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 Before we get started, I just wanted to kind of give a little background on this lesson that I've prepared.

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! It's definitely more of a Bible study.

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 Sometimes we have questions.

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 We go through life.

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 And I was going through a time in my life.

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 I had some questions.

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 It's easy to say the worst day in my life was the day that I found out that my dad was killed.

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 And I just want to be a little bit transparent tonight to kind of get you geared the same way that I was preparing for this message.

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 He didn't show up to work, so we knew something was wrong.

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 I checked on my phone.

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 We have an app that kind of shares what people are.

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 And I saw his location.

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 So I started heading there, and it was about a 25-minute drive.

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 On the way there, I called non-emergency police, kind of give them some details.

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 Maybe they would know something.

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 And the operator was very friendly, very chipper.

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 And she said, let me check on that for you.

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 But when she got back on the phone, her whole attitude had changed.

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 She was very somber.

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 And I knew right then this was bad.

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 Because if there had been any hope, she would have told me.

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 So I'm driving there.

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 I had about 10 minutes left.

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 Just kind of processing everything.

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 I show up, and I'm talking with the officers.

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 And they told me what had happened.

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 So I just have, you know, that was very unexpected.

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 I have a lot of weight on my mind.

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 That same day, I was talking with the funeral home.

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 And in my grief, they're trying to squeeze me for 30 grand for the burial and everything.

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 And I didn't have that kind of money.

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 So I have this financial burden on top of that.

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 But my family were all donors.

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 And I talked to the donor place that night.

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 And there was nothing salvageable.

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 And so I knew even then, this is bad.

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 And I had a lot of weight on my mind.

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 There was a lot of stuff going on.

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 And that point in my life, I was going through a transition from churches.

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 And I didn't really have anybody to turn to.

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 And so I went to the Bible.

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 And I just started reading in the book of Job.

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 Because he had it way worse than I did.

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 If you have read the book of Job, that first chapter is a gut punch.

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 Here Job explains that he's a wealthy individual.

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 He's righteous.

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 And he has a servant come up to him and says,

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 Hey, we're out in the field.

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 And these guys, the Sabians, they came and they started taking the oxen.

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 And they just started killing everybody.

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 And I'm the only one that made it out alive.

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 And the Bible says, while he yet spoke, another servant comes in.

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 He's like, hey, fire came down from heaven.

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 It consumed all the sheep and all the servants watching the sheep.

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 I'm the only one that came out alive.

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 It says, while he yet spoke, another man comes and says,

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 Hey, the Chaldeans, they come.

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 And they've stolen all the camels and they killed everybody except me.

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 I'm the only one that made it out alive.

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 While he yet spoke, someone said,

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 Hey, your son was celebrating his birthday.

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 He had all of his brothers and sisters there and all of their families.

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 The house caved in because of a wind.

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 We went through the rubble.

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 They're all gone.

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 The only one surviving is me.

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 He has all of this going on.

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 Just boom, boom, boom, piled up on him.

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 And then on top of that, he has sores on his body.

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 And the Bible says throughout that, he didn't charge God foolishly.

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 He was perfect.

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 And I remember reading through that.

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 And it was a comfort to me.

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 And there were some questions.

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 The handout tonight doesn't have the first question because it's not specifically answered in Scripture and Job.

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 So this kind of gets us geared to where I was thinking.

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 I remember reading through Job and Proverbs 3, 5 popped in my head.

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 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thy own understanding.

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 And I remember thinking, I don't know what's going on, but God does.

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 Hebrews 9, 27 says that it is appointed once for men to die.

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 And I took comfort in knowing that God knew that that appointment had been set up.

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 And that's all it was, my dad's appointment to meet the Lord.

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 That gave me some encouragement.

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 We sing a little bit about, you know, the Lord is a friend to those who are brokenhearted.

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 We kind of sing about that tonight.

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 In Psalm 147, turn there real quick.

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 Let me read this to you.

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 Verse number 5, it says,

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 Great is our Lord, and of great power his understanding is infinite.

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 You know, God knew, and he does know.

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 Isaiah 55, starting in verse 8, it says,

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 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

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 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

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 And I kind of came to the conclusion.

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 I may not ever know the reason why that happened.

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 It's easier for us as Christians today who have the Bible.

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 We can read through Job in an hour, and we get it all resolved in a nice package.

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 It's like, wow, this is great.

