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What If Getting Right With God Was Never About Getting It Right? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  Moses
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  prophets
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  witness
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  through
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  years
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  happened.
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  The
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  setting
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  right
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  that
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  read
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  or
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  that
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  we
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  read
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  about
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  has
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  become
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  Jesus
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  setting
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  things
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  right
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  for
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  us.
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  And
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  not
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  only
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  for
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  us,
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  but
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  for
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  everyone
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  who
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  believes
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  in
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  Him.
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  For
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  there
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  is
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  no
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  difference
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  between
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  us
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  and
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  them
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  in
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  this.
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  Since
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  we've
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  compiled
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  this
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  long
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  and
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  sorry
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  record
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  as
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  sinners,
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  both
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  us
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  and
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  them,
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  and
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  proved
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  that
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  we
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  are
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  utterly
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  incapable
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  of
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  living
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  the
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  glorious
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  lives
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  God
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  wills
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  for
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  us.
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  God
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  did
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  it
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  for
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  us
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  out
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  of
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  sheer
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  generosity.
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  He
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  put
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  us
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  in
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  the
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  right
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  standing
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  with
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  Himself,
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  a
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  pure
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  gift.
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  He
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  got
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  us
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  out
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  of
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  the
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  mess
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  we're
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  in
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  and
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  restored
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  us
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  to
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  where
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  he
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  always
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  wanted
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  us
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  to
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  be.
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  And
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  he
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  did
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  it
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  by
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  the
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  means
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  of
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  Jesus
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  Christ.
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  God
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  sacrificed
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  Jesus
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  on
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  the
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  altar
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  of
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  the
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  world
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  to
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  clear
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  the
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  world
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  of
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  sin.
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  Having
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  faith
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  in
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  him
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  sets
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  us
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  in
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  the
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  clear.
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  God
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  decided
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  on
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  this
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  course
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  of
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  action
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  in
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  full
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  view
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  of
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  the
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  public
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  to
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  set
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  the
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  world
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  in
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  the
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  clear
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  with
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  Himself
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  through
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  the
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  sacrifice
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  of
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  Jesus,
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  finally
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  taking
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  care
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  of
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  the
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  sins
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  he
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  had
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  so
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  patiently
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  endured.
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  This
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  is
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  not
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  only
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  clear,
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  but
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  it's
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  now.
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  This
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  is
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  current
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  history.
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  God
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  sets
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  things
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  right.
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  He
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  also
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  makes
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  it
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  possible
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  for
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  us
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  to
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  live
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  in
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  his
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  righteousness.
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  So
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  where
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  does
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  that
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  leave
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  our
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  proud
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  Jewish
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  insider
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  claims
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  and
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  counterclaims?
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  Cancelled.
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  Yes,
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  cancelled.
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  What
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  we've
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  learned
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  is
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  this.
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  God
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  does
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  not
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  respond
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  to
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  what
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  we
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  do.
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  We
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  respond
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  to
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  what
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  God
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  does.
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  We
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  finally
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  figured
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  it
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  out.
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  Our
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  lives
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  get
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  in
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  step
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  with
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  God
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  and
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  all
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  others
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  by
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  letting
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  him
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  set
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  the
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  pace,
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  not
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  by
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  proudly
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  or
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  anxiously
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  trying
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  to
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  run
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  the
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  parade.
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  And
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  where
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  does
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  that
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  leave
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  our
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  proud
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  Jewish
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  claim
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  of
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  having
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  a
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  corner
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  on
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  God
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  also
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  cancelled.
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  God
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  is
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  the
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  God
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  of
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  outsider
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  non
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  Jews
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  as
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  well
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  as
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  insider
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  Jews.
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  How
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  could
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  it
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  be
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  otherwise
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  since
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  there
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  is
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  only
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  one
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  God?
