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  Speaker 1: Imagine standing before the gates of Heaven expecting to enter,
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  Speaker 1: only to hear you were invited, but you were never chosen.
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  Speaker 1: The shock, the terror, the realization that hearing the call
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  Speaker 1: was never enough. Jesus himself warned, as many are called,
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  Speaker 1: but few are chosen Matthew twenty two fourteen. Think about that.
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  Speaker 1: Many will hear the gospel, many will sit in church,
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  Speaker 1: many will say I'm a Christian, but only a few
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  Speaker 1: will actually enter the Kingdom of God. We live in
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  Speaker 1: a world where people assume that just being invited is enough.
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  Speaker 1: If they grew up in a Christian home, if they
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  Speaker 1: walked down the aisle at church, if they were baptized,
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  Speaker 1: if they prayed a sinner's prayer once, they think that
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  Speaker 1: means they are in. But Jesus destroys that assumption, because
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  Speaker 1: not everyone who is called will be chosen. And today
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  Speaker 1: we see this happening everywhere. Church is filled with people
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  Speaker 1: who claim Christ but don't truly belong to him, influencers
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  Speaker 1: who quote the Bible but live in direct rebellion against it,
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  Speaker 1: Entire nations that once upheld God's word but now mock
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  Speaker 1: him openly. The Gospel has gone out, but how many
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  Speaker 1: have truly responded? And what about you? Are you truly chosen?
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  Speaker 1: If you believe in God, does that mean you're saved?
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  Speaker 1: If you've heard the call, does that mean you've answered it?
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  Speaker 1: What if you think you're chosen but you're not. Because
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  Speaker 1: the worst deception is self deception. The Bible is clear.
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  Speaker 1: God invites every one, but not everyone will come. Some
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  Speaker 1: reject him outright, some accept the invitation but refuse to
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  Speaker 1: submit to His authority, and some think they belong to
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  Speaker 1: the kingdom, only to find out too late that they
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  Speaker 1: were never truly his. So we have to ask who
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  Speaker 1: are the many that are called? Why are only a
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  Speaker 1: few actually chosen? And most importantly, how can you be
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  Speaker 1: absolutely sure that you are one of them? Because by
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  Speaker 1: the end of this video, you will no longer question
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  Speaker 1: where you stand. You will know exactly what Jesus meant
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  Speaker 1: and how to make sure you are not among those
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  Speaker 1: who were called but never chosen. We break down scripture
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  Speaker 1: in ways that are clear, powerful, and deeply personal. If
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  Speaker 1: to cover more topics like this, whether it's God's sovereignty, salvation,
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  Speaker 1: free will, or any other question this brings up. Let
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  Speaker 1: us know in the comments if this message wakes you up,
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  Speaker 1: like and share it so others can hear this warning
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  Speaker 1: from Jesus before it's too late. Because the invitation has
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  Speaker 1: gone out. The question is will you be among the
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  Speaker 1: few who are chosen? The invitation has gone out, the
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  Speaker 1: call has been made, but not everyone who is invited
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  Speaker 1: will enter the kingdom. Jesus didn't just say many are called,
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  Speaker 1: but few are chosen. He told a parable to explain
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  Speaker 1: exactly what he meant. A story so powerful, so layered
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  Speaker 1: in meaning, that it shatters every illusion about salvation and
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  Speaker 1: exposes the difference between those who think they are in
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  Speaker 1: and those who truly belong in Matthew twenty two one
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  Speaker 1: through fourteen. Jesus describes a king who prepares a wedding
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  Speaker 1: banquet for his son. The king sends out invitations to
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  Speaker 1: his chosen guests, people who are expected to come, people
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  Speaker 1: who should have been honored to attend, But something shocking happens.
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  Speaker 1: They refuse, not just once, but multiple times. Some ignore
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  Speaker 1: the invitation completely, Some get caught up in their own affairs,
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  Speaker 1: and some go even further. They seize the king's messengers,
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  Speaker 1: mistreat them, and kill them. Stop for a moment and
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  Speaker 1: imagine this scene. A king offering a royal invitation, a
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  Speaker 1: feast prepared, a once in a lifetime opportunity, and instead
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  Speaker 1: of joyfully accepting, the guests reject him. Worse yet, they
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  Speaker 1: respond with hostility, attacking the very ones sent to bring
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  Speaker 1: them the good news. The king is outraged. He sends
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  Speaker 1: his army to destroy them and burn their city. And
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  Speaker 1: then he does something unexpected. He opens the invitation to everyone.
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  Speaker 1: He tells his servants, go to the street corners and
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  Speaker 1: invite any one you find Matthew twenty two nine. The
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  Speaker 1: original guests were unworthy, So now the banquet is open
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  Speaker 1: to all, both good and bad alike. The doors are flung,
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  Speaker 1: the call is now extended far beyond the original invitees.
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  Speaker 1: This is a picture of the Gospel. The king represents
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  Speaker 1: God the Father. The wedding feast represents the Kingdom of Heaven.
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  Speaker 1: The original guests represent Israel, the chosen people who were
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  Speaker 1: given the first invitation to salvation, but many rejected it.
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  Speaker 1: Many were too caught up in their own lives too
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  Speaker 1: hardened in their hearts. Some even killed the prophets and
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  Speaker 1: ultimately the very son of God. So God extended the
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  Speaker 1: invitation to the whole world. This is what Jesus meant
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  Speaker 1: in John one eleven to twelve when he said he
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  Speaker 1: came to his own, but his own did not receive him.
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  Speaker 1: Yet to all who did receive him, to those who
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  Speaker 1: believed in his name, he gave the right to become
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  Speaker 1: children of God. The call went from Israel to the gentiles,
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  Speaker 1: from the privileged few, to the highways and byways. And
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  Speaker 1: this is where most people stop when they read the parable.
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  Speaker 1: They see the invitation extended to all and assume the
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  Speaker 1: story ends with everyone is welcome, so just come as
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  Speaker 1: you are. But Jesus didn't stop there, because in the
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  Speaker 1: next moment, the king enters the banquet hall to see
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  Speaker 1: his guests, and among them he finds one man who
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  Speaker 1: is not wearing wedding clothes. And what does the king do?
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  Speaker 1: He confronts him, He asks, how did you get in
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  Speaker 1: here without wedding clothes? The man is speechless, He has
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  Speaker 1: no defense, no excuse, and the king responds with terrifying words,
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  Speaker 1: tie him hand and foot and throw him outside into
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  Speaker 1: the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
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  Speaker 1: teeth Matthew twenty two thirteen. Then Jesus ends the parable
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  Speaker 1: with the chilling statement, for many are called, but few
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  Speaker 1: are chosen. What just happened. The invitation was open to everyone.