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 It wasn't like that for Job going through it.

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 I mean, he had to take it day by day.

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 And, you know, he had friends that came along, so-called friends that were accusing him.

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 Hey, you obviously have sin in your life, because God allowed this to happen because of, you know, sin.

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 And I hear a lot of pastors and preachers talk about how much of a rag Job's wife was, but I don't believe that at all.

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 To have someone so godly, you have to have a godly woman behind you.

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 And she went through all the same struggles.

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 Those were her babies or her grandchildren.

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 And now she sees her husband boils.

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 And I think she spoke from a broken heart.

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 Just curse God and die.

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 Just get it over with.

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 Let it be done.

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 And, you know, he rebukes her.

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 You talk like one of those foolish women.

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 You know, what are you talking about?

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 And it just gave me a lot of encouragement reading through this book.

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 The first question I had was, and this isn't on your paper, so you don't have to worry about it,

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 but why do bad things happen to good people?

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 And I think that's a question even unsaved people have.

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 Why does that happen?

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 And I just had four things to just consider about this.

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 As I was just kind of studying, as I was healing through that hurt,

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 the first thing to consider is this life is not the end.

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 So don't get hung up on what happens here.

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 If you want to turn with me to 2 Corinthians chapter 4,

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 I'm going to try and just read through these things.

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 So if I start reading and you're not there, I do apologize.

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 You can ask me later and I can get to these verses.

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 2 Corinthians chapter 4, starting in verse 16.

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 Verse 18.

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 It's not always easy to put on our, you know, our glasses, our eternal glasses,

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 and look toward the rewards because we're so inundated with everything we have right in front of our face today.

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 But we will be rewarded one day.

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 Obviously, there's things that man does.

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 We have sin nature.

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 That can be a reason.

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 You reap what you sow for bad things to happen.

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 But the second thing that I considered was God allows some bad things to happen for our good and for his glory.

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 The Bible says in Romans 8.28, it says,

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 And we know all things work together for good to them who are called according to God's purpose.

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 I think about Joseph in Scripture.

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 He's supposed to be giving a report to his dad about his brothers.

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 And they see Joseph walking down the way, and they're like,

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 I hate this guy.

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 Honestly.

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 Let's kill him.

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 And all the brothers are like, yeah, let's kill this guy.

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 We hate him.

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 And one of the brothers, definitely the opportunist, is like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

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 Let's make some money off of this guy.

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 Let's sell him.

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 So that's what they do.

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 They sell him into slavery.

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 Then he gets to Egypt, and he's sold again to a man named Potiphar.

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 His wife has some evil intentions towards him, but he trusts God, and he stays away from her.

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 He gets sent to prison.

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 And now he's rotting away in this prison, and he has a glimmer of hope.

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 Two guys come, and they're like, oh, hey, we work for Pharaoh, and we'll definitely let him know about you.

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 They forget.

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 And we know just in Scripture that 13 years passes between all of this.

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 And then the time comes where he's with his brothers, and once they realize who it is, they're terrified.

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 But in Genesis chapter 50, verse 20, he tells them,

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 But as for you, ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.

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 Joseph knew sometimes bad things happen to good people because God can use that for his good, for our good, and for his glory.

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 Another thing I thought to consider about why bad things happen to good people is it's opportunities for our growth and for others' encouragement.

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 If you'll turn with me again to 2 Corinthians chapter 1.

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 2 Corinthians chapter 1.

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 We'll start reading in verse 3.

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 It says,

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 Sometimes we're meant to go through things just so we can help other people go through them.

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 I think it's important to bear those type of scars so that others can see if you've gone through something,

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 shared those experiences and how the Lord was able to get you through it.

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 And lastly, I want to mention the last thing to consider.

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 Why do bad things happen to good people?

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 Because some of the worst things happen to the best person, Jesus Christ.

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 Let's turn to 1 Peter chapter 2.

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 He was sinless.

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 He didn't deserve anything that he got.

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 1 Peter chapter 2, verse 20.

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 It says,

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 For what glory is it if when ye be buffeted for your faults ye shall take it patiently?

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 But if when ye do well and suffer for it ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

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 For even here unto were ye called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that he should follow his steps.

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 Let's read to verse 24.

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 You know, Jesus knows what we're going through.

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 A lot of times God allows it.

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 We know in Job, you know, God is in his inhabitant.

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 And Satan comes along.

