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Well, good morning. Let me invite you to take your Bibles out and join me in Romans chapter 8.
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! It's good to be here with you this morning.
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I am excited once again to have the opportunity to open this book and this particular chapter for our study today.
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Our text is Romans chapter 8, verses 5 through 13.
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And while you're getting there and settling in, say, over the past two weeks, we have largely focused our attention
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on the reality that for those who are in Christ Jesus, there is therefore no longer any condemnation.
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Hope your soul has been helped by that as much as mine.
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The penalty due our sin, if we are in Christ, has been expunged.
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It's been removed completely from us.
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People who have placed saving faith in Jesus Christ have been justified.
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And Paul has taught us repeatedly in this letter that we are justified by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
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Justification is a judicial declaration that our sinful record has been wiped clean.
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It's as if our sin never existed.
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But also that the righteousness of Christ has been granted to us.
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Christ's perfect life has been given to us.
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If you are in Christ Jesus this morning, you are no longer condemned.
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And when God sees you, he sees the perfect law-keeping of Jesus.
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The work of justification is entirely a work of our loving kind God.
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He does it on our behalf.
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We contribute nothing to the equation of our justification except our need of that justification.
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And this is good news.
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If you are in Christ Jesus, God has saved you and God will keep you to the end.
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Last week we saw in brief that if we have been justified, then we will be sanctified.
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Sanctification is the continual growth in holiness that will be experienced by all who have been justified.
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We are not saved by our working, but our faith that we're saved through, it works.
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We find ourselves growing in holiness as a result of our justification.
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Justification.
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Justification necessarily leads to sanctification.
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Justification guarantees our sanctification.
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Let me remind you that Jesus says in Matthew chapter 7 and verse 18,
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A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.
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The point there being that the type produces the fruit.
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And in Luke chapter 6 and verse 45, he says,
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The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good.
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And the evil person out of the evil treasure produces evil.
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So today we will see Paul make this argument.
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Justification guarantees sanctification.
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Before I read today's text, I will also read the first four verses of chapter 8 and remind you, beloved,
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that this is God's word to us, written for his glory and our good.
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And so we would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and obey its commands.
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All beginning in verse 1 of chapter 8.
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There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
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For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do.
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By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh,
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and for sin he condemned sin in the flesh,
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in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not according to the flesh,
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but according to the Spirit.
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For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh.
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For those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
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For to set the mind on the flesh is death,
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but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
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For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God,
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for it does not submit to God's law.
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Indeed, it cannot.
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Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit,
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if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you.
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Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ
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does not belong to Him.
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But if Christ is in you,
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although the body is dead because of sin,
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then the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
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If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead
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dwells in you,
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He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead
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will also give life to your mortal bodies
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through His Spirit who dwells in you.
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So then, brothers,
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we are debtors not to the flesh
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to live according to the flesh.
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For if you live according to the flesh,
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you will die.
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But if by the Spirit you put to death
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the deeds of the body,
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you will live.
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Now there is much to consider here.
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There's lots of nuance in Paul's language.
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So to help us in the time that we do have together
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for this text,
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and I've mentally at least committed myself
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not to make this into a part one and a part two,
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so we'll see,
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I've broken it into a simple two-point outline.
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Number one,
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the Spirit of life
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gives us life.
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And number two,
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the Spirit of Christ
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exalts Christ
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by empowering us
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to live like Christ.
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And I'll repeat those soon.
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So firstly,
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the Spirit of life
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gives us life.
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We see this in verses 5-11.
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Now I am reaching back to verse 2
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and referring to the Holy Spirit
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as the Spirit of life,
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and forward to verse 6
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as we see there,
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Paul says,
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the Spirit is life.
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Paul makes little explicit mention
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of the Spirit
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until chapter 8,
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and we may be tempted to think
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that he is mitigating the importance
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of this third person
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of our triune God.
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But this is not at all the case.
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I think that our careful
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verse-by-verse study
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of books of the Bible
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is a very important part
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of what the church does together.
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I think it's vital
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to its very existence.
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It's good for us
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to get down into
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the nitty-gritty
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of these texts together,
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to break it up
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and to consider it
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over long expanses
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of time.
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However,
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sometimes breaking a book down
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over time like this
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can cause us to miss
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some of the overarching points
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the author is trying to make.
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Were we to take up this letter
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in one sitting,
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we might be more readily
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able to remember
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what he said
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back at the beginning
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of the book.
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So turn with me,
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if you will,
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to the beginning,
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Romans chapter 1
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and verse 4.
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There he says of Jesus Christ
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that he was declared
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to be the Son of God
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in power
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according to the Spirit
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of holiness
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by his resurrection
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from the dead.
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Jesus Christ,
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our Lord.
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So very early
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he's mentioned
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the Spirit.
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We see in this verse
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that God declared
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Jesus is God
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by the power of the Spirit
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bringing about
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Jesus Christ's resurrection.
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So Paul's communicating there.
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Paul,
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by the inspiration
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of the Spirit,
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is laying groundwork
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for today's text
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in calling the Spirit
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the Spirit
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of holiness.
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I'm tempted to call it clever,
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but I don't think Paul
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was trying to be clever.
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I think he was inspired
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to write the book
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in this way.
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Later on in Romans chapter 6,
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if you flip a few pages there,
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and verse 5.
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There he writes,
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verse 4,
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if we have been united
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with Christ
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in a death like His,
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we shall certainly
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be united with Him
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in a resurrection
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like His.
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So if we sat down
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and read it all
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in one sitting,
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we may remember,
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I hope that we would,
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back to chapter 1
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and verse 4.
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Well,
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what kind of resurrection
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did Christ have?
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Well,
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He had a resurrection
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that was empowered
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by the Spirit
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of holiness.
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If we are in Christ,
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we have been united
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with Him in His death
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and also
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in His resurrection.
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So,
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who empowers
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our resurrection?
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The Spirit.
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The Spirit of holiness.
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The Spirit of life.
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The Spirit
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of Christ.
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I think this is
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very cool.
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You can kind of see that.
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Him leading us up to
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chapter 8.
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So He's not been minimizing
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the Spirit in this at all,
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but He's been leading us
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here.
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The Spirit,
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the Spirit of holiness,
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the Spirit of life,
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the Spirit of Christ,
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right?
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It is the Spirit
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that makes God's
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saving work,
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accomplished by Jesus Christ,
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effectual in the lives
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of His people.
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It's the way it's applied
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to us
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by the power
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of the Spirit.
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We begin by the Spirit
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and we are
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kept
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by the Spirit.
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Now,
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let's back up
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to the 4
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at the very beginning
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of verse 5
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of Romans chapter 8.
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Again,
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Paul is using
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this conjunction
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and means by it
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because.
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Because what?
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Well,
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in verse 4,
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he said,
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those who are
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in Christ
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are those who walk
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not according
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to the flesh,
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but according
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to the Spirit.
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4,
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beginning of verse 5,
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those who live
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according to the flesh
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set their minds
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on the things
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of the flesh,
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but those who live
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according to the Spirit
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set their minds
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on the things
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of the Spirit.
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In verse 4,
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Paul uses
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the verb
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walk,
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which refers
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to the habitual
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pattern
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of our life.
