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 So, the first point this morning.

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 Justification by faith apart from works eliminates the ability to boast.

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! It eliminates the ability to boast.

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! Verses 1-5 is where we find this from our text.

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 The word in the church is not exempt from those same things.

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 Lines from movies like, show me the money.

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 Or, a man's got to do what a man's got to do.

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 Sit and stew in our minds.

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 Our society, and not just America, is full of examples.

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 Athletes embody this me first attitude.

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 The wide receiver from the NFL, Terrell Owens, famous for saying,

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 I love me some me.

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 Grammatically incorrect, but I love me some me.

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 It's so bad among athletes that college football is starting in the next three weeks

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 that the NCAA sets up regulations and celebration rules

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 that if a player scores a touchdown or does something great,

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 he starts celebrating himself.

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 He's penalized 15 yards or whatever it is, and he hurts the team.

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 What they want is they want the players to celebrate the team and not the individual.

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 It just comes out of that person, though.

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 Which is ironic, because isn't that what sports are good for,

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 is teaching kids about teamwork?

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 It just comes out of us.

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 Let's be realistic.

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 It's what we are born with.

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 It's why we have to teach our kids how to share.

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 We went to see a Votie Bauckham conference last weekend,

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 and one thing that he reminded us of is,

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 you know, parents will complain,

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 well, my kids just don't share.

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 And he asked a question to that parent.

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 He said, did you teach them how to share?

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 Ouch.

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 Ouch.

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 As a parent of four,

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 yeah, did I teach my kids how to share?

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 I don't know.

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 Or do I just yell at them and say,

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 share with your brother or sister.

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 Be nice.

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 We have to teach them these things,

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 because we are born with selfishness.

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 It is no wonder that pornography is a multi-billion dollar business,

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 because we think about ourselves.

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 We're selfish.

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 It feeds into that.

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 Adam and Eve, when they sinned,

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 they acted on the self-gratifying desire

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 and not on the selfless God-given joy.

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 So to our text,

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 we can go all the way back to chapter 3,

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 verse 27,

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 which reads,

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 Then what becomes of boasting?

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 Paul says,

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 It is excluded.

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 This work of salvation is a work of God,

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 so there is no boasting.

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 It is terminated.

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 It is not possible.

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 And in chapter 4, verses 1 and 2 says,

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 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham,

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 our forefather, according to the flesh?

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 For if Abraham was justified by works,

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 he has something to boast about.

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 Agreed.

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 The next three words,

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 or four words,

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 but not before God.

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 It is impossible

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 to boast before God.

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 Before we go any further,

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 I thought it would be good

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 if I could define salvation for us.

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 Not the act of being saved

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 or not the way you get saved,

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 but the three phases of salvation.

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 Because I'm throwing around this word justification,

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 and some of you might not even know what that means.

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 So, here's where we sit.

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 Three phases of salvation.

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 We have justification,

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 we have sanctification,

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 and we have glorification.

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 Now, justification is that moment

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 of being in right standing with God.

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 When Christ, through His obedience on the cross,

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 bore the wrath from the Father that we deserved.

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 So, because of Christ's death,

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 He gave us,

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 or in Christ's death,

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 He gave us His righteousness.

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 So now, as a Christian,

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 we are righteous in Christ.

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 We are made right.

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 We are not judged by our sin.

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 Our sin is covered by the blood of Christ,

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 and we are made right

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 and can stand before the Father.

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 Sanctification is the ongoing process.

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 So, justification is a one-time thing.

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 Okay?

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 It is a one-time at salvation,

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 at faith.

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 Now, sanctification is an ongoing process

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 of God perfecting us

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 through trials,

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 through struggles,

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 through discipline,

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 and through everyday life.

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 Now, on one hand, we are perfect.

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 Okay?

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 On one hand, at justification,

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 we are made right.

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 But on the other hand,

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 living it out, we're not.

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 Romans chapter 7 reminds us

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 that we still struggle

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 to fight against the flesh and sin.

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 But God is perfecting us.

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 He is working in us.

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 He is setting us apart.

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 And the last thing,

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 the last phase is glorification.

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 Now, this is the final perfection

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 of every saint.

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 This is what we look forward to

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 when God will perfect us.

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 This is what Peter talks about

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 as the living hope.

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 The hope that we'll never die,

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 that never changes

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 until it comes to fruition.

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 We have this hope,

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 this glorification

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 that's going to happen.

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 Okay?

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 So these are the three phases

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 of salvation.

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 So when I talk about justification,

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 I'm talking about that moment,

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 that moment of faith

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 when we are made right before God

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 because of the work of Christ.

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 So, justification by faith

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 apart from works

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 eliminates the ability

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 to boast in ourselves.

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 It is impossible to boast.

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 And when he's talking about boast here,

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 he's not talking about

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 check out these skills that I have.

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 Watch me on the court

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 or watch me on the field

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 or look how good I can spill these words

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 or write or whatever it is.

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 He's talking about works

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 that we think lead to salvation.

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 This kind of boasting.

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 It cannot be done.

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 It cannot be done.

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 The world around us

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 is saturated with self-indulgence.

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 It is no surprise

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 when we try to base salvation

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 on our own works.

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 No surprise

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 when we try to say,

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 look what I've done.

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 Before Christ,

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 we are selfish.

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 So that selfishness

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 even infiltrates

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 our religious beliefs.

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 So, if I just go to church,

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 if I just love my neighbor,

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 if I just tithe,

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 or if I just attend

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 a new members class,

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 or if I just get baptized,

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 then,

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 then,

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 I can be saved

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 and go to heaven.

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 That's not the way it works.

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 It is impossible

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 for those actions

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 to lead to salvation.

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 And that's the point

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 that Paul is making here.

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 If we think that those things

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 are going to lead to salvation

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 is a strand of legalism.

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 John Stott says,

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 legalism is the misguided attempt

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 to earn our salvation

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 by obedience to the law.

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 And we make laws all the time.

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 If I just do this.

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 Let's say,

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 let's say you are a humble,

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 you are a humble introvert.

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 Let's say you would never brag

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 or boast

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 about anything you have done.

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 You say,

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 that's not me.

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 I would never do that.

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 There's going to be a time

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 when you are going to be forced

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 from your gut,

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 from your soul.

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 There's going to be a moment

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 when you're going to be forced

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 to explain

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 why you chose to live

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 the life that you live.

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 There's going to be that time

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 before the King of Kings

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 at judgment.

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 And the news for you

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 is going to be very bad.

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 you will say anything

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 to avoid the punishment

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 that sin deserves.

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 Now,

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 as a Christian,

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 we won't have to talk.

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 We'll have an advocate for us

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 who says,

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 who claims us,

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 whose righteousness

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 we now have.

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 See,

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 the gospel works

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 the opposite in us

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 and out of us.

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 See,

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 we,

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 with being self-centered

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 and selfish,

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 we want to exalt ourselves.

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 We want to boast

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 about what we can do

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 and accomplish.

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 The gospel, though,

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 changes that.

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 We start boasting

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 about what God has done.

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 The justification

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 that He has shown us

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 by faith.

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 That's why

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 we're called

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 to be salt and light

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 to our neighbors.

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 It says,

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 don't hide it.

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 It says,

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 don't cover it with a basket.

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 Don't cover the light

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 with a basket.

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 We have this

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 to share.

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 The gospel changes that

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 from the inside out.

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 So verse

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 1-2,

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 now 3-5.

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 It gives us the account

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 of Abraham receiving

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 righteousness.

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 It says,

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 for what does the Scripture say?

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 Abraham believed God

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 and it was counted to him

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 as righteousness.

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 Now,

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 the one who works

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 his wages

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 are not counted

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 as a gift,

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 but as his due.

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 And to the one

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 who does not work,

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 but believes in him

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 who justifies the ungodly,

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 his faith is counted

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 as righteousness.

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 It is nothing

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 that Abraham did,

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 but it is what God

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 did in Abraham.

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 God gave him

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 the faith to believe.

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 And because he believed,

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 he was counted

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 as righteous.

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 Verse 5 says,

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 and to the one

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 who does not work,

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 but believes in him

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 who justifies the ungodly,

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 his faith

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 is counted

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 as righteousness.

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 righteousness.

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 This same action

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 of being counted

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 can be applied

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 to you and to me.

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 The same counted

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 that was applied

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 to Abraham

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 can be applied

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 now to us.

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 But,

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 like Abraham,

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 we have no room

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 to boast.

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 We are the clay

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 in the potter's hands.

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 Read Romans 9.

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 Take a look.

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 The clay doesn't say

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 to the potter,

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 why did you make me

00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:20.539
 this way?

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 The clay just gets

00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:23.340
 molded into whatever

00:11:23.340 --> 00:11:24.319
 he gets molded into.

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 When God changes

00:11:29.340 --> 00:11:30.059
 our hearts,

00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:31.019
 He gives us

00:11:31.019 --> 00:11:32.100
 something to boast about.

00:11:32.879 --> 00:11:34.000
 I've already referenced

00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:34.279
 this.

00:11:34.379 --> 00:11:35.259
 Matthew 5.

00:11:36.399 --> 00:11:37.059
 You are the light

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 of the world.

00:11:38.960 --> 00:11:39.720
 Nobody will cover

00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:40.799
 the light with a basket.

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 It is something

00:11:41.919 --> 00:11:42.879
 to boast about.

00:11:42.960 --> 00:11:43.399
 It is something

00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:44.000
 to share

00:11:44.000 --> 00:11:45.379
 what Christ has done.

00:11:46.019 --> 00:11:46.419
 That light

00:11:46.419 --> 00:11:47.039
 only comes

00:11:47.039 --> 00:11:48.120
 from Christ.

00:11:49.120 --> 00:11:50.099
 Matthew 13.

00:11:50.219 --> 00:11:50.740
 44

00:11:50.740 --> 00:11:51.799
 tells of the

00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:52.959
 kingdom of heaven

00:11:52.959 --> 00:11:54.079
 is like a treasure

00:11:54.079 --> 00:11:55.259
 hidden in a field

00:11:55.259 --> 00:11:56.599
 which a man

00:11:56.599 --> 00:11:58.079
 found and covered up.

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 Then,

00:11:59.719 --> 00:12:00.299
 in his joy,

00:12:00.379 --> 00:12:01.199
 he goes and sells

00:12:01.199 --> 00:12:02.299
 all that he has

00:12:02.299 --> 00:12:02.860
 and he buys

00:12:02.860 --> 00:12:03.439
 the field.