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 God asks, what are you doing?

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 Satan's like, I'm just going to and from on the earth.

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 God says, what do you think about Job, my servant?

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 And of course, Satan has to make everything.

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 You know, he's like, oh, well, you know, of course he'd be serving you.

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 You gave him everything.

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 God's like, all right.

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 Well, don't touch him, but take everything else.

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 And, you know, Satan does.

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 And Job comes out strong.

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 And he's like, well, yeah, things are easy, but what if he was really sick and I could touch him?

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 Then he would curse your name.

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 I know it.

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 God's like, do it.

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 And he does.

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 And Job is faithful.

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 God allows these things.

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 And God knows what's happening.

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 I was thinking in our own life, we may have to go through these things.

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 Job chapter 23, verse 10 says, but he knoweth the way that I take.

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 When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

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 We may have to go through the fire ourself.

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 You know what's cool is gold doesn't fear fire.

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 Everything that gets burned up at the end of our life, if it's wood, hay, and stubble, we didn't need it anyway.

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 We get to come out on the other side.

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 Psalm chapter 34, if you're going through a heartache and you need some encouragement, I would say read through Psalm 34.

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 And I just want to read some of it to you tonight.

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 34, and we'll start reading in verse 15.

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 It says, the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

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 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

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 35, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of their troubles.

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 36, the Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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 37, many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

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 He keepeth all his bones, not one of them is broken.

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 38, evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate righteous shall be desolate.

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 39, the Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants, and none of them that trust in him.

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 39, the Lord shall be desolate.

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 That's a promise.

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 God is faithful to uphold those things.

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 In Hebrews chapter 11, verse 6, I'll read this, and then we'll get into the notes that you all have.

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 Give me a moment to turn there.

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 The back of my Bible is literally falling apart.

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 So I enjoy Old Testament messages, because then nothing falls out of my Bible.

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 Hebrews 11, chapter 6, it says,

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 But without faith it is impossible to please him, for he that cometh to God must believe that he is,

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 and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

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 So, you know, we might ask, why didn't God let Job know the reason why?

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 Well, he doesn't, but if we seek him, he will be a rewarder to us.

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 So I read through those things, and then in chapter 14 of Job, if you want to turn there,

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 these are where these questions come in.

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 There's a lot of questions that we have, and I just kind of wrote down some of them as I was going through Job,

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 some that I thought were really good.

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 The first one is, where do I go when I die?

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 That's a really big question.

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 I would be willing to guess if we would go on Saturday, and we're out there canvassing,

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 and we just ask everybody that we walk by, where do you go when you die?

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 We would get a multitude of answers.

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 And so I think it's a really good question.

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 In Job chapter 14, I guess this will be our text,

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 verse 10, it says,

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 But man dieth and wasteth away, yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

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 So where do we go when we die?

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 So that's your first point there, I guess, is the eternal destination of man.

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 If you'll turn with me to Luke chapter 16, we'll read a little bit about that.

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 Many of us are familiar with this passage, the rich man and Lazarus.

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 It says in verse 19,

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 There was a certain rich man which was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.

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 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of sores,

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 and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table.

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 Moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores.

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 And it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom.

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 The rich man also died and was buried.

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 And in hell he, that's the rich man, lift up his eyes, being in torments,

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 and seeth Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom.

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 And he cried and said,

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 Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,

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 for I am tormented in this flame.

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 But Abraham said,

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 Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivest thy good things,

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 and likewise Lazarus evil things.

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 But now he is comforted and thou art tormented.

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 And beside all this, between us and you, there is a great gulf fixed,

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 so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot,

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 neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.

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 And so here we have this rich man.

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 He's died.

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 We see the two destinations there,

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 heaven and hell.

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 Are the,

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 do we have any of the,

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 I'm going to come back here and grab an extra sheet

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 so I can keep along with everyone.

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 My notes have a lot more stuff on them,

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 and I'm losing my spot.

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 So where do we go when we die?

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 I, the eternal destination of man.

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 So A and B would be heaven and hell.

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 So with our text there,

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 in Luke chapter 16,

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 we see under hell,

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 first off, there's everlasting torment.

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 It says in verse 23,

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 and in hell he lift up his eyes being in torments.

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 There's everlasting fire, the Bible says.

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 It says in verse 24 at the end,

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 I am tormented in this flame.