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In verse 5,
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he tells us
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that those who
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are in Christ Jesus
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walk according
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to the Spirit
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because they
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set their minds
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on the things
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of the Spirit.
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You may note
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that in the ESV
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we see
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the verb
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live,
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right?
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Those who live
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according to the flesh
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set their minds
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on the things
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of the flesh.
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Those who live
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according to the Spirit
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set their minds
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on the things
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of the Spirit.
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Now,
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I don't disagree
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with the translation.
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I find this to be
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a very good translation
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of the Bible
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and I'm not really
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qualified to disagree
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with translations
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to be clear.
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But it could be
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more simply rendered
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and has been
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in other
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faithful translations
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simply
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those who
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are
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according
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to the flesh.
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Those who are
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or those who
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are according
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to the Spirit.
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I prefer this
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because Paul
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is speaking
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categorically
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here.
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He is stating
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that if you
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do not belong
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to Christ
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then you do
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not have a Spirit
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and your derivation
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is from
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sinful flesh.
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It's your very being.
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It's where it
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comes from
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which I believe
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is why some
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translators
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use that term
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live
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according.
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If you do
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belong to Christ
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then you
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do have a Spirit
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and your derivation
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your very being
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is from
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the
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Spirit.
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And this is
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the very point
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being made.
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The Spirit
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of life
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gives
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us
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life.
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If you have
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believed in Jesus
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been justified
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you have done so
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by the power
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of the Spirit
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and now you are
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new in Him
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and He will
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continue
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to empower
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your sanctification.
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Paul is stating
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that we have been
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fundamentally changed
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and our
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overarching
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bent
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as new
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creations
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will now be
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towards holiness
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and away
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from wickedness.
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If you are
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justified
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by the power
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of the Spirit
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He is now
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moving you
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away from
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the things
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of this world
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and toward
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the things
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of God.
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So when thinking
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of the most
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important thing
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about you this morning
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the vitally
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important question
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is
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to which
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category
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do you belong?
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We divide up
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along a lot
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of different lines.
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This is the
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most important
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one.
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Categorically
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are you one of
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those who
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live according
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to the flesh?
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You are not
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in Christ.
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You are not
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a Christian
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or one of
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those who
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live according
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to the Spirit
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are in Christ
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are a
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Christian.
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look at
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why this
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is so
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vitally
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important.
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Paul says
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in verse 6
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for to set
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the mind
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on the flesh
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is death
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but to set
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the mind
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on the Spirit
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is life
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and peace.
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Now there is
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a single
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Greek word
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here translated
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to set
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the mind
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it's a verb
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and it refers
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to the
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thought patterns
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of the mind.
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Not so much
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the mental
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faculty of it
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but the way
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in which
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you normatively
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think.
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If you're
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bent as
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toward the
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flesh
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sinful
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appetites
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the lust
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of this
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world
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idolatrous
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comfort
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false
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philosophies
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and religions
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etc.
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etc.
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Then this
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is
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death.
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He doesn't
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say that it
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leads to
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death
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he says
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that it
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is
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death.
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Paul is
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speaking of
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spiritual
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death.
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The person
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not in
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Christ
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is
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spiritually
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dead
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now
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and
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will
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be
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forever
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more
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unless
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they
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repent
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and
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believe
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in
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Jesus.
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Adversely
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if
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you're
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bent
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is
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toward
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the
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spirit
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then
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you
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have
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spiritual
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life
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and
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you
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have
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peace
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with
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God.
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Categorically
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two
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things
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going
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on
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here.
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Verse 7
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he elaborates
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on this
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for the
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mind
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that is
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set
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on
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the
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flesh
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is
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hostile
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toward
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God
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does
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not
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have
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peace
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with
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God
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as
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an
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enemy
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to
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God
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for
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it
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does
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not
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submit
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to
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God's
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law
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indeed
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it
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cannot
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we
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need
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to
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be
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made
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new
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by
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the
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power
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of
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the
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spirit
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we
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need
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to
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be
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made
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alive
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that
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we
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might
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be
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able
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to
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see
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God's
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law
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and
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given
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the
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capacity
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to
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obey
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it
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those
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who
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are
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in
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the
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flesh
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cannot
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please
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God
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and this
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morning
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if you
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are not
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in
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Christ
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if you
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have
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never
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placed
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believing
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faith
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in
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him
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you
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must
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must
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hear
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this
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there
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is
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no
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measure
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of
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your
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good
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doing
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that
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is
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going
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to
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please
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God
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outside
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of
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Christ
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everything
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that
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you
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do
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categorically
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the
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things
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that
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we
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call
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good
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are
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an
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offense
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to
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God
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they're
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not
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empowered
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by
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his
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spirit
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they're
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not
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for
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his
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glory
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and
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he
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is
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not
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pleased
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with
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those
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works
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you
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must
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be
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found
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in
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Christ
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you
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must
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have
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your
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sin
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wiped
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away
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you
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must
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have
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the
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righteousness
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of
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Christ
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imputed
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to
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you
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you
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must
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be
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empowered
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by
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the
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spirit
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to
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live
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in
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obedience
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to
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the
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law
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hear
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that
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cry
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this
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morning
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on
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the
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day
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of
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judgment
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you
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cannot
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and
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will
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not
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be
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able
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to
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appeal
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to
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any
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working
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of
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your
16:35
own
16:35
our
16:36
cry
16:37
on
16:37
that
16:37
day
16:37
will
16:37
be
16:38
the
16:38
righteousness
16:39
of
16:40
Christ
16:40
it's
16:42
in
16:42
him
16:42
that
16:43
I
16:43
find
16:44
myself
16:44
before
16:45
you
16:45
justified
16:46
but
16:49
Paul
16:49
says
16:49
speaking
16:51
to
16:51
Christians
16:51
you
16:52
however
16:52
are
16:53
not
16:54
in
16:54
the
16:54
flesh
16:54
but
16:55
in
16:55
the
16:56
spirit
16:56
if
16:57
in
16:57
fact
16:58
the
16:58
spirit
16:58
of
16:59
God
16:59
dwells
17:00
in
17:00
you
17:01
raises
17:01
some
17:02
question
17:03
there
17:04
does
17:04
he
17:04
not
17:04
right
17:05
the
17:05
assumption
17:06
is
17:06
Christian
17:08
church
17:08
in
17:08
Rome
17:08
Christ
17:09
family
17:09
church
17:10
today
17:10
you
17:10
are
17:10
in
17:11
the
17:12
spirit
17:12
if
17:13
the
17:13
spirit
17:13
of
17:14
God
17:14
dwells
17:15
in
17:15
you
17:15
because
17:16
anyone
17:17
who does
17:17
not
17:17
have
17:17
the
17:17
spirit
17:17
of
17:18
Christ
17:18
does
17:18
not
17:19
belong
17:20
to
17:21
him
17:22
so
17:24
how
17:24
can
17:24
we
17:24
know
17:24
that
17:24
we
17:25
have
17:25
the
17:26
spirit
17:26
of
17:26
Christ
17:27
we
17:28
don't
17:29
pin
17:29
this
17:29
to
17:30
an
17:30
event
17:30
the
17:31
bible
17:31
never
17:31
gives
17:32
us
17:32
this
17:32
kind
17:32
of
17:32
language
17:33
walk
17:34
the
17:35
aisle
17:35
sign
17:35
a
17:35
card
17:35
raise
17:36
a
17:36
hand
17:36
some
17:38
of
17:38
us
17:38
came
17:38
to
17:38
faith
17:38
through
17:39
those
17:39
kinds
17:40
of
17:40
things
17:40
but
17:40
it
17:40
was
17:41
God
17:41
who
17:41
saved
17:41
us
17:41
in
17:42
the
17:42
midst
17:42
of
17:42
them
17:42
it
17:43
wasn't
17:43
the
17:43
event
17:44
that
17:45
saved
17:45
us
17:45
we
17:47
are
17:47
told
17:47
in
17:47
the
17:47
bible
17:48
that
17:48
we
17:48
are
17:48
to
17:48
examine
17:49
our
17:49
lives
17:49
and
17:50
see
17:50
if
17:51
we
17:51
have
17:51
the
17:51
spirit
17:52
by
17:52
the
17:52
fruit
17:53
that
17:54
we
17:54
are
17:54
producing
17:54
again
17:55
the
17:55
works
17:56
do
17:56
not
17:56
save
17:56
us
17:56
but
17:57
the
17:57
evidence
17:58
that
17:59
we
17:59
have
17:59
been
18:01
saved
18:01
verse
18:03
10
18:03
says
18:04
but
18:04
if
18:04
Christ
18:05
is
18:05
in
18:05
you
18:05
although
18:06
the
18:06
body
18:07
is
18:07
dead
18:07
because
18:07
of
18:07
sin
18:08
the
18:08
spirit
18:08
is
18:08
life
18:09
because
18:10
of
18:11
righteousness
18:11
righteousness
18:12
that
18:13
it
18:13
produces
18:13
!
