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Romans 9:1-5 · Providence Baptist Church - Sermons

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One of the blessings of going verse by verse through books of the Bible is it prevents you from skipping over hard things.
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And here we are running into a section of Romans that starts in chapter 9 and goes through chapter 11.
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And so, but I do want to say, try to look at this with fresh eyes today.
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We'll be in Romans 9 with the next today and then three more Sundays.
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But just join me in a quick word of prayer.
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Lord, we're just grateful to come together around your word today.
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And I pray that it would have your desired effect on our hearts and our lives.
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And help me to remain submitted to your word, to remain humble, to put all things before you.
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Just ask that you be honored in this time. In Christ's name, amen.
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So we will, Nathan took us through Romans 8, arguably one of the greatest chapters that we find in the scripture.
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In Romans 8, connect directly to Romans 9.
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And we're going to just start with the first five verses today.
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So let's just read together from God's inspired and inerrant word.
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Romans 9, 1 through 5.
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Paul says,
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Back in the book of Romans, it's just a good reminder that we never graduate.
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We never graduate from the gospel.
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We never move on from the cross, but only a more profound understanding of the cross as we grow in our faith.
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And if the gospel is true, then it must stand up against the hardest scrutiny.
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We need it because we are banking our souls and trusting our souls to this message.
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And arguably, the book of Romans gives us the fullest detailed at length explanation of the gospel.
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And so, after reading these five verses, one of the things that I learned that has helped me in the past is when you preach on a particular passage of scripture,
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preach the mood of that scripture.
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If it's joyous, you should be joyous.
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If it's sad and convicting, then that's how you ought to preach it.
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And I just want to confess to you that I can't, without God's help, preach the mood of this text.
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It is a very sorrowful lamentation.
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And so, before we move on, I want you just to notice that why does Romans 9, 1 through 5,
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it comes following Romans 8, which is one of the greatest explanations of our future glory in Christ.
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That nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.
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A promise to save us, to glorify us with Christ.
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Romans 8 gives us great assurance, great hope, and great confidence of our eternal salvation.
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There's just a tremendous mountaintop that we reach in Romans 8.
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And when we get to the summit, we stop there.
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And there's just something that just blows my mind here.
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After Paul reaches the heights of Romans 8, reaches the summit of that mountain,
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he immediately thinks about those who aren't there with him.
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He thinks about those who are still lost in the valley, living in darkness.
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When it comes to his Jewish kinsmen, when it comes to his family, the people that he knows, the nation of Israel.
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And so, this kind of poses a problem.
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This is why this matters, okay?
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We're asking the question in the next three chapters.
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Has God's promises to the nation of Israel failed?
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Have they fallen short?
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Gone unfulfilled?
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Because by and large, the nation at this time had rejected Jesus as the Messiah.
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So have those promises failed to Israel?
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And if that's true, if they have failed, then how can we be sure that God will keep his word to us?
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See the problem there?
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Like, that's the question that Paul is going to tackle in the next three chapters.
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How can we trust the promises that he has made to us in Christ,
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if the promises he's made to the Jewish people have gone unfulfilled?
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That's why it matters.
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And so he begins this new section answering these questions at length, chapters 9 through 11.
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And he's demonstrating that indeed, God has been faithful to his word.
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And that he has kept his promises towards Israel.
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So in these chapters, he will show, he will prove that within the nation of Israel, right,
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as there's a larger circle of ethnic, national Israel.
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Within that is a smaller, concentric circle of saved, spiritual Israel.
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A remnant that God has chosen for salvation.
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Just a very similar connection to us today.
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Just because we see a larger circle of the gathered church.
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But we know that just because we can see a church gathered doesn't mean that everyone inside that gathering belongs to Christ.
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There are, within these larger circles, smaller, concentric circles of the invisible church.
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And that's the way it is with this passage.
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This is what he's going on to prove.
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But before he goes into that at length, he wants us to take a glimpse into his heart for his fellow Jews.
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It's very important because I think if we see how he answers this, how he brings us out, it'll help us later look at these amazing but hard doctrines of salvation, sovereign election, and what God talks about.
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So there's only two parts, two points really, of our message today.
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Part number one.
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Or number one.
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See Paul's personal connection to unbelieving Israel.
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Paul's personal connection to unbelieving Israel.
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He says in verse one,
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I'm speaking the truth in Christ.
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I'm not lying.
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My conscience bears witness in the Holy Spirit that I have great sorrow and unsecretely anguish in my heart.
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For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen, according to the flesh.
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And so many, many believers give lip service to their sadness for the loss.
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That's just so bad.
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That's just too sad.
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Paul, on the other hand, wants us to understand this is not just sentimental.
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A sentimental aside from what he's talking about.
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It's not just lip service or how bad he feels about the loss.
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He truly, actually, sincerely feels deep sorrow in his soul for his Jewish kinsmen that are living in darkness away from Christ.
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As we unpack this verse by verse, he says, I'm speaking the truth in Christ.
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I'm not lying.
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So he's calling on the very presence of Jesus himself to bear witness that he is not lying.
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He is being truthful.
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We might be tempted to lie, but if we actually had an awareness that Jesus was there with us,
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we would have a much harder time uttering a lie.
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And so he's not exaggerating.
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He's speaking the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
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So giving further certification to this, he says,
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My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit.
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You ever notice that when we lie, when lies can out of our mouths immediately,
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there's something that convicts us?
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It says the law of God is written on our hearts in Romans chapter 2.
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And when we lie, we sin against our conscience.
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So Paul calls his conscience to bear witness in the Holy Spirit.
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All right, Jesus calls the Holy Spirit the Spirit of truth.
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So the Spirit himself is bearing witness of the truth of what he is going to say.
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And our consciences should be bathed in the light and warmth of the Holy Spirit at all times
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to maintain integrity.
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A conscience surrendered to God's Word and to the Holy Spirit.
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That's what we must aim for.
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So then he says he invokes that as a witness to his truthfulness and his reliability.
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So you might think like,
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Well, Paul, have you been lying to us elsewhere?
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Like, why do you feel now the need to say,
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Hey, I'm telling you the truth?
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Because aren't you always telling us the truth?
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It's a fair question.
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But here's the point.
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Why he feels the need to express his true motives about this.
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Because what he's about to say could seem so unbelievable, so incredible,
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even exaggerated, that we might be tempted to think that he's not actually telling us the truth.
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So that's why he emphasizes this.
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Everything from out of his mouth, he truly, sincerely believes.
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So he looks at his lost kinsmen, the Jewish people, the Israelites.
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All right?
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So following, again, the most glorious explanation of the gospel recorded in human language in Romans 8,
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he immediately breaks into this lamentation.
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His tone moves from the apex of joy to very solemn.
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As Sinclair Ferguson said,
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Paul goes from ecstasy to anguish.
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Just like that.
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Paul confesses he suffers great.
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That's the word mega.
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Great sorrow.
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Which means immense sadness and deep distress.
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And then he says unceasing anguish.
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Which means this constant pain and perpetual torment.
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Something that he can't just have a moment of and then put it aside.
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And it's after him all day and all night.
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This perpetual anguish in his heart about his unbelieving Jewish kinsmen.
