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 Please take your copy of God's Word and join me in Paul's letter to the Romans chapter 1.

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 I want to begin by reiterating what I stated the previous two times we looked at this text.

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 We must be careful to get these verses rightly understood.

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 Martin Lloyd-Jones, in his preaching of these verses, said,

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 I suppose that, in a sense, there are no two verses of greater importance in the whole of Scripture than the two verses which we are now considering.

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 You have heard me say, if we misunderstand these verses, then we will find ourselves misunderstanding the gospel itself.

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 If we don't get these verses right, our evangelism will go awry and we will lose our ability to be effective witnesses to our great salvation.

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 We will either get the message itself wrong or we will get the methodology of preaching that message wrong and likely both.

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 So, we have some careful work to do this morning and I pray we will rightly understand all that's held for us in the final phrases of these two verses.

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 Before I read them, let me remind you, beloved, that this is God's Word to us.

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 It was written for His glory and for our good.

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 And so, we do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises and to obey its commands.

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 Paul writes, Romans chapter 1, verse 16 and 17.

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 For I am not ashamed of the gospel.

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 For it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

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 For in it, the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith.

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 As it is written, the righteous shall live by faith.

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 And we have carefully considered the phrase, for I am not ashamed of the gospel.

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 We've given you reasons why Paul wasn't and why we ought not be ashamed of the gospel.

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 Right there in the text is very reasoning, the phrase we considered last Lord's Day.

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 For it is the power of God for salvation.

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 And we thought about what it meant to be saved.

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 Saved from and saved to.

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 And how it is that the gospel is powerful.

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 This morning we will take the rest of verse 16 and all of 17 phrase by phrase.

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 We've broken that down into four pieces together.

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 The first of which is to everyone who believes.

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 So, Paul says, I am not ashamed of the gospel.

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 For it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.

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 Paul does not state that the gospel will save everyone.

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 To understand the text that way would be the error of universalism.

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 He qualifies who will be saved.

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 Everyone who believes.

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 Or you could say to everyone who has faith.

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 We spoke last week much of the power of God that is this gospel.

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 It is a power that sets out to accomplish a purpose.

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 And necessarily accomplishes the purpose that it intends.

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 We will explore this much further in our study of Romans.

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 But please get here on the front end.

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 The necessity of belief does not detract from the power of God for salvation.

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 Let me repeat that to you.

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 The necessity of belief does not detract from the power of God for salvation.

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 Faith or belief is the avenue by which God saves.

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 But it is not the power for salvation.

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 Beloved, if you fail to understand this glorious truth.

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 Then you will always be confused about the gospel.

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 You will either think that you added something to the equation of your salvation and find yourself proud.

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 Or you will think that you now need to add something to your salvation and will find yourself defeated.

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 Let's hear some more of Paul's theology in Ephesians chapter 2 beginning in verse 8 and following where he writes,

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 By grace you have been saved through faith.

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 So there's the avenue, right?

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 The power of God.

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 Grace.

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 Saved through faith.

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 The avenue.

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 And then he clarifies, verse 8,

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 And this is not your own doing.

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 It is the gift of God.

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 This faith through which we're saved is a gift granted to us by God.

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 Verse 9,

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 Not a result of works so that no one may boast.

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 So that no one might find themselves proud.

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 Verse 10,

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 For we are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works,

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 which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

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 And so we also have no need to feel defeated because we are made by God in Christ to work.

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 We don't work that we might be made like Christ,

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 but we are in Christ and so we work.

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 In order to be saved, we must believe.

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 But this necessary belief is granted to us by a merciful God.

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 Then, having believed, he works graciously in us to cause us to walk in his ways.

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 I hope that these grand truths will take to new heights in your mind this morning

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 and then will settle deep in your heart

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 that you may know the comfort and joy of being saved by the power of God,

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 which is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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 If these truths aren't doing this edifying work for you,

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 then I hope that you will hang in with us as we continue to study this inspired text in the coming months.

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 Paul is going to unpack this at length for our benefit.

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 Now, we would cut this phrase short if I wasn't careful to say

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 that you cannot believe in just anything that you would like.

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 You can't make a Christ or a gospel of your own choosing and find yourself saved.

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 Paul here is being specific.

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 The gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.

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 It's not a gospel, not some good news, not a version of good news,

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 but the good news, the gospel.

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 And so out of concern that anybody would be unclear,

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 what is the gospel?

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 What must we believe to be true in order that we might be saved?

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 We must believe that God created a world and you in it,

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 that he intends for you to be an image bearer,

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 but that that image bearing was destroyed by our federal head, by Adam.

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 He represented us.

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 So not only are we born into sin, but we willingly sin.

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 We, in our very nature, reject the lordship of our God.

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 Our God is holy and he can have nothing to do with sin.

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 He cannot become friends with sin.

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 And so the proper, just response of God for sin is that sin would be punished,

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 that his enemies would be vanquished one day, fully and forever.

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 But because God is also merciful,

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 he sent his son to live the life that he demanded of us,

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 the righteousness found in the law,

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 to die the death that we deserve,

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 bearing God's wrath for our sin on the cross,

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 to rise again three days later,

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 defeating death fully and finally,

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 and that one day Christ will return and make all things new.

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 And this gospel, this good news,

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 requires a response on our behalf,

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 a turning from our sin and our believing that we can be saved.

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 This is the gospel that he is referring to.

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 We also don't do well to only think of this idea of believe as a mental assent to stated truths.

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 You this morning might go,

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 sure, sure, all those things.

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 Yep, you may have grown up in church and heard them again and again.

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 But it is the sort of belief that changes you.

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 This Greek word is packed full of meaning for us.

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 It's not merely some mental assent,

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 but it is a belief that changes the trajectory of your very life.

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 Now, those of you paying attention,

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 notice that I have a copy of Pilgrim's Progress with me this morning.

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 So, here we go.

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 If you're a guest this morning,

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 I joke that if you stick with us long enough,

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 I'll read the entirety of this book to you as I read excerpts from it.

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 This book was written by a Puritan by the name of John Bunyan,

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 and he does such a good job of putting into literary form,

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 allegorically,

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 the journey of the Christian.

