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 What do you think the average person in this country who is not a Christian would say if they were asked,

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 describe your opinion of a Christian?

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 How would you describe Christians?

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 Now think about it.

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 We're talking about the average person in this world, in this country, who is not a believer.

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 They don't go to church.

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 How would they describe Christians?

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 Now I want you to think for a moment, there's a lot of people who do not know Christians.

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 And here in the South we may think, well everybody, even non-believers, even atheists know a lot of Christians.

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 Everyone does not.

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 Many people live and function in circles of unbelievers.

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 So what they know about Christians is what they hear, what they read, what they see from a distance maybe.

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 Well according to Tom Rainer, the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Lifeway Christian Resources and Lifeway Research.

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 His research teams found this response of non-Christians when asked, what do you think about Christians?

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 Rainer and his team summarized it like this.

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 Christians are against more things than they are for.

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 All the responses that they got, they described it this way.

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 Christians are against more things than they are for.

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 That's how unbelievers think.

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 Now Rainer quotes one unbeliever in how they responded to the survey.

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 Look at it.

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 It just seems to me Christians are mad at the world and mad at each other.

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 They are so negative.

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 They seem unhappy.

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 I have no desire to be like them and stay upset all the time.

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 Now that's just an opinion.

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 What somebody thinks.

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 Let's go a step further.

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 How do you think most non-Christians would describe Christians right now

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 as they observe our attitudes, words and actions during this year's election?

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 What do or would unbelievers around here say about our church?

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 Now when I say our church, that's us.

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 What would they say about me if they've heard me preach over the past three months?

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 And then what would they say about you if they've had a few conversations with you

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 about what's going on right now?

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 About the political landscape.

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 Now hold that thought.

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 Hold that for a moment.

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 I want to switch gears and ask another question.

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 If you could use only three words to describe how the Lord

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 wants people to view us as Christians,

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 what would those three words be?

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 Now just think.

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 What would Jesus or how would Jesus want people to describe us, His followers?

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 And let's use three words.

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 In terms of our character, our speech, the way we interact with them.

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 Well I think a strong case can be made from the life and teaching of Jesus for these three words.

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 Love, grace, and truth.

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 Now I am positive, absolutely sure that love is at the top of the list

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 because that's what Jesus actually said in John chapter 13.

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 Look at this.

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 This is how Jesus wants us to be known.

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 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another.

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 Just as I have loved you, you also are loved one another.

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 By this all people will know that you are my disciples

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 if you have love for one another.

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 No doubt is there.

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 Our Lord and Savior has called us to be known

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 for demonstrating love

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 really in everything that we do

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 but especially for one another.

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 I think that applies to

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 our discussions of issues.

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 The way that we present our views

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 defend our views

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 politically even.

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 Now you might scratch your head

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 think for a moment

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 you can't do that.

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 You can't discuss politics.

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 You can't discuss the issues of today

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 with an attitude of love.

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 Well

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 it's hard.

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 I agree.

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 But it's not

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 impossible

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 when you understand

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 biblical love

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 Jesus did it.

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 He perfectly demonstrated

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 the qualities of grace and truth

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 throughout his life

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 here on earth

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 as John tells us

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 in the first chapter of his gospel.

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 If you would turn to John chapter 1

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 because we're going to look there this morning

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 and as you're turning

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 I want to point out some things.

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 Over the past three months

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 we in these studies

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 on Sunday morning

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 we have looked at some of the most

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 controversial issues

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 of our day

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 from a biblical perspective.

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 I did a series

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 calling

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 Thinking Biblically

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 and we tried to think

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 biblically about

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 a lot of different

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 issues

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 hot button issues

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 of today.

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 I began

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 back in July

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 emphasizing how we need

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 to support

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 law enforcement.

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 God

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 has ordained

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 that government

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 Romans chapter 13

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 keep order

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 that

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 the government

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 punish

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 evildoers

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 wrongdoers

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 reward

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 good behavior.

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 We talked about how

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 law enforcement officers

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 they enforce that law.

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 They're the ones

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 actually on the ground

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 government agents

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 so to speak

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 to keep us safe

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 to punish

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 wrongdoers

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 lawbreakers

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 even to reward

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 those who do

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 what's right.

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 Well we looked at that

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 in light of all

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 that's going on

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 today.

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 We looked next

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 at a biblical view

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 of race

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 hot button issue

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 isn't it?

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 Well we looked at some

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 of the things the Bible

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 teaches about race.

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 Then we looked at the

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 evils of socialism

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 over about three weeks

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 how that is not

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 a system

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 that God

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 approves.

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 It's not how God

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 designed for people

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 to take care of

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 themselves and their

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 families.

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 We've also looked over

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 these past three months

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 at such issues

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 as the sinfulness

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 of homosexual

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 behavior.

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 How same-sex marriage

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 violates God's

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 design for marriage.

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 and how

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 transgenderism

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 is just not

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 real.

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 It's not how God

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 created people.

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 He created people

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 male and female.

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 Now

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 I tried to

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 address each of those

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 issues from a

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 biblical perspective

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 and I

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 make no

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 apologies

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 for any of those

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 messages.

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 I

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 affirm

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 each one.

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 As I prepared

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 this message

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 I thought about

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 saying

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 I support

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 every word

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 I said

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 but I

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 probably said

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 some words

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 I know

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 I let some

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 come out

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 that I wish

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 I could have

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 taken back

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 the words

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 but I

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 make no

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 apologies

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 for those

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 messages

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 and everything

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 we looked at

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 in scripture

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 it is true

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 it is right.

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 I affirm

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 each one.

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 I am glad

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 that they're

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 available online

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 for anyone

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 to see.

