• 11:11
  to
• 11:11
  make
• 11:11
  you
• 11:11
  feel
• 11:12
  better
• 11:12
  about
• 11:12
  yourself.
• 11:13
  That's
• 11:14
  what
• 11:14
  I
• 11:14
  was
• 11:14
  doing.
• 11:15
  So
• 11:15
  maybe
• 11:16
  that's
• 11:16
  you.
• 11:16
  You
• 11:16
  don't
• 11:16
  want
• 11:16
  to
• 11:16
  need
• 11:17
  righteousness,
• 11:17
  and
• 11:17
  so
• 11:18
  that's
• 11:18
  why
• 11:18
  faith
• 11:18
  is
• 11:18
  so
• 11:19
  hard
• 11:19
  for
• 11:19
  you.
• 11:20
  Or
• 11:20
  maybe
• 11:21
  it's
• 11:21
  hard
• 11:21
  'cause
• 11:21
  you
• 11:22
  want
• 11:22
  to
• 11:22
  deserve
• 11:22
  it.
• 11:22
  You
• 11:23
  want
• 11:23
  to
• 11:23
  earn
• 11:23
  it,
• 11:23
  you
• 11:24
  want
• 11:24
  to
• 11:24
  say,
• 11:24
  oh
• 11:24
  yeah,
• 11:24
  I,
• 11:25
  I
• 11:25
  made
• 11:25
  it,
• 11:26
  I
• 11:26
  did
• 11:26
  that,
• 11:26
  I
• 11:26
  got
• 11:27
  that.
• 11:27
  That's
• 11:27
  me.
• 11:27
  Like,
• 11:27
  that's
• 11:27
  mine.
• 11:28
  I
• 11:28
  worked
• 11:28
  for
• 11:29
  that
• 11:29
  and
• 11:29
  I
• 11:29
  earned
• 11:29
  it
• 11:29
  because
• 11:29
  it
• 11:29
  feels
• 11:30
  good.
• 11:30
  It
• 11:30
  feels
• 11:31
  good
• 11:31
  to
• 11:31
  say,
• 11:31
  oh
• 11:31
  yeah,
• 11:31
  I
• 11:31
  earned
• 11:32
  it.
• 11:32
  And
• 11:33
  that's
• 11:33
  the
• 11:33
  problem
• 11:33
  is
• 11:33
  that
• 11:33
  faith
• 11:34
  is
• 11:34
  the
• 11:34
  opposite.
• 11:34
  Faith
• 11:34
  is,
• 11:34
  I
• 11:35
  didn't
• 11:35
  earn
• 11:35
  this.
• 11:36
  It's,
• 11:36
  it's
• 11:36
  a
• 11:36
  gift.
• 11:36
  It's
• 11:37
  grace
• 11:38
  it.
• 11:38
  God
• 11:38
  gave
• 11:39
  this
• 11:39
  to
• 11:39
  me.
• 11:40
  I
• 11:40
  didn't
• 11:41
  do
• 11:41
  anything
• 11:41
  special
• 11:42
  to
• 11:42
  make
• 11:43
  God
• 11:43
  do
• 11:44
  this.
• 11:45
  That's
• 11:46
  how
• 11:46
  faith
• 11:46
  works,
• 11:47
  and
• 11:47
  that's
• 11:48
  why
• 11:48
  faith
• 11:48
  is
• 11:48
  hard
• 11:48
  is
• 11:49
  because
• 11:49
  we're
• 11:49
  naturally
• 11:50
  prideful.
• 11:50
  We
• 11:50
  naturally
• 11:51
  want
• 11:52
  to
• 11:52
  earn
• 11:52
  things
• 11:53
  and
• 11:53
  we
• 11:53
  naturally
• 11:53
  don't
• 11:54
  want
• 11:54
  to
• 11:54
  admit
• 11:55
  that
• 11:55
  we're
• 11:55
  not
• 11:55
  good
• 11:55
  enough.
• 11:57
  And
• 11:57
  so
• 11:58
  even
• 11:59
  though
• 11:59
  the
• 12:00
  gospel
• 12:00
  is
• 12:00
  very
• 12:01
  simple,
• 12:02
  it's
• 12:02
  very
• 12:02
  hard,
• 12:03
  right?
• 12:04
  Because
• 12:04
  righteousness
• 12:05
  is
• 12:05
  free,
• 12:06
  but
• 12:06
  it's
• 12:06
  hard
• 12:07
  to
• 12:07
  get
• 12:08
  because
• 12:08
  it
• 12:08
  requires
• 12:09
  humility.
• 12:10
  You
• 12:10
  can't
• 12:11
  have
• 12:11
  faith
• 12:11
  without
• 12:12
  humbling
• 12:12
  yourself
• 12:13
  before
• 12:13
  God.
• 12:14
  You
• 12:14
  need
• 12:15
  someone
• 12:15
  else
• 12:15
  to
• 12:15
  do
• 12:16
  it.
• 12:16
  That's
• 12:16
  what
• 12:16
  faith
• 12:16
  says.
• 12:17
  Faith
• 12:17
  says,
• 12:17
  you
• 12:18
  have
• 12:18
  to
• 12:18
  do
• 12:18
  it,
• 12:18
  God,
• 12:18
  not
• 12:19
  me.
• 12:20
  Right?
• 12:20
  Faith
• 12:20
  says,
• 12:20
  I
• 12:21
  don't
• 12:21
  deserve
• 12:21
  this,
• 12:21
  but
• 12:21
  I
• 12:21
  need
• 12:22
  this.
• 12:22
  I
• 12:22
  don't
• 12:22
  need,
• 12:23
  right.
• 12:23
  I
• 12:23
  don't,
• 12:24
  I,
• 12:24
  I
• 12:24
  don't
• 12:24
  deserve
• 12:25
  righteousness,
• 12:25
  but
• 12:25
  I
• 12:26
  need
• 12:27
  you,
• 12:27
  God,
• 12:27
  to
• 12:28
  treat
• 12:28
  me
• 12:28
  like
• 12:28
  I'm
• 12:28
  righteous.
• 12:30
  And
• 12:30
  that's
• 12:30
  why
• 12:30
  it's
• 12:30
  so
• 12:30
  hard,
• 12:31
  even
• 12:31
  though
• 12:31
  it's
• 12:31
  so
• 12:31
  simple.
• 12:33
  It's,
• 12:33
  it's
• 12:34
  a
• 12:34
  free
• 12:34
  gift
• 12:34
  of
• 12:35
  righteousness,
• 12:36
  but
• 12:36
  it's
• 12:36
  so
• 12:36
  hard
• 12:36
  to
• 12:36
  receive.
• 12:38
  We're
• 12:38
  naturally
• 12:39
  wired
• 12:40
  as
• 12:40
  prideful
• 12:41
  people
• 12:41
  to
• 12:41
  say,
• 12:42
  I
• 12:42
  want
• 12:42
  to
• 12:42
  earn
• 12:42
  it.
• 12:43
  I
• 12:43
  don't
• 12:43
  wanna
• 12:43
  be
• 12:43
  gifted.
• 12:45
  Or
• 12:45
  even
• 12:45
  after
• 12:45
  you
• 12:45
  become
• 12:46
  a
• 12:46
  Christian,
• 12:46
  maybe
• 12:46
  now
• 12:46
  you're
• 12:47
  trying
• 12:47
  to
• 12:47
  feel
• 12:47
  like
• 12:47
  you've
• 12:48
  earned
• 12:48
  it.
• 12:50
  So
• 12:51
  faith
• 12:52
  and
• 12:53
  earning
• 12:53
  are
• 12:54
  opposed
• 12:54
  to
• 12:54
  each
• 12:54
  other,
• 12:55
  right?
• 12:56
  Faith
• 12:56
  and
• 12:56
  deserving
• 12:57
  are
• 12:57
  opposed
• 12:57
  to
• 12:57
  each
• 12:57
  other,
• 12:58
  and
• 12:58
  that's
• 12:59
  why,
• 12:59
  like
• 12:59
  we
• 13:00
  talked
• 13:00
  about
• 13:00
  last
• 13:00
  week,
• 13:01
  faith
• 13:01
  and
• 13:01
  pride
• 13:02
  are
• 13:02
  opposed
• 13:03
  to
• 13:03
  each
• 13:03
  other
• 13:04
  'cause
• 13:04
  they,
• 13:04
  they
• 13:05
  can't
• 13:05
  mix.
• 13:08
  But
• 13:09
  in
• 13:09
  this
• 13:09
  whole
• 13:09
  paragraph,
• 13:10
  it
• 13:10
  wasn't
• 13:10
  just
• 13:11
  Abraham
• 13:12
  who's
• 13:12
  kind
• 13:12
  of
• 13:12
  righteous
• 13:12
  by
• 13:13
  faith.
• 13:13
  Paul
• 13:13
  also
• 13:13
  talks
• 13:14
  about
• 13:15
  David,
• 13:15
  and
• 13:15
  so
• 13:15
  we'll
• 13:16
  pick
• 13:16
  up
• 13:16
  again
• 13:16
  in
• 13:16
  verse
• 13:16
  five
• 13:17
  and
• 13:17
  we'll
• 13:17
  keep
• 13:17
  going.
• 13:18
  So
• 13:18
  verse
• 13:18
  five
• 13:19
  again.
• 13:19
  So
• 13:19
  the
• 13:19
  one
• 13:20
  who
• 13:21
  does
• 13:21
  not
• 13:22
  work
• 13:22
  but
• 13:22
  believes
• 13:23
  in
• 13:23
  him,
• 13:23
  who
• 13:23
  justifies
• 13:24
  the
• 13:24
  ungodly,
• 13:24
  his
• 13:25
  faith
• 13:25
  is
• 13:25
  counted
• 13:26
  as
• 13:26
  righteousness.
• 13:26
  And
• 13:26
  what
• 13:26
  Paul's
• 13:27
  gonna
• 13:27
  do
• 13:27
  is
• 13:27
  gonna
• 13:27
  say
• 13:28
  that
• 13:28
  idea
• 13:28
  of
• 13:28
  being
• 13:29
  counted
• 13:29
  as
• 13:29
  righteous.
• 13:30
  It's
• 13:30
  not
• 13:30
  just
• 13:30
  something
• 13:31
  that
• 13:31
  I
• 13:31
  made
• 13:31
  up
• 13:31
  as
• 13:32
  a
• 13:32
  New
• 13:32
  Testament
• 13:32
  person,
• 13:33
  but
• 13:33
  it's
• 13:33
  actually
• 13:34
  an
• 13:34
  Old
• 13:34
  Testament
• 13:35
  idea,
• 13:35
  and
• 13:36
  he
• 13:36
  goes
• 13:36
  and
• 13:36
  he
• 13:36
  talks
• 13:37
  about
• 13:37
  David.
• 13:38
  David
• 13:39
  talks
• 13:39
  about
• 13:39
  the
• 13:40
  blessing
• 13:40
  of
• 13:40
  the
• 13:40
  one
• 13:41
  to
• 13:41
  whom
• 13:41
  God
• 13:42
  counts
• 13:42
  righteousness
• 13:43
  apart
• 13:43
  from
• 13:43
  works.
• 13:44
  So
• 13:44
  this
• 13:44
  idea
• 13:45
  that
• 13:45
  God
• 13:45
  makes
• 13:45
  people
• 13:46
  righteous
• 13:46
  even
• 13:46
  though
• 13:46
  they
• 13:46
  don't
• 13:47
  deserve
• 13:47
  it,
• 13:47
  not
• 13:48
  a
• 13:48
  New
• 13:48
  Testament
• 13:48
  idea,
• 13:49
  it's
• 13:49
  an
• 13:49
  Old
• 13:49
  Testament
• 13:50
  idea.
• 13:50
  And
• 13:50
  so
• 13:50
  he
• 13:50
  quotes
• 13:51
  Psalm
• 13:52
  32.
• 13:53
  Blessed
• 13:54
  are
• 13:54
  those
• 13:55
  whose
• 13:55
  lawless
• 13:55
  deeds
• 13:56
  are
• 13:56
  forgiven
• 13:57
  and
• 13:57
  whose
• 13:57
  sins
• 13:58
  are
• 13:58
  covered.
• 14:00
  Blessed
• 14:00
  is
• 14:00
  the
• 14:00
  man
• 14:00
  against
• 14:01
  whom
• 14:01
  the
• 14:01
  Lord
• 14:01
  will
• 14:02
  not
• 14:02
  count
• 14:03
  his
• 14:03
  sin,
• 14:04
  right?
• 14:04
  You
• 14:04
  see
• 14:04
  that?
• 14:05
  The
• 14:05
  idea
• 14:05
  of
• 14:05
  being
• 14:05
  counted
• 14:07
  as
• 14:07
  righteous,
• 14:08
  even
• 14:08
  though
• 14:08
  you're
• 14:08
  sinner,
• 14:09
  you're
• 14:09
  a
• 14:09
  sinner.
• 14:10
  David
• 14:11
  wrote
• 14:11
  this
• 14:11
  psalm
• 14:12
  after
• 14:12
  he
• 14:13
  sinned
• 14:13
  with
• 14:13
  Bathsheba,
• 14:14
  right?
• 14:14
  You
• 14:14
  know
• 14:14
  this
• 14:14
  story.
• 14:15
  David
• 14:15
  did
• 14:15
  all
• 14:16
  these
• 14:16
  horrible
• 14:16
  things,
• 14:18
  right?
• 14:18
  He
• 14:18
  killed
• 14:18
  someone.
• 14:19
  He
• 14:19
  lied
• 14:20
  about
• 14:20
  it,
• 14:20
  he
• 14:20
  tried
• 14:21
  to
• 14:21
  cover
• 14:21
  it
• 14:21
  up,
• 14:22
  all
• 14:22
  these
• 14:22
  things,
• 14:24
  and
• 14:25
  he
• 14:25
  didn't
• 14:26
  really
• 14:27
  get
• 14:27
  punished
• 14:28
  for
• 14:28
  it.