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  God
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  sets
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  right
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  all
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  who
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  welcome
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  his
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  action
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  and
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  enter
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  into
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  it,
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  but
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  those
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  who
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  follow
• 3:21
  our
• 3:21
  religious
• 3:22
  system
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  and
• 3:23
  those
• 3:23
  who
• 3:23
  have
• 3:23
  never
• 3:24
  heard
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  of
• 3:24
  our
• 3:24
  religion.
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  But
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  by
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  shifting
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  our
• 3:26
  focus
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  from
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  what
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  we
• 3:27
  do
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  to
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  what
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  God
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  does,
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  then
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  we
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  cancel
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  out
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  all
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  of
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  our
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  careful
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  keeping
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  of
• 3:32
  the
• 3:32
  rules
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  in
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  ways
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  God
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  has
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  commanded
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  the
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  not
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  at
• 3:36
  all.
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  What
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  happens
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  in
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  fact
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  is
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  that
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  by
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  putting
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  that
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  entire
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  way
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  of
• 3:41
  life
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  in
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  its
• 3:42
  proper
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  place,
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  we
• 3:44
  confirm
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  it.
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  Well,
• 3:47
  what
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  a
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  great
• 3:48
  reading
• 3:48
  of
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  scripture
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  and
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  thank
• 3:49
  you
• 3:49
  friends
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  for
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  joining
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  me
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  today
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  for
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  just
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  a
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  few
• 3:51
  minutes
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  as
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  we
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  go
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  a
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  little
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  bit
• 3:54
  deeper
• 3:54
  into
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  this
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  story,
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  this
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  long
• 3:57
  record
• 3:57
  that
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  really
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  this
• 3:58
  passage
• 3:59
  of
• 3:59
  scripture
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  talks
• 4:00
  about,
• 4:00
  but
• 4:01
  really
• 4:01
  talks
• 4:01
  about
• 4:01
  also
• 4:02
  the
• 4:02
  gift
• 4:03
  that
• 4:04
  is
• 4:04
  really
• 4:04
  something
• 4:05
  that
• 4:05
  we
• 4:05
  can
• 4:05
  chew
• 4:05
  on.
• 4:06
  So
• 4:06
  let's
• 4:06
  dig
• 4:07
  into
• 4:07
  three
• 4:07
  points
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  ponder
• 4:08
  about
• 4:08
  this
• 4:09
  passage.
• 4:10
  Point
• 4:10
  one
• 4:11
  is
• 4:11
  this.
• 4:11
  The
• 4:11
  playing
• 4:12
  field
• 4:12
  isn't
• 4:12
  just
• 4:12
  level,
• 4:13
  it
• 4:13
  never
• 4:13
  existed.
• 4:15
  Paul
• 4:15
  builds
• 4:16
  to
• 4:16
  this
• 4:16
  extraordinary
• 4:17
  moment
• 4:18
  where
• 4:18
  he
• 4:18
  says
• 4:19
  there
• 4:19
  is
• 4:20
  no
• 4:21
  difference
• 4:21
  between
• 4:21
  us
• 4:22
  and
• 4:22
  them.
• 4:23
  Close
• 4:23
  quote.
• 4:23
  And
• 4:24
  in
• 4:24
  context,
• 4:25
  he's
• 4:26
  talking
• 4:26
  about
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  big
• 4:27
  dividing
• 4:27
  line
• 4:27
  of
• 4:28
  this
• 4:28
  world
• 4:30
  from
• 4:30
  his
• 4:30
  context
• 4:30
  between
• 4:31
  Jews
• 4:31
  and
• 4:31
  non
• 4:32
  Jews,
• 4:32
  insiders
• 4:33
  and
• 4:33
  outsiders,
• 4:35
  they
• 4:35
  religiously
• 4:36
  observant
• 4:37
  and
• 4:37
  everyone
• 4:37
  else.
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  And
• 4:39
  he
• 4:39
  says
• 4:41
  canceled.
• 4:42
  The
• 4:42
  whole
• 4:43
  hierarchy
• 4:43
  is
• 4:44
  canceled.