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 And then we see in verse 26,

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 everlasting separation,

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 everlasting separation from God.

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 I truly believe that's going to be the worst part about hell.

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 It's because here, even on earth,

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 there are things that are restrained

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 because of the Holy Spirit's power.

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 And once that's gone,

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 chaos and ruin will reign.

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 And that's what hell will be like.

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 There will be no restraint.

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 And I think,

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 I believe that's going to be the worst part.

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 So that was Job chapter 14, verse 10.

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 So back, I guess, in our text here.

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 And again, this is something,

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 I know most of us know these things,

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 but it's just a Bible study

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 that the Lord has laid on my heart.

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 But Job chapter 14, now verse 14,

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 says,

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 If a man die,

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 shall he live again?

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 All the days of my appointed time

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 will I wait till my change come.

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 So if a man die,

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 shall he live again?

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 So,

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 is there life after death?

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 I think that's a very good question.

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 I think many people would ask that.

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 And again,

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 you would get a lot of different answers.

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 So now we have the eternal destiny of man.

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 We'll turn over to John chapter 5.

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 We'll start reading in verse 28.

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 It says,

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 Marvel not at this,

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 for the hour is coming

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 in the which all that are in the graves

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 shall hear his voice

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 and shall come forth,

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 they that have done good

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 unto the resurrection of life

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 and they that have done evil

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 unto the resurrection of damnation.

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 So there's going to be two resurrections.

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 So the first there is for the saved.

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 So that'll be A there for your notes.

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 We'll turn to 1 Thessalonians chapter.

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 Can I have someone read that for me

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 while I get a drink?

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 1 Thessalonians chapter 4, verse 16.

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 1 Thessalonians chapter 4, verse 16.

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 Thank you, brother.

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 All right.

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 So,

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 that's a part of the resurrection of the saved.

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 John 11, starting in verse 25,

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 it says,

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 Jesus said unto her,

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 I am the resurrection and the life.

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 He that believeth in me,

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 though he were dead,

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 yet shall he live.

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 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me

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 shall never die,

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 believest thou this?

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 So again,

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 the dead in Christ

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 will have a resurrection.

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 1 Corinthians chapter 15.

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 And we'll start reading in verse 54.

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 It says,

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 when this corruptible

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 shall have put on incorruption,

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 and this mortal

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 shall put on immortality,

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 then shall be brought to pass

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 the saying that is written,

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 Death is swallowed up in victory.

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 O death,

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 where is thy sting?

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 O grave,

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 where is thy victory?

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 The sting of death is sin,

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 and the strength of sin

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 is the law.

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 Verse 57,

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 But thanks be to God,

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 which giveth us the victory

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 through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 Christ.

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 As sinners,

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 or as sinners,

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 yeah,

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 as sinners we get saved,

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 but as saved people,

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 we don't have to fear

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 life after death.

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 The Bible says

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 that we can know

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 that we're going to heaven.

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 We can have that assurance.

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 But it's not so

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 for letter B there,

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 it's for the sinners.

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 If you go out

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 and ask people

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 where they're going to go

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 when they die,

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 it's amazing

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 how many times people say,

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 I hope I go to heaven.

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 They don't know.

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 They don't know

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 one way or the other.

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 Revelation chapter 20,

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 starting in verse 4,

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 it says,

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 And I saw thrones,

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 and they sat upon them,

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 and judgment was given unto them.

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 And I saw the souls of them

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 that were beheaded

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 for the witness of Jesus

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 and for the word of God,

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 which had not worshipped the beast,

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 neither his image,

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 neither had received his mark

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 upon their foreheads

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 or in their hands,

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 and they lived and reigned

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 with Christ a thousand years.

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 But the rest of the dead

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 lived not again

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 until the thousand years

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 were finished.

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 This is the first resurrection.

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 Everybody on earth

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 is born at least once.

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 That's how we're here.

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 And then we know

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 everyone will die

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 at least once.

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 That's a guarantee.

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 We know that through Scripture

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 because the Bible says

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 because of sin,

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 there's death.

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 But there's an opportunity.

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 You can either

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 be born once,

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 be born again,

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 and die once,

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 or you can be born once,

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 and you can actually die twice.

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 That physical death

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 and then that spiritual death,

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 which is separation

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 from God for eternity.

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 I remember talking

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 with somebody one time

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 that didn't understand

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 that God's blood

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 was what paid the price

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 for their sin,

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 and they said

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 that they could do it themselves.

