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 We live nowadays in a designer society where people like everything customized to their

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 personal preferences and needs, and increasingly people apply that approach to religion as

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 well.

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 Many people in the U.S. still claim to be Christians, but are completely untethered from traditional

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 beliefs and practices of Christians.

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 For example, one woman named Carol from Illinois, and this is a result from a survey, says that

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 she drifted through a few mainline Protestant denominations in her youth, then experimented

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 with the Baha'i faith for several years, but now finds herself enmeshed in Native American

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 traditional healing practices, but she still identifies as Christian.

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 This isn't happening to Christianity only.

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 Nadine Epstein of the Jewish magazine Moment writes that most Jewish people nowadays believe

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 that there can be Judaism without God.

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 Their approach, she summarizes, is, quote, you pick and choose the part of religion that

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 makes sense to you, end quote.

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 Identifying these trends, religion statistics expert George Barna exaggerates to drive home

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 a point when he says that the U.S. is headed for 310 million people with 310 million religions.

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 That kind of buffet approach to religion, well, that kind of buffet approach in general, it works

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 with things like diets.

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 You can take a paleo diet or a keto diet and modify them to suit your preferences and needs,

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 but you can't do that with historic Christianity.

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 Because historic Christianity teaches what we call the apostolic faith.

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 It's what the apostles taught, and it's what the apostles transmitted, handed down to us.

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 This is why the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ play such a foundational role in the history of Christianity.

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 And the main point of this passage is that God appointed the 12 apostles to be vice-regents of the kingdom of God

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 who bear witness to Christ the King.

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 So let me pray before we read this text and I preach it.

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 God, we ask for your help.

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 You place this account of the appointment of the 12th apostle, Matthias, here for a reason.

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 Amen.

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 To edify us, to teach us.

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 To impart to us the importance of the gospel, the sacred trust that you have given us.

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 So please, speak to us now.

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 In Jesus' name we pray.

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 Amen.

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 Acts 1, 15 to 26.

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 In those days, Peter stood up among the brothers.

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 The company of persons was in all about 120.

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 And said,

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 Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled,

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 which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas,

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 who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.

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 For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.

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 Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness.

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 And falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.

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 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

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 so that the field was called in their own language,

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 a keldama, that is, field of blood.

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 For it is written in the book of Psalms,

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 may his camp become desolate and let there be no one else,

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 no one to dwell in it.

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 And let another take his office.

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 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us,

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 one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection.

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 And they put forward two,

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 Joseph, called Barsabbas,

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 who was also called Justice,

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 and Matthias.

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 And they prayed and said,

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 You, Lord, who know the hearts of all,

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 show which one of these two you have chosen

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 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship,

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 from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.

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 And they cast lots for them,

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 and the lot fell in Matthias.

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 And he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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 Last week we saw that Jesus gave special parting instructions to the apostles whom he had chosen.

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 And in verse 13, Luke listed the names of these apostles.

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 Conspicuously, there were only eleven apostles in that list,

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 as we noted last week,

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 because Judas Iscariot, who had betrayed Jesus to his death,

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 had been omitted from the list.

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 And this betrayal and Judas' kind of departure from the apostles

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 was a sore point for the remaining eleven apostles.

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 And it raised a host of questions.

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 You know, how could Judas do this?

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 Why did it happen?

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 Was it supposed to happen?

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 Was that part of God's plan?

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 What happened to Judas afterward anyway?

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 And also because Jesus chose the twelve apostles in Luke 6

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 intentionally to show that he is reconstituting the people of God,

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 because in the Old Testament,

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 the people of God were made up for the twelve tribes of Israel,

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 descended from the twelve sons of Jacob.

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 And in Luke 22, verses 28 to 30,

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 Jesus had said to his apostles,

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 You are those who have stayed with me in my trials.

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 And I assigned to you,

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 as my Father assigned to me,

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 a kingdom,

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 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom

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 and sit on thrones,

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 judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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 The twelve apostles were appointed

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 to sit on thrones in the kingdom of God

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 to judge the people of God,

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 the twelve tribes of Israel.

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 This is most likely why in Revelation chapter 4,

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 around the throne of God,

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 there are twenty-four elders

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 seated on twenty-four thrones,

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 signifying the unity of God's people

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 represented by the twelve tribes of Israel

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 from the Old Testament

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 and the twelve apostles of the New Testament church.

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 So the betrayal of Judas

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 naturally raised the question,

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 Who will be the twelfth apostle?

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 Because there's only eleven now.

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 And so starting in verse 15,

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 Luke answers all of these questions.

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 He's really addressing the elephant in the room

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 as the early disciples are gathered together.

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 He says in verse 15,

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 In those days,

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 Peter stood up among the brothers.

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 The company of persons was in all about hundred and twenty.

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 So in those days refers to

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 the period between Jesus' ascent to heaven

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 in chapter 1, verse 9,

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 and the Holy Spirit's descent in chapter 2,

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 which we'll see shortly next week.

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 And Peter, as the leader of the twelve apostles,

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 stands up to address the early believers.

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 It says that there were about 120 people,

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 so this is a larger crowd

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 than the group of apostles

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 along with the other disciples

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 and the woman and the Mary,

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 the mother of Jesus and his brothers,

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 who are praying together in the upper room

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 in chapter 1, verses 13 to 14.

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 And the word brothers here stands collectively,

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 so it represents both brothers and sisters

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 that are gathered among them.

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 And we know that Peter was the leader among the twelve

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 because he is always listed first

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 in the list of the twelve apostles.

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 Matthew 10, verse 2, Mark 3, verse 16.

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 And he always speaks first on behalf of the twelve.

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 You see that all throughout the Gospels as well.

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 Throughout the book of Acts also,

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 we see Peter playing a leading role

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 in the life of the church in Jerusalem

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 and in their missionary outreaches

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 until he's forced to leave the city in Acts 12, 17.

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 And it's because Peter was the leader

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 and representative of the twelve

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 that Jesus says specifically to him

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 in Matthew, chapter 16, verses 18 to 19.

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 And I tell you, you are Peter,

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 and on this rock I will build my church.

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 And the gates of...

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 It should be Hades.

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 Gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

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 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,

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 and whatever you bind on earth

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 shall be bound in heaven,

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 and whatever you lose on earth

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 shall be loosed in heaven.

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 Now, the name Peter means rock.

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 And so Jesus is here very clearly saying

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 that he will build a church on Peter.

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 But this is not because God intended Peter to be...

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 Peter and his successor to be some sort of pope

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 who is the head over the entire church.

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 Rather, Jesus is saying this to Peter

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 as a representative of the twelve,

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 the twelve apostles.

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 Because later in Matthew 18, 18,

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 he gives the exact same promise

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 that he just gave to Peter

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 to all the apostles.

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 Truly I say to you,

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 that's plural you,

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 whatever you bind on earth

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 will be bound in heaven,

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 and whatever you lose on earth

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 will be loosed in heaven.

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 So this is not a promise

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 that's given exclusively to Peter.

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 It's given to all of the apostles.

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 And that's because the apostles,

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 as Ephesians 2.20 says,

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 are the foundation of the church,

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 with Christ Jesus himself being a cornerstone.

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 So he is building the church on Peter

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 as representative of the apostles.

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 And by extension,

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 then this is the authority

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 given to the apostolic church,

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 the church that holds fast

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 to the apostolic gospel.

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 All that to say,

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 Peter is the leader of the twelve,

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 which is why he is the one

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 that stands up to dress

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 the company of believers here.

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 And the fact that Peter

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 still holds this position of leadership

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 is itself a testimony of God's mercy.

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 You were with us

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 when we were going through Luke.

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 And in Luke chapter 22,

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 31 to 32,

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 when prophesying of Peter's

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 eventual denial of him three times,

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 Jesus said to him,

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 but I pray for you

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 that your faith may not fail.

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 And when you have turned again,

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 strengthen your brothers.

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 And as Jesus predicted,

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 Peter denied the Lord three times

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 and then he wept bitterly,

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 it says,

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 because of his failure.

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 But as Jesus exhorted him,

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 commanded him,

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 now after having turned back,

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 Peter strengthens his brothers.

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 And Peter says this

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 in verses 16 to 17,

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 brothers,

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 the scripture had to be fulfilled,

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 which the Holy Spirit

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 spoke beforehand

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 by the mouth of David

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 concerning Judas,

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 who became a guide

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 to those who arrested Jesus.

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 For he was numbered among us

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 and was allotted his share

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 in this ministry.

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 The phrase,

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 scripture had to be fulfilled,

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 answers the question,

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 all the questions really

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 that I raised earlier.

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 Was Judas' betrayal necessary?

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 Was this part of God's plan?

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 The Holy Spirit,

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 according to Peter,

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 had already spoken beforehand

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 about how Judas

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 would become a guide

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 to those who arrested Jesus.

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 And Peter proves this

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 by citing Psalm 69,

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 verse 25,

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 and Psalm 109,

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 verse 8,

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 in verse 20.

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 It says in verse 20,

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 for it is written

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 in the book of Psalms,

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 may his camp become desolate,

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 and let there be no one

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 to dwell in it,

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 and let another take his office.

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 If you were to read

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 these Psalms independently,

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 you might have never guessed

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 that they're actually

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 predicting this about Judas

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 and about Jesus.

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 But these,

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 but this,

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 the Bible authors,

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 the biblical writers

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 make the kinds of connections

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 that they make here

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 because they are thinking

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 typologically.

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 What I mean by that

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 is that they see

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 the figures

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 and the offices

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 and the institutions

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 of the Old Testament

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 as all prefiguring

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 Jesus Christ

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 and all pointing to

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 and foreshadowing

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 and ultimately being fulfilled

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 by Jesus Christ.

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 And so Israel's 40 days

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 in the wilderness

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 becomes a type

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 of Jesus's 40 days

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 in the wilderness.

