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John 6:66-71 · Providence Baptist Church - Sermons

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John chapter 6. Today we reach the last section in John and the last discussion of the discourse of the bread of life.
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! Let's read together verses 66 through 71.
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After this, many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
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So Jesus said to the twelve, do you want to go away as well?
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Simon Peter answered, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
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And we have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.
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Jesus answered him, or them, did I not choose you, the twelve? And yet one of you is a devil.
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He spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the twelve, was going to betray him.
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Father, as we look at this passage today, we ask especially that you would illumine our hearts by the Holy Spirit you have given us.
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Help us, Lord, to grasp what Jesus was communicating to his disciples and grow by that.
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Father, we thank you for your loving, nourishing, strengthening care for us.
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And we ask that we would respond appropriately and fully with thanksgiving and praise and growth.
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In Jesus' name.
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If anyone could have taken ordinary young men and prepared them to change the world, it would have been Jesus.
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If anyone could take fishermen, a tax collector, a political nationalist, and possibly farmers or tradesmen,
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and prepare them to bring the gospel to places like Rome, Mesopotamia, Persia, India, Egypt, and Ethiopia,
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it would be Jesus.
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If anyone could take self-reliant, ambitious, insecure, and fearful men and prepare them to endure rejection, betrayal,
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and the eventual martyrdom that would crown their service, it would be Jesus.
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And he did just that with those men that he had chose and sent out.
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And he did it by preparing them through strengthening their faith and establishing their knowledge of him.
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I believe Jesus is preparing people in the same way today.
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We might not have the same ministry that the apostles had,
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but we face the same pain and temptation to self-pity that they did.
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And though the Spirit is still strengthening faith by directing us to consider and look to him.
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The passage we read this morning reveals Jesus' gracious care in helping his followers endure the widespread desertion
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and eventual betrayal of one of their own.
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He did this through a contrast of false and genuine faith,
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showing that true endurance begins with genuine faith and knowing him.
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I believe this morning Jesus wants to strengthen you to endure, to remain, to abide,
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even if all others fall away,
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as you focus on him as the source of your life.
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And so, we will look at this passage in three parts,
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highlighting these truths.
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You must look to Jesus alone because,
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one, no one else can give you eternal life.
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Two, because he alone is the Holy One of God.
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And three, because only grace produced faith in him endures.
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So, first of all,
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when others are unfaithful all around you,
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you must look to Jesus alone because,
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no one else can give you eternal life.
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Let's look at verses 67 and 68 again.
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So, Jesus said to the twelve,
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Do you want to go away as well?
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Simon Peter answered him,
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Lord, to whom shall we go?
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You have the words of eternal life.
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Now, after many of Jesus' followers had turned away,
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he turned to the twelve that he had specifically chosen.
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And he questioned them,
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Do you want to go away as well?
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Now, that question didn't arise from insecurity.
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No, it was designed to test and strengthen their faith.
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In Greek, the negative particle in that sentence
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anticipates a no answer.
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Literally is,
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You don't also want to go away, do you?
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Instead of correcting or rebuking them
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or challenging them,
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Jesus is inviting them
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to reaffirm their faith in him.
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Now, we don't know exactly how the twelve felt
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after hearing Jesus' hard sayings
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about eating his flesh and drinking his blood,
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but we can imagine their confusion.
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Yet, even when they didn't understand,
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they stayed.
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And Peter, speaking for the group,
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gave one of the most beautiful confessions in Scripture.
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Lord, to whom shall we go?
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You have the words of eternal life.
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The disciples recognized here
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that there was no one else like him.
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Moses couldn't save them.
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The prophets couldn't redeem them.
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The philosophers of the age could not give them life.
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Only Jesus could.
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Only Jesus could.
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And that truth is echoed again and again
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in the New Testament.
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Later on in John,
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he writes,
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he writes
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the words of Christ
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when he said,
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I am the way
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and the truth
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and the life.
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No one comes to the Father
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except through me.
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In Acts,
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when Peter was arrested
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and faced the Sanhedrin
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because he was preaching
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Jesus resurrected from the dead,
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he declared to them,
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there is no salvation
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in anyone else.
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For there is no other name
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under heaven
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given among men
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by which we must be saved.
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And then John,
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in his first epistle,
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in writing about the testimony
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that God had given
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about his son,
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he said it this way,
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and this is the testimony
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that God has given us
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eternal life.
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And this life
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is in his son.
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Whoever has the son
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has life.