• 14:29
  He
• 14:30
  kind
• 14:30
  of
• 14:30
  did,
• 14:30
  but
• 14:31
  not
• 14:31
  really.
• 14:32
  Right.
• 14:32
  There's
• 14:33
  a,
• 14:33
  there's
• 14:33
  a
• 14:33
  meme,
• 14:33
  you
• 14:33
  know,
• 14:33
  the
• 14:33
  meme
• 14:34
  up,
• 14:34
  the
• 14:34
  guy
• 14:34
  standing,
• 14:34
  like,
• 14:35
  it's
• 14:35
  the
• 14:35
  guy
• 14:35
  with
• 14:35
  glasses.
• 14:35
  He's
• 14:36
  saying
• 14:36
  there
• 14:36
  looking
• 14:36
  angry
• 14:36
  at
• 14:36
  someone.
• 14:37
  I
• 14:38
  don't,
• 14:38
  I
• 14:38
  don't
• 14:38
  have
• 14:38
  a
• 14:38
  picture
• 14:38
  of
• 14:39
  it,
• 14:39
  but
• 14:39
  there's
• 14:39
  a,
• 14:40
  there's
• 14:40
  a
• 14:40
  meme
• 14:41
  that's
• 14:41
  like
• 14:41
  when
• 14:41
  you,
• 14:42
  when
• 14:42
  Uriah
• 14:42
  sees
• 14:42
  David
• 14:43
  in
• 14:43
  heaven,
• 14:44
  he's
• 14:44
  gonna
• 14:45
  be
• 14:45
  like,
• 14:45
  for
• 14:45
  real.
• 14:46
  Like
• 14:46
  seriously,
• 14:47
  you
• 14:47
  did
• 14:48
  that,
• 14:48
  right.
• 14:51
  If
• 14:51
  you
• 14:51
  were
• 14:51
  Uriah,
• 14:52
  you
• 14:52
  would
• 14:52
  be
• 14:52
  like,
• 14:53
  man,
• 14:54
  I
• 14:54
  don't
• 14:55
  know
• 14:55
  if
• 14:55
  God
• 14:55
  should
• 14:55
  forgive
• 14:56
  that
• 14:56
  guy.
• 14:57
  You,
• 14:58
  but
• 14:59
  David
• 14:59
  gets
• 15:00
  forgiven.
• 15:01
  He,
• 15:02
  he
• 15:02
  doesn't
• 15:02
  get
• 15:02
  treated
• 15:04
  like
• 15:04
  he's
• 15:04
  guilty.
• 15:06
  David
• 15:07
  gets
• 15:07
  to
• 15:07
  go
• 15:07
  to
• 15:07
  heaven.
• 15:09
  His
• 15:10
  deeds,
• 15:10
  his
• 15:10
  lawless
• 15:11
  deeds
• 15:11
  are
• 15:11
  forgiven.
• 15:12
  His
• 15:12
  sins
• 15:12
  are
• 15:13
  covered.
• 15:13
  He's
• 15:13
  treated
• 15:13
  like
• 15:14
  he's
• 15:14
  not
• 15:14
  sinful
• 15:15
  when
• 15:15
  he
• 15:16
  stands.
• 15:16
  When
• 15:16
  David
• 15:16
  stood
• 15:17
  before
• 15:17
  God,
• 15:17
  after
• 15:18
  he
• 15:18
  died
• 15:18
  and
• 15:18
  was
• 15:18
  judged,
• 15:20
  he
• 15:20
  was
• 15:20
  judged
• 15:20
  as
• 15:21
  righteous
• 15:22
  because.
• 15:23
  He
• 15:24
  had
• 15:24
  faith
• 15:24
  in
• 15:25
  Jesus,
• 15:25
  not
• 15:25
  because
• 15:26
  of
• 15:27
  anything
• 15:28
  he
• 15:28
  did.
• 15:29
  David
• 15:30
  didn't
• 15:30
  work
• 15:30
  for
• 15:30
  his
• 15:31
  righteousness
• 15:31
  either.
• 15:31
  That's
• 15:31
  what
• 15:32
  Paul's
• 15:32
  point
• 15:32
  is.
• 15:33
  Abraham
• 15:33
  didn't
• 15:34
  work
• 15:34
  for
• 15:34
  his
• 15:34
  righteousness.
• 15:35
  David
• 15:35
  didn't
• 15:35
  work
• 15:35
  for
• 15:35
  his
• 15:35
  righteousness.
• 15:36
  It
• 15:36
  was
• 15:37
  given
• 15:37
  to
• 15:37
  them
• 15:38
  by
• 15:38
  God.
• 15:40
  So
• 15:40
  there's
• 15:41
  two
• 15:41
  things
• 15:41
  I
• 15:41
  want
• 15:41
  you
• 15:41
  to
• 15:41
  see
• 15:42
  here
• 15:42
  about
• 15:42
  forgiveness.
• 15:43
  I
• 15:43
  want
• 15:44
  you
• 15:44
  to
• 15:44
  see
• 15:44
  that
• 15:44
  it's
• 15:44
  a
• 15:44
  gift
• 15:45
  and
• 15:45
  I
• 15:45
  want
• 15:45
  you
• 15:45
  to
• 15:45
  see
• 15:46
  that
• 15:46
  it
• 15:46
  makes
• 15:46
  you
• 15:46
  happy.
• 15:47
  That's
• 15:47
  what
• 15:47
  blessed
• 15:48
  means.
• 15:48
  Okay?
• 15:48
  So
• 15:48
  point
• 15:48
  to
• 15:49
  find
• 15:49
  happiness
• 15:50
  in
• 15:50
  the
• 15:51
  gift
• 15:51
  of
• 15:52
  forgiveness.
• 15:57
  So,
• 15:57
  two
• 15:57
  things
• 15:58
  I
• 15:58
  want
• 15:58
  you
• 15:58
  to
• 15:58
  see
• 15:58
  about
• 15:59
  forgiveness.
• 15:59
  It's
• 16:00
  a
• 16:00
  gift,
• 16:00
  right?
• 16:00
  You,
• 16:01
  you
• 16:01
  can't
• 16:01
  deserve
• 16:01
  it.
• 16:02
  You
• 16:02
  can't
• 16:02
  earn
• 16:03
  it,
• 16:03
  you
• 16:03
  can't
• 16:03
  work
• 16:03
  for
• 16:04
  it,
• 16:04
  and
• 16:05
  it
• 16:06
  makes
• 16:06
  you
• 16:07
  happy.
• 16:09
  So
• 16:10
  let's
• 16:10
  focus
• 16:10
  on
• 16:10
  the,
• 16:11
  the
• 16:11
  gift
• 16:11
  part
• 16:12
  first,
• 16:12
  right?
• 16:12
  Gift
• 16:13
  related
• 16:13
  to
• 16:13
  faith,
• 16:14
  right?
• 16:14
  Faith
• 16:15
  receives
• 16:16
  things.
• 16:16
  Faith
• 16:17
  doesn't
• 16:17
  earn
• 16:18
  things.
• 16:19
  You
• 16:20
  get
• 16:20
  forgiveness
• 16:21
  through
• 16:22
  faith.
• 16:22
  That's
• 16:22
  how
• 16:22
  you
• 16:23
  get
• 16:23
  God
• 16:23
  to
• 16:23
  take
• 16:24
  away
• 16:24
  your
• 16:24
  sin.
• 16:24
  You
• 16:24
  trust
• 16:25
  him
• 16:26
  and
• 16:26
  he
• 16:26
  covers
• 16:26
  your
• 16:27
  sin.
• 16:27
  He
• 16:27
  treats
• 16:28
  you
• 16:28
  like
• 16:28
  it
• 16:28
  didn't
• 16:28
  happen.
• 16:29
  One
• 16:29
  of
• 16:29
  the
• 16:30
  Psalms
• 16:30
  says
• 16:30
  that
• 16:31
  he
• 16:31
  puts
• 16:31
  it
• 16:32
  behind
• 16:32
  his
• 16:32
  back
• 16:32
  and
• 16:32
  he
• 16:32
  doesn't
• 16:33
  remember
• 16:33
  it
• 16:33
  anymore.
• 16:35
  God
• 16:35
  treats
• 16:35
  you
• 16:36
  like
• 16:36
  you
• 16:36
  never
• 16:36
  did
• 16:37
  any
• 16:37
  of
• 16:37
  the
• 16:37
  things
• 16:37
  that
• 16:38
  you've
• 16:38
  done
• 16:38
  wrong.
• 16:39
  That's
• 16:39
  what
• 16:39
  forgiveness
• 16:39
  is,
• 16:41
  and
• 16:42
  it's
• 16:42
  not
• 16:43
  because
• 16:43
  of
• 16:43
  something
• 16:44
  you
• 16:44
  did.
• 16:45
  It's
• 16:45
  because
• 16:45
  it's
• 16:45
  a
• 16:45
  gift,
• 16:46
  and
• 16:46
  faith
• 16:46
  is
• 16:47
  that
• 16:47
  posture
• 16:47
  of
• 16:48
  receiving
• 16:49
  that
• 16:49
  gift,
• 16:51
  and
• 16:51
  that's
• 16:51
  the
• 16:51
  only
• 16:52
  way
• 16:52
  that
• 16:52
  you
• 16:52
  can
• 16:52
  get
• 16:53
  your
• 16:53
  sin
• 16:53
  taken
• 16:54
  away.
• 16:55
  The
• 16:55
  only
• 16:55
  way
• 16:55
  you
• 16:55
  can
• 16:56
  get
• 16:56
  your
• 16:56
  sin
• 16:56
  to
• 16:56
  really
• 16:57
  actually
• 16:57
  go
• 16:57
  away
• 16:59
  is
• 17:00
  forgiveness.
• 17:01
  Right.
• 17:01
  You
• 17:01
  can't
• 17:02
  sometimes.
• 17:02
  Right.
• 17:02
  We
• 17:02
  rely
• 17:03
  on
• 17:03
  time
• 17:04
  to
• 17:04
  take
• 17:04
  away
• 17:04
  our
• 17:04
  sin.
• 17:05
  Right.
• 17:05
  Well,
• 17:05
  maybe
• 17:06
  if
• 17:06
  I
• 17:06
  just
• 17:06
  forget
• 17:06
  about
• 17:07
  it,
• 17:07
  maybe
• 17:07
  if
• 17:07
  I
• 17:07
  just
• 17:08
  wait.
• 17:09
  Sometimes
• 17:10
  even
• 17:10
  Christians
• 17:10
  can
• 17:10
  do
• 17:10
  this,
• 17:11
  right?
• 17:12
  We
• 17:12
  can
• 17:12
  say,
• 17:12
  oh
• 17:12
  yeah,
• 17:13
  I
• 17:13
  know
• 17:13
  I
• 17:13
  sinned.
• 17:13
  I
• 17:13
  don't
• 17:13
  feel
• 17:14
  like
• 17:14
  I
• 17:14
  can
• 17:14
  come
• 17:14
  to
• 17:14
  God
• 17:14
  about
• 17:15
  and
• 17:15
  talk
• 17:15
  to
• 17:16
  him
• 17:16
  about
• 17:16
  it
• 17:16
  right
• 17:16
  now.
• 17:17
  And
• 17:17
  I
• 17:17
  feel
• 17:17
  guilty.
• 17:18
  I
• 17:18
  feel
• 17:18
  too
• 17:18
  far
• 17:18
  from
• 17:19
  him,
• 17:19
  so
• 17:19
  I'm
• 17:19
  not
• 17:19
  gonna,
• 17:20
  I'm
• 17:20
  not
• 17:20
  gonna
• 17:20
  come
• 17:21
  to
• 17:21
  come
• 17:21
  to
• 17:21
  God.
• 17:21
  I'm
• 17:21
  gonna
• 17:22
  wait
• 17:22
  a
• 17:22
  little
• 17:22
  bit.
• 17:23
  And
• 17:23
  we
• 17:23
  kind
• 17:24
  of
• 17:24
  wait
• 17:24
  a
• 17:24
  few
• 17:24
  days
• 17:25
  and
• 17:25
  then
• 17:25
  we
• 17:25
  don't
• 17:25
  feel
• 17:25
  as
• 17:26
  bad,
• 17:26
  and
• 17:26
  now
• 17:26
  we
• 17:26
  feel
• 17:26
  like,
• 17:27
  oh,
• 17:27
  I
• 17:27
  sinned.
• 17:28
  It's
• 17:28
  kind
• 17:28
  of
• 17:28
  gone
• 17:28
  away
• 17:29
  now
• 17:30
  that
• 17:30
  a,
• 17:30
  according
• 17:31
  to
• 17:31
  God,
• 17:31
  your
• 17:32
  sin
• 17:32
  has
• 17:32
  not
• 17:32
  gone
• 17:33
  away,
• 17:33
  right?
• 17:33
  God
• 17:33
  doesn't
• 17:34
  forget
• 17:34
  about
• 17:34
  your
• 17:34
  sin
• 17:35
  until
• 17:35
  he
• 17:36
  forgives
• 17:36
  you.
• 17:37
  That's
• 17:37
  the
• 17:37
  only
• 17:38
  way
• 17:38
  to
• 17:38
  get
• 17:38
  rid
• 17:38
  of
• 17:38
  it,
• 17:39
  right?
• 17:39
  You
• 17:39
  can
• 17:39
  wait
• 17:40
  weeks,
• 17:41
  months,
• 17:41
  years.
• 17:42
  That's
• 17:42
  not
• 17:43
  going
• 17:43
  to
• 17:43
  really
• 17:44
  deal
• 17:44
  with
• 17:44
  your
• 17:44
  sin,
• 17:45
  right?
• 17:45
  Time
• 17:46
  doesn't
• 17:47
  really
• 17:48
  get
• 17:48
  rid
• 17:48
  of
• 17:48
  your
• 17:48
  sin.
