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Romans chapter 5.
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Alright, so Romans chapter 5.
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One verse this morning.
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Verse 1.
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Before we dig in, John Lennon wrote.
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He said,
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Imagine there's no heaven.
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It's easy if you try.
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No hell below us.
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Above us, only sky.
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Imagine all the people living for today.
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Imagine there's no countries.
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It isn't hard to do.
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Nothing to kill or die for.
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And no religion too.
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Imagine all the people living life in peace.
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You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
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I hope someday you'll join us and the world will be as one.
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Imagine no possessions.
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I wonder if you can.
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No need for greed or hunger.
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A brotherhood of man.
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Imagine all the people sharing all the world.
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You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
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I hope someday you'll join us and the world will live as one.
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John Lennon may have been a dreamer, but his dream was peace.
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And we as humans desire to have peace.
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Since the fall though, Genesis chapter 3, we've been unable to find any type of peace.
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We have desired it.
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Look around the afternoon TV schedule.
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Most of you guys don't do that, I know.
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But look around.
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Show after show is filled with conflict resolution counseling.
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Host after host trying to help people find peace in their situation.
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With their families.
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With their neighbors.
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And sometimes with themselves.
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The TV is filled with these shows because people are looking for peace.
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And John Lennon, imagine all the people living life in peace.
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Peace between people is important.
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In fact, the gospel demands it.
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The gospel teaches us to love others as we love the Lord.
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It tells us to live generously.
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It demands radical living.
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Radical loving for the glory of God.
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Jesus, our example, lived a radical life.
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A life that pointed everything to the work of the Father.
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Not what He was doing, but always to what the Father was doing.
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And we as image bearers of God must do the same thing.
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The Bible teaches two main types of peace.
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Peace with others.
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In the church and outside of the church.
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Peace with God.
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A peace that has everything to do with what God has done and nothing with what we have done.
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Peace with God is the grandeur of the two.
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It trumps the other peace.
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And that is, of course, if you are comparing the two.
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Both are important.
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And this peace is our subject this morning.
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I will be asking and answering questions about this peace.
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Like, why do we need peace with God?
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What is it?
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What is it not?
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And finally, what do we do with it?
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Why does this or how does this change our life today?
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Alright, Romans chapter 5.
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I am going to start reading in verse 22 of chapter 4 to kind of put it into context.
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And we will read through verse 5.
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Verse 22 says,
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That is why his faith was counted to him as righteousness.
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Him being Abraham.
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But the words it was counted to him were not written for his sake alone, but for ours also.
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It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord.
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Who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification.
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Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,
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we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand.
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And we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings,
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knowing that suffering produces endurance.
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And endurance produces character.
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And character produces hope.
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And hope does not put us to shame.
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Because God's love has been poured into our hearts,
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through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
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Pray with me.
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Father, I thank you for this day, this day that you have made.
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I thank you that the breath I breathe,
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I thank you that the sunlight we see,
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the cooler weather,
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is all your grace to us.
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evidence of you being at work.
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God, I pray and I ask now that you would speak to us.
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That you would speak clearly to us,
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that we leave here different because your word has been revealed to us.
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I thank you for your word as we set it in our laps and read it in front of us.
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I thank you that that is your word to us.
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God, we pray and plead that you would speak.
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Holy Spirit, penetrate the hardened and hardest hearts in this room.
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Soften those hearts.
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Soften all of our hearts so that we can be receptive to your word.
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And that we can walk out of here with our faith strengthened,
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at peace with who we are because of who you are.
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In Jesus' name I pray this.
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Amen.
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Romans 5 verse 1 is the text this morning.
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And it says,
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Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,
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we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Now before we jump into peace,
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I feel it's important that we establish,
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if we haven't already,
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what does justified by faith mean?
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So that we all are on the same page.
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And this is our launching pad.
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This is where we're jumping from.
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And if it's where we're jumping from,
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I need to make sure that we're all jumping in the right direction
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with the same trajectory.
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So what is justification by faith apart from works?
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Well, it's what Paul has been writing about
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for the last chapter and a little bit.
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First of all, justification by faith for the believer is a one-time event.
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Okay?
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It is a one-time, once and forever.
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It isn't an action that we have to constantly come back to,
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like repentance or confession.
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So once you have been justified,
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that's it.
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Done.
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Forever.
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Justification also is that moment that we have been made right before God
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because of Jesus Christ's righteousness.
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And that righteousness was given to us,
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and from us our sin was taken away.
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So because of Christ,
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we stand forgiven,
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righteous,
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and holy before God.
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And apart from Christ,
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we have none of those traits.
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None of those things.
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Justification by faith is the act in which God declares that in Christ,
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in Christ,
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He regards us as if we had never sinned at all.
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That's good stuff.
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He pronounces that we are just and righteous in Christ.
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Our sins are forgiven.
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We are clothed by the righteousness of Christ.
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And it is God who declares it.
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Not us.
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It is God who declares that.
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Apart from Christ,
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it is impossible.
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It is impossible to be righteous.
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Justification by faith,
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apart from works,
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is an action by God,
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through Jesus Christ,
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on our lives,
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apart from anything and everything that we think we deserve or have done.
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So verse 1 of chapter 5 says,
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Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,
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now we can move on, right?
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Now we can...
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What is the result?
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Being justified by faith is a single moment.
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We need to understand this.
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It is a single moment.
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The implications last forever.
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Now Paul,
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it's almost like a change in direction for Paul as he's writing this letter.
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The first four chapters have been instructional.
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This is who you are.
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This is why you can't do what you think you can do.
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This is why what you do doesn't matter.
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We're all sinners.
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We come to chapter 5.