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 In fact, the main character in the book is named Christian.

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 And at this point,

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 in this little bit that I want to read to you,

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 he's picked up a companion along the way named Faithful.

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 Faithful and Christian are walking along,

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 and they encounter another character by the name of Talkative.

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 And he knows the things to say.

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 In fact, much of the discourse that he has with Faithful

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 seems very positive, this Talkative.

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 He says some amazingly true things about God

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 and about the nature of man and about the nature of salvation.

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 But then Christian beckons him over and says to him,

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 this man doesn't believe anything that he says

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 because we know him back in our town to be a wicked man.

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 These things he says he believes have worked no real change in him.

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 And so Faithful desires to be parted with him.

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 He doesn't want to have just meaningless conversation anymore.

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 And so he asks Christian,

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 what shall we do to get rid of him?

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 Take my advice and do as I tell you,

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 and you will find that he will soon be sick of your company also,

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 unless God touches his heart and changes it, Christian suggested.

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 Faithful asked, what would you have me do?

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 Christian answered, go to him and enter into some serious discourse

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 about the power of religion, which he will affirm, I assure you.

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 Then ask him plainly whether this power is something

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 that is truly working itself out in his heart

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 and in his home and in his behavior.

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 So Faithful stepped back over to where Talkative was walking

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 and began to converse with him.

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 How are you doing? He asked.

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 Very well, thank you, Talkative replied.

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 I thought we should have a great deal of talk by now.

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 Faithful offered, if you would like, we will continue our conversation.

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 And when we last spoke,

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 you left it to me to pose a topic for discussion.

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 Here is my question.

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 How does the saving grace of God make itself known

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 when it is in the heart of man?

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 I see, Talkative stated.

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 You want to talk about the power of things.

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 Well, that is a very good question.

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 I will be happy to answer you.

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 I will make my answer brief and to the point.

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 First, where the grace of God is at work in the heart,

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 it causes there to be a great outcry against sin.

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 Secondly, Faithful interjected, wait a minute.

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 Let's consider your points one at a time.

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 I think you should have said,

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 it makes itself known by inclining the soul to abhor its sin.

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 Why, what is the difference between crying out against and abhorring sin?

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 Talkative inquired.

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 I hope the Christian in the room knows the answer to that already.

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 Faithful answered, there is a great deal of difference.

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 A man may cry out against sin out of principle,

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 but he cannot abhor it unless he has God's own antipathy against it.

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 For instance, I have seen many cry out against sin in the pulpit

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 who yet abide it well enough in their own heart, home, and manner of life.

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 Potiphar's wife cried out against Joseph with a loud voice

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 as if she had been very holy.

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 Yet she would have gladly, despite her cries to the contrary,

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 committed adultery with him.

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 Some cry out against sin as a mother cries out against her child

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 when she calls her a good-for-nothing and a naughty girl

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 and then smothers her with hugs and kisses.

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 I think you're trying to trip me up with details,

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 Talkative accused.

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 Faithful responded,

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 no, I am only trying to set things right.

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 But what is the second way in which a work of grace

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 makes itself known in the heart of man?

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 Great knowledge of gospel mysteries, Talkative offered.

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 Hear this, my theology-loving brothers and sisters.

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 Don't stop loving theology,

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 but be sure you're loving the God of that theology.

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 Faithful countered,

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 this sign should have been first,

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 but first or last, it is also false.

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 For knowledge, even great knowledge,

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 may be obtained in the mysteries of the gospel

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 without a work of grace in the soul.

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 The truth is that a man can have an abundance of knowledge

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 and still be nothing,

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 and so consequently, no child of God.

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 When Christ asked,

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 Do you know all these things?

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 And the disciples answered,

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 Yes.

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 He added,

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 Blessed are you if you do them.

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 That's John 13, 17.

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 He did not pronounce a blessing for knowing,

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 but for doing.

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 For there is a knowledge that is not connected with doing.

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 He that knows his master's will and does not do it.

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 A man may know like an angel,

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 and yet not be a Christian.

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 Therefore, the point you make is not true.

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 Indeed, to know is something that pleases talkers and boasters,

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 but to do is that which pleases God.

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 Not that the heart can be good without knowledge,

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 for without knowledge the heart is empty.

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 But there are two kinds of knowledge.

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 The first alone in its bare speculation of things,

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 and the second is accompanied by the grace of faith and love,

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 which causes a man to do the will of God from the heart.

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 The first kind of knowledge will serve the talker,

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 but a true Christian will not be content

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 until his knowledge results in sincere works that please God.

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 Give me understanding,

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 and I shall keep thy law.

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 Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

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 But Psalm 119 and verse 34.

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 Talkative protested,

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 You are trying to trap me again.

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 This is not edifying.

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 Well then,

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 tell me another way in which the saving grace of God

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 makes itself known when it is in the heart of man,

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 faithful challenged.

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 And Talkative responds,

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 Not I,

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 for I see we shall not agree.

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 So, I hope,

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 one,

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 and less importantly,

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 that you want to read the poem's progress.

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 It'll be good for your soul.

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 Secondly,

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 much more importantly,

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 that you see that it's altogether possible

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 to say that you believe something to be true,

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 to hold it in your mind

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 and have it not affect change

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 in your heart.

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 Those who love God

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 will find themselves in increasing measure

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 loving him in his ways more

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 and hating the world

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 in that way more.

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 There should be an evidencing of this belief.

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 So,

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 the gospel that Paul is not ashamed of

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 is the power of God for salvation

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 to everyone who believes.

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 Have you believed

00:17:15.980 --> 00:17:18.220
 the gospel of Jesus Christ?

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 If you have not,

00:17:20.339 --> 00:17:21.680
 throw yourself

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 on God's mercy

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 this morning.

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 The next phrase we see

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 is the power of God for salvation

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 to everyone who believes

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 to the Jew first

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 and also

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 to the Greek.

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 Here we see

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 a most wonderful declaration.

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 The gospel is offered

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 to everyone.

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 Not just to the person of Jewish descent,

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 but also for all other

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 nationalities.