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 now

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 I know

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 that 90

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 something

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 percent

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 of this

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 church

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 believe

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 with me

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 what the

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 Bible

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 teaches

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 on these

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 issues

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 but I

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 also

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 know

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 that while

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 I was

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 excited

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 even zealous

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 at times

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 in preaching

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 on the truth

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 of God's word

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 about these

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 issues

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 I need

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 to be

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 equally

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 zealous

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 in preaching

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 it

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 in a loving

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 and a

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 gracious

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 way

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 because that's

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 what Jesus

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 did

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 I mean

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 he was

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 firm

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 hard

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 at times

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 called a

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 hypocrite

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 a hypocrite

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 but Jesus

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 that's the

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 loving thing

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 when you

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 point out

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 error

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 and evildoers

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 it's wrong

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 it's not

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 an act

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 of love

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 to let

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 it go

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 to pretend

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 something

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 does not

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 exist

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 Jesus

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 demonstrated

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 a perfect

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 balance

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 of love

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 grace

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 and truth

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 throughout

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 his life

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 throughout

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 his teaching

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 I want you

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 to see

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 where it

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 begins

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 or where

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 the description

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 begins

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 in John

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 chapter 4

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 and what I

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 want us to

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 do this

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 morning

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 is to see

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 what we

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 can learn

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 about

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 being the

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 Lord's

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 faithful

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 representatives

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 witnesses

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 in today's

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 culture

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 and doing

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 it

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 both

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 graciously

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 as well

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 as truthfully

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 John

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 1 14

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 and the

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 word became

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 flesh

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 and dwelt

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 among us

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 and we

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 have seen

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 his glory

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 glory

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 as of the

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 only son

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 from the

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 father

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 full of

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 grace

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 and truth

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 John

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 bore

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 witness

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 about him

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 and cried

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 out

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 this is

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 John

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 the Baptist

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 this was

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 he of

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 whom

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 I said

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 he who

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 comes

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 after me

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 ranks

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 before me

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 because he

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 was before

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 me

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 for from

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 his fullness

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 we have

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 all received

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 grace upon

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 grace

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 for the law

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 was given

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 through Moses

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 grace and

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 truth

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 came through

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 Jesus

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 let's think

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 together

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 what is

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 grace and

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 truth

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 that Jesus

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 demonstrated

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 that we're

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 to follow

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 suit with

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 let's look

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 at grace

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 first

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 outside the

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 New Testament

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 this word

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 in the first

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 century

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 this word

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 for grace

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 referred to

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 something that

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 caused

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 joy

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 it was used

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 to describe

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 something that

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 was attractive

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 in a person

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 something that

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 brought pleasure

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 to others

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 it could be a

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 simple thing

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 somebody's

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 gracious

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 their smile

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 brought joy

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 their

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 their

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 willing to

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 help

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 their

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 word of

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 wisdom

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 word of

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 comfort

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 just

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 whatever

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 outside the

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 New Testament

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 this word

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 grace

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 when John

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 was writing

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 it was used

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 to describe

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 something that

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 was just good

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 and positive

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 attractive

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 in another

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 person

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 he came

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 to have

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 the idea

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 of

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 a favor

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 or a

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 kindness

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 that was

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 done to

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 another

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 person

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 when New

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 Testament

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 scholar

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 Leon Morris

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 says that

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 this idea

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 is included

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 in the New

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 Testament

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 word

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 grace

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 but the

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 New Testament

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 emphasis

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 a different

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 aspect of

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 the word

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 undeserved

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 favor

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 more

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 specifically

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 the undeserved

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 favor of

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 God

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 you

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 are

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 aware

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 know

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 when you

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 talk about

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 grace

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 from the

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 Bible's

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 perspective

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 you're usually

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 talking about

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 God's

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 undeserved

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 favor

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 well when

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 scripture says

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 that Jesus

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 was full

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 of grace

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 it means

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 it does

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 mean that

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 he had a

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 winsome

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 personality

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 he was

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 kind

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 and loving

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 he demonstrated

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 such grace

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 to people

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 who did

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 not deserve

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 it

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 Jesus'