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Later on in chapter 10, verse 1, he says,
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Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them, the Jewish people,
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is that they may be saved.
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So he has this desire for all of them to come to know Jesus as the true Messiah.
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But isn't it interesting, again, that on the summit of hope in chapter 8,
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he immediately thinks about those who are not there with him.
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It reminds me of a missionary who went to Papua New Guinea
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and shared the gospel with the tribe.
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The Moak people shared the gospel at length,
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unpacked it for them, and they're all just sitting there in suspense,
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waiting to know what's going to happen,
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and tells them that Jesus died and that Jesus rose again,
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and that they put their hope and trust in Jesus,
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that they will be saved.
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And they break out into celebration,
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like a joyful celebration,
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that if they put their hope in Christ, they will be saved.
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And it turned into dancing and praising God.
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And then the missionary said,
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At some point following that,
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they all just broke down weeping and crying uncontrollably.
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And he inquired why this was happening to one of the village elders.
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And he goes,
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I think they've just realized that all their family who has gone before them is not with God.
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And then they actually returned back to rejoicing not long after that.
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That's what we see here.
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Paul deeply and truly loves the Jewish people from whom he was born and raised.
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He treasures the rich heritage, right,
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of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Solomon, Elijah, and the prophets.
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Like he loves his people.
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Paul loved their customs and their traditions.
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He wrote in Galatians 1.14,
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that he was extremely zealous for the traditions of his fathers.
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A deep love for them.
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And then he says,
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For their sake, right,
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some of us may feel sorrow in our hearts.
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I know I do,
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but not to this degree of anguish.
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What he says,
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most of us could never follow.
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Like,
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in our conscience,
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I'm like,
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I don't know
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if I could say that.
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But he says,
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I wish that I myself were accursed,
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cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,
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my kinsmen,
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according to the flesh.
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All right,
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now,
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now understand,
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Paul knows in his head
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that that's an impossibility.
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Because of what he just wrote in Romans 8.
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He knows that nothing can separate him
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from the love of Christ.
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That's in his head,
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but his heart is still aching
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with conflict for his lost kinsmen.
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Indeed,
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if it was even possible,
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he says he would choose
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to be accursed
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for their sake.
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that's a word
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that some of you may be familiar with.
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It means anathema,
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cut off,
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to suffer the fury and wrath of God
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is what it means.
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To suffer their punishment,
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their kinsmen,
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according to the flesh.
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He's basically saying,
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I'm willing to lose Christ
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if they only could gain Christ.
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Now,
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I only picked one place
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for you to turn today.
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It was hard to settle in,
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but I want you to
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just join me briefly
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in Revelation 20.
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Hold your hand,
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Romans 9,
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and look at Revelation 20.
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What does this look like?
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You know,
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all of us will face
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God's judgment one day.
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Some of us are prepared.
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Some of us are not prepared.
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And I want you to think about
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where you may be
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as well as
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what about the state of those
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who you love
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and you care about?
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Your family,
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your friends,
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those that you have contact with.
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And I want you to
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think about
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approaching the judgment.
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Or to envision them
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approaching the judgment.
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But God is called
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the righteous judge.
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He always does
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what's right.
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We've seen a lot of
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corruption in our world
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and in our nation
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with
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courts and law
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being used
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in unjust ways.
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God makes no such mistakes.
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He is the righteous judge.
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And he's vowed
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one day
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to judge
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all humanity
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that has rebelled
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against him.
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Look at Revelation 20.
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Go to verse 11.
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This is following
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chapter 19
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of the armies of heaven
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coming down
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to judge
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and make war.
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And before the
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before the new heaven
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and the new earth
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in chapter 21
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we find this image
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of the great
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white throne
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judgment.
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A phrase that
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scared the junk
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out of me
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when I was a kid.
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And justly so.
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Revelation 20
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verse 11
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John says
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I saw a great
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white throne
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and him who was
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seated on it.
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From his presence
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earth and sky
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fled away
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and no place
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was found for them.
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And I saw the dead
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the great and the small
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standing before the throne
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and books
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were opened.
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And another book
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was opened
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which is the book
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of life.
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And the dead
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were judged
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by what was written
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in the books
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according to what
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they had done.
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And the sea
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gave up the dead
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who were in it.
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Death and Hades
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gave up the dead
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who were in them.
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And they were judged
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each one of them
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according to what
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they had done.
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Then death and Hades
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were thrown
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into the lake of fire.
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This is the second death
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the lake of fire.
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If anyone's name
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was not found
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written in the book
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of life
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he was thrown
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into the lake
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of fire.
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I hope that
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in a good way
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this passage
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sobers us
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this morning.
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We look at God's
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throne
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that's high
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and exalted
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and it's white
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which means pure
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and holy
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and at God's
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presence
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the fallen
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creation
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just flees away.
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Like it's too
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unclean
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to be in his
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sight.
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Making way
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for the new heaven
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and the new earth.
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And it says that
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all people
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all men
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the powerful
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the great
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the strong
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world leaders
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the rich
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the poor
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the beggar
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on the street
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and the most
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powerful leader
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among us
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all stand
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before the throne.
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And it says that
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there are books
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plural
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see that
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books recording
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more than likely
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every thought
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every deed
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and every sin
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committed
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by individuals.
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And then there is
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a singular
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book
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the book
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of life
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that contains
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the name
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of all those
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who have trusted
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their souls
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to Jesus Christ
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the book
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of life
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of the Lamb.
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And it says that
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in God's
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perfect judgment
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he examines
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all these things
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and it says
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if anyone's name
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was not found
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in the book
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of life
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they were cast
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into the lake
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of fire.
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The first
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death is physical
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we all will
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suffer that
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the second
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death
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is spiritual
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far worse
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and if we
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do not have
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Jesus
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approaching this
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day
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we will perish
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under God's
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just
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and righteous
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judgment.
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And that
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individually
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makes me
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I will say
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I'm
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I'm scared
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but I'm not
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terrified
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if that makes
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sense.