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 Lloyd-Jones again,

00:17:50.140 --> 00:17:50.740
 he says this,

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 why is this a gospel

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 for everyone?

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 The answer is

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 because it is God's power.

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 If it were not God's power,

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 it would not be for

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 anyone.

00:18:02.220 --> 00:18:03.100
 This statement

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 to the Jew first

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 and also to the Greek

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 is a statement of

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 chronology

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 and not

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 preference.

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 Paul is not saying

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 that the Jewish people

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 have greater importance

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 or more image-bearing

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 worth.

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 historically,

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 salvation came

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 first

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 to the Jews.

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 Now you can think about this

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 as it concerns

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 Jesus' ministry.

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 He was careful

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 in who he came

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 and preached the gospel

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 to.

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 An evidence of this

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 is in Matthew chapter 10

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 verse 5 and 6

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 where he sends out

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 the apostles

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 instructing them,

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 go nowhere among

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 the Gentiles

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 and enter no town

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 of the Samaritans

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 but go rather

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 to the lost sheep

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 of the house

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 of Israel.

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 He was concerned

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 chronologically

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 but not in

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 importance.

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 In keeping with this point,

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 when Jesus appears

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 to the disciples

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 at Acts 1,

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 what does he tell them

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 there?

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 You will receive

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 power.

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 This is the verse 8.

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 when the Holy Spirit

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 has come upon you

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 and you will be

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 my witnesses in,

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 think chronology,

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 Jerusalem,

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 in all Judea

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 and Samaria

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 and to the end

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 of the earth.

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 this gospel

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 is the power

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 of God

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 for salvation

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 for these

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 Roman believers

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 whether Jewish

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 or not

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 and most scholars

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 agree that this

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 was a mixed audience.