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  Speaker 1: The man answered the call. He came to the banquet,
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  Speaker 1: but he did not come on the king's terms. This
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  Speaker 1: is where the modern world gets it wrong. Many assume
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  Speaker 1: that because God invites all, any one can enter however
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  Speaker 1: they want, that they can claim Christianity, show up in church,
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  Speaker 1: call Jesus Lord, but never truly surrender. That they can
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  Speaker 1: believe in God, but continue living as if they are
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  Speaker 1: still in charge. But the wedding clothes matter throughout scripture.
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  Speaker 1: Garments represent righteousness. Isiah sixty one ten says He has
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  Speaker 1: clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in
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  Speaker 1: a robe of his righteousness. Revelation nineteen Colon eight describes
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  Speaker 1: the bride of Christ being given fine linen to wear
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  Speaker 1: represent the righteous acts of God's people. The wedding clothes
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  Speaker 1: in the parable symbolize true salvation, a life that has
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  Speaker 1: been transformed by faith in Christ. And this is where
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  Speaker 1: the deception is most dangerous. Many assumed that because they
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  Speaker 1: heard the gospel, because they prayed a prayer once, because
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  Speaker 1: they walked into the banquet hall, the church, the Christian community,
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  Speaker 1: that they are saved, But without the wedding clothes, without
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  Speaker 1: true faith, repentance, and transformation, they are just like the
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  Speaker 1: man in the parable in the room, but not truly
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  Speaker 1: part of the kingdom. And what happens to him. He
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  Speaker 1: is thrown out, not because he was worse than others,
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  Speaker 1: not because he didn't hear the call, but because he
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  Speaker 1: never truly surrendered to the King's requirements. This is what
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  Speaker 1: Jesus was warning about. Many will be called, many will
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  Speaker 1: hear the invitation, Many will associate with the things of God,
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  Speaker 1: but few will actually enter, because few will respond with
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  Speaker 1: genuine faith, surrender, and obedience. This is exactly what Jesus
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  Speaker 1: described in Matthew seven twenty one to twenty three. Not
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  Speaker 1: every one who says to me, Lord Lord, will enter
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  Speaker 1: the Kingdom of Heaven, but only the one who does
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  Speaker 1: the will of my Father, who is in heaven. Many
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  Speaker 1: will say to me, on that day, Lord Lord, did
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  Speaker 1: we not prophesy in your name? And in your name?
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  Speaker 1: Drive out demons, and in your name perform many miracles.
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  Speaker 1: Then I will tell them plainly, I never knew you
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  Speaker 1: away from me, you evil doers. They heard the call,
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  Speaker 1: they responded to some extent, but they were not truly chosen.
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  Speaker 1: Because to be chosen means more than hearing, more than believing,
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  Speaker 1: more than showing up. It means being clothed in Christ.
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  Speaker 1: Paul explains this in Galatians three twenty seven. For all
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  Speaker 1: of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves
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  Speaker 1: with Christ. So ask yourself, have you put on Christ?
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  Speaker 1: Are you wearing his righteousness? Or are you still trying
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  Speaker 1: to come in on your own terms? Are you truly
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  Speaker 1: surrendered or are you just playing the part. Because the
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  Speaker 1: King will enter the banquet, he will look at those
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  Speaker 1: who responded, and on that day there will be two
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  Speaker 1: types of people, those who are truly his and those
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  Speaker 1: who are speechless, unprepared, and cast out. The invitation has
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  Speaker 1: gone out. You've been called. The question is will you
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  Speaker 1: be among the few who are chosen? The invitation has
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  Speaker 1: been sent, the doors have been opened. The King has
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  Speaker 1: made his call loud and clear. But not every one
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  Speaker 1: who hears will respond, And that is exactly what Jesus
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  Speaker 1: was warning about when he said, many are called, but
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  Speaker 1: few are chosen. But who are the many that are called?
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  Speaker 1: At first glance, it seems obvious the Gospel has gone
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  Speaker 1: out to the world, the message of salvation is available
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  Speaker 1: to all. And that's true. But when Jesus spoke these words,
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  Speaker 1: he wasn't just talking about the general preaching of the Gospel.
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  Speaker 1: He was pointing to something deeper, a call that is
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  Speaker 1: heard by many, yet embraced by few. Look at the
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  Speaker 1: parable of the wedding feast. The King sent out invitations
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  Speaker 1: not just once, but multiple times, first to his chosen guests,
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  Speaker 1: those who were expected to come, but they refused. They
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  Speaker 1: had other priorities, their own lives, their own plans, their
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  Speaker 1: own desires. They weren't interested in what the king had prepared,
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  Speaker 1: So the invitation was extended further to any one who
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  Speaker 1: would listen. This is how God's call has always worked
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  Speaker 1: throughout history. God has called people to himself, first Israel,
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  Speaker 1: then the nations. But time and time again, many have
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  Speaker 1: rejected the call, some ignore it, some resist it, and
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  Speaker 1: some are even hostile toward it. But the call goes
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  Speaker 1: out none the less. The many who are called include one.
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  Speaker 1: The religious who assume they are already in. Jesus gave
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  Speaker 1: this warning to the Pharisees, the religious elite of his day.
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  Speaker 1: These were men who knew the scriptures, who lived by
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  Speaker 1: the law, who outwardly appeared righteous, But when the Messiah
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  Speaker 1: himself stood before them, they rejected him. Jesus told them
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  Speaker 1: in John five thirty nine to forty. You study the
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  Speaker 1: scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have
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  Speaker 1: eternal life. These are the very scriptures that testify about me.
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  Speaker 1: Yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
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  Speaker 1: The dice they called they had access to God's word,
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  Speaker 1: They had the history, the prophecies, the temple, the covenants,
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  Speaker 1: yet they refused to come. This is still happening today.
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  Speaker 1: There are people who grew up in church, who have
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  Speaker 1: memorized Bible verses, who no Christian doctrine inside and out,
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  Speaker 1: but they have never truly surrendered to Christ. They assume
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  Speaker 1: they are in simply because they are familiar with the
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  Speaker 1: things of God. But knowledge is not salvation. Being near
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  Speaker 1: the truth is not the same as embracing it. Two.
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  Speaker 1: The crowds who followed Jesus but never truly knew him.