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And he changes his tone a little bit.
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It goes from instruction to almost a celebration.
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Some commentaries and scholars say that this next paragraph,
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or a couple paragraphs,
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is written as a celebratory song.
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It's as if Paul was writing this first section,
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and he's realizing the truth that he just got done talking about,
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writing about,
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and he's filled with awe and wonder.
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And now he rejoices in the result of God's work.
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This is where we sit in chapter 5.
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Paul is celebrating by saying,
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since we have been justified,
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since God has brought death to life,
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since He has done it,
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oh, what a great God.
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Since we are standing as if we've never sinned,
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we have peace with God.
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Peace with God.
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We also have access to His grace.
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And we rejoice in hope.
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Hope from God,
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rooted in God,
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because of God,
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for His glory.
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This is what Paul is writing.
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He says,
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what a great God who shows us mercy daily.
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And as you keep reading,
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you go all the way down to verse 11.
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He says,
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more than that,
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we also rejoice in God
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through our Lord Jesus Christ,
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through whom we have now received reconciliation.
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He is celebrating this justification by faith.
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He is celebrating what Christ has done.
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And He's revealing to us now,
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you've been justified
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and this is what it looks like after.
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This is what your life,
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this is the result of being justified.
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So the question is,
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the question is,
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why do we need to have peace with God?
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That's our first question.
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Why do we need to have peace with God?
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Our first point.
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In chapter 1 of Romans,
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verse 18,
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Paul writes,
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God's Word says,
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
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against all ungodliness
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and unrighteousness of men,
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who by their unrighteousness
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suppress the truth.
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All men,
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women,
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and children,
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every person who has ever lived
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or will live is born into ungodliness
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and unrighteousness.
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And it's not just born into,
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it is ungodly and unrighteous.
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We are ungodly and unrighteous.
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In verse 10 of chapter 5,
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it says that we are enemies with God.
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That we were enemies before being justified.
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Before Christ,
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we were at war against God Almighty.
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We fought against Him and His truth.
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In verse 6 of chapter 5,
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it says we were ungodly.
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Verse 8,
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it says we were sinners.
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God does not fellowship with,
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partake in,
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or entertain any unrighteousness.
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Which is why,
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in verse 18 of chapter 1,
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it is His wrath,
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not His righteousness,
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not His holiness,
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not His love
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that is against the ungodliness
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and the unrighteousness of men,
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but it is His wrath.
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Because God
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cannot fellowship,
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partake,
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and entertain.
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And He must judge.
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Because that is who He is.
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John says in 1 John,
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that if we love the world,
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then we are at enmity with God.
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We are enemies.
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We are of opposition with God.
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Because we are born into this world,
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condemned,
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loving the world,
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born into ungodliness and sin,
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we are enemies with God.
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And you guys can picture
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war,
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two sides fighting against each other.
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That's who we are,
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the Lord Christ.
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We are fighting against God
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and His plan.
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That's what sin is.
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And that's what sin is.
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Ephesians 5, 6 says,
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Let no one deceive you with empty words.
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For because of these things,
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which are found in verse 5,
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which are sexually immoral,
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impure,
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covetous,
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and idolaters,
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the wrath of God
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comes upon the sons
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of disobedience.
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I know some of you
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might be thinking,
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God created us.
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And He said it was good.
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And we're created in God's image.
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All true.
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But chapter 3 of Genesis
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thwarts all of that.
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Chapter 3 of Genesis
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is the fall
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where sin comes into the picture.
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And we have been corrupted
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since that time
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and fought against God.
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So because of sin,
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because of no matter
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what bad thing you do,
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big or small,
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because of sin,
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there is a need
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for peace with God.
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Sin is the barrier
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that we cannot
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get over or around.
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It is in us
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and corrupts
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every part of our lives.
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Flip back to Romans 3.
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It corrupts so much
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of our life
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that Romans 3,
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verses 11 and 12,
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the last part of 10 says,
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None is righteous.
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No, not one.
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No one understands.
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No one seeks for God.
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All have turned aside.
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Together they have become worthless.
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No one does good.
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Not even one.
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It sounds harsh.
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But it's the truth.
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We were created
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originally,
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Adam and Eve
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were created
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to fellowship with God.
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They were created
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to have community with God.
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But because of sin,
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that fellowship
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and that community
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has been broken.
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And until
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we trust
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and place our trust
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in Christ,
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who makes us righteous,
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we are at war with God.
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So until you trust
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and are justified
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by faith,
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you are at war
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with God.
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That's the reality.
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Christ is the Prince
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of Peace
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who gives peace
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to those who don't
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deserve it.
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Who haven't earned it
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and who frankly
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don't even seek it
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from Him.
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We seek peace,
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but we seek it
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in all other places
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except in Him.
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So,
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why do we need
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peace with God?
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Because of our sin.
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Because we are at war
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with God.
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So our second point
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this morning is
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what does peace
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with God look like?
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So what does this
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peace look like?
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What is it?
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So because
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our justification,
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verse 1 of chapter 5,
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therefore,
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since you have been
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justified by faith,
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we have peace with God
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through our Lord
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Jesus Christ.
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The justification
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is a once and forever
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action.
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It's done.
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This peace with God
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is as well
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a once and forever
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action.
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Peace is the result
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of being justified.
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or me.
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Peace is the result
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of being justified.
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Okay?
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We have peace with God
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because of Christ
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and no other.
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Anyone who places
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their trust in Christ
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who believes in Him
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will no longer
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be an enemy,
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but be eternally
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at peace with God.
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This peace
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is an eternal
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assurance of God,
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His promises
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and His salvation
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for us.
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Okay?