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 Paul is going

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 to develop this

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 truth further

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 for us

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 throughout his letter

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 with particular

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 intention to its

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 implications

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 in chapter 11

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 so I'll let you

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 hold your breath

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 on all that this

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 means until

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 chapter 11

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 but this morning

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 simply and

00:19:42.659 --> 00:19:43.759
 profoundly hear

00:19:43.759 --> 00:19:44.440
 this

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 this gospel

00:19:45.920 --> 00:19:46.720
 is the power

00:19:46.720 --> 00:19:47.400
 of God

00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:48.140
 for salvation

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 for you

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 regardless of

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 how you might

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 perceive yourself

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 however far

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 you might be

00:19:56.279 --> 00:19:57.580
 from his grace

00:19:57.580 --> 00:19:58.960
 however far

00:19:58.960 --> 00:19:59.539
 you think

00:19:59.539 --> 00:20:00.180
 you may be

00:20:00.180 --> 00:20:00.940
 from salvation

00:20:00.940 --> 00:20:02.120
 God is powerful

00:20:02.120 --> 00:20:03.120
 to reach you

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 and bring you

00:20:04.539 --> 00:20:05.880
 to himself

00:20:05.880 --> 00:20:07.759
 to the Jew

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 first

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 and also

00:20:08.980 --> 00:20:09.960
 to the Greek

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 this includes

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 an offer

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 to all people

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 to repent

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 and believe

00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:17.900
 he goes on

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 in his logical

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 progression

00:20:19.019 --> 00:20:19.620
 he keeps

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 adding these

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 fours

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 beginning of

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 verse 17

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 for in it

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 the righteousness

00:20:25.960 --> 00:20:27.100
 of God

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 is revealed

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 Paul tells us

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 that something

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 is revealed

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 which means

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 to make

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 plain

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 or make

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 clear

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 or make

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 known

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 we do

00:20:38.980 --> 00:20:39.720
 not have

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 Christianity

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 without

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 revelation

00:20:41.860 --> 00:20:43.060
 we will

00:20:43.060 --> 00:20:43.800
 not stumble

00:20:43.800 --> 00:20:44.340
 across

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 saving truth

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 without a

00:20:45.840 --> 00:20:46.560
 loving God

00:20:46.560 --> 00:20:47.180
 making it

00:20:47.180 --> 00:20:47.960
 known

00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:48.700
 to us

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 we believe

00:20:49.960 --> 00:20:50.259
 that the

00:20:50.259 --> 00:20:50.519
 scripture

00:20:50.519 --> 00:20:50.900
 is the

00:20:50.900 --> 00:20:51.460
 revelation

00:20:51.460 --> 00:20:52.600
 of God

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 to us

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 Paul says

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 that the

00:20:55.700 --> 00:20:56.740
 powerful gospel

00:20:56.740 --> 00:20:57.480
 makes

00:20:57.480 --> 00:20:58.460
 something

00:20:58.460 --> 00:20:59.500
 known

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 it makes

00:21:00.820 --> 00:21:01.340
 known

00:21:01.340 --> 00:21:01.700
 the

00:21:01.700 --> 00:21:02.580
 righteousness

00:21:02.579 --> 00:21:04.559
 of God

00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:06.480
 let's begin

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 understanding

00:21:07.079 --> 00:21:07.659
 this phrase

00:21:07.659 --> 00:21:08.659
 by defining

00:21:08.659 --> 00:21:09.559
 the word

00:21:09.559 --> 00:21:10.199
 righteousness

00:21:10.199 --> 00:21:10.720
 let's just

00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:11.599
 start there

00:21:11.599 --> 00:21:12.819
 righteousness

00:21:12.819 --> 00:21:13.319
 is the

00:21:13.319 --> 00:21:13.939
 quality

00:21:13.939 --> 00:21:15.139
 of being

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 morally

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 perfect

00:21:17.539 --> 00:21:18.480
 and don't

00:21:18.480 --> 00:21:19.119
 miss this

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 morally

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 perfect

00:21:21.299 --> 00:21:21.939
 without

00:21:21.939 --> 00:21:23.599
 fault

00:21:23.599 --> 00:21:25.099
 having both

00:21:25.099 --> 00:21:25.879
 obeyed

00:21:25.879 --> 00:21:26.240
 everything

00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:27.159
 and not

00:21:27.159 --> 00:21:28.000
 disobeyed

00:21:28.000 --> 00:21:28.439
 everything

00:21:28.439 --> 00:21:28.980
 morally

00:21:28.980 --> 00:21:29.859
 perfect

00:21:29.859 --> 00:21:32.019
 Paul says

00:21:32.019 --> 00:21:32.939
 the gospel

00:21:32.939 --> 00:21:33.619
 reveals

00:21:33.619 --> 00:21:33.879
 the

00:21:33.879 --> 00:21:34.500
 righteousness

00:21:34.500 --> 00:21:35.939
 of

00:21:35.939 --> 00:21:37.319
 God

00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:38.559
 now

00:21:38.559 --> 00:21:38.919
 certainly

00:21:38.919 --> 00:21:39.219
 our

00:21:39.219 --> 00:21:39.679
 God

00:21:39.679 --> 00:21:40.359
 is

00:21:40.359 --> 00:21:41.179
 righteous

00:21:41.179 --> 00:21:42.259
 he is

00:21:42.259 --> 00:21:42.799
 without

00:21:42.799 --> 00:21:43.719
 fault

00:21:43.719 --> 00:21:44.459
 he is

00:21:44.459 --> 00:21:45.459
 morally

00:21:45.459 --> 00:21:45.959
 perfect

00:21:45.959 --> 00:21:46.479
 we often

00:21:46.479 --> 00:21:46.919
 use the

00:21:46.919 --> 00:21:47.199
 word

00:21:47.199 --> 00:21:48.019
 holy

00:21:48.019 --> 00:21:48.879
 to describe

00:21:48.879 --> 00:21:49.899
 this

00:21:49.899 --> 00:21:50.419
 attribute

00:21:50.419 --> 00:21:51.359
 think of

00:21:51.359 --> 00:21:51.799
 revelation

00:21:51.799 --> 00:21:53.079
 4 8

00:21:53.079 --> 00:21:53.879
 this picture

00:21:53.879 --> 00:21:54.279
 that John

00:21:54.279 --> 00:21:54.699
 has of

00:21:54.699 --> 00:21:54.959
 heaven

00:21:54.959 --> 00:21:55.819
 of four

00:21:55.819 --> 00:21:56.139
 living

00:21:56.139 --> 00:21:56.579
 creatures

00:21:56.579 --> 00:21:57.259
 with six

00:21:57.259 --> 00:21:57.659
 wings

00:21:57.659 --> 00:21:58.059
 and full

00:21:58.059 --> 00:21:58.599
 of eyes

00:21:58.599 --> 00:21:59.139
 around

00:21:59.139 --> 00:21:59.579
 and within

00:21:59.579 --> 00:22:00.039
 day and

00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:00.259
 night

00:22:00.259 --> 00:22:00.939
 they never

00:22:00.939 --> 00:22:01.500
 cease to

00:22:01.500 --> 00:22:02.039
 say

00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:03.039
 you think

00:22:03.039 --> 00:22:03.220
 of what

00:22:03.220 --> 00:22:03.639
 they say

00:22:03.639 --> 00:22:04.839
 holy

00:22:04.839 --> 00:22:05.839
 holy

00:22:05.839 --> 00:22:06.740
 holy

00:22:06.740 --> 00:22:07.079
 which is

00:22:07.079 --> 00:22:08.179
 a compounding

00:22:08.179 --> 00:22:08.659
 thing in

00:22:08.659 --> 00:22:09.000
 Greek

00:22:09.000 --> 00:22:09.399
 saying

00:22:09.399 --> 00:22:10.099
 perfectly

00:22:10.099 --> 00:22:10.579
 holy

00:22:10.579 --> 00:22:11.079
 without

00:22:11.079 --> 00:22:11.559
 any fault

00:22:11.559 --> 00:22:12.000
 he is

00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:12.559
 holy

00:22:12.559 --> 00:22:12.939
 upon

00:22:12.939 --> 00:22:13.279
 holy

00:22:13.279 --> 00:22:13.559
 upon

00:22:13.559 --> 00:22:13.939
 holy

00:22:13.939 --> 00:22:14.240
 is the

00:22:14.240 --> 00:22:14.439
 Lord

00:22:14.439 --> 00:22:14.839
 God

00:22:14.839 --> 00:22:15.579
 almighty

00:22:15.579 --> 00:22:16.220
 who was

00:22:16.220 --> 00:22:16.819
 and is

00:22:16.819 --> 00:22:17.859
 and is

00:22:17.859 --> 00:22:19.199
 to come

00:22:19.199 --> 00:22:21.039
 but

00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:21.960
 is it

00:22:21.960 --> 00:22:22.619
 God's

00:22:22.619 --> 00:22:22.980
 holiness

00:22:22.980 --> 00:22:24.099
 that Paul

00:22:24.099 --> 00:22:24.779
 is here

00:22:24.779 --> 00:22:26.240
 referring to

00:22:26.240 --> 00:22:28.000
 a certain

00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:28.579
 Augustinian

00:22:28.579 --> 00:22:28.919
 monk

00:22:28.919 --> 00:22:29.399
 by the name

00:22:29.399 --> 00:22:29.759
 of Martin

00:22:29.759 --> 00:22:30.099
 Luther

00:22:30.099 --> 00:22:30.579
 thought

00:22:30.579 --> 00:22:30.939
 so

00:22:30.939 --> 00:22:31.699
 to his

00:22:31.699 --> 00:22:32.159
 great

00:22:32.159 --> 00:22:33.379
 detriment

00:22:33.379 --> 00:22:34.599
 look out

00:22:34.599 --> 00:22:34.960
 I've got a

00:22:34.960 --> 00:22:35.460
 second book

00:22:35.460 --> 00:22:36.039
 this morning

00:22:36.039 --> 00:22:38.579
 I keep

00:22:38.579 --> 00:22:38.980
 saying I

00:22:38.980 --> 00:22:39.279
 need a

00:22:39.279 --> 00:22:39.899
 larger

00:22:39.899 --> 00:22:40.599
 pulpit

00:22:40.599 --> 00:22:41.359
 I need a

00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:41.599
 preaching

00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:42.039
 desk

00:22:42.039 --> 00:22:45.019
 this is

00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:45.699
 really key

00:22:45.699 --> 00:22:46.019
 right

00:22:46.019 --> 00:22:46.839
 we are

00:22:46.839 --> 00:22:47.419
 Protestants

00:22:47.419 --> 00:22:47.819
 for good

00:22:47.819 --> 00:22:48.299
 reasons

00:22:48.299 --> 00:22:48.599
 right

00:22:48.599 --> 00:22:49.059
 we believe

00:22:49.059 --> 00:22:49.220
 in

00:22:49.220 --> 00:22:49.439
 sola

00:22:49.439 --> 00:22:49.980
 scriptura

00:22:49.980 --> 00:22:50.439
 we believe

00:22:50.439 --> 00:22:50.699
 what it

00:22:50.699 --> 00:22:50.960
 teaches

00:22:50.960 --> 00:22:51.339
 us to

00:22:51.339 --> 00:22:51.500
 be

00:22:51.500 --> 00:22:51.879
 true

00:22:51.879 --> 00:22:52.899
 we had

00:22:52.899 --> 00:22:53.179
 better

00:22:53.179 --> 00:22:53.519
 get

00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:54.159
 this

00:22:54.159 --> 00:22:54.659
 right

00:22:54.660 --> 00:22:55.240
 this

00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:55.440
 is

00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:55.600
 the

00:22:55.600 --> 00:22:56.000
 text

00:22:56.000 --> 00:22:56.360
 that

00:22:56.360 --> 00:22:57.000
 launched

00:22:57.000 --> 00:22:57.279
 the

00:22:57.279 --> 00:22:57.580
 Protestant

00:22:57.580 --> 00:22:58.700
 Reformation

00:22:58.700 --> 00:23:00.140
 I'm going to

00:23:00.140 --> 00:23:00.600
 step over

00:23:00.600 --> 00:23:01.000
 a little bit

00:23:01.000 --> 00:23:01.440
 of history

00:23:01.440 --> 00:23:02.259
 I'm reading

00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:03.080
 Lloyd-Jones

00:23:03.080 --> 00:23:03.600
 quoting

00:23:03.600 --> 00:23:04.140
 Luther

00:23:04.140 --> 00:23:04.519
 and I

00:23:04.519 --> 00:23:04.660
 hope

00:23:04.660 --> 00:23:04.779
 that

00:23:04.779 --> 00:23:04.940
 it'll

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 be

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 clear

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 when

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 he's

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 speaking

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 and

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 when

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 Luther

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 is

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 speaking

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 if

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 not

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 you're

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 welcome

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 to

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 borrow

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 my

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 book

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 listen

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 carefully

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 it is

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 just

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 at this

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 point

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 we're

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 talking

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 about

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 right

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 now

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 that

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 the

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 experience

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 of

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 Luther

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 is

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 such

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 great

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 value

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 to

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 us

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 because

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 Luther

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 while

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 he

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 was

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 yet

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 a

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 Roman

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 Catholic

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 decided

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 to

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 give

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 a

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 series

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 of

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 lectures

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 on

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 the

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 epistle

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 to

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 the

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 Romans

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 he

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 came

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 up

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 against

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 this

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 verse

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 and

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 because

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 of

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 his

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 misinterpretation

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 of the

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 meaning

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 of

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 he

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 passed

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 through

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 an

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 agony

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 of

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 soul

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 listen