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  Speaker 1: All throughout jesus ministry, he was surrounded by crowds. People
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  Speaker 1: followed him, listened to his teachings, witnessed his miracles. They
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  Speaker 1: were interested in him, but not committed to him. In
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  Speaker 1: John the six, after Jesus performed the miracle of feeding
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  Speaker 1: the five thousand, the crowd chaste after him him, but
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  Speaker 1: Jesus saw through their motives, you are looking for me,
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  Speaker 1: not because you saw the signs I performed, but because
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  Speaker 1: you ate the loaves and had your fill John six
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  Speaker 1: twenty six. They wanted what Jesus could give them, food, healing, miracles,
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  Speaker 1: but they didn't want him. And when he began teaching
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  Speaker 1: the hard truths about true discipleship, the Bible says from
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  Speaker 1: this time many of his disciples turned back and no
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  Speaker 1: longer followed him John six sixty six. They were called,
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  Speaker 1: they heard his words, they walked in his presence, but
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  Speaker 1: they walked away. How many people today called themselves Christians,
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  Speaker 1: yet only followed Jesus when it's convenient, when it benefits them,
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  Speaker 1: when it doesn't cost them anything. They want his blessings
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  Speaker 1: but not his lordship. They are excited about church, were ship,
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  Speaker 1: and Christian community, but the moment true surrender is required.
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  Speaker 1: They leave three those who hear the gospel but reject it.
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  Speaker 1: The call to salvation is not just for a select few.
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  Speaker 1: It has gone out to the whole world. In Matthew
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  Speaker 1: twenty eight nineteen, Jesus commands go and make disciples of
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  Speaker 1: all nations. In Second Peter three nine, we see that
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  Speaker 1: God is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish,
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  Speaker 1: but everyone to come to repentance. The call is universal.
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  Speaker 1: It has reached every tribe, every tongue, every nation, but
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  Speaker 1: not all who hear it respond. Some reject it outright,
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  Speaker 1: Some are too in love with the world to let go.
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  Speaker 1: Some hear it, consider it, but ultimately walk away. Just
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  Speaker 1: like the rich young ruler who stood face to face
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  Speaker 1: with Jesus, was given the invitation, yet chose his wealth
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  Speaker 1: over eternal life Matthew nineteen sixteen to twenty two. These
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  Speaker 1: are the many who are called. They have heard, they
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  Speaker 1: have been invited. Some have even drawn near for a time,
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  Speaker 1: but they never truly surrendered. And that's the tragedy, because
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  Speaker 1: being called does not mean being chosen. Being near Jesus
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  Speaker 1: does not mean belonging to him. Having religion does not
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  Speaker 1: mean having salvation. This is why Jesus warned in Matthew
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  Speaker 1: seven thirteen to fourteen, enter through the narrow gate. For
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  Speaker 1: wide is the gate, and broad is the road that
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  Speaker 1: leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small
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  Speaker 1: is the gate, and narrow the road that leads to life,
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  Speaker 1: and only a few find it. Many here, few obey,
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  Speaker 1: many listen, few respond, many are called, few are chosen.
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  Speaker 1: This is why self examination is crucial, because it's possible
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  Speaker 1: to be among the many who have heard the call
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  Speaker 1: without ever truly answering it. Think about the parable of
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  Speaker 1: the sower in Matthew thirteen, the seed the word of
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  Speaker 1: God was scattered on different types of soil. Some fell
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  Speaker 1: on rocky ground, some among thorns, some on the path.
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  Speaker 1: It sprouted for a moment, but never produced lasting fruit.
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  Speaker 1: Only the seed that fell on good soil, the heart
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  Speaker 1: that truly received the gospel and bore fruit, was counted
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  Speaker 1: as chosen. So the question is have you truly answered
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  Speaker 1: the call? Have you simply heard the invitation? Or have
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  Speaker 1: you surrendered your life to the king. Because there will
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  Speaker 1: be a day when the door to the wedding feast
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  Speaker 1: will close, and in that moment the difference between those
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  Speaker 1: who were called and those who were chosen will be revealed.
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  Speaker 1: The invitation has gone out. You've been called. The only
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  Speaker 1: question now is how will you respond? The call has
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  Speaker 1: gone out, The invitation has reached many. The gospel has
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  Speaker 1: been preached in church, on street corners, through social media,
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  Speaker 1: on TV, in books, in conversations between friends. Billions have
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  Speaker 1: heard the name of Jesus. Yet Jesus said something that
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  Speaker 1: should make every person stop and tremble. Many are called,
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  Speaker 1: but few are chosen. Few. That word alone should shake us.
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  Speaker 1: If many hear the call, why do so few respond?
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  Speaker 1: If the invitation is open, why will only a small
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  Speaker 1: number actually enter the kingdom? Why is the road to
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  Speaker 1: destruction broad while the road to life is narrow Matthew
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  Speaker 1: seven thirteen to fourteen. The answer is one of the
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  Speaker 1: most sobering truths in scripture, because most people don't actually
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  Speaker 1: want God. They may want heaven, but they don't want God.
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  Speaker 1: They may want forgiveness, but they don't want repentance. They
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  Speaker 1: may want blessings, but they don't want obedience. And so
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  Speaker 1: they hear the call, but they never try truly surrender.
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  Speaker 1: Look at the rich young ruler in Matthew nineteen sixteen
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  Speaker 1: to twenty two. He came to Jesus excited, ready to
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  Speaker 1: follow him. He called Jesus good Teacher and asked, what
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  Speaker 1: must I do to inherit eternal life. He wasn't an
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  Speaker 1: enemy of God, he wasn't hostile to the truth. He
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  Speaker 1: was interested. But when Jesus told him, go sell everything
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  Speaker 1: you have and follow me, the man walked away sad.
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  Speaker 1: He heard the call. He stood in the presence of
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  Speaker 1: the Messiah himself, and yet he wasn't willing to give
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  Speaker 1: up what Jesus required. He was called, but he was
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  Speaker 1: not chosen. This is why Jesus said, if anyone wants
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  Speaker 1: to follow me, he must deny himself, take up his cross,
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  Speaker 1: and follow me Luke nine twenty three. Few will enter
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  Speaker 1: because few are willing to surrender. And this isn't just
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  Speaker 1: about wealth. Some refuse to surrender their sins, Some refuse
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  Speaker 1: to surrender their relationships. Some refuse to surrender their reputation.
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  Speaker 1: Some refuse to surrender their own version of Christianity. But
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  Speaker 1: to be chosen means you don't come to God on
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  Speaker 1: your terms, you come on his. This is why Jesus
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  Speaker 1: constantly warned against false assurance. In Luke fourteen twenty five
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  Speaker 1: to thirty three, he saw the large crowds following him
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  Speaker 1: and turned to say, if any one comes to me
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  Speaker 1: and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children,
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  Speaker 1: brothers and sisters, yes, even his own life, he cannot
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  Speaker 1: be my disciple. Why did he say that, because he
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  Speaker 1: knew most of them weren't serious. They liked hearing him teach,
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  Speaker 1: they liked seeing the miracles. They liked the excitement of
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  Speaker 1: being near him, but they weren't ready to make him
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  Speaker 1: their lord. And this is still happening to day. Churches
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  Speaker 1: are filled with people who love the idea of Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: but have never truly surrendered to Jesus. They sing songs,
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  Speaker 1: attend services, even serve in ministry, but their hearts still
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  Speaker 1: belong to the world. Look at judas he walked with Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: He saw the miracles, he preached, he performed signs, yet
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  Speaker 1: in the end he betrayed Christ for a bag of silver.
