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Good morning, everyone. Open up your copy of God's Word to the Gospel of John.
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I'm going to continue our study in John's Gospel, and today we're going to enter into the infamous John chapter 3,
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and something that we all grow up hearing a lot of.
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So before we dive into it, join me in a word of prayer.
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Father, we come to you just needy and helpless today in asking that your Word would work deeply in our souls.
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And if we haven't come here today expecting to hear from you, that you would change that.
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That we would have faith to believe the promises that we study today, and you would apply it to our hearts.
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And as at this time it would be pleasing to you, in Christ's name, amen.
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Alright, we are in John chapter 3 today.
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Some of the background, TJ did a wonderful job last week.
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But it's always good to just sort of reconnect to what's going on.
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But the Gospel of John gives us a very clear portrait about the identity of who Jesus actually is.
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And it also forces us to either receive Him or reject Him.
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This Jesus that is portrayed by John the Evangelist.
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We have to come to Him or flee from Him.
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It doesn't really leave much choice in this Gospel.
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But before we get into John chapter 3, just a little background and reconnection to last week.
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Jesus is now in Jerusalem with His disciples.
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And He has cleansed out the temple in His holy and righteous anger.
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And He goes on staying in Jerusalem with His disciples.
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And people see Him do many signs and many miracles.
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And it says that He actually kind of fled the crowd to avoid the fanfare.
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Seeing that their expressed faith wasn't really real.
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It was superficial.
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And He knew it.
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He knew that.
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He didn't entrust Himself to them.
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So later on, we see the story here in chapter 3 of Nicodemus, a Pharisee.
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They came to Jesus at nighttime.
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Probably to avoid the dangerous implications of actually being seen with Jesus.
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Because many in His own religious order were against Jesus.
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So He sought Jesus out to take a closer look to hear Him out.
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He's genuinely intrigued by Jesus and His claims.
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So we learn, though, in this interaction, some very serious things for our spiritual lives that are described in this interaction with Nicodemus.
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And it answers a massive question for us that John addresses.
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That question is, how can a fallen sinner that is dead to God actually enter into the kingdom of God?
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How can those who are dead and sin, how can they have new spiritual life?
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How can those who are rebels against the king have peace with him and then enter into his kingdom as his loyal subjects?
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Enter into his presence.
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That's the question.
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And the answer is we must be born again.
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That's where we're going.
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But the kingdom of God is God's active reign or His kingly rule, both in the present and in the future,
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that we get to experience in our souls once we come to know Christ.
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It's not just a future reign, but a current reign.
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Right now, the kingdom is here and it is coming.
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Your kingdom come, your will be done, the kingdom is coming, but also the kingdom of heaven is here, it's at hand.
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Both are expressed in the New Testament.
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Christ ushered in the kingdom of God when He came the first time.
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He brought it in.
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The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Repent and believe the gospel, He said.
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It exists with us now in the present and is also spreading.
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His kingdom is spreading throughout the entire world by the preaching of the gospel.
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And it will be perfectly realized when Christ comes to consummate at the end with His return.
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And so, again, this is serious, but the coming of God's reign, His kingdom, either forces us,
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it demands us to either repent of our sin or it brings us into judgment.
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It's one or the other.
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And so, let's read our passage today.
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Today, we're going to look at John 3, 1-10, the first little section of John 3.
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We read,
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Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
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This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him,
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Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.
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And Jesus answered him,
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Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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Nicodemus said to Him,
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How can a man be born when he is old?
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Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?
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And Jesus answered,
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Truly, truly, I say to you,
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unless one is born of water and the Spirit,
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he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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That which is born of flesh is flesh,
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and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
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Do not marvel that I say to you,
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you must be born again.
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The wind blows where it wishes,
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and you hear its sound,
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but you do not know where it comes from and where it goes.
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So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.
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So, and we go on to verse 9 and 10.
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Nicodemus said to Him,
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How can these things be?
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And Jesus answered him,
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Are you the teacher of Israel,
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and yet you do not understand these things?
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So we will stop there to begin unpacking this section.
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But one of the ways I like to approach passages that I've found helpful to break that up
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is do it by questions.
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And the first one is,
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Why do we need to be born again?
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Why do we need to be born again?
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And we see this toward the end,
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some of this at the end of chapter 2,
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just by way of reminder.
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If you look at verse 23 of chapter 2,
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When He, Jesus, was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast,
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many believed in His name when they saw the signs and miracles that He was doing.
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But Jesus, on His part,
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did not entrust Himself to them,
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because He knew all people,
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and needed no one to bear witness about man,
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for He Himself knew what was in man.
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And so, we see here a couple of things,
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and from last week's passage and our passage today,
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about what being born again is not.
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Just to clarify,
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it's not merely,
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this is important,
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not merely affirming the supernatural in Jesus.
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Jesus did not entrust Himself or commit Himself to those crowds
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that were witnessing His signs and His miracles.
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He knew what was in their hearts.
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He knew that many of them were not expressing genuine saving faith in Him,
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but were merely enthused,
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mesmerized by all the signs and miracles that He was doing.
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So, belief in Jesus' name,
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therefore, isn't just an intellectual assent to a true reality.
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It's not just,
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Hey, yeah, there's Jesus.
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You know what?
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There's something really amazing about Him.
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There's something different about Him.
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That's not what being born again is.
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One of their own religious leaders that we see here today,
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Nicodemus,
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and others,
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it says in our passage,
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they affirm something special about Jesus too.
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He says,
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Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher that's come from God.
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Because no one could do the signs that you're doing unless God was with him.
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So even Nicodemus,
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notice that it says we in that verse.
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And not just Nicodemus,
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he's implying that even other people,
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maybe other Pharisees as well,
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notice that there's something different about Jesus.
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And that God is actually with him.
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So, and he calls him Rabbi,
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which is a very respectful term,
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because Jesus,
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especially because Jesus had actually never been to their schools,
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and received their formal training,
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as you can read about in chapter 7, verse 15.
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But yet,
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yet,
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Jesus does not respond to Nicodemus
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by saying,
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hey, you know what?
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I wish what you're seeing now
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is what all those other people saw.
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He doesn't say that.
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I wish that they could see the truth that you see,
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Nicodemus.
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He doesn't respond to that.
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Instead,
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he catches them completely off guard.
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And Jesus says,
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Nicodemus,
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listen
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very carefully
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to me.
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You cannot enter into the kingdom of God
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unless you're born again.
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You'll never even see the kingdom of God.
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And so,
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it's not,
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being born again
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is not just
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beholding signs
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and miraculous things
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that Jesus may do,
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and being mesmerized by them,
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and even giving credit.
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Right?
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That's what he says.
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Like,
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no one could do it
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unless God was with him.
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That doesn't save anyone.
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So,
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one of the great dangers
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of signs and miracles
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is because you don't need
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a supernatural life
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to be amazed by them.
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Satan himself
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knows that Jesus
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is the Son of God
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and that he works miracles.
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It's Mark 1.24.
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So then,
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merely acknowledging
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that there's something supernatural
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about Jesus
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does not give you the key
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to the kingdom of God.
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So,
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is there someone you know
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that,
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right now even,
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that may know some
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true things about Jesus,
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recognize something special
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or different about Jesus,
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but it hasn't really gone
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beyond that?
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We see here,
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so it's not just
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affirming the supernatural
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in Jesus.