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 They're 40 years,

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 Jesus's 40 days.

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 And King David

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 becomes a type

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 of King Jesus

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 who is the ultimate fulfillment

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 from the line of David.

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 The temple

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 becomes a type

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 of Jesus

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 who describes himself

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 as the new temple of God

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 who makes atonement

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 for sin.

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 So this is typological

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 interpretation

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 of Scripture.

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 Now,

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 using this,

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 they make some

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 compelling

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 and interesting connections

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 to the Psalms.

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 So Psalm 69

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 is a Psalm of David

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 where he cries out

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 to God

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 for salvation

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 from his enemies

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 who,

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 according to verse 4,

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 hate him without cause.

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 Now,

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 John 15, 25

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 cites that verse

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 to describe

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 the enemies of Jesus

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 as those who hate him

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 without cause.

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 So this is other

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 biblical writers

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 making the same kinds

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 of connections

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 that Peter is making here.

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 David also says

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 in Psalm 69,

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 verse 9,

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 for zeal for your house

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 has consumed me

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 and the reproaches

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 of those who reproach you

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 have fallen on me.

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 And John quotes

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 this verse

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 after Jesus'

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 cleansing of the temple

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 in John 2, 17

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 to describe Jesus'

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 zeal for the temple

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 of God.

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 So once again,

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 Jesus fulfilling

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 what was said

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 about David.

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 And then in Psalm 69,

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 verse 21,

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 David says

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 of his enemies,

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 for my thirst

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 they give me

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 sour wine to drink.

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 And then John

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 recounts its fulfillment

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 in chapter 19,

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 verses 28 to 29.

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 Jesus said

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 to fulfill the scripture,

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 I thirst.

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 And a jar full

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 of sour wine

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 stood there,

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 so they put a sponge

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 full of the sour wine

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 on a hyssop branch

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 and held it to his mouth.

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 Moreover,

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 describing the Jews

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 who rejected Jesus

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 in Romans 11, 9 to 10,

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 Paul quotes Psalm 69,

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 22 to 23.

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 And David says,

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 let their table

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 become a snare

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 and a trap,

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 a stumbling block

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 and a retribution

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 for them.

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 Let their eyes

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 be darkened

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 so that they cannot see

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 and bend their backs

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 forever.

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 So,

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 given all of these

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 connections,

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 it's not surprising

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 to see Peter

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 making a connection

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 between David

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 and the life

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 and ministry

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 of Jesus

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 in Psalm 69.

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 So he quotes

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 Psalm 69,

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 verse 25,

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 and quotes it here

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 in Acts 1, 20.

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 For it is written

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 in the book of Psalms,

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 may his camp

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 become desolate

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 and let there be

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 no one to dwell in it.

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 The camp

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 is a reference

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 to the plot of land

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 that was purchased

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 by Judas

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 or purchased

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 using the money

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 that Judas had

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 from betraying Jesus.

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 And this was the prophecy

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 that was fulfilled

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 when after Judas' death,

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 the plot of land

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 was used

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 as a burying ground,

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 unclean cemetery.

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 So it became

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 a desolate place

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 and no one

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 would dwell in it.

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 And using that same method,

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 Peter also applies

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 Psalm 109, verse 8

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 to what happened

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 to Jesus.

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 Psalm 109

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 is also a Davidic psalm.

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 There he describes

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 his enemies

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 who in return

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 for his love

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 accuse him

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 and reward him

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 evil for good

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 and hatred

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 for his love.

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 And then,

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 very interestingly

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 in the psalm,

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 after describing

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 his enemies

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 in the plural,

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 all of a sudden

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 he takes a turn

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 and starts describing

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 this singular enemy

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 as if he has

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 a particular individual

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 in mind.

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 And he says,

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 may his days

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 be few.

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 May another

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 take his office.

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 So Peter

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 takes that unusual

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 turn in the Psalm 109

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 and interprets it

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 as a specific prophecy

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 concerning Judas

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 who,

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 like the enemies

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 who opposed King David,

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 opposed King Jesus.

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 In particular,

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 Judas

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 who would betray him.

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 and using this

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 as his basis,

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 he argues that

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 the scripture

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 had to be fulfilled

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 and the office

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 of apostle

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 now must be filled.

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 Someone must

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 take his office.

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 Verses 18 to 19

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 are placed inside

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 a parenthesis

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 because the translators

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 concluded that

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 that's a narrator's

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 commentary,

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 Luke's commentary,

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 rather than part

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 of Peter's speech.

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 In,

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 if we're honest,

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 it's actually

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 impossible to be

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 certain of that

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 because ancient Greek

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 doesn't use quotation marks

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 and it doesn't use

00:16:47.600 --> 00:16:48.000
 parentheses

00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:49.300
 and so

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 they're just guessing

00:16:50.540 --> 00:16:51.240
 that this is

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 Luke's commentary.

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 It could just as well

00:16:52.840 --> 00:16:53.740
 be part of Peter's

00:16:53.740 --> 00:16:54.440
 actual speech.

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 But regardless,

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 what it tells us

00:16:57.440 --> 00:16:57.960
 is important,

00:16:58.200 --> 00:16:59.240
 verses 18 to 9,

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 it says,

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 Now this man

00:17:00.360 --> 00:17:01.300
 acquired a field

00:17:01.300 --> 00:17:01.940
 with the reward

00:17:01.940 --> 00:17:02.759
 of his wickedness

00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:04.240
 and falling headlong

00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:05.120
 he burst open

00:17:05.120 --> 00:17:05.539
 in the middle

00:17:05.539 --> 00:17:06.620
 and all his bowels

00:17:06.620 --> 00:17:07.299
 gushed out

00:17:07.299 --> 00:17:08.640
 and he became known

00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:09.519
 to all the inhabitants

00:17:09.519 --> 00:17:10.100
 of Jerusalem

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 so that the field

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 was called

00:17:11.319 --> 00:17:12.200
 in their own language

00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:13.880
 that is filled

00:17:13.880 --> 00:17:14.380
 of blood.

00:17:15.580 --> 00:17:17.360
 The fuller account

00:17:17.360 --> 00:17:18.759
 in Matthew chapter 27

00:17:18.759 --> 00:17:20.220
 provides more details.

00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:21.460
 It says that

00:17:21.460 --> 00:17:22.080
 when Judas,

00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:23.440
 his betrayer,

00:17:23.539 --> 00:17:24.200
 saw that Jesus

00:17:24.200 --> 00:17:24.759
 was condemned,

00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:26.360
 he changed his mind

00:17:26.360 --> 00:17:27.860
 and brought back

00:17:27.860 --> 00:17:29.100
 the 30 pieces of silver

00:17:29.100 --> 00:17:29.940
 to the chief priests

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 and the elders

00:17:30.420 --> 00:17:30.680
 saying,

00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:31.360
 I have sinned

00:17:31.360 --> 00:17:32.279
 by betraying

00:17:32.279 --> 00:17:32.960
 innocent blood.

00:17:33.620 --> 00:17:34.240
 They said,

00:17:34.340 --> 00:17:35.420
 What is that to us?

00:17:35.840 --> 00:17:36.700
 See to it yourself.

00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:38.480
 And throwing down

00:17:38.480 --> 00:17:39.279
 the pieces of silver

00:17:39.279 --> 00:17:39.940
 into the temple,

00:17:40.100 --> 00:17:40.860
 Judas disparted

00:17:40.859 --> 00:17:41.859
 and he went

00:17:41.859 --> 00:17:42.740
 and hanged himself.

00:17:43.599 --> 00:17:44.759
 But the chief priests

00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:45.639
 taking the pieces

00:17:45.639 --> 00:17:46.240
 of silver

00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:47.219
 said,

00:17:47.539 --> 00:17:48.539
 It is not lawful

00:17:48.539 --> 00:17:49.179
 to put them

00:17:49.179 --> 00:17:49.859
 into the treasury

00:17:49.859 --> 00:17:51.119
 since it is blood money.

00:17:52.299 --> 00:17:52.879
 It's ironic

00:17:52.879 --> 00:17:53.699
 that people

00:17:53.699 --> 00:17:54.539
 who killed Jesus

00:17:54.539 --> 00:17:56.219
 are now not wanting

00:17:56.219 --> 00:17:56.899
 money that's been

00:17:56.899 --> 00:17:57.559
 tainted with blood.

00:17:57.899 --> 00:17:58.979
 So they took counsel

00:17:58.979 --> 00:18:00.259
 and bought with them

00:18:00.259 --> 00:18:01.099
 the potter's field

00:18:01.099 --> 00:18:01.899
 as a burial place

00:18:01.899 --> 00:18:02.539
 for strangers.

00:18:03.419 --> 00:18:03.699
 Therefore,

00:18:03.859 --> 00:18:04.339
 that field

00:18:04.339 --> 00:18:05.000
 has been called

00:18:05.000 --> 00:18:05.659
 a field of blood

00:18:05.659 --> 00:18:06.339
 to this day.

00:18:07.139 --> 00:18:08.399
 So Matthew and Luke's

00:18:08.399 --> 00:18:09.439
 seemingly divergent

00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:11.180
 accounts of Judas' death

00:18:11.180 --> 00:18:13.100
 have raised some questions.

00:18:13.799 --> 00:18:14.580
 Did Judas die

00:18:14.580 --> 00:18:15.100
 by hanging,

00:18:15.299 --> 00:18:16.160
 as Matthew says,

00:18:16.220 --> 00:18:17.059
 or did he die

00:18:17.059 --> 00:18:18.519
 by falling headlong

00:18:18.519 --> 00:18:19.360
 and bursting open

00:18:19.360 --> 00:18:19.799
 in the middle

00:18:19.799 --> 00:18:20.600
 and all his bowels

00:18:20.600 --> 00:18:21.160
 gushing out,

00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:22.380
 as Luke says?