• 17:49
  Only
• 17:50
  going
• 17:50
  to
• 17:50
  God
• 17:51
  and
• 17:51
  asking
• 17:51
  for
• 17:51
  forgiveness
• 17:52
  will.
• 17:54
  So
• 17:54
  even
• 17:54
  as
• 17:54
  a
• 17:54
  Christian,
• 17:55
  if
• 17:55
  you,
• 17:56
  if
• 17:56
  you
• 17:56
  sinned,
• 17:57
  go
• 17:57
  to
• 17:57
  God,
• 17:59
  right?
• 17:59
  If,
• 17:59
  if
• 18:00
  you
• 18:00
  are
• 18:00
  really
• 18:00
  made
• 18:01
  righteous
• 18:01
  by
• 18:01
  Jesus,
• 18:01
  waiting
• 18:02
  two
• 18:02
  days
• 18:03
  is
• 18:03
  not
• 18:03
  gonna
• 18:03
  change
• 18:04
  your
• 18:04
  acceptance
• 18:04
  before
• 18:05
  God.
• 18:07
  You
• 18:07
  don't
• 18:07
  feel
• 18:07
  as
• 18:07
  bad
• 18:07
  about
• 18:08
  it.
• 18:08
  Sure,
• 18:09
  but
• 18:10
  that's,
• 18:10
  that's
• 18:10
  on
• 18:10
  you.
• 18:11
  That's
• 18:11
  that's
• 18:12
  not
• 18:12
  because
• 18:12
  your
• 18:12
  sin
• 18:12
  got
• 18:13
  any
• 18:13
  better
• 18:13
  or
• 18:14
  worse,
• 18:15
  go
• 18:15
  to
• 18:15
  God
• 18:16
  right
• 18:16
  away
• 18:16
  with
• 18:16
  your
• 18:16
  sin
• 18:17
  because
• 18:17
  your
• 18:17
  righteousness
• 18:18
  doesn't
• 18:18
  change
• 18:19
  if
• 18:19
  it's
• 18:19
  in
• 18:19
  Jesus.
• 18:21
  So
• 18:22
  don't
• 18:22
  rely
• 18:22
  on
• 18:22
  time
• 18:23
  to
• 18:23
  take
• 18:23
  away
• 18:24
  your
• 18:24
  sin.
• 18:25
  There's
• 18:25
  other
• 18:25
  things
• 18:25
  that
• 18:26
  you
• 18:26
  maybe
• 18:26
  use
• 18:27
  to
• 18:27
  take
• 18:27
  away
• 18:27
  your
• 18:27
  sin.
• 18:28
  Maybe
• 18:28
  you
• 18:28
  try
• 18:28
  to
• 18:28
  hide
• 18:28
  it.
• 18:28
  You
• 18:28
  try
• 18:29
  to
• 18:29
  cover
• 18:29
  it
• 18:29
  up.
• 18:30
  Oh,
• 18:30
  no
• 18:30
  one
• 18:30
  else
• 18:30
  knows
• 18:30
  about
• 18:30
  it.
• 18:31
  It's
• 18:31
  okay.
• 18:31
  It's
• 18:31
  not
• 18:31
  a
• 18:31
  big
• 18:31
  deal.
• 18:32
  Maybe
• 18:33
  you
• 18:33
  think
• 18:33
  about
• 18:34
  you
• 18:34
  just
• 18:34
  distract
• 18:35
  yourself,
• 18:35
  you
• 18:35
  hear
• 18:35
  a
• 18:35
  convicting
• 18:36
  sermon,
• 18:36
  and
• 18:36
  you
• 18:37
  just
• 18:37
  try
• 18:37
  to
• 18:37
  move
• 18:37
  on
• 18:37
  with
• 18:37
  your
• 18:38
  life.
• 18:39
  Play
• 18:39
  your
• 18:39
  video
• 18:39
  games,
• 18:40
  scroll
• 18:40
  on
• 18:40
  your
• 18:40
  phone,
• 18:41
  forget
• 18:41
  about
• 18:41
  it.
• 18:43
  Or
• 18:43
  maybe
• 18:44
  you
• 18:44
  compare.
• 18:45
  We
• 18:45
  talked
• 18:45
  about
• 18:45
  this
• 18:46
  in
• 18:46
  our
• 18:46
  small
• 18:46
  group
• 18:46
  last
• 18:46
  night
• 18:47
  or
• 18:47
  last
• 18:47
  week,
• 18:47
  about
• 18:47
  how,
• 18:48
  um,
• 18:50
  we
• 18:50
  make
• 18:50
  our
• 18:50
  sin
• 18:51
  feel
• 18:51
  not
• 18:51
  as
• 18:51
  bad
• 18:52
  when
• 18:52
  we
• 18:52
  look
• 18:52
  at
• 18:52
  other
• 18:52
  people
• 18:52
  who
• 18:53
  are
• 18:53
  worse,
• 18:54
  right?
• 18:54
  We
• 18:54
  say,
• 18:55
  oh,
• 18:55
  well,
• 18:55
  they're
• 18:55
  not
• 18:55
  as
• 18:55
  bad
• 18:55
  as
• 18:55
  that
• 18:56
  person.
• 18:56
  So,
• 18:56
  and
• 18:56
  we
• 18:57
  use
• 18:57
  that
• 18:57
  to,
• 18:57
  to
• 18:57
  get
• 18:57
  rid
• 18:58
  of
• 18:58
  our
• 18:58
  sin.
• 18:59
  That
• 18:59
  doesn't
• 18:59
  really
• 18:59
  get
• 19:00
  rid
• 19:00
  of
• 19:00
  your
• 19:00
  sin,
• 19:00
  right?
• 19:00
  It
• 19:00
  just
• 19:01
  makes
• 19:01
  you
• 19:01
  feel
• 19:01
  better
• 19:01
  about
• 19:01
  it.
• 19:02
  But
• 19:03
  when
• 19:03
  you
• 19:03
  stand
• 19:03
  before
• 19:03
  God,
• 19:04
  your
• 19:04
  sins
• 19:04
  still
• 19:05
  gonna
• 19:05
  be
• 19:05
  there.
• 19:06
  The
• 19:06
  only
• 19:06
  way
• 19:06
  you
• 19:06
  can
• 19:06
  get
• 19:06
  your
• 19:07
  sin
• 19:07
  taken
• 19:07
  away
• 19:07
  is
• 19:07
  forgiveness.
• 19:08
  God
• 19:08
  has
• 19:08
  to
• 19:09
  forgive
• 19:09
  you.
• 19:09
  The
• 19:09
  only
• 19:10
  way
• 19:10
  you
• 19:10
  can
• 19:10
  do
• 19:10
  that
• 19:11
  is
• 19:11
  by
• 19:12
  faith,
• 19:14
  right?
• 19:14
  It's
• 19:14
  really
• 19:15
  hard
• 19:15
  to
• 19:16
  get
• 19:16
  rid
• 19:16
  of
• 19:16
  your
• 19:16
  sin.
• 19:17
  The
• 19:17
  only
• 19:18
  way
• 19:18
  you
• 19:18
  can
• 19:18
  get
• 19:18
  rid
• 19:18
  of
• 19:18
  your
• 19:18
  sin
• 19:19
  is
• 19:19
  God
• 19:19
  has
• 19:19
  to
• 19:20
  forgive
• 19:20
  you.
• 19:21
  Any
• 19:21
  other
• 19:21
  way
• 19:21
  you
• 19:22
  use
• 19:23
  is
• 19:23
  not
• 19:24
  gonna
• 19:24
  work,
• 19:24
  right?
• 19:25
  It's
• 19:25
  kind
• 19:25
  of
• 19:25
  like
• 19:26
  trying
• 19:26
  to
• 19:26
  get
• 19:27
  rid
• 19:27
  of.
• 19:28
  Skunk
• 19:28
  spray.
• 19:29
  Right.
• 19:30
  Have
• 19:30
  you
• 19:30
  ever
• 19:30
  been
• 19:30
  sprayed
• 19:31
  by
• 19:31
  a
• 19:31
  skunk
• 19:32
  or
• 19:32
  someone
• 19:32
  you
• 19:32
  know,
• 19:33
  or
• 19:33
  your
• 19:33
  dog
• 19:33
  got
• 19:34
  sprayed
• 19:34
  by
• 19:34
  a
• 19:34
  skunk?
• 19:34
  I
• 19:34
  served
• 19:35
  at
• 19:35
  Women's
• 19:35
  Retreat.
• 19:36
  Um,
• 19:36
  I
• 19:36
  was
• 19:37
  doing
• 19:37
  tech.
• 19:37
  I
• 19:37
  wasn't
• 19:38
  like
• 19:38
  at
• 19:38
  Women's
• 19:38
  Retreat.
• 19:39
  I
• 19:39
  was
• 19:40
  just
• 19:40
  to
• 19:40
  be
• 19:40
  clear,
• 19:41
  um,
• 19:41
  no,
• 19:41
  I
• 19:41
  was,
• 19:41
  I
• 19:42
  was
• 19:42
  helping
• 19:42
  with
• 19:42
  the
• 19:42
  tech
• 19:42
  team
• 19:42
  and,
• 19:43
  um,
• 19:44
  my
• 19:45
  partner
• 19:45
  in
• 19:45
  crime
• 19:46
  showed
• 19:46
  up
• 19:46
  on
• 19:48
  Saturday
• 19:48
  morning
• 19:48
  to
• 19:48
  help
• 19:49
  with
• 19:49
  tech
• 19:50
  and
• 19:50
  that
• 19:50
  morning
• 19:51
  his
• 19:51
  dog
• 19:51
  got
• 19:51
  sprayed
• 19:52
  by
• 19:52
  Skunk.
• 19:53
  He
• 19:54
  walks
• 19:54
  into
• 19:54
  the
• 19:54
  room
• 19:55
  and
• 19:55
  everyone
• 19:56
  is
• 19:56
  like,
• 19:57
  is
• 19:57
  there
• 19:57
  a
• 19:57
  skunk?
• 19:59
  And
• 20:00
  he
• 20:00
  thought,
• 20:00
  oh,
• 20:01
  my
• 20:01
  dog
• 20:01
  got
• 20:01
  sprayed.
• 20:02
  Not
• 20:02
  me.
• 20:02
  It's
• 20:03
  okay.
• 20:04
  Not,
• 20:04
  not
• 20:05
  the
• 20:05
  case,
• 20:05
  right?
• 20:06
  So
• 20:06
  literally
• 20:07
  I
• 20:07
  felt
• 20:07
  so
• 20:07
  bad
• 20:07
  for
• 20:07
  him.
• 20:08
  Like
• 20:08
  everyone,
• 20:09
  as
• 20:09
  soon
• 20:09
  as
• 20:09
  they
• 20:09
  walk
• 20:09
  in
• 20:10
  the
• 20:10
  room,
• 20:10
  oh,
• 20:10
  it
• 20:11
  smells
• 20:11
  weird.
• 20:11
  Is
• 20:11
  there
• 20:11
  a
• 20:11
  skunk
• 20:12
  in
• 20:12
  here?
• 20:12
  What?
• 20:13
  Like
• 20:13
  for
• 20:13
  like
• 20:14
  probably
• 20:14
  the
• 20:14
  first
• 20:14
  hour
• 20:15
  of
• 20:15
  the
• 20:15
  day
• 20:15
  everyone's
• 20:16
  wondering
• 20:16
  where
• 20:16
  the
• 20:17
  skunk
• 20:17
  is
• 20:18
  and
• 20:18
  it
• 20:18
  was.
• 20:18
  My
• 20:19
  friend
• 20:19
  next
• 20:19
  to
• 20:19
  me,
• 20:20
  um,
• 20:20
  and
• 20:20
  I
• 20:20
  got
• 20:20
  to
• 20:21
  sat
• 20:21
  next
• 20:21
  to
• 20:21
  him
• 20:21
  the
• 20:21
  whole
• 20:21
  day.
• 20:22
  Um,
• 20:22
  so
• 20:23
  it
• 20:23
  was
• 20:23
  fun.
• 20:23
  But
• 20:24
  people
• 20:24
  will
• 20:24
  always
• 20:25
  tell
• 20:25
  you,
• 20:25
  you
• 20:25
  know,
• 20:25
  especially
• 20:26
  at
• 20:26
  Women's
• 20:26
  Retreat,
• 20:26
  right?
• 20:26
  There's
• 20:27
  all
• 20:27
  these
• 20:27
  really
• 20:27
  helpful
• 20:28
  ladies
• 20:28
  who
• 20:28
  will
• 20:29
  tell
• 20:29
  you
• 20:29
  how
• 20:29
  to
• 20:29
  get
• 20:29
  rid
• 20:30
  of
• 20:30
  the
• 20:30
  skunk
• 20:30
  smell,
• 20:30
  right?
• 20:31
  All
• 20:31
  these
• 20:31
  really
• 20:31
  helpful
• 20:31
  people
• 20:32
  will
• 20:32
  come
• 20:32
  up
• 20:32
  to
• 20:32
  you
• 20:32
  and
• 20:32
  be
• 20:32
  like,
• 20:32
  oh,
• 20:33
  well
• 20:33
  have
• 20:33
  you
• 20:33
  tried
• 20:34
  this?
• 20:34
  Or,
• 20:34
  oh,
• 20:34
  well,
• 20:35
  when
• 20:35
  my
• 20:35
  dog
• 20:35
  got
• 20:36
  sprayed
• 20:36
  by
• 20:36
  a
• 20:36
  young,
• 20:36
  we
• 20:36
  did
• 20:37
  this.
• 20:37
  And
• 20:37
  they
• 20:37
  give
• 20:38
  you
• 20:38
  all
• 20:38
  of
• 20:38
  these
• 20:38
  different
• 20:38
  options,
• 20:39
  right?