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 to his

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 own

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 words

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 I

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 labor

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 diligently

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 and

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 anxiously

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 as

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 to

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 know

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 how

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 to

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 understand

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 Paul's

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 word

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 in

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 Romans

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 117

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 where

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 he

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 says

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 is

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 revealed

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 in

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 the

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 gospel

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 I

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 sought

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 long

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 and

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 knocked

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 anxiously

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 for

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 the

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 expression

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 blocked

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 the

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 way

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 you

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 see

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 he

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 thought

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 it

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 was

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 just

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 a

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 description

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 of

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 God's

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 character

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 and

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 of

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 God's

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 being

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 and

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 as

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 he

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 stood

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 before

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 this

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 revelation

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 of

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 God

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 who

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 is

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 light

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 and

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 in

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 whom

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 there

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 is

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 no

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 darkness

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 at

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 all

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 a

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 God

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 who

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 was

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 so

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 just

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 that

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 he

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 cannot

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 even

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 look

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 upon

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 sin

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 as

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 he

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 saw

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 this

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 he

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 just

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 felt

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 it

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 was

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 impossible

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 he

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 says

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 that

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 this

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 expression

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 blocked

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 the

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 way

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 to

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 salvation

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 for

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 him

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 and

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 he

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 went

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 further

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 and

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 said

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 as

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 often

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 as

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 I

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 read

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 that

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 declaration

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 I

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 wished

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 always

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 that

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 God

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 had

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 not

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 made

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 the

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 gospel

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 known

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 you

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 see

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 he

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 thought

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 that

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 it

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 meant

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 that

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 in

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 the

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 Old

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 Ten

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 Commandments

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 and

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 the

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 moral

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 law

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 yes

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 but

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 he

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 thought

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 it

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 was

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 an

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 imperfect

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 revelation

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 of

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 it

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 and

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 that

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 it's

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 only

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 in

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 Christ

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 you

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 get

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 a

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 full

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 revelation

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 and

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 one

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 which

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 is

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 infinitely

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 greater

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 he

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 thought

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 the

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 gospel

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 of

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 was

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 condemning

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 to

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 him

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 as

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 it

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 revealed

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 God's

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 righteousness

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 he

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 misunderstood

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 the

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 text

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 and

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 he

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 found

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 it

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 to

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 be

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 a

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 block

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 for

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 him

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 to

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 believe

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 the

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 gospel

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 he

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 wished

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 the

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 gospel

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 had

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 been

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 never

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 preached

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 praise

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 be

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 to

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 God

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 that

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 he

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 unveiled

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 the

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 full

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 meaning

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 of

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 this

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 text

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 to

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 Luther

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 before

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 we

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 get

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 to

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 the

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 last

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 part

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 of

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 verse

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 17

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 look

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 with

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 me

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 at

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 another

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 verse

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 where

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 Paul

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 employs

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 this

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 phrase

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 this

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 is

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 Romans

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 chapter

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 3

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 and

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 verse

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 21

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 if

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 you'd

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 like

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 to

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 turn

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 there

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 briefly

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 here

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 we

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 see

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 right at

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 the

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 beginning

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 of verse

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 21

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 but

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 now

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 there

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 it

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 is

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 again

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 has

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 been

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 manifested

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 or

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 revealed

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 apart

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 from the

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 law

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 although

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 the

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 law

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 and the

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 prophets

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 bear witness

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 God

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 to

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 God

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 to

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 God

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 to

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 us

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 to

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 us

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 to

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!