• 4:45
  God
• 4:46
  is
• 4:46
  the
• 4:47
  out,
• 4:47
  the
• 4:47
  God
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  outsider
• 4:49
  non
• 4:49
  Jews
• 4:50
  as
• 4:50
  well
• 4:50
  as
• 4:51
  insider
• 4:52
  Jews.
• 4:53
  Now
• 4:53
  from
• 4:54
  a
• 4:54
  progressive
• 4:54
  faith
• 4:55
  perspective,
• 4:56
  this
• 4:56
  is
• 4:56
  dynamite.
• 4:57
  Paul
• 4:58
  is
• 4:59
  dismantling,
• 5:00
  blowing
• 5:00
  up
• 5:00
  as
• 5:01
  it
• 5:01
  were,
• 5:01
  the
• 5:02
  very
• 5:02
  system
• 5:02
  he
• 5:03
  grew
• 5:03
  up
• 5:03
  in.
• 5:05
  The
• 5:06
  idea
• 5:06
  that
• 5:06
  some
• 5:06
  people
• 5:07
  have
• 5:07
  a
• 5:07
  corner
• 5:07
  on
• 5:08
  God
• 5:08
  because
• 5:08
  of
• 5:08
  their
• 5:09
  heritage,
• 5:10
  their
• 5:10
  rule
• 5:10
  keeping,
• 5:11
  their
• 5:11
  religious
• 5:12
  pedigree.
• 5:13
  And
• 5:13
  he's
• 5:13
  not
• 5:14
  really
• 5:14
  being
• 5:14
  subtle
• 5:15
  about
• 5:15
  it,
• 5:15
  is
• 5:15
  he?
• 5:16
  He
• 5:16
  says
• 5:17
  the
• 5:17
  proud
• 5:18
  insider
• 5:18
  claims
• 5:19
  are
• 5:20
  canceled.
• 5:22
  Now
• 5:23
  translate
• 5:23
  that
• 5:23
  to
• 5:24
  today.
• 5:25
  Every
• 5:25
  time
• 5:25
  the
• 5:26
  church
• 5:26
  draws
• 5:26
  a
• 5:26
  line
• 5:27
  between
• 5:27
  who's
• 5:27
  in
• 5:28
  and
• 5:28
  who's
• 5:28
  out
• 5:29
  based
• 5:30
  on
• 5:30
  anything,
• 5:30
  based
• 5:31
  on
• 5:31
  denomination,
• 5:32
  on
• 5:32
  doctrine,
• 5:33
  on
• 5:33
  sexuality,
• 5:34
  on
• 5:34
  politics,
• 5:36
  whatever
• 5:36
  the
• 5:36
  marker
• 5:37
  is,
• 5:38
  Paul's
• 5:38
  words
• 5:39
  push
• 5:39
  back
• 5:40
  on
• 5:40
  that
• 5:41
  there
• 5:41
  is
• 5:41
  no
• 5:42
  difference.
• 5:43
  God's
• 5:44
  generosity
• 5:44
  doesn't
• 5:45
  check
• 5:45
  your
• 5:45
  credentials.
• 5:47
  It
• 5:47
  never
• 5:47
  did.
• 5:49
  Point
• 5:49
  to
• 5:50
  ponder
• 5:50
  number
• 5:50
  two.
• 5:51
  Grace
• 5:52
  is
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  starting
• 5:53
  point,
• 5:53
  not
• 5:53
  the
• 5:54
  reward.
• 5:55
  Here's
• 5:56
  where
• 5:56
  this
• 5:56
  passage
• 5:56
  kind
• 5:57
  of
• 5:57
  flips
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  script
• 5:57
  on
• 5:58
  so
• 5:58
  much
• 5:58
  of
• 5:58
  what
• 5:59
  many
• 5:59
  of
• 5:59
  us
• 6:00
  have
• 6:00
  absorbed
• 6:00
  growing
• 6:01
  up
• 6:01
  and
• 6:01
  a
• 6:02
  lot
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  us
• 6:02
  were
• 6:02
  kind
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  a
• 6:02
  handed
• 6:03
  of
• 6:03
  faith
• 6:03
  that
• 6:03
  worked
• 6:04
  like
• 6:04
  a
• 6:04
  transaction
• 6:06
  that
• 6:06
  is
• 6:06
  like
• 6:06
  behave
• 6:07
  correctly,
• 6:07
  believe
• 6:08
  correctly
• 6:08
  and
• 6:09
  then
• 6:09
  God
• 6:09
  will
• 6:09
  accept
• 6:10
  you
• 6:11
  aren't
• 6:11
  first
• 6:11
  received.