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  Speaker 1: He was called he was not chosen. Then look at Peter,
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  Speaker 1: he also failed. He also denied Christ. But the difference
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  Speaker 1: Peter repented. Peter ran back to Jesus in brokenness. He
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  Speaker 1: surrendered and he became one of the chosen. That's the
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  Speaker 1: dividing line. Many are called, but only those who surrender
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  Speaker 1: are chosen. The truth is God has done his part.
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  Speaker 1: He sent the invitation, he made salvation available. He gave
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  Speaker 1: his own son to pay for our sins. But not
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  Speaker 1: everyone wants the cost that comes with that gift. Some
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  Speaker 1: choose their sin over salvation. Some choose the world over eternity.
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  Speaker 1: Some choose their own will over God's. And this is
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  Speaker 1: why Jesus said, not everyone who says to me, Lord Lord,
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  Speaker 1: will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one
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  Speaker 1: who does the will of my Father, who is in
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  Speaker 1: heaven Matthew seven twenty one. Not everyone who prays a
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  Speaker 1: prayer is saved. Not everyone who goes to church is saved.
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  Speaker 1: Not everyone who calls Jesus Lord is truly his. The
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  Speaker 1: ones who are chosen are the ones who are transformed.
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  Speaker 1: This is why Paul said in Second Corinthians five seventeen,
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  Speaker 1: if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
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  Speaker 1: The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come.
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  Speaker 1: A real encounter with Jesus changes everything. So how do
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  Speaker 1: you know if you are chosen? Are you truly surrendered,
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  Speaker 1: not just in words, but in how you live as
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  Speaker 1: your heart changed. Do you love what God loves and
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  Speaker 1: hate what he hates? Do you obey him even when
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  Speaker 1: it's hard, even when it costs you something. Because the
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  Speaker 1: few who are chosen are the few who lay everything down.
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  Speaker 1: This is why Jesus said the Kingdom of Heaven is
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  Speaker 1: like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found
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  Speaker 1: one of great value, he went away and sold everything
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  Speaker 1: he had and bought it Matthew thirteen forty five to
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  Speaker 1: forty six. The ones who are truly chosen see Christ
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  Speaker 1: as the treasure. They give up everything because they know
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  Speaker 1: He is worth more than anything. So the real question
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  Speaker 1: is are you still holding on to something? Because many
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  Speaker 1: have heard the call, many sit in church every Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: many say they believe, but only a few will actually
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  Speaker 1: enter the kingdom. The chosen are not those who simply
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  Speaker 1: receive the invitation. The chosen are those who give up
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  Speaker 1: everything to be at the feast. The call has gone out,
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  Speaker 1: the invitation has been sent, the doors have been opened,
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  Speaker 1: and many have entered the banquet hall. But then something
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  Speaker 1: shocking happens. The King steps in to see his guests
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  Speaker 1: and among them, he finds a man who is not
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  Speaker 1: wearing wedding clothes. The man is there, he accepted the invitation.
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  Speaker 1: He is sitting among the chosen, yet he is not
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  Speaker 1: truly one of them. The King confronts him, friend, how
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  Speaker 1: did you get in here without wedding clothes Matthew twenty
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  Speaker 1: two twelve. The man is speechless. He has no excuse,
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  Speaker 1: no defense, and then comes the most terrifying moment of all.
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  Speaker 1: The King orders his servants tie him hand and foot
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  Speaker 1: and throw him outside into the darkness, where there will
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  Speaker 1: be weeping and gnashing of teeth. He is cast out
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  Speaker 1: not because he didn't show up, not because he didn't
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  Speaker 1: hear the call, but because he did not come clothed
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  Speaker 1: in the righteousness required to enter. This man is one
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  Speaker 1: of the most haunting figures in all of jesus Parables
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  Speaker 1: because he represents millions of people who think they are
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  Speaker 1: part of the kingdom but are not. He is the
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  Speaker 1: church goer who attends every Sunday but has never truly repented.
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  Speaker 1: He is the volunteer who serves in ministry but still
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  Speaker 1: clings to secret sin. He is the person who claims
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  Speaker 1: Christ's name but refuses to submit to his lordship. He
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  Speaker 1: looks the part, but he isn't truly covered. And that's
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  Speaker 1: the heart of this warning. You cannot enter the kingdom
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  Speaker 1: on your own terms. In ancient times, when kings invited
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  Speaker 1: guests to a royal banquet, they provided wedding garments. It
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  Speaker 1: was not the guest's responsibility to bring their own. The
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  Speaker 1: king himself gave them the proper clothing to wear. So
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  Speaker 1: why was this man rejected because he refused to wear
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  Speaker 1: what the king provided. He wanted to be part of
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  Speaker 1: the wedding, but he wanted to come as he was.
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  Speaker 1: And that is where so many go wrong to day.
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  Speaker 1: They believe they can come to God on their own terms.
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  Speaker 1: They believe they can enter the kingdom without being clothed
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  Speaker 1: in Christ's righteousness. But God's standard has never changed. Isaiah
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  Speaker 1: sixty four, Colin six says, all our righteous acts are
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  Speaker 1: like filthy rags. No matter how moral we think we are,
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  Speaker 1: no matter how many good works we've done, our own
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  Speaker 1: righteousness is never enough. We need something greater. We need
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  Speaker 1: to be covered in Christ. This is why Paul tells
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  Speaker 1: us in Galatians three twenty seven, for all of you
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  Speaker 1: who were baptized into Christ. Have clothed yourselves with Christ.
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  Speaker 1: This is why Isaiah sixty one ten says He has
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  Speaker 1: clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in
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  Speaker 1: a robe of his righteousness. True salvation is not about
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  Speaker 1: our own goodness. It is about being covered by Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: washed in his blood, transformed by his spirit, and given
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  Speaker 1: a new identity in him. But here's the terrifying truth.
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  Speaker 1: Many refuse to put on the garment. Some think they
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  Speaker 1: don't need it. They assume their religious works are enough.
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  Speaker 1: They believe their church attendants, their giving, their reputation as
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  Speaker 1: a good person will be enough to stand before the king.