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It's also
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not merely getting
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new religion
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as we see here
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in this passage.
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Nicodemus was a Pharisee,
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which means
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the separated ones.
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During the rule
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of Herod the Great,
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there were several
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thousand of them.
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He had lots of religious
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zeal for the law of Moses.
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He had dedicated
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his life
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to studying
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and memorizing
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huge portions
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of the Old Testament Scripture.
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And most Pharisees
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at this time
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prayed two hours a day,
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they fasted
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two days a week,
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and they tithed everything.
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He said Nicodemus
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was a ruler
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of the Jews,
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meaning that he was
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one of the head leaders
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in the Sanhedrin,
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the religious council
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of the Jews
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at that time.
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He was the head
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of most of us
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in terms of
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his religious zeal.
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Yet,
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Jesus again says,
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he tells them
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that's not enough
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to enter
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into the kingdom
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of God.
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He refers
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to the Pharisees
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in Matthew 23,
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27-28,
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Woe to you,
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scribes and Pharisees,
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hypocrites!
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For you are like
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whitewashed tombs,
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which are outwardly
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appear beautiful,
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but within
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are full of dead
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people's bones
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and uncleanliness.
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So,
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you also
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outwardly
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appear righteous
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to others,
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but within
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you are full
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of hypocrisy
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and lawlessness.
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So,
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just getting
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religious,
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having religious
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fervor,
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doesn't equal
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being born
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again.
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You think of
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someone you may know
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or you yourself
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that becoming
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a Christian
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is just adopting
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some new customs,
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some new traditions.
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It's not,
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or do you think
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it's just about
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outward,
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external behavior
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modification,
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where you
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deem certain
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things as good
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and certain
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things as bad
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and you
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try not to do
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bad things
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and try to do
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good things,
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that your
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relationship with
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God just boils
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down to a bunch
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of do's
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and don'ts.
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That's not it.
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So,
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Jesus says
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that either
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affirming
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the supernatural
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in Him
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or just
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simply having
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religious zeal
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does not equal
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entrance to
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the kingdom
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of God.
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There's a big
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problem.
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So,
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why does
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Jesus say
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that you must
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be born again?
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Why does He
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say that?
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Well,
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the answer is,
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make all these
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connections in
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the Scripture,
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the answer is
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that man,
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fallen man,
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we are born
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spiritually
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dead.
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Our sin,
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our falling
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short,
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or our missing
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of the mark
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of God's
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intended purpose
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has brought
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all men
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and all women
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to spiritual
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death.
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As it says
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in Ephesians
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2,
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just make the
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connections.
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You ever
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done it before?
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Why do you
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have to be
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born again?
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The connection
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is because
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you're spiritually
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dead.
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You have to
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have a new
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life.
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Ephesians
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2,
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verse 1
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through 3,
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you were
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dead in
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your trespasses
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and sins
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in which you
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once walked,
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following the
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course of
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this world,
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following the
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prince of
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the power
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of the air,
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which is
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Satan,
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the spirit
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that is now
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at work
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and the sons
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of disobedience
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among whom
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we all once
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lived in the
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passions of
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our flesh,
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carrying out
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the desires
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of the body
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and the mind
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and were by
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nature children
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of wrath
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like the rest
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of man time.
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So the
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Greek word
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for dead
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here means
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corpse.
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It means
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a lifeless
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body.