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Now,
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since it's an eternal
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peace,
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an eternal assurance,
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hear me clearly,
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there is nothing
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that you do
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or can do
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to break the peace
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with God
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that you have
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in Christ.
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Nothing.
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Now,
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if that isn't
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freeing
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and empowering,
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then
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check your pulse
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and see if you're alive.
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Nothing you do
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will break the peace
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that you have with God.
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You have peace
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because of Christ,
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not because of you.
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Now,
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what other religion
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out there
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can say
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that no matter
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what you do,
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no matter
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what you say,
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no matter
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what you think,
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you're loved
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and have peace
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with God.
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There isn't.
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There isn't
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another religion.
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And it's not like
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I'm leading you
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down a path here
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that,
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okay,
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I made the decision.
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Well,
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it's not like
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you weighed the pros
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and cons
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between Buddhism
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and Christianity
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or Islam
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and Christianity.
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You didn't.
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You didn't want
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to be a Christian.
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You didn't want
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to serve God.
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God chose you.
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He called you
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and He made you
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righteous
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because of Christ
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and not because of
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something you had done.
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The glorious beauty
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of the Gospel
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is that you did not choose.
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That's what grace is.
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Not choosing,
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but Him choosing you
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for no reason.
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Your salvation
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is rooted
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and founded
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in Christ.
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And there is
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nothing that changes
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the peace
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that you have
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with God.
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So here are
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a few characteristics
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of a life
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that fully understands
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their justification
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and their peace
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with God.
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First thing is,
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a man who understands
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his justification
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is a man who knows
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that God loves him
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even or in spite
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of his sin.
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A man who knows
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that God loves him
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in spite of his sin.
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Before Christ,
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we may ask the question,
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how can God love me?
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Why would God
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want to love me
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of everything
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that I've done?
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We may ask those questions.
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We may be troubled
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Troubled by the wrath
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of God.
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Why?
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How could God
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love me?
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Why would He want
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to bless me?
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But now,
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we can look at Christ,
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we can look at His death
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and resurrection
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and say,
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I know He loves me.
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I don't understand it,
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but I know He loves me.
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It's not a feeling
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or a sentiment.
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We know solid facts
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leading to a strong faith
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with evidence
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that God loves Him.
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In chapter 5 of Romans,
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down in verse 6,
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it says,
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For while we were still weak,
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at the right time
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Christ died for the ungodly.
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That was us
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before Christ.
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For one will scarcely die
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for a righteous person,
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though perhaps
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for a good person
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one would dare even to die.
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But God shows His love
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for us
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and that while we were
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still sinners,
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Christ died for us.
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Since therefore
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we have now
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been justified
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by His blood,
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much more
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shall we be saved
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by Him
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from the wrath
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of God.
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For if while we were enemies
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we were reconciled to God
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by the death of His Son,
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much more now
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that we are reconciled
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shall we be saved
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by His life.
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More than that,
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we also rejoice in God
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through our Lord Jesus Christ
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through whom we have now
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received
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reconciliation.
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reconciliation.
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God loves us
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and we know it
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because we have peace
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with God,
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because we understand
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our justification
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and our standing
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before God.
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we cannot have peace
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without Christ.
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The second characteristic
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of a man
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who understands
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His justification,
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who gets
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and understands
22:17
His peace with God,
22:18
he can answer
22:19
the accusations
22:20
of his conscience.
22:23
There's going to be
22:24
a moment,
22:25
there's going to be
22:25
moments,
22:26
plural,
22:27
when we doubt.
22:30
I guarantee it.
22:31
that doubting
22:33
leads to questioning.
22:34
Questioning along
22:35
the lines of
22:36
how could all this
22:37
be true?
22:39
How can it possibly
22:40
be true
22:41
that God has
22:41
forgiven me?
22:43
How can I be
22:44
at peace with God
22:45
who knows
22:45
exactly what
22:47
I've done?
22:49
But a man
22:50
who understands
22:51
His justification,
22:53
a man who is
22:54
at peace with God,
22:56
can answer
22:57
these questions
22:57
and squash
22:58
the doubt.
23:01
So,
23:03
for you,
23:04
can you answer
23:04
those questions?
23:06
Do you fully
23:07
understand
23:07
where you stand
23:09
with God?
23:10
Do you fully
23:11
understand your
23:11
justification?
23:12
Do you fully
23:13
understand the peace
23:13
that you have
23:14
with God now?
23:16
Because of Christ
23:17
and not because
23:18
of anything
23:19
you've done.
23:20
If you can't
23:21
answer these
23:22
questions,
23:23
then you're going
23:25
to be miserable
23:26
and unhappy
23:27
and that peace
23:28
is not going
23:28
to feel like peace.
23:29
it's not going
23:31
to be freeing.
23:31
It's going
23:32
to be enslaving
23:32
to you.
23:35
So,
23:35
can you answer
23:36
those doubts
23:38
and those questions
23:39
that will arise?
23:41
So,
23:41
not only
23:42
can He answer
23:43
the questions
23:43
from His conscience,
23:45
but thirdly,
23:46
can He answer
23:46
the accusations
23:47
of the enemy?
23:50
John Newton
23:51
wrote the hymn
23:52
Amazing Grace.
23:54
And before
23:54
writing that hymn,
23:55
He was a man
23:56
engaged in
23:57
slave trade
23:59
and slave trafficking,
24:01
it is said
24:02
that there wasn't
24:03
a sin that He
24:03
did not commit.
24:07
And God's grace
24:08
was shown to Him
24:09
as He trusted
24:10
and believed
24:11
in Jesus Christ.