18:14
if
18:15
the
18:15
spirit
18:15
of him
18:16
who raised
18:16
Jesus
18:16
from
18:17
the
18:17
dead
18:17
dwells
18:17
in
18:18
you
18:18
he
18:18
who
18:19
raised
18:19
Christ
18:19
Jesus
18:19
from
18:20
the
18:20
dead
18:20
will
18:20
also
18:21
give
18:21
life
18:22
to
18:22
your
18:22
mortal
18:22
bodies
18:23
through
18:23
his
18:24
spirit
18:24
who
18:25
dwells
18:25
in
18:25
you
18:26
and
18:26
here
18:26
Paul
18:26
ties
18:27
the
18:27
bow
18:27
on
18:28
that
18:28
overarching
18:29
point
18:29
that
18:29
began
18:30
in
18:30
chapter
18:30
1
18:31
and
18:31
verse
18:31
4
18:31
carried
18:32
through
18:33
chapter
18:33
6
18:34
verse
18:34
5
18:35
and
18:35
find
18:35
its
18:35
further
18:36
explanation
18:36
here
18:37
in
18:38
chapter
18:38
8
18:39
begun
18:40
by
18:41
the
18:41
spirit
18:41
kept
18:42
by
18:42
the
18:42
!
18:43
empowered
18:46
for
18:46
righteous
18:46
living
18:48
the
18:48
spirit
18:49
of
18:49
life
18:49
gives
18:50
us
18:51
life
18:52
the
18:53
alternative
18:53
is
18:54
death
18:55
secondly
18:57
the
18:57
spirit
18:57
of
18:57
Christ
18:58
exalts
18:59
!
18:59
Christ
18:59
by
19:00
empowering
19:01
us
19:01
to
19:01
live
19:02
like
19:02
Christ
19:03
and
19:05
once
19:05
again
19:05
I'm
19:06
reaching
19:06
back
19:06
to
19:07
pick
19:07
up
19:07
a
19:07
title
19:07
given
19:08
to
19:08
the
19:08
spirit
19:08
this
19:08
time
19:09
to
19:09
verse
19:09
9
19:10
the
19:11
spirit
19:11
of
19:12
Christ
19:14
and
19:14
Paul
19:15
does
19:15
this
19:15
often
19:16
refers
19:16
to
19:16
the
19:16
spirit
19:17
as
19:17
the
19:17
spirit
19:17
of
19:19
Christ
19:19
and
19:19
as
19:19
a
19:20
brief
19:20
aside
19:20
I
19:21
just
19:21
want
19:21
to
19:21
say
19:21
to
19:21
you
19:22
again
19:22
I
19:22
said
19:23
this
19:23
last
19:23
week
19:23
whatever
19:24
gifts
19:24
of
19:24
the
19:24
spirit
19:24
you
19:25
may
19:26
think
19:26
have
19:26
ceased
19:27
or
19:27
continue
19:28
on
19:28
we
19:29
should
19:29
be
19:29
sure
19:30
that
19:30
anything
19:31
that
19:31
the
19:32
spirit
19:32
empowers
19:33
has
19:33
the
19:34
exaltation
19:35
of
19:35
Christ
19:35
as
19:36
its
19:37
aim
19:37
this
19:38
is
19:38
what
19:38
the
19:38
spirit
19:39
of
19:39
Christ
19:39
works
19:40
to
19:40
bring
19:40
about
19:41
!
19:41
this
19:41
is
19:41
a
19:46
person
19:46
supposedly
19:47
in
19:48
the
19:48
name
19:48
of
19:49
Christ
19:49
I
19:50
think
19:51
it
19:51
is
19:51
so
19:51
helpful
19:52
I
19:52
want
19:52
to
19:52
read
19:53
to
19:53
you
19:53
again
19:53
a
19:53
quotation
19:54
from
19:54
a
19:54
contemporary
19:55
pastor
19:55
by the
19:56
name
19:57
of
19:57
Dan
19:57
Phillips
19:58
and
19:58
then
19:58
we'll
19:59
get
19:59
to
19:59
verses
19:59
12
20:00
and
20:00
13
20:00
he
20:01
said
20:02
this
20:02
show
20:02
me
20:02
a
20:02
person
20:03
obsessed
20:04
with
20:04
the
20:04
Holy
20:04
Spirit
20:05
and
20:05
his
20:05
gifts
20:05
real
20:06
or
20:06
imagined
20:06
and
20:07
I
20:08
will
20:08
show
20:08
you
20:08
a
20:08
person
20:09
not
20:09
filled
20:10
with
20:10
the
20:10
Holy
20:10
Spirit
20:11
!