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 greatest

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 demonstration

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 of grace

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 though

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 is seen

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 in his

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 death

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 on the

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 cross

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 to save

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 undeserving

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 sinners

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 like you

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 and me

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 that's

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 also

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 the

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 father's

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 greatest

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 demonstration

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 of

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 grace

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 he sent

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 Jesus

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 into this

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 world

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 as

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 the

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 scripture

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 says

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 in

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 Romans

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 5

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 while

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 we

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 were

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 still

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 sinners

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 Christ

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 died

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 for us

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 so

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 Jesus

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 was full

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 of

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 grace

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 but

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 he

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 was

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 also

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 full

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 of

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 truth

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 look

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 at the

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 word

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 truth

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 we

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 usually

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 think

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 of that

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 simply

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 it's

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 the

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 opposite

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 of

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 faults

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 remember

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 those

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 true

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 faults

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 tests

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 in

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 school

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 well

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 that's

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 how

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 the

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 word

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 is

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 used

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 in

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 the

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 Bible

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 at

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 times

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 but

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 the

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 word

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 is

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 broader

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 in

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 the

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 Bible

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 the

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 word

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 truth

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 in

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 the

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 Bible

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 is

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 sometimes

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 translated

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 faithful

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 reliable

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 trustworthy

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 God

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 a lot

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 of times

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 is

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 referred

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 to

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 as

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 a

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 God

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 who

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 is

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 reliable

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 he's

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 faithful

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 he's

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 trustworthy

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 talking

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 about

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 he's

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 true

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 well

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 Jesus

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 described

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 God's

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 word

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 as

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 truth

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 in

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 John

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 chapter

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 17

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 John

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 17

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 is

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 Jesus

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 prayer

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 and

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 Jesus

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 in the

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 course

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 of

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 praying

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 said

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 your

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 word

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 talking

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 to

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 the

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 father

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 your

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 word

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 is

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 truth

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 that

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 should

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 give

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 us

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 confidence

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 when we

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 read

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 the

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 Bible

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 whenever

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 you

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 read

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 it

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 whenever

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 we

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 look

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 at

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 this

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 passage

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 this

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 morning

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 that

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 is

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 God's

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 faithful

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 reliable

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 and

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 trustworthy

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 word

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 now

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 get back

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 to

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 Jesus

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 when

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 the

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 scripture

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 says

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 that

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 Jesus

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 was

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 full

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 of

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 truth

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 it

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 means

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 that

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 he

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 embodied

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 he

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 demonstrated

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 and he

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 taught

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 the

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 reliable

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 faithful

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 trustworthy

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 truth

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 of

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 God

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 Jesus

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 was

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 always

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 full

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 of

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 both

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 grace

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 and

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 truth

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 he

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 balanced

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 them

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 both

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 in the

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 way that

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 he lived

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 the way

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 he interacted

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 with people

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 and in

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 things

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 that

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 he

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 taught

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 now

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 as

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 Christians

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 we are

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 followers

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 of

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 Jesus

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 he

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 is the

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 one

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 we are

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 to

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 become

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 like

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 God's

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 working

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 in us

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 to enable

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 us to

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 become

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 like

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 him

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 learn

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 to

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 balance

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 grace

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 and

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 truth

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 just

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 like

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 he

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 did

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 learn

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 to

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 balance

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 it

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 today

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 so

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 number

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 two

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 how

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 can

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 we

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 be

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 people

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 of