• 6:12
  Second
• 6:12
  is
• 6:13
  kind
• 6:13
  of
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  message.
• 6:14
  But
• 6:15
  Paul
• 6:15
  says
• 6:15
  it
• 6:16
  works
• 6:16
  entirely
• 6:17
  the
• 6:18
  other
• 6:18
  way
• 6:18
  around.
• 6:20
  God
• 6:21
  does
• 6:21
  not
• 6:21
  respond
• 6:22
  to
• 6:22
  what
• 6:22
  we
• 6:22
  do.
• 6:23
  We
• 6:23
  respond
• 6:24
  to
• 6:24
  what
• 6:24
  God
• 6:25
  does.
• 6:26
  Close
• 6:27
  quote
• 6:27
  from
• 6:27
  Paul.
• 6:28
  Now
• 6:28
  read
• 6:28
  that
• 6:29
  again.
• 6:30
  God
• 6:30
  doesn't
• 6:31
  respond
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  what
• 6:31
  we
• 6:32
  do,
• 6:33
  we
• 6:33
  respond
• 6:34
  to
• 6:34
  what
• 6:34
  God
• 6:34
  does.
• 6:36
  That
• 6:36
  is
• 6:36
  God
• 6:37
  makes
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  first
• 6:37
  move.
• 6:38
  Grace
• 6:39
  comes
• 6:40
  first,
• 6:41
  acceptance
• 6:42
  comes
• 6:43
  first.
• 6:44
  And
• 6:44
  then
• 6:46
  out
• 6:46
  of
• 6:46
  that
• 6:47
  security,
• 6:48
  that
• 6:49
  belovedness,
• 6:50
  we
• 6:51
  figure
• 6:51
  out
• 6:51
  how
• 6:51
  to
• 6:52
  live.
• 6:53
  I
• 6:53
  kind
• 6:53
  of
• 6:53
  figured
• 6:54
  that
• 6:54
  out
• 6:54
  with
• 6:54
  my
• 6:54
  own
• 6:55
  adult
• 6:55
  children
• 6:55
  and
• 6:55
  my
• 6:56
  grandchildren.
• 6:58
  We.
• 6:59
  We
• 6:59
  don't
• 6:59
  earn
• 7:00
  love
• 7:01
  by
• 7:01
  being
• 7:01
  good.
• 7:03
  We
• 7:03
  love
• 7:03
  them
• 7:03
  anyhow.
• 7:04
  They
• 7:05
  had
• 7:05
  it
• 7:05
  before
• 7:05
  they
• 7:05
  took,
• 7:06
  took
• 7:06
  their
• 7:06
  first
• 7:07
  breath.
• 7:08
  And
• 7:08
  when
• 7:08
  they
• 7:08
  messed
• 7:09
  up,
• 7:09
  which
• 7:09
  they
• 7:09
  do
• 7:09
  and
• 7:10
  which
• 7:10
  I
• 7:10
  do,
• 7:12
  they're
• 7:12
  still
• 7:12
  loved.
• 7:13
  Every
• 7:14
  minute.
• 7:15
  Not
• 7:15
  every
• 7:16
  once
• 7:16
  in
• 7:16
  a
• 7:16
  while,
• 7:16
  every
• 7:17
  minute.