• 20:39
  And,
• 20:40
  you
• 20:40
  know,
• 20:40
  you
• 20:40
  hear
• 20:40
  about
• 20:40
  tomato
• 20:41
  soup
• 20:41
  or
• 20:41
  whatever
• 20:42
  and
• 20:42
  how
• 20:42
  that
• 20:42
  takes
• 20:43
  away
• 20:43
  skunk
• 20:43
  smell.
• 20:44
  I
• 20:44
  have
• 20:44
  no
• 20:44
  idea
• 20:44
  if
• 20:44
  that's
• 20:45
  actually
• 20:45
  true
• 20:45
  or
• 20:45
  not.
• 20:46
  Um.
• 20:47
  The
• 20:47
  whole
• 20:47
  point
• 20:48
  is
• 20:48
  that
• 20:49
  like
• 20:51
  you
• 20:51
  could
• 20:51
  shower,
• 20:53
  probably
• 20:53
  still
• 20:53
  not
• 20:53
  gonna
• 20:54
  go
• 20:54
  away,
• 20:54
  right?
• 20:54
  You
• 20:54
  there,
• 20:55
  there's
• 20:55
  people
• 20:55
  will
• 20:55
  come
• 20:56
  up
• 20:56
  to
• 20:56
  you
• 20:56
  with
• 20:56
  all
• 20:56
  these
• 20:57
  different
• 20:57
  options.
• 20:57
  How
• 20:57
  do
• 20:58
  I
• 20:58
  get
• 20:58
  rid
• 20:58
  of
• 20:58
  this
• 20:58
  smell?
• 20:58
  How
• 20:58
  do
• 20:58
  I
• 20:58
  get
• 20:59
  rid
• 20:59
  of
• 20:59
  this
• 20:59
  smell?
• 20:59
  What
• 20:59
  do
• 21:00
  I
• 21:00
  do?
• 21:02
  It's
• 21:02
  really
• 21:03
  hard
• 21:03
  to
• 21:03
  get
• 21:03
  off
• 21:04
  right?
• 21:04
  And
• 21:04
  if
• 21:04
  there
• 21:04
  was
• 21:05
  one
• 21:05
  like
• 21:05
  magic
• 21:06
  D
• 21:06
  skunk
• 21:06
  smell,
• 21:07
  that
• 21:07
  would
• 21:07
  be
• 21:07
  awesome.
• 21:09
  But
• 21:10
  with
• 21:10
  sin,
• 21:11
  there
• 21:12
  is
• 21:12
  a
• 21:12
  sure
• 21:13
  way
• 21:14
  to
• 21:14
  deal
• 21:14
  with
• 21:14
  your
• 21:14
  sin.
• 21:15
  Maybe
• 21:16
  you're
• 21:16
  out
• 21:16
  there
• 21:16
  and
• 21:16
  you
• 21:17
  feel
• 21:17
  so
• 21:18
  guilty,
• 21:19
  right?
• 21:19
  You,
• 21:19
  you
• 21:19
  hate
• 21:20
  coming
• 21:20
  to
• 21:20
  true
• 21:20
  North
• 21:20
  because
• 21:21
  you
• 21:21
  always
• 21:21
  feel
• 21:21
  convicted.
• 21:23
  There's
• 21:23
  that
• 21:23
  sin
• 21:23
  that
• 21:24
  you
• 21:25
  either
• 21:25
  just
• 21:26
  keep
• 21:26
  going
• 21:26
  back
• 21:26
  to
• 21:26
  you.
• 21:27
  Maybe
• 21:27
  you,
• 21:27
  maybe
• 21:27
  you're
• 21:28
  a
• 21:28
  Christian.
• 21:28
  You,
• 21:28
  you
• 21:28
  keep
• 21:29
  on
• 21:29
  doing
• 21:29
  the
• 21:29
  same
• 21:30
  sin.
• 21:30
  You
• 21:30
  hate
• 21:30
  it,
• 21:30
  you're
• 21:31
  so
• 21:31
  guilty
• 21:31
  about,
• 21:31
  and
• 21:32
  you
• 21:32
  don't
• 21:32
  wanna
• 21:32
  tell
• 21:32
  anyone.
• 21:33
  You
• 21:34
  can
• 21:34
  get
• 21:34
  rid
• 21:34
  of
• 21:34
  your
• 21:34
  sin.
• 21:36
  You
• 21:36
  have
• 21:36
  to
• 21:37
  come
• 21:37
  to
• 21:37
  the
• 21:37
  light.
• 21:38
  You
• 21:38
  have
• 21:38
  to
• 21:38
  confess
• 21:39
  it
• 21:40
  and
• 21:40
  humble
• 21:40
  yourself
• 21:41
  and
• 21:41
  say,
• 21:41
  God,
• 21:42
  I'm
• 21:42
  a
• 21:42
  sinner.
• 21:43
  I'm
• 21:43
  not
• 21:44
  gonna
• 21:44
  hide
• 21:44
  my
• 21:44
  sin.
• 21:45
  I'm
• 21:45
  gonna
• 21:46
  come
• 21:46
  to
• 21:46
  the
• 21:46
  light
• 21:46
  with
• 21:47
  my
• 21:47
  sin,
• 21:48
  and
• 21:48
  I'm
• 21:48
  gonna
• 21:49
  ask
• 21:49
  you
• 21:49
  God
• 21:50
  to
• 21:50
  take
• 21:50
  it
• 21:50
  away.
• 21:51
  I
• 21:51
  can't
• 21:51
  get
• 21:52
  rid
• 21:52
  of
• 21:52
  it
• 21:52
  on
• 21:53
  my
• 21:53
  own.
• 21:53
  I
• 21:54
  can't
• 21:54
  cover
• 21:54
  it
• 21:54
  up.
• 21:55
  I
• 21:55
  can't
• 21:55
  hide
• 21:55
  it.
• 21:56
  I
• 21:56
  can't
• 21:56
  distract
• 21:56
  myself
• 21:56
  from
• 21:57
  it.
• 21:58
  The
• 21:58
  only
• 21:58
  way
• 21:58
  for
• 21:58
  you
• 21:58
  to
• 21:59
  get
• 21:59
  rid
• 21:59
  of
• 21:59
  your
• 21:59
  sin
• 21:59
  is
• 21:59
  to
• 21:59
  bring
• 22:00
  it
• 22:00
  to
• 22:00
  God
• 22:00
  and
• 22:01
  have
• 22:01
  him
• 22:01
  deal
• 22:02
  with
• 22:02
  it
• 22:02
  on
• 22:02
  the
• 22:02
  cross.
• 22:09
  One
• 22:09
  of
• 22:09
  the
• 22:09
  reasons
• 22:09
  we
• 22:09
  don't
• 22:10
  like
• 22:10
  that
• 22:11
  is
• 22:11
  because
• 22:11
  it's
• 22:11
  a
• 22:11
  gift,
• 22:12
  right?
• 22:15
  Self-righteousness
• 22:16
  is
• 22:17
  the
• 22:17
  enemy
• 22:17
  of
• 22:17
  receiving
• 22:18
  forgiveness
• 22:19
  because
• 22:19
  to
• 22:19
  get
• 22:19
  forgiven,
• 22:20
  you
• 22:20
  have
• 22:20
  to
• 22:20
  admit
• 22:20
  that
• 22:20
  you
• 22:21
  need
• 22:21
  it,
• 22:21
  and
• 22:21
  that's
• 22:22
  why
• 22:22
  we
• 22:22
  don't
• 22:22
  like
• 22:22
  it,
• 22:23
  because
• 22:24
  to
• 22:24
  get
• 22:24
  forgiven,
• 22:24
  we
• 22:25
  have
• 22:25
  to
• 22:25
  say
• 22:25
  that
• 22:25
  I
• 22:25
  messed
• 22:26
  up.
• 22:26
  I'm
• 22:26
  a
• 22:26
  sinner,
• 22:27
  and
• 22:27
  you
• 22:27
  have
• 22:27
  to,
• 22:28
  to
• 22:28
  put
• 22:28
  it
• 22:28
  all
• 22:29
  in
• 22:29
  black
• 22:29
  and
• 22:29
  white.
• 22:30
  You
• 22:30
  can't
• 22:30
  sugarcoat
• 22:31
  it.
• 22:31
  You
• 22:31
  can't
• 22:32
  minimize
• 22:33
  it.
• 22:33
  You
• 22:33
  have
• 22:33
  to
• 22:34
  call
• 22:34
  it
• 22:34
  like
• 22:34
  it
• 22:34
  is.
• 22:35
  I'm
• 22:35
  a
• 22:35
  sinner.
• 22:35
  I
• 22:36
  deserve
• 22:36
  God's
• 22:36
  wrath.
• 22:37
  I
• 22:37
  need
• 22:37
  forgiveness.
• 22:41
  Maybe
• 22:41
  you
• 22:41
  just
• 22:41
  resent
• 22:42
  the
• 22:42
  fact
• 22:42
  that
• 22:42
  you
• 22:42
  need
• 22:42
  forgiveness.
• 22:43
  Maybe
• 22:43
  you
• 22:43
  were
• 22:43
  like
• 22:44
  me
• 22:44
  a
• 22:44
  few
• 22:44
  years
• 22:44
  ago
• 22:45
  and
• 22:45
  you,
• 22:45
  you
• 22:45
  don't,
• 22:46
  you
• 22:46
  just
• 22:46
  hate
• 22:46
  the
• 22:46
  fact
• 22:47
  that
• 22:47
  you
• 22:47
  need
• 22:47
  to
• 22:47
  be
• 22:47
  forgiven
• 22:48
  so
• 22:48
  much.
• 22:50
  That's
• 22:50
  the
• 22:50
  sign
• 22:51
  of
• 22:51
  a
• 22:51
  self-righteous
• 22:51
  heart
• 22:53
  because
• 22:53
  you
• 22:53
  don't
• 22:54
  like
• 22:54
  God's
• 22:54
  grace.
• 22:55
  You
• 22:55
  don't
• 22:55
  like
• 22:56
  needing
• 22:56
  God's
• 22:56
  grace.
• 22:57
  You
• 22:57
  don't
• 22:57
  like
• 22:57
  needing
• 22:57
  God's
• 22:58
  forgiveness.
• 23:00
  One
• 23:00
  person.
• 23:01
  That
• 23:02
  I
• 23:02
  was
• 23:02
  reading
• 23:02
  this
• 23:02
  week.
• 23:03
  He
• 23:03
  said,
• 23:03
  this
• 23:03
  is
• 23:04
  a
• 23:04
  really
• 23:04
  good
• 23:04
  quote,
• 23:04
  so
• 23:04
  I
• 23:04
  thought
• 23:04
  I'd
• 23:05
  share
• 23:05
  it
• 23:05
  with
• 23:05
  you.
• 23:05
  You'll
• 23:06
  never
• 23:06
  celebrate
• 23:07
  grace
• 23:08
  as
• 23:08
  much
• 23:08
  as
• 23:08
  you
• 23:08
  should
• 23:09
  when
• 23:09
  you
• 23:10
  think
• 23:10
  you're
• 23:10
  more
• 23:10
  righteous
• 23:11
  than
• 23:11
  you
• 23:11
  actually
• 23:12
  are.
• 23:13
  You'll
• 23:14
  never
• 23:14
  celebrate
• 23:15
  grace
• 23:15
  as
• 23:15
  much
• 23:16
  as
• 23:16
  you
• 23:16
  should
• 23:17
  when
• 23:17
  you
• 23:17
  think
• 23:18
  you're
• 23:18
  more
• 23:18
  righteous
• 23:19
  than
• 23:19
  you
• 23:19
  actually
• 23:19
  are,
• 23:20
  as
• 23:20
  long
• 23:21
  as
• 23:21
  you
• 23:21
  have
• 23:21
  an
• 23:21
  inflated
• 23:22
  view
• 23:22
  of
• 23:22
  how
• 23:22
  righteous
• 23:22
  you
• 23:22
  are,
• 23:23
  you'll
• 23:23
  never
• 23:25
  enjoy
• 23:25
  God's
• 23:25
  forgiveness
• 23:26
  as
• 23:26
  much
• 23:26
  as
• 23:26
  you
• 23:26
  should
• 23:27
  because
• 23:28
  you're
• 23:28
  always
• 23:28
  gonna
• 23:28
  deep
• 23:29
  down
• 23:29
  not
• 23:29
  like
• 23:29
  the
• 23:30
  fact
• 23:30
  that
• 23:30
  you
• 23:30
  need
• 23:30
  grace.
• 23:31
  That
• 23:31
  you
• 23:31
  need
• 23:32
  forgiveness.
• 23:32
  If
• 23:33
  you
• 23:33
  have
• 23:33
  an
• 23:33
  inflated
• 23:33
  view
• 23:34
  of
• 23:34
  how
• 23:34
  righteous
• 23:34
  you
• 23:34
  are,
• 23:37
  your
• 23:37
  sense
• 23:38
  of
• 23:38
  self-righteousness
• 23:39
  is
• 23:39
  actually
• 23:39
  gonna
• 23:40
  keep
• 23:40
  you
• 23:40
  from
• 23:41
  enjoying
• 23:41
  forgiveness
• 23:44
  and
• 23:45
  enjoying
• 23:46
  forgiveness
• 23:46
  is,
• 23:46
  is
• 23:47
  where
• 23:47
  I
• 23:47
  want
• 23:47
  you
• 23:47
  to
• 23:48
  be.
• 23:48
  I
• 23:48
  don't
• 23:48
  want
• 23:48
  you
• 23:48
  to
• 23:48
  enjoy
• 23:49
  sending,
• 23:49
  I
• 23:49
  want
• 23:49
  you
• 23:49
  to
• 23:50
  enjoy
• 23:50
  forgiveness.
• 23:52
  Forgiveness
• 23:52
  makes
• 23:53
  you
• 23:53
  happy.