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  Speaker 1: Some think they are already wearing it. They mistake an
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  Speaker 1: emotional experience for true salvation. They assume because they had
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  Speaker 1: a powerful moment in worship, or because they once prayed
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  Speaker 1: a prayer, that they are covered. But the fruit of
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  Speaker 1: their life shows they never truly surrendered. And some simply
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  Speaker 1: don't want to change. They want to be at the banquet,
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  Speaker 1: but they want to stay exactly as they are are.
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  Speaker 1: They want salvation without transformation, They want heaven without holiness.
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  Speaker 1: But God does not accept people on their own terms.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus made this clear when he said in Matthew seven
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  Speaker 1: twenty two to twenty three, many will say to me,
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  Speaker 1: on that day, Lord Lord, did we not prophesy in
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  Speaker 1: your name, and in your name drive out demons, and
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  Speaker 1: in your name perform many miracles? I'm then I will
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  Speaker 1: tell them plainly, I never knew you away from me,
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  Speaker 1: you evildoers. And they called him Lord. They did things
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  Speaker 1: for him, but they were never truly his. They were
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  Speaker 1: in the banquet hall, but they weren't wearing the wedding clothes.
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  Speaker 1: And this is the danger. How many people to day
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  Speaker 1: think they are in when they are not. How many
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  Speaker 1: are convinced they are Christians, yet are still dressed in
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  Speaker 1: their own self righteousness instead of Christ's. How many have
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  Speaker 1: mistaken religion for redemption. Because one day the king will
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  Speaker 1: walk through the banquet hall. He will separate those who
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  Speaker 1: truly belong from those who do not. And on that day,
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  Speaker 1: those who are not clothed in Christ will be cast out,
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  Speaker 1: not because they weren't called, not because they weren't invited,
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  Speaker 1: but because they never surrendered and put on the righteousness
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  Speaker 1: that was freely given to them. This is why Paul
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  Speaker 1: urges believers in Second Corinthians thirteen five. Examine yourselves to
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  Speaker 1: see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Are
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  Speaker 1: you truly clothed in Christ? Or are you still trying
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  Speaker 1: to come to the banquet on your own terms? Because
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  Speaker 1: the invitation has been sent, the call has been made,
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  Speaker 1: but only those who are truly covered will remain. The
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  Speaker 1: man without wedding clothes was cast out not because he
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  Speaker 1: wasn't invited, but because he refused to come on the
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  Speaker 1: king's terms. This shows us something profound about salvation. It
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  Speaker 1: is both a call and a choice. The invitation goes
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  Speaker 1: out to all, yet only those who respond properly are chosen.
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  Speaker 1: But hear's the question who truly makes the final decision.
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  Speaker 1: Did the man without wedding clothes have the free will
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  Speaker 1: to reject the king's provision or was his fate sealed
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  Speaker 1: by the king's decree before he even entered the banquet hall.
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  Speaker 1: Did he reject God? Or did God reject him? This
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  Speaker 1: is one of the deepest theological mysteries in all of Scripture,
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  Speaker 1: the relationship between God's sovereignty and human free will. The
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  Speaker 1: Bible tells us that salvation is a divine act of
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  Speaker 1: God's choosing Ephesians one four to five declares for He
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  Speaker 1: chose us in him before the foundation of the world.
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  Speaker 1: He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ,
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  Speaker 1: in accordance with His pleasure and will. God chose us
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  Speaker 1: before we were even born, before we could make a decision,
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  Speaker 1: before we could say yes or no. He predestined us
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  Speaker 1: to be his. At the same time, the Bible also
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  Speaker 1: makes it clear that we are responsible for responding to
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  Speaker 1: the call. Romans ten nine says, if you declare with
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  Speaker 1: your mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart
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  Speaker 1: that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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  Speaker 1: So which is it, Do we choose God or does
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  Speaker 1: He choose us? The answer is both God's sovereignty and
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  Speaker 1: human free will are not in conflict. They work together.
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  Speaker 1: Think of it like this. Imagine you are drowning in
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  Speaker 1: the ocean, too weak to save yourself. Suddenly a boat
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  Speaker 1: appears and the captain throws you a life line. Did
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  Speaker 1: you save yourself by grabbing onto it? Number? But would
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  Speaker 1: you have been saved if you refuse to take hold
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  Speaker 1: of it? Number? Salvation is the same. God initiates it,
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  Speaker 1: He provides it. He reaches out first, but we must respond.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus himself said in John six forty four, no one
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  Speaker 1: can come to me unless the Father who sent me
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  Speaker 1: draws them. This means that no one can choose God
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  Speaker 1: on their own. If left to ourselves, we would never
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  Speaker 1: seek him. Romans three ten to eleven confirms this, saying
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  Speaker 1: there is no one righteous, not even one. There is
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  Speaker 1: no one who understands. There is no one who seeks God.
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  Speaker 1: So if no one seeks God, how does anyone get saved.
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  Speaker 1: God draws us. He awakens our hearts, He opens our
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  Speaker 1: spiritual eyes. Without his intervention, we would remain blind. Yet
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  Speaker 1: at the same time, we are still responsible for how
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  Speaker 1: we respond. God doesn't force anyone into the kingdom. He calls,
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  Speaker 1: he invites, he convicts, but he does not override our
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  Speaker 1: ability to reject him. This is why Romans eight twenty
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  Speaker 1: nine to thirty says for those God foreknew, he also
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  Speaker 1: predestined to be conformed to the image of his son,
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  Speaker 1: and those he predestined he also called. Those he called,
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  Speaker 1: he also justified. Those he justified, He also glorified. God's
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  Speaker 1: foreknowledge does not mean he forces salvation on people. It
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  Speaker 1: means he already knows who will truly respond to him.
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  Speaker 1: Picture a teacher who gives her students a test based
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  Speaker 1: on their study, habits, work, ethic, and past performance. She
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  Speaker 1: already knows who will pass and who will fail. But
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  Speaker 1: does that mean she is controlling their choices? Number She
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  Speaker 1: simply knows how they will respond when the test comes.
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  Speaker 1: In the same way, God knows every heart. He knows
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  Speaker 1: who will genuinely repent and who will resist him. He
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  Speaker 1: does not make the decision for us, but he already
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  Speaker 1: knows what decision we will make. This is why Jesus
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  Speaker 1: wept over Jerusalem in Matthew twenty three thirty seven, saying, Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
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  Speaker 1: you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,
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  Speaker 1: How often I have longed to gather your children together
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  Speaker 1: as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, But
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  Speaker 1: you were not willing. He longed for them to come,
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  Speaker 1: He desired them to be saved, but they were not willing.
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  Speaker 1: God does not reject people at random. People reject him.