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 And the answer is,

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 you can pay that debt yourself,

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 and that's eternity in hell,

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 and your slate is clean.

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 But no one wants to go there.

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 God sent his only begotten son

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 to die on the cross

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 who's paid that debt,

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 so you don't have to do that.

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 So then you might be wondering,

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 okay, well that sounds good.

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 How can that happen?

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 Let's turn to Job chapter 25,

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 because this is another question

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 that gets asked in Job.

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 Job chapter 25,

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 and verse 4.

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 How then can man be justified

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 with God?

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 Or how can he be clean

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 that is born of a woman?

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 So that third question,

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 can I be justified with God?

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 God.

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 This is the eternal deliverance

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 of man.

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 We can be justified.

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 First off,

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 sometimes it's good to know

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 kind of what justification is.

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 In this context,

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 it's a word that's used a lot

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 in the courts.

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 Someone who has been accused,

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 he's awaiting trial,

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 going to find out

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 if he's declared innocent

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 or guilty.

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 John chapter 3,

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 verse 18,

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 lets us know

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 by our nature,

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 we are guilty.

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 John chapter 3,

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 verse 18,

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 says,

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 He that believeth on him

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 is not condemned,

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 but he that believeth not

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 is condemned already,

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 because he hath not believed

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 in the name

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 of the only begotten

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 Son of God.

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 So the second letter A,

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 I guess there for you,

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 is the experience

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 of justification.

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 First off,

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 we have work.

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 That's God's grace.

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 Romans chapter 3

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 tells us there

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 in verse 24,

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 says,

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 Being justified freely

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 by his grace

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 through the redemption

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 that is in Christ Jesus.

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 That's one thing

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 I'm so thankful for,

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 that we don't have to do things

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 on our own.

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 I'm telling you right now,

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 I would not be making it

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 to heaven.

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 And neither would any of you.

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 We're honest with ourselves.

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 I'm glad it's not

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 because of our position.

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 I'm glad it's not

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 because of a caste system.

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 I'm glad it's not

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 because of how much money

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 you have.

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 You know,

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 it's a simple choice

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 to accept Christ

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 as your Savior.

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 Then secondly,

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 letter B there,

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 the second thing

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 under work would be

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 the way,

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 man's faith.

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 Romans 5.1 says,

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 Therefore,

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 being justified by faith,

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 we have peace with God

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 through our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 That leads us

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 to the elements

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 of justification.

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 Starting with the first one there

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 will be forgiveness.

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 In order to be justified,

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 there needs to be forgiveness.

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 Acts chapter 13,

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 starting in verse 35,

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 says,

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 Wherefore,

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 he saith also

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 in another psalm,

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 thou shalt not suffer

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 thine holy one

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 to see corruption.

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 Let's see,

00:27:26.380 --> 00:27:27.500
 verse 36.

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 For David,

00:27:28.559 --> 00:27:29.539
 after he had served

00:27:29.539 --> 00:27:30.380
 his own generation

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 by the will of God,

00:27:32.039 --> 00:27:32.860
 fell on sleep

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 and was laid unto his fathers

00:27:34.460 --> 00:27:35.339
 and saw corruption.

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 But he,

00:27:36.779 --> 00:27:37.799
 whom God raised again,

00:27:37.940 --> 00:27:38.779
 saw no corruption.

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 Be it known

00:27:40.579 --> 00:27:42.920
 unto you,

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 therefore,

00:27:43.720 --> 00:27:44.339
 men and brethren,

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 that through this man

00:27:45.860 --> 00:27:46.819
 is preached unto you

00:27:46.819 --> 00:27:48.140
 the forgiveness of sins.

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 And by him,

00:27:49.560 --> 00:27:50.400
 all that believe

00:27:50.400 --> 00:27:51.120
 are justified

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 from all things

00:27:52.120 --> 00:27:53.300
 from which he could not

00:27:53.300 --> 00:27:53.880
 be justified

00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:54.940
 by the law of Moses.

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 Once Jesus Christ came

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 and he died on the cross,

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 the law was fulfilled.

00:28:01.640 --> 00:28:02.580
 We didn't need it anymore.

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 And so that's the way

00:28:04.380 --> 00:28:06.700
 is man's faith,

00:28:07.380 --> 00:28:08.800
 forgiveness there

00:28:08.800 --> 00:28:09.580
 under justification.