• 23:53
  Did
• 23:53
  you
• 23:53
  see
• 23:54
  that
• 23:54
  in
• 23:54
  our,
• 23:54
  in
• 23:55
  our
• 23:55
  verses,
• 23:55
  this
• 23:55
  word
• 23:55
  blessed,
• 23:56
  blessed,
• 23:56
  it
• 23:57
  comes
• 23:57
  up
• 23:58
  a
• 23:58
  lot
• 23:58
  and
• 23:58
  that
• 23:58
  just,
• 23:58
  that
• 23:59
  means
• 23:59
  happy.
• 23:59
  It
• 23:59
  means
• 24:00
  you're.
• 24:00
  Joyful.
• 24:02
  And
• 24:03
  the
• 24:03
  reason
• 24:03
  forgiveness
• 24:04
  makes
• 24:04
  you
• 24:04
  happy
• 24:06
  is
• 24:06
  not
• 24:07
  just
• 24:07
  because
• 24:07
  you're
• 24:08
  forgiven.
• 24:09
  The
• 24:09
  reason
• 24:09
  forgiveness
• 24:09
  makes
• 24:09
  you
• 24:10
  happy
• 24:10
  is
• 24:10
  because
• 24:10
  you
• 24:10
  get
• 24:11
  God,
• 24:12
  right?
• 24:13
  If
• 24:13
  you
• 24:13
  think
• 24:13
  about
• 24:13
  this,
• 24:13
  let's
• 24:13
  say,
• 24:14
  um,
• 24:15
  you
• 24:16
  and
• 24:16
  your
• 24:16
  best
• 24:16
  friend
• 24:16
  get
• 24:17
  in
• 24:17
  an
• 24:17
  argument,
• 24:17
  right?
• 24:18
  And
• 24:18
  then
• 24:19
  you
• 24:19
  guys
• 24:20
  hate
• 24:20
  each
• 24:20
  other
• 24:20
  for
• 24:20
  like
• 24:20
  a
• 24:20
  day,
• 24:22
  and
• 24:22
  you
• 24:22
  can't
• 24:22
  say
• 24:22
  each
• 24:23
  other.
• 24:23
  You
• 24:23
  don't
• 24:23
  wanna
• 24:23
  be
• 24:23
  around
• 24:23
  each
• 24:23
  other.
• 24:23
  Like,
• 24:24
  why
• 24:24
  am
• 24:24
  I
• 24:24
  friends
• 24:24
  with
• 24:24
  the
• 24:24
  person?
• 24:24
  This
• 24:24
  person's
• 24:25
  the
• 24:25
  worst.
• 24:25
  You
• 24:25
  hate
• 24:25
  each
• 24:25
  other,
• 24:26
  you
• 24:26
  can't
• 24:26
  do
• 24:27
  it
• 24:27
  right.
• 24:28
  But
• 24:29
  it
• 24:29
  stinks,
• 24:29
  doesn't
• 24:29
  it?
• 24:30
  You
• 24:30
  lost
• 24:30
  your
• 24:30
  friend
• 24:31
  there.
• 24:31
  You
• 24:32
  got
• 24:32
  in
• 24:32
  an
• 24:32
  argument.
• 24:32
  You've,
• 24:33
  you're,
• 24:33
  there's
• 24:33
  a
• 24:33
  barrier
• 24:34
  now,
• 24:34
  right?
• 24:35
  There's
• 24:35
  this,
• 24:36
  there's
• 24:36
  this
• 24:36
  wall.
• 24:37
  You
• 24:37
  can't
• 24:37
  talk
• 24:38
  to
• 24:38
  them.
• 24:39
  You're
• 24:39
  going
• 24:39
  through
• 24:39
  it.
• 24:41
  You
• 24:41
  need
• 24:41
  to
• 24:41
  get
• 24:42
  them
• 24:42
  back.
• 24:43
  You
• 24:43
  want
• 24:43
  your
• 24:44
  friend
• 24:44
  back.
• 24:45
  And
• 24:45
  so
• 24:45
  you
• 24:45
  go
• 24:46
  to
• 24:46
  them
• 24:46
  and
• 24:46
  you
• 24:46
  say,
• 24:47
  Hey,
• 24:47
  I'm
• 24:48
  sorry,
• 24:48
  messed
• 24:49
  up.
• 24:49
  I
• 24:49
  was
• 24:50
  a
• 24:50
  terrible
• 24:50
  friend.
• 24:51
  Please
• 24:51
  forgive
• 24:51
  me.
• 24:52
  And
• 24:52
  hopefully,
• 24:53
  right,
• 24:53
  they're
• 24:53
  gracious.
• 24:53
  They
• 24:54
  forgive
• 24:54
  you.
• 24:54
  Guess
• 24:54
  what?
• 24:54
  You
• 24:55
  have
• 24:55
  your
• 24:55
  friend
• 24:55
  back.
• 24:57
  That's
• 24:57
  the
• 24:57
  point
• 24:58
  of
• 24:58
  forgiveness.
• 24:59
  It's
• 24:59
  not,
• 25:00
  oh,
• 25:00
  yeah,
• 25:00
  now
• 25:00
  I'm
• 25:00
  forgiven.
• 25:01
  The
• 25:01
  point
• 25:01
  is,
• 25:02
  I
• 25:02
  got
• 25:02
  this
• 25:02
  person
• 25:03
  back.
• 25:04
  The
• 25:04
  point
• 25:05
  of
• 25:05
  forgiveness
• 25:05
  is
• 25:05
  you
• 25:05
  get
• 25:06
  God.
• 25:07
  Forgiveness
• 25:08
  makes
• 25:08
  you
• 25:08
  happy
• 25:08
  because
• 25:09
  God
• 25:09
  makes
• 25:09
  you
• 25:09
  happy.
• 25:11
  God
• 25:11
  gives
• 25:11
  you
• 25:11
  the
• 25:12
  most
• 25:12
  amount
• 25:12
  of
• 25:12
  joy
• 25:13
  for
• 25:13
  the
• 25:13
  longest
• 25:13
  amount
• 25:13
  of
• 25:13
  time.
• 25:14
  That's
• 25:14
  what
• 25:14
  Psalm
• 25:15
  16,
• 25:15
  eight
• 25:15
  says,
• 25:15
  at
• 25:15
  your
• 25:15
  right
• 25:16
  hand
• 25:16
  are
• 25:16
  pleasures
• 25:16
  for
• 25:17
  evermore,
• 25:18
  God
• 25:18
  gives
• 25:18
  you
• 25:18
  the
• 25:18
  most
• 25:19
  happiness
• 25:19
  for
• 25:20
  the
• 25:20
  longest
• 25:20
  amount
• 25:20
  of
• 25:20
  time.
• 25:21
  That's
• 25:21
  why
• 25:21
  forgiveness
• 25:22
  is
• 25:22
  so
• 25:22
  awesome.
• 25:23
  It's
• 25:23
  not
• 25:23
  because
• 25:24
  now
• 25:24
  you
• 25:24
  don't
• 25:24
  have
• 25:24
  to
• 25:24
  go
• 25:24
  to
• 25:24
  hell.
• 25:25
  It's
• 25:25
  because
• 25:26
  you
• 25:26
  get
• 25:26
  to,
• 25:27
  you
• 25:27
  get
• 25:27
  Jesus.
• 25:28
  And
• 25:28
  Jesus
• 25:29
  is
• 25:30
  where
• 25:30
  your
• 25:30
  joy,
• 25:31
  the
• 25:31
  most
• 25:32
  joy
• 25:32
  is.
• 25:34
  Jesus
• 25:34
  will
• 25:35
  make
• 25:35
  you
• 25:35
  happier
• 25:35
  than
• 25:35
  anything
• 25:36
  else,
• 25:36
  and
• 25:37
  that's
• 25:37
  why
• 25:38
  forgiveness
• 25:39
  is
• 25:40
  so
• 25:41
  good.
• 25:42
  The
• 25:42
  unforgiveness.
• 25:43
  Sin
• 25:43
  is
• 25:43
  a
• 25:43
  happiness
• 25:44
  killer
• 25:44
  because
• 25:45
  it
• 25:45
  keeps
• 25:45
  you
• 25:45
  from
• 25:45
  God,
• 25:45
  right?
• 25:46
  Even
• 25:46
  as
• 25:46
  a
• 25:46
  Christian,
• 25:47
  the
• 25:47
  reason
• 25:47
  that
• 25:48
  that
• 25:48
  we
• 25:49
  as
• 25:49
  Christians
• 25:49
  want
• 25:50
  to
• 25:50
  grow
• 25:50
  in
• 25:50
  holiness
• 25:50
  is
• 25:50
  because
• 25:51
  then
• 25:51
  we
• 25:51
  get
• 25:51
  closer
• 25:52
  fellowship
• 25:52
  with
• 25:52
  God.
• 25:53
  You
• 25:53
  get
• 25:53
  a
• 25:53
  closer
• 25:54
  relationship
• 25:54
  with
• 25:54
  God,
• 25:55
  there's
• 25:55
  less
• 25:55
  sin
• 25:56
  in
• 25:56
  the
• 25:56
  way,
• 25:57
  so
• 25:57
  you
• 25:57
  get
• 25:58
  to
• 25:58
  enjoy
• 25:59
  more
• 25:59
  of
• 25:59
  God.
• 26:01
  That's
• 26:01
  why
• 26:01
  forgiveness
• 26:02
  for
• 26:02
  Christians,
• 26:02
  it's
• 26:03
  such
• 26:03
  a
• 26:03
  big
• 26:03
  deal.
• 26:03
  That's
• 26:03
  why
• 26:03
  if
• 26:03
  you're
• 26:03
  holding
• 26:04
  onto
• 26:04
  sin
• 26:04
  or
• 26:04
  you're
• 26:05
  slow
• 26:05
  to
• 26:06
  bring
• 26:06
  your
• 26:06
  sin
• 26:06
  to
• 26:06
  God,
• 26:06
  as
• 26:07
  a
• 26:07
  Christian,
• 26:07
  you're
• 26:07
  actually
• 26:08
  making
• 26:08
  yourself
• 26:09
  less
• 26:09
  happy.
• 26:10
  You're
• 26:10
  making
• 26:10
  your
• 26:11
  life
• 26:11
  worse
• 26:12
  by
• 26:12
  not
• 26:12
  bringing
• 26:12
  your
• 26:13
  sin
• 26:13
  to
• 26:13
  God.
• 26:16
  So
• 26:16
  don't
• 26:16
  hide.
• 26:17
  Don't
• 26:17
  wait.
• 26:17
  Don't
• 26:18
  try
• 26:18
  to
• 26:18
  clean
• 26:18
  yourself
• 26:18
  up
• 26:19
  first.
• 26:19
  I'm
• 26:19
  like,
• 26:19
  well,
• 26:19
  maybe
• 26:20
  I've
• 26:20
  sinned,
• 26:20
  but
• 26:21
  once
• 26:21
  I
• 26:21
  start
• 26:21
  doing
• 26:21
  better
• 26:22
  for
• 26:22
  a
• 26:22
  little
• 26:22
  bit.
• 26:23
  Then
• 26:23
  I
• 26:23
  can
• 26:24
  come
• 26:24
  to
• 26:24
  God.
• 26:25
  That's
• 26:26
  you
• 26:26
  relying
• 26:26
  on
• 26:26
  yourself.
• 26:28
  Come
• 26:28
  to
• 26:28
  come
• 26:29
  to
• 26:29
  Jesus.
• 26:29
  He
• 26:30
  wants
• 26:31
  to
• 26:31
  forgive.
• 26:31
  He's
• 26:31
  ready
• 26:32
  to
• 26:32
  forgive.
• 26:33
  His
• 26:34
  death
• 26:34
  is
• 26:34
  more
• 26:35
  than
• 26:35
  enough
• 26:35
  to
• 26:35
  pay
• 26:36
  for
• 26:36
  your
• 26:36
  sin,
• 26:37
  so
• 26:37
  don't
• 26:38
  shy
• 26:38
  away
• 26:40
  because
• 26:40
  you
• 26:41
  feel
• 26:41
  like
• 26:41
  you're
• 26:41
  not
• 26:41
  good
• 26:42
  enough.
• 26:42
  Feeling
• 26:43
  like
• 26:43
  you're
• 26:43
  not
• 26:43
  good
• 26:43
  enough
• 26:43
  is
• 26:44
  the
• 26:44
  qualification
• 26:45
  to
• 26:45
  coming
• 26:45
  to
• 26:45
  Jesus.
• 26:47
  If
• 26:47
  you
• 26:47
  don't
• 26:47
  feel
• 26:47
  like
• 26:48
  you're
• 26:48
  good
• 26:48
  enough
• 26:48
  to
• 26:48
  come,
• 26:48
  that's
• 26:49
  right
• 26:49
  where
• 26:49
  you
• 26:49
  should
• 26:49
  be
• 26:50
  because
• 26:50
  that's
• 26:51
  when
• 26:51
  you
• 26:51
  should
• 26:51
  come.
• 26:53
  If
• 26:53
  you
• 26:53
  feel
• 26:53
  like,
• 26:53
  oh,
• 26:53
  I
• 26:53
  deserve
• 26:54
  this,
• 26:55
  then
• 26:55
  you're
• 26:55
  not
• 26:56
  ready
• 26:56
  to
• 26:56
  come
• 26:56
  to
• 26:56
  Jesus
• 26:57
  yet.
• 26:58
  But
• 26:58
  once
• 26:58
  you
• 26:58
  feel
• 26:58
  like,
• 26:58
  oh,
• 26:58
  I
• 26:58
  don't
• 26:59
  deserve
• 26:59
  this,
• 26:59
  that's
• 27:00
  when
• 27:00
  you're
• 27:00
  ready.
• 27:03
  So
• 27:04
  Paul
• 27:05
  has
• 27:05
  been
• 27:05
  establishing
• 27:06
  that
• 27:06
  God
• 27:07
  has
• 27:07
  always
• 27:07
  made
• 27:07
  people
• 27:07
  righteous
• 27:08
  by
• 27:08
  faith.