• 7:18
  And
• 7:19
  my
• 7:19
  love
• 7:19
  is
• 7:19
  never
• 7:19
  withdrawn
• 7:20
  from
• 7:20
  my
• 7:20
  children
• 7:21
  or
• 7:21
  my
• 7:21
  grandchildren,
• 7:21
  no
• 7:22
  matter
• 7:22
  what
• 7:23
  is
• 7:23
  the
• 7:23
  foundation
• 7:24
  they
• 7:24
  stand
• 7:24
  on
• 7:24
  while
• 7:25
  they
• 7:25
  learn
• 7:26
  right
• 7:26
  from
• 7:26
  wrong.
• 7:27
  For
• 7:27
  instance.
• 7:27
  And
• 7:27
  that's
• 7:28
  what
• 7:28
  Paul
• 7:28
  is
• 7:28
  describing
• 7:29
  here.
• 7:29
  God's
• 7:30
  grace
• 7:30
  isn't
• 7:30
  the
• 7:31
  prize
• 7:32
  at
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  end
• 7:32
  of
• 7:32
  a
• 7:33
  course.
• 7:34
  It's
• 7:34
  the
• 7:34
  ground
• 7:35
  under
• 7:36
  your
• 7:36
  feet
• 7:36
  before
• 7:36
  you
• 7:37
  even
• 7:37
  start.
• 7:40
  Point
• 7:40
  to
• 7:40
  ponder
• 7:40
  number
• 7:40
  three.
• 7:42
  This
• 7:43
  isn't
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  end
• 7:43
  of
• 7:43
  ethics,
• 7:44
  it's
• 7:44
  the
• 7:44
  beginning
• 7:45
  of
• 7:45
  real
• 7:45
  ones.
• 7:46
  Now,
• 7:46
  Paul
• 7:46
  anticipates
• 7:47
  the
• 7:47
  obvious
• 7:48
  question,
• 7:49
  and
• 7:49
  I
• 7:49
  love
• 7:49
  that
• 7:50
  he
• 7:50
  does
• 7:50
  anticipate
• 7:51
  this,
• 7:51
  because
• 7:52
  it's
• 7:52
  clearly
• 7:52
  the
• 7:53
  question
• 7:53
  every
• 7:53
  skeptic
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  every
• 7:54
  rule
• 7:54
  follower
• 7:55
  asks.
• 7:56
  It's
• 7:57
  this.
• 7:57
  If
• 7:57
  it's
• 7:58
  all
• 7:58
  grace,
• 7:58
  then
• 7:58
  does
• 7:58
  anything
• 7:59
  we
• 7:59
  do
• 7:59
  matter?
• 8:00
  Can
• 8:00
  we
• 8:01
  just
• 8:01
  toss
• 8:01
  out
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  rules?
• 8:02
  And
• 8:02
  Paul
• 8:03
  says,
• 8:04
  essentially,
• 8:05
  no,
• 8:06
  You've
• 8:06
  got
• 8:06
  it
• 8:07
  backwards.
• 8:09
  By
• 8:09
  putting
• 8:09
  that
• 8:09
  entire
• 8:10
  way
• 8:10
  of
• 8:10
  life
• 8:10
  in
• 8:10
  its
• 8:11
  proper
• 8:11
  place,
• 8:12
  we
• 8:12
  confirm
• 8:13
  it.
• 8:14
  That
• 8:15
  is,
• 8:15
  when
• 8:15
  you
• 8:15
  stop
• 8:15
  doing
• 8:15
  good
• 8:16
  things
• 8:16
  out
• 8:16
  of
• 8:16
  fear
• 8:16
  or
• 8:17
  obligation
• 8:17
  or
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  desperate
• 8:18
  need
• 8:18
  to
• 8:19
  earn
• 8:19
  God's
• 8:20
  approval,
• 8:20
  you're
• 8:21
  finally
• 8:21
  free
• 8:21
  to
• 8:21
  do
• 8:22
  good
• 8:22
  things
• 8:23
  for
• 8:23
  the
• 8:24
  right
• 8:24
  reasons.