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It's what
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you see
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in a cemetery
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or a funeral
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home.
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It's spiritual
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corpses
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before God
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because sin
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has done
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that to us.
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Sin
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is awful.
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So
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traditionally
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many people
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look at this
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there's been
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debate
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obviously
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over the
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history
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of the
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church
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but
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Pelagius
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taught
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back in
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the earlier
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days
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of the
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church
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a false
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teacher
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that
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man was
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born a
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clean slate
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that he
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wasn't
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affected
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by the
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sin of
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Adam
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and that
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he just
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really just
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needed some
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help
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some moral
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guidance
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and he
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would be
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okay
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like man
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had the
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ability
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to do
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it
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he just
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needed
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some
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help
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and that's
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what
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Jesus
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came
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to do
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not
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true
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a little
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further
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on
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you would
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call
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them
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the
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semi
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Pelagians
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or
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Arminians
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they would
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take it
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as
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well man
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isn't a
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clean slate
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he is
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tainted
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by sin
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he has
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an issue
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he's
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very
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very
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sick
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and he
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needs
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a doctor
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to heal
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him
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we also
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would contend
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based on a lot
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of other
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debaters
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and faithful
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men in the
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church
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like Luther
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Calvin
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Jonathan
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Edwards
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that's
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not
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how
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it
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is
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man
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is
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spiritually
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dead
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he
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doesn't
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need
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a
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teacher
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he
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doesn't
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need
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a
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doctor
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he
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needs
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a
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miracle
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worker
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someone
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who can
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actually
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bring him
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back
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from death
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to life
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so
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man's
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senses
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are darkened
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by sin
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we're
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separated
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from God
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this is
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the grave
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condition
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that we're
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focusing on
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Paul wrote
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in 1st
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Corinthians
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2
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14
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the natural
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person
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does not
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accept
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the things
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of the
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spirit
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of God
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they are
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folly
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to him
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he is
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not able
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to understand
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them
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because they
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are spiritually
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discerned
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so it
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stands to
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reason
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right
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that if
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someone's
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dead
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they also
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can't see
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they also
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can't hear
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this is
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the point
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Nicodemus
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recognized
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as others
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did
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there's
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something
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supernatural
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about
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Jesus
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but
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that wasn't
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enough
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at least
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at this
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point
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he still
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was
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confused
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he didn't
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quite
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understand
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it
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now
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later
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in the
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gospel
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of
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John
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we do
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see
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Nicodemus
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show
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back up
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and when
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they were
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trying to
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condemn
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Jesus
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among the
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council
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of religious
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leaders
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he actually