00:12:05.439 --> 00:12:07.039
 The work of God

00:12:07.039 --> 00:12:08.319
 is big enough

00:12:08.319 --> 00:12:09.319
 and good enough

00:12:09.319 --> 00:12:10.079
 to boast about

00:12:10.079 --> 00:12:10.899
 and it's also

00:12:10.899 --> 00:12:11.519
 good enough

00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:12.740
 to sell everything

00:12:12.740 --> 00:12:13.500
 and go buy

00:12:13.500 --> 00:12:14.439
 a piece of land.

00:12:14.440 --> 00:12:18.220
 So,

00:12:18.900 --> 00:12:20.100
 the grace of God

00:12:20.100 --> 00:12:21.160
 can move us

00:12:21.160 --> 00:12:22.360
 to sell everything.

00:12:23.280 --> 00:12:24.000
 Would you?

00:12:25.140 --> 00:12:26.340
 The grace of God

00:12:26.340 --> 00:12:27.140
 can cause us

00:12:27.140 --> 00:12:28.480
 to stop going to school

00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:29.880
 and move to the mission field.

00:12:30.540 --> 00:12:31.280
 Would you?

00:12:32.740 --> 00:12:33.880
 The grace of God

00:12:33.880 --> 00:12:34.640
 can cause you

00:12:34.640 --> 00:12:35.740
 to run to Iran.

00:12:37.140 --> 00:12:37.860
 Would you?

00:12:38.640 --> 00:12:39.740
 The grace of God

00:12:39.740 --> 00:12:40.760
 can cause you

00:12:40.759 --> 00:12:41.539
 to stay right

00:12:41.539 --> 00:12:42.340
 where you are.

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 Can you?

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 In all situations,

00:12:48.080 --> 00:12:48.860
 the light that God

00:12:48.860 --> 00:12:49.620
 has put in you

00:12:49.620 --> 00:12:51.080
 must not be covered

00:12:51.080 --> 00:12:51.819
 by a basket.

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 And the way

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 it's covered

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 by a basket

00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:56.419
 is that

00:12:56.419 --> 00:12:58.720
 self-gratifying

00:12:58.720 --> 00:13:01.220
 part of us.

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 That selfish

00:13:02.399 --> 00:13:03.220
 part of us.

00:13:03.779 --> 00:13:04.279
 Once we

00:13:04.279 --> 00:13:05.759
 cover the light,

00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:07.419
 who's going to see it?

00:13:07.500 --> 00:13:08.340
 They're going to see us

00:13:08.340 --> 00:13:09.279
 and see what we treasure.

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 So,

00:13:12.199 --> 00:13:12.699
 don't treasure

00:13:12.699 --> 00:13:13.399
 what you think

00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:14.019
 is light.

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 Treasure the actual light

00:13:16.659 --> 00:13:17.360
 and let the world

00:13:17.360 --> 00:13:17.919
 see it.

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 So,

00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:21.459
 not only does

00:13:21.459 --> 00:13:23.779
 justification

00:13:23.779 --> 00:13:24.639
 by faith

00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:25.539
 apart from works

00:13:25.539 --> 00:13:27.100
 eliminate

00:13:27.100 --> 00:13:27.980
 boasting,

00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:29.539
 it is also

00:13:29.539 --> 00:13:30.139
 a blessing

00:13:30.139 --> 00:13:31.639
 beyond our comprehension.

00:13:33.139 --> 00:13:33.959
 Verse 7 and 8.

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 quoted from

00:13:37.460 --> 00:13:38.160
 Psalms,

00:13:38.639 --> 00:13:39.600
 David wrote this

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 and it says,

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 Blessed are those

00:13:41.019 --> 00:13:42.220
 whose lawless deeds

00:13:42.220 --> 00:13:42.860
 are forgiven

00:13:42.860 --> 00:13:44.800
 and whose sins

00:13:44.800 --> 00:13:45.540
 are covered.

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 Blessed is the man

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 against whom

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 the Lord

00:13:49.220 --> 00:13:50.440
 will not count

00:13:50.440 --> 00:13:52.220
 his sin.

00:13:54.040 --> 00:13:54.320
 Now,

00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:55.720
 this truth,

00:13:56.320 --> 00:13:56.879
 to measure

00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:57.360
 blessing

00:13:57.360 --> 00:13:58.180
 is impossible.

00:13:59.120 --> 00:13:59.940
 And this blessing

00:13:59.940 --> 00:14:00.400
 is

00:14:00.400 --> 00:14:01.780
 huge.

00:14:01.779 --> 00:14:03.299
 So,

00:14:03.379 --> 00:14:04.120
 I've made a list

00:14:04.120 --> 00:14:04.720
 to give us

00:14:04.720 --> 00:14:05.579
 a glimmer,

00:14:05.879 --> 00:14:06.759
 just a fraction

00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:09.220
 of this

00:14:09.220 --> 00:14:09.939
 great blessing.

00:14:11.699 --> 00:14:12.259
 So,

00:14:12.339 --> 00:14:13.019
 in Christ,

00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:13.980
 your sins

00:14:13.980 --> 00:14:14.659
 are forgiven.

00:14:15.299 --> 00:14:16.339
 Any and everything,

00:14:16.539 --> 00:14:16.980
 past,

00:14:17.379 --> 00:14:17.720
 present,

00:14:17.860 --> 00:14:18.419
 and future.

00:14:19.480 --> 00:14:20.259
 In Christ,

00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:20.980
 your sins

00:14:20.980 --> 00:14:21.459
 are covered

00:14:21.459 --> 00:14:21.980
 by the blood

00:14:21.980 --> 00:14:22.360
 of Jesus,

00:14:22.439 --> 00:14:22.740
 which means

00:14:22.740 --> 00:14:23.559
 God the Father

00:14:23.559 --> 00:14:25.000
 sees only the blood

00:14:25.000 --> 00:14:26.679
 and not the sin.

00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:28.339
 In Christ,

00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:29.319
 your sins

00:14:29.319 --> 00:14:30.199
 will not be counted

00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:30.879
 against you.

00:14:31.860 --> 00:14:32.620
 In Christ,

00:14:32.720 --> 00:14:33.259
 your sins

00:14:33.259 --> 00:14:34.060
 have been blotted

00:14:34.060 --> 00:14:34.540
 out.

00:14:35.200 --> 00:14:35.820
 In Christ,

00:14:35.920 --> 00:14:36.340
 your sins

00:14:36.340 --> 00:14:36.879
 have been thrown

00:14:36.879 --> 00:14:37.580
 as far as

00:14:37.580 --> 00:14:38.320
 the east is

00:14:38.320 --> 00:14:39.060
 from the west.

00:14:39.940 --> 00:14:40.620
 In Christ,

00:14:40.740 --> 00:14:41.360
 you are righteous

00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:42.240
 before God.

00:14:43.140 --> 00:14:43.920
 In Christ,

00:14:44.020 --> 00:14:44.820
 you have been adopted

00:14:44.820 --> 00:14:45.640
 into the family

00:14:45.640 --> 00:14:46.180
 of God.

00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:47.860
 In Christ,

00:14:47.960 --> 00:14:48.680
 your inheritance

00:14:48.680 --> 00:14:49.860
 is immeasurable.

00:14:51.340 --> 00:14:52.180
 In Christ,

00:14:52.259 --> 00:14:53.060
 you can call

00:14:53.060 --> 00:14:53.680
 Abba,

00:14:53.800 --> 00:14:54.140
 Father,

00:14:54.640 --> 00:14:55.020
 Daddy.

00:14:56.220 --> 00:14:57.040
 In Christ,

00:14:57.120 --> 00:14:57.640
 there is nothing

00:14:57.640 --> 00:14:58.160
 you can do

00:14:58.159 --> 00:14:58.659
 that will make

00:14:58.659 --> 00:14:59.339
 God love you

00:14:59.339 --> 00:15:00.360
 any less.

00:15:01.600 --> 00:15:02.339
 In Christ,

00:15:02.419 --> 00:15:02.939
 there is nothing

00:15:02.939 --> 00:15:03.339
 you can do

00:15:03.339 --> 00:15:03.779
 that will make

00:15:03.779 --> 00:15:04.620
 God love you

00:15:04.620 --> 00:15:05.600
 any more.

00:15:06.919 --> 00:15:07.759
 In Christ,

00:15:07.839 --> 00:15:08.360
 you can live

00:15:08.360 --> 00:15:09.120
 with a confidence

00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:10.559
 and a boldness

00:15:10.559 --> 00:15:11.399
 in Christ.

00:15:11.699 --> 00:15:12.279
 In Christ,

00:15:12.360 --> 00:15:12.959
 you have hope

00:15:12.959 --> 00:15:14.059
 beyond this world.

00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:15.860
 In Christ,

00:15:15.959 --> 00:15:16.519
 you can love

00:15:16.519 --> 00:15:17.419
 those you wouldn't

00:15:17.419 --> 00:15:18.620
 love otherwise.

00:15:19.939 --> 00:15:20.919
 In Christ,

00:15:21.019 --> 00:15:21.719
 you are being

00:15:21.719 --> 00:15:22.519
 perfected,

00:15:22.600 --> 00:15:23.339
 so rejoice.

00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:25.299
 In Christ,

00:15:25.299 --> 00:15:26.299
 God is working

00:15:26.299 --> 00:15:27.100
 all things

00:15:27.100 --> 00:15:28.019
 for your good.

00:15:28.980 --> 00:15:30.019
 In Christ,

00:15:30.100 --> 00:15:30.699
 the Creator

00:15:30.699 --> 00:15:31.500
 of the universe

00:15:31.500 --> 00:15:32.319
 who spoke

00:15:32.319 --> 00:15:33.000
 the stars

00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:33.759
 and the mountains

00:15:33.759 --> 00:15:34.439
 and rivers

00:15:34.439 --> 00:15:35.500
 into existence

00:15:35.500 --> 00:15:36.919
 wants community

00:15:36.919 --> 00:15:37.519
 with you.

00:15:38.860 --> 00:15:39.899
 In Christ,

00:15:39.980 --> 00:15:40.939
 you are not alone

00:15:40.939 --> 00:15:41.699
 and will never

00:15:41.699 --> 00:15:43.039
 be alone.

00:15:44.199 --> 00:15:45.199
 In Christ,

00:15:45.299 --> 00:15:46.100
 you have a comforter

00:15:46.100 --> 00:15:46.819
 who can relate

00:15:46.819 --> 00:15:47.379
 to anything

00:15:47.379 --> 00:15:48.159
 you go through.

00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:48.879
 Anything.