• 8:25
  Out
• 8:26
  of
• 8:26
  love,
• 8:27
  out
• 8:27
  of
• 8:27
  gratitude,
• 8:28
  out
• 8:28
  of
• 8:29
  genuine
• 8:29
  care
• 8:29
  for
• 8:29
  your
• 8:30
  neighbor.
• 8:31
  I
• 8:31
  kind
• 8:32
  of
• 8:32
  see
• 8:32
  this
• 8:32
  in
• 8:32
  the
• 8:33
  cancer
• 8:33
  podcast
• 8:33
  that
• 8:34
  I
• 8:34
  do,
• 8:34
  dealing
• 8:35
  with
• 8:35
  cancer
• 8:36
  impacted
• 8:37
  people.
• 8:38
  The
• 8:38
  people
• 8:38
  who
• 8:39
  show
• 8:39
  up
• 8:39
  for
• 8:39
  others
• 8:40
  most
• 8:40
  powerfully
• 8:40
  aren't
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  ones
• 8:41
  operating
• 8:42
  out
• 8:42
  of
• 8:42
  some
• 8:43
  sort
• 8:43
  of
• 8:43
  a
• 8:43
  guilt
• 8:44
  complex.
• 8:45
  They're
• 8:45
  the
• 8:46
  ones
• 8:46
  who've
• 8:46
  received
• 8:46
  as
• 8:46
  much
• 8:47
  grace
• 8:47
  on
• 8:47
  their
• 8:47
  own,
• 8:48
  and
• 8:48
  they're
• 8:48
  out
• 8:49
  of
• 8:49
  their
• 8:49
  suffering.
• 8:49
  Their
• 8:50
  love
• 8:50
  just
• 8:50
  overflows.
• 8:51
  They
• 8:52
  visit
• 8:52
  the
• 8:52
  sick,
• 8:52
  they
• 8:53
  make
• 8:53
  meals,
• 8:53
  they
• 8:53
  sit
• 8:54
  in
• 8:54
  waiting
• 8:54
  rooms.
• 8:55
  Not
• 8:55
  to
• 8:56
  check
• 8:56
  a
• 8:56
  box,
• 8:57
  because
• 8:57
  I
• 8:57
  know
• 8:58
  what
• 8:58
  it's
• 8:58
  like
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  be
• 8:58
  on
• 8:58
  the
• 8:59
  receiving
• 8:59
  end
• 9:00
  of
• 9:00
  unmerited
• 9:02
  kindness.
• 9:03
  That's
• 9:03
  the
• 9:03
  ethics
• 9:04
  that
• 9:04
  flow
• 9:04
  from
• 9:04
  grace.
• 9:06
  And
• 9:06
  they're
• 9:06
  deeper
• 9:07
  and
• 9:07
  more
• 9:07
  sustainable
• 9:08
  than
• 9:08
  anything
• 9:08
  that
• 9:09
  duty
• 9:09
  alone
• 9:10
  can
• 9:10
  produce.
• 9:11
  Let's
• 9:12
  talk
• 9:12
  about
• 9:12
  an
• 9:12
  action
• 9:12
  step.
• 9:13
  Here's
• 9:14
  my
• 9:14
  invitation
• 9:14
  for
• 9:14
  today.
• 9:15
  Identify
• 9:16
  one
• 9:16
  area
• 9:17
  of
• 9:17
  your
• 9:17
  life
• 9:17
  where
• 9:17
  you've
• 9:17
  been
• 9:18
  trying
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  earn
• 9:19
  what's
• 9:19
  already
• 9:19
  been
• 9:20
  given.
• 9:21
  Maybe
• 9:21
  it's
• 9:21
  God's
• 9:22
  approval.
• 9:22
  Maybe
• 9:22
  it's
• 9:23
  someone
• 9:23
  else's
• 9:23
  love,
• 9:23
  maybe
• 9:24
  it's
• 9:24
  your
• 9:24
  own
• 9:24
  sense
• 9:24
  of
• 9:24
  worthiness.