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stood up
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for Jesus
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and he
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goes
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is it
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wrong
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is it
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wrong
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for us
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to
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condemn
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a man
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without
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you know
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bringing
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him in
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this way
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against
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our
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law
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so he
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stood
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up
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for
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Jesus
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and he
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also
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helped
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bury
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Jesus
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along
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with
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Joseph
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of
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Arimathea
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so maybe
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he
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got it
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at some
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point
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but we
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have a
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deep
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need
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for
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change
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why do
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you
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and why
17:52
do I
17:52
constantly
17:54
have this
17:54
push
17:55
this desire
17:56
to remake
17:56
ourselves
17:57
why is
17:59
that
17:59
why can't
18:02
we just
18:03
kind of
18:03
settle
18:03
on it
18:04
why do
18:06
we love
18:06
new
18:07
things
18:07
why is
18:09
it
18:09
there
18:10
well
18:12
millions
18:12
of dollars
18:13
are spent
18:13
every year
18:14
on
18:14
psychiatrists
18:15
psychologists
18:17
who want
18:17
to just
18:18
change
18:18
their
18:18
behavior
18:19
hours
18:20
at the
18:21
gym
18:21
trying
18:21
to
18:22
change
18:23
your
18:23
outward
18:24
looks
18:24
and be
18:24
more
18:25
attractive
18:25
tons
18:27
of money
18:27
on
18:28
cosmetic
18:28
surgery
18:29
to look
18:29
more
18:29
pretty
18:30
on the
18:30
outside
18:31
people
18:32
desire
18:33
they want
18:33
to look
18:33
different
18:34
feel
18:34
different
18:35
and act
18:35
different
18:36
but
18:37
Jesus
18:38
says
18:38
the real
18:39
problem
18:39
is not
18:40
without
18:41
it's
18:41
within
18:42
the
18:42
problem
18:43
is
18:43
your
18:43
heart
18:44
has been
18:45
corrupted
18:46
by sin
18:47
he said
18:47
that in
18:47
Mark 7
18:48
verse 20
18:48
he said
18:49
what comes
18:50
out of a
18:51
person
18:51
is what
18:51
defiles
18:52
him
18:52
for
18:53
from
18:53
within
18:54
out of
18:55
the
18:55
heart
18:55
of
18:55
man
18:56
comes
18:56
all
18:57
kinds
18:57
of
18:57
evil
18:58
he
18:59
goes
18:59
on
18:59
to
18:59
say
18:59
all
19:00
these
19:00
evil
19:00
things
19:00
come
19:01
from
19:01
within
19:01
and
19:03
they
19:03
defile
19:03
a
19:04
person
19:04
so
19:05
the
19:05
fact
19:06
that
19:06
he's
19:06
saying
19:07
you
19:07
have
19:07
to
19:07
be
19:07
born
19:08
again
19:08
he's
19:09
saying
19:09
that
19:10
there's
19:10
nothing
19:10
that
19:10
isn't
19:11
in
19:11
us
19:11
not
19:12
just
19:13
a
19:13
makeover
19:14
of
19:14
the
19:14
old
19:15
but
19:16
a
19:17
completely
19:18
new
19:19
spiritual
19:19
life
19:20
we
19:21
cannot
19:21
it
19:22
stands
19:23
to
19:23
reason
19:23
that
19:24
we
19:24
cannot
19:24
look
19:24
to
19:25
outward
19:25
superficial
19:25
things
19:26
to bring
19:27
about
19:28
change
19:28
in
19:28
our
19:29
soul
19:29
we
19:30
can't
19:30
look
19:30
for
19:31
outward
19:31
remedies
19:32
when
19:32
the
19:32
problem
19:33
is
19:33
within
19:33
so
19:34
Jesus
19:35
says
19:35
this
19:35
in
19:36
Nicodemus
19:36
you
19:36
need
19:37
a
19:37
new
19:37
spiritual
19:39
life
19:39
not
19:41
just
19:41
a
19:41
repair
19:42
or
19:43
makeover
19:43
of
19:43
the
19:43
old
19:44
but
19:44
a
19:44
new
19:44
spiritual
19:45
life
19:45
this
19:46
is
19:46
our
19:47
need
19:47
as
19:48
well
19:48
so
19:50
all
19:50
this
19:50
goes
19:51
to
19:51
under
19:52
the
19:52
question
19:52
of
19:52
why
19:53
do
19:54
we
19:54
need
19:54
new
19:55
birth
19:55
so
19:56
a
19:57
great
19:57
need
19:57
we
19:57
need
19:57
it
19:57
because
19:58
we
19:58
are
19:58
separated
19:58
from
19:58
God
19:59
because
19:59
apart
20:00
from
20:00
Christ
20:00
we
20:01
are
20:01
spiritually
20:01
dead
20:02
hearts
20:03
corrupted
20:03
by
20:04
sin
20:04
stands
20:06
to
20:06
reason
20:07
right
20:07
so
20:07
number
20:07
two
20:08
the
20:08
second
20:09
question
20:09
how
20:10
does
20:12
God
20:12
give
20:13
us
20:13
new
20:13
birth
20:14
how
20:15
does
20:15
God
20:15
do
20:16
it
20:16
how
20:16
does
20:16
he
20:16
give
20:16
us
20:16
new
20:16
birth
20:17
we
20:18
see
20:18
in
20:18
verses
20:19
three
20:19
through
20:20
six
20:20
the
20:21
answer
20:22
verses
20:23
three
20:23
through
20:24
six
20:24
he
20:25
says
20:25
truly
20:26
truly
20:26
I
20:26
say
20:26
to
20:26
you
20:26
unless
20:27
one
20:27
is
20:27
born
20:27
again
20:28
he
20:28
cannot
20:28
see
20:28
the
20:28
kingdom
20:29
of
20:29
God
20:29
he
20:31
said
20:31
to
20:31
him
20:31
how
20:31
can
20:32
a
20:32
man
20:32
be
20:32
born
20:32
when
20:33
he
20:33
is
20:33
old
20:33
can
20:34
he
20:34
enter
20:34
a
20:35
second
20:35
time
20:35
into
20:35
his
20:36
mother's
20:36
womb
20:36
be
20:37
born
20:37
is
20:38
he
20:38
still
20:39
confused
20:39
Jesus
20:41
answered
20:41
truly
20:42
truly
20:42
I
20:42
say
20:43
to
20:43
you
20:43
unless
20:44
one
20:44
is
20:44
born
20:44
of
20:44
water
20:45
and
20:45
the
20:45
spirit
20:46
he
20:46
cannot
20:47
enter
20:47
the
20:47
kingdom
20:48
of
20:48
God
20:48
that
20:49
which
20:49
is
20:49
born
20:50
of
20:50
flesh
20:50
is
20:50
flesh
20:51
and
20:51
that
20:51
which
20:51
is
20:51
born
20:51
of
20:52
spirit
20:52
is
20:52
spirit
20:53
so
20:53
he
20:53
doesn't
20:54
hold
20:54
back
20:54
Jesus
20:54
doesn't
20:55
hold
20:55
back
20:55
he
20:55
repeats
20:56
himself
20:56
and
20:57
he
20:57
goes
20:58
truly
20:58
you
20:59
must
21:00
be
21:00
born
21:01
again
21:01
to
21:02
see
21:03
the
21:03
kingdom
21:03
of
21:03
God
21:04
so
21:05
due
21:05
to
21:06
the
21:06
severity
21:06
of
21:08
our
21:08
own
21:08
spiritual
21:09
condition
21:09
before
21:10
God
21:10
Jesus
21:10
says
21:11
break
21:11
this
21:12
up
21:12
no
21:12
one
21:12
can
21:13
no
21:14
one
21:14
can
21:15
so
21:16
that's
21:16
an
21:16
absolute
21:17
statement
21:17
no
21:18
one
21:19
can
21:19
meaning
21:20
no
21:21
one
21:21
can
21:21
even
21:21
see
21:22
or
21:23
perceive
21:24
the
21:24
kingdom
21:24
of
21:24
God
21:25
unless
21:27
and
21:27
here's
21:27
the
21:27
condition
21:28
unless
21:29
he
21:29
is
21:29
born
21:30
again
21:30
and
21:30
the
21:31
Greek
21:31
means
21:31
born
21:32
from
21:32
above
21:33
so
21:34
something
21:35
coming
21:36
from
21:36
heaven
21:36
so
21:37
we
21:38
see
21:38
Nicodemus
21:39
pick
21:40
you know
21:40
he picks
21:41
up on
21:41
this
21:41
idea
21:42
that
21:42
yeah
21:42
I
21:42
see
21:42
you're
21:42
using
21:43
this
21:43
figurative
21:43
language
21:44
but
21:45
I
21:45
still
21:45
don't
21:45
understand
21:46
it
21:46
how
21:47
can
21:48
someone
21:48
be
21:48
born
21:48
when
21:49
he's
21:49
old
21:49
how
21:49
does
21:49
this
21:49
happen
21:50
and
21:51
Jesus
21:51
responds
21:52
in
21:52
verse
21:52
five
21:52
by
21:53
saying
21:53
a
21:54
fallen
21:54
sinner
21:55
cannot
21:55
enter
21:56
the
21:56
kingdom
21:56
of
21:56
God
21:57
unless
21:58
one
21:58
is
21:58
born
21:58
of
21:59
water
21:59
and
22:00
the
22:00
spirit
22:01
so
22:01
when
22:01
he
22:01
says
22:01
water
22:02
here
22:02
he's
22:02
not
22:02
referring
22:03
to
22:03
literal
22:04
water
22:05
but
22:06
the
22:06
need
22:07
for
22:07
cleansing
22:07
as we
22:08
read
22:08
about
22:08
in
22:09
Ezekiel
22:09
and other
22:10
places
22:11
usually
22:11
in the
22:11
Old Testament
22:12
when water
22:13
is referred
22:14
to in
22:14
this way
22:15
is expressing
22:16
this
22:16
desire
22:17
for renewal
22:18
or spiritual
22:19
cleansing
22:20
especially
22:21
in conjunction
22:22
with the
22:23
Holy Spirit
22:23
Psalm 51
22:25
verse 9
22:27
David
22:27
David
22:27
mentions
22:28
that
22:28
sprinkle
22:29
me
22:30
clean
22:30
with
22:31
clean
22:31
water
22:31
David
22:32
says
22:32
thus
22:34
Jesus
22:34
made
22:34
reference
22:35
to
22:35
the
22:36
spiritual
22:36
washing
22:37
that
22:37
we
22:37
need
22:37
purification
22:39
of our
22:39
soul
22:40
this
22:41
accomplished
22:41
by
22:42
the
22:42
Holy
22:42
Spirit
22:43
so
22:44
look at
22:44
verse
22:44
6
22:45
Jesus
22:46
is
22:47
indicating
22:47
that
22:48
people
22:48
become
22:48
a part
22:49
of an
22:49
earthly
22:49
family
22:50
like
22:51
all of
22:51
us
22:51
are
22:52
we
22:52
were
22:53
born
22:53
into
22:53
that
22:54
family
22:54
by
22:54
physical
22:55
birth
22:55
not
22:57
hard
22:57
to
22:57
understand
22:58
but
22:59
then he
22:59
goes
22:59
on
22:59
to
23:00
say
23:00
yeah
23:00
and
23:00
if
23:01
you're
23:01
going
23:01
to
23:01
have
23:02
a
23:02
spiritual
23:03
birth
23:03
it
23:03
only
23:04
comes
23:04
to
23:05
be
23:05
a
23:05
part
23:06
of
23:06
God's
23:06
family
23:06
through
23:07
the
23:07
Spirit
23:08
that's
23:08
it
23:08
so
23:09
here's
23:10
the
23:10
stunning
23:10
connection
23:11
both
23:13
of
23:13
those
23:13
births
23:15
are
23:15
out
23:15
of
23:15
our
23:16
personal
23:16
control
23:17
you
23:18
didn't
23:18
choose
23:18
to
23:19
be
23:19
born
23:19
you
23:20
are
23:21
dependent
23:22
on
23:22
outside
23:23
agents
23:23
for both
23:24
of
23:24
those
23:25
and
23:26
so
23:26
another
23:27
word
23:27
that
23:27
is
23:28
used
23:28
in
23:28
the
23:28
scripture
23:28
to
23:29
speak
23:29
of
23:29
being
23:29
born
23:30
again
23:30
is
23:31
the
23:31
term
23:31
regeneration
23:32
it's
23:33
used
23:34
I think
23:34
only
23:34
two
23:34
times
23:35
or maybe
23:35
three
23:35
times
23:36
in the
23:36
New
23:36
Testament
23:36
but
23:37
it
23:37
means
23:38
a new
23:38
birth
23:39
a
23:39
reproduction
23:40
a renewal
23:40
or
23:41
recreation
23:42
it's
23:44
used
23:44
to
23:44
denoted
23:44
the
23:44
restoration
23:45
of
23:45
a
23:46
thing
23:46
to
23:47
its
23:47
original
23:48
pristine
23:48
state
23:49
a
23:50
renovation
23:50
of
23:51
something
23:51
that
23:51
has
23:52
deteriorated
23:53
often
23:54
used
23:54
in this
23:55
term
23:55
as a
23:56
renewal
23:56
or
23:57
restoration
23:57
of
23:58
spiritual
23:58
life
23:59
and
24:00
so
24:00
we
24:00
see
24:00
here
24:01
be
24:01
born
24:01
again
24:02
being
24:03
regenerated
24:04
and
24:05
so
24:05
how
24:05
does
24:05
this
24:06
happen
24:06
Jesus
24:08
says
24:08
that
24:08
who
24:08
is
24:08
the
24:09
agent
24:09
of
24:09
this
24:09
it
24:10
is
24:10
the
24:10
Holy
24:10
Spirit
24:11
so
24:12
the
24:13
father
24:14
had
24:14
an
24:14
act
24:14
in
24:15
our
24:15
salvation
24:15
the
24:16
son
24:17
had
24:17
an
24:17
act
24:18
in
24:18
our
24:18
salvation
24:19
and
24:20
the
24:20
Holy
24:20
Spirit
24:21
has
24:21
an
24:21
act
24:22
in
24:22
our
24:22
salvation
24:23
he
24:24
is
24:24
the
24:24
one
24:25
who
24:25
gives
24:26
us
24:26
new
24:26
spiritual
24:27
birth
24:28
he
24:29
reveals
24:29
as it
24:30
says
24:30
in
24:30
1
24:30
Corinthians
24:31
2
24:31
the
24:32
Holy
24:32
Spirit
24:32
is
24:33
the
24:33
one
24:33
who
24:33
reveals
24:34
to
24:35
us
24:35
the
24:35
truth
24:36
about
24:36
God
24:37
he
24:38
shows
24:39
us
24:39
the
24:39
secret
24:40
things
24:40
of
24:40
God
24:41
man
24:42
through
24:43
his
24:43
own
24:43
intellect
24:43
and
24:44
exertion
24:45
as much
24:45
as we
24:45
want
24:45
to
24:46
throw
24:46
down
24:46
understand
24:47
things
24:47
we
24:48
only
24:48
can
24:48
attain
24:49
a
24:50
certain
24:50
knowledge
24:51
of
24:51
God
24:52
but
24:52
that
24:53
can
24:53
often
24:54
fall
24:54
short
24:54
of a
24:55
saving
24:55
knowledge
24:56
this
24:57
is
24:57
something
24:58
that's
24:58
beyond
24:59
the
24:59
natural
24:59
life
25:00
our
25:00
physical
25:01
faculties
25:01
long
25:02
ago
25:03
God
25:03
promised
25:04
this
25:04
we read
25:05
from
25:05
Jeremiah
25:06
earlier
25:06
Nathan
25:06
read
25:07
from
25:07
Jeremiah
25:07
that's
25:08
one
25:08
reference
25:08
to
25:09
the
25:09
promise
25:10
of
25:10
the
25:10
spirit
25:11
coming
25:11
to
25:12
give
25:12
us
25:12
a
25:13
new
25:13
heart
25:13
one
25:15
of
25:15
my
25:15
favorite
25:15
is
25:16
seen
25:16
in
25:16
Ezekiel
25:17
so
25:17
this
25:18
is
25:18
a
25:18
prophecy
25:18
about
25:19
the
25:19
Holy
25:20
Spirit
25:20
coming
25:20
and
25:21
what
25:22
he
25:22
will
25:22
do
25:22
to
25:23
our
25:23
hearts
25:23
and
25:23
our
25:24
souls
25:24
!