00:18:22.740 --> 00:18:24.000
 Did Judas buy the field

00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:25.620
 or did the chief priests

00:18:25.620 --> 00:18:26.299
 buy the field?

00:18:27.299 --> 00:18:28.759
 The most likely scenario

00:18:28.759 --> 00:18:29.380
 appears to be

00:18:29.380 --> 00:18:30.559
 that Judas hanged himself

00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:32.420
 and that as the body

00:18:32.420 --> 00:18:33.380
 was decomposing

00:18:33.380 --> 00:18:34.000
 the branch

00:18:34.000 --> 00:18:35.259
 that it was hanging from

00:18:35.259 --> 00:18:36.360
 or whatever it was,

00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:37.580
 that something snapped

00:18:37.579 --> 00:18:38.039
 and fell

00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:38.619
 and the body

00:18:38.619 --> 00:18:39.619
 dropped onto the ground

00:18:39.619 --> 00:18:41.559
 and as it hit the ground

00:18:41.559 --> 00:18:42.480
 it burst open

00:18:42.480 --> 00:18:43.699
 so that his entrails

00:18:43.699 --> 00:18:44.379
 spilled out.

00:18:45.500 --> 00:18:46.480
 That would make sense

00:18:46.480 --> 00:18:47.460
 because a normal body

00:18:47.460 --> 00:18:48.579
 when it falls to the ground

00:18:48.579 --> 00:18:49.899
 wouldn't burst like that.

00:18:49.980 --> 00:18:51.220
 Only a decomposing body

00:18:51.220 --> 00:18:51.799
 would do that.

00:18:52.619 --> 00:18:53.439
 And so then Matthew

00:18:53.439 --> 00:18:54.240
 is describing

00:18:54.240 --> 00:18:55.599
 how Judas died

00:18:55.599 --> 00:18:57.220
 and Luke is describing

00:18:57.220 --> 00:18:58.519
 the gruesome aftermath

00:18:58.519 --> 00:19:01.299
 to show the severe consequence

00:19:01.299 --> 00:19:03.539
 of the one who betrayed

00:19:03.539 --> 00:19:04.480
 the innocent,

00:19:04.839 --> 00:19:05.299
 righteous,

00:19:05.559 --> 00:19:06.359
 Son of God.

00:19:07.579 --> 00:19:10.539
 And then since

00:19:10.539 --> 00:19:11.259
 the high priest

00:19:11.259 --> 00:19:12.619
 could not take back

00:19:12.619 --> 00:19:13.299
 Judas' money

00:19:13.299 --> 00:19:14.240
 because it was considered

00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:15.000
 blood money,

00:19:15.559 --> 00:19:16.559
 they used it

00:19:16.559 --> 00:19:18.059
 to buy a field

00:19:18.059 --> 00:19:19.740
 in Judas' stead

00:19:19.740 --> 00:19:21.339
 because they can't actually

00:19:21.339 --> 00:19:22.379
 accept it into the treasury

00:19:22.379 --> 00:19:24.619
 as his executor of sorts

00:19:24.619 --> 00:19:27.099
 with Judas' money.

00:19:28.039 --> 00:19:30.220
 So then a ritually unclean cemetery

00:19:30.220 --> 00:19:30.740
 is purchased

00:19:30.740 --> 00:19:32.839
 with ritually unclean money

00:19:32.839 --> 00:19:34.599
 so that it's appropriate

00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:35.199
 both to say

00:19:35.199 --> 00:19:36.279
 that Judas bought the field

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 and the high priests

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 bought the field

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 and that field

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 came to be known

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 as a keldama,

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 a field of blood

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 because it's not really

00:19:45.539 --> 00:19:46.619
 what this passage is about

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 but because of its association

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 with Judas Iscariot,

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 it's been taught

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 among some Christian circles

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 that suicide

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 is an unforgivable sin.

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 It is a terrible sin.

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 It's an attack on God

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 who is the author of life.

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 It's a brazen act

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 of trying to take one's life

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 into one's own hands

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 but with all of that said,

00:20:07.319 --> 00:20:08.519
 the Bible never describes

00:20:08.519 --> 00:20:10.660
 suicide as an unforgivable sin.

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 Judas Iscariot's case

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 is unique.

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 Prophesying of his betrayal,

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 Jesus said in Matthew 26, 24,

00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:20.339
 woe to that man

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 by whom the Son of Man

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 is betrayed.

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 It would have been better

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 for that man

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 if he had not been born.

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 So Judas is condemned.

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 He perishes.

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 His situation is irredeemable

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 and there was no true repentance

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 from him, only remorse.

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 But Luke is not commenting here

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 on the theological implications

00:20:43.920 --> 00:20:45.059
 of suicide as such.

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 He's simply interested

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 in the fact that

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 the scriptures were fulfilled

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 in Judas' betrayal and death.

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 Judas' camp became desolate.

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 Judas' life was cut short.

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 The plot of land he purchased

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 became a field of blood

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 and now all that remained

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 to be fulfilled

00:21:02.639 --> 00:21:04.279
 is that prophecy

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 of another taking his office.

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 So this is Peter's rationale

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 for the necessity

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 of the 12th apostle

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 appointing the 12th apostle.

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 Then in verses 21 to 26,

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 we see the actual selection process.

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 It says in verses 21 to 22,

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 so one of the men

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 who have accompanied us

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 during all the time

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 that the Lord Jesus

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 went in and out among us,

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 beginning from the baptism of John

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 until the day

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 when he was taken up from us,

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 one of these men

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 must become with us

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 a witness to his resurrection.

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 These verses outline

00:21:36.700 --> 00:21:38.259
 specifically the criteria

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 that need to be met

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 for inclusion

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 among the 12 apostles.

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 First, Judas' replacement

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 had to be a man

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 who had been among

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 Jesus' disciples

00:21:47.839 --> 00:21:49.920
 during his earthly ministry.

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 We know from Luke 6, 13

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 that in addition

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 to the 12 apostles,

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 Jesus had a number

00:21:55.559 --> 00:21:56.360
 of other disciples

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 that a larger group

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 that followed him.

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 Second criterion is this.

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 The candidates for the 12th spot

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 had to have been a witness

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 of Jesus' physical resurrection.

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 He had to have seen

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 the risen Christ.

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 These are the criteria

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 of the apostolic office.

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 I'm going to digress here

00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:19.420
 for a few minutes

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 just to explain

00:22:20.340 --> 00:22:21.180
 the term apostle

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 and the way it's used

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 variously throughout Scripture

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 for the sake of clarity.

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 In the same way

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 that the word president

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 has the underlying meaning

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 of leader or executive

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 in modern usage,

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 but it can still be used

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 variously in different contexts.

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 It could refer to

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 the president of our country.

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 It could refer to

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 the president of a college.

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 It could refer to

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 the president of the local

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 Boys and Girls Club.

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 Right?

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 But they're all presidents.

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 In a similar way,

00:22:47.819 --> 00:22:48.559
 the word apostle

00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:50.640
 has the common underlying meaning

00:22:50.640 --> 00:22:51.360
 of being someone

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 who has been commissioned,

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 sent out,

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 a missionary.

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 But the word apostle

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 is still used

00:22:57.939 --> 00:22:58.439
 throughout Scripture

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 in different ways.

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 So we need to pay

00:23:01.179 --> 00:23:01.779
 close attention

00:23:01.779 --> 00:23:02.419
 to the context

00:23:02.419 --> 00:23:03.599
 to see what kind of apostle

00:23:03.599 --> 00:23:04.399
 it's speaking of.

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 The first way it is used

00:23:06.279 --> 00:23:06.959
 is to refer to

00:23:06.959 --> 00:23:08.019
 the twelve apostles.

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 They are the ones

00:23:09.859 --> 00:23:10.359
 from Jesus

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 personally appointed

00:23:11.419 --> 00:23:12.579
 in Luke 22

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 as 1830,

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 which I read to you earlier,

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 28 to 30 rather,

00:23:16.479 --> 00:23:17.199
 that I read to you earlier,

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 to sit on thrones

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 judging the twelve tribes

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 of Israel.

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 They're the ones

00:23:20.980 --> 00:23:22.560
 described in Revelation 21

00:23:22.560 --> 00:23:23.340
 verse 14

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 as the twelve foundations

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 of the new Jerusalem.

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 There's only twelve

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 of these kinds of apostles

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 in all of human history.

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 And they are Simon,

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 known as Peter,

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 Andrew, his brother,

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 James and John,

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 sons of Zebedee,

00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:38.300
 Philip, Bartholomew,

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 Matthew, Thomas,

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 James, the son of Alphaeus,

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 Simon, the zealot,

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 and Judas,

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 the son of James,

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 and finally,

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 as we see in our text,

00:23:46.940 --> 00:23:47.480
 Matthias,

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 who replaces

00:23:48.320 --> 00:23:49.240
 Judas Iscariot.

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 That's it.

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 That's the twelve.

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 No one else

00:23:53.760 --> 00:23:54.720
 can ever be added

00:23:54.720 --> 00:23:55.380
 to that list.

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 That's why

00:23:56.640 --> 00:23:58.340
 once Judas Iscariot,

00:23:58.600 --> 00:23:59.940
 the traitor is replaced.

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 The list is fixed

00:24:01.600 --> 00:24:02.500
 and never changed.

00:24:03.260 --> 00:24:04.300
 Even after James,

00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:05.000
 one of the twelve,

00:24:05.080 --> 00:24:05.560
 is killed

00:24:05.560 --> 00:24:06.700
 in Acts chapter 12

00:24:06.700 --> 00:24:07.560
 verses 1 to 2,

00:24:07.800 --> 00:24:08.780
 there is no mention

00:24:08.780 --> 00:24:10.240
 ever of replacing him

00:24:10.240 --> 00:24:12.240
 because that list is done.