24:13
See,
24:13
the devil was given
24:14
artillery,
24:15
ammunition,
24:16
rock after rock
24:18
to throw at John
24:19
Newton because
24:19
of his past.
24:20
To bring his past
24:21
back,
24:22
to haunt a man
24:23
changed by grace.
24:25
He could,
24:25
the devil could
24:26
raise up his past,
24:27
throw it in his face,
24:28
and then say,
24:29
do you still claim
24:30
to be a Christian,
24:32
forgiven and at peace
24:33
with God?
24:35
John Newton
24:36
had his answer.
24:38
An answer that
24:39
all of us can use
24:40
to silence the devil.
24:42
John Newton
24:43
wrote in his hymn,
24:44
Approach My Soul
24:45
to Mercy See.
24:46
He wrote,
24:47
Be thou my shield
24:49
and hiding place
24:50
that sheltered
24:52
near thy side.
24:53
I may my fierce accuser
24:57
face and tell him
24:59
thou hast died.
25:01
In other words,
25:02
what can I tell
25:03
my accuser?
25:05
I can't tell him
25:06
I'm a good man.
25:07
I can't tell him
25:08
about my past
25:09
or even my present
25:10
or what I'm trying
25:11
to do.
25:12
There's only one way
25:13
of silencing the enemy.
25:16
I can my fierce
25:17
accuser face
25:18
and tell him
25:19
thou hast died.
25:22
The only way
25:24
to silence the enemy
25:25
is to bring to light
25:26
not what we've done
25:27
but what Christ
25:28
has done for us.
25:30
Revelation 12
25:31
verse 11 says,
25:33
And they have conquered
25:34
him, the enemy,
25:35
by the blood of the Lamb
25:37
and by the word
25:38
of their testimony.
25:40
For they loved
25:41
not their lives
25:42
even unto death.
25:45
A man who understands
25:48
his justification
25:49
will be able to give
25:50
answers to the enemy
25:52
who accuses
25:53
and questions.
25:57
But not only that,
26:00
a man can do
26:01
all of these things
26:02
while in sin.
26:05
While fallen in sin.
26:07
A man can answer
26:08
these questions,
26:11
these accusations.
26:12
That's my fourth
26:14
characteristic of a man
26:15
who understands
26:16
his justification
26:17
and peace.
26:19
When a temptation
26:20
is too strong
26:21
and you fall,
26:23
when you've been living
26:24
a victorious life
26:25
and fall in sin,
26:26
can you employ
26:27
the argument
26:28
that I have been
26:28
describing?
26:30
Can you say,
26:32
I stand in Christ
26:33
and in Him alone.
26:34
I am at peace
26:35
with God.
26:36
Can you say
26:37
those things?
26:39
Can you see
26:40
out of your sin
26:41
or are you defeated
26:42
and blinded
26:43
by your sin?
26:44
I find in my own life
26:47
that this is the hardest
26:49
of times
26:50
to proclaim the truth.
26:52
It's the moments
26:54
that I'm most vulnerable
26:55
to the enemy
26:57
and his schemes.
27:01
And yet,
27:02
these are the times
27:04
that we should be boasting
27:05
about what God has done.
27:07
These are the times
27:08
proclaim the truth.
27:11
Because in the truth
27:13
there is freedom.
27:15
There is comfort.
27:16
There is victory.
27:19
See,
27:19
the temptation
27:20
in these situations
27:21
is to just doubt.
27:23
It's to doubt
27:23
our own justification.
27:25
It's to doubt everything.
27:27
Doubt the very foundation
27:28
of our faith
27:29
that we believe.
27:32
See,
27:33
when you do that,
27:34
you're giving evidence
27:35
that you do not understand
27:36
your justification
27:37
or your peace
27:39
with God at all.
27:41
When you do that,
27:42
you say,
27:43
I'm not getting it.
27:47
Listen carefully.
27:49
You cannot
27:49
be just
27:52
one minute
27:53
and not the next.
27:54
If you are made righteous,
27:56
if you are made justified,
27:58
that's it.
28:01
You are justified
28:02
forever
28:03
in Christ.
28:06
It is in the moments
28:07
of sin
28:07
and after
28:08
that we must remember
28:09
the truth.
28:11
of God's Word.
28:13
And as chapter 4,
28:14
verse 21 says,
28:16
be fully convinced
28:18
that God will do
28:19
what He says
28:20
He will do.
28:21
If He says
28:21
He forgives,
28:22
He forgives.
28:24
If He says
28:24
He will never forsake,
28:25
He will never forsake.
28:29
So,
28:30
why do we need
28:31
peace with God?
28:32
Our sin.
28:34
What does peace
28:35
with God look like?
28:37
I've given you
28:37
some characteristics.
28:38
Our third point
28:39
this morning.
28:40
What peace
28:41
with God
28:41
is not?
28:44
What is it not?
28:47
A man who has
28:48
a false peace
28:49
is resting
28:50
on his own faith
28:51
rather than
28:53
on Christ
28:53
and His work.
28:54
See,
28:57
they look at
28:58
their own faith
28:59
instead of
29:00
what Christ
29:00
has done.
29:03
Churches are
29:03
filled with people
29:04
like this
29:05
because it isn't
29:06
usually rooted
29:07
from an intellectual
29:08
ascent.
29:09
It's rooted
29:10
in a false faith.
29:13
They would define
29:15
faith by simply
29:16
believing
29:16
and salvation
29:17
by simply
29:18
confessing.
29:19
pulled from
29:21
a verse
29:22
like Romans
29:23
10.
29:23
10.
29:24
And with the
29:24
mouth one
29:25
confesses
29:25
and is
29:26
saved.