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  Speaker 1: Look at Pharaoh in Exodus. The Bible tells us God
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  Speaker 1: hardened Pharaoh's heart, but it also tells us that Pharaoh
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  Speaker 1: hardened his own heart which came first. Pharaoh rejected God,
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  Speaker 1: so God confirmed his decision. He did not soften Pharaoh's
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  Speaker 1: heart because Pharaoh had already chosen rebellion, and God will
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  Speaker 1: never force himself upon a heart that refuses him. This
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  Speaker 1: is the terrifying realtion of rejecting Christ. Many people assume
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  Speaker 1: they can choose God whenever they want. They think they
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  Speaker 1: can live in sin now and repent later, but they
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  Speaker 1: forget that without God's drawing, they will never want to repent.
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  Speaker 1: The most dangerous thing is not when God rejects a person.
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  Speaker 1: The most dangerous thing is when God lets a person
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  Speaker 1: stay in their rejection. Troman's one twenty four says, therefore
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  Speaker 1: God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts.
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  Speaker 1: There's a point where God stops calling, a point where
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  Speaker 1: a person's rejection becomes permanent. And this is why so
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  Speaker 1: few are chosen, not because God is unwilling to save,
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  Speaker 1: but because many are unwilling to surrender. God calls all,
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  Speaker 1: but only those who respond in faith will be chosen.
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  Speaker 1: So where does that leave you? Have you truly responded
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  Speaker 1: to God's call? Have you surrendered to him? Or are
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  Speaker 1: you still standing in resistance, assuming you can come to
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  Speaker 1: him later. Because here's the truth. If you are feeling
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  Speaker 1: the conviction of God right now, if you are hearing
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  Speaker 1: his call, don't ignore it. You may not feel it tomorrow,
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  Speaker 1: you may not hear it next week. The invitation is
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  Speaker 1: still open, but one day the door will close. And
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  Speaker 1: when that happens, the only thing that will matter is this,
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  Speaker 1: did you answer when God called? God calls, but not
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  Speaker 1: everyone who hears the call is truly his. The invitation
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  Speaker 1: has gone out, the gospel has been preached, and the
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  Speaker 1: door to the kingdom is open. But there is one
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  Speaker 1: terrifying reality that Jesus warned about repeatedly. Many will believe
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  Speaker 1: they are chosen when they are not. It is possible
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  Speaker 1: to think you are saved and still be lost. It
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  Speaker 1: is possible to feel secure in your faith while being
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  Speaker 1: completely deceived. It is possible to call Jesus Lord, serve
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  Speaker 1: in his name, and even experience spiritual things, only to
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  Speaker 1: one day stand before him and hear the words I
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  Speaker 1: never knew you Matthew seven twenty three. That is the
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  Speaker 1: greatest deception of all. Because those who openly reject Christ
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  Speaker 1: know where they stand. The atheist who denies God, the
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  Speaker 1: rebellious sinner who lives without care, the one who never
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  Speaker 1: pretended to follow Jesus. They do not have a false assurance.
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  Speaker 1: They know they are lost, but the false convert believes
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  Speaker 1: they are saved. They assume they are chosen. They have
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  Speaker 1: convinced themselves that when they stand before God, he will
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  Speaker 1: welcome them into heaven. And that is why this is
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  Speaker 1: so dangerous, because on that day the greatest shock will
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  Speaker 1: come not to the unbeliever, but to the one who
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  Speaker 1: thought they were a believer. Jesus made this clear in
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  Speaker 1: Matthew seven twenty one to twenty three. Not ever, everyone
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  Speaker 1: who says to me, Lord Lord, will enter the kingdom
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  Speaker 1: of heaven, but only the one who does the will
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  Speaker 1: of my Father, who is in heaven. Many will say
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  Speaker 1: to me on that day, Lord Lord, did we not
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  Speaker 1: prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons,
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  Speaker 1: and in your name perform many miracles? Then I will
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  Speaker 1: tell them plainly, I never knew you away from me,
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  Speaker 1: you evildoers. Do you see it that these people called
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  Speaker 1: Jesus lord, they did works in his name. They were
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  Speaker 1: so sure they belonged to him that they began listing
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  Speaker 1: their spiritual accomplishments before the throne of God. Yet Jesus
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  Speaker 1: rejects them. Why because they never truly knew him. This
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  Speaker 1: is where so many today are deceived. They think they
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  Speaker 1: are saved because they grew up in church. They think
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  Speaker 1: they are chosen because they once prayed a sinner's prayer.
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  Speaker 1: They think they are secure because they serve in ministry, volunteer,
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  Speaker 1: or even preach. They think they belonged to Christ because
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  Speaker 1: they feel spiritual moments. But none of these things are
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  Speaker 1: proof of salvation. Religious activity does not equal relationship. The
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  Speaker 1: Pharisees were deeply religious, yet Jesus called them whitewashed tombs,
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  Speaker 1: beautiful on the outside but dead inside. Matthew twenty three
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  Speaker 1: twenty seven. Judas was a disciple of Jesus. He traveled
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  Speaker 1: with him, listened to his teachings, even perform miracles in
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  Speaker 1: his name, yet he was lost. The five foolish virgins
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  Speaker 1: in Matthew twenty five were waiting for the bridegroom, just
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  Speaker 1: like the Wise virgins. They were part of the wedding party.
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  Speaker 1: They thought they were ready, but when the moment came,
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  Speaker 1: the door was shut. They pleaded Lord Lord open the
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  Speaker 1: door for us, But the bridegroom replied, truly, I tell you,
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  Speaker 1: I don't know you. They thought they were chosen, they weren't,
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  Speaker 1: and that is what makes false assurance so terrifying. So
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  Speaker 1: how does it happen? How do people become so deceived?
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  Speaker 1: Many people assume they are saved because of their upbringing.
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  Speaker 1: They were born into a Christian family, they went to
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  Speaker 1: Sunday School, They know Bible verses. They can recite the
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  Speaker 1: Lord's Prayer and the Ten Commandments. But salvation is not inherited.
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  Speaker 1: John one twelve to thirteen says, Yet to all who
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  Speaker 1: did receive him, to those who believed in his name,
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  Speaker 1: he gave the right to become children of God, children
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  Speaker 1: born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or
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  Speaker 1: a husband's will, but born of God. No one enters
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  Speaker 1: the kingdom because of family heritage. No one is saved
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  Speaker 1: by association. Nicodemus was a respected religious leader, yet Jesus
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  Speaker 1: told him no one can see the Kingdom of God
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  Speaker 1: unless they are born again. John three three. The question
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  Speaker 1: is not was your family Christian? The question is have
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  Speaker 1: you been born again? Some people assume they are chosen
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  Speaker 1: because they are active in church. They attend every Sunday, volunteer,
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  Speaker 1: maybe even lead worship or teach. But you can be
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  Speaker 1: deeply involved in church and still be far from God.