00:24:12.360 --> 00:24:13.020
 It's complete.

00:24:13.120 --> 00:24:13.660
 It's fixed.

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 The second way

00:24:16.400 --> 00:24:17.120
 the word apostle

00:24:17.120 --> 00:24:17.620
 is used

00:24:17.620 --> 00:24:18.960
 is what I call

00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:20.440
 capital A apostles.

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 These are people

00:24:22.519 --> 00:24:23.200
 who occupy

00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:24.420
 the first century

00:24:24.420 --> 00:24:25.940
 office of apostle.

00:24:26.759 --> 00:24:27.420
 They meet

00:24:27.420 --> 00:24:28.720
 the apostolic criteria

00:24:28.720 --> 00:24:29.920
 of having

00:24:29.920 --> 00:24:30.960
 accompanied Jesus

00:24:30.960 --> 00:24:31.960
 in his earthly ministry

00:24:31.960 --> 00:24:33.680
 and having witnessed

00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:34.860
 Jesus' resurrection.

00:24:36.000 --> 00:24:36.720
 These are the

00:24:36.720 --> 00:24:37.759
 capital A apostles

00:24:37.759 --> 00:24:39.080
 who have been

00:24:39.080 --> 00:24:39.519
 commissioned

00:24:39.519 --> 00:24:40.560
 by the risen Christ

00:24:40.559 --> 00:24:41.859
 as eyewitnesses

00:24:41.859 --> 00:24:42.919
 of his resurrection.

00:24:43.779 --> 00:24:44.480
 They're the ones

00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:45.139
 that are described

00:24:45.139 --> 00:24:46.559
 in Ephesians 2.20

00:24:46.559 --> 00:24:47.879
 along with the twelve

00:24:47.879 --> 00:24:49.000
 as the foundation

00:24:49.000 --> 00:24:50.220
 of the church.

00:24:51.220 --> 00:24:52.139
 We know that

00:24:52.139 --> 00:24:53.220
 this additional category

00:24:53.220 --> 00:24:54.460
 of the apostolic office

00:24:54.460 --> 00:24:55.299
 exists because

00:24:55.299 --> 00:24:56.279
 in 1 Corinthians

00:24:56.279 --> 00:24:57.139
 chapter 15

00:24:57.139 --> 00:24:58.179
 verses 5 to 8

00:24:58.179 --> 00:24:59.419
 it talks about

00:24:59.419 --> 00:24:59.940
 how Jesus

00:24:59.940 --> 00:25:01.079
 after his resurrection

00:25:01.079 --> 00:25:02.779
 appeared to all

00:25:02.779 --> 00:25:03.500
 the apostles

00:25:03.500 --> 00:25:04.000
 I mean

00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:05.099
 appeared to the twelve

00:25:05.099 --> 00:25:06.839
 and then

00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:07.659
 distinctly

00:25:07.659 --> 00:25:08.419
 later on

00:25:08.419 --> 00:25:08.940
 it says

00:25:08.940 --> 00:25:09.659
 he appeared

00:25:09.659 --> 00:25:10.240
 later to

00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:11.420
 all the apostles

00:25:11.420 --> 00:25:13.120
 so it distinguishes

00:25:13.120 --> 00:25:14.000
 clearly the twelve

00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:14.900
 from the rest

00:25:14.900 --> 00:25:15.480
 of the apostles

00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:16.380
 all the apostles

00:25:16.380 --> 00:25:18.620
 so this second

00:25:18.620 --> 00:25:19.440
 category is the

00:25:19.440 --> 00:25:20.299
 category that Paul

00:25:20.299 --> 00:25:21.579
 includes himself in

00:25:21.579 --> 00:25:24.660
 and but because

00:25:24.660 --> 00:25:25.680
 Paul himself

00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:26.599
 wasn't

00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:27.700
 a disciple of Jesus

00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:28.500
 during his earthly

00:25:28.500 --> 00:25:28.980
 ministry

00:25:28.980 --> 00:25:30.039
 and because he

00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:30.640
 didn't see

00:25:30.640 --> 00:25:31.559
 the risen Christ

00:25:31.559 --> 00:25:32.500
 in the flesh

00:25:32.500 --> 00:25:33.519
 but only saw

00:25:33.519 --> 00:25:34.120
 the vision

00:25:34.120 --> 00:25:35.000
 of the risen Christ

00:25:35.000 --> 00:25:36.180
 after his ascension

00:25:36.180 --> 00:25:37.420
 that's why

00:25:37.420 --> 00:25:37.839
 Peter

00:25:37.839 --> 00:25:38.440
 I mean Paul

00:25:38.440 --> 00:25:39.500
 is very apologetic

00:25:39.500 --> 00:25:39.920
 about his

00:25:39.920 --> 00:25:40.619
 apostleship

00:25:40.619 --> 00:25:41.420
 and he says

00:25:41.420 --> 00:25:42.039
 in 1 Corinthians

00:25:42.039 --> 00:25:42.559
 15

00:25:42.559 --> 00:25:42.900
 8

00:25:42.900 --> 00:25:43.460
 he describes

00:25:43.460 --> 00:25:43.799
 himself

00:25:43.799 --> 00:25:44.259
 as an

00:25:44.259 --> 00:25:45.160
 untimely

00:25:45.160 --> 00:25:45.599
 born

00:25:45.599 --> 00:25:46.079
 apostle

00:25:46.079 --> 00:25:48.880
 he knew

00:25:48.880 --> 00:25:49.480
 that he was

00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:50.079
 a capital

00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:50.980
 A apostle

00:25:50.980 --> 00:25:52.400
 but he knew

00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:53.019
 that he was

00:25:53.019 --> 00:25:53.680
 an exception

00:25:53.680 --> 00:25:54.920
 not the rule

00:25:54.920 --> 00:25:56.980
 so the

00:25:56.980 --> 00:25:58.400
 office

00:25:58.400 --> 00:25:59.400
 of apostle

00:25:59.400 --> 00:25:59.859
 the second

00:25:59.859 --> 00:26:00.339
 category

00:26:00.339 --> 00:26:01.799
 also no longer

00:26:01.799 --> 00:26:02.519
 exists

00:26:02.519 --> 00:26:04.519
 an office

00:26:04.519 --> 00:26:06.119
 is an

00:26:06.119 --> 00:26:06.660
 officially

00:26:06.660 --> 00:26:07.359
 recognized

00:26:07.359 --> 00:26:08.180
 and authorized

00:26:08.180 --> 00:26:09.039
 position

00:26:09.039 --> 00:26:09.680
 a trust

00:26:09.680 --> 00:26:10.420
 a responsibility

00:26:10.420 --> 00:26:11.000
 within the

00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:11.359
 community

00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:12.579
 and the

00:26:12.579 --> 00:26:13.099
 function of

00:26:13.099 --> 00:26:13.740
 the apostolate

00:26:13.740 --> 00:26:14.180
 is already

00:26:14.180 --> 00:26:14.740
 complete

00:26:14.740 --> 00:26:15.559
 because

00:26:15.559 --> 00:26:16.139
 they have

00:26:16.139 --> 00:26:16.700
 borne witness

00:26:16.700 --> 00:26:17.139
 to Jesus'

00:26:17.299 --> 00:26:17.680
 resurrection

00:26:17.680 --> 00:26:18.440
 and the

00:26:18.440 --> 00:26:18.859
 foundation

00:26:18.859 --> 00:26:19.180
 of the

00:26:19.180 --> 00:26:19.420
 church

00:26:19.420 --> 00:26:20.059
 has already

00:26:20.059 --> 00:26:20.720
 been laid

00:26:20.720 --> 00:26:21.779
 and because

00:26:21.779 --> 00:26:22.079
 there are

00:26:22.079 --> 00:26:22.579
 no more

00:26:22.579 --> 00:26:23.339
 eyewitnesses

00:26:23.339 --> 00:26:23.759
 of Jesus'