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 to

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 us

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 by

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 Christ

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 has

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 been

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 revealed

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 Luther

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 came to

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 understand

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 the

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 doctrine

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 of

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 double

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 imputation

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 which

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 he called

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 the

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 great

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 exchange

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 our

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 sin

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 given

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 to

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 Christ

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 and

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 his

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 righteousness

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 given

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 imputed

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 to

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 us

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 Paul

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 speaks of

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 this in

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 2nd

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 Corinthians

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 chapter 5

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 verse

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 21

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 where he

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 says

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 for our

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 sake

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 God

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 made

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 Christ

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 to be

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 sin

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 gave

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 our

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 sin

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 to

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 Jesus

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 who

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 knew

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 no

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 sin

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 he

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 was

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 perfect

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 without

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 fault

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 he

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 was

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 holy

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 so

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 that

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 in

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 Christ

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 we

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 might

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 become

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 right

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 his

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 law

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 keeping

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 given

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 to

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 us

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 we've

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 got to

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 get this

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 right

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 if we're

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 going to

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 understand

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 this

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 verse

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 again

00:27:09.459 --> 00:27:09.699
 from

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 Lloyd

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 Jones

00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:10.899
 speaking

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 of

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 Luther

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 he

00:27:11.799 --> 00:27:12.319
 called

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 that

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 abstract

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 conception

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 of the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 and

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 he

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 could

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 not

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 get

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 past

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 it

00:27:18.779 --> 00:27:20.059
 God's

00:27:20.059 --> 00:27:20.559
 holiness

00:27:20.559 --> 00:27:21.759
 but

00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:21.919
 then

00:27:21.919 --> 00:27:22.059
 he

00:27:22.059 --> 00:27:22.519
 suddenly

00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:22.980
 saw

00:27:22.980 --> 00:27:23.439
 this

00:27:23.439 --> 00:27:24.200
 phrase

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 the

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 just

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 shall

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 live

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 by

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 faith

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 oh

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 he

00:27:29.639 --> 00:27:30.019
 said

00:27:30.019 --> 00:27:30.720
 there

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 is

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 such

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 a

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 thing

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 after

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 all

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 then

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 as

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 a

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 just

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 person

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 a

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 righteous

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 person

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 there

00:27:36.339 --> 00:27:36.519
 is

00:27:36.519 --> 00:27:36.700
 the

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 abstract

00:27:37.359 --> 00:27:37.859
 righteousness

00:27:37.859 --> 00:27:38.500
 here

00:27:38.500 --> 00:27:38.759
 is

00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:38.980
 the

00:27:38.980 --> 00:27:39.819
 concrete

00:27:39.819 --> 00:27:40.879
 righteousness

00:27:40.880 --> 00:27:42.420
 he

00:27:42.420 --> 00:27:42.680
 then

00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:43.120
 said

00:27:43.120 --> 00:27:43.720
 what

00:27:43.720 --> 00:27:43.940
 is

00:27:43.940 --> 00:27:44.400
 this

00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:45.240
 and

00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:45.700
 suddenly

00:27:45.700 --> 00:27:46.140
 he

00:27:46.140 --> 00:27:46.400
 saw

00:27:46.400 --> 00:27:46.600
 it

00:27:46.600 --> 00:27:47.540
 he

00:27:47.540 --> 00:27:47.920
 saw

00:27:47.920 --> 00:27:48.120
 that

00:27:48.120 --> 00:27:48.340
 this

00:27:48.340 --> 00:27:48.460
 is

00:27:48.460 --> 00:27:48.600
 the

00:27:48.600 --> 00:27:48.880
 whole

00:27:48.880 --> 00:27:49.320
 difference

00:27:49.320 --> 00:27:49.620
 between

00:27:49.620 --> 00:27:49.820
 the

00:27:49.820 --> 00:27:50.180
 law

00:27:50.180 --> 00:27:50.680
 and

00:27:50.680 --> 00:27:51.180
 faith

00:27:51.180 --> 00:27:51.920
 he

00:27:51.920 --> 00:27:52.020
 had

00:27:52.020 --> 00:27:52.140
 been

00:27:52.140 --> 00:27:52.460
 trying

00:27:52.460 --> 00:27:52.660
 to

00:27:52.660 --> 00:27:53.060
 work

00:27:53.060 --> 00:27:53.300
 a

00:27:53.300 --> 00:27:53.700
 righteousness

00:27:53.700 --> 00:27:54.260
 according

00:27:54.260 --> 00:27:54.500
 to

00:27:54.500 --> 00:27:54.660
 the

00:27:54.660 --> 00:27:54.940
 law

00:27:54.940 --> 00:27:55.320
 but

00:27:55.320 --> 00:27:55.460
 there

00:27:55.460 --> 00:27:55.580
 is

00:27:55.580 --> 00:27:55.740
 an

00:27:55.740 --> 00:27:56.140
 absolute

00:27:56.140 --> 00:27:56.780
 stumbling

00:27:56.780 --> 00:27:57.060
 block

00:27:57.060 --> 00:27:57.220
 to

00:27:57.220 --> 00:27:57.480
 that

00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:58.380
 this

00:27:58.380 --> 00:27:59.200
 righteousness

00:27:59.200 --> 00:27:59.460
 of

00:27:59.460 --> 00:27:59.800
 God

00:27:59.800 --> 00:28:00.860
 but

00:28:00.860 --> 00:28:01.240
 now

00:28:01.240 --> 00:28:01.840
 he

00:28:01.840 --> 00:28:02.340
 begins

00:28:02.340 --> 00:28:02.820
 to

00:28:02.820 --> 00:28:03.320
 see

00:28:03.320 --> 00:28:04.380
 how

00:28:04.380 --> 00:28:04.520
 are

00:28:04.520 --> 00:28:04.680
 these

00:28:04.680 --> 00:28:04.880
 people

00:28:04.880 --> 00:28:05.260
 righteous

00:28:05.260 --> 00:28:05.260


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 Ah!