29:28
See,
29:29
there's
29:29
teachings in
29:30
our churches
29:30
today
29:31
and in the
29:32
past
29:32
that all
29:33
you have
29:33
to do
29:34
is say
29:34
that Jesus
29:34
is Lord
29:35
or all
29:35
you have
29:35
to do
29:36
is say
29:36
a prayer.
29:38
A magic
29:39
prayer.
29:39
And the
29:39
problem,
29:41
though,
29:41
is that's
29:41
not biblical.
29:43
Read the
29:44
rest of
29:44
Romans
29:45
chapter
29:45
10.
29:45
And
29:45
if
29:50
they
29:50
if
29:51
if a
29:52
person
29:52
speaks
29:53
a prayer,
29:54
if they
29:54
initiated,
29:55
then
29:55
then they're
29:56
the instigator
29:57
and not
29:58
the recipient.
29:58
It's not
29:59
a prayer.
29:59
It's a
30:00
it's a
30:00
person
30:01
in Jesus
30:01
Christ.
30:03
And if
30:04
you're
30:04
if you're
30:05
the instigator
30:05
and not
30:06
the recipient
30:06
of God's
30:07
grace,
30:08
then who
30:08
needs
30:09
Christ?
30:09
Who
30:09
needs
30:10
the Holy
30:10
Spirit?
30:14
For
30:14
the
30:15
person
30:15
who
30:16
instigated,
30:16
decided,
30:17
and it
30:17
happened.
30:20
And all
30:21
they have
30:22
to do is
30:22
look at
30:22
the faith
30:23
that they
30:23
have
30:23
created
30:24
and not
30:25
what
30:25
Christ
30:25
has
30:25
done.
30:26
And
30:26
that is
30:27
a false
30:27
sense
30:27
of
30:27
peace.
30:31
Peace
30:32
with God
30:32
is not
30:33
a feeling.
30:35
It's
30:35
not an
30:35
emotional
30:36
peace.
30:39
It's
30:39
not a
30:39
balanced
30:40
life.
30:41
Or
30:42
however
30:42
new age
30:42
thing
30:43
you want
30:43
to say.
30:43
having
30:45
peace
30:46
with
30:46
God
30:46
does
30:46
not
30:47
give
30:47
you
30:47
a
30:47
happy
30:48
life
30:48
or
30:48
a
30:48
perfect
30:49
life.
30:52
In fact,
30:53
having
30:54
peace
30:54
with
30:54
God
30:54
will
30:54
actually
30:55
make
30:55
this
30:56
life
30:56
more
30:56
difficult
30:57
because
30:59
you are
30:59
now a
31:00
Christian
31:00
proclaiming
31:02
Christ
31:02
with the
31:03
title
31:03
that you
31:03
take.
31:04
you are
31:08
now a
31:08
cross
31:09
bearer
31:09
and a
31:10
person
31:10
with
31:10
Christ
31:11
who
31:12
is
31:12
hated
31:13
and
31:13
will
31:13
be
31:13
hated
31:13
by
31:14
this
31:14
world.
31:17
Peace
31:17
with
31:18
God
31:18
is
31:18
more
31:18
about
31:19
the
31:19
life
31:19
to
31:19
come
31:20
and
31:21
less
31:21
about
31:21
how
31:22
comfortable
31:22
you
31:22
are
31:23
in
31:23
this
31:23
life.
31:24
man
31:29
who
31:29
has
31:29
false
31:30
peace
31:30
is
31:30
only
31:31
interested
31:32
in
31:32
forgiveness
31:32
and
31:33
not
31:34
in
31:34
righteousness.
31:36
He
31:36
doesn't
31:37
want to
31:37
go to
31:37
hell.
31:39
So
31:39
he
31:40
wants
31:40
to be
31:40
forgiven.
31:42
He's
31:43
not
31:43
concerned
31:44
with
31:44
being
31:45
holy
31:45
and
31:46
walking
31:46
in
31:46
holiness.
31:47
So
31:47
he
31:48
lives
31:48
a
31:48
negligent
31:49
life
31:49
without
31:50
concern
31:51
for
31:51
the
31:51
commands
31:52
of
31:52
God.
31:54
He
31:54
ignores
31:55
warnings
31:56
like
31:56
Hebrews
31:56
12
31:57
verse
31:57
14
31:58
to
31:59
strive
32:00
for
32:00
peace
32:01
with
32:01
everyone
32:01
and
32:02
for
32:02
the
32:02
holiness
32:03
without
32:04
which
32:04
no
32:04
one
32:05
will
32:05
see
32:05
the
32:06
Lord.
32:07
He
32:08
is
32:08
only
32:08
interested
32:09
in
32:09
forgiveness
32:09
and
32:10
cares
32:10
nothing
32:10
about
32:11
living
32:11
the
32:11
Christian
32:11
life.
32:13
Well,
32:13
I've
32:14
been
32:14
saved.
32:15
I
32:15
can
32:15
live
32:15
however
32:15
I
32:15
want
32:16
now.
32:19
The
32:20
last
32:20
characteristic
32:21
of
32:21
false
32:22
peace
32:22
is
32:22
not
32:24
caring
32:25
enough
32:25
when
32:27
you
32:27
fall
32:28
into
32:28
sin.
32:29
You
32:30
take
32:30
it
32:30
much
32:30
too
32:31
lightly.
32:33
A
32:34
person
32:34
with
32:35
a
32:35
false
32:35
peace
32:35
isn't
32:36
shaken
32:37
by
32:37
their
32:37
sin.
32:38
It
32:38
doesn't
32:38
affect
32:39
them.