• 9:25
  And
• 9:25
  I
• 9:26
  want
• 9:26
  you
• 9:26
  to
• 9:26
  consciously
• 9:28
  set
• 9:28
  that
• 9:28
  burden
• 9:29
  down
• 9:30
  just
• 9:30
  for
• 9:30
  today.
• 9:30
  Perhaps
• 9:31
  stop
• 9:32
  climbing
• 9:32
  a
• 9:32
  hard
• 9:33
  path
• 9:33
  to
• 9:33
  prove
• 9:33
  something
• 9:34
  to
• 9:34
  somebody
• 9:34
  else
• 9:35
  and
• 9:35
  just
• 9:36
  receive
• 9:36
  the
• 9:36
  gift.
• 9:37
  Let
• 9:37
  the
• 9:37
  generosity
• 9:38
  of
• 9:38
  God
• 9:38
  be
• 9:39
  enough
• 9:40
  and
• 9:40
  then
• 9:40
  notice
• 9:41
  when
• 9:41
  you
• 9:41
  stop
• 9:41
  striving
• 9:42
  for
• 9:42
  it
• 9:43
  what
• 9:43
  kind
• 9:44
  of
• 9:44
  love
• 9:44
  and
• 9:44
  goodness
• 9:44
  flows
• 9:45
  out
• 9:45
  in
• 9:46
  your
• 9:46
  life
• 9:46
  naturally.
• 9:47
  That's
• 9:48
  the
• 9:48
  life
• 9:48
  that
• 9:48
  Paul
• 9:48
  is
• 9:49
  describing
• 9:49
  here.
• 9:49
  That's
• 9:49
  responding
• 9:50
  to
• 9:50
  what
• 9:50
  God
• 9:51
  has
• 9:51
  already
• 9:51
  done.
• 9:53
  We're
• 9:53
  going
• 9:53
  to
• 9:53
  come
• 9:54
  back
• 9:54
  with
• 9:54
  a
• 9:54
  prayer
• 9:54
  here
• 9:54
  in
• 9:55
  just
• 9:55
  a
• 9:55
  minute.
• 9:55
  Just
• 9:55
  a
• 9:55
  quick
• 9:55
  reminder
• 9:56
  that
• 9:57
  we
• 9:57
  have
• 9:57
  a
• 9:57
  great
• 9:58
  resource
• 9:58
  just
• 9:58
  for
• 9:59
  you
• 9:59
  called
• 9:59
  the
• 9:59
  ABC
• 10:00
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• 10:01
  2,
• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:02
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• 10:03
  You
• 10:03
  go
• 10:03
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• 10:03
  our
• 10:03
  website,
• 10:04
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• 10:06
  free
• 10:06
  to
• 10:06
  you.
• 10:07
  Let's
• 10:07
  pray.
• 10:08
  God,
• 10:08
  we
• 10:08
  confess
• 10:09
  that
• 10:09
  most
• 10:09
  of
• 10:10
  us
• 10:10
  have
• 10:10
  been
• 10:10
  climbing
• 10:11
  and
• 10:11
  climbing,
• 10:12
  climbing,
• 10:12
  climbing.
• 10:12
  Try
• 10:13
  to
• 10:13
  earn
• 10:13
  your
• 10:13
  love
• 10:14
  to
• 10:14
  try
• 10:14
  to
• 10:14
  prove
• 10:14
  we're
• 10:15
  worthy,
• 10:16
  climbing
• 10:16
  to
• 10:16
  stay
• 10:16
  ahead
• 10:16
  of
• 10:17
  the
• 10:17
  people
• 10:17
  we
• 10:17
  secretly
• 10:18
  think
• 10:18
  are
• 10:18
  less
• 10:19
  deserving
• 10:19
  than
• 10:19
  we
• 10:20
  are.
• 10:20
  And
• 10:20
  we're
• 10:20
  tired.
• 10:21
  And
• 10:21
  so
• 10:21
  today
• 10:21
  we
• 10:22
  hear
• 10:22
  Paul's
• 10:22
  words
• 10:23
  and
• 10:23
  we
• 10:24
  want
• 10:24
  to
• 10:24
  believe
• 10:24
  them.