00:15:50.539 --> 00:15:51.399
 In Christ,

00:15:51.500 --> 00:15:52.439
 God is for you

00:15:52.439 --> 00:15:53.399
 no matter

00:15:53.399 --> 00:15:54.299
 the struggle.

00:15:55.519 --> 00:15:56.240
 In Christ,

00:15:56.240 --> 00:15:57.259
 God is always

00:15:57.259 --> 00:15:57.779
 at work

00:15:57.779 --> 00:15:58.779
 for your joy

00:15:58.779 --> 00:16:00.659
 and His glory.

00:16:00.899 --> 00:16:01.620
 All of this

00:16:01.620 --> 00:16:02.240
 from Scripture,

00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:03.580
 all of this

00:16:03.580 --> 00:16:05.600
 can go on

00:16:05.600 --> 00:16:06.419
 and on

00:16:06.419 --> 00:16:07.180
 and on.

00:16:07.179 --> 00:16:09.679
 fraction

00:16:09.679 --> 00:16:10.839
 of the blessing.

00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:12.199
 Now,

00:16:12.239 --> 00:16:12.879
 I would encourage

00:16:12.879 --> 00:16:13.339
 you to make

00:16:13.339 --> 00:16:14.159
 your own list.

00:16:15.939 --> 00:16:16.779
 Look at Scriptures.

00:16:17.379 --> 00:16:17.839
 Treasure

00:16:17.839 --> 00:16:19.099
 the God of the Bible

00:16:19.099 --> 00:16:20.079
 by exploring

00:16:20.079 --> 00:16:20.759
 His Word.

00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:21.659
 Make a list

00:16:21.659 --> 00:16:22.359
 for yourself

00:16:22.359 --> 00:16:23.559
 of these things.

00:16:23.559 --> 00:16:26.599
 If all this

00:16:26.599 --> 00:16:27.139
 is true,

00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:28.619
 if every bit

00:16:28.619 --> 00:16:28.919
 of this

00:16:28.919 --> 00:16:29.559
 is fact,

00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:31.819
 then live

00:16:31.819 --> 00:16:32.379
 different

00:16:32.379 --> 00:16:33.239
 than the Mormon.

00:16:34.339 --> 00:16:35.179
 Live different

00:16:35.179 --> 00:16:36.239
 than the Jehovah's Witness.

00:16:37.319 --> 00:16:38.099
 Live different

00:16:38.099 --> 00:16:38.739
 than the Jewish

00:16:38.739 --> 00:16:39.179
 rabbi

00:16:39.179 --> 00:16:39.859
 or the Catholic

00:16:39.859 --> 00:16:40.339
 priest.

00:16:40.939 --> 00:16:41.799
 Because they

00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:42.439
 don't have

00:16:42.439 --> 00:16:43.219
 these truths

00:16:43.219 --> 00:16:44.000
 to cling to.

00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:46.719
 Don't just

00:16:46.719 --> 00:16:47.559
 be the nice guy.

00:16:49.939 --> 00:16:50.899
 Be the girl

00:16:50.899 --> 00:16:51.419
 of the guy

00:16:51.419 --> 00:16:52.459
 who loves Jesus.

00:16:52.460 --> 00:16:55.560
 So not only

00:16:55.560 --> 00:16:56.259
 does justification

00:16:56.259 --> 00:16:56.960
 by faith

00:16:56.960 --> 00:16:57.740
 apart from works

00:16:57.740 --> 00:16:58.780
 eliminate boasting,

00:16:59.300 --> 00:17:00.320
 which is a good thing,

00:17:00.379 --> 00:17:01.160
 not a bad thing,

00:17:01.680 --> 00:17:02.740
 not only is it

00:17:02.740 --> 00:17:03.200
 a blessing

00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:04.400
 beyond our comprehension,

00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:06.360
 but it also

00:17:06.360 --> 00:17:08.100
 defines works

00:17:08.100 --> 00:17:09.519
 as an outpouring

00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:10.140
 of faith.

00:17:11.900 --> 00:17:13.340
 And this frees us.

00:17:14.860 --> 00:17:15.640
 Find this

00:17:15.640 --> 00:17:16.360
 in verse 9

00:17:16.360 --> 00:17:17.340
 through the first

00:17:17.340 --> 00:17:18.319
 part of verse 11.

00:17:19.039 --> 00:17:19.779
 Read along with me.

00:17:19.840 --> 00:17:20.740
 Is this blessing

00:17:20.740 --> 00:17:21.380
 then only

00:17:21.380 --> 00:17:21.880
 for the circumcised

00:17:22.460 --> 00:17:23.180
 or also

00:17:23.180 --> 00:17:24.640
 for the uncircumcised?

00:17:25.120 --> 00:17:25.860
 We say

00:17:25.860 --> 00:17:26.440
 that faith

00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:26.880
 was counted

00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:27.380
 to Abraham

00:17:27.380 --> 00:17:28.019
 as righteousness.

00:17:28.860 --> 00:17:29.380
 How then

00:17:29.380 --> 00:17:29.980
 was it counted

00:17:29.980 --> 00:17:30.420
 to him?

00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:31.420
 Was it before

00:17:31.420 --> 00:17:32.000
 or after

00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:32.480
 he had been

00:17:32.480 --> 00:17:33.259
 circumcised?

00:17:33.740 --> 00:17:34.420
 It was not

00:17:34.420 --> 00:17:34.720
 after,

00:17:34.819 --> 00:17:35.279
 but before

00:17:35.279 --> 00:17:36.299
 he was circumcised.

00:17:36.819 --> 00:17:37.539
 He received

00:17:37.539 --> 00:17:38.059
 the sign

00:17:38.059 --> 00:17:38.860
 of circumcision

00:17:38.860 --> 00:17:39.720
 as a seal

00:17:39.720 --> 00:17:40.740
 of the righteousness

00:17:40.740 --> 00:17:41.460
 that he had

00:17:41.460 --> 00:17:42.200
 by faith

00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:43.039
 while he was

00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:43.460
 still

00:17:43.460 --> 00:17:45.059
 uncircumcised.

00:17:46.380 --> 00:17:46.840
 Now,

00:17:46.840 --> 00:17:47.500
 Paul gives us

00:17:47.500 --> 00:17:48.480
 three questions.

00:17:49.519 --> 00:17:49.840
 Now,

00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:50.500
 these questions

00:17:50.500 --> 00:17:51.039
 he sees

00:17:51.039 --> 00:17:51.420
 are going

00:17:51.420 --> 00:17:52.039
 to be asked

00:17:52.039 --> 00:17:52.359
 when he

00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:54.319
 goes ahead

00:17:54.319 --> 00:17:55.339
 and asks them

00:17:55.339 --> 00:17:56.160
 and answers them

00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:57.480
 for his argument.

00:17:58.500 --> 00:17:58.700
 Now,

00:17:58.740 --> 00:17:59.099
 we're going to

00:17:59.099 --> 00:18:00.059
 focus on

00:18:00.059 --> 00:18:01.000
 the last question

00:18:01.000 --> 00:18:01.519
 first.

00:18:02.299 --> 00:18:02.720
 That was

00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:03.519
 the timing

00:18:03.519 --> 00:18:04.160
 of Abraham

00:18:04.160 --> 00:18:05.019
 being counted

00:18:05.019 --> 00:18:05.880
 as righteous.

00:18:07.180 --> 00:18:07.799
 When was it?

00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:08.500
 Was it before

00:18:08.500 --> 00:18:09.359
 or was it

00:18:09.359 --> 00:18:10.400
 after circumcision?

00:18:11.579 --> 00:18:12.059
 Now,

00:18:12.099 --> 00:18:13.039
 if you're like me,

00:18:13.680 --> 00:18:15.019
 knowing the stories

00:18:15.019 --> 00:18:15.519
 that I know

00:18:15.519 --> 00:18:16.160
 from the Bible,

00:18:17.319 --> 00:18:17.920
 I'm not going

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 to think of

00:18:18.379 --> 00:18:19.059
 circumcision

00:18:19.059 --> 00:18:19.879
 as the

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 moment of

00:18:22.379 --> 00:18:22.920
 salvation

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 for Abraham.

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 I might think

00:18:24.720 --> 00:18:25.039
 of,

00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:27.480
 okay,

00:18:27.680 --> 00:18:28.579
 when was

00:18:28.579 --> 00:18:29.460
 Abraham

00:18:29.460 --> 00:18:30.000
 righteous?

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 Was it

00:18:30.420 --> 00:18:31.400
 before he

00:18:31.400 --> 00:18:33.700
 went and

00:18:33.700 --> 00:18:34.440
 followed God

00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:34.779
 and God

00:18:34.779 --> 00:18:35.259
 called him?

00:18:35.319 --> 00:18:35.639
 Or was it

00:18:35.639 --> 00:18:35.900
 after?

00:18:36.420 --> 00:18:36.960
 Or I might

00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:37.440
 think of

00:18:37.440 --> 00:18:37.940
 where he

00:18:37.940 --> 00:18:38.480
 took Isaac

00:18:38.480 --> 00:18:38.839
 up.

00:18:39.059 --> 00:18:39.400
 Was it

00:18:39.400 --> 00:18:39.960
 before he

00:18:39.960 --> 00:18:40.440
 took Isaac

00:18:40.440 --> 00:18:40.920
 up to be

00:18:40.920 --> 00:18:41.379
 sacrificed

00:18:41.379 --> 00:18:41.960
 or after?

00:18:42.059 --> 00:18:42.359
 Because those

00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:43.119
 are big deals

00:18:43.119 --> 00:18:43.799
 to me.

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 I mean,

00:18:44.619 --> 00:18:44.879
 those are

00:18:44.880 --> 00:18:46.120
 great moments

00:18:46.120 --> 00:18:46.640
 of faith.

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 Not

00:18:47.620 --> 00:18:48.320
 circumcision.

00:18:48.760 --> 00:18:49.020
 Although,

00:18:50.180 --> 00:18:50.660
 as you'll

00:18:50.660 --> 00:18:51.140
 find out,

00:18:51.220 --> 00:18:51.360
 I mean,

00:18:51.820 --> 00:18:52.340
 Abraham

00:18:52.340 --> 00:18:52.740
 was pretty

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 old.

00:18:56.860 --> 00:18:57.320
 Here's

00:18:57.320 --> 00:18:57.880
 why it

00:18:57.880 --> 00:18:58.380
 revolves

00:18:58.380 --> 00:18:58.860
 around

00:18:58.860 --> 00:18:59.620
 circumcision.