20:11
Show
20:12
me
20:12
a
20:12
person
20:13
focused
20:13
on
20:13
the
20:13
personal
20:14
work
20:14
of
20:14
Jesus
20:15
Christ
20:15
never
20:16
tiring
20:17
of
20:17
learning
20:17
about
20:18
him
20:18
thinking
20:18
about
20:19
him
20:19
boasting
20:20
of
20:20
him
20:20
speaking
20:21
about
20:22
and
20:22
for
20:22
and
20:23
to
20:23
him
20:23
thrilled
20:24
and
20:25
entranced
20:25
with
20:25
his
20:26
perfections
20:26
and
20:26
beauty
20:27
finding
20:28
ways
20:28
to
20:28
serve
20:29
and
20:29
exalt
20:30
him
20:30
tirelessly
20:31
exploring
20:31
ways
20:32
to
20:32
spend
20:32
and
20:33
be
20:33
spent
20:33
for
20:33
him
20:34
growing
20:35
in
20:35
character
20:35
to be
20:36
more
20:36
and
20:36
more
20:36
like
20:37
him
20:37
and
20:37
I
20:38
will
20:38
show
20:38
you
20:38
a
20:39
person
20:39
who
20:39
is
20:39
filled
20:40
with
20:41
the
20:41
Holy
20:41
Spirit
20:41
this
20:42
is
20:42
the
20:43
work
20:43
of
20:44
the
20:44
spirit
20:45
of
20:45
Christ
20:46
and
20:46
the
20:46
life
20:47
of
20:47
believers
20:48
that's
20:48
never
20:49
lose
20:49
sight
20:49
of
20:50
the
20:50
fact
20:50
that
20:51
the
20:51
spirit
20:51
giving
20:52
us
20:52
life
20:53
making
20:53
dead
20:53
people
20:54
alive
20:55
and
20:55
working
20:56
in
20:56
us
20:56
to
20:56
bring
20:57
about
20:57
obedience
20:57
is
20:58
the
20:58
greatest
20:59
of
21:00
his
21:00
miracles
21:01
all
21:02
of
21:02
the
21:02
other
21:02
miracles
21:02
that
21:03
you
21:03
can
21:03
observe
21:03
in
21:03
the
21:03
scripture
21:03
are
21:04
simply
21:04
pointing
21:05
!
21:05
us
21:05
to
21:05
that
21:06
greater
21:06
miracle
21:07
regeneration
21:08
justification
21:10
sanctification
21:11
this is
21:12
the most
21:12
wonderful
21:13
thing
21:14
that the
21:14
spirit
21:14
does
21:15
in our
21:16
midst
21:16
so
21:18
Paul
21:18
says
21:18
so
21:19
we're
21:19
debtors
21:20
not
21:20
to the
21:21
flesh
21:21
to live
21:22
according
21:22
to the
21:22
flesh
21:23
having
21:23
been
21:24
delivered
21:24
from
21:25
the
21:25
bondage
21:26
to
21:26
sin
21:26
having
21:27
been
21:27
made
21:27
new
21:28
we're
21:29
no
21:29
longer
21:29
to
21:29
live
21:30
for
21:30
the
21:30
flesh
21:30
but
21:30
rather
21:31
!
21:32
For
21:32
if
21:33
you
21:33
live
21:33
according
21:33
to
21:33
the
21:33
flesh
21:34
you
21:35
will
21:35
die
21:35
but
21:36
if
21:36
by
21:37
the
21:37
spirit
21:37
you
21:38
put
21:39
to
21:39
death
21:39
the
21:39
deeds
21:40
of
21:40
the
21:40
body
21:40
you
21:41
will
21:42
live
21:42
so
21:43
remember
21:43
that
21:43
we
21:43
already
21:44
have
21:44
life
21:44
it's
21:45
already
21:45
been
21:45
given
21:46
to
21:47
us
21:47
so
21:47
Paul's
21:48
using
21:48
this
21:48
idea
21:49
of
21:49
sanctification
21:50
both
21:50
in
21:50
the
21:50
what
21:51
is
21:51
and
21:51
what
21:52
is
21:52
coming
21:52
to
21:53
be
21:53
the
21:53
already
21:54
and
21:54
the
21:54
not
21:55
yet
21:56
Paul
21:57
has
21:58
said
21:58
that
21:58
justification
21:59
necessarily
22:01
leads
22:01
to
22:02
sanctification
22:03
while
22:04
our
22:04
justification
22:04
is
22:05
entirely
22:06
a work
22:07
of
22:07
God
22:07
it
22:07
is
22:08
monergistic
22:09
God
22:10
is
22:10
the
22:10
one
22:10
who
22:11
justifies
22:12
our
22:13
sanctification
22:14
is
22:15
synergistic
22:16
we play
22:17
a part
22:17
in this
22:18
notice
22:18
verse 13
22:19
it says
22:19
if by the
22:20
spirit
22:21
you put
22:22
to death
22:22
the deeds
22:23
of the
22:23
flesh
22:24
there's a
22:24
both
22:25
and
22:25
at work
22:26
here
22:26
it is
22:27
empowered
22:28
by the
22:28
spirit
22:29
but having
22:29
had our
22:30
natures
22:30
changed
22:31
we also
22:32
play a
22:33
role
22:33
in the
22:34
process
22:35
on the
22:36
back of
22:36
your
22:36
bulletin
22:37
today
22:37
there's
22:37
a
22:37
quotation
22:38
from
22:38
J.C.
22:39
Ryle
22:39
that I
22:40
have
22:40
appreciated
22:41
from his
22:42
book
22:42
holiness
22:42
he said
22:43
in
22:43
justification
22:44
the word
22:45
to be
22:45
addressed
22:46
to man
22:46
is
22:46
believe
22:47
only
22:48
believe
22:50
in
22:51
sanctification
22:51
the word
22:52
must be
22:53
watch
22:53
pray
22:55
and
22:56
fight
22:56
so you
22:57
see the
22:58
monergistic
23:00
justification
23:00
and the
23:01
synergistic
23:02
sanctification
23:03
there in
23:04
J.C.
23:05
Ryle's
23:05
quotation
23:06
on this
23:07
side of
23:07
glory
23:08
we will
23:09
maintain
23:10
the corrupted
23:11
nature
23:11
of our
23:13
flesh
23:13
we have
23:14
been set
23:14
free
23:15
from the
23:15
power
23:15
of sin
23:16
but yet
23:16
sin
23:17
still
23:18
walks
23:19
closely
23:20
with us
23:21
if we
23:23
have
23:23
believed
23:23
in
23:23
Christ
23:24
if we
23:24
have been
23:25
granted
23:25
his
23:25
spirit
23:26
then
23:26
our
23:26
natures
23:27
have
23:27
fundamentally
23:27
changed
23:28
but we
23:29
have yet
23:29
to experience
23:31
our
23:31
full
23:32
and final
23:33
liberation
23:34
I hope
23:36
that you
23:36
with me
23:37
this morning
23:37
long
23:39
for that
23:39
day
23:39
when we'll
23:40
be glorified
23:41
and this
23:42
body of
23:43
death
23:44
will be
23:44
no more
23:46
I can tell
23:47
you
23:48
younger
23:49
people in
23:49
the room
23:49
as you
23:50
get older
23:50
you're going
23:52
to get
23:52
more tired
23:53
and you're
23:54
going to
23:54
long for
23:54
that day
23:55
to come
23:55
oh
23:56
the day
23:56
oh
23:57
the day
23:57
when no
23:58
longer
23:58
I carry
23:59
about
23:59
this
24:00
corrupted
24:01
nature
24:02
of my
24:03
flesh
24:03
recall
24:05
Paul's
24:05
words
24:05
at the
24:06
end of
24:06
chapter 7
24:07
beginning
24:07
in verse
24:08
21
24:08
he said
24:10
I find