32:42
Jesus
32:42
and
32:42
his
32:43
blood
32:43
are
32:43
more
32:44
of a
32:44
security
32:45
blanket
32:45
and
32:46
less
32:47
a
32:47
relationship
32:48
and a
32:48
right
32:48
standing
32:49
before
32:49
God.
32:49
When
32:50
this
32:51
man
32:51
does
32:51
fall
32:52
into
32:52
sin
32:52
he
32:52
would
32:52
say
32:53
something
32:53
like
32:54
it's
32:54
alright
32:55
the
32:55
blood
32:56
of
32:56
Jesus
32:56
covers
32:57
me.
32:59
Now
32:59
and
33:00
he
33:00
continues
33:00
on
33:01
in
33:01
his
33:01
life
33:02
he
33:02
continues
33:02
living
33:03
and
33:03
just
33:03
goes
33:03
on
33:04
doesn't
33:05
confess
33:05
doesn't
33:06
repent
33:06
now
33:07
all
33:07
of
33:08
us
33:08
should
33:08
do
33:08
this
33:09
when
33:10
we're
33:10
in
33:10
sin
33:11
we
33:11
should
33:11
say
33:11
Jesus
33:12
blood
33:12
covers
33:12
me
33:13
it's
33:14
I'm
33:15
still
33:15
okay
33:16
but
33:17
then
33:17
we
33:17
should
33:17
confess
33:18
!
33:18
that
33:18
sin
33:18
we
33:18
should
33:18
repent
33:19
of
33:19
that
33:19
sin
33:19
not
33:21
move
33:22
on
33:22
with
33:22
our
33:22
life
33:23
and
33:23
take
33:24
care
33:24
of
33:24
it
33:24
later
33:24
or
33:24
say
33:25
we'll
33:25
take
33:26
care
33:26
of
33:26
it
33:26
later
33:26
we
33:29
should
33:29
there
33:29
should
33:29
be
33:29
some
33:30
mourning
33:30
over
33:31
our
33:31
sin
33:31
not
33:33
tears
33:34
but
33:34
we
33:34
should
33:34
be
33:34
saddened
33:35
by
33:35
and
33:36
moved
33:36
by
33:36
the
33:37
sin
33:37
that
33:37
we
33:37
have
33:37
committed
33:37
because
33:38
a
33:39
holy
33:39
God
33:39
has
33:40
paid
33:40
for
33:40
that
33:40
sin
33:41
Matthew
33:43
says
33:43
blessed
33:44
are
33:44
those
33:44
who
33:44
mourn
33:45
for
33:45
they
33:45
shall
33:45
be
33:45
comforted
33:46
you
33:49
will
33:50
only
33:50
be
33:50
comforted
33:50
by
33:50
Christ
33:51
and
33:51
his
33:51
work
33:51
on
33:51
the
33:52
cross
33:52
because
33:53
you
33:53
have
33:53
peace
33:54
with
33:55
God
33:56
alright
33:57
so
33:58
our
33:59
last
33:59
point
33:59
is
33:59
how
34:00
should
34:00
we
34:00
now
34:00
live
34:01
knowing
34:01
this
34:02
peace
34:02
we
34:02
have
34:03
with
34:03
God
34:03
so
34:04
what
34:04
do
34:04
we
34:04
do
34:05
in
34:05
light
34:05
of
34:06
having
34:06
peace
34:06
with
34:07
God
34:07
and
34:08
I've
34:08
touched
34:08
on
34:08
some
34:08
of
34:09
those
34:09
things
34:09
here's
34:11
some
34:11
practical
34:11
what
34:13
do
34:13
we
34:13
do
34:13
now
34:14
the
34:15
first
34:15
thing
34:15
is
34:15
we
34:15
must
34:16
always
34:16
be
34:16
aware
34:17
of
34:17
our
34:17
sin
34:18
and
34:18
the
34:18
sin
34:18
around
34:19
us
34:19
we
34:19
must
34:20
always
34:20
be
34:21
aware
34:21
must
34:23
be
34:23
a
34:23
seriousness
34:24
over
34:25
sin
34:25
if
34:27
you
34:27
know
34:27
and
34:27
understand
34:28
the
34:28
peace
34:28
that
34:29
God
34:29
has
34:29
given
34:29
you
34:30
then
34:31
you've
34:31
been
34:31
given
34:31
a
34:32
glimpse
34:32
into
34:32
hell
34:33
you've
34:34
been
34:34
given
34:34
a
34:35
small
34:36
picture
34:36
of
34:37
what
34:37
you
34:37
deserve
34:38
and
34:39
in
34:40
light
34:40
of
34:40
that
34:40
you
34:41
now
34:41
see
34:42
the
34:42
grace
34:42
that
34:42
God
34:42
has
34:43
shown
34:43
you
34:43
and
34:43
given
34:43
you
34:44
and
34:46
if
34:46
you
34:46
know
34:47
that
34:47
then
34:48
you
34:48
won't
34:48
be
34:49
lighthearted
34:49
about
34:49
sin
34:50
you
34:50
won't
34:51
be
34:51
frivolous
34:52
about
34:52
your
34:54
actions
34:54
and
34:55
those
34:55
actions
34:56
of
34:56
others
34:56
around
34:57
you
34:57
so
34:59
we
34:59
must
34:59
always
35:00
be
35:00
aware
35:00
of
35:00
our
35:00
sin
35:01
we
35:01
must
35:02
always
35:02
be
35:02
in
35:02
awe