00:26:23.960 --> 00:26:24.339
 resurrection

00:26:24.339 --> 00:26:25.599
 so that

00:26:25.599 --> 00:26:26.000
 office

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:26.539
 has been

00:26:26.539 --> 00:26:27.000
 fulfilled

00:26:27.000 --> 00:26:27.299
 it's

00:26:27.299 --> 00:26:27.720
 complete

00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:28.920
 this is

00:26:28.920 --> 00:26:29.240
 why

00:26:29.240 --> 00:26:29.759
 when the

00:26:29.759 --> 00:26:30.299
 offices

00:26:30.299 --> 00:26:30.700
 of the

00:26:30.700 --> 00:26:30.940
 church

00:26:30.940 --> 00:26:31.120
 are

00:26:31.120 --> 00:26:31.420
 mentioned

00:26:31.420 --> 00:26:31.980
 in the

00:26:31.980 --> 00:26:32.180
 rest

00:26:32.180 --> 00:26:32.360
 of the

00:26:32.360 --> 00:26:32.500
 New

00:26:32.500 --> 00:26:32.920
 Testament

00:26:32.920 --> 00:26:34.220
 there are

00:26:34.220 --> 00:26:34.799
 only two

00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:35.259
 offices

00:26:35.259 --> 00:26:35.640
 that are

00:26:35.640 --> 00:26:35.960
 mentioned

00:26:35.960 --> 00:26:36.839
 Philippians 1

00:26:36.839 --> 00:26:37.259
 1

00:26:37.259 --> 00:26:37.660
 1

00:26:37.660 --> 00:26:38.319
 Timothy 3

00:26:38.319 --> 00:26:39.160
 Titus 1

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 there is

00:26:39.900 --> 00:26:40.339
 no mention

00:26:40.339 --> 00:26:40.620
 of the

00:26:40.620 --> 00:26:40.880
 office

00:26:40.880 --> 00:26:41.039
 of

00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:41.460
 apostles

00:26:41.460 --> 00:26:42.039
 there is

00:26:42.039 --> 00:26:42.380
 no mention

00:26:42.380 --> 00:26:42.680
 of any

00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:42.980
 other

00:26:42.980 --> 00:26:43.299
 office

00:26:43.299 --> 00:26:43.660
 for that

00:26:43.660 --> 00:26:43.940
 matter

00:26:43.940 --> 00:26:44.799
 only two

00:26:44.799 --> 00:26:44.980
 are

00:26:44.980 --> 00:26:45.299
 mentioned

00:26:45.299 --> 00:26:45.480
 the

00:26:45.480 --> 00:26:45.720
 office

00:26:45.720 --> 00:26:45.880
 of

00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:46.140
 elder

00:26:46.140 --> 00:26:46.680
 and

00:26:46.680 --> 00:26:46.799
 the

00:26:46.799 --> 00:26:47.079
 office

00:26:47.079 --> 00:26:47.240
 of

00:26:47.240 --> 00:26:47.519
 deacon

00:26:47.519 --> 00:26:50.579
 but there's

00:26:50.579 --> 00:26:51.059
 still a third

00:26:51.059 --> 00:26:51.559
 way that the

00:26:51.559 --> 00:26:52.079
 word apostle

00:26:52.079 --> 00:26:52.620
 is used

00:26:52.620 --> 00:26:53.559
 in scripture

00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:54.120
 and this is

00:26:54.120 --> 00:26:54.620
 what I call

00:26:54.620 --> 00:26:55.339
 lowercase

00:26:55.339 --> 00:26:55.660
 a

00:26:55.660 --> 00:26:56.240
 apostles

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 these do

00:26:58.660 --> 00:26:59.259
 not occupy

00:26:59.259 --> 00:26:59.779
 the first

00:26:59.779 --> 00:27:00.160
 century

00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:00.720
 office

00:27:00.720 --> 00:27:00.920
 of

00:27:00.920 --> 00:27:01.400
 apostles

00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:02.759
 but they

00:27:02.759 --> 00:27:03.120
 possess

00:27:03.120 --> 00:27:03.819
 the gift

00:27:03.819 --> 00:27:04.200
 of

00:27:04.200 --> 00:27:05.019
 apostleship

00:27:05.019 --> 00:27:06.880
 which is

00:27:06.880 --> 00:27:07.180
 mentioned

00:27:07.180 --> 00:27:07.839
 in Ephesians

00:27:07.839 --> 00:27:08.500
 chapter 4

00:27:08.500 --> 00:27:09.180
 verses 11

00:27:09.180 --> 00:27:09.599
 to 12

00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:09.900
 it says

00:27:09.900 --> 00:27:10.299
 that God

00:27:10.299 --> 00:27:10.759
 gives

00:27:10.759 --> 00:27:11.440
 gifts

00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:11.859
 these are

00:27:11.859 --> 00:27:12.039
 not

00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:12.460
 offices

00:27:12.460 --> 00:27:12.960
 but they're

00:27:12.960 --> 00:27:13.420
 gifts

00:27:13.420 --> 00:27:14.359
 God gives

00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:14.839
 gifts

00:27:14.839 --> 00:27:15.039
 of

00:27:15.039 --> 00:27:15.559
 apostles

00:27:15.559 --> 00:27:16.200
 prophets

00:27:16.200 --> 00:27:17.019
 evangelists

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 shepherds

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 and teachers

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 to equip

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 the saints

00:27:19.700 --> 00:27:20.120
 for the

00:27:20.120 --> 00:27:20.500
 work of

00:27:20.500 --> 00:27:20.779
 ministry

00:27:20.779 --> 00:27:21.279
 for building

00:27:21.279 --> 00:27:21.559
 up the

00:27:21.559 --> 00:27:21.779
 body

00:27:21.779 --> 00:27:22.259
 of Christ

00:27:22.259 --> 00:27:23.180
 these are

00:27:23.180 --> 00:27:23.500
 five

00:27:23.500 --> 00:27:24.079
 essential

00:27:24.079 --> 00:27:24.819
 ministries

00:27:24.819 --> 00:27:25.160
 for the

00:27:25.160 --> 00:27:25.380
 building

00:27:25.380 --> 00:27:25.620
 up of

00:27:25.620 --> 00:27:25.740
 the

00:27:25.740 --> 00:27:26.019
 church

00:27:26.019 --> 00:27:26.559
 today

00:27:26.559 --> 00:27:28.139
 and

00:27:28.139 --> 00:27:28.619
 apostles

00:27:28.619 --> 00:27:28.879
 are

00:27:28.879 --> 00:27:29.079
 one

00:27:29.079 --> 00:27:29.240
 of

00:27:29.240 --> 00:27:29.460
 them

00:27:29.460 --> 00:27:30.400
 so I

00:27:30.400 --> 00:27:30.539
 would

00:27:30.539 --> 00:27:30.759
 put

00:27:30.759 --> 00:27:31.160
 modern

00:27:31.160 --> 00:27:31.480
 day

00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:32.220
 frontier

00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:32.900
 missionaries

00:27:32.900 --> 00:27:33.139
 who are

00:27:33.139 --> 00:27:34.079
 sent out

00:27:34.079 --> 00:27:35.200
 to preach

00:27:35.200 --> 00:27:35.720
 the gospel

00:27:35.720 --> 00:27:36.379
 to bear witness

00:27:36.379 --> 00:27:36.819
 to Jesus

00:27:36.819 --> 00:27:37.460
 in new

00:27:37.460 --> 00:27:38.000
 places

00:27:38.000 --> 00:27:40.099
 I would

00:27:40.099 --> 00:27:40.579
 place them

00:27:40.579 --> 00:27:40.859
 in that

00:27:40.859 --> 00:27:41.299
 category

00:27:41.299 --> 00:27:42.059
 of having

00:27:42.059 --> 00:27:42.480
 the gift

00:27:42.480 --> 00:27:42.700
 of

00:27:42.700 --> 00:27:43.139
 apostles

00:27:43.139 --> 00:27:45.480
 Barnabas

00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:46.539
 and

00:27:46.539 --> 00:27:47.700
 Apollos

00:27:47.700 --> 00:27:48.259
 were such

00:27:48.259 --> 00:27:48.619
 people

00:27:48.619 --> 00:27:49.900
 they are

00:27:49.900 --> 00:27:50.299
 described

00:27:50.299 --> 00:27:51.180
 as apostles

00:27:51.180 --> 00:27:51.559
 in the

00:27:51.559 --> 00:27:52.059
 New Testament

00:27:52.059 --> 00:27:52.660
 and yet

00:27:52.660 --> 00:27:53.019
 they are

00:27:53.019 --> 00:27:53.559
 unlikely

00:27:53.559 --> 00:27:54.500
 to have

00:27:54.500 --> 00:27:54.680
 been

00:27:54.680 --> 00:27:55.059
 witnesses

00:27:55.059 --> 00:27:55.579
 to Jesus

00:27:55.579 --> 00:27:56.199
 resurrection

00:27:56.199 --> 00:27:57.139
 for

00:27:57.139 --> 00:27:57.480
 example

00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:58.119
 Apollos

00:27:58.119 --> 00:27:58.259
 is

00:27:58.259 --> 00:27:58.759
 described

00:27:58.759 --> 00:27:58.939
 in

00:27:58.939 --> 00:27:59.199
 Acts

00:27:59.199 --> 00:27:59.659
 18

00:27:59.659 --> 00:28:00.079
 24

00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:00.699
 to 26

00:28:00.699 --> 00:28:00.980
 as

00:28:00.980 --> 00:28:01.259
 knowing

00:28:01.259 --> 00:28:01.759
 only

00:28:01.759 --> 00:28:01.980
 the

00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:02.319
 baptism

00:28:02.319 --> 00:28:02.539
 of

00:28:02.539 --> 00:28:02.960
 John

00:28:02.960 --> 00:28:03.500
 until

00:28:03.500 --> 00:28:03.699
 he

00:28:03.699 --> 00:28:03.919
 is

00:28:03.919 --> 00:28:04.519
 instructed

00:28:04.519 --> 00:28:04.919
 further

00:28:04.919 --> 00:28:05.199
 by

00:28:05.199 --> 00:28:05.720
 Priscilla

00:28:05.720 --> 00:28:06.159
 and Aquila

00:28:06.159 --> 00:28:08.460
 and then

00:28:08.460 --> 00:28:09.240
 he was

00:28:09.240 --> 00:28:09.839
 definitely

00:28:09.839 --> 00:28:10.179
 not

00:28:10.179 --> 00:28:10.579
 so that

00:28:10.579 --> 00:28:10.740
 means

00:28:10.740 --> 00:28:10.960
 he was

00:28:10.960 --> 00:28:11.220
 definitely

00:28:11.220 --> 00:28:11.519
 not

00:28:11.519 --> 00:28:12.079
 directly

00:28:12.079 --> 00:28:12.639
 appointed

00:28:12.639 --> 00:28:12.879
 and

00:28:12.879 --> 00:28:13.159
 commissioned

00:28:13.159 --> 00:28:13.619
 by the

00:28:13.619 --> 00:28:13.899
 risen

00:28:13.899 --> 00:28:14.439
 Christ

00:28:14.439 --> 00:28:16.159
 and yet

00:28:16.159 --> 00:28:16.339
 he is

00:28:16.339 --> 00:28:16.539
 called

00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:16.659