24:10
it to be
24:10
a law
24:10
that when
24:11
I want
24:12
to do
24:12
right
24:12
evil
24:13
lies
24:14
close
24:14
at hand
24:15
for I
24:16
delight
24:16
in the
24:17
law
24:17
of God
24:17
in my
24:18
inner
24:18
being
24:19
see there
24:19
his
24:19
changed
24:20
nature
24:21
he delights
24:21
in God's
24:22
law
24:22
in his
24:22
inner
24:22
being
24:23
he says
24:23
but I
24:23
see in
24:24
my
24:24
members
24:24
another
24:25
law
24:25
waging war
24:26
against the
24:27
law of
24:27
my mind
24:27
and making
24:28
me captive
24:28
to the law
24:29
of sin
24:29
that dwells
24:31
in my
24:31
members
24:32
right
24:32
I want to do
24:34
what's right
24:34
but it just
24:35
seems so
24:36
hard
24:37
sometimes
24:38
what does
24:40
he say
24:40
in verse
24:40
24
24:41
wretched
24:41
man
24:42
that I
24:43
am
24:43
who
24:44
will
24:44
deliver
24:45
me
24:45
from
24:46
this
24:46
body
24:46
of
24:48
death
24:48
and I'm
24:48
glad he
24:49
knows
24:49
the answer
24:50
to that
24:50
which he'll
24:50
tell us
24:51
in
24:51
verse
24:51
25
24:53
but before
24:53
we read
24:54
verse
24:54
25
24:54
I want
24:55
to read
24:55
a quotation
24:56
to you
24:56
from
24:56
John
24:57
MacArthur's
24:58
commentary
24:58
on
24:59
verse
24:59
24
25:00
he
25:01
writes
25:01
it is
25:02
reported
25:02
that near
25:03
Tarsus
25:03
where Paul
25:04
was born
25:05
a certain
25:05
ancient
25:05
tribe
25:06
sentenced
25:07
convicted
25:07
murderers
25:08
to an
25:08
especially
25:09
gruesome
25:09
execution
25:10
the corpse
25:12
of the
25:12
slain
25:12
person
25:13
was lashed
25:14
tightly
25:15
to the
25:15
body
25:15
of the
25:16
murderer
25:16
and remained
25:18
there
25:18
until the
25:18
murderer
25:19
himself
25:20
died
25:21
you can
25:21
imagine
25:22
you were
25:22
convicted
25:23
of murder
25:23
the dead
25:24
person's
25:24
body
25:25
was tied
25:25
onto you
25:26
so that
25:26
it couldn't
25:26
be taken
25:27
off
25:27
in a few
25:28
days
25:29
which
25:29
doubtless
25:30
seemed
25:30
an eternity
25:30
to the
25:31
convicted
25:31
man
25:32
the decay
25:33
of the
25:33
person
25:34
he had
25:34
slain
25:35
infected
25:36
and killed
25:37
him
25:38
so
25:39
perhaps
25:40
we can't
25:40
say with
25:41
massive
25:42
certainty
25:42
perhaps
25:43
this is what
25:44
Paul has
25:44
in mind
25:45
and perhaps
25:45
this was a
25:46
known
25:47
thing
25:48
that happened
25:49
when he
25:49
says who
25:49
will deliver
25:50
me from
25:50
this body
25:51
of death
25:52
maybe he's
25:53
thinking about
25:54
this type
25:54
of sentence
25:56
right
25:56
I can feel
25:57
it on me
25:58
and it still
25:59
is infecting
26:00
me
26:01
who will
26:01
deliver me
26:02
and in
26:02
verse 25
26:03
he says
26:03
thanks be to
26:04
God
26:04
through
26:05
Jesus
26:05
Christ
26:06
our
26:07
Lord
26:07
right
26:08
and then
26:08
chapter 8
26:09
and verse 1
26:09
there is
26:10
therefore now
26:10
no condemnation
26:12
for those
26:12
who are in
26:13
Christ Jesus
26:14
this
26:15
this side of
26:17
glory
26:17
we will not
26:18
live
26:18
perfectly
26:19
like Christ
26:21
nevertheless
26:21
we are to be
26:23
growing in
26:24
holiness
26:24
across the
26:25
span
26:26
of our
26:27
lives
26:27
it's not
26:29
going to
26:29
look great
26:30
moment to
26:31
moment
26:31
and day
26:32
to day
26:33
but
26:34
through
26:34
careful
26:35
attention
26:36
through the
26:37
application
26:37
of the
26:38
ordinary
26:38
means of
26:39
grace
26:39
through the
26:40
work of
26:41
the church
26:41
together
26:42
helping us
26:43
press on
26:44
we can
26:45
start to
26:46
see
26:46
yes
26:46
like
26:47
year to
26:48
year
26:48
that's
26:49
often how
26:50
I give
26:50
some assessment
26:51
in my life
26:52
I think about
26:52
last year
26:53
because if I
26:54
think about
26:54
yesterday
26:55
that could be
26:56
miserable
26:57
am I
26:59
growing in
27:00
holiness
27:00
is the
27:01
spirit of
27:01
Christ
27:02
active
27:03
in my
27:04
life
27:04
bending
27:05
me
27:05
towards
27:06
the
27:06
things
27:06
of
27:06
God
27:07
the
27:07
desire
27:08
in me
27:08
to put
27:09
off
27:09
the
27:09
things
27:09
of
27:09
this
27:09
world
27:10
and to
27:10
put
27:10
on
27:11
the
27:11
things
27:11
of
27:12
Christ
27:13
listen to
27:15
what
27:15
Peter
27:15
says
27:15
about
27:16
this
27:16
the
27:16
apostle
27:16
Peter
27:17
in
27:17
2nd
27:17
Peter
27:17
chapter
27:18
1
27:19
you may
27:19
appreciate
27:20
going
27:20
here
27:20
with
27:20
me
27:21
I'm
27:21
actually
27:21
going
27:21
to
27:21
read
27:21
some
27:22
from
27:22
this
27:22
chapter
27:23
in
27:23
a
27:23
little
27:23
while
27:24
so
27:24
maybe
27:24
a
27:24
bookmark
27:26
I hope
27:27
you have
27:27
a ribbon
27:27
in your
27:27
Bible
27:28
not
27:28
maybe
27:29
a
27:29
finger
27:29
2nd
27:30
Peter
27:30
chapter
27:30
1
27:31
I'll
27:32
begin
27:32
reading
27:32
in
27:32
verse
27:33
5
27:34
he
27:39
says
27:39
here
27:39
make
27:40
every
27:40
effort
27:41
to
27:41
supplement
27:42
your
27:42
faith
27:43
with
27:43
virtue
27:44
and
27:45
virtue
27:45
with
27:46
knowledge
27:46
and
27:46
knowledge
27:47
with
27:47
self
27:48
control
27:48
and
27:49
self
27:49
control
27:50
with
27:50
steadfastness
27:51
and
27:52
steadfastness
27:53
with
27:53
godliness
27:54
and
27:54
godliness
27:55
with
27:55
brotherly
27:56
affection
27:56
and
27:56
brotherly
27:57
affection
27:57
with
27:58
love
27:59
for
28:00
if
28:00
these
28:00
qualities
28:01
are
28:01
yours
28:02
and
28:02
are
28:02
increasing
28:03
they
28:04
keep
28:04
you
28:04
from
28:04
being
28:05
ineffective
28:05
or
28:05
unfruitful
28:06
in the
28:06
knowledge
28:07
of
28:07
our
28:07
Lord
28:07
Jesus
28:07
Christ
28:08
for
28:09
whoever