35:03
of
35:03
the
35:03
grace
35:03
that
35:04
God
35:04
has
35:04
shown
35:04
us
35:05
amazement
35:07
and
35:07
wonder
35:08
will
35:08
be
35:08
the
35:09
songs
35:09
that
35:09
we
35:09
sing
35:10
we'll
35:11
proclaim
35:11
the
35:11
good
35:12
news
35:12
because
35:12
of
35:12
what
35:12
God
35:13
has
35:13
done
35:13
we'll
35:16
echo
35:16
the
35:16
words
35:17
of
35:17
Charles
35:17
Wesley
35:18
and
35:19
his
35:19
hymn
35:19
and
35:21
can
35:21
it
35:21
be
35:22
that
35:22
I
35:22
should
35:23
gain
35:23
an
35:24
interest
35:24
in
35:24
the
35:25
Savior's
35:25
blood
35:26
died
35:27
he
35:28
for
35:28
me
35:28
who
35:29
caused
35:29
his
35:30
pain
35:30
for
35:31
me
35:31
who
35:32
him
35:32
to
35:32
death
35:33
pursued
35:33
amazing
35:35
love
35:36
how
35:36
can
35:36
it
35:37
be
35:37
that
35:38
thou
35:38
my
35:39
God
35:39
should
35:39
die
35:40
for
35:41
me
35:41
echoing
35:44
the
35:44
amazement
35:44
and
35:46
they
35:46
awe
35:46
in
35:46
the
35:47
wonder
35:47
of
35:47
what
35:47
God
35:48
has
35:48
done
35:48
not
35:51
only
35:51
that
35:51
we
35:51
must
35:52
also
35:52
be
35:52
humble
35:53
now
35:55
this
35:55
of
35:55
course
35:56
isn't
35:56
something
35:56
that
35:56
we
35:57
just
35:57
can
35:57
do
35:57
or
35:58
be
35:58
we
35:58
can't
35:59
just
35:59
be
35:59
humble
35:59
we
36:00
can
36:00
act
36:01
humble
36:01
but
36:01
we
36:01
cannot
36:01
be
36:02
humble
36:03
and
36:04
it
36:04
comes
36:05
from
36:05
being
36:06
amazed
36:07
and in
36:08
awe
36:08
of what
36:08
God
36:09
has
36:09
done
36:09
when we
36:12
when we
36:13
realize
36:13
the truth
36:14
about
36:14
who we
36:15
are
36:15
who we
36:15
were
36:16
who
36:16
Christ
36:16
is
36:17
humility
36:18
is the
36:19
only
36:19
logical
36:20
response
36:20
see
36:23
what
36:24
can
36:24
you
36:24
and I
36:25
boast
36:25
in
36:25
nothing
36:28
justification
36:30
by faith
36:30
destroys
36:31
boasting
36:32
it is
36:34
all by
36:34
grace
36:35
and
36:36
finally
36:37
we
36:37
must
36:38
always
36:38
keep
36:38
a
36:39
watch
36:39
on
36:39
our
36:39
lives
36:40
always
36:42
being
36:42
aware
36:43
of
36:43
the
36:43
traps
36:43
of
36:44
the
36:44
enemy
36:44
because
36:45
we
36:45
have
36:45
been
36:45
justified
36:46
and
36:46
we
36:46
have
36:46
peace
36:46
with
36:47
God
36:47
always
36:48
keeping
36:49
our
36:49
eyes
36:50
open
36:50
keeping
36:53
a
36:53
watch
36:54
on
36:55
our
36:55
lives
36:55
this
36:56
peace
36:57
with
36:57
God
36:57
is
36:57
freeing
36:59
Romans
36:59
8
36:59
1
37:00
there
37:00
is
37:00
no
37:00
condemnation
37:01
there
37:02
is
37:03
no
37:03
death
37:03
no
37:03
fear
37:04
of
37:05
man
37:05
this
37:06
peace
37:06
with
37:07
God
37:07
is
37:07
assurance
37:08
there
37:09
is
37:09
nothing
37:09
that
37:10
can
37:10
change
37:10
God's
37:11
love
37:11
for
37:11
us
37:11
turn
37:13
over
37:13
to
37:13
Romans
37:13
chapter
37:14
8
37:14
nothing
37:22
can
37:22
change
37:22
God's
37:23
love
37:23
for
37:23
us
37:24
Romans
37:26
8
37:26
verse
37:27
31
37:28
says
37:32
what
37:32
then
37:32
shall
37:33
we
37:33
say
37:33
to
37:33
these
37:34
things
37:34
if
37:35
God
37:35
is
37:36
for
37:36
us
37:36
who
37:36
can
37:36
be
37:37
against
37:37
us
37:37
he
37:38
who
37:38
did
37:38
not
37:39
spare
37:39
his
37:39
own
37:39
son
37:40
but
37:40
gave
37:40
him
37:40
up
37:41
for
37:41
us
37:41
all
37:41
how
37:43
will
37:43
he
37:43
not
37:44
also
37:44
with
37:44
him
37:45
graciously
37:45
give
37:46
us
37:46
all
37:46
things
37:47
who
37:47
shall
37:48
bring
37:48
any
37:48
charge
37:48
against
37:49
God
37:49
elect
37:49
it
37:50
is
37:50
God
37:51
who
37:51
justifies
37:51
who
37:52
is
37:52
to
37:52
condemn
37:53
Christ
37:53
Jesus
37:54
is
37:54
the
37:54
one
37:54
who
37:55
died
37:55
!