 an

00:28:16.659 --> 00:28:17.019
 apostle

00:28:17.019 --> 00:28:17.240
 in

00:28:17.240 --> 00:28:17.659
 1 Corinthians

00:28:17.659 --> 00:28:18.299
 chapter 4

00:28:18.299 --> 00:28:18.799
 verses 6

00:28:18.799 --> 00:28:19.179
 to 9

00:28:19.180 --> 00:28:20.680
 similarly

00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:21.320
 Barnabas

00:28:21.320 --> 00:28:21.980
 is called

00:28:21.980 --> 00:28:23.259
 a prophet

00:28:23.259 --> 00:28:23.980
 and a teacher

00:28:23.980 --> 00:28:25.000
 of the church

00:28:25.000 --> 00:28:25.799
 at Antioch

00:28:25.799 --> 00:28:26.160
 in Acts

00:28:26.160 --> 00:28:26.600
 13

00:28:26.600 --> 00:28:27.220
 verse 1

00:28:27.220 --> 00:28:28.660
 but only

00:28:28.660 --> 00:28:29.259
 after he

00:28:29.259 --> 00:28:29.779
 is sent

00:28:29.779 --> 00:28:30.299
 out

00:28:30.299 --> 00:28:31.000
 later

00:28:31.000 --> 00:28:31.519
 in that

00:28:31.519 --> 00:28:31.779
 same

00:28:31.779 --> 00:28:32.140
 chapter

00:28:32.140 --> 00:28:32.519
 as a

00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:32.920
 missionary

00:28:32.920 --> 00:28:34.500
 he begins

00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:34.779
 to be

00:28:34.779 --> 00:28:35.100
 called

00:28:35.100 --> 00:28:35.700
 an apostle

00:28:35.700 --> 00:28:36.160
 in Acts

00:28:36.160 --> 00:28:36.860
 chapter 14

00:28:36.860 --> 00:28:38.920
 so this

00:28:38.920 --> 00:28:39.220
 is the

00:28:39.220 --> 00:28:39.539
 third

00:28:39.539 --> 00:28:40.080
 category

00:28:40.080 --> 00:28:40.259
 of

00:28:40.259 --> 00:28:40.640
 apostles

00:28:40.640 --> 00:28:41.740
 that

00:28:41.740 --> 00:28:42.060
 now

00:28:42.060 --> 00:28:42.640
 continues

00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:43.000
 today

00:28:43.000 --> 00:28:44.060
 that's

00:28:44.060 --> 00:28:44.580
 the gift

00:28:44.579 --> 00:28:45.839
 and it

00:28:45.839 --> 00:28:46.339
 describes

00:28:46.339 --> 00:28:46.539
 the

00:28:46.539 --> 00:28:47.099
 function

00:28:47.099 --> 00:28:47.619
 rather than

00:28:47.619 --> 00:28:48.159
 an office

00:28:48.159 --> 00:28:49.679
 all that

00:28:49.679 --> 00:28:49.960
 to say

00:28:49.960 --> 00:28:50.279
 scripture

00:28:50.279 --> 00:28:50.579
 itself

00:28:50.579 --> 00:28:50.839
 gives

00:28:50.839 --> 00:28:51.199
 evidence

00:28:51.199 --> 00:28:51.359
 of

00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:51.539
 three

00:28:51.539 --> 00:28:51.859
 different

00:28:51.859 --> 00:28:52.359
 tiers

00:28:52.359 --> 00:28:52.599
 of

00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:53.019
 apostles

00:28:53.019 --> 00:28:53.839
 and

00:28:53.839 --> 00:28:54.039
 what

00:28:54.039 --> 00:28:54.279
 we're

00:28:54.279 --> 00:28:54.559
 dealing

00:28:54.559 --> 00:28:54.799
 with

00:28:54.799 --> 00:28:55.119
 here

00:28:55.119 --> 00:28:55.319
 in

00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:55.519
 Acts

00:28:55.519 --> 00:28:56.259
 chapter 1

00:28:56.259 --> 00:28:56.699
 is

00:28:56.699 --> 00:28:56.980
 the

00:28:56.980 --> 00:28:57.460
 highest

00:28:57.460 --> 00:28:57.859
 level

00:28:57.859 --> 00:28:58.139
 the

00:28:58.139 --> 00:28:58.659
 twelve

00:28:58.659 --> 00:29:01.619
 those

00:29:01.619 --> 00:29:01.759
 who

00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:01.919
 will

00:29:01.919 --> 00:29:02.119
 sit

00:29:02.119 --> 00:29:02.279
 on

00:29:02.279 --> 00:29:02.480
 throne

00:29:02.480 --> 00:29:02.659
 to

00:29:02.659 --> 00:29:02.859
 judge

00:29:02.859 --> 00:29:03.000
 the

00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:03.199
 twelve

00:29:03.199 --> 00:29:03.559
 tribes

00:29:03.559 --> 00:29:03.679
 of

00:29:03.679 --> 00:29:03.939
 Israel

00:29:03.939 --> 00:29:05.720
 and

00:29:05.720 --> 00:29:05.919
 Luke

00:29:05.919 --> 00:29:06.339
 continues

00:29:06.339 --> 00:29:06.519
 his

00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:06.899
 description

00:29:06.899 --> 00:29:07.119
 of

00:29:07.119 --> 00:29:07.240
 the

00:29:07.240 --> 00:29:07.480
 selection

00:29:07.480 --> 00:29:07.639
 of

00:29:07.639 --> 00:29:07.740
 the

00:29:07.740 --> 00:29:08.039
 twelfth

00:29:08.039 --> 00:29:08.359
 apostle

00:29:08.359 --> 00:29:08.579
 in

00:29:08.579 --> 00:29:08.779
 verses

00:29:08.779 --> 00:29:09.279
 23

00:29:09.279 --> 00:29:09.439
 to

00:29:09.439 --> 00:29:09.980
 26

00:29:09.980 --> 00:29:10.980
 and

00:29:10.980 --> 00:29:11.099
 they

00:29:11.099 --> 00:29:11.299
 put

00:29:11.299 --> 00:29:11.679
 forward

00:29:11.679 --> 00:29:12.059
 to

00:29:12.059 --> 00:29:12.439
 Joseph

00:29:12.439 --> 00:29:12.819
 called

00:29:12.819 --> 00:29:14.720
 Barsabbas

00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:15.339
 who was

00:29:15.339 --> 00:29:15.579
 also

00:29:15.579 --> 00:29:15.960
 called

00:29:15.960 --> 00:29:16.419
 Justice

00:29:16.419 --> 00:29:16.779
 and

00:29:16.779 --> 00:29:17.439
 Matthias

00:29:17.439 --> 00:29:18.399
 and

00:29:18.399 --> 00:29:18.519
 they

00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:18.799
 prayed

00:29:18.799 --> 00:29:18.960
 and

00:29:18.960 --> 00:29:19.220
 said

00:29:19.220 --> 00:29:20.059
 you

00:29:20.059 --> 00:29:20.599
 lord

00:29:20.599 --> 00:29:20.779
 who

00:29:20.779 --> 00:29:20.919
 know

00:29:20.919 --> 00:29:21.079
 the

00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:21.379
 hearts

00:29:21.379 --> 00:29:21.519
 of

00:29:21.519 --> 00:29:21.779
 all

00:29:21.779 --> 00:29:22.200
 show

00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:22.439
 which

00:29:22.439 --> 00:29:22.679
 one

00:29:22.679 --> 00:29:22.839
 of

00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:23.099
 these

00:29:23.099 --> 00:29:23.319
 two

00:29:23.319 --> 00:29:23.539
 you

00:29:23.539 --> 00:29:23.740
 have

00:29:23.740 --> 00:29:24.059
 chosen

00:29:24.059 --> 00:29:24.259
 to

00:29:24.259 --> 00:29:24.439
 take

00:29:24.439 --> 00:29:24.579
 the

00:29:24.579 --> 00:29:24.819
 place

00:29:24.819 --> 00:29:24.939
 in

00:29:24.939 --> 00:29:25.599
 this

00:29:25.599 --> 00:29:26.019
 ministry

00:29:26.019 --> 00:29:26.119
 and

00:29:26.119 --> 00:29:26.720
 apostleship

00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:27.379
 from which

00:29:27.379 --> 00:29:27.599
 Judas

00:29:27.599 --> 00:29:27.879
 turned

00:29:27.879 --> 00:29:28.179
 assigned

00:29:28.179 --> 00:29:28.319
 to

00:29:28.319 --> 00:29:28.419
 go

00:29:28.419 --> 00:29:28.539
 to

00:29:28.539 --> 00:29:28.659
 his

00:29:28.659 --> 00:29:28.799
 own

00:29:28.799 --> 00:29:29.179
 place

00:29:29.179 --> 00:29:29.859
 and

00:29:29.859 --> 00:29:29.980
 they

00:29:29.980 --> 00:29:30.220
 cast

00:29:30.220 --> 00:29:30.539
 lots

00:29:30.539 --> 00:29:30.740
 for

00:29:30.740 --> 00:29:30.919
 them

00:29:30.919 --> 00:29:31.019
 and

00:29:31.019 --> 00:29:31.139
 the

00:29:31.139 --> 00:29:31.299
 lot

00:29:31.299 --> 00:29:31.579
 fell

00:29:31.579 --> 00:29:31.720
 on

00:29:31.720 --> 00:29:32.179
 Matthias

00:29:32.179 --> 00:29:32.339
 and

00:29:32.339 --> 00:29:32.399
 he

00:29:32.399 --> 00:29:32.519
 was

00:29:32.519 --> 00:29:33.240
 numbered

00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:33.500
 with

00:29:33.500 --> 00:29:33.619
 the

00:29:33.619 --> 00:29:33.839
 eleven

00:29:33.839 --> 00:29:34.240
 apostles

00:29:34.240 --> 00:29:35.279
 so

00:29:35.279 --> 00:29:35.480
 this

00:29:35.480 --> 00:29:36.039
 passage

00:29:36.039 --> 00:29:36.879
 is

00:29:36.879 --> 00:29:37.220
 not

00:29:37.220 --> 00:29:37.420
 a

00:29:37.420 --> 00:29:37.819
 manual

00:29:37.819 --> 00:29:38.240
 for

00:29:38.240 --> 00:29:38.460
 how

00:29:38.460 --> 00:29:38.619
 to

00:29:38.619 --> 00:29:38.839
 select

00:29:38.839 --> 00:29:39.099
 church

00:29:39.099 --> 00:29:39.440
 leaders

00:29:39.440 --> 00:29:43.519
 because

00:29:43.519 --> 00:29:44.000
 it's

00:29:44.000 --> 00:29:44.200
 about

00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:44.379
 the

00:29:44.379 --> 00:29:44.639
 selection

00:29:44.639 --> 00:29:44.799
 of

00:29:44.799 --> 00:29:44.940
 the

00:29:44.940 --> 00:29:45.680
 twelfth

00:29:45.680 --> 00:29:46.079
 apostle

00:29:46.079 --> 00:29:46.720
 which

00:29:46.720 --> 00:29:46.879
 is

00:29:46.879 --> 00:29:47.299
 unique

00:29:47.299 --> 00:29:48.359
 we

00:29:48.359 --> 00:29:48.579
 never

00:29:48.579 --> 00:29:48.799
 have

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 to

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 do

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 this

00:29:49.200 --> 00:29:49.480
 again

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 it's

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 nonetheless

00:29:51.119 --> 00:29:51.879
 instructive

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 for us

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 we

00:29:52.960 --> 00:29:53.200
 can