25:24
this
25:25
is
25:25
Ezekiel
25:26
11
25:26
verse
25:27
19
25:27
I'll
25:27
read it
25:28
to you
25:28
God
25:29
says
25:30
I will
25:30
give
25:30
them
25:30
one
25:31
heart
25:31
and
25:32
a
25:33
new
25:33
spirit
25:33
I
25:34
will
25:34
put
25:34
within
25:34
them
25:35
I'll
25:36
remove
25:36
the
25:37
heart
25:37
of
25:37
stone
25:38
from
25:38
their
25:38
flesh
25:39
and
25:39
give
25:40
them
25:40
a
25:40
heart
25:40
of
25:41
flesh
25:41
!
25:42
See
25:42
that
25:42
like
25:42
sin
25:43
makes
25:43
our
25:43
hearts
25:44
hard
25:44
unfeeling
25:45
toward
25:46
God
25:46
that
25:48
they
25:48
may
25:48
walk
25:49
in
25:49
my
25:49
statues
25:50
and
25:50
keep
25:50
my
25:50
rules
25:51
and
25:51
obey
25:51
them
25:51
and
25:52
they
25:52
shall
25:52
be
25:53
my
25:53
people
25:53
and
25:53
I
25:54
will
25:54
be
25:54
their
25:54
God
25:54
and
25:55
if
25:55
you
25:55
go
25:55
down
25:55
to
25:55
later
25:57
on
25:57
Ezekiel
25:57
36
25:58
verse
25:59
25
26:00
it
26:00
says
26:01
I
26:01
will
26:02
sprinkle
26:02
!
26:03
Here's
26:03
that
26:03
reference
26:03
I
26:04
will
26:04
sprinkle
26:04
clean
26:05
water
26:05
on
26:06
you
26:07
and
26:08
you
26:08
shall
26:08
be
26:08
clean
26:09
from
26:09
your
26:09
uncleanliness
26:10
and
26:11
from
26:11
all
26:11
your
26:11
idols
26:12
I
26:12
will
26:13
cleanse
26:13
you
26:13
and
26:14
this
26:14
is
26:14
the
26:15
part
26:15
that
26:15
connects
26:16
it
26:16
directly
26:16
to
26:16
being
26:17
regenerated
26:17
born
26:18
again
26:18
I
26:19
will
26:19
give
26:19
you
26:19
a
26:19
new
26:20
heart
26:20
and
26:20
a
26:20
new
26:21
spirit
26:21
I
26:21
will
26:21
put
26:22
within
26:22
you
26:22
I
26:23
will
26:23
remove
26:24
your
26:24
heart
26:24
of
26:24
stone
26:24
and
26:24
give
26:24
you
26:25
a
26:25
heart
26:25
of
26:25
flesh
26:25
and
26:27
here's
26:27
the
26:27
spirit
26:28
verse
26:29
27
26:29
I
26:30
will
26:30
put
26:30
my
26:30
spirit
26:31
capital
26:32
S
26:33
within
26:33
you
26:33
and
26:34
cause
26:35
you
26:35
to
26:35
walk
26:36
in
26:36
my
26:36
statues
26:37
and
26:37
be
26:37
careful
26:37
to
26:38
obey
26:39
my
26:39
rules
26:39
so
26:40
what
26:40
happens
26:41
in
26:41
regeneration
26:42
is
26:42
not
26:42
just
26:43
getting
26:43
some
26:44
new
26:44
religion
26:44
it's
26:45
not
26:45
just
26:45
improving
26:47
on
26:47
what
26:47
you
26:47
have
26:47
on
26:48
the
26:48
outside
26:48
it
26:49
is
26:49
a
26:49
new
26:50
birth
26:50
given
26:51
to
26:51
us
26:51
by
26:52
the
26:52
Holy
26:53
Spirit
26:53
the
26:54
Holy
26:54
Spirit
26:55
is
26:55
the
26:55
one
26:55
who
26:55
applies
26:56
the
26:57
work
26:57
of
26:57
Jesus
26:57
to
26:58
our
26:59
souls
26:59
and
27:00
he
27:00
raises
27:01
us
27:02
from
27:02
spiritual
27:02
death
27:03
to
27:04
life
27:04
Ephesians
27:06
chapter
27:06
2
27:07
just
27:07
after
27:07
we
27:08
just
27:08
mentioned
27:09
that
27:09
man
27:09
is
27:09
dead
27:10
in
27:10
his
27:10
trespasses
27:10
Ephesians
27:12
2
27:12
verse
27:12
4
27:13
but
27:13
God
27:14
being
27:14
rich
27:15
in
27:15
mercy
27:15
because
27:15
of
27:15
the
27:16
great
27:16
love
27:16
which
27:16
he
27:17
loved
27:17
us
27:17
even
27:18
as
27:18
we
27:19
were
27:19
dead
27:19
in
27:19
our
27:20
trespasses
27:20
made
27:22
us
27:22
alive
27:23
together
27:24
with
27:24
Christ
27:25
by
27:26
grace
27:27
you
27:27
have
27:27
been
27:27
saved
27:28
let
27:29
me
27:29
give
27:29
you
27:29
an
27:29
analogy
27:30
that's
27:30
going
27:30
to
27:30
come
27:31
later
27:31
in
27:31
John
27:32
but
27:33
when
27:34
Lazarus
27:34
died
27:35
he was
27:36
dead
27:36
right
27:37
he was
27:37
not
27:38
coming
27:38
back
27:38
his
27:40
sisters
27:41
were
27:41
sad
27:41
that
27:42
Lazarus
27:42
had
27:42
died
27:43
he was
27:43
in
27:43
a
27:43
tomb
27:43
and
27:45
Jesus
27:45
shows
27:45
up
27:46
and
27:48
what
27:48
did
27:48
Jesus
27:48
do
27:48
what
27:50
did
27:50
he
27:50
say
27:50
to
27:51
Lazarus
27:51
he
27:52
didn't
27:52
say
27:53
Lazarus
27:54
if
27:55
you
27:55
want
27:55
me
27:56
to
27:56
make
27:56
you
27:56
alive
27:57
come
27:57
out
27:58
he
28:00
said
28:00
Lazarus
28:01
come
28:02
out
28:02
and
28:03
so
28:03
he
28:04
rose
28:04
from
28:05
death
28:05
to
28:05
life
28:06
and
28:06
he
28:06
came
28:06
out
28:07
it
28:08
is
28:08
a
28:08
physical
28:09
metaphor
28:09
for
28:10
what
28:10
happens
28:10
to
28:10
us
28:11
spiritually
28:12
and
28:12
as
28:13
we
28:13
read
28:13
it's
28:13
caused
28:14
by
28:15
God's
28:15
mercy
28:16
and
28:16
his
28:17
great
28:17
love
28:17
for
28:18
us
28:18
Peter
28:19
wrote
28:19
in
28:20
1 Peter
28:20
3
28:20
that
28:21
we
28:22
have
28:22
been
28:22
born
28:23
again
28:24
to
28:25
a
28:25
living
28:25
hope
28:26
through
28:26
the
28:26
resurrection
28:27
of
28:27
Jesus
28:27
Christ
28:27
from
28:28
the
28:28
dead
28:28
so
28:30
when
28:31
or
28:32
excuse
28:32
me
28:33
I
28:33
should
28:33
say
28:33
how
28:35
does
28:35
this
28:35
new
28:36
birth
28:36
take
28:36
place
28:36
like
28:37
how
28:37
does
28:37
it
28:37
happen
28:37
it
28:38
happens
28:39
when
28:39
the
28:39
Holy
28:39
Spirit
28:40
enables
28:41
us
28:41
not
28:42
merely
28:43
to reach
28:44
an
28:44
intellectual
28:44
knowledge
28:45
about
28:46
the
28:46
gospel
28:47
but
28:48
he
28:48
enables
28:49
us
28:49
to
28:50
believe
28:50
it
28:51
to
28:52
love
28:52
it
28:52
resulting
28:54
in
28:54
regeneration
28:55
Peter
28:57
went on
28:57
to say
28:57