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  Speaker 1: Jesus rebuked the religious leaders in Matthew fifteen eight, saying,
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  Speaker 1: these people honor me with their lips, but their hearts
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  Speaker 1: are far from me. Going to church does not make
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  Speaker 1: you saved. Serving in ministry does not mean you belong
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  Speaker 1: to Christ. The real question is does Jesus know you.
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  Speaker 1: Some believe they are saved because they try to be
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  Speaker 1: a good person. They are kind, generous, moral, But scripture
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  Speaker 1: is clear salvation is not based on works. Ephesians two
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  Speaker 1: eight to nine says, for it is by grace you
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  Speaker 1: have been saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves.
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  Speaker 1: It is the gift of God, not by works. So
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  Speaker 1: that no one can boast. No one will stand before
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  Speaker 1: God and say, look at all the good things I did.
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  Speaker 1: The only thing that will matter is did I truly
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  Speaker 1: know Christ. One of the most dangerous deceptions is basing
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  Speaker 1: salvation on emotions. Some assume they are saved because they
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  Speaker 1: feel close to God. They love worship music, they get
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  Speaker 1: emotional during sermons, they feel inspired by Christian messages, But
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  Speaker 1: salvation is not about feelings. It's about transformation. Jesus said
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  Speaker 1: in Luke six forty six, Why do you call me lord, Lord?
• 42:45
  Speaker 1: And do not do what I say? Many claim Jesus
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  Speaker 1: as Lord, but their lives show no real change. They
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  Speaker 1: believe in God, but they still live for themselves. But
• 42:58
  Speaker 1: true salvation produces real evidence. Two Corinthians five seventeen says,
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  Speaker 1: if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
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  Speaker 1: The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come.
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  Speaker 1: False assurance is deadly because it blinds people until it's
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  Speaker 1: too late. The wedding feast is prepared, the invitation has
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  Speaker 1: been sent. But when the king comes to inspect his guests,
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  Speaker 1: he will separate those who truly belong from those who
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  Speaker 1: are only pretending. Many will call him lord, few will
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  Speaker 1: actually know him. Many will hear the call, few will
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  Speaker 1: be chosen. So where do you stand? Not where do
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  Speaker 1: you go to church? Not how much do you know
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  Speaker 1: about the Bible, not how many good things have you done?
• 43:47
  Speaker 1: But does Jesus truly know you? Because on that day
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  Speaker 1: nothing else will matter. The deception of false assurance is
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  Speaker 1: not a distant problem. It is happening right now every week,
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  Speaker 1: millions of people fill churches, lift their hands in worship,
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  Speaker 1: take notes during sermons, and leave with the illusion that
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  Speaker 1: they are secure in Christ, when in reality they have
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  Speaker 1: never truly surrendered to him. This is why Jesus words
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  Speaker 1: in Matthew twenty two fourteen are more relevant to day
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  Speaker 1: than ever before. Many are called, but few are chosen.
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  Speaker 1: We live in a time where Christianity has been made comfortable.
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  Speaker 1: The gospel has been repackaged to be appealing, non threatening,
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  Speaker 1: and easy to accept. The modern Church has made faith
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  Speaker 1: about personal fulfillment rather than total surrender. But Jesus never
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  Speaker 1: softened the cost of following him. He never said, just
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  Speaker 1: believe in Me and live however you want. Instead, he declared,
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  Speaker 1: if anyone wants to follow me, let him deny himself,
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  Speaker 1: take up his cross daily, and follow me Luke nine
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  Speaker 1: twenty three. Yet what do we hear to day? God
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  Speaker 1: just wants you to be happy. Christianity isn't about rules,
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  Speaker 1: It's just about love. As long as you believe in Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: it doesn't matter how you live. This is a false gospel,
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  Speaker 1: and it is why so many people think they are
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  Speaker 1: chosen when they are not. The invitation has been sent
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  Speaker 1: The gospel is being preached, but instead of calling people
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  Speaker 1: to true repentance, many churches to day preach a message
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  Speaker 1: that requires nothing. Just accept Jesus into your heart. Say
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  Speaker 1: this prayer and you'll be saved. God loves you just
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  Speaker 1: as you are, and you don't have to change. But
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  Speaker 1: Jesus never said accept me into your heart. He said repent,
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  Speaker 1: for the Kingdom of God is at hand Matthew four seventeen.
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  Speaker 1: Repentance is not just feeling sorry for sin. It is
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  Speaker 1: turning away from sin. It is a complete change of direction.
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  Speaker 1: Yet today many people claim Christ while still living for
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  Speaker 1: the world. They say they believe, but they refuse to
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  Speaker 1: give up their sin. They call him Lord, but they
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  Speaker 1: still serve their own desires. They claim grace, but use
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  Speaker 1: it as an excuse to continue in sin, and the
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  Speaker 1: most dangerous part, they still feel secure. There was a
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  Speaker 1: time when following Jesus meant sacrifice. The early Church faced persecution, imprisonment,
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  Speaker 1: and even death. Today, following Jesus often costs nothing. Many
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  Speaker 1: people go to church because it makes them feel good.
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  Speaker 1: They enjoy the music, the community, and the uplifting messages
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  Speaker 1: they associate with Christian culture, but they have never truly
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  Speaker 1: described the that fell on rocky soil. The one who
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  Speaker 1: received the seed that fell on rocky places is the
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  Speaker 1: person who hears the word and at once receives it
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  Speaker 1: with joy. But since they have no route, they last
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  Speaker 1: only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because
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  Speaker 1: of the Word, they quickly fall away. How many people
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  Speaker 1: today are excited about Christianity, but only when it benefits them.
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  Speaker 1: They follow Jesus when things are good, but the moment
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  Speaker 1: it requires sacrifice, they walk away. In modern Christianity, many
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  Speaker 1: believe they are chosen simply because they do good things.
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  Speaker 1: They volunteer, they donate to charity, they help the poor.
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  Speaker 1: And while good works are a natural result of true salvation,
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  Speaker 1: they do not replace true salvation. Jesus made this clear
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  Speaker 1: in Matthew seven twenty two to twenty three, when people
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  Speaker 1: stood before him listing their spiritual a chief moments, Lord Lord,
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  Speaker 1: did we not prophesy in your name and in your
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  Speaker 1: name drive out demons, and in your name perform many miracles?
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  Speaker 1: But Jesus will say to them, I never knew you.
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  Speaker 1: Away from me, you evil doers. They thought they were chosen,
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  Speaker 1: They thought their works secured their place, But without true
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  Speaker 1: relationship with Christ, their works meant nothing. Ephesians two eight
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  Speaker 1: to nine makes it clear. For it is by grace
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  Speaker 1: you have been saved through faith, and this is not
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  Speaker 1: from yourselves. It is the gift of God, not by works.