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 use

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 it

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 tells

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 us

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 our

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 common

00:29:54.639 --> 00:29:55.079
 sense

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 and

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 rule

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 out

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 people

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 who

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 are

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 not

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 qualified

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 the

00:29:59.059 --> 00:29:59.420
 apostles

00:29:59.420 --> 00:29:59.659
 and

00:29:59.659 --> 00:29:59.779
 the

00:29:59.779 --> 00:29:59.960
 rest

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 of

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 the

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 early

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 disciples

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 put

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 forward

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 only

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 two

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 they

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 don't

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 put

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 all

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 the

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 names

00:30:05.339 --> 00:30:05.519
 in

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 the

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 lot

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 they

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 put

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 two

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 people

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 in

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 the

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 lot

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 right

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 and

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 Joseph

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 called

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 Barsabbas

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 who was

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 also

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 called

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 Justice

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 and

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 Matthias

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 these

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 two

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 men

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 were

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 in

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 their

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 estimation

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 already

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 qualified

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 they

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 met

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 all

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 the

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 criteria

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 for

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 apostleship

00:30:18.920 --> 00:30:19.840
 and

00:30:19.840 --> 00:30:20.000
 then

00:30:20.000 --> 00:30:20.180
 they

00:30:20.180 --> 00:30:20.740
 prayed

00:30:20.740 --> 00:30:22.200
 you

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 Lord

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 know

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 the

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 hearts

00:30:23.140 --> 00:30:23.320
 of

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 all

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 show

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 which

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 one

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 of

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 these

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 two

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 you

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 have

00:30:25.680 --> 00:30:25.960
 chosen

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 to

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 take

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 the

00:30:26.520 --> 00:30:26.860
 place

00:30:26.860 --> 00:30:27.000
 in

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 this

00:30:27.180 --> 00:30:27.540
 ministry

00:30:27.540 --> 00:30:27.660
 and

00:30:27.660 --> 00:30:28.280
 apostleship

00:30:28.280 --> 00:30:28.880
 they

00:30:28.880 --> 00:30:29.259
 pray

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 that

00:30:29.520 --> 00:30:29.820
 God

00:30:29.820 --> 00:30:30.040
 would

00:30:30.040 --> 00:30:30.640
 reveal

00:30:30.640 --> 00:30:31.820
 whom

00:30:31.819 --> 00:30:32.179
 he

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 has

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 chosen

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 just

00:30:35.179 --> 00:30:35.359
 as

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 Jesus

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 chose

00:30:36.259 --> 00:30:36.460
 the

00:30:36.460 --> 00:30:36.740
 original

00:30:36.740 --> 00:30:37.099
 twelve

00:30:37.099 --> 00:30:37.539
 apostles

00:30:37.539 --> 00:30:38.639
 as we

00:30:38.639 --> 00:30:38.799
 saw

00:30:38.799 --> 00:30:38.919
 in

00:30:38.919 --> 00:30:39.099
 Acts

00:30:39.099 --> 00:30:39.379
 1

00:30:39.379 --> 00:30:39.700
 2

00:30:39.700 --> 00:30:40.159
 so

00:30:40.159 --> 00:30:40.379
 he

00:30:40.379 --> 00:30:40.639
 must

00:30:40.639 --> 00:30:40.899
 now

00:30:40.899 --> 00:30:41.399
 complete

00:30:41.399 --> 00:30:41.599
 the

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 twelve

00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:42.299
 by

00:30:42.299 --> 00:30:42.740
 appointing

00:30:42.740 --> 00:30:43.019
 Judas

00:30:43.019 --> 00:30:43.200
 his

00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:43.679
 replacement

00:30:43.679 --> 00:30:44.480
 the

00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:44.759
 word

00:30:44.759 --> 00:30:45.220
 Lord

00:30:45.220 --> 00:30:45.419
 is

00:30:45.419 --> 00:30:45.639
 most

00:30:45.639 --> 00:30:46.000
 likely

00:30:46.000 --> 00:30:46.439
 referenced

00:30:46.439 --> 00:30:46.599
 to

00:30:46.599 --> 00:30:46.740
 the

00:30:46.740 --> 00:30:47.000
 Lord

00:30:47.000 --> 00:30:47.480
 Jesus

00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:47.859
 already

00:30:47.859 --> 00:30:48.220
 mentioned

00:30:48.220 --> 00:30:48.439
 in

00:30:48.439 --> 00:30:48.619
 verse

00:30:48.619 --> 00:30:49.200
 21

00:30:49.200 --> 00:30:51.039
 and

00:30:51.039 --> 00:30:51.180
 so

00:30:51.180 --> 00:30:51.400
 to

00:30:51.400 --> 00:30:51.920
 dispel

00:30:51.920 --> 00:30:52.380
 all

00:30:52.380 --> 00:30:52.920
 suspicion

00:30:52.920 --> 00:30:53.400
 of

00:30:53.400 --> 00:30:53.940
 human

00:30:53.940 --> 00:30:54.480
 meddling

00:30:54.480 --> 00:30:56.019
 they

00:30:56.019 --> 00:30:56.360
 cast

00:30:56.360 --> 00:30:56.799
 lots

00:30:56.799 --> 00:30:59.100
 that's

00:30:59.100 --> 00:30:59.340
 because

00:30:59.340 --> 00:30:59.600
 these

00:30:59.600 --> 00:30:59.799
 men

00:30:59.799 --> 00:31:00.059
 knew

00:31:00.059 --> 00:31:00.299
 their

00:31:00.299 --> 00:31:00.539
 Old

00:31:00.539 --> 00:31:00.799
 Testament

00:31:00.799 --> 00:31:01.319
 scriptures

00:31:01.319 --> 00:31:02.440
 Proverbs

00:31:02.440 --> 00:31:02.980
 16

00:31:02.980 --> 00:31:03.200
 verse

00:31:03.200 --> 00:31:03.640
 33

00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:04.000
 says

00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:04.140
 the

00:31:04.140 --> 00:31:04.440
 lot

00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:04.600
 is

00:31:04.600 --> 00:31:04.980
 cast

00:31:04.980 --> 00:31:05.180
 into

00:31:05.180 --> 00:31:05.360
 the

00:31:05.360 --> 00:31:05.580
 lap

00:31:05.580 --> 00:31:05.779