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Whoever does not have the son
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does not have life.
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It's all focused
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in Christ.
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And that's what the disciples understood.
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Where,
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to who else would we go?
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And I think Jesus
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could be asking us
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the same question.
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At moments
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when we're shaken
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by trials and temptations,
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you don't
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also want to go away,
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do you?
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At that moment,
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is your answer
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the same as Peter's?
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There have been surveys
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over the last few decades
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questioning Christians
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about their beliefs.
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And their conclusions
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are interesting.
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And they found
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that a great number
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of those who claim
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Christ
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as their
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Savior
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also believe
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that there are
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other ways to God.
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They also believe
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that there
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are other ways
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to receive
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eternal life.
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percentages
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that range
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they range
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from about
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a third
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to two thirds
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depending on how
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the questions
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are assembled
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and
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who's included
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in the term
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Christian.
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But
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even at its
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lowest percentage
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this is tragic.
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This is not
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what the Bible
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says
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a Christian
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must understand.
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Jesus Christ
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is the only way
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to life.
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When others
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fall away
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or look elsewhere
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Jesus wants you
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to have the same
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deep conviction
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that says to him
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you alone
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have
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words
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of eternal life.
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So
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first
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you must
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look to
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Jesus
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because he
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has the
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words of
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life.
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And second
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when all
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others
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are unfaithful
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all around
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you
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you must
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look to
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Jesus
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alone
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because
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he alone
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is the
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Holy One
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of God.
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This really
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answers why.
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Peter
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continues
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in verse
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69
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the
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chiastic
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center
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of the
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passage
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the one
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that
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the Apostle
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John wanted
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us to
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grasp.
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He says
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and we
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have
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believed
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and have
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come to
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know
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that you
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are the
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Holy One
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of God.
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With this
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verse we
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reach the
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heart of
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Peter's
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response
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and it's
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the genuine
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disciples
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confession
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believing
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and knowing
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who
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Jesus
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is
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who he
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truly
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is.
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the two
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verbs
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have
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believed
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and have
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come to
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know
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describe
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their
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experience.
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Together
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these words
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reveal something
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more than
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simple
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recitation
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of facts
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learned in
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a lesson.
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One
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theologian
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called it
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a settled
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conviction
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about
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Jesus'
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identity.
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faith comes
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first and
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knowledge
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follows.
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You don't
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have to
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wait
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until you
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understand
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everything about
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Jesus to
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believe in him.
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You believe
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and he
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helps you
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understand.
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Knowing who
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Jesus is
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comes through
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faith
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and it
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is essential
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to life.
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At this
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point in
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the journey
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in their
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journey with
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Christ
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the twelve
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don't fully
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understand who
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he is.
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Their
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understanding
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is limited
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but it
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is true
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what they
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know
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what they
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have
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experienced
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was gripping
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to them.
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They had a
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firm conviction
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you are
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the holy
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one
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of God.
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Now to
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call Jesus
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the holy
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one of
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God
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isn't
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entirely
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clear
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because
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it
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really
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wasn't
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that
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commonly
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expressed
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in the
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Bible.
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Perhaps
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it was
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common
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in the
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day
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but we
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only
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have
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one
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other
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occurrence
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of it.
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But the
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word
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holy
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one
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in
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scripture
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is more
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prominent.
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It refers
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to God
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himself.
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It refers
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to the
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one
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who is
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set
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apart
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who is
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pure
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and
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sovereign.