00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:06.500
 it

00:28:06.500 --> 00:28:06.720
 is a

00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:07.060
 righteousness

00:28:07.060 --> 00:28:07.460
 by

00:28:07.460 --> 00:28:08.180
 faith

00:28:08.180 --> 00:28:09.580
 so

00:28:09.580 --> 00:28:09.820
 then

00:28:09.820 --> 00:28:10.019
 that

00:28:10.019 --> 00:28:10.500
 righteousness

00:28:10.500 --> 00:28:10.740
 of

00:28:10.740 --> 00:28:10.940
 God

00:28:10.940 --> 00:28:11.100
 does

00:28:11.100 --> 00:28:11.279
 not

00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:11.600
 mean

00:28:11.600 --> 00:28:11.900
 the

00:28:11.900 --> 00:28:12.380
 attribute

00:28:12.380 --> 00:28:12.620
 of

00:28:12.620 --> 00:28:13.039
 God

00:28:13.039 --> 00:28:13.940
 it

00:28:13.940 --> 00:28:14.060
 is

00:28:14.060 --> 00:28:14.220
 a

00:28:14.220 --> 00:28:14.600
 righteousness

00:28:14.600 --> 00:28:15.019
 that

00:28:15.019 --> 00:28:15.640
 God

00:28:15.640 --> 00:28:16.680
 gives

00:28:16.680 --> 00:28:17.539
 so

00:28:17.539 --> 00:28:17.700
 hear

00:28:17.700 --> 00:28:17.920
 that

00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:18.120
 it's

00:28:18.120 --> 00:28:18.240
 the

00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:18.560
 righteousness

00:28:18.560 --> 00:28:18.799
 that

00:28:18.799 --> 00:28:19.259
 comes

00:28:19.259 --> 00:28:19.779
 from

00:28:19.779 --> 00:28:20.120
 him

00:28:20.120 --> 00:28:20.279
 it's

00:28:20.279 --> 00:28:20.380
 a

00:28:20.380 --> 00:28:20.700
 righteousness

00:28:20.700 --> 00:28:21.060
 he

00:28:21.060 --> 00:28:21.600
 gives

00:28:21.600 --> 00:28:22.160
 and

00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:22.299
 he

00:28:22.299 --> 00:28:22.580
 gives

00:28:22.580 --> 00:28:22.860
 it

00:28:22.860 --> 00:28:23.860
 to

00:28:23.860 --> 00:28:24.320
 faith

00:28:24.320 --> 00:28:25.960
 Luther's

00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:26.259
 whole

00:28:26.259 --> 00:28:26.680
 life

00:28:26.680 --> 00:28:26.880
 was

00:28:26.880 --> 00:28:27.700
 revolutionized

00:28:27.700 --> 00:28:28.480
 he

00:28:28.480 --> 00:28:28.680
 saw

00:28:28.680 --> 00:28:28.880
 the

00:28:28.880 --> 00:28:29.340
 abstract

00:28:29.340 --> 00:28:29.680
 and

00:28:29.680 --> 00:28:29.820
 the

00:28:29.820 --> 00:28:30.240
 concrete

00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:30.680
 coming

00:28:30.680 --> 00:28:31.120
 together

00:28:31.120 --> 00:28:31.740
 and

00:28:31.740 --> 00:28:31.980
 this

00:28:31.980 --> 00:28:32.140
 is

00:28:32.140 --> 00:28:32.420
 how

00:28:32.420 --> 00:28:32.900
 he

00:28:32.900 --> 00:28:33.120
 puts

00:28:33.120 --> 00:28:33.380
 it

00:28:33.380 --> 00:28:34.580
 when

00:28:34.580 --> 00:28:34.720
 I

00:28:34.720 --> 00:28:34.920
 saw

00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:35.080
 the

00:28:35.080 --> 00:28:35.400
 difference

00:28:35.400 --> 00:28:35.620
 that

00:28:35.620 --> 00:28:35.920
 law

00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:36.120
 is

00:28:36.120 --> 00:28:36.360
 one

00:28:36.360 --> 00:28:36.600
 thing

00:28:36.599 --> 00:28:36.799
 and

00:28:36.799 --> 00:28:37.159
 gospel

00:28:37.159 --> 00:28:37.579
 another

00:28:37.579 --> 00:28:38.219
 I

00:28:38.219 --> 00:28:38.619
 broke

00:28:38.619 --> 00:28:39.019
 through

00:28:39.019 --> 00:28:40.459
 he

00:28:40.459 --> 00:28:40.740
 broke

00:28:40.740 --> 00:28:40.859
 through

00:28:40.859 --> 00:28:41.000
 the

00:28:41.000 --> 00:28:41.339
 barrier

00:28:41.339 --> 00:28:41.559
 that

00:28:41.559 --> 00:28:41.679
 was

00:28:41.679 --> 00:28:41.939
 holding

00:28:41.939 --> 00:28:42.119
 him

00:28:42.119 --> 00:28:42.419
 back

00:28:42.419 --> 00:28:42.559
 and

00:28:42.559 --> 00:28:42.679
 he

00:28:42.679 --> 00:28:42.899
 goes

00:28:42.899 --> 00:28:43.240
 on

00:28:43.240 --> 00:28:43.639
 as

00:28:43.639 --> 00:28:43.759
 I

00:28:43.759 --> 00:28:43.919
 had

00:28:43.919 --> 00:28:44.279
 formerly

00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:44.699
 hated

00:28:44.699 --> 00:28:44.879
 the

00:28:44.879 --> 00:28:45.299
 expression

00:28:45.299 --> 00:28:45.480
 the

00:28:45.480 --> 00:28:45.740
 righteousness

00:28:45.740 --> 00:28:45.980
 of

00:28:45.980 --> 00:28:46.199
 God

00:28:46.199 --> 00:28:46.599
 I

00:28:46.599 --> 00:28:46.799
 now

00:28:46.799 --> 00:28:47.079
 began

00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:47.199
 to

00:28:47.199 --> 00:28:47.539
 regard

00:28:47.539 --> 00:28:47.699
 it

00:28:47.699 --> 00:28:47.859
 as

00:28:47.859 --> 00:28:48.019
 my

00:28:48.019 --> 00:28:48.519
 dearest

00:28:48.519 --> 00:28:48.779
 and

00:28:48.779 --> 00:28:49.019
 most

00:28:49.019 --> 00:28:49.500
 comforting

00:28:49.500 --> 00:28:49.959
 word

00:28:49.959 --> 00:28:50.419
 so

00:28:50.419 --> 00:28:50.559
 that

00:28:50.559 --> 00:28:50.819
 this

00:28:50.819 --> 00:28:51.299
 expression

00:28:51.299 --> 00:28:51.500
 of

00:28:51.500 --> 00:28:51.819
 Paul's

00:28:51.819 --> 00:28:52.119
 became

00:28:52.119 --> 00:28:52.459
 to me

00:28:52.459 --> 00:28:52.579
 in

00:28:52.579 --> 00:28:52.779
 very

00:28:52.779 --> 00:28:53.159
 truth

00:28:53.159 --> 00:28:53.539
 a

00:28:53.539 --> 00:28:53.939
 gate

00:28:53.939 --> 00:28:54.339
 to

00:28:54.339 --> 00:28:54.859
 paradise

00:28:54.859 --> 00:28:56.279
 what

00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:56.419
 a

00:28:56.419 --> 00:28:56.879
 revelation

00:28:56.879 --> 00:28:57.619
 what

00:28:57.619 --> 00:28:57.859
 a

00:28:57.859 --> 00:28:58.500
 transformation

00:28:58.500 --> 00:28:59.419
 from

00:28:59.419 --> 00:28:59.659
 a

00:28:59.659 --> 00:29:00.019
 miserable

00:29:00.019 --> 00:29:00.419
 wretched

00:29:00.419 --> 00:29:00.859
 unhappy

00:29:00.859 --> 00:29:01.219
 monk

00:29:01.219 --> 00:29:01.619
 counting

00:29:01.619 --> 00:29:01.839
 his

00:29:01.839 --> 00:29:02.099
 beads

00:29:02.099 --> 00:29:02.259
 and

00:29:02.259 --> 00:29:02.619
 fasting

00:29:02.619 --> 00:29:02.839
 and

00:29:02.839 --> 00:29:03.199
 sweating

00:29:03.199 --> 00:29:03.419
 and

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 praying

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 reformation

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 preacher

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 of

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 gospel

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 in

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 liberty

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 children

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 God

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 him

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 righteousness

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 righteousness

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 that's

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 us

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 by

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 Christ

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 in

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 the

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 power

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 of

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 gospel

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 to

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 see

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 this

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 and

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 see

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 it

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 clearly

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 to

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 get

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 the

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 gospel

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 right

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 the

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 final

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 from

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 faith

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 righteous

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 shall

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 live

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 by

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 faith

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 now

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 I

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 love

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 and

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 appreciate

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 that

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 Paul

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 is

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 an

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 Old

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 Testament

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 preacher

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 let's

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 not

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 unhitch

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 our

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 faith

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 it

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 has

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 now

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 referenced

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 faith

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 four

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 times

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 everyone

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 who

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 believes

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 and

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 in

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 this

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 last

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 phrase

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 again

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 which

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 have

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 you

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 that

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 we

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 are

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 justified

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 grace

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 faith

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 Christ

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 lot

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 meaning

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 faith

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 going

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 you

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 details

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 by

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 you

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 the

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 prominent

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 view

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 which

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 I

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 wholeheartedly

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 agree