00:19:00.520 --> 00:19:00.840
 John

00:19:00.840 --> 00:19:01.300
 MacArthur

00:19:01.300 --> 00:19:01.720
 wrote,

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 and he

00:19:02.140 --> 00:19:02.440
 put it

00:19:02.440 --> 00:19:03.000
 best,

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 and I'm

00:19:03.340 --> 00:19:03.560
 just going

00:19:03.560 --> 00:19:03.820
 to quote

00:19:03.820 --> 00:19:04.040
 him.

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 No sense

00:19:05.280 --> 00:19:05.500
 to me

00:19:05.500 --> 00:19:05.780
 trying to

00:19:05.780 --> 00:19:06.140
 write it.

00:19:06.660 --> 00:19:07.480
 Most Jews

00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:07.820
 in the

00:19:07.820 --> 00:19:08.400
 New Testament

00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:09.260
 times were

00:19:09.260 --> 00:19:09.820
 thoroughly

00:19:09.820 --> 00:19:10.460
 convinced

00:19:10.460 --> 00:19:11.480
 that circumcision

00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:12.080
 was not

00:19:12.080 --> 00:19:12.520
 only,

00:19:12.680 --> 00:19:13.500
 not only

00:19:13.500 --> 00:19:14.060
 the unique

00:19:14.060 --> 00:19:14.540
 mark

00:19:14.539 --> 00:19:15.200
 that set

00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:15.740
 them apart

00:19:15.740 --> 00:19:16.240
 from all

00:19:16.240 --> 00:19:16.740
 other men

00:19:16.740 --> 00:19:17.359
 as God's

00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:18.039
 chosen people.

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 So,

00:19:18.859 --> 00:19:19.440
 it not

00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:20.000
 only set

00:19:20.000 --> 00:19:20.599
 them apart,

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 but was

00:19:22.220 --> 00:19:22.960
 also the

00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:23.500
 means by

00:19:23.500 --> 00:19:23.899
 which they

00:19:23.899 --> 00:19:24.359
 became

00:19:24.359 --> 00:19:25.039
 acceptable

00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:26.399
 to God.

00:19:28.759 --> 00:19:29.319
 So,

00:19:29.379 --> 00:19:29.700
 they put

00:19:29.700 --> 00:19:30.159
 all this

00:19:30.159 --> 00:19:30.759
 weight and

00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:31.139
 all this

00:19:31.139 --> 00:19:31.759
 importance

00:19:31.759 --> 00:19:32.480
 on this

00:19:32.480 --> 00:19:33.159
 one act

00:19:33.159 --> 00:19:33.500
 so that

00:19:33.500 --> 00:19:33.759
 they could

00:19:33.759 --> 00:19:33.920
 be

00:19:33.920 --> 00:19:34.539
 acceptable

00:19:34.539 --> 00:19:36.500
 to God.

00:19:37.019 --> 00:19:37.259
 See,

00:19:37.319 --> 00:19:38.079
 many Jews

00:19:38.079 --> 00:19:38.899
 believed that

00:19:38.899 --> 00:19:39.720
 salvation was

00:19:39.720 --> 00:19:40.200
 based on

00:19:40.200 --> 00:19:40.899
 their obedience

00:19:40.899 --> 00:19:41.460
 to God

00:19:41.460 --> 00:19:41.960
 in being

00:19:41.960 --> 00:19:42.799
 circumcised.

00:19:42.799 --> 00:19:42.919
 circumcised.

00:19:45.220 --> 00:19:45.740
 Now,

00:19:45.819 --> 00:19:46.299
 on top of

00:19:46.299 --> 00:19:46.519
 that,

00:19:46.599 --> 00:19:46.740
 their

00:19:46.740 --> 00:19:47.139
 eternal

00:19:47.139 --> 00:19:47.779
 security.

00:19:48.700 --> 00:19:48.899
 So,

00:19:48.940 --> 00:19:49.220
 they could

00:19:49.220 --> 00:19:49.500
 say to

00:19:49.500 --> 00:19:49.759
 God,

00:19:49.859 --> 00:19:50.039
 look,

00:19:50.099 --> 00:19:50.299
 God,

00:19:50.899 --> 00:19:52.519
 I'm

00:19:52.519 --> 00:19:53.019
 circumcised.

00:19:54.399 --> 00:19:54.940
 I'm

00:19:54.940 --> 00:19:55.319
 in heaven.

00:19:56.399 --> 00:19:56.619
 Listen

00:19:56.619 --> 00:19:57.159
 to this.

00:19:58.099 --> 00:19:58.579
 Rabbi

00:19:58.579 --> 00:20:01.519
 Menachem

00:20:01.519 --> 00:20:03.159
 writes in

00:20:03.159 --> 00:20:03.779
 his commentary

00:20:03.779 --> 00:20:04.180
 on the

00:20:04.180 --> 00:20:04.539
 book of

00:20:04.539 --> 00:20:05.000
 Moses,

00:20:05.680 --> 00:20:05.919
 our

00:20:05.919 --> 00:20:06.480
 rabbis

00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:07.180
 have said

00:20:07.180 --> 00:20:08.539
 that no

00:20:08.539 --> 00:20:09.379
 circumcised

00:20:09.379 --> 00:20:10.039
 man will

00:20:10.039 --> 00:20:11.339
 ever see

00:20:11.339 --> 00:20:12.039
 hell.

00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:13.879
 They have

00:20:13.879 --> 00:20:14.139
 made

00:20:14.139 --> 00:20:14.700
 circumcision

00:20:14.700 --> 00:20:15.399
 a big

00:20:15.399 --> 00:20:15.680
 deal.

00:20:15.899 --> 00:20:16.099
 Listen

00:20:16.099 --> 00:20:16.480
 to this.

00:20:16.740 --> 00:20:16.980
 From the

00:20:16.980 --> 00:20:18.039
 Jewish book

00:20:18.039 --> 00:20:18.559
 entitled

00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:19.240
 Akedeth

00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:20.180
 Jezahok,

00:20:20.539 --> 00:20:20.919
 Abraham

00:20:20.919 --> 00:20:21.859
 sits before

00:20:21.859 --> 00:20:22.419
 the gates

00:20:22.419 --> 00:20:22.899
 of hell

00:20:22.899 --> 00:20:24.119
 and does

00:20:24.119 --> 00:20:24.740
 not allow

00:20:24.740 --> 00:20:25.419
 that any

00:20:25.419 --> 00:20:26.240
 circumcised

00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:27.059
 Israelite

00:20:27.059 --> 00:20:27.619
 should enter

00:20:27.619 --> 00:20:27.940
 there.

00:20:29.079 --> 00:20:29.299
 So,

00:20:29.399 --> 00:20:29.799
 Abraham

00:20:29.799 --> 00:20:30.440
 sits and

00:20:30.440 --> 00:20:30.759
 if the

00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:31.180
 man is

00:20:31.180 --> 00:20:31.859
 circumcised,

00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:32.740
 you're not

00:20:32.740 --> 00:20:33.059
 going in

00:20:33.059 --> 00:20:33.220
 here,

00:20:33.279 --> 00:20:33.399
 buddy,

00:20:33.460 --> 00:20:33.720
 go over

00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:33.919
 there.

00:20:34.599 --> 00:20:34.899
 You don't

00:20:34.899 --> 00:20:35.220
 want in

00:20:35.220 --> 00:20:35.419
 here,

00:20:35.500 --> 00:20:35.700
 you don't

00:20:35.700 --> 00:20:36.000
 want in

00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:36.559
 hell.

00:20:39.139 --> 00:20:39.779
 They have

00:20:39.779 --> 00:20:40.319
 elevated

00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:41.159
 circumcision.

00:20:42.799 --> 00:20:43.440
 Now,

00:20:43.460 --> 00:20:43.680
 I'm not

00:20:43.680 --> 00:20:44.159
 telling you

00:20:44.159 --> 00:20:44.659
 these things

00:20:44.659 --> 00:20:45.039
 to say,

00:20:45.200 --> 00:20:45.759
 look how

00:20:45.759 --> 00:20:46.419
 much research

00:20:46.419 --> 00:20:46.899
 I did.

00:20:47.180 --> 00:20:47.659
 Listen to

00:20:47.659 --> 00:20:48.399
 these words.

00:20:49.519 --> 00:20:49.720
 Our

00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:50.399
 rabbis have

00:20:50.399 --> 00:20:50.819
 said that

00:20:50.819 --> 00:20:51.819
 no circumcised

00:20:51.819 --> 00:20:52.639
 man will

00:20:52.639 --> 00:20:53.419
 ever see

00:20:53.419 --> 00:20:53.819
 hell.

00:20:54.899 --> 00:20:55.599
 That's a

00:20:55.599 --> 00:20:56.079
 big deal.

00:20:57.559 --> 00:20:57.940
 Abraham

00:20:57.940 --> 00:20:58.619
 sits before

00:20:58.619 --> 00:20:59.099
 the gate

00:20:59.099 --> 00:20:59.659
 of hell

00:20:59.659 --> 00:21:00.399
 and does

00:21:00.399 --> 00:21:00.980
 not allow

00:21:00.980 --> 00:21:01.500
 that any

00:21:01.500 --> 00:21:02.240
 circumcised

00:21:02.240 --> 00:21:02.960
 Israelite

00:21:02.960 --> 00:21:03.539
 should enter

00:21:03.539 --> 00:21:03.839
 there.

00:21:05.980 --> 00:21:06.759
 They have

00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:07.659
 elevated a

00:21:07.659 --> 00:21:08.639
 religious act

00:21:08.639 --> 00:21:10.480
 and thought,

00:21:10.940 --> 00:21:11.500
 believed,

00:21:11.500 --> 00:21:14.059
 that this

00:21:14.059 --> 00:21:14.819
 religious act

00:21:14.819 --> 00:21:15.619
 saved them.

00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:15.819
 This

00:21:15.819 --> 00:21:16.440
 religious act

00:21:16.440 --> 00:21:16.759
 is where

00:21:16.759 --> 00:21:17.240
 they became

00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:17.619
 righteous.

00:21:20.859 --> 00:21:21.480
 It's like

00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:21.859
 any other

00:21:21.859 --> 00:21:22.279
 religion,

00:21:22.400 --> 00:21:22.579
 though,

00:21:22.819 --> 00:21:23.400
 truthfully.