37:55
than
37:56
that
37:56
who
37:56
was
37:56
raised
37:57
who
37:57
is
37:57
at
37:57
the
37:57
right
37:58
hand
37:58
of
37:58
God
37:58
who
37:59
indeed
37:59
is
38:00
interceding
38:00
for
38:00
us
38:01
who
38:02
shall
38:02
separate
38:02
us
38:03
from
38:03
the
38:03
love
38:03
of
38:03
Christ
38:04
shall
38:05
tribulation
38:05
or
38:06
distress
38:06
or
38:07
persecution
38:08
or
38:08
famine
38:09
or
38:09
nakedness
38:10
or
38:10
danger
38:10
or
38:10
sword
38:11
verse
38:12
37
38:13
no
38:13
in
38:15
all
38:15
these
38:15
things
38:15
we
38:16
are
38:16
more
38:16
than
38:16
conquerors
38:17
through
38:17
him
38:17
who
38:17
loved
38:18
us
38:18
imagine
38:22
there's
38:22
no
38:22
countries
38:23
it
38:24
isn't
38:25
hard
38:25
to
38:25
do
38:25
nothing
38:27
to
38:27
kill
38:27
or
38:27
die
38:28
for
38:28
and
38:28
no
38:28
religion
38:29
to
38:29
imagine
38:31
all
38:31
the
38:31
people
38:32
living
38:32
life
38:33
in
38:33
peace
38:34
nothing
38:36
to
38:36
kill
38:36
or
38:36
die
38:36
for
38:37
because
38:37
Christ
38:38
has
38:38
died
38:38
for
38:38
us
38:38
all
38:39
and
38:40
no
38:40
religion
38:40
too
38:41
it
38:41
isn't
38:41
a
38:41
religion
38:42
that
38:42
gives
38:42
peace
38:43
it
38:43
is
38:43
a
38:43
man
38:43
who
38:44
lived
38:44
a
38:44
sinless
38:45
life
38:45
living
38:47
life
38:47
in
38:48
peace
38:48
the
38:49
only
38:49
peace
38:50
that
38:50
matters
38:50
is
38:50
peace
38:51
with
38:51
God
38:51
it
38:52
trumps
38:53
all
38:53
others
38:54
Christ
38:55
is
38:56
the
38:56
prince
38:56
of
38:56
peace
38:57
do
38:58
you
38:58
have
38:58
peace
38:58
with
38:59
God
38:59
do
39:00
you
39:01
have
39:01
peace
39:02
with
39:02
God
39:02
let's
39:03
pray
39:03
together
39:03
father
39:12
father
39:12
i
39:12
thank
39:12
you
39:13
for
39:13
your
39:13
word
39:13
i
39:14
thank
39:14
you
39:14
that
39:14
that
39:16
in
39:16
it
39:17
we
39:18
are
39:18
challenged
39:19
in
39:21
it
39:21
we
39:21
are
39:21
comforted
39:22
in
39:24
it
39:24
we
39:24
are
39:24
convicted
39:25
in
39:27
it
39:27
we
39:27
are
39:27
encouraged
39:28
and
39:29
in
39:29
it
39:29
we
39:30
find
39:30
victory
39:30
thank you
39:35
for this
39:35
morning
39:35
and this
39:36
great
39:36
opportunity
39:37
to
39:37
meet
39:37
together
39:38
with
39:38
our
39:38
brothers
39:38
and
39:39
sisters
39:39
i
39:40
pray
39:41
that
39:41
you
39:41
would
39:41
continue
39:41
to
39:42
move
39:42
among
39:43
us
39:43
continue
39:44
to
39:45
speak
39:45
to
39:46
our
39:46
hearts
39:46
about
39:46
this
39:47
peace
39:47
that
39:47
we
39:47
have
39:48
with
39:48
you
39:48
what
39:50
a
39:50
great
39:50
truth
39:51
to
39:51
know
39:51
that
39:51
no
39:52
matter
39:52
what
39:52
I
39:52
do
39:52
what
39:53
I
39:53
say
39:53
cannot
39:54
change
39:54
the
39:55
grace
39:55
and
39:55
love
39:55
that
39:55
you
39:56
have
39:56
for
39:56
me
39:56
and
39:56
cannot
39:56
change
39:57
the
39:57
peace
39:57
that
39:58
I
39:58
stand
39:58
in
40:00
Christ
40:01
and
40:01
not
40:01
any
40:03
work
40:03
of
40:03
my
40:03
own
40:03
I
40:05
pray
40:06
that
40:06
you
40:06
are
40:07
pleased
40:07
and
40:07
honored
40:07
by
40:08
the
40:08
rest
40:08
of
40:09
this
40:09
morning
40:10
the
40:11
songs
40:11
that
40:12
we
40:12
sing
40:12
are
40:16
honoring
40:16
and
40:17
worshiping
40:17
of
40:18
you
40:18
but
40:19
more
40:20
than
40:20
that
40:20
the
40:21
hearts
40:22
that
40:22
are
40:22
singing
40:22
those
40:23
songs
40:23
will
40:23
be
40:23
pleasing
40:24
to
40:24
you
40:24
pray
40:26
God
40:26
that
40:26
you
40:26
are
40:26
pleased
40:27
as
40:27
we
40:27
celebrate
40:28
and
40:28
partake
40:29
in
40:29
what
40:30
we
40:30
call
40:30
the
40:30
Lord
40:30
supper
40:31
celebrating
40:33
what
40:33
Christ
40:33
has
40:34
done
40:34
I
40:36
pray
40:36
that
40:36
no
40:36
one
40:37
in
40:37
here
40:37
takes
40:37
it
40:37
for
40:37
granted
40:38
but
40:39
we
40:40
all
40:40
reflect
40:40
and
40:41
examine
40:41
the
40:43
love
40:43
that
40:43
you
40:43
have
40:43
shown
40:43
us
40:44
in
40:44
Christ
40:44
and
40:45
it
40:45
is
40:45
his
40:46
name
40:46
I
40:46
pray
40:46
Amen