• 27:08
  Right?
• 27:08
  We
• 27:08
  talked
• 27:08
  about
• 27:09
  Abraham.
• 27:09
  We
• 27:09
  talked
• 27:09
  about
• 27:09
  David,
• 27:11
  but
• 27:12
  one
• 27:12
  objection
• 27:13
  that
• 27:13
  might
• 27:13
  come
• 27:13
  up
• 27:13
  in
• 27:13
  the
• 27:13
  Old
• 27:14
  Testament
• 27:14
  is
• 27:14
  if
• 27:14
  you
• 27:14
  were
• 27:15
  going
• 27:15
  to
• 27:15
  follow
• 27:15
  Yahweh,
• 27:16
  you
• 27:16
  needed
• 27:16
  to
• 27:16
  join
• 27:16
  his
• 27:17
  people.
• 27:17
  Right?
• 27:17
  In
• 27:17
  the
• 27:17
  Old
• 27:17
  Testament,
• 27:18
  you
• 27:18
  think
• 27:18
  of,
• 27:19
  um,
• 27:19
  their
• 27:20
  conquering
• 27:20
  the
• 27:20
  Promised
• 27:21
  Lamb.
• 27:22
  There's
• 27:22
  Rahab,
• 27:23
  the
• 27:23
  Spy,
• 27:23
  right?
• 27:23
  She's
• 27:24
  from
• 27:24
  the,
• 27:25
  um,
• 27:25
  people
• 27:26
  in,
• 27:26
  she's
• 27:26
  from
• 27:27
  the,
• 27:27
  you
• 27:27
  know,
• 27:27
  all
• 27:27
  the,
• 27:27
  its
• 27:28
  right.
• 27:28
  The
• 27:28
  Canaanites
• 27:28
  and
• 27:29
  the
• 27:29
  Moabites
• 27:29
  and
• 27:29
  the
• 27:30
  Ammonites
• 27:30
  and
• 27:30
  all
• 27:30
  those,
• 27:30
  all
• 27:31
  the,
• 27:31
  its,
• 27:31
  she's
• 27:31
  one
• 27:31
  of
• 27:32
  the,
• 27:32
  its,
• 27:32
  she's
• 27:32
  not
• 27:32
  an
• 27:32
  Israelite,
• 27:33
  right?
• 27:33
  She's
• 27:33
  the
• 27:33
  other.
• 27:34
  Its,
• 27:34
  and
• 27:35
  so
• 27:35
  she
• 27:36
  has
• 27:36
  to
• 27:36
  become
• 27:36
  part
• 27:36
  of
• 27:36
  God's
• 27:37
  people.
• 27:37
  Now.
• 27:38
  She
• 27:38
  can't
• 27:38
  just,
• 27:39
  it's
• 27:39
  like,
• 27:39
  oh
• 27:39
  yeah,
• 27:39
  I
• 27:39
  follow
• 27:39
  Yahweh,
• 27:40
  but
• 27:40
  I'm
• 27:40
  gonna
• 27:40
  go
• 27:40
  do
• 27:41
  my
• 27:41
  own
• 27:41
  thing
• 27:41
  over
• 27:41
  here.
• 27:42
  She
• 27:42
  has
• 27:42
  to
• 27:42
  become
• 27:43
  part
• 27:43
  of
• 27:43
  God's
• 27:43
  people.
• 27:43
  That's
• 27:44
  what
• 27:44
  you
• 27:44
  did
• 27:44
  in
• 27:44
  the
• 27:44
  Old
• 27:45
  Testament,
• 27:46
  and
• 27:46
  the
• 27:46
  only
• 27:46
  way
• 27:46
  to
• 27:46
  do
• 27:47
  that
• 27:47
  was
• 27:47
  to
• 27:47
  become
• 27:48
  an
• 27:48
  Israelite
• 27:48
  and
• 27:48
  then
• 27:48
  start
• 27:49
  obeying
• 27:49
  the
• 27:49
  laws,
• 27:49
  right?
• 27:50
  And
• 27:50
  do
• 27:50
  all
• 27:50
  the.
• 27:51
  The
• 27:51
  don't
• 27:51
  eat
• 27:51
  this
• 27:51
  kind
• 27:52
  of
• 27:52
  seafood
• 27:52
  and,
• 27:52
  and
• 27:53
  don't
• 27:53
  eat
• 27:53
  this
• 27:54
  animal
• 27:54
  with
• 27:54
  a
• 27:54
  split
• 27:54
  hoof
• 27:55
  and
• 27:55
  whatever.
• 27:55
  You
• 27:55
  know,
• 27:55
  all
• 27:56
  that
• 27:56
  stuff,
• 27:56
  right?
• 27:56
  That's
• 27:56
  what
• 27:57
  you
• 27:57
  had
• 27:57
  to
• 27:57
  do
• 27:57
  to
• 27:57
  follow
• 27:57
  God.
• 27:58
  That's
• 27:58
  what
• 27:58
  it
• 27:58
  looked
• 27:58
  like
• 27:58
  in
• 27:58
  the
• 27:58
  Old
• 27:59
  Testament.
• 27:59
  You
• 27:59
  had
• 27:59
  to
• 27:59
  become
• 28:00
  part
• 28:00
  of
• 28:00
  God's
• 28:00
  people.
• 28:01
  And
• 28:01
  one
• 28:01
  of
• 28:01
  those
• 28:02
  things,
• 28:02
  one
• 28:02
  of
• 28:02
  those
• 28:02
  marks
• 28:03
  of
• 28:03
  being
• 28:03
  part
• 28:03
  of
• 28:03
  God's
• 28:04
  people
• 28:05
  was
• 28:05
  circumcision.
• 28:06
  And
• 28:06
  that's
• 28:06
  why
• 28:06
  it
• 28:06
  was
• 28:06
  such
• 28:06
  a
• 28:06
  big
• 28:07
  deal
• 28:07
  in
• 28:07
  the
• 28:07
  Old
• 28:07
  Testament
• 28:08
  and
• 28:08
  the
• 28:08
  New
• 28:08
  Testament.
• 28:09
  That's
• 28:09
  why
• 28:09
  it
• 28:09
  comes
• 28:10
  up
• 28:10
  so
• 28:10
  much.
• 28:10
  You're
• 28:11
  like,
• 28:11
  what's
• 28:11
  the
• 28:11
  big
• 28:11
  deal
• 28:11
  about
• 28:11
  this
• 28:12
  thing?
• 28:12
  The
• 28:12
  whole
• 28:12
  reason
• 28:13
  is
• 28:13
  it
• 28:13
  was
• 28:13
  like
• 28:13
  the
• 28:13
  marker
• 28:14
  of
• 28:14
  God's
• 28:14
  people.
• 28:15
  Kinda
• 28:15
  like
• 28:15
  how
• 28:15
  baptism
• 28:16
  in
• 28:16
  the
• 28:16
  New
• 28:16
  Testament
• 28:17
  is
• 28:17
  the
• 28:17
  marker
• 28:18
  of
• 28:18
  a
• 28:18
  Christian.
• 28:18
  That's,
• 28:19
  that's
• 28:19
  how
• 28:19
  you
• 28:20
  know
• 28:20
  someone's
• 28:20
  a
• 28:20
  Christian,
• 28:21
  is
• 28:21
  they
• 28:21
  got
• 28:21
  baptized.
• 28:21
  That's
• 28:22
  their
• 28:22
  public
• 28:22
  announcement.
• 28:23
  I'm
• 28:23
  a
• 28:23
  Christian.
• 28:25
  That
• 28:25
  marker
• 28:25
  in
• 28:26
  the
• 28:26
  Old
• 28:26
  Testament
• 28:26
  was
• 28:27
  circumcision.
• 28:27
  So
• 28:27
  that's
• 28:28
  why
• 28:28
  Paul
• 28:29
  is
• 28:29
  talking
• 28:29
  about
• 28:30
  circumcision
• 28:30
  here
• 28:31
  in
• 28:31
  verse
• 28:31
  nine.
• 28:31
  It's
• 28:32
  this
• 28:32
  sign
• 28:32
  that
• 28:33
  said,
• 28:33
  I'm
• 28:33
  part
• 28:34
  of
• 28:34
  God's
• 28:34
  people.
• 28:34
  Okay,
• 28:36
  so
• 28:36
  that's
• 28:37
  to
• 28:37
  set
• 28:37
  all
• 28:38
  this
• 28:38
  up.
• 28:38
  So
• 28:38
  verse
• 28:38
  nine
• 28:39
  is
• 28:39
  this
• 28:40
  blessing,
• 28:40
  right?
• 28:40
  Forgiveness.
• 28:41
  Is
• 28:41
  that
• 28:42
  only
• 28:42
  for
• 28:42
  the
• 28:42
  circumcised,
• 28:43
  or
• 28:43
  is
• 28:43
  it
• 28:43
  also
• 28:44
  for
• 28:44
  the
• 28:44
  uncircumcised?
• 28:45
  Is
• 28:45
  it
• 28:45
  only
• 28:46
  for
• 28:46
  the
• 28:46
  people
• 28:46
  who
• 28:46
  are
• 28:47
  visibly
• 28:48
  associated
• 28:48
  with
• 28:48
  God's
• 28:49
  people,
• 28:49
  or
• 28:49
  is
• 28:49
  it
• 28:50
  also
• 28:50
  for
• 28:51
  anyone?
• 28:52
  Well,
• 28:53
  faith
• 28:53
  was
• 28:53
  counted
• 28:54
  to
• 28:54
  Abraham
• 28:54
  as
• 28:55
  righteousness,
• 28:56
  but
• 28:57
  what
• 28:57
  someone
• 28:57
  might
• 28:57
  say
• 28:57
  is,
• 28:57
  well,
• 28:58
  that's
• 28:58
  because
• 28:58
  Abraham
• 28:59
  had
• 28:59
  this
• 28:59
  promise
• 29:00
  from
• 29:00
  God.
• 29:00
  He
• 29:00
  was
• 29:00
  part
• 29:00
  of
• 29:00
  God's
• 29:01
  people.
• 29:01
  And
• 29:01
  Abraham,
• 29:02
  that's,
• 29:03
  that's
• 29:03
  the
• 29:03
  first
• 29:03
  time
• 29:04
  that,
• 29:04
  that
• 29:04
  this
• 29:04
  marker
• 29:05
  was
• 29:05
  given
• 29:05
  was
• 29:06
  to
• 29:06
  Abraham.
• 29:07
  Verse
• 29:08
  10.
• 29:08
  How
• 29:08
  then
• 29:08
  was
• 29:09
  it
• 29:09
  count
• 29:09
  him?
• 29:09
  Was
• 29:09
  it
• 29:09
  before
• 29:10
  or
• 29:10
  after
• 29:10
  he
• 29:11
  was
• 29:11
  circumcised?
• 29:11
  It
• 29:12
  was
• 29:12
  not
• 29:12
  after.
• 29:14
  So
• 29:14
  faith
• 29:15
  Abraham
• 29:15
  was
• 29:15
  made
• 29:15
  righteous
• 29:15
  by
• 29:16
  faith
• 29:17
  before
• 29:18
  he
• 29:18
  was
• 29:19
  visibly
• 29:19
  part
• 29:19
  of
• 29:20
  God's
• 29:20
  people,
• 29:21
  right?
• 29:21
  It's
• 29:22
  kind
• 29:22
  of
• 29:22
  like
• 29:22
  today
• 29:24
  you
• 29:24
  trust
• 29:24
  Jesus
• 29:25
  and
• 29:25
  then
• 29:25
  you
• 29:25
  get
• 29:25
  baptized,
• 29:26
  right?
• 29:26
  We
• 29:26
  ize
• 29:27
  people
• 29:27
  who
• 29:27
  are
• 29:27
  already
• 29:28
  part
• 29:28
  of
• 29:28
  God's
• 29:28
  people.
• 29:28
  By
• 29:29
  faith,
• 29:30
  we
• 29:30
  don't
• 29:30
  baptize
• 29:30
  you,
• 29:30
  and
• 29:31
  then
• 29:31
  you
• 29:31
  can
• 29:31
  become
• 29:31
  part
• 29:32
  of
• 29:32
  God's
• 29:32
  people,
• 29:33
  right?
• 29:33
  You
• 29:33
  get
• 29:34
  baptized
• 29:34
  and
• 29:34
  then.
• 29:36
  That's
• 29:36
  after
• 29:37
  you've
• 29:37
  already
• 29:37
  become
• 29:38
  part
• 29:38
  of
• 29:38
  God's
• 29:38
  people.
• 29:40
  So
• 29:41
  verse
• 29:41
  11,
• 29:42
  Abraham
• 29:42
  received
• 29:43
  the
• 29:43
  sign
• 29:44
  as
• 29:44
  a
• 29:44
  seal
• 29:45
  of
• 29:45
  the
• 29:45
  righteousness
• 29:45
  that
• 29:45
  he
• 29:45
  had
• 29:46
  by
• 29:46
  faith
• 29:46
  while
• 29:47
  he
• 29:47
  was
• 29:47
  still
• 29:47
  uncircumcised.
• 29:48
  So
• 29:49
  the
• 29:49
  big
• 29:49
  picture
• 29:50
  here
• 29:50
  is
• 29:51
  that
• 29:51
  Abraham
• 29:52
  had
• 29:52
  faith
• 29:53
  before
• 29:53
  the
• 29:54
  signs
• 29:54
  of
• 29:54
  faith
• 29:54
  showed
• 29:55
  up.
• 29:56
  Abraham
• 29:57
  had
• 29:57
  internal
• 29:58
  trust
• 29:58
  in
• 29:59
  God
• 29:59
  before
• 30:00
  the
• 30:00
  external
• 30:01
  things
• 30:01
  happened.