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 grace

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 and

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 truth

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 first

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 thing

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 I want

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 to

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 understand

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 is

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 we

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 cannot

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 on

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 our

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 own

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 we

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 will

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 struggle

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 and

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 everyone

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 in

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 this

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 room

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 you

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 have

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 a

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 tendency

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 to

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 be

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 more

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 the

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 person

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 of

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 truth

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 or

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 more

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 the

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 person

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 of

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 grace

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 but

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 the

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 idea

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 is

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 be

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 both

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 just

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 as

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 Jesus

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 was

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 both

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 by

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 the

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 power

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 of

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 the

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 Spirit

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 of

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 God

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 who

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 lives

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 within

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 us

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 we

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 can

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 develop

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 more

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 balance

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 if

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 you're

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 struggling

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 with

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 grace

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 by

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 God's

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 grace

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 help

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 enablement

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 you can

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 become

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 more

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 gracious

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 you can

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 learn to

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 speak the

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 truth in

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 love

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 so to

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 speak

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 but in

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 order for

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 that to

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 happen

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 we've got

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 first of

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 all right

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 now start

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 by admitting

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 admitting where

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 we are out

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 of balance

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 some of

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 us

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 in this

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 room

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 we are

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 more

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 focused

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 on

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 truth

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 to

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 the

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 neglect

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 of

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 grace

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 some

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 of us

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 know

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 this

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 very

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 well

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 some

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 of

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 us

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 maybe

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 don't

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 even

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 worry

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 about

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 it

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 because

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 we

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 think

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 truth

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 is

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 so

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 much

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 more

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 important

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 some

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 of

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 us

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 we

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 like

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 to

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 emphasize

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 and

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 talk

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 about

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 the

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 issues

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 of

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 this

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 that

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 I've

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 been

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 looking

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 at

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 the

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 last

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 three

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 months

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 some

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 of

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 us

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 like

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 to

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 really

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 emphasize

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 the

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 sinfulness

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 of

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 same

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 sex

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 marriage

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 we

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 like

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 to

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 really

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 major

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 on

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 what's

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 wrong

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 in

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 this

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 country

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 in

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 other

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 people's

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 lives

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 and

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 just

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 really

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 hammer

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 it

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 home

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 with

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 no

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 thought

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 of

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 grace

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 of

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 mercy

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 of

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 showing

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 love

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 to

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 those

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 who

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 disagree

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 that

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 can

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 make

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 us

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 come

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 across

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 as

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 harsh

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 as

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 angry

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 that

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 can

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 cause

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 some

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 people

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 to

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 think

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 we

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 hate

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 the

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 sinner

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 just

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 like

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 we

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 hate

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 the

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 sin

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 a

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 commitment

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 to

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 truth

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 with

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 no

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 grace

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 turns

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 people

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 against

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 the

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 Christian

00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:18.299
 faith

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 it's

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 not

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 enough

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 just

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 to

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 be

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 right

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 just

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 to

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 believe

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 right

00:17:24.200 --> 00:17:24.539
 think

00:17:24.539 --> 00:17:24.799
 right

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 speak

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 right

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 condemn

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 what's

00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:26.960
 wrong

00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:29.460
 that

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 can

00:17:29.639 --> 00:17:29.819
 turn

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 a lot

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 of

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 people

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 off

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 as

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 Tom

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 Rainer's

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 research

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 pointed

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 out

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 that

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 can

00:17:35.079 --> 00:17:35.339
 turn

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 a lot

00:17:35.559 --> 00:17:35.619
 of

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 people

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 just

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 close

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 the

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 door

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 to

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 their