00:21:25.099 --> 00:21:25.859
 Religion has

00:21:25.859 --> 00:21:26.440
 been created

00:21:26.440 --> 00:21:27.259
 by man for

00:21:27.259 --> 00:21:27.940
 the purpose

00:21:27.940 --> 00:21:29.140
 of being

00:21:29.140 --> 00:21:29.900
 God or

00:21:29.900 --> 00:21:30.720
 reaching God

00:21:30.720 --> 00:21:31.019
 without

00:21:31.019 --> 00:21:31.720
 Christ Jesus.

00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:35.720
 Religions have

00:21:35.720 --> 00:21:36.319
 been created

00:21:36.319 --> 00:21:37.140
 by man for

00:21:37.140 --> 00:21:37.779
 the purpose

00:21:37.779 --> 00:21:38.500
 of being

00:21:38.500 --> 00:21:39.839
 God or

00:21:39.839 --> 00:21:40.539
 reaching God

00:21:40.539 --> 00:21:40.920
 without

00:21:40.920 --> 00:21:41.800
 Christ Jesus.

00:21:43.180 --> 00:21:43.680
 But,

00:21:44.519 --> 00:21:45.039
 justification

00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:45.980
 by faith

00:21:45.980 --> 00:21:47.100
 apart from

00:21:47.100 --> 00:21:48.539
 works is

00:21:48.539 --> 00:21:49.000
 not a

00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:49.300
 religious

00:21:49.300 --> 00:21:50.720
 activity or

00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:51.420
 an action.

00:21:51.820 --> 00:21:52.400
 It is a

00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:53.660
 God activity.

00:21:54.220 --> 00:21:54.560
 And because

00:21:54.560 --> 00:21:55.340
 it is God,

00:21:56.140 --> 00:21:56.940
 the works are

00:21:56.940 --> 00:21:57.720
 a result of

00:21:57.720 --> 00:21:58.220
 what God

00:21:58.220 --> 00:21:59.080
 has done.

00:22:00.660 --> 00:22:01.480
 So the

00:22:01.480 --> 00:22:02.160
 timing of

00:22:02.160 --> 00:22:02.820
 Abraham being

00:22:02.820 --> 00:22:03.960
 justified is

00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:04.880
 an important

00:22:04.880 --> 00:22:05.480
 question.

00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:06.840
 Now, we

00:22:06.840 --> 00:22:07.140
 can just

00:22:07.140 --> 00:22:07.500
 read the

00:22:07.500 --> 00:22:08.759
 text or

00:22:08.759 --> 00:22:09.160
 we can go

00:22:09.160 --> 00:22:09.660
 to Genesis

00:22:09.660 --> 00:22:10.540
 15 and

00:22:10.540 --> 00:22:10.980
 see where

00:22:10.980 --> 00:22:13.340
 Abraham was

00:22:13.340 --> 00:22:13.880
 made righteous

00:22:13.880 --> 00:22:14.240
 and then

00:22:14.240 --> 00:22:15.200
 Genesis 17

00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:15.640
 where he

00:22:15.640 --> 00:22:16.480
 gets circumcised

00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:16.820
 and say,

00:22:16.920 --> 00:22:17.320
 okay, well,

00:22:17.440 --> 00:22:17.680
 it clearly

00:22:17.680 --> 00:22:18.120
 was before.

00:22:18.840 --> 00:22:19.380
 Pretty simple

00:22:19.380 --> 00:22:19.940
 for us.

00:22:21.320 --> 00:22:22.420
 Verse 11 of

00:22:22.420 --> 00:22:23.320
 Romans chapter

00:22:23.320 --> 00:22:23.640
 4.

00:22:24.420 --> 00:22:25.360
 Abraham received

00:22:25.360 --> 00:22:25.960
 the sign of

00:22:25.960 --> 00:22:26.880
 circumcision as

00:22:26.880 --> 00:22:28.580
 a seal of

00:22:28.580 --> 00:22:29.140
 the righteousness

00:22:29.140 --> 00:22:30.180
 that he had

00:22:30.180 --> 00:22:32.759
 by faith

00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:33.540
 while he was

00:22:33.540 --> 00:22:34.920
 still uncircumcised.

00:22:34.920 --> 00:22:37.539
 circumcision was

00:22:37.539 --> 00:22:38.380
 established by

00:22:38.380 --> 00:22:39.400
 God first

00:22:39.400 --> 00:22:40.920
 as a sign

00:22:40.920 --> 00:22:41.620
 of the covenant

00:22:41.620 --> 00:22:42.620
 between God

00:22:42.620 --> 00:22:43.340
 and Abraham.

00:22:44.920 --> 00:22:46.039
 Genesis 17

00:22:46.039 --> 00:22:46.420
 11.

00:22:47.420 --> 00:22:47.960
 It was to

00:22:47.960 --> 00:22:48.680
 remind the

00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:49.259
 Jewish people

00:22:49.259 --> 00:22:49.940
 of the covenant

00:22:49.940 --> 00:22:50.460
 that God

00:22:50.460 --> 00:22:51.019
 had made

00:22:51.019 --> 00:22:54.600
 and to

00:22:54.600 --> 00:22:55.300
 remind them

00:22:55.300 --> 00:22:55.700
 who they

00:22:55.700 --> 00:22:56.400
 belonged to

00:22:56.400 --> 00:22:56.960
 and to set

00:22:56.960 --> 00:22:57.740
 apart the

00:22:57.740 --> 00:22:58.140
 people of

00:22:58.140 --> 00:22:58.680
 Israel as

00:22:58.680 --> 00:22:59.460
 God's chosen

00:22:59.460 --> 00:22:59.779
 people.

00:23:00.100 --> 00:23:00.660
 That was

00:23:00.660 --> 00:23:01.320
 the purpose,

00:23:01.660 --> 00:23:02.500
 nothing more,

00:23:02.500 --> 00:23:04.880
 which is a

00:23:04.880 --> 00:23:05.619
 clear example

00:23:05.619 --> 00:23:06.400
 of how we

00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:07.160
 can deform

00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:07.700
 even the

00:23:07.700 --> 00:23:08.240
 good things

00:23:08.240 --> 00:23:08.720
 that God

00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:09.220
 sets up

00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:09.559
 for His

00:23:09.559 --> 00:23:09.940
 children.

00:23:13.519 --> 00:23:14.079
 Now,

00:23:14.140 --> 00:23:14.799
 in Abraham's

00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:15.380
 case,

00:23:15.579 --> 00:23:16.380
 obedience,

00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:17.779
 Abraham was

00:23:17.779 --> 00:23:18.880
 99 years old

00:23:18.880 --> 00:23:19.319
 when he was

00:23:19.319 --> 00:23:19.940
 circumcised.

00:23:20.539 --> 00:23:21.119
 Obedience

00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:22.240
 followed being

00:23:22.240 --> 00:23:22.960
 made righteous.

00:23:24.599 --> 00:23:25.440
 Because he

00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:26.000
 was righteous,

00:23:26.380 --> 00:23:27.160
 he followed,

00:23:27.420 --> 00:23:28.160
 he obeyed.

00:23:29.519 --> 00:23:30.400
 He wasn't

00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:31.019
 counted as

00:23:31.019 --> 00:23:32.019
 righteous before

00:23:32.019 --> 00:23:33.400
 and then

00:23:33.400 --> 00:23:33.839
 once he

00:23:33.839 --> 00:23:34.319
 obeyed,

00:23:34.359 --> 00:23:34.680
 poof,

00:23:35.240 --> 00:23:35.819
 he's made

00:23:35.819 --> 00:23:36.119
 righteous.

00:23:36.259 --> 00:23:36.519
 It is

00:23:36.519 --> 00:23:36.900
 clearly

00:23:36.900 --> 00:23:37.559
 communicated

00:23:37.559 --> 00:23:38.099
 in Scripture

00:23:38.099 --> 00:23:38.759
 that it

00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:39.420
 was before.

00:23:41.019 --> 00:23:41.579
 Likewise,

00:23:41.920 --> 00:23:42.500
 for us,

00:23:43.480 --> 00:23:44.440
 our actions

00:23:44.440 --> 00:23:45.619
 should flow

00:23:45.619 --> 00:23:46.359
 from what

00:23:46.359 --> 00:23:46.799
 God has

00:23:46.799 --> 00:23:47.139
 done,

00:23:47.740 --> 00:23:48.319
 not

00:23:48.319 --> 00:23:49.859
 flowing to

00:23:49.859 --> 00:23:50.299
 what God

00:23:50.299 --> 00:23:50.579
 is going

00:23:50.579 --> 00:23:50.940
 to do.

00:23:52.059 --> 00:23:52.720
 So if we

00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:53.740
 work hard

00:23:53.740 --> 00:23:54.059
 enough,

00:23:54.139 --> 00:23:54.440
 God will

00:23:54.440 --> 00:23:55.000
 then save

00:23:55.000 --> 00:23:55.299
 us and

00:23:55.299 --> 00:23:55.819
 find us

00:23:55.819 --> 00:23:56.879
 worthy.

00:24:00.000 --> 00:24:01.099
 Our actions

00:24:01.099 --> 00:24:01.779
 should flow

00:24:01.779 --> 00:24:02.200
 from what

00:24:02.200 --> 00:24:02.779
 God has

00:24:02.779 --> 00:24:03.240
 done.

00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:04.259
 Which means

00:24:04.259 --> 00:24:05.319
 we look

00:24:05.319 --> 00:24:06.079
 forward to

00:24:06.079 --> 00:24:06.680
 loving those

00:24:06.680 --> 00:24:07.139
 we think

00:24:07.139 --> 00:24:07.740
 we can't.

00:24:08.399 --> 00:24:09.379
 We love

00:24:09.379 --> 00:24:09.859
 the body

00:24:09.859 --> 00:24:10.480
 of Christ.

00:24:11.279 --> 00:24:12.220
 We love

00:24:12.220 --> 00:24:13.039
 gathering with

00:24:13.039 --> 00:24:13.619
 the saints.

00:24:14.160 --> 00:24:14.700
 Which means

00:24:14.700 --> 00:24:15.420
 we are willing

00:24:15.420 --> 00:24:16.039
 to go

00:24:16.039 --> 00:24:16.619
 anywhere,

00:24:16.779 --> 00:24:17.519
 wherever that

00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:19.000
 leads us.

00:24:19.259 --> 00:24:19.740
 Which means

00:24:19.740 --> 00:24:20.299
 we love

00:24:20.299 --> 00:24:21.160
 God's creation

00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:21.619
 more than

00:24:21.619 --> 00:24:21.879
 others.

00:24:22.839 --> 00:24:23.279
 Which means

00:24:23.279 --> 00:24:23.879
 we hate

00:24:23.879 --> 00:24:24.259
 sin.