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A reverence
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for what
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is to take
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place there
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but I also
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can look over
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and envision
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those that
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I know
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my family
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members
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my friends
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people that
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do not
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have Christ
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approaching
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that throne
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they will not
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they will not
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make it
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they will not
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survive
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and so
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I want
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to
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as best
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I can
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try to get
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to where
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Paul is
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I hope that
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you ask God
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to help you
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see that
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to see
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yourself
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and those
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that you
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love
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facing
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this
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oncoming
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judgment
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from God
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this is not
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just
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a sentiment
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that
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Paul
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himself
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had
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Moses
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likewise
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shared
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in that
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when he
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was on
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Mount Sinai
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an Israelite
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camp
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turned
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to
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idolatry
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in a
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pagan
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awful
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celebration
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of depravity
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and unbelief
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so Moses
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feels
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God's
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righteous
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indignation
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towards the
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nation
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he knows
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that punishment
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will come
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and he
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jumps
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between the
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people
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and God
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and he
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offers
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himself
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much in the
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way Paul
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does here
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to save
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you from
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turning
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there
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if you
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want to
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look at
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later
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Exodus
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32
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30
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through
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33
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but he
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said
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if you
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will
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forgive
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their
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sin
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but if
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not
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blot
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me
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out
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from
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your
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book
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that
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you
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have
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written
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and the
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Lord
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said
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to
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Moses
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whoever
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has
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sinned
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against
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me
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I
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will
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blot
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out
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from
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my
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book
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and so
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Moses
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himself
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felt this
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need to
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intercede
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for his
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people
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but
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as we
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know
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only Jesus
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can bear
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the punishment
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as a substitute
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and take
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God's wrath
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no man
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is capable
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then finally
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we know
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that our
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Lord
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himself
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upon
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approaching
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Jerusalem
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before
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he was
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to be
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arrested
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beaten
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and
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crucified
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upon
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looking over
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the whole
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city
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Jesus
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cried out
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oh
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Jerusalem
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Jerusalem
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the city
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that kills
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the prophets
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and stones
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them
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who are
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sent to
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it
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how often
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would I
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have gathered
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your children
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together
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as a
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hen
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gathers
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her brood
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under
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her wings
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and you
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were not
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willing
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so Jesus
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himself
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felt
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broken
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heartedness
22:57
for the
22:58
people
22:58
so this
22:59
is all
23:00
Paul's
23:01
personal
23:02
connection
23:02
with
23:02
unbelieving
23:03
Israel
23:04
now
23:05
point
23:06
number
23:06
two
23:06
is
23:08
God's
23:09
personal
23:09
connection
23:10
to
23:11
unbelieving
23:11
Israel
23:12
and
23:14
if you
23:14
look at
23:14
verses
23:15
four
23:15
through
23:16
five
23:16
back in
23:17
Romans
23:18
9
23:18
says
23:18
they
23:18
are
23:18
Israelites
23:19
and to
23:19
them
23:20
belong
23:20
the
23:20
adoption
23:21
the
23:21
glory
23:21
the
23:22
covenant
23:22
the
23:23
giving
23:23
of
23:23
the
23:23
law
23:24
the
23:24
worship
23:24
and
23:25
the
23:25
promise
23:25
to
23:27
them
23:27
belong
23:27
the
23:28
patriarchs
23:28
and from
23:29
their
23:29
race
23:29
according
23:30
to
23:30
the
23:30
flesh
23:30
is
23:31
the
23:31
Christ
23:31
who
23:32
is
23:32
God
23:32
over
23:32
all
23:33
blessed
23:33
forever
23:33
amen
23:35
notice
23:36
he
23:36
says
23:37
to
23:37
them
23:37
belong
23:38
meaning
23:39
the
23:39
Hebrew
23:39
nation
23:40
they
23:41
were
23:41
marvelously
23:42
privileged
23:44
by
23:44
God
23:45
he
23:46
entrusted
23:47
things
23:47
to
23:47
Israel
23:48
that
23:48
he
23:48
did
23:48
not
23:49
entrust
23:49
to
23:51
the
23:51
Amorites
23:52
to
23:52
the
23:52
Egyptians
23:52
to
23:53
anybody
23:54
else
23:54
he
23:56
chose
23:56
them
23:57
by