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 even

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 thinking

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 about

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 becoming

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 a follower

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 of

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 Jesus

00:17:40.919 --> 00:17:42.519
 now

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 in

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 this

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 room

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 there

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 are

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 other

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 people

00:17:45.039 --> 00:17:45.200
 who

00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:45.319
 are

00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:45.559
 more

00:17:45.559 --> 00:17:46.039
 focused

00:17:46.039 --> 00:17:46.359
 on

00:17:46.359 --> 00:17:47.019
 grace

00:17:47.019 --> 00:17:48.579
 to

00:17:48.579 --> 00:17:48.720
 the

00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:49.099
 neglect

00:17:49.099 --> 00:17:49.279
 of

00:17:49.279 --> 00:17:49.659
 truth

00:17:49.659 --> 00:17:51.319
 some

00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:51.619
 people

00:17:51.619 --> 00:17:51.740
 in

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 this

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 room

00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:54.779
 live

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 in

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 fear

00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:55.700
 of

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 offending

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 someone

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 else

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 they

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 never

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 want

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 to

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 ruffle

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 anybody's

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 feathers

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 and so

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 in their

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 attempt

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 to never

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 offend

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 they

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 avoid

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 the truth

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 some

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 people

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 only focus

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 on being

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 gracious

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 and no

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 matter what

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 they're not

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 going to take

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 a stand

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 they're not

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 going to

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 speak

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 up

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 there

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 are

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 times

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 when

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 in

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 trying

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 to be

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 gracious

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 trying

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 to never

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 cause

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 controversy

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 trying

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 to never

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 rock the

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 boat

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 there are

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 times

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 that

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 our

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 silence

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 can

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 make

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 people

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 think

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 we

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 disagree

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 with

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 the

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 truth

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 we

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 won't

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 stand

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 on

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 the

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 truth

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 that

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 misrepresents

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 what it

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 means to

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 be a

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 Christian

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 no

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 one

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 can

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 follow

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 Jesus

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 without

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 embracing

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 the

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 truth

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 of God's

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 word

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 and the

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 gospel

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 message

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 itself

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 is

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 offensive

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 Paul

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 talks

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 about

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 that

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 in

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 great

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 length

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 in

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 1 Corinthians

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 the

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 first

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 chapter

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 only

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 in

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 chapter

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 2

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 the

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 gospel

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 message

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 that

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 we

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 are

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 sinners

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 and

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 can't

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 save

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 ourselves

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 and the

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 only source

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 of salvation

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 is

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 Jesus

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 who died

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 on a

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 cross

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 and arose

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 from the

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 grave

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 Paul

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 said

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 that's

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 foolishness

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 to

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 pagans

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 the

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 gospel

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 is

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 offensive

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 the

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 truth

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 of the

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 word

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 of

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 God

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 in

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 many

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 ways

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 is

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 offensive

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 to

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 today's

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 culture

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 so

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 what I

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 want us

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 to see

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 is

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 you

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 cannot

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 ignore

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 the

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 truth

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 try to

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 distance

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 yourself

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 from

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 what the

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 Bible

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 says

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 is

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 clearly

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 right

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 and

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 wrong

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 and be

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 a

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 faithful

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 follower

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 of

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 Jesus

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 but

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 at the

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 same

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 time

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 now

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 we're

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 talking

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 about

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 balance

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 we've

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 got to

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 be

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 people

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 of

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 grace

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 and

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 truth

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 just

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 as

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 an

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 airplane

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 needs

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 two

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 wings

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 to

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 fly

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 Christians

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 and

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 churches

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 need

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 the

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 two

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 wings

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 of

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 grace

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 and

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 truth

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 in

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 order

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 for

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 the

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 gospel

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 to

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 fly

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 as

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 God

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 intends

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 for it

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 to

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 right

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 now

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 we

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 in this

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 room

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 we need

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 to ask

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 God

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 to help

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 us

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 to be

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 both

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 a

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 person

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 of

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 grace

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 and

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 a

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 person

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 of

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 truth

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 here's

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 a

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 thought

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 on how

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 to do