28:09
lacks
28:09
these
28:10
qualities
28:10
is
28:11
so
28:11
nearsighted
28:12
that
28:12
he
28:12
is
28:12
blind
28:12
having
28:13
forgotten
28:13
that
28:13
he
28:13
was
28:14
cleansed
28:14
from
28:15
his
28:15
former
28:15
sins
28:16
therefore
28:17
brothers
28:18
be
28:19
all
28:19
the
28:19
more
28:19
diligent
28:20
to
28:20
confirm
28:21
your
28:21
calling
28:22
and
28:22
election
28:23
for
28:23
if
28:24
you
28:24
practice
28:24
these
28:24
qualities
28:25
you
28:26
will
28:26
never
28:26
fall
28:26
for
28:27
in
28:28
this
28:28
way
28:28
there
28:28
will
28:28
be
28:28
richly
28:29
provided
28:29
for
28:29
you
28:29
an
28:29
entrance
28:30
into
28:30
the
28:30
eternal
28:31
kingdom
28:31
of
28:31
our
28:31
Lord
28:31
and
28:32
Savior
28:32
Jesus
28:33
Christ
28:34
what is
28:34
he
28:34
saying
28:35
you have
28:35
to be able to examine
28:36
your life
28:36
you have to be able to
28:37
work at these things
28:39
and if
28:39
Christ
28:40
is in you
28:41
by his
28:41
spirit
28:42
you will
28:42
find
28:43
effect
28:44
as you're
28:45
working
28:45
verse 12
28:46
therefore
28:46
I intend
28:48
always to
28:48
remind you
28:49
of these
28:50
qualities
28:50
though you
28:51
know them
28:52
and are
28:52
established
28:52
in the
28:53
truth
28:53
that you
28:54
have
28:55
I
28:55
think it
28:56
right
28:56
as long
28:57
as I
28:57
am
28:57
in
28:57
this
28:57
body
28:58
to
28:58
stir
28:59
you
28:59
up
28:59
by way
29:00
of
29:01
reminder
29:02
we need
29:03
to be pressed
29:04
on
29:05
we need
29:05
to be
29:05
reminded
29:06
the way
29:06
in which
29:07
we're
29:07
meant
29:07
to
29:08
live
29:08
our
29:08
lives
29:09
for
29:09
the
29:09
glory
29:10
of
29:11
Christ
29:11
Romans
29:13
8
29:13
13
29:14
if you
29:14
live
29:14
according
29:14
to
29:14
the
29:15
flesh
29:15
you
29:15
will
29:15
die
29:15
but
29:15
if
29:15
by
29:16
the
29:16
spirit
29:16
you
29:17
put
29:17
to
29:17
death
29:17
the
29:18
deeds
29:18
of
29:18
the
29:18
body
29:18
you
29:19
will
29:21
live
29:21
now
29:22
there's
29:22
a lot
29:23
that can
29:23
be said
29:24
about
29:24
the
29:24
Christian
29:25
life
29:25
we
29:25
can't
29:26
explore
29:27
everything
29:27
that it
29:28
takes
29:28
this
29:28
morning
29:29
to
29:29
grow
29:29
in
29:29
Christian
29:30
maturity
29:31
!
29:31
but
29:31
I
29:32
do
29:32
want
29:32
to
29:33
hone
29:33
in
29:33
a little
29:34
bit
29:34
this
29:34
morning
29:35
and
29:35
consider
29:35
one
29:37
application
29:38
so
29:39
Romans
29:39
chapter
29:40
12
29:40
and
29:40
verse
29:40
2
29:41
there
29:42
Paul
29:42
writes
29:42
do not
29:43
be
29:43
conformed
29:44
to
29:44
this
29:44
world
29:45
but
29:46
be
29:46
transformed
29:47
by the
29:47
renewal
29:48
of
29:49
your
29:49
mind
29:49
this
29:49
is
29:49
just
29:50
before
29:50
he
29:50
gets
29:50
into
29:51
the
29:51
very
29:51
practical
29:52
okay
29:52
so
29:52
what
29:52
does
29:52
the
29:53
Christian
29:53
life
29:53
look
29:54
like
29:54
now
29:55
that
29:55
we've
29:55
gone
29:56
through
29:56
the
29:56
doctrinal
29:57
section
29:57
of my
29:58
level
29:58
and he
29:59
just
29:59
starts
29:59
to
29:59
give
29:59
off
30:00
commands
30:00
this
30:01
is
30:01
what
30:01
you
30:01
will
30:01
look
30:02
like
30:02
if
30:02
you
30:02
are
30:03
in
30:03
Christ
30:03
this
30:04
and
30:04
growing
30:05
in
30:05
this
30:05
do
30:05
not
30:06
be
30:06
conformed
30:06
to
30:06
this
30:07
world
30:07
but
30:07
be
30:08
transformed
30:08
by
30:10
the
30:10
renewal
30:10
of
30:12
your
30:12
mind
30:12
I
30:14
want
30:15
to
30:15
make
30:15
the
30:15
case
30:15
to
30:15
you
30:16
that
30:17
the
30:17
way
30:17
we
30:17
do
30:17
this
30:18
is
30:18
by
30:18
taking
30:19
up
30:19
God's
30:20
word
30:20
learning
30:21
it
30:22
and
30:22
applying
30:22
it
30:23
and
30:23
we
30:23
do
30:24
this
30:24
over
30:24
and
30:25
over
30:25
and
30:26
over
30:26
again
30:27
that's
30:28
why
30:28
when
30:28
we
30:28
come
30:28
together
30:29
as
30:29
a
30:29
church
30:30
we
30:30
place
30:30
at
30:30
the
30:31
center
30:31
of
30:31
our
30:31
gathering
30:32
together
30:32
the
30:33
preaching
30:33
of
30:33
God's
30:33
word
30:34
we
30:34
want
30:34
to
30:34
open
30:34
it
30:35
up
30:35
we
30:35
peer
30:36
into
30:36
it
30:36
we
30:37
hear
30:37
it
30:37
I
30:42
also
30:43
why
30:44
we
30:44
read
30:45
it
30:45
in
30:45
other
30:45
settings
30:46
and
30:46
we
30:46
sing
30:47
it
30:47
and
30:47
we
30:47
pray
30:48
it
30:48
God's
30:50
word
30:50
is
30:50
the
30:50
way
30:51
in
30:51
which
30:51
we
30:52
renew
30:53
our
30:54
minds
30:54
by
30:54
the
30:54
power
30:55
of
30:55
the
30:56
spirit
30:56
so
30:56
I
30:56
want
30:57
to
30:57
make
30:57
that
30:57
case
30:57
to
30:57
you
30:57
from
30:58
a
30:58
couple
30:58
of
30:58
other
30:59
texts
30:59
so
31:00
first
31:00
Ephesians
31:02
chapter
31:02
5
31:02
and
31:03
Colossians
31:04
chapter
31:04
3
31:05
these
31:05
are
31:05
parallel
31:05
texts
31:06
There
31:07
Paul
31:07
writes
31:07
in
31:07
Ephesians
31:08
5
31:08
verse
31:08
17
31:09
therefore
31:10
do not
31:10
be
31:10
foolish
31:11
but
31:11
understand
31:11
what
31:12
the
31:12
will
31:12
of
31:12
the
31:12
Lord
31:12
is
31:13
and
31:13
in
31:13
verse
31:13
16
31:14
he
31:14
said
31:14
because
31:14
the
31:15
days
31:15
are
31:15
evil
31:15
so
31:16
because
31:16
the
31:16
days
31:16
are
31:16
evil
31:17
do
31:17
not
31:17
be
31:18
foolish
31:18
understand
31:19
what
31:19
the
31:19
will
31:20
of
31:20
the
31:20
Lord
31:20
is
31:20
he
31:21
says
31:21
and
31:21
do
31:21
not
31:21
get
31:22
drunk
31:22
with
31:22
wine
31:22
for
31:23
that
31:23
is
31:23
debauchery
31:24
but
31:25
be
31:25
filled
31:26
with
31:26
the
31:26
spirit
31:27
addressing
31:28
!