23:57
his
23:57
grace
23:58
in a
23:59
general
23:59
sense
24:00
as a
24:00
nation
24:01
right
24:02
God
24:03
graciously
24:03
gave
24:04
them
24:04
types
24:05
and
24:05
prefigures
24:06
which
24:07
are
24:07
these
24:07
examples
24:08
or
24:08
pictures
24:09
that
24:10
God
24:10
designed
24:10
beforehand
24:11
and he
24:11
placed
24:12
them
24:12
in
24:12
history
24:12
to
24:13
point
24:13
forward
24:14
to
24:14
a
24:14
greater
24:15
larger
24:16
fulfillment
24:16
namely
24:18
Jesus
24:18
Christ
24:19
and he
24:20
he gave
24:21
them
24:21
so much
24:23
and yet
24:24
they
24:24
rejected
24:25
as
24:25
for the
24:26
most part
24:27
by and
24:27
large
24:28
they
24:28
rejected
24:29
Jesus
24:29
as
24:30
the
24:30
Messiah
24:31
it
24:32
says
24:32
in
24:32
John
24:32
1
24:33
verse
24:33
11
24:33
that
24:33
he
24:34
Jesus
24:34
came
24:35
to
24:35
his
24:35
own
24:35
and
24:36
his
24:37
own
24:37
people
24:37
did
24:38
not
24:38
receive
24:38
him
24:39
so
24:40
the
24:41
reason
24:41
for
24:41
highlighting
24:42
all
24:43
this
24:43
was
24:44
to
24:44
say
24:44
how
24:44
privileged
24:45
they
24:45
were
24:45
as a
24:46
nation
24:46
is
24:47
to
24:47
show
24:48
how
24:48
tragic
24:48
their
24:50
condition
24:50
is
24:51
to be
24:51
cut
24:51
off
24:51
from
24:51
God
24:52
because
24:52
they've
24:52
been
24:52
given
24:53
so
24:53
much
24:53
so
24:56
not
24:57
the
24:59
true
24:59
Israel
24:59
some
25:00
of us
25:00
may
25:01
think
25:02
someone
25:03
may
25:04
not
25:04
trust
25:04
in
25:05
God
25:05
because
25:05
they
25:06
haven't
25:06
just
25:06
had
25:06
enough
25:06
exposure
25:07
to
25:08
God's
25:09
truth
25:09
you ever
25:09
felt like
25:10
that
25:10
before
25:10
ever
25:11
heard
25:11
that
25:12
well
25:13
this
25:13
proves
25:14
that
25:14
that's
25:14
not
25:14
true
25:15
Israel
25:15
is
25:15
the
25:16
ultimate
25:16
example
25:17
of that
25:17
every
25:17
advantage
25:19
was given
25:19
to them
25:19
and they
25:20
squandered
25:20
it
25:20
for the
25:21
most
25:21
part
25:22
they had
25:22
so many
25:22
things
25:23
given
25:23
from
25:23
God
25:24
let's
25:24
just
25:25
walk
25:25
through
25:25
these
25:25
things
25:26
briefly
25:26
it
25:27
says
25:27
first
25:27
the
25:28
adoption
25:28
not
25:29
used
25:29
in a
25:30
general
25:30
sense
25:30
of
25:30
giving
25:31
salvation
25:31
to
25:31
every
25:32
individual
25:33
born
25:33
in
25:34
ethnic
25:34
Israel
25:35
rather
25:36
that
25:36
God
25:37
in a
25:37
general
25:37
sense
25:38
chose
25:38
them
25:39
and privileged
25:40
the entire
25:40
nation
25:41
to manifest
25:42
himself
25:42
to
25:42
to reveal
25:44
himself
25:44
to
25:44
he gave
25:46
them
25:46
so many
25:47
things
25:47
in
25:48
Exodus
25:48
4
25:49
22
25:49
God
25:50
calls
25:50
Israel
25:50
my
25:51
son
25:52
my
25:52
firstborn
25:53
meaning
25:55
that
25:55
the
25:55
provisions
25:56
for the
25:56
nation
25:57
were like
25:57
that
25:57
of a
25:57
firstborn
25:58
son
25:59
his
25:59
care
26:00
and
26:00
special
26:00
attention
26:01
was
26:01
given
26:02
to
26:02
them
26:02
all
26:03
these
26:03
blessings
26:04
were
26:04
poured
26:05
out
26:05
upon
26:05
them
26:06
yet
26:06
most
26:06
of
26:06
them
26:07
failed
26:08
to
26:08
lay
26:09
hold
26:09
of
26:09
that
26:09
great
26:10
blessing
26:10
and
26:10
they
26:10
squandered
26:11
it
26:11
the
26:12
glory
26:13
is
26:14
the
26:14
next
26:14
part
26:15
of
26:15
this
26:15
possibly
26:16
referring
26:17
to
26:17
this
26:17
visible
26:18
we call
26:19
the
26:19
Shekinah
26:20
glory
26:20
this
26:20
visible
26:21
sign
26:21
of
26:21
God's
26:22
presence
26:22
and
26:23
a
26:23
pillar
26:23
of
26:24
cloud
26:24
or
26:24
fire
26:25
that
26:26
we
26:26
saw
26:26
around
26:26
Sinai
26:27
the
26:27
tabernacle
26:28
the
26:28
holy
26:28
of
26:28
holies
26:29
a
26:30
visible
26:30
presence
26:31
of
26:32
God
26:32
among
26:33
them
26:33
but
26:35
also
26:36
you could
26:37
easily
26:37
say
26:38
when
26:38
God
26:39
reveals
26:39
his
26:39
glory
26:40
to
26:40
someone
26:40
what
26:40
he's
26:40
doing
26:41
is
26:41
revealing
26:41
himself
26:42
to
26:42
someone
26:42
he's
26:43
revealing
26:43
his
26:43
character
26:44
and
26:45
who
26:45
he
26:45
is
26:45
and
26:45
his
26:46
mighty
26:46
deeds
26:46
and
26:46
he
26:47
did
26:47
that
26:47
for
26:47
Israel
26:48
he
26:49
made
26:49
known
26:49
to
26:49
them
26:50
saving
26:50
revelation
26:51
you
26:52
want
26:53
to
26:53
know
26:53
how
26:53
to
26:53
be
26:53
made
26:53
right
26:54
with
26:54
me
26:54
I'm
26:55
going
26:55
to
26:55
show
26:55
you
26:56
yet
26:57
the
26:57
majority
26:57
of
26:58
ethnic
26:58
Israel
26:58
failed
26:59
to be
26:59
amazed
27:00
by
27:00
that
27:00
glory
27:01
and
27:02
most
27:02
did
27:03
not
27:03
partake
27:04
of
27:04
it
27:04
so
27:05
nextly
27:07
we
27:07
see
27:07
the
27:08
covenants
27:08
see
27:09
that
27:09
we
27:09
all
27:09
know
27:10
what
27:10
covenants
27:10
are
27:10
a
27:11
legal
27:11
binding
27:12
promise
27:12
a
27:12
contract
27:13
an
27:14
agreement
27:14
between
27:15
two
27:15
parties
27:15
and
27:17
God's
27:17
reveal
27:17
it
27:18
you
27:18
know
27:18
if
27:18
you
27:18
study
27:19
the
27:19
covenants
27:19
it's
27:19
just
27:19
such
27:20
a
27:20
wonderful
27:20
picture
27:21
of
27:21
God's
27:21
grace
27:21
he
27:22
condescended
27:23
came
27:24
down
27:25
and entered
27:26
into a
27:26
contractual
27:27
relationship
27:27
with
27:29
those
27:30
who
27:30
were
27:30
in
27:30
Israel
27:30
right
27:32
you
27:32
have
27:32
the
27:32
Abrahamic
27:33
covenant
27:33
the
27:34
Mosaic
27:35
covenant
27:35
the
27:35
Davidic
27:36
covenant
27:36
and on
27:37
and on
27:37
where
27:38
God
27:38
pledged
27:39
himself
27:39
to
27:40
them
27:40
and
27:41
swore
27:41
by
27:42
his
27:42
own
27:42
name
27:43
to
27:44
keep
27:44
his
27:44
word
27:45
towards
27:46
them
27:46
he
27:47
didn't
27:47
do
27:48
that
27:48
with
27:48
the
27:49
other
27:49
nations
27:49
he
27:50
chose
27:51
to
27:51
do
27:51
it
27:51
with
27:51
Israel
27:52
yet
27:53
most
27:54
of
27:54
them
27:54
failed
27:55
to
27:55
see
27:55
his
27:55
grace
27:56
in
27:56
those
27:56
covenants
27:57
and
27:58
failed
27:58
to
27:58
keep
27:59
their
27:59
part
27:59
of
27:59
those
28:00
covenants
28:00
then
28:02
fourthly
28:02
we
28:03
see
28:03
the
28:03
law
28:03
could
28:05
definitely
28:06
refer to
28:06
the
28:06
ten
28:07
commandments
28:07
but
28:07
also
28:08
countless
28:08
other
28:09
principles
28:10
that
28:10
God
28:10
gave
28:11
so that
28:12
we
28:12
would
28:12
know
28:12
how to
28:13
honor
28:13
him
28:13
and
28:13
obey
28:14
him
28:14
!
28:15
the
28:16
Hebrew
28:16
word
28:16
law
28:17
Torah
28:18
which
28:20
means
28:20
not
28:21
just
28:21
legal
28:21
stuff
28:22
but
28:22
instruction
28:23
teaching
28:24
God
28:25
gave
28:26
us
28:26
careful
28:27
instructions
28:28
right
28:28
as a
28:29
loving
28:29
father
28:29
gives
28:30
his
28:30
child
28:30
showing
28:31
him
28:31
how
28:32
he
28:32
ought
28:32
to
28:32
live
28:33
in
28:33
the
28:33
world
28:34
specific
28:35
revelation
28:36
the