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 that

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 we need

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 to learn

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 to look

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 at

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 people

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 as

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 Jesus

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 did

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 Jesus

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 looked

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 at

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 people

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 with

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 love

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 compassion

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 with

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 mercy

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 we need

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 to understand

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 that no

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 one is

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 beyond

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 God's

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 ability

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 to

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 save

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 to

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 change

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 to

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 forgive

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 no

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 one is

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 beyond

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 God's

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 ability

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 to

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 make

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 a

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 child

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 of

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 God

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 grace

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 so

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 we

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 can't

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 just

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 write

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 people

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 off

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 and

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 that

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 applies

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 to

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 people

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 in

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 any

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 kind

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 of

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 sinful

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 lifestyle

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 no

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 one is

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 beyond

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 the

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 reach

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 of

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 God's

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 grace

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 you know

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 many

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 people

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 like

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 the

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 hymn

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 amazing

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 grace

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 for a

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 lot

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 of

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 people

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 it's

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 their

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 favorite

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 one

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 one

00:21:00.839 --> 00:21:00.940
 of

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 the

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 hymns

00:21:01.519 --> 00:21:01.720
 that

00:21:01.720 --> 00:21:02.180
 more

00:21:02.180 --> 00:21:02.380
 people

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 know

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 than

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 any

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 other

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 probably

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 well

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 if

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 we

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 really

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 believe

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 what

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 we

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 sing

00:21:06.279 --> 00:21:06.480
 when

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 we

00:21:06.600 --> 00:21:06.799
 sing

00:21:06.799 --> 00:21:07.019
 it

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 if

00:21:08.420 --> 00:21:08.539
 we

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 really

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 believe

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 we

00:21:11.660 --> 00:21:11.799
 need

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 to

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 act

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 like

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 it

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 never

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 write

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 anybody

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 off

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 think

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 no

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 one

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 can

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 be

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 touched

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 by

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 God

00:21:20.019 --> 00:21:20.620
 changed

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 by

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 God

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 and

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 made

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 a

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 Christian

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 in

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 fact

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 we

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 need

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 to

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 be

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 channels

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 of

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 God's

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 grace

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 and

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 God's

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 mercy

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 for

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 people

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 you know

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 many

00:21:37.839 --> 00:21:38.299
 times

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 God

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 works

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 through

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 our

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 witness

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 our

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 example

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 our

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 words

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 our

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 encouragement

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 maybe

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 even

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 our

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 confrontation

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 so we

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 need to

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 be people

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 who

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 to be

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 gracious

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 we need

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 to look

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 at

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 people

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 as

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 Jesus

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 did

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 through

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 these

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 eyes

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 of

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 grace

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 and

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 mercy

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 number

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 two

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 we need

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 to look

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 at

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 life

00:22:01.579 --> 00:22:03.099
 as

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 Jesus

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 did

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 according

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 to the

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 truth

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 of

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 God's

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 word

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 we need

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 to

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 understand

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 that no

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 one

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 is

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 exempt

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 from

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 living

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 life

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 the way

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 God

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 describes

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 it

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 in

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 his

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 word

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 every

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 human

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 being

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 on the

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 face

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 of

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 the

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 earth

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 is

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 going

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 to

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 stand

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 before

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 God

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 on

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 judgment

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 day

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 and

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 they're

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 going

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 to

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 give

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 an

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 accounting

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 of

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 their

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 life

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 and

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 God's

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 going

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 to

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 evaluate

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 it

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 based

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 on

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 the

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 truth

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 of

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 his

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 word

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 the

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 moral

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 principles

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 ethical

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 principles

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 of

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 his

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 word

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 everybody's

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 going

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 to be

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 evaluated

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 according

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 to

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 their

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 relationship

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 with

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 Jesus

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 but

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 the

00:22:38.200 --> 00:22:38.339
 Bible

00:22:38.339 --> 00:22:38.559
 says

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 much

00:22:38.900 --> 00:22:39.180
 about

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 we're

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 going

00:22:39.460 --> 00:22:39.480
 to

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 be

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 evaluated

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 according

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 to

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 how