• 10:24
  It's
• 10:25
  a
• 10:25
  pure
• 10:25
  gift
• 10:25
  out
• 10:26
  of
• 10:26
  sure
• 10:26
  generosity,
• 10:27
  no
• 10:28
  difference
• 10:28
  between
• 10:28
  us
• 10:29
  and
• 10:29
  them.
• 10:30
  Let's
• 10:31
  help
• 10:31
  us
• 10:31
  receive
• 10:32
  them
• 10:32
  not
• 10:32
  as
• 10:32
  an
• 10:32
  idea
• 10:33
  we
• 10:33
  agree
• 10:33
  with,
• 10:34
  but
• 10:34
  as
• 10:35
  the
• 10:35
  ground
• 10:35
  we
• 10:35
  actually
• 10:35
  stand
• 10:36
  on.
• 10:37
  When
• 10:37
  the
• 10:37
  old
• 10:37
  voice
• 10:37
  kicks
• 10:38
  in,
• 10:38
  the
• 10:38
  one
• 10:38
  that
• 10:38
  says
• 10:39
  we
• 10:39
  haven't
• 10:39
  done
• 10:39
  enough,
• 10:40
  believe
• 10:40
  enough,
• 10:40
  been
• 10:41
  enough,
• 10:41
  remind
• 10:41
  us
• 10:42
  that
• 10:42
  you
• 10:42
  moved
• 10:43
  first.
• 10:43
  You
• 10:44
  always
• 10:44
  move
• 10:44
  first.
• 10:45
  And
• 10:46
  God,
• 10:46
  for
• 10:46
  everyone
• 10:46
  listening
• 10:47
  who's
• 10:47
  been
• 10:47
  told
• 10:47
  they're
• 10:47
  on
• 10:48
  the
• 10:48
  outside
• 10:48
  and
• 10:48
  they
• 10:48
  don't
• 10:49
  qualify,
• 10:50
  that
• 10:50
  the
• 10:50
  gift
• 10:50
  isn't
• 10:51
  for
• 10:51
  them,
• 10:51
  would
• 10:51
  you
• 10:52
  please
• 10:52
  make
• 10:52
  it
• 10:53
  crystal
• 10:53
  clear
• 10:54
  and
• 10:54
  unmistakably
• 10:55
  clear
• 10:55
  today
• 10:56
  that
• 10:56
  you
• 10:56
  are
• 10:56
  their
• 10:57
  God
• 10:57
  too.
• 10:58
  No
• 10:58
  corners,
• 10:59
  no
• 10:59
  insider
• 10:59
  claims,
• 11:00
  just
• 11:00
  wide,
• 11:01
  reckless,
• 11:02
  sheer
• 11:03
  generosity.
• 11:05
  Now
• 11:06
  free
• 11:06
  us
• 11:06
  to
• 11:06
  live
• 11:06
  like
• 11:07
  people
• 11:07
  who've
• 11:07
  been
• 11:07
  loved
• 11:08
  not
• 11:08
  to
• 11:09
  earn
• 11:09
  anything,
• 11:09
  but
• 11:09
  because
• 11:10
  we
• 11:10
  can't
• 11:10
  help
• 11:10
  it,
• 11:11
  let
• 11:12
  goodness
• 11:12
  flow
• 11:12
  out
• 11:12
  of
• 11:12
  us
• 11:13
  the
• 11:13
  way
• 11:13
  laughter
• 11:13
  flows
• 11:14
  out
• 11:14
  of
• 11:14
  a
• 11:14
  delighted
• 11:14
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• 11:15
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• 11:16
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• 11:16
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• 11:16
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• 11:16
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• 11:17
  for
• 11:17
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• 11:17
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• 11:18
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• 11:24
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• 11:24
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• 11:24
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• 11:25
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• 11:25
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• 11:26
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• 11:26
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• 11:37
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• 11:37
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• 11:38
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