• 30:02
  And
• 30:03
  what
• 30:03
  a
• 30:03
  lot
• 30:03
  of
• 30:03
  these
• 30:03
  Jews
• 30:03
  are
• 30:04
  doing
• 30:04
  in
• 30:04
  this
• 30:04
  that
• 30:05
  Paul's
• 30:05
  talking
• 30:05
  to
• 30:06
  is
• 30:06
  they're
• 30:06
  saying,
• 30:06
  well,
• 30:06
  I
• 30:07
  have
• 30:07
  the
• 30:07
  outward
• 30:07
  signs,
• 30:08
  so
• 30:08
  that
• 30:08
  must
• 30:09
  mean
• 30:09
  that
• 30:09
  inwardly
• 30:10
  I'm
• 30:10
  right
• 30:10
  with
• 30:10
  God.
• 30:11
  It'd
• 30:12
  be
• 30:12
  like,
• 30:12
  today
• 30:12
  you
• 30:13
  talk
• 30:13
  to
• 30:13
  maybe
• 30:13
  someone
• 30:15
  and
• 30:15
  they'll
• 30:15
  say,
• 30:15
  well,
• 30:16
  I
• 30:16
  was
• 30:16
  baptized,
• 30:17
  so
• 30:17
  I
• 30:17
  know
• 30:17
  I'm
• 30:17
  a
• 30:17
  Christian.
• 30:20
  That's
• 30:20
  backward,
• 30:21
  right?
• 30:21
  You
• 30:21
  become
• 30:21
  a
• 30:21
  Christian,
• 30:22
  then
• 30:22
  you
• 30:22
  get
• 30:22
  baptized.
• 30:24
  The
• 30:24
  baptism,
• 30:24
  the
• 30:24
  sign
• 30:25
  doesn't
• 30:25
  make
• 30:26
  you
• 30:26
  a
• 30:26
  Christian.
• 30:27
  What
• 30:27
  makes
• 30:28
  you
• 30:28
  a
• 30:28
  Christian
• 30:28
  is
• 30:28
  the
• 30:29
  internal
• 30:30
  faith.
• 30:31
  Then
• 30:31
  the
• 30:31
  signs
• 30:32
  come
• 30:32
  after.
• 30:32
  And
• 30:32
  so
• 30:32
  this
• 30:33
  confusion
• 30:34
  is
• 30:34
  what
• 30:34
  I
• 30:34
  want
• 30:34
  you
• 30:34
  guys
• 30:34
  to
• 30:35
  avoid
• 30:35
  too.
• 30:35
  Okay.
• 30:35
  So
• 30:35
  point
• 30:36
  number
• 30:36
  three.
• 30:36
  Don't
• 30:37
  confuse
• 30:37
  faith
• 30:38
  with
• 30:38
  signs
• 30:39
  of
• 30:39
  faith.
• 30:42
  Don't
• 30:42
  confuse
• 30:42
  faith
• 30:44
  with
• 30:44
  signs
• 30:44
  of
• 30:45
  faith.
• 30:47
  So
• 30:47
  the
• 30:47
  people
• 30:47
  that
• 30:48
  Paul's
• 30:48
  writing
• 30:48
  to,
• 30:50
  they
• 30:50
  thought
• 30:50
  that
• 30:50
  because
• 30:51
  they
• 30:51
  had
• 30:51
  the
• 30:51
  outward
• 30:52
  signs
• 30:52
  of
• 30:53
  being
• 30:53
  in
• 30:53
  a
• 30:54
  relationship
• 30:54
  with
• 30:54
  God,
• 30:55
  that
• 30:55
  meant
• 30:55
  that
• 30:56
  they
• 30:56
  definitely
• 30:57
  were
• 30:57
  in
• 30:58
  on
• 30:58
  the
• 30:58
  inside.
• 30:59
  They
• 31:00
  were
• 31:00
  going
• 31:00
  backward.
• 31:01
  They
• 31:01
  were
• 31:01
  going
• 31:01
  outside
• 31:01
  in,
• 31:02
  not
• 31:03
  inside
• 31:04
  out.
• 31:06
  So
• 31:07
  they
• 31:07
  confused
• 31:07
  the
• 31:07
  outward
• 31:08
  signs
• 31:08
  of
• 31:08
  being
• 31:09
  part
• 31:09
  of
• 31:09
  God's
• 31:09
  people
• 31:10
  with
• 31:10
  what
• 31:10
  actually
• 31:11
  makes
• 31:12
  someone
• 31:13
  part
• 31:13
  of
• 31:13
  God's
• 31:13
  people,
• 31:14
  which
• 31:14
  is
• 31:14
  faith.
• 31:16
  They'd
• 31:16
  be
• 31:16
  like
• 31:16
  saying,
• 31:16
  well,
• 31:17
  I
• 31:17
  go
• 31:17
  to
• 31:17
  church,
• 31:18
  so
• 31:18
  it
• 31:18
  must
• 31:19
  mean
• 31:19
  I'm
• 31:19
  a
• 31:19
  Christian,
• 31:20
  or
• 31:20
  I
• 31:21
  read
• 31:21
  the
• 31:21
  Bible
• 31:22
  so
• 31:22
  it
• 31:22
  must
• 31:22
  mean
• 31:22
  I'm
• 31:23
  a
• 31:23
  Christian,
• 31:23
  or
• 31:23
  I
• 31:24
  know
• 31:24
  that
• 31:25
  I
• 31:25
  know
• 31:25
  who
• 31:25
  Jesus
• 31:25
  is,
• 31:25
  so
• 31:26
  I
• 31:26
  must
• 31:26
  be
• 31:26
  a
• 31:26
  Christian.
• 31:27
  Right.
• 31:27
  Those
• 31:27
  are
• 31:27
  all.
• 31:28
  Good
• 31:29
  signs,
• 31:29
  but
• 31:30
  they
• 31:30
  don't
• 31:30
  actually
• 31:30
  necessarily
• 31:31
  mean
• 31:32
  that
• 31:32
  you
• 31:32
  definitely
• 31:33
  are
• 31:34
  a
• 31:34
  Christian,
• 31:34
  because
• 31:34
  if
• 31:34
  you
• 31:34
  don't
• 31:35
  have
• 31:35
  faith,
• 31:35
  you
• 31:35
  can
• 31:35
  still
• 31:35
  do
• 31:36
  all
• 31:36
  those
• 31:36
  things,
• 31:36
  right?
• 31:36
  There's
• 31:36
  people
• 31:37
  who
• 31:37
  don't
• 31:37
  have
• 31:37
  faith
• 31:38
  that
• 31:38
  go
• 31:38
  to
• 31:38
  church.
• 31:38
  There's
• 31:39
  people
• 31:39
  that
• 31:39
  don't
• 31:39
  have
• 31:39
  faith
• 31:39
  that
• 31:40
  get
• 31:40
  baptized.
• 31:40
  There's
• 31:41
  people
• 31:41
  that
• 31:41
  don't
• 31:41
  have
• 31:41
  faith
• 31:42
  that
• 31:42
  read
• 31:42
  their
• 31:42
  Bible,
• 31:43
  right?
• 31:44
  So
• 31:44
  don't
• 31:44
  confuse
• 31:45
  faith
• 31:45
  with
• 31:46
  signs
• 31:46
  of
• 31:47
  faith.
• 31:50
  The
• 31:50
  signs
• 31:50
  of
• 31:50
  faith
• 31:50
  aren't
• 31:53
  the
• 31:53
  cause
• 31:54
  of
• 31:54
  justification.
• 31:55
  Faith
• 31:55
  is,
• 31:55
  it's
• 31:55
  kind
• 31:56
  of
• 31:56
  like
• 31:56
  when
• 31:56
  you
• 31:57
  have.
• 31:58
  You
• 31:58
  know,
• 31:58
  when
• 31:58
  you're
• 31:58
  sick
• 31:59
  and
• 31:59
  you
• 31:59
  Google
• 31:59
  the
• 31:59
  symptoms,
• 32:00
  figure
• 32:00
  out
• 32:00
  what
• 32:00
  you
• 32:00
  have,
• 32:00
  and
• 32:00
  it's
• 32:00
  always
• 32:01
  cancer.
• 32:01
  Like
• 32:02
  every
• 32:02
  single
• 32:02
  time
• 32:03
  you're
• 32:03
  like,
• 32:03
  oh,
• 32:04
  I
• 32:04
  have,
• 32:04
  you
• 32:04
  know,
• 32:06
  a
• 32:06
  fever
• 32:06
  and
• 32:07
  I
• 32:07
  have
• 32:07
  a
• 32:07
  swollen
• 32:08
  like
• 32:08
  thing
• 32:08
  on
• 32:09
  my
• 32:09
  neck.
• 32:10
  Cancer,
• 32:10
  right.
• 32:10
  Definitely
• 32:11
  cancer.
• 32:11
  Or
• 32:12
  you
• 32:12
  go,
• 32:12
  you
• 32:12
  know,
• 32:12
  every
• 32:12
  time
• 32:13
  you're
• 32:13
  sick
• 32:13
  you
• 32:13
  Google
• 32:13
  like
• 32:13
  three
• 32:14
  different
• 32:14
  symptoms.
• 32:15
  You
• 32:15
  go
• 32:16
  like
• 32:16
  WebMD,
• 32:17
  oh,
• 32:17
  it
• 32:17
  could
• 32:17
  be
• 32:17
  cancer.
• 32:18
  Thanks.
• 32:19
  So
• 32:20
  just
• 32:20
  because
• 32:21
  you
• 32:21
  have
• 32:21
  the
• 32:21
  symptoms
• 32:22
  of
• 32:22
  that
• 32:22
  thing.
• 32:23
  It
• 32:23
  doesn't
• 32:23
  mean
• 32:23
  you
• 32:23
  have
• 32:24
  that
• 32:24
  thing,
• 32:24
  right?
• 32:24
  Just
• 32:24
  because
• 32:25
  you
• 32:25
  have
• 32:25
  the
• 32:25
  symptoms
• 32:25
  of
• 32:26
  cancer
• 32:26
  doesn't
• 32:27
  mean
• 32:27
  you
• 32:27
  have
• 32:27
  cancer.
• 32:27
  Just
• 32:27
  'cause
• 32:28
  you
• 32:28
  Google
• 32:28
  your
• 32:28
  symptoms
• 32:29
  and
• 32:29
  you
• 32:29
  have
• 32:29
  these
• 32:30
  three
• 32:30
  symptoms,
• 32:31
  oh,
• 32:31
  those
• 32:32
  are
• 32:32
  symptoms
• 32:32
  of
• 32:32
  this
• 32:33
  super
• 32:33
  rare
• 32:33
  disease
• 32:34
  that
• 32:34
  only
• 32:34
  0.0%,
• 32:36
  zero
• 32:36
  1%
• 32:36
  of
• 32:37
  the
• 32:37
  world
• 32:37
  has.
• 32:38
  Well,
• 32:38
  you
• 32:38
  have
• 32:38
  those
• 32:38
  three
• 32:38
  symptoms,
• 32:39
  so
• 32:39
  that's
• 32:39
  you,
• 32:40
  right?
• 32:42
  Just
• 32:42
  because
• 32:42
  you
• 32:42
  have
• 32:43
  the
• 32:43
  symptoms
• 32:43
  doesn't
• 32:43
  mean
• 32:44
  you
• 32:44
  have
• 32:45
  the
• 32:45
  disease.
• 32:45
  And
• 32:45
  I
• 32:45
  think
• 32:47
  especially
• 32:47
  in,
• 32:47
  in
• 32:47
  a
• 32:48
  church
• 32:48
  like
• 32:48
  this.
• 32:49
  There's
• 32:49
  a
• 32:49
  lot
• 32:49
  of
• 32:49
  people
• 32:50
  who
• 32:50
  have
• 32:50
  symptoms
• 32:51
  of
• 32:51
  Christianity
• 32:52
  without
• 32:52
  real
• 32:52
  Christianity
• 32:55
  because
• 32:55
  you
• 32:55
  grew
• 32:55
  up
• 32:56
  doing
• 32:56
  the
• 32:56
  things
• 32:57
  or
• 32:58
  your
• 32:58
  friends
• 32:58
  do
• 32:58
  the
• 32:58
  things.
• 33:00
  So
• 33:01
  what
• 33:01
  I
• 33:01
  want
• 33:01
  you
• 33:01
  to
• 33:02
  to
• 33:02
  make
• 33:02
  sure
• 33:02
  is
• 33:03
  just
• 33:03
  because
• 33:03
  you
• 33:03
  see
• 33:03
  people
• 33:04
  with
• 33:04
  symptoms
• 33:06
  doesn't
• 33:06
  mean
• 33:06
  they
• 33:06
  have
• 33:06
  the
• 33:07
  disease,
• 33:07
  right?
• 33:08
  Just
• 33:08
  because
• 33:08
  you
• 33:08
  have
• 33:08
  the
• 33:09
  symptoms
• 33:09
  of
• 33:09
  Christianity
• 33:10
  doesn't
• 33:10
  mean
• 33:10
  you
• 33:10
  have
• 33:11
  the
• 33:11
  disease
• 33:12
  of
• 33:12
  faith.
• 33:14
  I
• 33:14
  don't
• 33:14
  want
• 33:14
  you
• 33:14
  to
• 33:15
  be
• 33:15
  confused
• 33:15
  about
• 33:15
  that.
• 33:17
  Just
• 33:17
  because
• 33:17
  you're
• 33:17
  associated
• 33:18
  with
• 33:18
  Christian
• 33:19
  parents,
• 33:19
  just
• 33:19
  because
• 33:19
  you
• 33:20
  come
• 33:20
  from
• 33:20
  a
• 33:20
  Christian
• 33:20
  family,
• 33:21
  just
• 33:21
  because
• 33:21
  you
• 33:22
  read
• 33:22
  the
• 33:22
  Bible,
• 33:23
  just
• 33:23
  because
• 33:23
  you
• 33:23
  know
• 33:24
  the
• 33:24
  gospel,
• 33:25
  just
• 33:25
  because
• 33:26
  you
• 33:26
  like
• 33:26
  church,
• 33:27
  just
• 33:28
  because
• 33:28
  your
• 33:29
  friends
• 33:29
  are
• 33:29
  Christian,
• 33:29
  just
• 33:29
  because
• 33:30
  you
• 33:30
  don't
• 33:30
  say
• 33:30
  bad
• 33:30
  words.