31:28
one
31:29
another
31:29
in
31:29
psalms
31:30
and hymns
31:30
!
31:40
Paul
31:40
writes
31:40
let
31:41
the
31:41
word
31:41
of
31:41
Christ
31:42
dwell
31:42
in
31:43
you
31:43
richly
31:43
teaching
31:44
and
31:44
admonishing
31:45
one
31:45
another
31:45
in
31:46
all
31:46
wisdom
31:46
singing
31:47
psalms
31:48
and hymns
31:48
and
31:48
spiritual
31:49
songs
31:49
with
31:49
thankfulness
31:50
in
31:50
your
31:50
hearts
31:51
to
31:52
God
31:52
so
31:53
notice
31:53
the
31:53
connection
31:53
there
31:54
right
31:54
this
31:54
singing
31:55
of
31:55
psalms
31:55
and hymns
31:56
and
31:56
spiritual
31:56
songs
31:57
in
31:57
both
31:57
places
31:58
in
31:58
Ephesians
31:59
he
31:59
says
31:59
be
32:00
filled
32:00
with
32:00
the
32:00
spirit
32:01
in
32:01
Colossians
32:02
he
32:02
says
32:02
let
32:02
the
32:03
word
32:03
of
32:03
Christ
32:10
another
32:10
right
32:11
he's
32:11
saying
32:11
that
32:12
is
32:12
the
32:12
that
32:12
is
32:12
the
32:12
act
32:13
of
32:13
being
32:13
filled
32:13
with
32:13
the
32:13
spirit
32:14
is
32:14
having
32:14
the
32:14
word
32:15
of
32:15
Christ
32:15
dwell
32:16
richly
32:16
in
32:17
you
32:17
it's
32:17
going
32:17
to
32:17
overflow
32:17
out
32:18
of
32:18
us
32:18
into
32:19
holy
32:20
living
32:20
another
32:22
text
32:23
that
32:23
may
32:23
help
32:24
us
32:24
with
32:24
this
32:24
as
32:25
we
32:25
think
32:25
about
32:25
what
32:25
it
32:25
means
32:26
to
32:26
be
32:26
transformed
32:28
by
32:28
the
32:28
renewing
32:28
of
32:28
our
32:29
mind
32:29
and
32:29
what
32:29
the
32:29
activity
32:30
of
32:31
setting
32:31
our
32:31
minds
32:32
on
32:33
the
32:33
things
32:33
of
32:34
the
32:34
spirit
32:35
this
32:36
raises
32:36
a big
32:37
question
32:37
I think
32:37
for a lot
32:38
of
32:38
people
32:38
what
32:38
are
32:39
the
32:39
things
32:39
of
32:39
the
32:39
spirit
32:40
there's
32:41
a lot
32:42
of
32:42
Christian
32:42
traditions
32:43
that would
32:43
tell you
32:43
a lot
32:44
of
32:44
things
32:44
that are
32:45
the
32:45
things
32:45
of
32:46
the
32:46
spirit
32:46
but
32:47
I
32:47
want
32:47
to
32:48
draw
32:48
you
32:48
to
32:48
a
32:48
central
32:49
thing
32:49
which
32:49
is
32:50
the
32:50
scripture
32:50
itself
32:52
so I
32:53
mentioned
32:54
that I
32:54
would
32:54
take
32:54
you
32:54
back
32:54
to
32:55
2
32:55
Peter
32:55
chapter
32:55
1
32:56
so
32:56
if
32:56
you
32:56
happen
32:56
to
32:57
follow
32:58
my
32:58
bookmark
32:58
instructions
32:59
2
32:59
Peter
32:59
chapter
32:59
1
33:00
and
33:00
I'll
33:01
begin
33:01
reading
33:01
in
33:01
verse
33:01
16
33:02
I
33:06
love
33:06
this
33:07
passage
33:07
anytime
33:08
I get
33:08
a chance
33:08
to work
33:09
it
33:09
into
33:09
a
33:09
sermon
33:10
I
33:10
do
33:10
there
33:11
Peter
33:12
says
33:12
for
33:13
we
33:13
did
33:14
not
33:14
follow
33:14
cleverly
33:15
devised
33:15
myths
33:16
when we
33:16
made
33:16
known
33:16
to
33:17
you
33:17
the
33:17
power
33:17
and
33:18
coming
33:18
of
33:18
our
33:18
Lord
33:19
Jesus
33:19
Christ
33:19
but
33:20
we
33:20
were
33:20
eyewitnesses
33:21
of
33:22
his
33:22
majesty
33:23
now
33:23
he's
33:24
going
33:24
to
33:24
explain
33:24
that
33:25
further
33:25
but
33:25
what
33:25
he's
33:25
talking
33:26
about
33:28
Peter
33:29
James
33:31
and
33:31
John
33:31
got
33:31
to
33:31
see
33:32
Christ
33:32
transfigured
33:33
this
33:33
is a
33:33
big
33:34
deal
33:35
he
33:36
says
33:36
for
33:36
verse
33:37
17
33:37
when he
33:37
received
33:37
honor and
33:38
glory
33:38
from
33:38
God
33:39
the
33:39
father
33:39
and
33:40
the
33:40
voice
33:40
was
33:40
born
33:41
to
33:41
him
33:41
by
33:41
the
33:42
majestic
33:42
glory
33:43
this
33:44
is
33:44
my
33:44
beloved
33:44
son
33:45
with
33:45
whom
33:45
I
33:46
am
33:46
well
33:46
pleased
33:47
we
33:47
ourselves
33:48
heard
33:48
this
33:48
very
33:48
voice
33:49
born
33:49
from
33:49
heaven
33:50
for
33:50
we
33:50
were
33:50
with
33:50
him
33:51
on
33:52
the
33:52
holy
33:52
mountain
33:58
they
33:58
heard
33:59
God
33:59
the
33:59
father
34:00
speak
34:00
from
34:01
heaven
34:01
this
34:02
is
34:02
my
34:02
beloved
34:02
son
34:03
with
34:03
whom
34:03
I
34:04
am
34:04
well
34:04
pleased
34:05
and
34:05
then
34:05
Peter
34:05
says
34:05
this
34:06
in
34:06
verse
34:06
19
34:07
and
34:07
I
34:07
just
34:07
think
34:07
if
34:07
you
34:07
haven't
34:08
read
34:08
this
34:08
before
34:08
this
34:08
should
34:08
make
34:09
your
34:09
head
34:09
explode
34:10
he
34:10
says
34:10
and
34:11
we
34:11
have
34:12
the
34:13
prophetic
34:13
word
34:14
more
34:15
fully
34:16
confirmed
34:17
the
34:18
Bible
34:19
more
34:20
fully
34:21
confirmed
34:23
how
34:24
is it
34:24
how is
34:25
it
34:25
that
34:25
we
34:25
have
34:25
it
34:25
more
34:25
fully
34:26
confirmed
34:26
but
34:26
the
34:27
work
34:27
of
34:27
the
34:27
spirit