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So
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a holy
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one
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of
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God
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referring
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to
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Jesus
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is an
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amazing
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title
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and it
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only
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appears
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in two
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other
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verses
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both
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describing
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the same
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situation
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where
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a
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demoniac
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cries
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in fear
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when seeing
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Jesus
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I know
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who
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you
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are
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the
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holy
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one
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of
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God
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even
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the
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demons
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recognized
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his
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identity
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although
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they
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didn't
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love
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or
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follow
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him
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Peter's
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confession
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is
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different
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the
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demon
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confessed
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in fear
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Peter
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confessed
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in faith
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the
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disciples
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still
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had
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much
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to
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learn
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especially
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about
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who
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Jesus
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was
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and
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the
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cross
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the
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very
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thing
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Jesus
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was trying
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to
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communicate
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in
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the
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bread
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of
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life
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discourse
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but
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at
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this
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point
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they
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knew
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enough
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to
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trust
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him
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you
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are
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from
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God
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you
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are
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unlike
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anyone
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else
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and
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you
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alone
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have
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life
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your
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endurance
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in the
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Christian
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life
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depends
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on
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what
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you
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truly
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believe
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about
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Jesus
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your
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faith
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is
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based
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on
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emotions
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temporal
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interests
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popularity
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or
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comfort
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it
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will
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collapse
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when
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tested
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but
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if
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it's
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grounded
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in a
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settled
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conviction
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of
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who
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Jesus