00:24:25.539 --> 00:24:26.299
 Which means

00:24:26.299 --> 00:24:27.379
 we mourn

00:24:27.379 --> 00:24:28.119
 for our lost

00:24:28.119 --> 00:24:28.619
 friends.

00:24:28.619 --> 00:24:30.000
 and which

00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:30.399
 means we

00:24:30.399 --> 00:24:30.879
 cherish

00:24:30.879 --> 00:24:31.559
 the mercies

00:24:31.559 --> 00:24:32.019
 of God

00:24:32.019 --> 00:24:32.419
 which are

00:24:32.419 --> 00:24:32.859
 new

00:24:32.859 --> 00:24:34.299
 every day.

00:24:36.479 --> 00:24:37.099
 Now one

00:24:37.099 --> 00:24:37.339
 of the

00:24:37.339 --> 00:24:37.659
 major

00:24:37.659 --> 00:24:38.339
 arguments

00:24:38.339 --> 00:24:39.039
 against

00:24:39.039 --> 00:24:40.259
 this

00:24:40.259 --> 00:24:40.639
 doctrine

00:24:40.639 --> 00:24:40.839
 of

00:24:40.839 --> 00:24:41.319
 justification

00:24:41.319 --> 00:24:42.159
 by faith

00:24:42.159 --> 00:24:42.799
 apart from

00:24:42.799 --> 00:24:43.279
 works

00:24:43.279 --> 00:24:45.139
 has been

00:24:45.139 --> 00:24:46.099
 that this

00:24:46.099 --> 00:24:46.579
 kind of

00:24:46.579 --> 00:24:46.959
 thinking

00:24:46.959 --> 00:24:47.719
 leads to

00:24:47.719 --> 00:24:48.019
 loose

00:24:48.019 --> 00:24:48.399
 living.

00:24:49.419 --> 00:24:49.719
 Well,

00:24:49.779 --> 00:24:50.099
 if you

00:24:50.099 --> 00:24:50.639
 were born

00:24:50.639 --> 00:24:51.079
 again,

00:24:51.179 --> 00:24:51.399
 if you

00:24:51.399 --> 00:24:52.299
 were made

00:24:52.299 --> 00:24:52.879
 righteous

00:24:52.879 --> 00:24:54.079
 without having

00:24:54.079 --> 00:24:54.519
 to do

00:24:54.519 --> 00:24:54.939
 anything,

00:24:55.079 --> 00:24:55.419
 then now

00:24:55.419 --> 00:24:55.899
 you have a

00:24:55.899 --> 00:24:56.519
 license to

00:24:56.519 --> 00:24:57.039
 go do

00:24:57.039 --> 00:24:57.559
 anything.

00:24:58.779 --> 00:24:59.399
 That's the

00:24:59.399 --> 00:24:59.779
 argument.

00:25:01.519 --> 00:25:01.740
 Well,

00:25:01.779 --> 00:25:02.359
 I say it

00:25:02.359 --> 00:25:02.740
 leads to

00:25:02.740 --> 00:25:03.159
 obedient

00:25:03.159 --> 00:25:03.559
 living,

00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:04.099
 and Paul

00:25:04.099 --> 00:25:04.759
 does as

00:25:04.759 --> 00:25:05.059
 well.

00:25:05.680 --> 00:25:06.079
 Turn to

00:25:06.079 --> 00:25:06.379
 Romans

00:25:06.379 --> 00:25:07.299
 chapter 6.

00:25:09.619 --> 00:25:10.559
 Two chapters.

00:25:12.019 --> 00:25:12.480
 Romans

00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:13.359
 chapter 6.

00:25:15.039 --> 00:25:15.779
 Verse 1,

00:25:15.839 --> 00:25:16.159
 he starts

00:25:16.159 --> 00:25:16.639
 by saying,

00:25:16.720 --> 00:25:17.099
 what shall

00:25:17.099 --> 00:25:17.480
 we say

00:25:17.480 --> 00:25:17.720
 then?

00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:18.039
 Are we

00:25:18.039 --> 00:25:18.579
 to continue

00:25:18.579 --> 00:25:19.059
 in sin

00:25:19.059 --> 00:25:19.559
 that grace

00:25:19.559 --> 00:25:20.180
 may abound?

00:25:21.180 --> 00:25:21.720
 And his

00:25:21.720 --> 00:25:22.059
 answer,

00:25:22.279 --> 00:25:22.799
 by no

00:25:22.799 --> 00:25:23.259
 means.

00:25:24.579 --> 00:25:24.920
 But look

00:25:24.920 --> 00:25:25.279
 at verse

00:25:25.279 --> 00:25:25.859
 17.

00:25:27.039 --> 00:25:27.960
 Romans

00:25:27.960 --> 00:25:28.599
 chapter 6

00:25:28.599 --> 00:25:29.420
 verse 17.

00:25:30.259 --> 00:25:30.720
 But thanks

00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:31.059
 be to

00:25:31.059 --> 00:25:32.000
 God that

00:25:32.000 --> 00:25:32.279
 you were

00:25:32.279 --> 00:25:33.200
 once slaves

00:25:33.200 --> 00:25:33.819
 of sin,

00:25:34.440 --> 00:25:34.980
 have become

00:25:34.980 --> 00:25:35.819
 obedient from

00:25:35.819 --> 00:25:36.279
 the heart

00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:36.619
 to the

00:25:36.619 --> 00:25:37.180
 standard of

00:25:37.180 --> 00:25:37.740
 teaching to

00:25:37.740 --> 00:25:38.139
 which you

00:25:38.139 --> 00:25:38.720
 were committed.

00:25:39.299 --> 00:25:40.059
 Verse 18.

00:25:40.619 --> 00:25:41.159
 And having

00:25:41.159 --> 00:25:41.720
 been set

00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:42.359
 free from

00:25:42.359 --> 00:25:42.819
 sin,

00:25:43.599 --> 00:25:44.039
 you have

00:25:44.039 --> 00:25:44.319
 become

00:25:44.319 --> 00:25:45.500
 slaves of

00:25:45.500 --> 00:25:45.940
 righteousness.

00:25:47.319 --> 00:25:48.099
 Which means,

00:25:48.379 --> 00:25:49.659
 if you're a

00:25:49.659 --> 00:25:50.019
 slave of

00:25:50.019 --> 00:25:50.259
 something,

00:25:50.359 --> 00:25:50.639
 you're going

00:25:50.639 --> 00:25:51.099
 to do what

00:25:51.099 --> 00:25:51.480
 the slave

00:25:51.480 --> 00:25:52.319
 master says.

00:25:52.899 --> 00:25:53.259
 And if

00:25:53.259 --> 00:25:53.480
 you're a

00:25:53.480 --> 00:25:53.859
 slave to

00:25:53.859 --> 00:25:54.200
 righteousness,

00:25:54.319 --> 00:25:54.619
 then you're

00:25:54.619 --> 00:25:55.000
 going to

00:25:55.000 --> 00:25:55.200
 do

00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:55.700
 righteousness.

00:25:57.039 --> 00:25:59.460
 out of

00:25:59.460 --> 00:26:00.099
 being made

00:26:00.099 --> 00:26:00.440
 righteous,

00:26:00.659 --> 00:26:01.039
 we do

00:26:01.039 --> 00:26:01.359
 then

00:26:01.359 --> 00:26:01.859
 righteous

00:26:01.859 --> 00:26:02.599
 things.

00:26:04.299 --> 00:26:04.799
 Abraham

00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:05.119
 was

00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:05.480
 righteous

00:26:05.480 --> 00:26:06.420
 and he

00:26:06.420 --> 00:26:06.839
 obeyed

00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:07.139
 rightly,

00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:07.639
 which means

00:26:07.639 --> 00:26:07.960
 he,

00:26:07.960 --> 00:26:08.799
 in his

00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:09.139
 case,

00:26:09.220 --> 00:26:09.359
 was

00:26:09.359 --> 00:26:10.099
 circumcised.

00:26:12.099 --> 00:26:13.139
 Our fourth

00:26:13.139 --> 00:26:13.599
 point this

00:26:13.599 --> 00:26:13.920
 morning.

00:26:14.799 --> 00:26:15.519
 Justification

00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:16.259
 by faith

00:26:16.259 --> 00:26:16.899
 apart from

00:26:16.899 --> 00:26:17.339
 works

00:26:17.339 --> 00:26:18.420
 allows that

00:26:18.420 --> 00:26:19.159
 all people

00:26:19.159 --> 00:26:19.559
 can be

00:26:19.559 --> 00:26:19.899
 children

00:26:19.899 --> 00:26:21.859
 of Abraham.

00:26:21.859 --> 00:26:24.559
 allows that

00:26:24.559 --> 00:26:25.240
 all people

00:26:25.240 --> 00:26:26.240
 can be

00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:26.919
 children

00:26:26.919 --> 00:26:28.439
 of Abraham.

00:26:28.719 --> 00:26:29.199
 Turn back

00:26:29.199 --> 00:26:29.679
 to Romans

00:26:29.679 --> 00:26:30.339
 chapter 4

00:26:30.339 --> 00:26:32.879
 verse 11

00:26:32.879 --> 00:26:33.399
 and 12.

00:26:34.979 --> 00:26:35.979
 He received

00:26:35.979 --> 00:26:36.519
 the sign of

00:26:36.519 --> 00:26:37.439
 circumcision as

00:26:37.439 --> 00:26:38.439
 a seal of

00:26:38.439 --> 00:26:39.000
 the righteousness

00:26:39.000 --> 00:26:39.679
 that he had

00:26:39.679 --> 00:26:40.319
 by faith

00:26:40.319 --> 00:26:40.759
 while he was

00:26:40.759 --> 00:26:41.959
 still circumcised.

00:26:42.199 --> 00:26:42.899
 The purpose

00:26:42.899 --> 00:26:44.219
 was to make

00:26:44.219 --> 00:26:44.579
 him the

00:26:44.579 --> 00:26:45.199
 father of

00:26:45.199 --> 00:26:45.779
 all who

00:26:45.779 --> 00:26:46.500
 believe without

00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:47.759
 being circumcised

00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:48.679
 so that the

00:26:48.679 --> 00:26:49.139
 righteousness

00:26:49.139 --> 00:26:49.859
 would be

00:26:49.859 --> 00:26:50.399
 counted to

00:26:50.399 --> 00:26:51.279
 them as

00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:51.619
 well.