00:28:10.240 --> 00:28:10.799
 Number two,

00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:12.299
 under that forgiveness,

00:28:12.839 --> 00:28:13.480
 is freedom.

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 Romans 8.1

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 says,

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 There is therefore now

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 no condemnation

00:28:18.299 --> 00:28:19.139
 to them which are

00:28:19.139 --> 00:28:19.859
 in Christ Jesus

00:28:19.859 --> 00:28:21.379
 who walk not after the flesh

00:28:21.379 --> 00:28:22.199
 but after the spirit.

00:28:22.939 --> 00:28:23.679
 We have freedom

00:28:23.679 --> 00:28:25.179
 from sin,

00:28:25.359 --> 00:28:25.720
 we have freedom

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 from shame,

00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:27.379
 from guilt,

00:28:27.779 --> 00:28:28.379
 from that debt

00:28:28.379 --> 00:28:29.279
 that was put upon us.

00:28:31.839 --> 00:28:33.179
 That's a great feeling.

00:28:33.980 --> 00:28:34.480
 I remember

00:28:34.480 --> 00:28:36.399
 going through Bible college

00:28:36.399 --> 00:28:37.539
 and at the beginning

00:28:37.539 --> 00:28:38.399
 of each semester

00:28:38.400 --> 00:28:39.740
 you would have to go see

00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.980
 Mrs. Julian.

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 She was the financial officer

00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:45.320
 so you're just dreading that

00:28:45.320 --> 00:28:46.180
 because you've worked

00:28:46.180 --> 00:28:46.700
 all summer

00:28:46.700 --> 00:28:47.200
 and now you have to

00:28:47.200 --> 00:28:48.120
 give all your money away.

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 And I remember

00:28:49.420 --> 00:28:51.380
 my last year

00:28:51.380 --> 00:28:53.220
 I'd worked really hard

00:28:53.220 --> 00:28:55.880
 and I had a fat stack

00:28:55.880 --> 00:28:56.540
 of cash

00:28:56.540 --> 00:28:57.440
 and I walked into

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 Mrs. Julian's office

00:28:58.560 --> 00:29:00.460
 and I just plopped it down

00:29:00.460 --> 00:29:00.980
 and I was like,

00:29:01.259 --> 00:29:02.880
 I'm covering for the whole year.

00:29:03.480 --> 00:29:03.820
 She's like,

00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:04.480
 not the semester,

00:29:04.600 --> 00:29:04.800
 I was like,

00:29:05.000 --> 00:29:05.640
 the year,

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 I'm done.

00:29:07.120 --> 00:29:07.980
 I don't owe anybody

00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:08.380
 nothing.

00:29:08.579 --> 00:29:08.940
 And I remember

00:29:08.940 --> 00:29:09.960
 they wrote out the receipt

00:29:09.960 --> 00:29:10.740
 and I was like,

00:29:10.799 --> 00:29:10.940
 yeah,

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 paid in full.

00:29:12.220 --> 00:29:13.279
 That's a great feeling.

00:29:14.180 --> 00:29:15.240
 And that's just a taste

00:29:15.240 --> 00:29:16.519
 of knowing that

00:29:16.519 --> 00:29:18.759
 Christ died for your sins.

00:29:19.420 --> 00:29:19.720
 You don't,

00:29:20.160 --> 00:29:21.099
 it's already paid.

00:29:21.180 --> 00:29:21.779
 You don't owe anything

00:29:21.779 --> 00:29:22.779
 once you've accepted him

00:29:22.779 --> 00:29:23.640
 as your savior.

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 There's a freedom

00:29:24.360 --> 00:29:25.220
 that comes with that.

00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:26.740
 I think that's why

00:29:26.740 --> 00:29:28.339
 only the saved

00:29:28.339 --> 00:29:29.620
 can understand

00:29:29.620 --> 00:29:30.640
 true joy,

00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:31.740
 true peace

00:29:31.740 --> 00:29:32.680
 because they have

00:29:32.680 --> 00:29:33.620
 that freedom in Christ

00:29:33.620 --> 00:29:34.839
 that you can't get

00:29:34.839 --> 00:29:35.640
 that anywhere else.

00:29:35.640 --> 00:29:36.320
 Lastly,

00:29:36.520 --> 00:29:36.980
 we have

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 the last F there

00:29:38.360 --> 00:29:38.960
 is fellowship.