34:27
in
34:28
our
34:28
lives
34:28
those
34:28
who
34:29
are
34:29
in
34:29
Christ
34:29
can
34:30
take
34:30
up
34:30
and
34:30
read
34:31
and
34:31
we
34:31
can
34:31
see
34:31
and
34:32
understand
34:32
with
34:33
some
34:33
hard
34:34
work
34:34
in
34:34
some
34:34
places
34:34
and
34:35
give
34:35
application
34:36
in
34:37
our
34:37
lives
34:37
and
34:37
this
34:37
is
34:37
the
34:37
work
34:38
that
34:38
we
34:38
are
34:38
to
34:38
be
34:38
doing
34:39
again
34:39
and
34:40
again
34:40
and
34:41
again
34:41
he
34:42
says
34:42
in
34:42
verse
34:42
19
34:43
to
34:43
which
34:44
you
34:44
will
34:44
do
34:44
well
34:44
to
34:44
pay
34:45
attention
34:45
as
34:46
to
34:46
a
34:55
of
34:55
Christ
34:56
glorification
34:57
there
34:57
knowing
34:58
this
34:58
first
34:59
of
34:59
all
34:59
that
34:59
no
35:00
prophecy
35:00
of
35:00
scripture
35:01
comes
35:01
from
35:01
someone's
35:02
own
35:02
interpretation
35:03
for
35:04
no
35:04
prophecy
35:05
was
35:05
ever
35:05
produced
35:06
by
35:06
the
35:06
will
35:06
of
35:06
man
35:07
but
35:07
men
35:08
spoke
35:08
from
35:09
God
35:09
as
35:10
they
35:10
were
35:10
carried
35:11
along
35:11
by
35:12
the
35:12
Holy
35:12
Spirit
35:13
what
35:16
are
35:16
the
35:16
things
35:16
of
35:16
the
35:16
spirit
35:16
it's
35:18
the
35:18
truth
35:19
of
35:19
God
35:19
right
35:19
do
35:20
we
35:21
have
35:21
the
35:21
truth
35:21
of
35:21
God
35:21
yes
35:22
we
35:22
do
35:22
in
35:22
a
35:22
!
35:23
!
35:25
primarily
35:26
this
35:27
is
35:27
the
35:28
work
35:28
that
35:28
we
35:28
do
35:29
in
35:29
a
35:29
lot
35:30
of
35:30
different
35:30
ways
35:30
when we
35:31
take
35:31
up
35:32
this
35:32
word
35:32
we
35:33
read
35:33
it
35:34
ask
35:35
that
35:35
we
35:35
believe
35:36
it
35:36
we
35:36
give
35:36
it
35:37
application
35:37
in
35:38
our
35:39
lives
35:39
and
35:40
this
35:40
produces
35:41
holiness
35:42
how
35:44
we
35:44
can
35:44
see
35:45
that
35:45
the
35:45
spirit
35:45
of
35:45
Christ
35:46
is
35:46
at
35:46
work
35:46
in
35:47
us
35:48
you
35:49
will
35:49
not
35:49
you
35:50
will
35:50
not
35:51
have
35:51
the
35:51
confidence
35:51
that
35:52
you're
35:52
justified
35:52
if
35:53
you
35:53
can't
35:53
see
35:54
sanctification
35:54
active
35:55
in
35:55
your
35:55
life
35:55
and
35:55
you
35:55
will
35:56
not
35:56
do
35:56
that
35:56
if
35:57
you
35:57
don't
35:57
take
35:57
up
35:58
and
35:58
read
35:59
work
36:00
to
36:00
apply
36:00
see
36:02
the
36:02
power
36:03
of
36:03
the
36:03
spirit
36:03
work
36:03
in
36:04
you
36:04
to
36:04
change
36:05
you
36:05
from
36:05
one
36:05
degree
36:06
of
36:06
glory
36:06
to
36:07
another
36:08
the
36:09
spirit
36:09
of
36:10
Christ
36:10
exalts
36:11
Christ
36:11
by
36:12
empowering
36:12
us
36:13
to
36:13
live
36:13
like
36:14
Christ
36:16
we
36:16
are
36:16
meant
36:16
to
36:17
be
36:17
little
36:18
imperfect
36:18
reflections
36:20
of
36:20
him
36:20
in
36:21
the
36:21
world
36:22
in
36:23
which
36:23
we
36:23
live
36:23
and
36:25
so I
36:25
want to
36:25
read to
36:26
you
36:26
I
36:27
hope
36:27
when we
36:28
give you
36:28
these
36:29
congregational
36:29
recitations
36:30
you're paying
36:31
some attention
36:31
to them
36:32
I know
36:32
that they
36:32
get read
36:32
fast
36:33
and we're
36:33
moving on
36:34
to another
36:35
thing
36:35
perhaps maybe
36:36
you take that
36:37
bulletin
36:37
home and
36:38
give it some
36:39
study
36:40
later on
36:41
we throw an awful
36:42
lot of them
36:42
away
36:42
each Sunday
36:43
this
36:45
came
36:45
from
36:45
our
36:46
confession
36:46
of
36:47
faith
36:47
which
36:47
came
36:48
originally
36:48
from
36:49
the
36:49
New
36:49
Hampshire
36:49
confession
36:50
which
36:50
was
36:50
written
36:51
in
36:51
1833
36:53
and the
36:53
question
36:53
what do
36:55
we believe
36:55
about
36:56
sanctification
36:57
here this
36:59
summary
36:59
again
37:00
we believe
37:01
that
37:02
sanctification
37:02
is the
37:03
process
37:03
by which
37:04
according
37:05
to the
37:05
will
37:05
of
37:05
God
37:06
we
37:06
are
37:06
made
37:07
partakers
37:07
of
37:07
his
37:08
holiness
37:08
that
37:09
it
37:09
is
37:10
a
37:10
progressive
37:11
work
37:11
that it
37:12
has begun
37:13
in
37:13
regeneration
37:14
and that
37:15
it is
37:15
carried
37:16
on
37:16
in
37:16
the
37:16
hearts
37:16
of
37:17
believers
37:17
by the
37:17
presence
37:18
and
37:18
power
37:18
of
37:19
the
37:19
Holy
37:19
Spirit
37:20
the
37:20
sealer
37:21
and
37:21
comforter
37:22
in the
37:23
continual
37:24
use
37:24
of the
37:25
appointed
37:26
means
37:26
especially
37:28
the
37:29
word
37:29
of
37:29
God
37:29
self
37:31
examination
37:31
self
37:33
denial
37:33
watchfulness
37:35
which
37:36
all are
37:37
informed
37:37
by the
37:38
word
37:38
of
37:38
God
37:38
and
37:39
prayer
37:40
let's
37:41
pray
37:42
together