in
28:57
1 Peter
28:58
1
28:59
23
29:00
since
29:01
you
29:01
have
29:01
been
29:02
born
29:02
again
29:02
not
29:03
of
29:03
perishable
29:04
seed
29:05
but
29:05
of
29:05
imperishable
29:06
through
29:07
the
29:07
living
29:07
and
29:07
abiding
29:08
word
29:08
of
29:09
God
29:09
not
29:12
to use
29:12
too much
29:12
anatomy
29:13
or
29:13
biology
29:14
but
29:15
the
29:16
term
29:16
seed
29:17
here
29:17
that
29:18
1 Peter
29:18
uses
29:19
is
29:20
the
29:20
male
29:20
reproductive
29:21
seed
29:22
and
29:24
he
29:24
says
29:24
that
29:24
at
29:25
some
29:25
point
29:26
God
29:27
puts
29:27
his
29:28
word
29:28
in
29:28
you
29:29
and
29:30
at
29:30
some
29:30
point
29:31
that
29:32
grows
29:32
resulting
29:33
in
29:33
a
29:33
spiritual
29:34
birth
29:34
that
29:36
is
29:36
the
29:37
gospel
29:38
that
29:38
is
29:38
the
29:38
word
29:38
of
29:39
God
29:39
it's
29:39
what
29:39
Christ
29:40
has
29:40
accomplished
29:40
for
29:41
us
29:41
and
29:42
at
29:42
some
29:42
point
29:42
the
29:43
Holy
29:43
Spirit
29:44
applies
29:44
that
29:44
from
29:45
death
29:45
to
29:46
life
29:46
so
29:47
there
29:47
was
29:47
some
29:47
point
29:48
in
29:48
your
29:48
life
29:48
you
29:49
heard
29:49
the
29:49
gospel
29:50
message
29:50
you
29:50
read
29:51
it
29:51
you
29:52
understood
29:52
it
29:53
and
29:53
at
29:53
some
29:54
point
29:54
the
29:55
Holy
29:55
Spirit
29:56
applied
29:57
it
29:57
to
29:58
your
29:58
soul
29:58
and
29:58
you
29:58
truly
29:59
actually
30:00
believed
30:01
it
30:01
as
30:03
it
30:03
says
30:03
in
30:03
2
30:04
Thessalonians
30:04
2
30:05
that
30:05
the
30:06
Spirit
30:06
called
30:07
you
30:07
through
30:08
our
30:08
gospel
30:09
he
30:10
called
30:10
you
30:11
through
30:11
our
30:11
gospel
30:12
so
30:12
that
30:12
you
30:13
may
30:13
obtain
30:13
the
30:13
glory
30:14
of
30:14
our
30:14
Lord
30:15
Jesus
30:15
this
30:16
effectual
30:17
call
30:17
at
30:18
some
30:19
point
30:19
we
30:19
resisted
30:20
the
30:20
Holy
30:20
Spirit
30:20
at
30:21
some
30:21
point
30:21
we
30:22
said
30:22
get
30:22
lost
30:23
we
30:23
don't
30:23
want
30:23
to
30:23
hear
30:24
it
30:24
get
30:24
lost
30:24
and
30:26
God
30:26
could
30:26
have
30:27
in
30:27
judgment
30:27
been
30:27
like
30:28
okay
30:28
die
30:30
in
30:30
your
30:30
sin
30:30
but
30:32
he
30:32
didn't
30:32
do
30:33
like
30:33
a
30:33
little
30:33
please
30:34
let
30:34
me
30:35
in
30:35
he
30:36
and
30:39
thankfully
30:39
he
30:41
came
30:41
in
30:42
and he
30:42
saved
30:42
us
30:43
you
30:44
have
30:45
nothing
30:45
to boast
30:46
about
30:46
we
30:46
have
30:46
nothing
30:47
to boast
30:47
about
30:47
he
30:49
saved
30:49
us
30:50
according
30:51
to
30:51
his
30:52
own
30:52
grace
30:52
and
30:53
mercy
30:54
so
30:55
do you
30:55
see
30:55
these
30:56
things
30:56
do you
30:56
long
30:57
to
30:58
embrace
30:58
Christ
30:59
do you
31:00
hate
31:00
your
31:00
sin
31:01
even
31:02
though you
31:02
still sin
31:03
you hate
31:03
it
31:04
and long
31:05
to be
31:05
freed
31:06
from
31:06
it
31:06
if so
31:08
probably
31:10
a child
31:11
of God
31:11
probably
31:12
living in
31:13
his
31:13
kingdom
31:14
born
31:15
anew
31:15
of the
31:16
spirit
31:16
and
31:17
then
31:17
lastly
31:17
the
31:19
last
31:19
question
31:19
we
31:20
see
31:20
answered
31:21
in
31:21
verses
31:21
8
31:22
through
31:22
10
31:22
what
31:23
are
31:23
the
31:24
results
31:24
or
31:25
maybe
31:26
what
31:26
is
31:26
the
31:26
outcome
31:27
of
31:27
being
31:29
born
31:29
again
31:29
and
31:31
so
31:31
here
31:31
Jesus
31:31
uses
31:32
a couple
31:32
words
31:32
wind
31:33
and
31:33
spirit
31:33
which
31:34
translate
31:34
the
31:35
same
31:35
Greek
31:35
and
31:36
Hebrew
31:36
words
31:36
so
31:37
he
31:37
is
31:37
simply
31:38
saying
31:38
that
31:38
you
31:38
cannot
31:39
physically
31:39
see
31:40
the
31:40
wind
31:40
and
31:41
the
31:42
wind
31:42
can't
31:42
be
31:42
controlled
31:43
by
31:43
man
31:44
you
31:45
see
31:45
the
31:45
effects
31:46
of
31:46
the
31:46
wind
31:47
the
31:47
effects
31:48
of
31:48
the
31:48
wind
31:48
are
31:48
seen
31:49
and
31:49
felt
31:49
and
31:50
he's
31:51
saying
31:51
so
31:52
it
31:52
is
31:53
with
31:53
the
31:53
work
31:53
of
31:53
the
31:53
Holy
31:53
Spirit
31:54
Jesus
31:55
calls
31:55
him
31:56
the
31:56
teacher
31:57
of
31:57
Israel
31:57
I
31:59
remember
31:59
seeing
31:59
on a
31:59
church
31:59
sign
32:00
you
32:01
know
32:02
in front
32:02
of
32:02
this
32:02
church
32:02
building
32:03
the
32:04
honorable
32:05
pastor
32:06
reverend
32:06
doctor
32:07
so
32:07
and
32:07
so
32:08
if
32:09
we
32:09
ever
32:09
put
32:10
that
32:10
on
32:10
our
32:10
sign
32:10
just
32:10
like
32:11
fire
32:11
us
32:11
but
32:12
but
32:12
this
32:14
was
32:14
his
32:14
role
32:14
he
32:15
was
32:15
like
32:15
one
32:15
of
32:15
the
32:15
best
32:16
teachers
32:16
in
32:16
Israel
32:16
was
32:16
like
32:17
you
32:18
should
32:18
know
32:18
out
32:18
of
32:18
Deuteronomy
32:19
30
32:19
verse 6
32:20
the
32:21
Lord
32:21
God
32:22
will
32:22
circumcise
32:23
your
32:23
heart
32:23
born
32:25
again
32:25
and
32:26
the
32:26
heart
32:27
of
32:27
your
32:27
offspring
32:28
so
32:28
that
32:28
you
32:28
will
32:28
love
32:29
the
32:29
Lord
32:29
your
32:29
God
32:30
with
32:30
all
32:30
your
32:30
heart
32:30
with
32:31
all
32:31
your
32:31
soul
32:32
that
32:32
you
32:32
may
32:32
live
32:33
so
32:34
physical
32:34
circumcision
32:35
was
32:35
just
32:35
an
32:36
outward
32:36
!