28:36
scripture
28:37
and
28:38
y'all
28:38
know
28:39
that
28:39
like
28:39
they
28:39
so many
28:40
of
28:40
them
28:40
had
28:40
exposure
28:41
to
28:41
the
28:41
scripture
28:42
God's
28:44
specific
28:44
revelation
28:45
about
28:45
his
28:46
character
28:46
and
28:47
what
28:47
he
28:47
desires
28:48
yet
28:48
most
28:48
of
28:48
Israel
28:49
again
28:49
they
28:49
failed
28:50
to
28:51
see
28:51
the
28:52
purpose
28:52
of
28:52
the
28:52
law
28:53
they
28:54
failed
28:54
to
28:55
lay
28:55
hold
28:55
to
28:56
the
28:56
reality
28:56
that
28:57
the
28:57
law
28:57
is
28:57
a
28:57
servant
28:58
leading
28:58
us
28:59
to
28:59
Christ
29:00
then
29:01
you
29:02
look
29:02
at
29:02
the
29:02
next
29:02
part
29:02
the
29:03
worship
29:03
also
29:05
referring
29:05
to
29:05
like
29:06
mainly
29:06
the
29:06
temple
29:07
service
29:07
what
29:07
happened
29:08
at
29:08
the
29:09
tabernacle
29:09
and
29:09
the
29:10
temple
29:10
that
29:12
the
29:12
sacrificial
29:13
and
29:13
ceremonial
29:14
system
29:14
that
29:15
God
29:15
had
29:15
revealed
29:15
to
29:16
Moses
29:16
Exodus
29:17
29
29:18
and
29:19
through
29:19
it
29:20
God's
29:20
people
29:20
could
29:21
place
29:21
their
29:21
faith
29:21
in
29:21
him
29:22
and
29:22
provide
29:22
atonement
29:23
for
29:23
their
29:24
sin
29:24
and
29:25
as
29:26
we
29:26
know
29:26
the
29:26
supreme
29:27
temple
29:28
service
29:29
was
29:29
the
29:30
Passover
29:30
we're
29:31
all
29:31
aware
29:32
of
29:32
that
29:32
that
29:32
is
29:32
Exodus
29:32
12
29:33
yet
29:34
the
29:34
majority
29:35
of
29:36
Israel
29:37
failed
29:37
to
29:39
see
29:39
that
29:39
those
29:39
animal
29:40
sacrifices
29:41
pointed
29:41
forward
29:42
to a
29:43
final
29:44
sacrifice
29:45
for
29:46
sin
29:46
namely
29:47
Jesus
29:48
Christ
29:48
and this
29:48
is why
29:49
Paul wrote
29:49
Christ
29:51
our
29:51
Passover
29:52
lamb
29:52
has been
29:54
sacrificed
29:55
1 Corinthians
29:56
5
29:56
7
29:57
so
29:58
Christ
29:59
has made
30:00
the final
30:00
atoning
30:01
temple
30:01
service
30:02
by dying
30:04
on Calvary's
30:05
cross
30:05
and
30:07
they
30:07
failed
30:07
to
30:08
see
30:08
that
30:08
all
30:08
those
30:09
things
30:09
were
30:09
pointing
30:09
forward
30:10
to
30:10
him
30:11
then
30:12
lastly
30:13
you
30:13
see
30:13
the
30:13
promises
30:14
that
30:16
could
30:16
be
30:16
taken
30:17
with
30:17
the
30:17
word
30:17
covenant
30:18
the
30:19
covenant
30:19
and
30:19
the
30:20
promises
30:20
kind
30:21
of
30:21
summing
30:21
it
30:22
all
30:22
up
30:22
all
30:23
the
30:23
promises
30:23
that
30:24
God
30:24
made
30:24
pointing
30:25
forward
30:25
to
30:25
the
30:26
coming
30:26
Messiah
30:27
hundreds
30:28
of
30:28
prophecies
30:29
pointing
30:29
forward
30:29
to
30:30
Jesus
30:30
fulfilling
30:31
them
30:31
bringing
30:32
salvation
30:33
in
30:33
eternal
30:34
life
30:34
in
30:34
his
30:34
kingdom
30:35
the
30:36
new
30:36
covenant
30:37
though
30:37
most
30:38
of
30:39
them
30:39
rejected
30:40
the
30:41
new
30:41
covenant
30:42
that
30:42
was
30:42
coming
30:42
to
30:43
replace
30:43
all
30:44
the
30:44
old
30:44
purchased
30:46
by
30:46
the
30:46
blood
30:47
of
30:47
Christ
30:47
for
30:47
those
30:48
who
30:48
believe
30:48
Paul
30:50
wrote
30:50
in
30:50
2nd
30:50
Corinthians
30:51
all
30:51
the
30:52
promises
30:52
of
30:52
God
30:53
find
30:54
their
30:54
yes
30:55
in
30:55
him
30:55
Jesus
30:56
Christ
30:56
that
30:58
is
30:58
why
30:58
through
30:58
him
30:59
that
30:59
we
30:59
utter
30:59
our
31:00
amen
31:00
to
31:00
God
31:01
for
31:01
his
31:01
glory
31:02
and if
31:03
you look
31:03
next
31:04
you see
31:04
the
31:04
patriarchs
31:05
from
31:06
the
31:06
loins
31:07
of
31:07
those
31:07
patriarchs
31:08
the
31:08
fathers
31:08
Abraham
31:09
Isaac
31:09
and
31:09
Jacob
31:10
came
31:10
the
31:10
nation
31:11
and
31:11
God
31:12
revealed
31:12
himself
31:12
specifically
31:13
to
31:13
those
31:14
men
31:14
and
31:14
from
31:14
that
31:16
line
31:16
came
31:17
Jesus
31:17
the
31:18
Messiah
31:18
which
31:19
is
31:19
next
31:20
through
31:20
the
31:20
Christ
31:21
who
31:22
is
31:22
over
31:22
all
31:23
blessed
31:23
forever
31:23
!
31:24
Amen!
31:25
Jesus
31:25
that's
31:26
why it's
31:26
important
31:27
look at
31:27
the
31:27
beginning
31:27
of
31:27
Luke
31:28
and
31:28
the
31:28
!
31:28
Matthew
31:29
you
31:29
see
31:30
this
31:30
lineage
31:30
of
31:31
Jesus
31:32
it's
31:33
important
31:34
it's
31:35
saying
31:35
he
31:35
was
31:35
the
31:36
one
31:36
he
31:36
came
31:37
through
31:37
the
31:38
line
31:38
he
31:38
was
31:39
a
31:39
descendant
31:39
from
31:40
David
31:40
Jesus
31:41
is
31:42
not
31:42
just
31:42
merely
31:42
a
31:43
human
31:43
being
31:43
but
31:44
also
31:44
fully
31:45
God
31:45
divine
31:47
sovereign
31:47
over
31:48
all
31:48
and
31:49
then
31:49
Paul
31:50
ends
31:50
in
31:50
praise
31:51
if
31:51
he
31:51
can't
31:51
think
31:52
about
31:52
Jesus
31:52
without
31:53
busting
31:55
out
31:55
into
31:55
praise
31:55
so
31:57
in
31:57
closing
31:57
of
31:57
this
31:57
part
31:58
of
31:58
it
31:58
the
31:59
nation
31:59
of
31:59
Israel
32:00
had
32:00
every
32:00
advantage
32:01
every
32:01
grace
32:02
given
32:03
to
32:03
them
32:03
to
32:03
know
32:04
God
32:04
and
32:04
be
32:04
redeemed
32:05
by
32:05
him
32:06
to
32:07
worship
32:08
him
32:08
rightly
32:09
so
32:10
that
32:10
escalates
32:11
their
32:12
accountability
32:13
and their
32:14
responsibility
32:15
to act
32:16
upon the
32:16
truth
32:16
that was
32:17
given
32:17
to
32:17
them
32:18
that's
32:20
Luke
32:20
12
32:20
48
32:21
so much
32:22
is given
32:23
much
32:23
is to
32:23
be
32:24
expected
32:24
right
32:24
so
32:25
some
32:26
closing
32:26
application
32:27
for
32:27
us
32:28
God
32:31
does
32:31
not
32:31
look
32:32
at
32:32
the
32:32
world
32:33
through
32:34
good
32:36
people
32:36
bad
32:37
people
32:37
he
32:38
doesn't
32:39
look
32:39
at
32:39
it
32:39
through
32:39
a
32:39
political
32:40
lens
32:40
democratic
32:41
republican
32:43
conservative
32:43
liberal
32:44
he
32:45
doesn't
32:45
look
32:45
at
32:45
it
32:46
through
32:46
gender
32:46
he
32:46
doesn't
32:46
look
32:47
at
32:47
it
32:47
through
32:47
race
32:48
he
32:48
only
32:48
looks
32:48
at
32:48
it
32:49
through
32:50
those
32:50
who
32:51
belong
32:51
to
32:51
him
32:51
and
32:51
those
32:52
who
32:52
don't
32:52
and
32:53
that's
32:54
it
32:54
so
32:55
those
32:56
of
32:56
you
32:56
today
32:57
who
32:57
are
32:58
without
32:58
christ
32:58
or
32:59
you're
32:59
uncertain
32:59
about
33:01
where
33:01
you
33:01
stand
33:02
with
33:02
god
33:02
i
33:03
want
33:03
you
33:04
to
33:04
see
33:04
that
33:04
your
33:05
attendance
33:05
here
33:05
is
33:06
not
33:06
by
33:07
accident
33:08
or
33:09
coincidence
33:10
you
33:11
may
33:11
be
33:11
even
33:12
unaware
33:12
but
33:12
this
33:12
very
33:13
moment
33:13
is
33:14
ordained
33:14
by
33:15
god
33:16
it
33:17
says
33:18
in
33:18
proverbs
33:18
16
33:19
9
33:19
the heart
33:19
of a
33:20
man
33:20
plans
33:20
his
33:21
way
33:21
but
33:22
the
33:22
lord
33:22
establishes
33:23