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 with

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 if

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 you'd

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 love

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 to

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 read

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 it

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 I

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 encourage

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 you

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 to

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 so

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 your

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 on

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 another

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 this

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 phrase

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 would

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 be

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 by

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 faith

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 to

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 faith

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 so

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 the

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 righteousness

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 of

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 God

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 is

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 granted

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 by

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 faith

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 to

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 faith

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 and

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 this

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 phrase

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 parallels

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 believes

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 in

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 verse

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 16

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 and

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 adds

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 to

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 it

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 continuing

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 faith

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 John

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 MacArthur

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 says of

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 this

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 text

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 there

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 is

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 emphasis

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 here

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 the

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 continuity

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 of

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 faith

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 it

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 is

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 not

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 a

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 one

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 time

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 act

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 a

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 way

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 of

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 life

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 the

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 true

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 believer

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 made

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 righteous

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 will

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 live

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 in

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 faith

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 all

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 of

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 his

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 her

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 life

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 this

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 is

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 the

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 doctrine

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 of

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 the

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 perseverance

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 of

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 the

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 saints

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 we

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 believe

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 and

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 we

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 believe

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 and

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 we

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 believe

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 we

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 hang

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 on

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 to

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 the

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 precious

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 promises

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 that

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 are

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 ours

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 in

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 Christ

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 and

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 we

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 do

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 so

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 until

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 the

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 end

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 and

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 the

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 promise

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 that

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 accompanies

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 such

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 faith

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 is

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 life

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 we

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 are

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 granted

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 life

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 by

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 faith

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 in

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 the

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 gospel

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 and

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 we

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 continue

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 life

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 by

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 faith

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 in

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 the

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 gospel

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 there

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 is

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 a

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 lifetime

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 of

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 meditation

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 found

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 in

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 these

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 two

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 verses

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 we

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 have

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 spread

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 it

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 thin

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 three

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 weeks

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 hope

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 to

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 hope

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 you

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 will

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 in

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 eager

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 expectation

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 join

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 me

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 as we

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 continue

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 to

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 impact

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 them

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 in

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 our

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 study

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 of

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 Romans

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 I

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 will

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 conclude

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 with

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 a

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 final

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 reading

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 chapter

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 one

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 and

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 when

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 Paul

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 says

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 let's

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 pray

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 together

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