• 33:32
  Those
• 33:32
  are
• 33:32
  all
• 33:33
  things
• 33:33
  that
• 33:33
  are
• 33:33
  symptoms
• 33:34
  of,
• 33:34
  of
• 33:34
  faith,
• 33:35
  but
• 33:35
  they
• 33:35
  aren't
• 33:35
  faith
• 33:36
  itself.
• 33:38
  Maybe
• 33:39
  you
• 33:40
  even
• 33:41
  know
• 33:41
  you're
• 33:41
  a
• 33:41
  Christian.
• 33:44
  Does
• 33:44
  that
• 33:44
  mean
• 33:44
  you're
• 33:44
  a
• 33:44
  Christian?
• 33:45
  Not
• 33:45
  necessarily
• 33:46
  right?
• 33:47
  Maybe
• 33:47
  you
• 33:48
  have
• 33:49
  emotions
• 33:49
  about
• 33:50
  being
• 33:50
  a
• 33:50
  Christian,
• 33:51
  right?
• 33:51
  You,
• 33:51
  you
• 33:51
  had
• 33:51
  an
• 33:51
  experience
• 33:52
  at
• 33:52
  at
• 33:53
  camp
• 33:53
  or
• 33:54
  you,
• 33:54
  um,
• 33:55
  get
• 33:56
  really
• 33:56
  sad
• 33:56
  about
• 33:57
  your
• 33:57
  sin
• 33:58
  doesn't
• 33:58
  necessarily
• 33:59
  mean
• 33:59
  that
• 34:00
  you're
• 34:00
  a
• 34:00
  Christian,
• 34:00
  right?
• 34:00
  The
• 34:01
  symptoms
• 34:01
  are
• 34:01
  different
• 34:02
  than
• 34:02
  the
• 34:02
  actual
• 34:03
  disease,
• 34:05
  so
• 34:05
  don't
• 34:05
  put
• 34:06
  your
• 34:06
  faith
• 34:06
  in
• 34:06
  the
• 34:07
  signs
• 34:07
  of
• 34:07
  your
• 34:07
  faith.
• 34:09
  Don't
• 34:09
  put
• 34:09
  your
• 34:09
  faith
• 34:10
  in
• 34:10
  the
• 34:10
  symptoms
• 34:10
  of
• 34:10
  Christianity.
• 34:11
  Put
• 34:11
  your
• 34:11
  faith
• 34:12
  in
• 34:12
  Jesus.
• 34:13
  Jesus
• 34:14
  is
• 34:14
  who
• 34:15
  the
• 34:15
  one
• 34:15
  who
• 34:15
  takes
• 34:15
  your
• 34:15
  sin
• 34:16
  away.
• 34:16
  Jesus
• 34:16
  is
• 34:17
  the
• 34:17
  one
• 34:17
  who
• 34:17
  gives
• 34:17
  you
• 34:18
  righteousness.
• 34:19
  So
• 34:19
  don't
• 34:19
  put
• 34:19
  your
• 34:19
  faith
• 34:20
  in
• 34:21
  your
• 34:21
  signs
• 34:22
  of
• 34:22
  Christianity.
• 34:22
  Put
• 34:22
  your
• 34:23
  faith
• 34:23
  in
• 34:24
  the
• 34:25
  Christ
• 34:25
  of
• 34:25
  Christianity.
• 34:27
  It's
• 34:27
  easy
• 34:28
  to,
• 34:28
  when
• 34:28
  you
• 34:28
  share
• 34:29
  your
• 34:29
  testimony,
• 34:29
  when
• 34:29
  you
• 34:29
  think,
• 34:30
  why
• 34:30
  am
• 34:30
  I
• 34:30
  Christian?
• 34:30
  You're
• 34:30
  doubting
• 34:31
  your
• 34:31
  salvation.
• 34:31
  You
• 34:31
  turn
• 34:32
  immediately
• 34:32
  to,
• 34:32
  well,
• 34:33
  look
• 34:33
  at
• 34:33
  all
• 34:33
  the
• 34:33
  things
• 34:33
  I've
• 34:33
  done.
• 34:34
  Look
• 34:34
  at
• 34:34
  my
• 34:34
  spiritual
• 34:34
  resume.
• 34:37
  That
• 34:37
  thing
• 34:37
  that
• 34:38
  your
• 34:38
  spiritual
• 34:38
  resume
• 34:39
  is,
• 34:39
  is
• 34:40
  not
• 34:40
  where
• 34:40
  you
• 34:40
  wanna
• 34:40
  put
• 34:40
  your
• 34:40
  trust.
• 34:42
  You
• 34:42
  wanna
• 34:42
  put
• 34:42
  your
• 34:42
  trust
• 34:43
  in
• 34:43
  Jesus.
• 34:43
  'cause
• 34:43
  his
• 34:44
  righteousness
• 34:44
  never
• 34:45
  changes.
• 34:45
  Yours
• 34:46
  goes
• 34:46
  up
• 34:46
  and
• 34:46
  down,
• 34:47
  right?
• 34:47
  Sometimes
• 34:48
  throughout
• 34:48
  the
• 34:48
  day.
• 34:49
  Maybe
• 34:49
  you
• 34:49
  wake
• 34:49
  up
• 34:49
  at
• 34:49
  8:00
• 34:50
  AM
• 34:50
  and
• 34:50
  you
• 34:50
  just
• 34:50
  read
• 34:50
  your
• 34:50
  Bible
• 34:51
  and
• 34:51
  you
• 34:51
  feel
• 34:51
  great,
• 34:51
  and
• 34:52
  then
• 34:52
  by
• 34:52
  the
• 34:52
  time
• 34:52
  it's
• 34:52
  2:00
• 34:53
  PM
• 34:53
  and
• 34:53
  you've
• 34:53
  been
• 34:53
  around
• 34:53
  all
• 34:54
  these
• 34:54
  people
• 34:54
  at
• 34:54
  school
• 34:54
  who
• 34:54
  make
• 34:55
  all
• 34:55
  these
• 34:55
  bad
• 34:55
  jokes
• 34:55
  and
• 34:55
  say
• 34:56
  all
• 34:56
  these
• 34:56
  bad
• 34:56
  words,
• 34:58
  your
• 34:58
  own
• 34:59
  righteousness,
• 34:59
  even
• 34:59
  in
• 35:00
  in
• 35:00
  a
• 35:00
  day
• 35:00
  can
• 35:00
  go
• 35:01
  up
• 35:01
  and
• 35:01
  down,
• 35:01
  right?
• 35:01
  But
• 35:02
  Jesus
• 35:02
  righteousness
• 35:02
  never
• 35:02
  changes.
• 35:05
  And
• 35:05
  also
• 35:05
  don't
• 35:05
  put
• 35:05
  your
• 35:06
  faith
• 35:06
  in
• 35:06
  your
• 35:06
  faith.
• 35:08
  Your
• 35:08
  faith
• 35:09
  isn't
• 35:10
  your,
• 35:10
  the,
• 35:11
  your
• 35:11
  faith
• 35:11
  is
• 35:11
  only
• 35:12
  as
• 35:12
  good
• 35:12
  as
• 35:12
  what
• 35:12
  you
• 35:12
  put
• 35:13
  your
• 35:13
  faith
• 35:13
  in.
• 35:14
  So
• 35:14
  don't
• 35:14
  put
• 35:14
  your
• 35:15
  faith
• 35:15
  in
• 35:15
  your
• 35:15
  faith.
• 35:16
  Put
• 35:16
  your
• 35:16
  faith
• 35:17
  in
• 35:17
  Jesus,
• 35:18
  right?
• 35:19
  The,
• 35:19
  the
• 35:19
  point
• 35:19
  of
• 35:19
  of
• 35:20
  faith
• 35:20
  is
• 35:20
  who
• 35:20
  you're
• 35:21
  trusting
• 35:21
  in,
• 35:22
  not
• 35:22
  how
• 35:23
  much
• 35:23
  faith
• 35:23
  you
• 35:23
  have.
• 35:24
  So
• 35:24
  don't
• 35:25
  put
• 35:25
  your
• 35:25
  faith
• 35:25
  in
• 35:25
  your
• 35:25
  faith.
• 35:26
  Put
• 35:26
  your
• 35:26
  faith
• 35:27
  in
• 35:28
  Jesus.
• 35:29
  Let's
• 35:29
  pray
• 35:29
  and
• 35:30
  we'll
• 35:30
  go
• 35:30
  to
• 35:30
  small
• 35:30
  groups.
• 35:33
  God,
• 35:33
  we
• 35:33
  are
• 35:33
  so
• 35:33
  thankful
• 35:35
  that
• 35:36
  you
• 35:37
  make
• 35:37
  it
• 35:37
  so
• 35:38
  simple
• 35:39
  for
• 35:39
  us.
• 35:41
  We
• 35:41
  come
• 35:41
  to
• 35:41
  you
• 35:41
  in
• 35:42
  faith.
• 35:43
  We
• 35:43
  admit
• 35:43
  that
• 35:44
  we
• 35:44
  don't
• 35:44
  measure
• 35:45
  up.
• 35:45
  We
• 35:46
  need
• 35:46
  you.
• 35:46
  We're
• 35:46
  helpless
• 35:47
  without
• 35:47
  you,
• 35:49
  and
• 35:50
  we
• 35:50
  trust
• 35:50
  you,
• 35:50
  and
• 35:50
  you
• 35:50
  give
• 35:51
  us
• 35:51
  righteousness.
• 35:52
  You
• 35:52
  give
• 35:52
  us
• 35:52
  forgiveness.
• 35:53
  You
• 35:53
  give
• 35:53
  us
• 35:53
  yourself.
• 35:55
  And
• 35:55
  so
• 35:55
  we're
• 35:55
  grateful
• 35:56
  that
• 35:56
  we
• 35:56
  don't
• 35:56
  have
• 35:56
  to
• 35:57
  do
• 35:57
  all
• 35:57
  these
• 35:57
  crazy
• 35:58
  things
• 35:58
  to
• 35:58
  to
• 35:59
  be
• 36:00
  in
• 36:00
  a
• 36:00
  relationship
• 36:00
  with
• 36:00
  you.
• 36:01
  We
• 36:01
  don't
• 36:01
  have
• 36:02
  to
• 36:02
  be
• 36:03
  super
• 36:03
  smart.
• 36:04
  We
• 36:04
  don't
• 36:04
  have
• 36:04
  to
• 36:05
  know
• 36:05
  the
• 36:05
  Bible
• 36:06
  perfectly.
• 36:06
  We
• 36:07
  don't
• 36:07
  have
• 36:07
  to
• 36:08
  live
• 36:09
  perfectly,
• 36:11
  but
• 36:11
  we
• 36:11
  can
• 36:11
  be
• 36:12
  confident
• 36:12
  that
• 36:12
  we
• 36:12
  have
• 36:13
  a
• 36:13
  relationship
• 36:13
  with
• 36:13
  you
• 36:14
  if
• 36:15
  we
• 36:15
  trust
• 36:15
  Jesus.
• 36:15
  So
• 36:15
  I
• 36:16
  pray
• 36:16
  that
• 36:16
  you
• 36:17
  help
• 36:17
  all
• 36:17
  of
• 36:17
  us
• 36:18
  to
• 36:18
  trust
• 36:18
  Jesus
• 36:18
  more.
• 36:19
  Just
• 36:19
  like
• 36:19
  that
• 36:19
  song
• 36:20
  we
• 36:20
  sang
• 36:20
  on
• 36:20
  Sunday,
• 36:21
  it's
• 36:21
  so
• 36:21
  good
• 36:22
  to
• 36:22
  trust
• 36:23
  you.
• 36:23
  Life
• 36:24
  is
• 36:24
  so
• 36:24
  much
• 36:24
  better
• 36:24
  when
• 36:24
  we
• 36:25
  trust
• 36:25
  you.
• 36:25
  So
• 36:26
  I
• 36:26
  pray
• 36:26
  that
• 36:26
  you
• 36:26
  give
• 36:26
  all
• 36:27
  of
• 36:27
  us
• 36:27
  greater
• 36:27
  faith
• 36:28
  in
• 36:28
  you.
• 36:29
  And
• 36:29
  I
• 36:29
  pray
• 36:29
  specifically
• 36:30
  for
• 36:30
  people
• 36:30
  who
• 36:30
  are
• 36:30
  relying
• 36:31
  on
• 36:31
  themselves,
• 36:32
  that
• 36:32
  you
• 36:32
  would
• 36:33
  show
• 36:33
  them
• 36:33
  that
• 36:34
  they're
• 36:34
  unreliable,
• 36:35
  that
• 36:36
  they
• 36:36
  are,
• 36:37
  um,
• 36:38
  not
• 36:38
  a,
• 36:39
  a
• 36:39
  good
• 36:40
  place
• 36:40
  to
• 36:41
  put
• 36:41
  their
• 36:41
  faith,
• 36:42
  but
• 36:42
  rather
• 36:42
  that
• 36:42
  you
• 36:43
  are
• 36:44
  a
• 36:44
  rock,
• 36:44
  a
• 36:44
  fortress,
• 36:45
  you
• 36:45
  are
• 36:45
  strong
• 36:46
  and
• 36:46
  trustworthy.
• 36:47
  We
• 36:47
  pray
• 36:47
  all
• 36:47
  this
• 36:47
  in
• 36:47
  Jesus'
• 36:48
  name.
• 36:48
  Amen.