his
33:23
steps
33:24
you
33:25
are
33:26
here
33:26
today
33:26
we've
33:27
been
33:27
told
33:28
numerous
33:28
times
33:29
in
33:29
god's
33:29
word
33:30
that
33:30
he
33:30
guides
33:31
and
33:31
directs
33:31
the
33:31
steps
33:32
of
33:32
our
33:32
lives
33:33
so
33:34
here's
33:34
what's
33:34
scary
33:35
ready
33:35
for
33:35
this
33:35
know
33:37
then
33:37
that
33:37
greater
33:38
privileges
33:38
have
33:39
been
33:39
afforded
33:39
to
33:39
you
33:40
than
33:40
even
33:40
Israel
33:41
because
33:41
you
33:41
live
33:42
in
33:43
the
33:43
time
33:43
of
33:43
the
33:43
fulfillment
33:44
of
33:44
these
33:44
things
33:45
Jesus
33:46
came
33:46
he
33:48
fulfilled
33:48
these
33:48
promises
33:49
so
33:50
what
33:50
about
33:51
you
33:51
if
33:53
you
33:53
are
33:53
uncertain
33:54
about
33:54
where
33:54
you
33:55
are
33:55
with
33:55
God
33:55
what
33:56
advantages
33:57
has
33:57
God
33:57
given
33:58
you
33:58
you
33:59
live
33:59
in
33:59
the
33:59
bible
34:00
belt
34:00
there
34:01
are
34:01
bibles
34:01
everywhere
34:02
so
34:04
many
34:04
nations
34:04
in
34:04
this
34:05
world
34:05
are
34:05
without
34:05
God's
34:06
word
34:06
that's
34:08
an
34:08
advantage
34:08
a
34:08
grace
34:09
given
34:09
to
34:09
you
34:10
how
34:10
many
34:10
of
34:10
you
34:10
have
34:10
Christian
34:11
friends
34:11
or
34:12
family
34:12
members
34:13
that
34:14
God
34:14
has
34:14
placed
34:15
in
34:15
your
34:15
life
34:16
special
34:17
privileges
34:18
of
34:18
knowing
34:18
and
34:19
hearing
34:19
God's
34:19
word
34:19
taught
34:20
parents
34:22
who
34:23
took
34:23
you
34:23
to
34:23
church
34:24
a
34:24
grandparent
34:24
who
34:25
prayed
34:25
for
34:25
you
34:25
a
34:27
father
34:27
who
34:27
sat
34:27
down
34:28
and
34:28
talked
34:28
about
34:28
Jesus
34:29
with
34:29
you
34:29
and
34:31
yet
34:31
why
34:31
do
34:32
you
34:32
remain
34:33
opposed
34:34
to
34:34
Christ
34:35
do
34:37
you
34:37
see
34:37
these
34:37
things
34:38
as
34:38
grace
34:38
in
34:39
your
34:39
life
34:39
doesn't
34:40
owe
34:41
you
34:41
he
34:42
doesn't
34:43
owe
34:43
anybody
34:44
anything
34:44
the only
34:46
thing
34:46
that we
34:46
rightly
34:47
do
34:47
is
34:48
judgment
34:49
we
34:49
don't
34:49
deserve
34:50
the
34:51
grace
34:51
of
34:51
God
34:52
so
34:54
have
34:54
you
34:54
been
34:55
faithful
34:55
to
34:56
lay
34:56
hold
34:56
of
34:56
those
34:57
graces
34:57
that
34:57
God
34:58
has
34:58
given
34:58
you
34:58
they're
34:59
here
35:00
so
35:02
know
35:02
that
35:03
your
35:03
sin
35:03
puts
35:04
you
35:04
at
35:04
odds
35:04
with
35:04
God
35:05
but
35:06
see
35:06
your
35:06
presence
35:07
here
35:07
as
35:07
grace
35:08
and
35:08
God
35:08
is
35:08
beckoning
35:09
you
35:09
to
35:09
come
35:10
to
35:10
Christ
35:10
you're
35:11
here
35:11
in a
35:12
worship
35:12
service
35:12
hearing
35:13
God's
35:13
word
35:14
taught
35:14
there
35:15
are
35:15
many
35:15
people
35:16
here
35:16
myself
35:16
the
35:17
elders
35:17
people
35:18
who
35:18
brought
35:18
you
35:19
who
35:19
are
35:19
willing
35:20
to
35:20
talk
35:20
with
35:20
you
35:20
about
35:21
this
35:21
but
35:22
in
35:22
Hebrews
35:22
3
35:23
Hebrews
35:25
3
35:25
7
35:25
through
35:26
8
35:26
it
35:27
says
35:27
therefore
35:27
the
35:27
Holy
35:28
Spirit
35:28
says
35:28
today
35:29
if you
35:29
hear
35:30
his
35:30
voice
35:30
do
35:31
not
35:32
harden
35:33
your
35:33
hearts
35:34
in
35:34
rebellion
35:35
as
35:36
long
35:37
as
35:37
it
35:37
is
35:37
called
35:38
today
35:38
that
35:39
none
35:39
of
35:39
you
35:39
may
35:40
be
35:40
hardened
35:40
by
35:40
the
35:41
deceitfulness
35:41
of
35:42
sin
35:42
if
35:43
you
35:43
feel
35:43
any
35:44
love
35:45
or
35:45
desire
35:46
or
35:46
need
35:46
for
35:46
Christ
35:47
go
35:48
to
35:48
him
35:48
don't
35:50
hesitate
35:50
you
35:50
don't
35:50
have
35:51
to
35:51
walk
35:51
an
35:51
aisle
35:51
to
35:51
do
35:51
that
35:52
you
35:52
can
35:52
just
35:52
do it
35:52
in
35:53
where
35:53
you're
35:53
sitting
35:54
and talk
35:55
to us
35:55
afterwards
35:56
so
35:58
those
35:59
are
35:59
for
35:59
people
35:59
who
36:00
may
36:01
not
36:01
know
36:01
where
36:01
they
36:01
are
36:01
with
36:02
God
36:02
but
36:02
for
36:02
those
36:02
of
36:02
us
36:03
who
36:03
do
36:03
know
36:03
who
36:03
have
36:04
the
36:04
confidence
36:04
of
36:05
Romans
36:06
8
36:06
behind
36:07
us
36:07
I
36:08
want
36:08
you
36:09
to
36:09
think
36:09
about
36:09
how
36:09
to
36:09
rightly
36:10
apply
36:10
this
36:10
passage
36:11
to
36:11
yourselves
36:12
if
36:13
you
36:14
have
36:14
an
36:14
unbeliever
36:14
that
36:15
you're
36:15
with
36:15
at
36:15
work
36:16
the
36:16
park
36:17
the
36:17
school
36:18
that
36:18
you
36:18
go
36:19
to
36:19
the
36:19
gym
36:20
what
36:21
are
36:21
your
36:21
feelings
36:22
towards
36:22
them
36:23
do
36:23
you
36:26
remorse
36:26
any
36:28
burden
36:28
for
36:28
them
36:28
at
36:29
all
36:29
and
36:29
if
36:29
not
36:30
why
36:30
not
36:30
so
36:33
what
36:33
I
36:33
want
36:33
to
36:33
tell
36:33
you
36:34
might
36:34
hit
36:34
you
36:34
pretty
36:35
hard
36:35
hit
36:35
me
36:35
what
36:37
we
36:37
believe
36:38
about
36:38
Romans
36:39
9
36:39
reveals
36:40
a lot
36:41
about
36:41
what
36:41
we
36:41
believe
36:42
about
36:42
Romans
36:42
8
36:43
okay
36:44
this
36:47
exposes
36:47
our
36:48
true
36:48
convictions
36:49
as we
36:50
walk
36:50
through
36:50
Romans
36:51
9
36:51
we'll
36:53
be
36:53
going
36:53
over
36:53
what
36:54
at least
36:54
we at
36:55
this
36:55
church
36:55
believe
36:56
and
36:56
many
36:56
others
36:56
but
36:57
referred
36:58
to
36:58
as the
36:58
doctrines
36:59
of
36:59
grace
36:59
reformed
37:00
theology
37:00
Calvinism
37:02
Augustinianism
37:03
all kind
37:03
of saying
37:03
the same
37:04
thing
37:04
but
37:04
as we
37:05
do
37:06
that
37:06
our
37:07
burden
37:08
for
37:08
loss
37:08
and
37:08
perishing
37:09
souls
37:10
can be
37:11
revealing
37:11
about
37:12
what
37:12
we
37:12
actually
37:13
believe
37:13
about
37:14
those
37:14
things
37:15
right
37:16
if
37:17
we
37:18
truly
37:19
believe
37:19
versus
37:20
what
37:20
we
37:20
claim
37:20
to
37:21
believe
37:21
and
37:22
I
37:23
want
37:23
to
37:23
submit
37:24
to
37:24
you
37:24
again
37:24
that
37:24
I
37:25
struggle
37:26
to
37:26
get
37:27
to
37:27
this
37:27
level
37:28
of
37:28
anguish
37:28
in my
37:29
soul
37:29
for
37:29
the
37:30
lost
37:30
and
37:32
our
37:32
attitude
37:33
should
37:34
be
37:34
like
37:34
Paul's
37:34
now
37:35
some
37:36
nerdy
37:38
academic
37:39
theologian
37:39
may sit
37:40
down
37:40
with
37:40
Paul
37:40
Paul
37:41
don't
37:42
don't
37:42
you
37:42
realize
37:43
that
37:43
unbelievers
37:43
are
37:44
sovereignly
37:44
in
37:45
God's
37:46
hands
37:46
they're
37:47
there
37:47
Paul
37:48
I
37:49
mean
37:49
like
37:50
Paul
37:52
understands
37:53
that
37:53
he's
37:53
about
37:54
to
37:54
write
37:54
about
37:54
it
37:54
right
37:55
but
37:55
before
37:56
he
37:56
does
37:56
he
37:56
wants
37:57
you
37:57
to
37:57
see
37:57
that
37:57
his
37:57
heart
37:58
is
37:58
broken
37:58