32:36
sign
32:36
of
32:37
an
32:37
inward
32:37
need
32:37
that
32:38
we
32:38
had
32:39
so
32:40
the
32:41
spirit
32:41
cannot
32:41
be
32:42
physically
32:42
seen
32:43
the
32:44
spirit
32:44
cannot
32:44
be
32:45
controlled
32:45
by
32:45
man
32:46
but
32:47
the
32:47
evidence
32:47
or the
32:48
outcome
32:48
of
32:49
his
32:49
work
32:49
in a
32:49
regenerate
32:50
person
32:50
is
32:51
seen
32:52
and is
32:52
visible
32:53
right
32:54
some
32:55
of you
32:55
who came
32:56
to know
32:56
the
32:56
Lord
32:56
you know
32:57
might not
32:58
have been
32:58
exactly
32:59
overnight
32:59
but
32:59
you're
33:00
just
33:00
different
33:00
you're
33:00
not
33:01
who
33:01
you
33:01
once
33:01
were
33:02
the
33:03
things
33:03
that
33:03
you
33:03
used
33:03
to
33:04
love
33:04
and
33:04
cherish
33:04
you
33:05
now
33:05
hate
33:05
you
33:06
want
33:07
to
33:07
honor
33:07
God
33:08
you
33:09
love
33:10
him
33:10
you
33:10
obey
33:11
him
33:11
out
33:11
of
33:11
love
33:12
and
33:12
grace
33:12
you
33:12
don't
33:12
obey
33:13
him
33:13
because
33:13
you
33:13
just
33:13
have
33:14
to
33:14
but
33:16
we
33:16
delight
33:17
in
33:17
him
33:17
is
33:18
there
33:18
evidence
33:19
of the
33:19
Holy
33:19
Spirit
33:20
work
33:20
in
33:21
your
33:21
life
33:22
and
33:22
in
33:22
your
33:23
character
33:23
so
33:25
another
33:26
term
33:26
the
33:27
scripture
33:27
uses
33:27
here
33:28
is
33:29
that
33:29
term
33:30
of
33:30
a
33:30
new
33:30
creation
33:31
God
33:33
by
33:33
his
33:33
power
33:34
in
33:34
the
33:34
Holy
33:34
Spirit
33:34
can
33:35
give
33:35
us
33:35
a
33:35
second
33:36
genesis
33:37
it's
33:38
not
33:38
just
33:39
improvement
33:39
on
33:39
the
33:40
old
33:40
but
33:41
a
33:41
new
33:41
creation
33:42
a
33:42
new
33:42
nature
33:43
which
33:43
really
33:43
is
33:43
who
33:44
you
33:44
are
33:44
forgiven
33:45
and
33:46
cleansed
33:46
as
33:48
Paul
33:48
writes
33:48
2nd
33:49
Corinthians
33:49
5
33:50
17
33:50
through
33:50
18
33:51
therefore
33:52
if
33:52
anyone
33:53
is
33:54
in
33:54
Christ
33:54
he
33:55
is
33:56
a
33:56
new
33:56
creation
33:57
the
33:58
old
33:58
has
33:58
passed
33:58
away
33:59
and
33:59
behold
33:59
the
33:59
new
34:00
has
34:00
come
34:00
all
34:01
this
34:02
is
34:02
from
34:02
God
34:03
who
34:04
through
34:04
Christ
34:04
reconciled
34:05
us
34:05
to
34:06
himself
34:06
so
34:08
in
34:08
regeneration
34:08
the
34:09
dead
34:09
sinner
34:09
is
34:09
given
34:10
a
34:10
new
34:10
heart
34:10
and
34:11
a
34:11
new
34:11
nature
34:11
by
34:12
God
34:13
that
34:13
enables
34:14
him
34:14
or
34:14
strengthens
34:15
him
34:15
to walk
34:16
in
34:16
gracious
34:17
obedience
34:18
to
34:18
God's
34:18
law
34:19
to
34:19
act
34:20
live
34:20
and
34:21
think
34:21
in
34:22
accordance
34:22
to
34:23
what
34:23
God
34:25
would
34:25
have
34:25
for
34:26
us
34:26
his
34:27
will
34:27
this
34:28
is
34:28
our
34:28
new
34:29
identity
34:29
it's
34:31
so
34:31
funny
34:31
to
34:31
watch
34:32
modern
34:32
day
34:32
psychiatrists
34:33
they're
34:35
like
34:35
they're
34:35
all about
34:36
identity
34:36
now
34:37
they talk
34:38
about
34:38
identity
34:39
a lot
34:39
but
34:41
it is
34:41
true
34:41
that we
34:42
live
34:42
act
34:43
and
34:43
think
34:44
in
34:44
accordance
34:45
with
34:45
how we
34:45
view
34:46
ourselves
34:46
it
34:47
just
34:47
is
34:48
but
34:49
if
34:49
you
34:49
are
34:49
in
34:49
Christ
34:50
this
34:50
is
34:50
who
34:50
you
34:50
are
34:51
you
34:51
are
34:51
you
34:51
are
34:51
a
34:51
new
34:51
creation
34:52
not
34:53
just
34:53
dry
34:54
religion
34:54
and
34:55
morality
34:55
but
34:56
true
34:57
love
34:57
and
34:58
affections
34:58
for
34:59
God
34:59
that
34:59
you
34:59
didn't
34:59
have
35:00
before
35:01
you
35:01
have
35:01
these
35:01
holy
35:02
desires
35:02
for
35:03
God
35:03
that
35:03
didn't
35:03
exist
35:04
God
35:05
gave
35:06
you
35:06
a
35:06
longing
35:06
and
35:07
a
35:07
yearning
35:07
to
35:07
know
35:08
him
35:08
and
35:08
follow
35:09
him
35:09
is
35:10
not
35:10
who
35:11
you
35:11
once
35:11
were
35:11
though
35:12
we
35:13
still
35:13
battle
35:13
sin
35:14
we're
35:14
battling
35:14
!