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 we've

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 lived

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 and

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 the

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 standard

00:22:42.980 --> 00:22:44.460
 is

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 revealed

00:22:44.980 --> 00:22:45.140
 in

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 God's

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 word

00:22:45.880 --> 00:22:47.240
 now

00:22:47.240 --> 00:22:48.279
 what I

00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:48.440
 want to

00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:48.720
 ask you

00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:48.940
 to do

00:22:48.940 --> 00:22:49.079
 this

00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:49.279
 morning

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 admit

00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:52.519
 where

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 you

00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:53.220
 are

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 on

00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:53.839
 this

00:22:53.839 --> 00:22:54.440
 continuum

00:22:54.440 --> 00:22:54.920
 of

00:22:54.920 --> 00:22:55.220
 grace

00:22:55.220 --> 00:22:55.420
 and

00:22:55.420 --> 00:22:55.720
 truth

00:22:55.720 --> 00:22:58.259
 I

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 want to

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 ask

00:22:58.599 --> 00:22:58.700
 you

00:22:58.700 --> 00:22:58.819
 to

00:22:58.819 --> 00:22:59.000
 make

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 a

00:22:59.200 --> 00:22:59.720
 commitment

00:22:59.720 --> 00:23:01.180
 with

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 God's

00:23:01.620 --> 00:23:01.960
 help

00:23:01.960 --> 00:23:03.759
 to

00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:04.319
 become

00:23:04.319 --> 00:23:05.059
 a more

00:23:05.059 --> 00:23:05.839
 balanced

00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:06.680
 person

00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:08.720
 and be

00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:09.220
 both

00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:09.819
 gracious

00:23:09.819 --> 00:23:10.859
 and

00:23:10.859 --> 00:23:11.299
 truthful

00:23:11.299 --> 00:23:13.180
 let's

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 just be

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 more

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 specific

00:23:14.019 --> 00:23:14.299
 now

00:23:14.299 --> 00:23:15.259
 some

00:23:15.259 --> 00:23:15.579
 in this

00:23:15.579 --> 00:23:15.819
 room

00:23:15.819 --> 00:23:16.099
 need to

00:23:16.099 --> 00:23:16.339
 focus

00:23:16.339 --> 00:23:16.579
 more

00:23:16.579 --> 00:23:16.700
 on

00:23:16.700 --> 00:23:16.879
 being

00:23:16.879 --> 00:23:17.039
 a

00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:17.420
 person

00:23:17.420 --> 00:23:18.160
 of

00:23:18.160 --> 00:23:18.660
 grace

00:23:18.660 --> 00:23:19.319
 I'm

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 in

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 that

00:23:19.599 --> 00:23:20.079
 category

00:23:20.079 --> 00:23:21.379
 I

00:23:21.379 --> 00:23:21.579
 know

00:23:21.579 --> 00:23:21.900
 that

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 a lot

00:23:22.779 --> 00:23:22.940
 of you

00:23:22.940 --> 00:23:23.200
 in that

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 category

00:23:23.599 --> 00:23:24.319
 you know

00:23:24.319 --> 00:23:24.640
 that

00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:27.079
 we have

00:23:27.079 --> 00:23:27.700
 a tendency

00:23:27.700 --> 00:23:28.680
 sometimes

00:23:28.680 --> 00:23:29.140
 to focus

00:23:29.140 --> 00:23:29.700
 so much

00:23:29.700 --> 00:23:29.940
 on

00:23:29.940 --> 00:23:30.920
 the truth

00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:32.440
 on what

00:23:32.440 --> 00:23:32.839
 we know

00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:33.680
 is right

00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:36.619
 that we

00:23:36.619 --> 00:23:36.879
 just

00:23:36.879 --> 00:23:38.240
 we're not

00:23:38.240 --> 00:23:38.599
 gracious

00:23:38.599 --> 00:23:39.460
 about it

00:23:39.460 --> 00:23:41.500
 here's

00:23:41.500 --> 00:23:42.740
 a thing

00:23:42.740 --> 00:23:42.980
 we need

00:23:42.980 --> 00:23:43.480
 to realize

00:23:43.480 --> 00:23:45.360
 we can

00:23:45.360 --> 00:23:45.839
 be

00:23:45.839 --> 00:23:46.700
 right

00:23:46.700 --> 00:23:48.160
 about a

00:23:48.160 --> 00:23:48.440
 lot of

00:23:48.440 --> 00:23:48.960
 things

00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:50.599
 but because

00:23:50.599 --> 00:23:51.200
 we emphasize

00:23:51.200 --> 00:23:51.980
 the truth

00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:52.440
 in such

00:23:52.440 --> 00:23:53.640
 a harsh

00:23:53.640 --> 00:23:55.279
 unloving

00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:55.880
 kind of

00:23:55.880 --> 00:23:56.319
 way

00:23:56.319 --> 00:23:58.960
 we don't

00:23:58.960 --> 00:23:59.360
 have the

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 effect on

00:23:59.940 --> 00:24:00.360
 people that

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 we want

00:24:00.660 --> 00:24:01.059
 to have

00:24:01.059 --> 00:24:04.160
 we don't

00:24:04.160 --> 00:24:06.099
 help people

00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:07.000
 come along

00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:07.819
 and embrace

00:24:07.819 --> 00:24:08.259
 the truth

00:24:08.259 --> 00:24:10.640
 not because

00:24:10.640 --> 00:24:11.539
 of what

00:24:11.539 --> 00:24:12.079
 we believe

00:24:12.079 --> 00:24:12.439
 but the

00:24:12.439 --> 00:24:12.879
 way we

00:24:12.879 --> 00:24:13.599
 express

00:24:13.599 --> 00:24:14.019
 it

00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:16.039
 the way

00:24:16.039 --> 00:24:16.460
 we don't

00:24:16.460 --> 00:24:17.039
 listen to

00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:17.259
 other

00:24:17.259 --> 00:24:17.659
 people

00:24:17.659 --> 00:24:18.740
 the way

00:24:18.740 --> 00:24:19.240
 we don't

00:24:19.240 --> 00:24:20.199
 try to

00:24:20.199 --> 00:24:20.939
 be gracious

00:24:20.939 --> 00:24:22.599
 in maybe

00:24:22.599 --> 00:24:23.240
 convincing

00:24:23.240 --> 00:24:23.699
 them

00:24:23.699 --> 00:24:25.679
 and that

00:24:25.679 --> 00:24:25.899
 may be

00:24:25.899 --> 00:24:26.259
 the case

00:24:26.259 --> 00:24:26.619
 in your

00:24:26.619 --> 00:24:27.159
 home

00:24:27.159 --> 00:24:29.899
 or where

00:24:29.899 --> 00:24:30.659
 you work

00:24:30.659 --> 00:24:31.419
 your friends

00:24:31.419 --> 00:24:31.980
 at school

00:24:31.980 --> 00:24:34.199
 truth is

00:24:34.199 --> 00:24:34.460
 sometimes

00:24:34.460 --> 00:24:34.919
 we can

00:24:34.919 --> 00:24:35.619
 turn people

00:24:35.619 --> 00:24:36.240
 against

00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:37.059
 the truth

00:24:37.059 --> 00:24:38.939
 because of

00:24:38.939 --> 00:24:39.960
 our lack

00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:41.579
 of grace

00:24:41.579 --> 00:24:42.900
 our lack

00:24:42.900 --> 00:24:43.880
 of mercy

00:24:43.880 --> 00:24:45.279
 our lack

00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:45.840
 of love

00:24:45.840 --> 00:24:47.420
 I want to

00:24:47.420 --> 00:24:47.960
 challenge you

00:24:47.960 --> 00:24:48.340
 if this is

00:24:48.340 --> 00:24:48.940
 your problem

00:24:48.940 --> 00:24:50.059
 you're all

00:24:50.059 --> 00:24:50.460
 about the

00:24:50.460 --> 00:24:50.920
 truth

00:24:50.920 --> 00:24:51.740
 you're all

00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:52.180
 about what's

00:24:52.180 --> 00:24:52.720
 right

00:24:52.720 --> 00:24:54.840
 to the

00:24:54.840 --> 00:24:55.299
 neglect of

00:24:55.299 --> 00:24:55.700
 grace

00:24:55.700 --> 00:24:57.480
 focus more

00:24:57.480 --> 00:24:57.880
 on being

00:24:57.880 --> 00:24:58.380
 gracious

00:24:58.380 --> 00:25:00.360
 ask God

00:25:00.360 --> 00:25:00.640
 to help

00:25:00.640 --> 00:25:00.980
 you to

00:25:00.980 --> 00:25:01.700
 see it

00:25:01.700 --> 00:25:03.519
 ask God

00:25:03.519 --> 00:25:03.720
 to help

00:25:03.720 --> 00:25:04.799
 you see

00:25:04.799 --> 00:25:06.539
 how you

00:25:06.539 --> 00:25:06.839
 turn

00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:07.279
 people

00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:07.919
 off

00:25:07.919 --> 00:25:10.119
 not

00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:10.740
 because of

00:25:10.740 --> 00:25:11.099
 the truth

00:25:11.099 --> 00:25:11.379
 but the

00:25:11.379 --> 00:25:11.759
 way you

00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:12.539
 portray

00:25:12.539 --> 00:25:13.659
 or speak

00:25:13.659 --> 00:25:14.079
 about the

00:25:14.079 --> 00:25:14.419
 truth

00:25:14.419 --> 00:25:15.859
 and keep

00:25:15.859 --> 00:25:16.240
 in mind

00:25:16.240 --> 00:25:16.859
 that grace

00:25:16.859 --> 00:25:17.899
 is undeserved

00:25:17.899 --> 00:25:19.919
 you don't

00:25:19.919 --> 00:25:20.599
 wait until

00:25:20.599 --> 00:25:21.059
 somebody

00:25:21.059 --> 00:25:22.079
 deserves it

00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:23.279
 to show

00:25:23.279 --> 00:25:23.659
 them this

00:25:23.659 --> 00:25:24.000
 kind of

00:25:24.000 --> 00:25:24.359
 grace

00:25:24.359 --> 00:25:25.419
 you give

00:25:25.419 --> 00:25:25.740
 it while

00:25:25.740 --> 00:25:26.359
 they're still

00:25:26.359 --> 00:25:27.399
 undeserving

00:25:27.399 --> 00:25:28.940
 just like

00:25:28.940 --> 00:25:29.299
 God

00:25:29.299 --> 00:25:30.119
 shows it

00:25:30.119 --> 00:25:30.700
 to us

00:25:30.700 --> 00:25:31.779
 now

00:25:31.779 --> 00:25:32.960
 some

00:25:32.960 --> 00:25:33.420
 people

00:25:33.420 --> 00:25:34.779
 in this

00:25:34.779 --> 00:25:35.039
 room

00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:36.539
 you need

00:25:36.539 --> 00:25:37.079
 to become

00:25:37.079 --> 00:25:38.000
 more committed

00:25:38.000 --> 00:25:39.240
 to the

00:25:39.240 --> 00:25:39.759
 truth

00:25:39.759 --> 00:25:42.440
 think about

00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:42.660
 it

00:25:42.660 --> 00:25:43.440
 are you so

00:25:43.440 --> 00:25:43.960
 gracious

00:25:43.960 --> 00:25:45.279
 that you

00:25:45.279 --> 00:25:46.059
 don't ever

00:25:46.059 --> 00:25:46.819
 want to

00:25:46.819 --> 00:25:48.160
 rock the

00:25:48.160 --> 00:25:48.399
 boat

00:25:48.399 --> 00:25:48.899
 in any

00:25:48.899 --> 00:25:49.440
 situation

00:25:49.440 --> 00:25:51.139
 are you

00:25:51.139 --> 00:25:51.639
 reluctant

00:25:51.639 --> 00:25:52.299
 to ever

00:25:52.299 --> 00:25:52.720
 take a

00:25:52.720 --> 00:25:53.279
 stand

00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:54.200
 on a

00:25:54.200 --> 00:25:54.859
 controversial

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 issue

00:25:55.539 --> 00:25:56.899
 because you're

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 afraid of

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 offending

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 someone

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 do the

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 people you

00:26:01.400 --> 00:26:02.019
 work with

00:26:02.019 --> 00:26:02.340
 people you

00:26:02.340 --> 00:26:02.540
 go to

00:26:02.540 --> 00:26:03.180
 school with

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 people you

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 associate

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 with

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 do they

00:26:05.200 --> 00:26:06.360
 not know

00:26:06.360 --> 00:26:07.840
 where you

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 stand on

00:26:08.600 --> 00:26:09.800
 the issues

00:26:09.800 --> 00:26:10.580
 of today

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 because you'll

00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:13.580
 never speak

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 up

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 you'll never

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 let it be

00:26:18.180 --> 00:26:18.600
 known

00:26:18.600 --> 00:26:20.000
 because you

00:26:20.000 --> 00:26:20.519
 just can't

00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:21.180
 stand

00:26:21.180 --> 00:26:22.880
 controversy

00:26:22.880 --> 00:26:25.220
 you're afraid

00:26:25.220 --> 00:26:25.840
 of potential

00:26:25.840 --> 00:26:26.900
 conflict

00:26:26.900 --> 00:26:30.060
 I want to

00:26:30.060 --> 00:26:30.940
 encourage you

00:26:30.940 --> 00:26:34.120
 believe

00:26:34.120 --> 00:26:34.660
 God's

00:26:34.660 --> 00:26:35.160
 word

00:26:35.160 --> 00:26:35.720
 and don't

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 be ashamed

00:26:36.640 --> 00:26:38.120
 to believe

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 it

00:26:38.360 --> 00:26:40.100
 to talk

00:26:40.100 --> 00:26:40.660
 about it

00:26:40.660 --> 00:26:41.799
 to live

00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:42.100
 it

00:26:42.100 --> 00:26:43.380
 when the

00:26:43.380 --> 00:26:43.960
 Bible is

00:26:43.960 --> 00:26:44.460
 clear

00:26:44.460 --> 00:26:44.680
 and I

00:26:44.680 --> 00:26:45.000
 want to

00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:45.240
 emphasize

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:45.539
 this

00:26:45.539 --> 00:26:45.980
 when the

00:26:45.980 --> 00:26:46.460
 Bible is

00:26:46.460 --> 00:26:46.980
 clear

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 about

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 something

00:26:49.080 --> 00:26:49.360
 being

00:26:49.360 --> 00:26:49.759
 morally

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 right

00:26:50.380 --> 00:26:51.860
 or wrong

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 you can't

00:26:54.660 --> 00:26:55.660
 be afraid

00:26:55.660 --> 00:26:56.740
 to embrace

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 that

00:26:57.160 --> 00:26:59.700
 you can't

00:26:59.700 --> 00:27:00.240
 be afraid

00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:00.660
 somebody's

00:27:00.660 --> 00:27:00.840
 going to

00:27:00.840 --> 00:27:01.380
 find out

00:27:01.380 --> 00:27:01.980
 about that

00:27:01.980 --> 00:27:04.740
 you've got

00:27:04.740 --> 00:27:05.060
 to learn

00:27:05.060 --> 00:27:06.320
 to believe

00:27:06.320 --> 00:27:06.720
 the truth

00:27:06.720 --> 00:27:07.100
 take a

00:27:07.100 --> 00:27:07.680
 stand on

00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:08.220
 the truth

00:27:08.220 --> 00:27:10.060
 and when

00:27:10.060 --> 00:27:10.500
 needed

00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:11.840
 speak that

00:27:11.840 --> 00:27:12.519
 truth in

00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:13.120
 love as

00:27:13.120 --> 00:27:13.759
 Paul tells

00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:14.120
 us to

00:27:14.120 --> 00:27:17.640
 God's goal

00:27:17.640 --> 00:27:18.080
 for every

00:27:18.080 --> 00:27:18.500
 Christian

00:27:18.500 --> 00:27:19.320
 is that we

00:27:19.320 --> 00:27:20.140
 become like

00:27:20.140 --> 00:27:20.680
 Jesus

00:27:20.680 --> 00:27:22.279
 demonstrating a

00:27:22.279 --> 00:27:23.060
 balance

00:27:23.059 --> 00:27:24.440
 grace and

00:27:24.440 --> 00:27:24.759
 truth

00:27:24.759 --> 00:27:26.700
 God will

00:27:26.700 --> 00:27:27.740
 use us

00:27:27.740 --> 00:27:29.179
 as people

00:27:29.179 --> 00:27:29.519
 of both

00:27:29.519 --> 00:27:30.079
 grace and

00:27:30.079 --> 00:27:30.480
 truth

00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:31.359
 to be

00:27:31.359 --> 00:27:31.839
 effective

00:27:31.839 --> 00:27:32.519
 witnesses

00:27:32.519 --> 00:27:33.359
 for him

00:27:33.359 --> 00:27:33.919
 to be

00:27:33.919 --> 00:27:34.919
 effective

00:27:34.919 --> 00:27:35.740
 representatives

00:27:35.740 --> 00:27:36.339
 of him

00:27:36.339 --> 00:27:38.359
 everywhere we

00:27:38.359 --> 00:27:38.659
 go in

00:27:38.659 --> 00:27:39.019
 life

00:27:39.019 --> 00:27:41.039
 this way

00:27:41.039 --> 00:27:42.779
 God will

00:27:42.779 --> 00:27:43.200
 use a

00:27:43.200 --> 00:27:43.759
 church

00:27:43.759 --> 00:27:46.500
 that is

00:27:46.500 --> 00:27:46.899
 full of

00:27:46.899 --> 00:27:47.679
 grace and

00:27:47.679 --> 00:27:48.159
 truth

00:27:48.159 --> 00:27:50.279
 to impact

00:27:50.279 --> 00:27:51.299
 a community

00:27:51.299 --> 00:27:53.619
 if you

00:27:53.619 --> 00:27:54.019