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is
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it
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will
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stand
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firm
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so
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I
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encourage
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you
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today
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to
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anchor
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your
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perseverance
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not
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in how
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you
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feel
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about
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Christ
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but
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in
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what
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you
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know
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about
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him
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what
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God
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has
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revealed
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about
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him
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and
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what
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the
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spirit
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confirms
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in
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your
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heart
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about
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him
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daily
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remind
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yourself
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Jesus
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is
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the
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holy
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one
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of
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God
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he
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is
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divine
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he
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is
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trustworthy
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he
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is
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unchanging
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when
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doubts
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whisper
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when
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circumstances
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overwhelm
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you
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confess
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the
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truth
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again
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faith
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begins
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by
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believing
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that's
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kind of
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an oxymoron
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faith
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begins
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by
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believing
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endurance
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endurance
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begins
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by
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believing
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and it
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matures
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through
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knowing
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keep
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learning
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Christ
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read
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his
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word
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worship
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deeply
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talk
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with
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him
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often
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the
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better
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you
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know
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him
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the
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more
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impossible
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it
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becomes
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to walk
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away
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from
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him
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!
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Now
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in the
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last
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verses
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70
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and
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71
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Jesus
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reminds
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us
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something
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very
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important
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that
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not
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every
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follower
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of
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Christ
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is
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genuine
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only
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faith
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born
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of
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grace
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endures
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to the
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end
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so
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here's
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the
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third