for
37:59
his
37:59
unbelieving
38:00
kinsmen
38:01
rightly
38:02
understanding
38:04
God's
38:05
sovereignty
38:05
and
38:06
salvation
38:07
his
38:07
predestination
38:08
and
38:08
election
38:09
rightly
38:10
understood
38:11
will
38:11
throw
38:11
not
38:12
cold
38:12
water
38:12
on
38:13
the
38:14
fire
38:14
of
38:14
evangelism
38:15
but
38:15
it
38:15
will
38:15
throw
38:16
fuel
38:16
on
38:17
the
38:18
fire
38:18
of
38:18
evangelism
38:19
it
38:20
will
38:20
give
38:20
you
38:20
great
38:20
zeal
38:21
rightly
38:22
understood
38:23
it
38:24
should
38:24
not
38:25
never
38:25
make
38:25
us
38:26
apathetic
38:29
merely
38:30
academic
38:31
towards
38:32
these
38:32
things
38:33
and
38:34
we
38:34
have
38:34
to
38:34
ask
38:34
God
38:34
to
38:36
give
38:37
you
38:37
that
38:37
type
38:37
of
38:38
sorrow
38:38
it
38:39
is
38:39
not
38:40
something
38:40
that
38:40
you
38:40
can
38:40
just
38:41
psych
38:41
yourself
38:41
up
38:41
into
38:42
you
38:43
can't
38:43
just
38:44
work
38:44
yourself
38:44
up
38:45
into
38:45
a
38:45
frenzy
38:45
and
38:46
feel
38:46
that
38:46
way
38:46
it
38:46
is
38:46
something
38:47
given
38:47
to
38:47
God
38:48
by
38:48
his
38:48
grace
38:49
it
38:49
is
38:49
an
38:50
overflow
38:50
of
38:51
our
38:51
walk
38:51
with
38:51
Christ
38:52
in
38:53
love
38:53
as
38:54
we
38:54
imagine
38:55
ourselves
38:55
and
38:56
others
38:56
approaching
38:57
that
38:57
final
38:57
day
38:58
so
38:59
we
38:59
must
39:00
ask
39:00
God
39:00
to
39:00
give
39:01
us
39:01
that
39:01
but
39:02
in
39:02
closing
39:03
a
39:03
very
39:03
I'll
39:04
try
39:04
to
39:08
I
39:08
have
39:09
a
39:09
lot
39:09
of
39:09
them
39:10
but
39:10
as
39:11
someone
39:11
who
39:11
loves
39:12
sharing
39:12
the
39:12
gospel
39:12
who
39:13
loves
39:13
connecting
39:14
with
39:14
unbelievers
39:15
and
39:15
going to
39:16
weird
39:17
places
39:17
to reach
39:18
people
39:18
many
39:20
years
39:21
ago
39:21
when this
39:21
was
39:21
introduced
39:21
to me
39:22
I
39:22
struggled
39:22
I
39:22
was
39:23
like
39:23
what
39:24
is
39:24
the
39:24
point
39:24
if
39:26
God
39:26
has
39:26
a
39:26
people
39:26
already
39:28
chosen
39:28
for
39:29
salvation
39:29
why
39:29
do
39:30
we
39:30
go
39:30
what
39:31
does
39:31
the
39:31
great
39:32
commission
39:32
mean
39:33
in
39:33
light
39:33
of
39:33
this
39:34
why
39:35
is
39:35
there
39:35
a
39:35
need
39:36
for
39:36
missions
39:36
and
39:37
evangelism
39:37
genuine
39:38
questions
39:39
I
39:39
was
39:39
having
39:39
but
39:40
again
39:40
rightly
39:41
understood
39:41
this
39:42
is
39:42
just
39:42
catapulted
39:43
like
39:43
sprung
39:43
me
39:44
forward
39:44
into
39:45
more
39:46
I'm
39:46
just
39:46
going
39:46
to
39:46
give
39:46
you
39:46
one
39:47
reason
39:47
right
39:47
here
39:47
it's
39:48
right
39:49
out
39:49
of
39:49
our
39:49
text
39:49
Paul
39:51
desires
39:51
to
39:51
go
39:52
after
39:52
them
39:52
and
39:52
rescue
39:53
them
39:53
his
39:53
heart
39:53
breaks
39:54
for
39:55
those
39:55
who
39:55
do
39:55
not
39:56
know
39:56
Jesus
39:57
as
39:57
the
39:58
psalmist
39:58
said
39:58
my
39:58
eyes
39:59
shed
39:59
tears
40:00
of
40:01
streams
40:02
because
40:02
people
40:03
did
40:03
not
40:03
keep
40:04
your
40:07
distress
40:07
for
40:08
unbelievers
40:08
was
40:08
not
40:09
due
40:09
to
40:09
his
40:09
lack
40:10
of
40:11
grasp
40:11
of
40:11
God's
40:12
sovereignty
40:12
and
40:12
salvation
40:13
his
40:14
distress
40:14
actually
40:15
demonstrates
40:16
how
40:16
deeply
40:17
and
40:17
truly
40:17
he
40:18
believes
40:19
those
40:19
things
40:19
so
40:21
many
40:21
souls
40:21
are
40:22
waiting
40:22
anxiously
40:24
for the
40:24
news
40:25
that
40:25
God
40:25
will
40:25
use
40:26
to
40:27
save
40:27
their
40:27
soul
40:27
so
40:29
we
40:29
should
40:29
go
40:29
through
40:29
whatever
40:30
extreme
40:30
necessary
40:31
Proverbs
40:33
24
40:33
verse
40:33
11
40:34
says
40:34
this
40:34
rescue
40:35
those
40:35
who
40:35
are
40:36
being
40:36
taken
40:36
away
40:36
to
40:37
death
40:37
hold
40:38
back
40:39
those
40:39
who
40:39
are
40:39
stumbling
40:40
toward
40:40
slaughter
40:41
Jude
40:43
Jude
40:45
122
40:46
have
40:47
mercy
40:48
on
40:48
those
40:48
who
40:48
doubt
40:49
save
40:49
others
40:50
by
40:50
snatching
40:51
them
40:51
out
40:51
of
40:51
the
40:52
fire
40:52
right
40:53
that's
40:54
that's
40:54
why
40:54
I mean
40:55
rightly
40:55
understood
40:55
our
40:56
hearts
40:56
should
40:56
long
40:56
to
40:57
bring
40:57
others
40:58
with
40:58
us
40:58
I
41:00
have
41:00
a
41:00
quote
41:01
and
41:02
then
41:02
we'll
41:02
pray
41:02
Spurgeon
41:04
who
41:05
did
41:06
seek
41:07
the
41:07
lost
41:07
he
41:09
says
41:09
have
41:09
you
41:09
no
41:09
wish
41:10
for
41:10
others
41:10
to
41:11
be
41:11
saved
41:12
then
41:13
be
41:14
sure
41:14
of it
41:14
you
41:15
are
41:15
not
41:16
saved
41:16
yourself
41:17
he
41:19
says
41:19
if
41:19
sinners
41:20
be
41:20
damned
41:21
at
41:22
least
41:22
let
41:22
them
41:22
leap
41:23
to
41:23
hell
41:23
over
41:24
our
41:24
dead
41:24
bodies
41:25
and
41:26
if
41:26
they
41:26
perish
41:27
let
41:27
them
41:27
perish
41:28
with
41:28
our
41:28
arms
41:28
wrapped
41:29
around
41:29
their
41:29
knees
41:29
imploring
41:31
them
41:31
to
41:31
stay
41:32
if
41:33
hell
41:33
must
41:33
be
41:33
filled
41:34
let
41:35
it
41:35
be
41:35
filled
41:36
in
41:36
the
41:36
teeth
41:36
of
41:36
our
41:37
exertions
41:37
and
41:38
let
41:39
not
41:39
one
41:39
go
41:39
unwarmed
41:40
or
41:41
unprayed
41:41
for
41:41
join
41:43
me
41:43
in
41:44
Matthew
41:44
chapter
41:44
9
41:45
we'll
41:45
close
41:45
together
41:46
Matthew
41:47
chapter
41:47
9
41:48
begins
41:49
with
41:50
Jesus
41:50
we
41:50
should
41:50
end
41:51
with
41:51
Jesus
41:51
and
41:53
I
41:53
want
41:53
you
41:53
to
41:53
see
41:54
the
41:55
heart
41:55
of
41:55
our
41:55
Lord
41:56
towards
41:56
those
41:56
who
41:56
are
41:57
suffering
41:57
and
41:57
lost
41:58
Matthew
41:59
chapter
42:00
9
42:00
look
42:02
at
42:02
verse
42:02
35
42:03
verse
42:07
35
42:08
chapter
42:08
9
42:08
and
42:09
Jesus
42:09
went
42:10
throughout
42:10
all
42:10
the
42:11
cities
42:11
and
42:11
villages
42:12
teaching
42:13
in the
42:13
synagogues
42:14
and
42:14
proclaiming
42:14
the
42:14
gospel
42:15
of the
42:15
kingdom
42:15
and
42:16
healing
42:17
every
42:17
disease
42:18
and
42:18
affliction
42:18
when
42:19
he
42:20
saw
42:20
the
42:20
crowds
42:21
he
42:21
had
42:21
compassion
42:22
for
42:22
them
42:23
because
42:24
they
42:24
were
42:24
harassed
42:25
and
42:26
helpless
42:26
like
42:27
a
42:27
sheep
42:28
without
42:28
a
42:28
shepherd
42:28
then
42:30
he
42:30
said
42:30
to
42:30
his
42:30
disciples
42:31
the
42:31
harvest
42:31
is
42:32
plentiful
42:33
but
42:33
the
42:34
laborers
42:34
are
42:35
few
42:35
therefore
42:37
pray
42:37
earnestly
42:38
!
42:38
to the
42:38
Lord
42:39
of the
42:39
harvest
42:39
to send
42:40
out
42:40
laborers
42:41
into
42:42
his
42:42
harvest
42:42
join
42:44
me
42:44
in
42:45
prayer
42:45
for
42:46
to
42:46
eat
42:46
for
42:46
time
42:47
to the