 are a

00:27:54.019 --> 00:27:54.379
 Christian

00:27:54.379 --> 00:27:55.940
 I want you

00:27:55.940 --> 00:27:56.379
 to ask the

00:27:56.379 --> 00:27:56.680
 Lord right

00:27:56.680 --> 00:27:56.879
 now to

00:27:56.879 --> 00:27:57.099
 help you

00:27:57.099 --> 00:27:57.500
 develop

00:27:57.500 --> 00:27:59.339
 this balance

00:27:59.339 --> 00:28:00.460
 of grace

00:28:00.460 --> 00:28:01.599
 and truth

00:28:01.599 --> 00:28:03.180
 in your

00:28:03.180 --> 00:28:03.500
 attitude

00:28:03.500 --> 00:28:03.960
 that's where

00:28:03.960 --> 00:28:04.419
 it begins

00:28:04.419 --> 00:28:04.779
 in your

00:28:04.779 --> 00:28:05.099
 heart

00:28:05.099 --> 00:28:05.779
 within you

00:28:05.779 --> 00:28:07.359
 and then

00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:07.859
 in your

00:28:07.859 --> 00:28:08.659
 words

00:28:08.659 --> 00:28:10.419
 the way

00:28:10.419 --> 00:28:10.919
 you talk

00:28:10.919 --> 00:28:11.799
 about people

00:28:11.799 --> 00:28:12.619
 the way

00:28:12.619 --> 00:28:12.980
 you talk

00:28:12.980 --> 00:28:13.839
 about issues

00:28:13.839 --> 00:28:14.879
 the way

00:28:14.879 --> 00:28:15.619
 you debate

00:28:15.619 --> 00:28:16.019
 and there's

00:28:16.019 --> 00:28:16.460
 nothing wrong

00:28:16.460 --> 00:28:16.680
 with the

00:28:16.680 --> 00:28:17.039
 debating

00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:17.779
 there's

00:28:17.779 --> 00:28:18.200
 nothing wrong

00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:19.119
 with discussions

00:28:19.119 --> 00:28:19.740
 there's nothing

00:28:19.740 --> 00:28:20.379
 wrong with

00:28:20.379 --> 00:28:21.079
 having

00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:21.519
 discussions

00:28:21.519 --> 00:28:22.220
 where the

00:28:22.220 --> 00:28:22.639
 other person

00:28:22.639 --> 00:28:23.419
 disagrees

00:28:23.419 --> 00:28:23.980
 with you

00:28:23.980 --> 00:28:25.139
 that is

00:28:25.139 --> 00:28:25.480
 actually

00:28:25.480 --> 00:28:26.019
 healthy

00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:27.159
 it used

00:28:27.159 --> 00:28:27.480
 to be a

00:28:27.480 --> 00:28:27.720
 part of

00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:28.079
 the political

00:28:28.079 --> 00:28:28.559
 process

00:28:28.559 --> 00:28:29.259
 in our

00:28:29.259 --> 00:28:29.759
 country

00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:30.779
 to have

00:28:30.779 --> 00:28:31.639
 civil

00:28:31.639 --> 00:28:32.439
 debate

00:28:32.439 --> 00:28:33.359
 to speak

00:28:33.359 --> 00:28:34.339
 and listen

00:28:34.339 --> 00:28:35.339
 and you

00:28:35.339 --> 00:28:35.679
 didn't have

00:28:35.679 --> 00:28:36.199
 to agree

00:28:36.199 --> 00:28:37.879
 but you

00:28:37.879 --> 00:28:38.279
 heard

00:28:38.279 --> 00:28:39.079
 facts

00:28:39.079 --> 00:28:39.679
 you heard

00:28:39.679 --> 00:28:40.500
 reality

00:28:40.500 --> 00:28:41.659
 not little

00:28:41.659 --> 00:28:42.699
 sound bites

00:28:42.699 --> 00:28:43.339
 designed

00:28:43.339 --> 00:28:43.819
 to cut

00:28:43.819 --> 00:28:44.599
 people down

00:28:44.599 --> 00:28:45.259
 or to

00:28:45.259 --> 00:28:45.699
 avoid

00:28:45.699 --> 00:28:46.259
 serious

00:28:46.259 --> 00:28:46.859
 discussions

00:28:46.859 --> 00:28:47.779
 as is

00:28:47.779 --> 00:28:48.159
 the case

00:28:48.159 --> 00:28:48.539
 today

00:28:48.539 --> 00:28:51.440
 we

00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:52.680
 me

00:28:52.680 --> 00:28:53.579
 all of

00:28:53.579 --> 00:28:53.980
 us

00:28:53.980 --> 00:28:56.240
 we need

00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:56.819
 to ask

00:28:56.819 --> 00:28:57.099
 God

00:28:57.099 --> 00:28:57.379
 to help

00:28:57.379 --> 00:28:57.899
 us develop

00:28:57.899 --> 00:28:58.799
 this balance

00:28:58.799 --> 00:29:00.359
 and I want

00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:00.779
 to encourage

00:29:00.779 --> 00:29:01.500
 you in

00:29:01.500 --> 00:29:02.519
 this politically

00:29:02.519 --> 00:29:03.059
 hostile

00:29:03.059 --> 00:29:03.559
 time

00:29:03.559 --> 00:29:06.799
 don't compromise

00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:07.500
 the truth

00:29:07.500 --> 00:29:08.639
 don't be

00:29:08.639 --> 00:29:09.240
 afraid of

00:29:09.240 --> 00:29:09.480
 it

00:29:09.480 --> 00:29:10.539
 don't run

00:29:10.539 --> 00:29:11.559
 from it

00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:12.480
 but at the

00:29:12.480 --> 00:29:13.079
 same time

00:29:13.079 --> 00:29:13.740
 don't beat

00:29:13.740 --> 00:29:14.240
 people over

00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:14.559
 the head

00:29:14.559 --> 00:29:15.059
 with it

00:29:15.059 --> 00:29:16.700
 don't cut

00:29:16.700 --> 00:29:17.339
 people with

00:29:17.339 --> 00:29:17.839
 it

00:29:17.839 --> 00:29:19.539
 speak the

00:29:19.539 --> 00:29:19.919
 truth in

00:29:19.919 --> 00:29:20.379
 love

00:29:20.379 --> 00:29:21.440
 be

00:29:21.440 --> 00:29:22.319
 gracious

00:29:22.319 --> 00:29:25.139
 allow

00:29:25.139 --> 00:29:25.879
 people to

00:29:25.879 --> 00:29:26.359
 agree to

00:29:26.359 --> 00:29:26.779
 disagree

00:29:26.779 --> 00:29:29.859
 if you're

00:29:29.859 --> 00:29:30.240
 not a

00:29:30.240 --> 00:29:30.579
 Christian

00:29:30.579 --> 00:29:32.859
 I want

00:29:32.859 --> 00:29:33.220
 to encourage

00:29:33.220 --> 00:29:33.599
 you this

00:29:33.599 --> 00:29:34.039
 morning to

00:29:34.039 --> 00:29:34.399
 come to

00:29:34.399 --> 00:29:34.740
 Christ

00:29:34.740 --> 00:29:35.159
 now

00:29:35.159 --> 00:29:38.059
 admit

00:29:38.059 --> 00:29:39.460
 your need

00:29:39.460 --> 00:29:40.179
 of a

00:29:40.179 --> 00:29:40.500
 Savior

00:29:40.500 --> 00:29:41.039
 admit

00:29:41.039 --> 00:29:41.940
 your sin

00:29:41.940 --> 00:29:42.599
 and repent

00:29:42.599 --> 00:29:42.879
 of it

00:29:42.879 --> 00:29:43.639
 turn from

00:29:43.639 --> 00:29:43.879
 it

00:29:43.880 --> 00:29:45.060
 put your

00:29:45.060 --> 00:29:45.540
 trust in

00:29:45.540 --> 00:29:45.820
 Jesus

00:29:45.820 --> 00:29:46.800
 that his

00:29:46.800 --> 00:29:47.160
 death on

00:29:47.160 --> 00:29:47.640
 the cross

00:29:47.640 --> 00:29:48.480
 was for

00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:48.920
 you

00:29:48.920 --> 00:29:50.440
 commit

00:29:50.440 --> 00:29:51.100
 your life

00:29:51.100 --> 00:29:51.800
 to him

00:29:51.800 --> 00:29:53.540
 commit

00:29:53.540 --> 00:29:54.000
 your life

00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:54.380
 to being

00:29:54.380 --> 00:29:54.960
 a person

00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:55.420
 of grace

00:29:55.420 --> 00:29:55.880
 and truth

00:29:55.880 --> 00:29:56.780
 like him

00:29:56.780 --> 00:29:57.220
 with the

00:29:57.220 --> 00:29:57.520
 help that

00:29:57.520 --> 00:29:57.940
 he'll give

00:29:57.940 --> 00:29:58.240
 you

00:29:58.240 --> 00:30:00.180
 I want

00:30:00.180 --> 00:30:00.500
 to stress

00:30:00.500 --> 00:30:00.940
 it again

00:30:00.940 --> 00:30:02.140
 it is only

00:30:02.140 --> 00:30:03.220
 with God's

00:30:03.220 --> 00:30:03.740
 help

00:30:03.740 --> 00:30:05.620
 that we

00:30:05.620 --> 00:30:05.960
 can live

00:30:05.960 --> 00:30:06.340
 as people

00:30:06.340 --> 00:30:06.980
 of grace

00:30:06.980 --> 00:30:08.420
 and truth

00:30:08.420 --> 00:30:09.340
 both

00:30:09.340 --> 00:30:11.060
 so right

00:30:11.060 --> 00:30:11.380
 now

00:30:11.380 --> 00:30:13.240
 listen to

00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:13.700
 the Lord

00:30:13.700 --> 00:30:13.759
 Lord

00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:15.319
 because he's

00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:15.980
 speaking to

00:30:15.980 --> 00:30:16.420
 just about

00:30:16.420 --> 00:30:16.799
 everybody in

00:30:16.799 --> 00:30:17.259
 this room

00:30:17.259 --> 00:30:19.220
 I need to

00:30:19.220 --> 00:30:19.519
 be more

00:30:19.519 --> 00:30:19.980
 a person

00:30:19.980 --> 00:30:20.380
 who will

00:30:20.380 --> 00:30:21.039
 stand for

00:30:21.039 --> 00:30:21.500
 the truth

00:30:21.500 --> 00:30:22.900
 or I

00:30:22.900 --> 00:30:23.160
 need to

00:30:23.160 --> 00:30:23.620
 be a person

00:30:23.620 --> 00:30:23.900
 who will

00:30:23.900 --> 00:30:24.319
 speak the

00:30:24.319 --> 00:30:24.559
 truth

00:30:24.559 --> 00:30:25.000
 and love

00:30:25.000 --> 00:30:25.299
 more

00:30:25.299 --> 00:30:25.799
 I need

00:30:25.799 --> 00:30:25.960
 to be

00:30:25.960 --> 00:30:26.140
 more

00:30:26.140 --> 00:30:26.860
 gracious

00:30:26.860 --> 00:30:28.640
 in the

00:30:28.640 --> 00:30:28.920
 way that

00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:29.299
 I live

00:30:29.299 --> 00:30:29.580
 out

00:30:29.580 --> 00:30:30.100
 and talk

00:30:30.100 --> 00:30:30.279
 about

00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:30.720
 the truth

00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:32.059
 so listen

00:30:32.059 --> 00:30:32.259
 to the

00:30:32.259 --> 00:30:32.400
 Lord

00:30:32.400 --> 00:30:32.720
 now

00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:34.340
 ask him

00:30:34.340 --> 00:30:34.720
 to help

00:30:34.720 --> 00:30:34.940
 you

00:30:34.940 --> 00:30:36.700
 and respond

00:30:36.700 --> 00:30:37.200
 to him

00:30:37.200 --> 00:30:38.039
 in whatever

00:30:38.039 --> 00:30:38.519
 it is he's

00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:38.940
 calling you

00:30:38.940 --> 00:30:39.299
 to do

00:30:39.299 --> 00:30:39.660
 would you

00:30:39.660 --> 00:30:40.059
 pray with

00:30:40.059 --> 00:30:40.380
 me

00:30:40.380 --> 00:30:41.060
 Father

00:30:41.060 --> 00:30:42.440
 help us

00:30:42.440 --> 00:30:42.920
 right now

00:30:42.920 --> 00:30:43.500
 to hear

00:30:43.500 --> 00:30:43.860
 you

00:30:43.860 --> 00:30:45.300
 to listen

00:30:45.300 --> 00:30:45.940
 carefully

00:30:45.940 --> 00:30:49.060
 help us

00:30:49.060 --> 00:30:49.380
 to see

00:30:49.380 --> 00:30:49.920
 dear God

00:30:49.920 --> 00:30:51.340
 that it's

00:30:51.340 --> 00:30:52.060
 not enough

00:30:52.060 --> 00:30:52.480
 just to

00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:53.080
 believe and

00:30:53.080 --> 00:30:53.600
 stand for

00:30:53.600 --> 00:30:54.340
 the truth

00:30:54.340 --> 00:30:54.800
 of your

00:30:54.800 --> 00:30:55.300
 word

00:30:55.300 --> 00:30:56.220
 we need

00:30:56.220 --> 00:30:56.400
 to do

00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:56.640
 it the

00:30:56.640 --> 00:30:56.860
 right

00:30:56.860 --> 00:30:57.220
 way

00:30:57.220 --> 00:31:01.060
 Lord help

00:31:01.060 --> 00:31:01.960
 me as

00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:02.500
 pastor of

00:31:02.500 --> 00:31:03.120
 this church

00:31:03.120 --> 00:31:04.520
 not to

00:31:04.520 --> 00:31:04.960
 speak the

00:31:04.960 --> 00:31:05.380
 truth

00:31:05.380 --> 00:31:06.500
 in anger

00:31:06.500 --> 00:31:08.539
 and frustration

00:31:08.539 --> 00:31:11.519
 help us

00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:11.920
 as a

00:31:11.920 --> 00:31:12.559
 church

00:31:12.559 --> 00:31:14.960
 not to

00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:15.460
 speak of

00:31:15.460 --> 00:31:16.039
 the truth

00:31:16.039 --> 00:31:17.859
 promote

00:31:17.859 --> 00:31:18.660
 and defend

00:31:18.660 --> 00:31:19.279
 the truth

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 in ungracious

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 unloving

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 kinds of

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 ways

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 Lord help

00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:29.599
 every individual

00:31:29.599 --> 00:31:29.960
 in this

00:31:29.960 --> 00:31:30.299
 room

00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:32.700
 to not

00:31:32.700 --> 00:31:33.519
 misinterpret

00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:35.680
 boldness

00:31:35.680 --> 00:31:37.320
 for the

00:31:37.320 --> 00:31:37.640
 truth of

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 your

00:31:37.779 --> 00:31:38.240
 word

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 with

00:31:41.400 --> 00:31:43.960
 anger

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 bad

00:31:45.360 --> 00:31:46.120
 attitudes

00:31:46.120 --> 00:31:47.320
 hateful

00:31:47.320 --> 00:31:48.000
 spirits

00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:50.120
 as they

00:31:50.120 --> 00:31:50.940
 discuss

00:31:50.940 --> 00:31:51.840
 and

00:31:51.840 --> 00:31:53.360
 defend

00:31:53.360 --> 00:31:53.539
 the

00:31:53.539 --> 00:31:53.900
 faith

00:31:53.900 --> 00:31:56.720
 Lord I

00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:57.080
 pray for

00:31:57.080 --> 00:31:57.400
 people in

00:31:57.400 --> 00:31:57.740
 this room

00:31:57.740 --> 00:31:57.980
 who

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 who are

00:32:00.120 --> 00:32:00.740
 gracious

00:32:00.740 --> 00:32:03.220
 but

00:32:03.220 --> 00:32:03.740
 afraid

00:32:03.740 --> 00:32:05.359
 to

00:32:05.359 --> 00:32:05.880
 offend

00:32:05.880 --> 00:32:07.079
 when it

00:32:07.079 --> 00:32:07.819
 comes to

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 standing

00:32:09.299 --> 00:32:09.859
 upon

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 your

00:32:10.279 --> 00:32:10.779
 word

00:32:10.779 --> 00:32:13.920
 help them

00:32:13.920 --> 00:32:14.440
 dear God

00:32:14.440 --> 00:32:15.640
 to know

00:32:15.640 --> 00:32:16.400
 that silence

00:32:16.400 --> 00:32:16.859
 while

00:32:16.859 --> 00:32:18.640
 is great

00:32:18.640 --> 00:32:19.720
 on many

00:32:19.720 --> 00:32:20.220
 occasions

00:32:20.220 --> 00:32:21.420
 it's not

00:32:21.420 --> 00:32:21.859
 always

00:32:21.859 --> 00:32:22.620
 good

00:32:22.620 --> 00:32:22.940
 it's not

00:32:22.940 --> 00:32:23.180
 always

00:32:23.180 --> 00:32:23.660
 healthy

00:32:23.660 --> 00:32:26.140
 help them

00:32:26.140 --> 00:32:26.400
 to know

00:32:26.400 --> 00:32:26.839
 dear God

00:32:26.839 --> 00:32:27.660
 while they

00:32:27.660 --> 00:32:28.079
 should never

00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:28.579
 seek

00:32:28.579 --> 00:32:29.420
 controversy

00:32:29.420 --> 00:32:31.320
 sometimes

00:32:31.320 --> 00:32:32.240
 being faithful

00:32:32.240 --> 00:32:32.519
 to the

00:32:32.519 --> 00:32:32.900
 truth

00:32:32.900 --> 00:32:33.580
 is

00:32:33.580 --> 00:32:34.240
 controversial

00:32:34.240 --> 00:32:35.880
 even

00:32:35.880 --> 00:32:36.660
 costly

00:32:36.660 --> 00:32:40.000
 Lord you

00:32:40.000 --> 00:32:40.539
 know where

00:32:40.539 --> 00:32:40.860
 each of

00:32:40.860 --> 00:32:41.300
 us

00:32:41.300 --> 00:32:43.960
 needs

00:32:43.960 --> 00:32:44.980
 work

00:32:44.980 --> 00:32:46.740
 to achieve

00:32:46.740 --> 00:32:46.980
 this

00:32:46.980 --> 00:32:47.640
 balance

00:32:47.640 --> 00:32:48.880
 Lord we

00:32:48.880 --> 00:32:49.340
 know we'll

00:32:49.340 --> 00:32:49.840
 struggle with

00:32:49.840 --> 00:32:50.180
 it till

00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:51.700
 we die

00:32:51.700 --> 00:32:52.380
 or Jesus

00:32:52.380 --> 00:32:53.120
 comes back

00:32:53.120 --> 00:32:54.560
 but help us

00:32:54.560 --> 00:32:54.900
 not to

00:32:54.900 --> 00:32:55.480
 accept

00:32:55.480 --> 00:32:57.420
 just totally

00:32:57.420 --> 00:32:58.140
 focusing on

00:32:58.140 --> 00:32:58.560
 either

00:32:58.560 --> 00:32:59.240
 extreme

00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:01.680
 help us

00:33:01.680 --> 00:33:04.500
 to desire

00:33:04.500 --> 00:33:05.059
 right now

00:33:05.059 --> 00:33:06.839
 and then put

00:33:06.839 --> 00:33:07.200
 forth the

00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:07.700
 effort day

00:33:07.700 --> 00:33:08.259
 by day

00:33:08.259 --> 00:33:09.019
 situation

00:33:09.019 --> 00:33:09.880
 by situation

00:33:09.880 --> 00:33:11.120
 to be

00:33:11.120 --> 00:33:11.620
 both

00:33:11.620 --> 00:33:14.079
 people of

00:33:14.079 --> 00:33:14.480
 grace

00:33:14.480 --> 00:33:15.380
 and truth

00:33:15.380 --> 00:33:16.620
 just like

00:33:16.620 --> 00:33:17.099
 Jesus

00:33:17.099 --> 00:33:19.140
 and let's

00:33:19.140 --> 00:33:19.480
 just in

00:33:19.480 --> 00:33:19.940
 attitude of

00:33:19.940 --> 00:33:20.460
 prayer listen

00:33:20.460 --> 00:33:20.680
 to the

00:33:20.680 --> 00:33:21.000
 Lord and

00:33:21.000 --> 00:33:21.519
 respond to

00:33:21.519 --> 00:33:21.759
 him

00:33:21.759 --> 00:33:24.019
 do what

00:33:24.019 --> 00:33:24.680
 he's calling

00:33:24.680 --> 00:33:25.460
 you to do

00:33:25.460 --> 00:33:26.579
 right now

00:33:26.579 --> 00:33:26.940
 make that

00:33:26.940 --> 00:33:27.220
 kind of

00:33:27.220 --> 00:33:27.500
 commitment

00:33:27.500 --> 00:33:28.980
 go to

00:33:29.500 --> 00:33:33.420
 God

00:33:38.160 --> 00:33:40.019
 kind of