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  Speaker 1: So that no one can boast. No one is chosen
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  Speaker 1: because of what they do. The only thing that matters
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  Speaker 1: is did I truly know Jesus. Perhaps the greatest deception
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  Speaker 1: today is how Jesus is being redefined. People want Jesus,
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  Speaker 1: but they want him on their terms. Some wanted Jesus
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  Speaker 1: of love, but not holiness. Some want a Jesus of
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  Speaker 1: forgiveness but not judgment. Some want a Jesus who affirms
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  Speaker 1: but never convicts. They create a version of Christ that
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  Speaker 1: never demands repentance, never speaks of sin, and never requires obedience.
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  Speaker 1: But that is not the Jesus of the Bible. The
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  Speaker 1: real Jesus flip tables in the temple when people corrupted worship,
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  Speaker 1: the real Jesus warned that many will be shut out
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  Speaker 1: of the kingdom. The real Jesus said, whoever does not
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  Speaker 1: take up their cross and follow me is not worthy
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  Speaker 1: of me. Matthew ten thirty eight. A Christianity that costs
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  Speaker 1: nothing is not Christianity. A faith that never convicts, never challenges,
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  Speaker 1: never calls for change is not true faith. And this
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  Speaker 1: is why many will be shocked on judgment day. They
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  Speaker 1: assumed they were chosen, But the king will walk through
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  Speaker 1: the banquet hall and many will be found without wedding clothes.
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  Speaker 1: We must wake up, we must stop assuming. Second Corinthians
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  Speaker 1: thirteen five warns us, examine yourselves to see whether you
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  Speaker 1: truly been born again? Do I obey Jesus? Or do
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  Speaker 1: I just admire him? Have I truly repented? Or do
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  Speaker 1: I just assume I'm forgiven? Am I following the real Jesus?
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  Speaker 1: Or just a version I made for myself? Because this
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  Speaker 1: is not a game, This is eternity, and many will
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  Speaker 1: be called, but only a few will be chosen. So
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  Speaker 1: the question is will you be one of them? The
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  Speaker 1: most terrifying thing about false assurance is that people don't
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  Speaker 1: realize they are deceived until it's too late. They assume
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  Speaker 1: they are saved. They assume they are chosen. They assume
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  Speaker 1: they will enter heaven until the moment they stand before
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  Speaker 1: Jesus and hear the words no one ever wants to hear.
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  Speaker 1: I never knew you depart from me. If many are
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  Speaker 1: called but few are chosen, then the most important question
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  Speaker 1: any one could ever ask is this, How do I
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  Speaker 1: This is not a question to take lightly. This is eternity.
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  Speaker 1: Nothing matters more than knowing, beyond a shadow of a doubt,
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  Speaker 1: words spoken in the past, but because the evidence of
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  Speaker 1: true salvation is alive in you. The Bible does not
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  Speaker 1: leave us in the dark on this issue. Jesus never
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  Speaker 1: intended for us to live in doubt, constantly wondering whether
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  Speaker 1: we are truly His scripture gives us clear signs that
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  Speaker 1: separate real faith from false faith, true believers from those
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  Speaker 1: who only think they are saved. The first and most
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  Speaker 1: important question is this, have you been born again? Jesus
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  Speaker 1: said in John three three, Very truly, I tell you,
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  Speaker 1: no one can see the Kingdom of God unless they
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  Speaker 1: he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold,
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  Speaker 1: born again cannot remain the same. They don't just add
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  Speaker 1: not just outwardly but inwardly. Do you see a transformation
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  Speaker 1: still crave the things of the world more than the
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  Speaker 1: Jesus said in John fourteen fifteen. If you love me,
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  Speaker 1: keep my commands. A person who is truly chosen will
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  Speaker 1: but because they love him. Their obedience is not forced,
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  Speaker 1: but a natural response to knowing Christ. First John two
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  Speaker 1: three to four says, we know that we have come
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  Speaker 1: is a liar, and the truth is not in that person.
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  Speaker 1: That verse alone should make us stop and examine ourselves.
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  Speaker 1: If some one claims to know Jesus but their life
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  Speaker 1: is full of deliberate, unrepentant sin, they are lying to themselves.
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  Speaker 1: A person who is truly chosen does not live in
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  Speaker 1: sin comfortably. They fight it, they resist it, and when
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  Speaker 1: they do stumble, they run back to God in repentance.
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  Speaker 1: If you can sin without conviction, if you can live
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  Speaker 1: against God's commands and still feel at peace, that is
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  Speaker 1: a dangerous sign that your faith is not real, because
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  Speaker 1: a true believer cannot be at home in sin. This
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  Speaker 1: is why Paul says in Romans six one through two,
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  Speaker 1: shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase
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  Speaker 1: by no means we are those who have died to sin.
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  Speaker 1: How can we live in it any longer. Another evidence
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  Speaker 1: of true salvation is a hunger for God's word. A
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  Speaker 1: person who is truly chosen will desire to know God more.
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  Speaker 1: They will love his word, not just as a religious duty,
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  Speaker 1: but as their source of life. Jesus said in Matthew
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  Speaker 1: four four. Man shall not live by bread alone, but
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  Speaker 1: A person who has been born again craves the word
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  Speaker 1: have no hunger for scripture, if you can go days, weeks,
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  Speaker 1: is spiritual fruit. Jesus said in Matthew seven sixteen. You
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  Speaker 1: will recognize them by their fruit. A person who is
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  Speaker 1: truly chosen will produce evidence in their life. The fruits
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  Speaker 1: of the spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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  Speaker 1: life is still filled with hatred, unforgiveness, bitterness, greed, pride,
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  Speaker 1: A true believer cannot stay the same. So are you
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  Speaker 1: look at your obedience? Are you bearing fruit or do
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  Speaker 1: you just have leaves? Are you transformed or do you
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  Speaker 1: just call yourself a Christian? Are you surrendered or are
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  Speaker 1: you still in control? Because the chosen are not just
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  Speaker 1: those who call him lord. The chosen are those who
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  Speaker 1: live as though he truly is. Jesus never said following
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  Speaker 1: But he did promise this. Those who are truly his
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  Speaker 1: will endure to the end. If you belong to Christ,
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  Speaker 1: there will be evidence, not perfection, but a persistent, growing
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  Speaker 1: is the time to repent. Now is the time to
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  Speaker 1: are chosen, and to make absolutely sure. Because many are called,
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  Speaker 1: this is your moment to lay it all down before Jesus. Father.
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  Speaker 1: I come before you, completely exposed, no excuses, no pretending.
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