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point
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when
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others
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are
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unfaithful
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all
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around
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you
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you
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must
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look
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to
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Jesus
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alone
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because
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only
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grace
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produced
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faith
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in
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Jesus
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endures
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look at
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verses
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70
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and 71
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Jesus
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answered
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them
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did I
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not
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choose
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you
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the
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twelve
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and yet
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one
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of
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you
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is
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a
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devil
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he
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spoke
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of
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Judas
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the
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son
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of
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Simon
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Iscariot
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for
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he
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one
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of
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the
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twelve
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was
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going
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to
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betray
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him
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now
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we
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might
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be
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a
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bit
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puzzled
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at
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Jesus
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response
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to
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Peter's
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confession
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he
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seems
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to
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skip
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over
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it
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instead
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of
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affirming
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it
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or
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praising
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him
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as
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he
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appears
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to
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do
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six
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months
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later
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when
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Peter
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makes
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another
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amazing
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confession
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of
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Jesus
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identity
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he
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says
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here
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did I
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not
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choose
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you
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the
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twelve
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and
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yet
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one
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of
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you
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is
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a
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devil
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these
18:11
disciples
18:12
were
18:12
likely
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already
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startled
18:15
by the
18:15
recent
18:16
events
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the
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defections
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and now
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they hear
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Jesus
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say that
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one of
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them
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is a
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devil
18:23
not
18:26
the
18:26
most
18:26
encouraging
18:27
response
18:28
to
18:28
Peter's
18:29
answer
18:29
and
18:32
why
18:32
might
18:32
he
18:32
have
18:33
said
18:33
that
18:33
one
18:35
reason
18:35
is
18:36
likely
18:36
that
18:36
he
18:36
wanted
18:37
them
18:37
to
18:37
know
18:37
that
18:37
Peter's
18:38
confession
18:38
was not
18:39
entirely
18:39
correct
18:39
one
18:41
of
18:41
them
18:41
did
18:42
not
18:42
believe
18:43
at
18:46
the
18:46
moment
18:46
the
18:46
others
18:46
had
18:47
no
18:47
clue
18:47
who
18:48
he
18:48
was
18:48
referring
18:48
to
18:49
but
18:49
John
18:49
much
18:49
later
18:50
writes
18:50
that
18:51
he
18:51
spoke
18:51
of
18:51
Judas
18:52
the
18:52
son
18:52
of
18:52
Simon
18:53
Iscariot
18:53
one
18:54
of
18:55
the
18:55
twelve
18:55
who
18:55
was
18:55
going
18:56
to
18:56
betray
18:56
him
18:57
this
18:59
Judas
18:59
walked
19:00
with
19:00
Jesus
19:00
heard
19:01
his
19:01
teaching
19:01
saw
19:02
his
19:02
miracles
19:02
but
19:04
he
19:05
never
19:05
truly
19:05
believed