00:26:51.859 --> 00:26:52.519
 And to

00:26:52.519 --> 00:26:52.899
 make him

00:26:52.899 --> 00:26:53.359
 the father

00:26:53.359 --> 00:26:53.679
 of the

00:26:53.679 --> 00:26:54.279
 circumcised

00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:54.539
 who are

00:26:54.539 --> 00:26:55.099
 not merely

00:26:55.099 --> 00:26:55.799
 circumcised

00:26:55.799 --> 00:26:56.079
 but who

00:26:56.079 --> 00:26:56.879
 also walk

00:26:56.879 --> 00:26:57.219
 in the

00:26:57.219 --> 00:26:57.539
 footsteps

00:26:57.539 --> 00:26:58.419
 of faith

00:26:58.419 --> 00:26:59.379
 that our

00:26:59.379 --> 00:27:00.159
 father Abraham

00:27:00.159 --> 00:27:01.059
 had before

00:27:01.059 --> 00:27:02.099
 he was

00:27:02.099 --> 00:27:03.179
 circumcised.

00:27:05.519 --> 00:27:06.539
 Now God

00:27:06.539 --> 00:27:06.879
 counting

00:27:06.879 --> 00:27:07.379
 righteousness

00:27:07.379 --> 00:27:08.019
 to Abraham

00:27:08.019 --> 00:27:08.379
 when he

00:27:08.379 --> 00:27:08.659
 did

00:27:08.659 --> 00:27:09.959
 before

00:27:09.959 --> 00:27:12.519
 allows

00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:13.039
 that all

00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:13.679
 types of

00:27:13.679 --> 00:27:13.959
 people,

00:27:14.059 --> 00:27:14.439
 no matter

00:27:14.439 --> 00:27:14.719
 their

00:27:14.719 --> 00:27:15.279
 ethnicity

00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:16.619
 or race,

00:27:16.919 --> 00:27:17.059
 their

00:27:17.059 --> 00:27:17.479
 religious

00:27:17.479 --> 00:27:18.000
 background

00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:18.579
 or their

00:27:18.579 --> 00:27:19.359
 non-religious

00:27:19.359 --> 00:27:20.000
 background,

00:27:20.639 --> 00:27:21.319
 black or

00:27:21.319 --> 00:27:21.779
 white,

00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:22.480
 Jew or

00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:23.119
 Gentile,

00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:26.179
 circumcised

00:27:26.179 --> 00:27:27.319
 or uncircumcised

00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:28.279
 can call

00:27:28.279 --> 00:27:29.299
 Abraham their

00:27:29.299 --> 00:27:30.059
 spiritual

00:27:30.059 --> 00:27:30.819
 father.

00:27:32.139 --> 00:27:32.519
 I started

00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:33.099
 to feel in the

00:27:33.099 --> 00:27:33.480
 Martin Luther

00:27:33.480 --> 00:27:34.099
 King speech

00:27:34.099 --> 00:27:34.579
 there for a

00:27:34.579 --> 00:27:34.740
 second.

00:27:36.819 --> 00:27:38.139
 We too can

00:27:38.139 --> 00:27:38.759
 walk as

00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:39.779
 Abraham walked.

00:27:39.899 --> 00:27:40.619
 We too can

00:27:40.619 --> 00:27:41.220
 be counted

00:27:41.220 --> 00:27:42.619
 as righteousness.

00:27:42.619 --> 00:27:42.699
 righteousness.

00:27:44.699 --> 00:27:45.539
 It also

00:27:45.539 --> 00:27:46.319
 means though

00:27:46.319 --> 00:27:47.619
 that God

00:27:47.619 --> 00:27:47.979
 will have

00:27:47.979 --> 00:27:48.599
 mercy on

00:27:48.599 --> 00:27:48.899
 who he

00:27:48.899 --> 00:27:49.239
 wants to

00:27:49.239 --> 00:27:49.359
 have

00:27:49.359 --> 00:27:49.959
 mercy on.

00:27:51.839 --> 00:27:52.819
 We cannot

00:27:52.819 --> 00:27:53.779
 and must

00:27:53.779 --> 00:27:54.379
 not put

00:27:54.379 --> 00:27:55.099
 limits on

00:27:55.099 --> 00:27:55.500
 who we

00:27:55.500 --> 00:27:56.099
 think God

00:27:56.099 --> 00:27:56.599
 should

00:27:56.599 --> 00:27:58.539
 or will

00:27:58.539 --> 00:27:59.059
 save.

00:27:59.579 --> 00:28:00.299
 That is not

00:28:00.299 --> 00:28:00.839
 our job.

00:28:00.919 --> 00:28:01.599
 Our job is

00:28:01.599 --> 00:28:02.599
 to proclaim

00:28:02.599 --> 00:28:03.539
 and boast

00:28:03.539 --> 00:28:04.579
 about Christ.

00:28:06.079 --> 00:28:06.739
 Not to

00:28:06.739 --> 00:28:07.459
 judge somebody

00:28:07.459 --> 00:28:07.799
 and say,

00:28:07.859 --> 00:28:08.019
 God,

00:28:08.119 --> 00:28:08.339
 you're not

00:28:08.339 --> 00:28:08.539
 going to

00:28:08.539 --> 00:28:08.899
 save them.

00:28:09.699 --> 00:28:09.939
 They're

00:28:09.940 --> 00:28:10.519
 long gone.

00:28:12.580 --> 00:28:13.620
 All people

00:28:13.620 --> 00:28:14.759
 can be

00:28:14.759 --> 00:28:15.440
 children of

00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:15.640
 God.

00:28:15.900 --> 00:28:16.820
 Any type

00:28:16.820 --> 00:28:17.539
 of person.

00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:19.240
 No matter

00:28:19.240 --> 00:28:19.900
 who.

00:28:21.220 --> 00:28:21.720
 So I

00:28:21.720 --> 00:28:22.279
 can look

00:28:22.279 --> 00:28:22.960
 at the

00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:23.400
 Muslim

00:28:23.400 --> 00:28:24.279
 on TV

00:28:24.279 --> 00:28:24.900
 and say,

00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:26.600
 who's

00:28:26.600 --> 00:28:26.980
 bombing

00:28:26.980 --> 00:28:27.500
 things and

00:28:27.500 --> 00:28:27.700
 say,

00:28:27.799 --> 00:28:28.059
 yes,

00:28:28.200 --> 00:28:28.720
 he can

00:28:28.720 --> 00:28:30.400
 be born

00:28:30.400 --> 00:28:30.960
 again.

00:28:31.259 --> 00:28:31.600
 He can

00:28:31.600 --> 00:28:32.100
 receive the

00:28:32.100 --> 00:28:32.559
 grace that

00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:32.900
 I have

00:28:32.900 --> 00:28:33.340
 been shown.

00:28:33.640 --> 00:28:34.039
 Because he

00:28:34.039 --> 00:28:34.400
 is no

00:28:34.400 --> 00:28:34.960
 worse than

00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:35.400
 I am.

00:28:36.580 --> 00:28:37.320
 That's what

00:28:37.320 --> 00:28:37.900
 justification

00:28:37.900 --> 00:28:38.460
 by faith

00:28:38.460 --> 00:28:38.900
 does.

00:28:39.940 --> 00:28:40.340
 It

00:28:40.340 --> 00:28:40.980
 shakes

00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:43.000
 up our

00:28:43.000 --> 00:28:43.400
 thinking.

00:28:44.860 --> 00:28:45.820
 Verse 11

00:28:45.820 --> 00:28:46.200
 says,

00:28:46.519 --> 00:28:46.700
 again,

00:28:46.820 --> 00:28:47.080
 Abraham

00:28:47.080 --> 00:28:47.799
 received the

00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:48.180
 sign of

00:28:48.180 --> 00:28:48.799
 circumcision

00:28:48.799 --> 00:28:49.799
 as a

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 seal of

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 the righteousness

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 that he

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 had by faith

00:28:52.840 --> 00:28:53.180
 while he

00:28:53.180 --> 00:28:53.740
 was still

00:28:53.740 --> 00:28:54.960
 circumcised.

00:28:55.400 --> 00:28:56.039
 Circumcision

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 was the

00:28:56.580 --> 00:28:58.120
 seal that

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 confirmed or

00:28:59.080 --> 00:28:59.900
 authenticated

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 being counted

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 righteous.

00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:05.080
 It reminded

00:29:05.080 --> 00:29:05.759
 the Jews

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 and God

00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:06.559
 of the

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 covenant

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 that was

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 made.

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 It's

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 what made

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 that

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 covenant

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 binding.

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 Now,

00:29:13.599 --> 00:29:13.980
 we too

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 have a

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 seal.

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 We have

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 the Holy

00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:16.399
 Spirit.

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 In

00:29:17.160 --> 00:29:17.559
 Christ,

00:29:17.680 --> 00:29:18.099
 we have

00:29:18.099 --> 00:29:18.440
 the Holy

00:29:18.440 --> 00:29:18.799
 Spirit.

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 We are

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 secure in

00:29:20.379 --> 00:29:21.399
 Christ with

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 the seal

00:29:21.960 --> 00:29:22.319
 of the

00:29:22.319 --> 00:29:22.539
 Holy

00:29:22.539 --> 00:29:23.099
 Spirit.

00:29:26.399 --> 00:29:27.000
 Authenticated,

00:29:27.339 --> 00:29:28.680
 confirmed by

00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:29.379
 the Holy

00:29:29.379 --> 00:29:29.980
 Spirit.

00:29:31.319 --> 00:29:31.559
 Now,

00:29:31.700 --> 00:29:32.460
 if any

00:29:32.460 --> 00:29:33.000
 person,

00:29:33.460 --> 00:29:34.119
 any people

00:29:34.119 --> 00:29:34.660
 group can be

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 counted as

00:29:35.259 --> 00:29:35.779
 righteousness,

00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:37.660
 the opposite

00:29:37.660 --> 00:29:38.320
 is true as

00:29:38.320 --> 00:29:38.560
 well.

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 Not everyone

00:29:40.519 --> 00:29:40.940
 who was

00:29:40.940 --> 00:29:41.540
 circumcised

00:29:41.540 --> 00:29:42.120
 was counted

00:29:42.120 --> 00:29:43.580
 as righteous.

00:29:45.160 --> 00:29:45.720
 Ishmael

00:29:45.720 --> 00:29:47.220
 was circumcised

00:29:47.220 --> 00:29:47.779
 but not part

00:29:47.779 --> 00:29:48.000
 of the

00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:48.220
 covenant.