35:14
out
35:15
of our
35:15
new
35:15
nature
35:16
because
35:17
we're
35:17
battling
35:17
the
35:18
remaining
35:18
corruption
35:19
of the
35:19
flesh
35:19
!
35:22
If you
35:24
have
35:24
truly
35:24
been
35:24
born
35:25
again
35:25
you
35:26
have
35:26
a
35:26
new
35:27
and
35:27
holy
35:27
nature
35:28
and
35:29
you
35:29
are
35:29
no
35:29
longer
35:29
moved
35:30
towards
35:30
sinful
35:31
objects
35:32
as
35:33
you
35:33
were
35:33
before
35:33
the
35:35
things
35:35
that
35:35
you
35:35
once
35:36
loved
35:36
you
35:36
now
35:37
hate
35:37
you
35:38
can
35:38
hardly
35:39
understand
35:39
it
35:39
but
35:40
so
35:40
it
35:40
is
35:40
that
35:41
your
35:42
thoughts
35:42
and
35:42
your
35:42
tastes
35:43
are
35:43
radically
35:44
changed
35:45
you
35:46
long
35:46
for
35:46
that
35:47
very
35:47
holiness
35:48
which
35:49
was
35:49
once
35:49
irksome
35:50
to
35:50
hear
35:50
and
35:51
you
35:51
loathe
35:52
those
35:52
vain
35:53
pursuits
35:53
which
35:54
were
35:55
once
35:56
your
35:56
delights
35:57
I
35:59
can
35:59
look
36:00
back
36:00
on
36:00
who
36:01
I
36:01
was
36:01
before
36:02
a
36:02
believer
36:02
and
36:04
just
36:05
recognize
36:05
that
36:06
it
36:08
wasn't
36:08
just
36:08
an
36:09
outward
36:09
physical
36:09
change
36:10
like
36:10
I
36:10
just
36:10
need
36:10
to
36:11
stop
36:11
cussing
36:12
I
36:12
just
36:12
need
36:12
to
36:12
stop
36:12
you
36:13
know
36:13
having
36:14
a
36:15
hot
36:15
attitude
36:15
I
36:15
just
36:16
need
36:16
to
36:16
quit
36:16
this
36:17
it
36:17
was
36:17
I
36:19
want
36:19
to
36:19
follow
36:19
Christ
36:20
I
36:20
love
36:20
him
36:21
I
36:21
need
36:21
him
36:21
and
36:23
I
36:23
hope
36:23
that
36:24
that's
36:24
been
36:24
true
36:24
for
36:24
you
36:25
as
36:25
well
36:25
and
36:27
if
36:27
it's
36:27
not
36:27
if
36:28
you're
36:28
concerned
36:28
about
36:29
that
36:29
come
36:29
and
36:29
talk
36:29
to
36:30
us
36:30
but
36:31
I
36:31
would
36:31
assume
36:31
that
36:31
most
36:31
of
36:32
us
36:32
here
36:32
this
36:33
isn't
36:33
unfamiliar
36:34
language
36:34
you
36:34
know
36:35
that
36:36
the
36:36
holy
36:37
in
36:39
in
36:41
closing
36:41
turn
36:42
to
36:42
Titus
36:43
chapter
36:44
3
36:45
flip
36:47
over
36:47
to
36:47
Titus
36:48
chapter
36:48
3
36:48
and
36:51
let's
36:51
just
36:52
look at
36:52
verse
36:52
1
36:52
so we
36:54
see
36:54
the
36:55
the
36:55
old
36:55
we
36:56
see
36:57
what
36:57
God
36:57
has
36:57
done
36:57
and
36:58
then
36:58
we
36:58
see
36:58
the
36:58
new
36:58
right
36:59
in
36:59
this
36:59
passage
37:00
Titus
37:01
3
37:01
verse
37:01
1
37:02
for
37:02
we
37:02
ourselves
37:03
were
37:03
once
37:03
foolish
37:04
disobedient
37:05
let us
37:06
raise
37:06
slaves
37:07
to
37:07
various
37:07
passions
37:08
and
37:08
pleasures
37:09
passing
37:09
our
37:09
days
37:10
in
37:10
malice
37:11
and
37:11
envy
37:12
hated
37:13
by
37:13
others
37:13
and
37:14
hating
37:14
one
37:14
another
37:15
that's
37:15
who
37:16
we
37:16
were
37:16
before
37:16
Christ
37:17
no
37:18
exceptions
37:19
right
37:19
verse
37:20
4
37:21
but
37:21
when
37:22
the
37:22
goodness
37:22
and
37:23
loving
37:23
kindness
37:23
of
37:23
God
37:24
our
37:24
Savior
37:24
appeared
37:25
he
37:26
saved
37:26
us
37:26
not
37:27
we
37:28
helped
37:28
him
37:29
save
37:29
us
37:29
he
37:31
saved
37:31
us
37:32
not
37:33
because
37:33
of
37:34
works
37:34
done
37:34
by
37:35
us
37:35
in
37:35
righteousness
37:35
but
37:37
according
37:37
to
37:37
his
37:37
own
37:38
mercy
37:38
by
37:39
the
37:39
washing
37:40
of
37:40
regeneration
37:40
and
37:41
renewal
37:41
of
37:42
the
37:42
Holy
37:42
Spirit
37:43
whom
37:44
he
37:44
poured
37:44
out
37:44
on
37:45
us
37:45
richly
37:45
through
37:46
Jesus
37:46
Christ
37:46
our
37:47
Savior
37:47
so
37:48
that
37:48
being
37:48
justified
37:49
by
37:50
his
37:50
grace
37:50
we
37:51
might
37:51
become
37:51
heirs
37:52
according
37:53
to
37:53
the
37:53
hope
37:54
of
37:55
eternal
37:55
life
37:56
so
37:58
this
37:59
is what
37:59
we
37:59
have
37:59
to
38:00
do
38:00
if
38:00
we're
38:00
going
38:00
to
38:01
see
38:02
the
38:02
kingdom
38:02
of
38:02
God
38:02
we're
38:03
going
38:03
to
38:03
enter
38:03
into
38:04
the
38:04
kingdom
38:04
of
38:04
God
38:04
we must
38:05
be
38:05
born
38:06
again
38:07
in his
38:08
grace
38:09
we can
38:09
see it
38:09
as
38:09
grace
38:10
that
38:10
of
38:11
the
38:11
Spirit's
38:12
work
38:12
in
38:12
our
38:12
lives
38:13
so
38:14
join
38:14
me
38:14
in
38:15
prayer
38:15
asking
38:16
God
38:17
to
38:17
apply
38:17
his
38:17
word
38:18
to
38:19
us
38:19
to
38:19
!