00:29:40.759 --> 00:29:42.160
 We'll turn to Ephesians

00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:43.240
 chapter 2.

00:29:43.560 --> 00:29:44.160
 We'll start reading

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 in verse 12.

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 It says,

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 that at that time

00:29:47.820 --> 00:29:49.040
 ye were without Christ

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 being aliens

00:29:50.520 --> 00:29:51.900
 from the commonwealth

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 of Israel

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 and strangers

00:29:53.580 --> 00:29:54.520
 from the covenants

00:29:54.520 --> 00:29:55.100
 of promise

00:29:55.100 --> 00:29:56.580
 having no hope

00:29:56.580 --> 00:29:57.759
 and without God

00:29:57.759 --> 00:29:58.360
 in the world.

00:29:59.020 --> 00:29:59.600
 But now

00:29:59.600 --> 00:30:00.560
 in Christ Jesus

00:30:00.560 --> 00:30:01.860
 ye who sometimes

00:30:01.860 --> 00:30:02.800
 were far off

00:30:02.800 --> 00:30:03.840
 are made nigh

00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:04.439
 by the blood

00:30:04.439 --> 00:30:05.079
 of Christ.

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 For he is our peace

00:30:07.639 --> 00:30:08.959
 who hath made

00:30:08.959 --> 00:30:09.679
 both one

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 and hath broken down

00:30:11.179 --> 00:30:11.899
 the middle wall

00:30:11.899 --> 00:30:12.459
 of partition

00:30:12.459 --> 00:30:13.299
 between us.

00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:15.339
 We have that fellowship

00:30:15.339 --> 00:30:15.879
 with him.

00:30:17.139 --> 00:30:18.419
 You can't get that

00:30:18.419 --> 00:30:21.579
 without justification.

00:30:22.059 --> 00:30:22.379
 Remember,

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 I'll turn here

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 real quick,

00:30:26.859 --> 00:30:28.000
 John chapter 14.

00:30:28.339 --> 00:30:29.079
 A lot of times

00:30:29.079 --> 00:30:29.819
 when you're dealing

00:30:29.819 --> 00:30:30.299
 with these types

00:30:30.299 --> 00:30:31.000
 of questions,

00:30:32.159 --> 00:30:34.799
 people get very skeptical

00:30:34.799 --> 00:30:36.099
 because in this day

00:30:36.099 --> 00:30:37.079
 and age that we have

00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:38.539
 there's always these

00:30:38.539 --> 00:30:40.500
 gimmicks.

00:30:41.180 --> 00:30:41.359
 You know,

00:30:41.700 --> 00:30:42.319
 lose weight

00:30:42.319 --> 00:30:42.879
 with these

00:30:42.879 --> 00:30:44.220
 simple steps,

00:30:44.379 --> 00:30:45.059
 get out of debt

00:30:45.059 --> 00:30:45.599
 with these,

00:30:46.139 --> 00:30:46.319
 you know,

00:30:46.339 --> 00:30:46.859
 and it's always

00:30:46.859 --> 00:30:48.440
 how to better yourself

00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:50.019
 and try to do

00:30:50.019 --> 00:30:50.720
 all these things.

00:30:51.240 --> 00:30:51.940
 Well then when you tell

00:30:51.940 --> 00:30:53.019
 someone about salvation,

00:30:53.859 --> 00:30:56.379
 you don't have to dress it up.

00:30:56.419 --> 00:30:57.180
 It's very simple

00:30:57.180 --> 00:30:58.340
 but they're expecting,

00:30:58.980 --> 00:30:59.180
 you know,

00:30:59.299 --> 00:30:59.920
 I have to be such

00:30:59.920 --> 00:31:00.600
 a great person.

00:31:00.700 --> 00:31:01.080
 I have to give

00:31:01.080 --> 00:31:01.980
 so much to this.

00:31:02.799 --> 00:31:04.220
 And so a lot of times

00:31:04.220 --> 00:31:04.980
 these questions,

00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:07.600
 I'd like to go back

00:31:07.600 --> 00:31:08.759
 to John chapter 14

00:31:08.759 --> 00:31:10.940
 and verse 6.