00:29:50.900 --> 00:29:51.660
 For you

00:29:51.660 --> 00:29:52.040
 today,

00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:53.259
 what matters

00:29:53.259 --> 00:29:53.920
 is not what

00:29:53.920 --> 00:29:54.500
 you've done

00:29:54.500 --> 00:29:55.640
 or what

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 religious

00:29:56.060 --> 00:29:56.600
 guidelines

00:29:56.600 --> 00:29:57.220
 you follow.

00:29:58.180 --> 00:29:59.220
 What matters

00:29:59.220 --> 00:29:59.940
 is whether or

00:29:59.940 --> 00:30:00.420
 not you have

00:30:00.420 --> 00:30:00.920
 been counted

00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:01.519
 as righteous

00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:02.900
 as in

00:30:02.900 --> 00:30:03.640
 Christ.

00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:06.300
 to be

00:30:06.300 --> 00:30:06.720
 counted,

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 this word

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 counted,

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 talks of an

00:30:08.500 --> 00:30:09.400
 exchange or

00:30:09.400 --> 00:30:09.840
 a credit.

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 The only

00:30:12.160 --> 00:30:12.680
 way that

00:30:12.680 --> 00:30:13.259
 your bank

00:30:13.259 --> 00:30:14.320
 account can

00:30:14.320 --> 00:30:14.960
 be credited

00:30:14.960 --> 00:30:16.160
 is by putting

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 money in

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 it.

00:30:18.120 --> 00:30:18.940
 Credit that

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 account.

00:30:20.120 --> 00:30:20.920
 Either you

00:30:20.920 --> 00:30:21.620
 or the bank

00:30:21.620 --> 00:30:22.259
 had to have

00:30:22.259 --> 00:30:22.680
 the money

00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:23.880
 to then credit

00:30:23.880 --> 00:30:24.580
 your account.

00:30:25.320 --> 00:30:25.940
 With me so

00:30:25.940 --> 00:30:26.180
 far?

00:30:27.820 --> 00:30:28.759
 To credit

00:30:28.759 --> 00:30:29.140
 someone,

00:30:29.280 --> 00:30:29.820
 there must

00:30:29.820 --> 00:30:30.740
 be ownership.

00:30:30.740 --> 00:30:34.180
 God is

00:30:34.180 --> 00:30:34.640
 the owner

00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:35.299
 of righteousness.

00:30:35.819 --> 00:30:36.259
 He is

00:30:36.259 --> 00:30:37.120
 righteous and

00:30:37.120 --> 00:30:37.620
 He is the

00:30:37.620 --> 00:30:38.140
 source of

00:30:38.140 --> 00:30:38.559
 righteousness.

00:30:39.900 --> 00:30:40.620
 He has

00:30:40.620 --> 00:30:41.140
 given it to

00:30:41.140 --> 00:30:41.680
 those who

00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:42.279
 believe that

00:30:42.279 --> 00:30:42.980
 Jesus Christ

00:30:42.980 --> 00:30:43.620
 is Lord.

00:30:45.480 --> 00:30:45.980
 There is

00:30:45.980 --> 00:30:46.799
 nothing fancy

00:30:46.799 --> 00:30:47.380
 or difficult

00:30:47.380 --> 00:30:48.279
 about this.

00:30:49.079 --> 00:30:49.859
 It's clear

00:30:49.859 --> 00:30:50.240
 and it's

00:30:50.240 --> 00:30:50.559
 simple.

00:30:52.120 --> 00:30:52.500
 There are

00:30:52.500 --> 00:30:53.400
 three things

00:30:53.400 --> 00:30:56.420
 that you

00:30:56.420 --> 00:30:57.180
 have to do

00:30:57.180 --> 00:30:57.700
 in order to

00:30:57.700 --> 00:30:58.059
 believe.

00:30:58.799 --> 00:30:59.359
 Just three.

00:30:59.500 --> 00:31:00.039
 Three simple

00:31:00.039 --> 00:31:00.339
 things.

00:31:01.500 --> 00:31:02.240
 The first

00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:02.759
 thing is you

00:31:02.759 --> 00:31:03.099
 have to

00:31:03.099 --> 00:31:04.539
 admit and

00:31:04.539 --> 00:31:05.680
 realize that

00:31:05.680 --> 00:31:06.140
 you are a

00:31:06.140 --> 00:31:07.759
 sinner unable

00:31:07.759 --> 00:31:08.200
 to be

00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:09.180
 righteous apart

00:31:09.180 --> 00:31:09.539
 from the

00:31:09.539 --> 00:31:09.940
 work of

00:31:09.940 --> 00:31:10.220
 God.

00:31:12.980 --> 00:31:13.500
 Second

00:31:13.500 --> 00:31:14.039
 thing is that

00:31:14.039 --> 00:31:14.339
 you have to

00:31:14.339 --> 00:31:14.980
 believe that

00:31:14.980 --> 00:31:16.420
 Jesus lived a

00:31:16.420 --> 00:31:17.099
 sinless,

00:31:17.579 --> 00:31:18.740
 perfect life for

00:31:18.740 --> 00:31:19.460
 sinners like

00:31:19.460 --> 00:31:20.120
 you and me.

00:31:21.299 --> 00:31:22.240
 He died for

00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:23.359
 your sin and

00:31:23.359 --> 00:31:24.000
 rose from the

00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:24.759
 grave to free

00:31:24.759 --> 00:31:25.440
 you from the

00:31:25.440 --> 00:31:26.140
 bondage of

00:31:26.140 --> 00:31:26.420
 sin.

00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:28.700
 So believe

00:31:28.700 --> 00:31:29.000
 that you are

00:31:29.000 --> 00:31:29.319
 a sinner.

00:31:29.319 --> 00:31:31.339
 believe what

00:31:31.339 --> 00:31:32.019
 Jesus did.

00:31:34.500 --> 00:31:35.079
 And the

00:31:35.079 --> 00:31:35.599
 third thing,

00:31:36.299 --> 00:31:37.200
 Jesus can and

00:31:37.200 --> 00:31:37.740
 will give you

00:31:37.740 --> 00:31:38.839
 a new life if

00:31:38.839 --> 00:31:39.980
 you repent of

00:31:39.980 --> 00:31:40.740
 your sins and

00:31:40.740 --> 00:31:41.500
 believe that he

00:31:41.500 --> 00:31:41.939
 is Lord.

00:31:43.559 --> 00:31:44.000
 So you

00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:44.919
 repent and

00:31:44.919 --> 00:31:45.419
 you believe.

00:31:45.420 --> 00:31:47.420
 God, I

00:31:47.420 --> 00:31:48.420
 will give you

00:31:48.420 --> 00:31:48.920
 a new life if

00:31:48.920 --> 00:31:48.920


00:31:48.920 --> 00:31:48.920


00:31:48.920 --> 00:31:49.560
 Now we don't say

00:31:49.560 --> 00:31:50.640
 that every

00:31:50.640 --> 00:31:51.340
 Sunday morning.

00:31:52.500 --> 00:31:52.960
 But in a

00:31:52.960 --> 00:31:53.560
 topic like

00:31:53.560 --> 00:31:54.480
 justification by

00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:55.140
 faith apart

00:31:55.140 --> 00:31:55.820
 from words,

00:31:56.180 --> 00:32:00.039
 we can get the

00:32:00.039 --> 00:32:00.700
 doctrine, we can

00:32:00.700 --> 00:32:00.980
 get the

00:32:00.980 --> 00:32:03.039
 knowledge, but we

00:32:03.039 --> 00:32:03.860
 have to have our

00:32:03.860 --> 00:32:04.519
 lives changed.

00:32:04.600 --> 00:32:05.100
 Otherwise it

00:32:05.100 --> 00:32:05.700
 doesn't mean

00:32:05.700 --> 00:32:06.500
 anything.

00:32:06.500 --> 00:32:10.960
 So I

00:32:10.960 --> 00:32:11.460
 throw those

00:32:11.460 --> 00:32:12.000
 three things

00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:12.619
 out at you

00:32:12.619 --> 00:32:13.140
 and I

00:32:13.140 --> 00:32:13.759
 plead with

00:32:13.759 --> 00:32:14.160
 you, if

00:32:14.160 --> 00:32:14.619
 you do not

00:32:14.619 --> 00:32:15.259
 know Christ,

00:32:16.160 --> 00:32:16.720
 believe in

00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:17.119
 him this

00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:17.420
 morning.

00:32:21.079 --> 00:32:21.960
 I hope and

00:32:21.960 --> 00:32:22.539
 I pray that I

00:32:22.539 --> 00:32:23.000
 have shown you

00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:25.759
 clearly how it

00:32:25.759 --> 00:32:26.140
 works.

00:32:27.839 --> 00:32:28.539
 Now I know

00:32:28.539 --> 00:32:29.240
 there's guys in

00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:29.720
 this room,

00:32:30.660 --> 00:32:31.180
 there are guys

00:32:31.180 --> 00:32:32.039
 in this room

00:32:32.039 --> 00:32:32.740
 that would love

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:33.160
 to have a

00:32:33.160 --> 00:32:33.960
 conversation with

00:32:33.960 --> 00:32:34.119
 you.

00:32:34.119 --> 00:32:36.379
 Just look

00:32:36.379 --> 00:32:37.739
 around, there's

00:32:37.739 --> 00:32:38.439
 tons of guys.

00:32:39.759 --> 00:32:40.459
 There's John,

00:32:40.599 --> 00:32:41.059
 there's Wes,

00:32:41.139 --> 00:32:41.759
 there's Josh,

00:32:41.899 --> 00:32:43.039
 there's Nathan,

00:32:43.199 --> 00:32:43.639
 there's me,

00:32:43.799 --> 00:32:44.619
 there's Daryl,

00:32:44.699 --> 00:32:45.419
 there's Stan,

00:32:45.500 --> 00:32:46.219
 there's tons of

00:32:46.219 --> 00:32:46.959
 guys in here that

00:32:46.959 --> 00:32:47.619
 if you do not

00:32:47.619 --> 00:32:48.299
 know Christ,

00:32:48.979 --> 00:32:49.359
 that they would

00:32:49.359 --> 00:32:50.359
 love to talk to

00:32:50.359 --> 00:32:50.819
 you about it.

00:32:51.819 --> 00:32:52.979
 Don't wait.

00:32:53.379 --> 00:32:54.279
 Don't hesitate.

00:32:57.099 --> 00:32:57.659
 Let's pray

00:32:57.659 --> 00:32:57.899
 together.

00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:04.699
 Let's pray.

00:33:04.699 --> 00:33:04.699


00:33:04.699 --> 00:33:04.699


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