19:06
he
19:07
looked
19:07
the
19:07
part
19:08
he
19:08
talked
19:08
the
19:08
part
19:09
he
19:10
acted
19:10
the
19:10
part
19:10
he
19:13
even
19:13
fooled
19:13
the
19:13
others
19:14
but
19:16
his
19:16
heart
19:16
was
19:17
never
19:17
changed
19:18
in
19:20
making
19:20
this
19:22
clarification
19:22
of
19:23
Peter's
19:23
confession
19:24
Jesus
19:24
likely
19:25
wanted
19:26
to
19:26
start
19:27
preparing
19:28
them
19:28
for
19:28
the
19:29
betrayal
19:29
he
19:31
wanted
19:31
them
19:31
to
19:31
know
19:32
that
19:33
the
19:33
unbelief
19:34
of
19:34
Jesus
19:34
did
19:35
not
19:35
mean
19:36
the
19:36
failure
19:37
on
19:39
his
19:39
part
19:40
he
19:42
had
19:42
chosen
19:43
the
19:43
twelve
19:43
knowing
19:44
fully
19:45
knowing
19:46
that
19:47
one
19:47
of
19:48
them
19:48
would
19:48
betray
19:48
him
19:49
but
19:52
the
19:52
statement
19:53
also
19:53
assures
19:54
us
19:54
and
19:55
them
19:55
that
19:57
God's
19:57
purposes
19:58
were
19:58
still
19:59
being
19:59
fulfilled
20:00
in
20:01
spite
20:01
of
20:01
that
20:02
Jesus
20:03
said
20:04
earlier
20:04
that
20:04
all
20:05
whom
20:05
the
20:06
father
20:06
had
20:07
given
20:08
him
20:08
would
20:08
come
20:09
to
20:09
him
20:09
and
20:10
he
20:10
would
20:10
lose
20:10
none
20:11
of
20:11
them
20:11
Judas'
20:15
unbelief
20:16
did
20:19
not
20:20
undermine
20:20
the
20:21
plan
20:21
of
20:21
God
20:21
it
20:23
fulfilled
20:24
it
20:24
ultimately
20:26
Judas'
20:27
unbelief
20:28
and
20:28
betrayal
20:28
would
20:28
serve
20:29
God's
20:30
gracious
20:30
purpose
20:32
though
20:33
Jesus
20:33
willingly
20:34
laid
20:34
down
20:35
his
20:35
life
20:35
to
20:35
satisfy
20:36
the
20:36
demands
20:37
of
20:37
justice
20:37
against
20:38
us
20:38
he
20:39
did
20:39
it
20:39
by
20:40
submitting
20:40
to
20:40
the
20:41
envy
20:41
the
20:42
unbelief
20:43
and the
20:44
betrayal
20:45
of his
20:45
own
20:45
people
20:46
God
20:48
used
20:49
Judas'
20:50
unbelief
20:50
and
20:51
betrayal
20:51
to
20:51
bring
20:52
life
20:53
to
20:53
the
20:53
world
20:53
but
20:57
he
20:57
had
20:57
no
20:57
benefit
20:58
from
20:58
it
20:58
Jesus
21:00
said
21:01
later
21:01
at
21:01
the
21:02
last
21:02
supper
21:03
the
21:04
son
21:05
of
21:05
man
21:05
goes
21:06
as
21:06
it
21:06
is
21:06
written
21:07
of
21:07
him
21:08
but
21:08
woe
21:08
to
21:09
that
21:09
man
21:09
by
21:09
whom
21:10
the
21:10
son
21:10
of
21:10
man
21:10
is
21:11
betrayed
21:11
it
21:12
would
21:13
have
21:13
been
21:13
better
21:13
for
21:13
him
21:14
if
21:15
he
21:15
had
21:16
not
21:16
been
21:16
born
21:17
Jesus
21:20
was
21:20
preparing
21:20
his
21:21
disciples
21:21
to
21:22
endure
21:22
the
21:22
heartbreak
21:23
of
21:23
betrayal
21:24
he
21:25
wanted
21:26
them
21:26
to
21:26
understand
21:27
that
21:28
real
21:28
faith
21:29
genuine
21:30
faith
21:30
faith
21:32
produced
21:33
by
21:33
grace
21:34
would
21:34
endure
21:35
even
21:39
when
21:39
others
21:39
fall
21:41
away
21:41
I
21:43
believe
21:43
Jesus
21:44
wants
21:44
us
21:44
to
21:44
know
21:45
that
21:46
false
21:47
disciples
21:47
exist
21:47
he
21:49
doesn't
21:49
want
21:49
us
21:49
to
21:50
go
21:50
looking
21:50
around
21:51
and
21:51
trying
21:51
to
21:51
figure
21:51
out
21:52
who
21:52
they
21:52
are
21:52
in
21:53
fact
21:54
he
21:54
told
21:54
a
21:55
parable
21:55
about
21:55
wheat
21:56
and
21:56
tares
21:56
saying
21:57
that
21:57
this
21:57
is
21:57
just
21:57
a
21:58
fact
21:58
and
21:59
at
21:59
the
22:00
end
22:00
of
22:00
the
22:00
age
22:00
God
22:02
would
22:03
sort
22:03
them
22:03
out
22:03
being
22:06
near
22:06
him
22:06
and
22:07
serving
22:07
him
22:07
are
22:08
not
22:08
the
22:08
same
22:08
as
22:09
knowing
22:09
him
22:09
there
22:13
is
22:13
a
22:13
time
22:13
when
22:15
those
22:15
unbelievers
22:16
will
22:16
be
22:16
exposed
22:17
but
22:19
it's
22:20
always
22:20
the
22:21
time
22:21
for
22:22
us
22:23
to
22:25
come
22:26
to
22:26
faith
22:26
in
22:26
Christ
22:27
to
22:27
examine
22:27
our
22:27
hearts
22:28
in
22:29
fact
22:29
the
22:29
Bible
22:29
tells
22:30
us
22:30
to
22:30
do
22:30
that
22:31
very
22:31
thing
22:31
in
22:32
2
22:33
Corinthians
22:33
13
22:34
5
22:34
it
22:35
says
22:35
examine
22:36
yourselves
22:37
see
22:38
whether
22:38
you're
22:38
in
22:39
the
22:39
faith
22:39
test
22:40
yourselves
22:41
or
22:42
do
22:42
you
22:42
not
22:42
realize
22:43
this
22:44
about
22:44
yourselves
22:45
that
22:45
Christ
22:46
or
22:46
Jesus
22:47
Christ
22:47
is
22:47
in
22:48
you
22:48
unless
22:49
indeed
22:50
you
22:51
fail
22:51
to
22:51
meet
22:52
the
22:52
test
22:52
for
22:55
the
22:55
believer
22:55
there
22:55
is
22:56
comfort
22:56
here
22:57
as
22:57
well
22:57
your
22:59
endurance
22:59
is
23:00
not
23:00
proof
23:00
of
23:01
your
23:01
own
23:02
strength
23:02
it
23:02
is
23:02
proof
23:03
of
23:04
God's
23:04
grace
23:05
Peter
23:07
stayed
23:08
Judas
23:09
left
23:10
the
23:13
only
23:13
difference
23:14
was
23:14
grace
23:14
so
23:16
thank
23:17
God
23:17
for
23:17
the
23:17
faith
23:18
that
23:18
holds
23:18
you
23:18
if
23:20
you
23:20
are
23:21
following
23:21
Christ
23:22
today
23:23
it's
23:24
because
23:24
his
23:24
grace
23:25
has
23:25
kept
23:25
you
23:25
if
23:27
you
23:27
struggle
23:27
with
23:28
doubt
23:28
look
23:29
again
23:30
to
23:30
him
23:30
for
23:30
assurance
23:31
his
23:32
grace
23:33
produces
23:33
and
23:35
preserves
23:36
true
23:36
faith
23:37
a
23:41
good
23:41
reflection
23:42
might
23:42
be
23:42
to
23:43
ask
23:43
yourselves
23:44
are
23:44
you
23:44
following
23:45
Jesus
23:45
for
23:46
who
23:47
he
23:47
is
23:47
or
23:49
for
23:49
what
23:49
he
23:49
gives
23:50
true
23:52
discipleship
23:53
flows
23:54
from
23:54
love
23:54
not
23:55
convenience
23:55
if
23:57
your
23:57
faith
23:57
is
23:57
born
23:57
of
23:58
grace
23:58
it
23:58
will
23:58
continue
23:59
so
24:02
I'd
24:03
like
24:03
to
24:03
conclude
24:03
by
24:03
asking
24:04
what
24:04
is
24:05
the
24:06
Lord
24:06
saying
24:06
to
24:07
us
24:07
through
24:07
this
24:07
passage
24:08
Jesus'
24:10
question
24:11
challenges
24:11
us
24:12
do
24:12
you
24:12
don't
24:13
also
24:14
want
24:14
to
24:14
go
24:14
away
24:15
do
24:15
you
24:15
it's
24:17
a
24:17
question
24:17
for
24:17
every
24:18
believer
24:18
every
24:18
church
24:19
every
24:19
generation
24:20
and
24:21
the
24:21
right
24:22
answer
24:22
has
24:22
never
24:22
changed
24:23
Lord
24:24
to
24:24
whom
24:24
shall
24:25
we
24:25
go
24:25
you
24:26
have
24:26
the
24:27
words
24:27
of
24:27
eternal
24:27
life
24:28
we
24:28
have
24:29
believed
24:29
and
24:30
have
24:30
come
24:30
to
24:31
know
24:31
that
24:31
you
24:31
are
24:32
the
24:32
holy
24:32
one
24:33
of
24:33
God
24:33
now
24:35
at
24:37
that
24:38
moment
24:38
that
24:39
was
24:39
a
24:40
true
24:40
understanding
24:42
of
24:42
Christ
24:43
for
24:43
the
24:43
disciples
24:44
but
24:46
looking
24:46
back
24:47
now
24:47
we
24:47
have
24:48
a
24:48
bigger
24:48
picture
24:48
of
24:49
Christ
24:49
don't
24:49
we
24:50
John
24:52
even
24:53
wrote
24:53
his
24:54
gospel
24:56
to
24:57
give
24:57
a
24:58
greater
24:58
picture
24:59
of
24:59
who
25:00
Christ
25:00
is
25:01
John
25:04
says
25:04
in
25:04
chapter
25:05
one
25:05
that
25:05
he's
25:05
the
25:05
divine
25:06
son
25:07
and
25:08
revealer
25:08
of
25:08
God
25:09
he's
25:10
the
25:10
giver
25:10
of
25:10
life
25:11
he's
25:13
the
25:13
great
25:13
I
25:13
am
25:14
he's
25:15
the
25:15
Messiah
25:16
and
25:16
son
25:17
of
25:17
God
25:17
he's
25:19
the
25:19
lamb
25:19
of
25:19
God
25:19
and
25:20
savior
25:20
through
25:21
the
25:21
cross
25:21
these
25:24
are
25:24
things
25:24
that
25:25
the
25:26
gospel
25:26
of
25:26
John
25:27
emphasizes
25:28
about
25:29
who
25:29
Christ
25:30
is
25:30
so
25:33
when
25:33
your
25:33
faith
25:33
is
25:34
tested
25:34
when
25:35
others
25:35
turn
25:35
and
25:35
drift
25:36
away
25:36
when
25:36
life
25:37
hurts
25:37
and
25:40
you
25:40
don't
25:40
understand
25:41
remember
25:41
you
25:43
must
25:43
look
25:44
to
25:44
Jesus
25:44
alone
25:45
because
25:45
no
25:46
one
25:46
else
25:47
can
25:47
give
25:47
you
25:48
life
25:48
he
25:50
alone
25:50
is
25:51
the
25:51
holy
25:51
one
25:51
of
25:51
God
25:52
and
25:53
only
25:53
grace
25:54
produced
25:54
faith
25:55
in
25:55
him
25:55
endures
25:56
so
25:58
this
25:58
morning
25:59
reaffirm
26:00
your
26:00
allegiance
26:01
to
26:01
Christ
26:02
if
26:03
others
26:04
turn
26:04
away
26:04
keep
26:04
your
26:05
eyes
26:05
fixed
26:05
on
26:06
him
26:06
the
26:07
giver
26:08
and
26:08
sustainer
26:09
of
26:09
life
26:10
say
26:11
with
26:11
Peter
26:12
and
26:13
with
26:13
confidence
26:14
Lord
26:15
to
26:16
whom
26:16
shall
26:16
we
26:17
go
26:17
you
26:18
have
26:19
the
26:19
words
26:19
of
26:20
eternal
26:20
life
26:21
and
26:21
we
26:22
have
26:22
believed
26:22
and
26:23
come
26:23
to
26:23
know
26:24
that
26:25
you
26:25
are
26:25
the
26:25
holy
26:26
one
26:26
of
26:26
God
26:27
let's
26:28
pray