00:31:11.299 --> 00:31:11.500
 This,

00:31:12.259 --> 00:31:13.180
 we have Jesus,

00:31:13.500 --> 00:31:14.480
 it says,

00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:16.960
 Jesus saith unto them,

00:31:17.259 --> 00:31:18.080
 I am the way,

00:31:18.420 --> 00:31:19.100
 the truth,

00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:20.160
 and the life.

00:31:20.620 --> 00:31:21.279
 No man cometh

00:31:21.279 --> 00:31:22.039
 unto the Father

00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:23.000
 but by me.

00:31:23.000 --> 00:31:25.000
 So many times

00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:25.619
 you have people,

00:31:26.900 --> 00:31:27.200
 well,

00:31:27.400 --> 00:31:27.619
 you know,

00:31:28.019 --> 00:31:28.839
 how can I be saved?

00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:29.960
 How can I get to heaven?

00:31:30.559 --> 00:31:31.619
 And Jesus answers it,

00:31:31.859 --> 00:31:32.460
 I'm the way.

00:31:33.259 --> 00:31:34.180
 I don't know man,

00:31:34.220 --> 00:31:34.900
 how can I be sure?

00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:35.839
 There's a lot of religions

00:31:35.839 --> 00:31:36.339
 out there.

00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:37.460
 How can I be sure?

00:31:38.039 --> 00:31:38.980
 Jesus answers it.

00:31:39.099 --> 00:31:39.799
 He is the truth.

00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:40.759
 Oh,

00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:41.539
 and then they think,

00:31:41.640 --> 00:31:41.759
 oh,

00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:43.000
 if I go down this path

00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:43.720
 and I get saved

00:31:43.720 --> 00:31:44.299
 and I go to church,

00:31:44.339 --> 00:31:45.019
 I'm going to have to give up

00:31:45.019 --> 00:31:45.819
 all this stuff.

00:31:46.559 --> 00:31:46.740
 Nope,

00:31:46.859 --> 00:31:48.019
 it says Jesus is the life.

00:31:48.599 --> 00:31:49.279
 He will satisfy

00:31:49.279 --> 00:31:50.140
 all those needs,

00:31:50.779 --> 00:31:51.059
 you know,

00:31:51.140 --> 00:31:52.160
 just trust in him.

00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:53.040
 And so,

00:31:53.080 --> 00:31:53.740
 so many times

00:31:53.740 --> 00:31:54.960
 we try to make things

00:31:54.960 --> 00:31:56.140
 more difficult than they are.

00:31:57.480 --> 00:31:58.779
 As I kind of studied through,

00:32:00.660 --> 00:32:02.100
 I can honestly say

00:32:02.100 --> 00:32:03.960
 that God's word

00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:05.400
 has answers

00:32:05.400 --> 00:32:07.720
 for all of our questions,

00:32:07.880 --> 00:32:08.960
 whether it's in particular

00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:10.480
 or in principle,

00:32:11.120 --> 00:32:11.940
 it's there.

00:32:12.560 --> 00:32:13.820
 And all you have to do

00:32:13.820 --> 00:32:15.259
 is search for it.

00:32:15.420 --> 00:32:16.100
 The Bible says,

00:32:16.680 --> 00:32:17.740
 we read it earlier,

00:32:18.660 --> 00:32:20.300
 those that diligently seek him,

00:32:20.420 --> 00:32:21.100
 he will reward.

00:32:21.099 --> 00:32:23.119
 So go to God's word.

00:32:23.259 --> 00:32:25.399
 That's how he speaks to us

00:32:25.399 --> 00:32:25.980
 through his word.

00:32:26.539 --> 00:32:27.399
 So I will give us

00:32:27.399 --> 00:32:28.639
 a closing prayer

00:32:28.639 --> 00:32:30.639
 and then we can fellowship some.

00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:31.520
 Thank you,

00:32:31.520 --> 00:32:35.560
 so much for those who knew

00:32:35.560 --> 00:32:35.560


00:32:35.560 --> 00:32:36.180
 who knew

00:32:36.180 --> 00:32:36.180


00:32:36.180 --> 00:32:36.180


00:32:36.180 --> 00:32:36.980
 who knew

00:32:36.980 --> 00:32:38.280
 who knew

00:32:38.280 --> 00:32:38.280


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 who knew

00:32:39.340 --> 00:32:39.340


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 who knew

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 who knew

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 who knew

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 who knew

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 who knew

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 who knew

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 who knew

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 who knew

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 who knew

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 who knew

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