 but

00:31:05.779 --> 00:31:05.920
 its

00:31:05.920 --> 00:31:06.140
 every

00:31:06.140 --> 00:31:06.559
 decision

00:31:06.559 --> 00:31:06.880
 is

00:31:06.880 --> 00:31:07.200
 from

00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:07.400
 the

00:31:07.400 --> 00:31:07.660
 Lord

00:31:07.660 --> 00:31:08.799
 even

00:31:08.799 --> 00:31:09.140
 something

00:31:09.140 --> 00:31:09.380
 that

00:31:09.380 --> 00:31:09.640
 seems

00:31:09.640 --> 00:31:10.240
 completely

00:31:10.240 --> 00:31:10.660
 out of

00:31:10.660 --> 00:31:11.140
 control

00:31:11.140 --> 00:31:11.539
 like

00:31:11.539 --> 00:31:12.039
 a

00:31:12.039 --> 00:31:12.420
 lot

00:31:12.420 --> 00:31:13.860
 is

00:31:13.860 --> 00:31:14.100
 under

00:31:14.100 --> 00:31:14.559
 God's

00:31:14.559 --> 00:31:14.960
 sovereign

00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:15.960
 superintendence

00:31:15.960 --> 00:31:17.039
 it's

00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:17.460
 ultimately

00:31:17.460 --> 00:31:17.880
 decided

00:31:17.880 --> 00:31:18.059
 by

00:31:18.059 --> 00:31:18.240
 the

00:31:18.240 --> 00:31:18.500
 Lord

00:31:18.500 --> 00:31:20.180
 and

00:31:20.180 --> 00:31:20.559
 Proverbs

00:31:20.559 --> 00:31:20.940
 18

00:31:20.940 --> 00:31:21.259
 18

00:31:21.259 --> 00:31:21.539
 says

00:31:21.539 --> 00:31:21.700
 the

00:31:21.700 --> 00:31:21.920
 lot

00:31:21.920 --> 00:31:22.180
 puts

00:31:22.180 --> 00:31:22.339
 an

00:31:22.339 --> 00:31:22.599
 end

00:31:22.599 --> 00:31:22.819
 to

00:31:22.819 --> 00:31:23.380
 quarrels

00:31:23.380 --> 00:31:24.000
 and

00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:24.559
 decides

00:31:24.559 --> 00:31:24.980
 between

00:31:24.980 --> 00:31:25.680
 powerful

00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:26.299
 contenders

00:31:26.299 --> 00:31:27.539
 in

00:31:27.539 --> 00:31:27.859
 some

00:31:27.859 --> 00:31:28.500
 situations

00:31:28.500 --> 00:31:28.819
 when

00:31:28.819 --> 00:31:29.039
 there

00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:29.200
 is

00:31:29.200 --> 00:31:29.380
 a

00:31:29.380 --> 00:31:30.019
 stalemate

00:31:30.019 --> 00:31:30.240
 in

00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:30.359
 a

00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:30.779
 conflict

00:31:30.779 --> 00:31:30.960
 or

00:31:30.960 --> 00:31:31.059
 a

00:31:31.059 --> 00:31:31.440
 debate

00:31:31.440 --> 00:31:32.039
 or

00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:32.180
 when

00:31:32.180 --> 00:31:32.339
 you're

00:31:32.339 --> 00:31:32.640
 faced

00:31:32.640 --> 00:31:32.940
 with

00:31:32.940 --> 00:31:33.079
 a

00:31:33.079 --> 00:31:33.519
 decision

00:31:33.519 --> 00:31:34.319
 among

00:31:34.319 --> 00:31:35.000
 I guess

00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:35.359
 between

00:31:35.359 --> 00:31:35.680
 two

00:31:35.680 --> 00:31:36.160
 equally

00:31:36.160 --> 00:31:36.420
 good

00:31:36.420 --> 00:31:37.019
 options

00:31:37.019 --> 00:31:37.720
 a

00:31:37.720 --> 00:31:38.200
 lot

00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:38.900
 can

00:31:38.900 --> 00:31:39.460
 end

00:31:39.460 --> 00:31:39.940
 the

00:31:39.940 --> 00:31:40.359
 debate

00:31:40.359 --> 00:31:41.640
 because

00:31:41.640 --> 00:31:42.079
 it's

00:31:42.079 --> 00:31:42.539
 considered

00:31:42.539 --> 00:31:43.160
 seen

00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:43.380
 as

00:31:43.380 --> 00:31:44.180
 impartial

00:31:44.180 --> 00:31:47.900
 some

00:31:47.900 --> 00:31:48.200
 Bible

00:31:48.200 --> 00:31:48.580
 scholars

00:31:48.580 --> 00:31:48.840
 make

00:31:48.840 --> 00:31:49.100
 much

00:31:49.100 --> 00:31:49.240
 of

00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:49.360
 the

00:31:49.360 --> 00:31:49.560
 fact

00:31:49.560 --> 00:31:49.740
 that

00:31:49.740 --> 00:31:49.940
 this

00:31:49.940 --> 00:31:50.100
 is

00:31:50.100 --> 00:31:50.259
 the

00:31:50.259 --> 00:31:50.759
 last

00:31:50.759 --> 00:31:51.320
 instance

00:31:51.320 --> 00:31:51.640
 in

00:31:51.640 --> 00:31:51.960
 scripture

00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:53.019
 where

00:31:53.019 --> 00:31:53.200
 the

00:31:53.200 --> 00:31:53.560
 casting

00:31:53.560 --> 00:31:53.759
 of

00:31:53.759 --> 00:31:53.980
 lots

00:31:53.980 --> 00:31:54.380
 happen

00:31:54.380 --> 00:31:54.840
 to

00:31:54.840 --> 00:31:55.100
 make

00:31:55.100 --> 00:31:55.360
 a

00:31:55.360 --> 00:31:55.700
 decision

00:31:55.700 --> 00:31:57.279
 they

00:31:57.279 --> 00:31:57.500
 note

00:31:57.500 --> 00:31:57.680
 that

00:31:57.680 --> 00:31:58.160
 after

00:31:58.160 --> 00:31:58.820
 Pentecost

00:31:58.820 --> 00:31:59.039
 when

00:31:59.039 --> 00:31:59.180
 the

00:31:59.180 --> 00:31:59.380
 spirit

00:31:59.380 --> 00:31:59.519
 of

00:31:59.519 --> 00:31:59.680
 God

00:31:59.680 --> 00:32:00.000
 comes

00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:00.120
 in

00:32:00.120 --> 00:32:00.279
 his

00:32:00.279 --> 00:32:00.660
 fullness

00:32:00.660 --> 00:32:01.060
 upon

00:32:01.060 --> 00:32:01.440
 God's

00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:01.799
 people

00:32:01.799 --> 00:32:02.740
 that

00:32:02.740 --> 00:32:02.960
 there's

00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:03.140
 no

00:32:03.140 --> 00:32:03.380
 more

00:32:03.380 --> 00:32:03.700
 mention

00:32:03.700 --> 00:32:03.880
 of

00:32:03.880 --> 00:32:04.220
 casting

00:32:04.220 --> 00:32:04.600
 lots

00:32:04.599 --> 00:32:06.359
 it's

00:32:06.359 --> 00:32:06.699
 especially

00:32:06.699 --> 00:32:07.139
 interesting

00:32:07.139 --> 00:32:07.359
 that

00:32:07.359 --> 00:32:07.519
 in

00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:07.799
 Acts

00:32:07.799 --> 00:32:08.139
 chapter

00:32:08.139 --> 00:32:08.579
 6

00:32:08.579 --> 00:32:09.039
 when

00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:09.259
 the

00:32:09.259 --> 00:32:09.579
 apostles

00:32:09.579 --> 00:32:10.000
 appoint

00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:10.219
 the

00:32:10.219 --> 00:32:10.579
 seven

00:32:10.579 --> 00:32:11.219
 who

00:32:11.219 --> 00:32:11.559
 will

00:32:11.559 --> 00:32:12.379
 assist

00:32:12.379 --> 00:32:12.579
 them

00:32:12.579 --> 00:32:12.699
 in

00:32:12.699 --> 00:32:12.799
 the

00:32:12.799 --> 00:32:13.159
 administration

00:32:13.159 --> 00:32:13.579
 of

00:32:13.579 --> 00:32:13.919
 food

00:32:13.919 --> 00:32:14.240
 for

00:32:14.240 --> 00:32:14.399
 the

00:32:14.399 --> 00:32:14.599
 Greek

00:32:14.599 --> 00:32:15.079
 widows

00:32:15.079 --> 00:32:16.359
 that

00:32:16.359 --> 00:32:16.539
 they

00:32:16.539 --> 00:32:16.819
 don't

00:32:16.819 --> 00:32:17.119
 cast

00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:17.419
 lots

00:32:17.419 --> 00:32:17.539
 in

00:32:17.539 --> 00:32:17.639
 that

00:32:17.639 --> 00:32:18.099
 situation

00:32:18.099 --> 00:32:20.759
 with

00:32:20.759 --> 00:32:21.059
 all of

00:32:21.059 --> 00:32:21.199
 that

00:32:21.199 --> 00:32:21.519
 said

00:32:21.519 --> 00:32:22.019
 however

00:32:22.019 --> 00:32:22.599
 because

00:32:22.599 --> 00:32:22.899
 Luke

00:32:22.899 --> 00:32:23.419
 himself

00:32:23.419 --> 00:32:23.939
 never

00:32:23.939 --> 00:32:24.459
 tells

00:32:24.459 --> 00:32:24.679
 us

00:32:24.679 --> 00:32:24.939
 that

00:32:24.939 --> 00:32:25.159
 we

00:32:25.159 --> 00:32:25.339
 no

00:32:25.339 --> 00:32:25.639
 longer

00:32:25.639 --> 00:32:25.980
 need

00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:26.279
 lots

00:32:26.279 --> 00:32:26.519
 because

00:32:26.519 --> 00:32:26.699
 we

00:32:26.699 --> 00:32:26.879
 have

00:32:26.879 --> 00:32:26.980
 the

00:32:26.980 --> 00:32:27.159
 Holy

00:32:27.159 --> 00:32:27.480
 Spirit

00:32:27.480 --> 00:32:28.759
 and

00:32:28.759 --> 00:32:29.019
 because

00:32:29.019 --> 00:32:29.199
 he

00:32:29.199 --> 00:32:29.539
 doesn't

00:32:29.539 --> 00:32:29.959
 seem

00:32:29.959 --> 00:32:30.240
 to

00:32:30.240 --> 00:32:30.719
 paint

00:32:30.719 --> 00:32:30.939
 the

00:32:30.939 --> 00:32:31.319
 selection

00:32:31.319 --> 00:32:31.599
 of

00:32:31.599 --> 00:32:32.119
 Matthias

00:32:32.119 --> 00:32:32.379
 by

00:32:32.379 --> 00:32:32.679
 lot

00:32:32.679 --> 00:32:32.879
 as

00:32:34.599 --> 00:32:34.759
 or

00:32:34.759 --> 00:32:35.379
 embarrassing

00:32:35.379 --> 00:32:36.879
 I

00:32:36.879 --> 00:32:37.199
 think

00:32:37.199 --> 00:32:37.539
 this

00:32:37.539 --> 00:32:37.779
 is

00:32:37.779 --> 00:32:37.959
 at

00:32:37.959 --> 00:32:38.519
 best

00:32:38.519 --> 00:32:39.179
 a

00:32:39.179 --> 00:32:39.899
 suggestive

00:32:39.899 --> 00:32:40.179
 but

00:32:40.179 --> 00:32:41.079
 inconclusive

00:32:41.079 --> 00:32:41.579
 inference

00:32:41.579 --> 00:32:41.759
 from

00:32:41.759 --> 00:32:41.879
 the

00:32:41.879 --> 00:32:42.179
 text

00:32:42.179 --> 00:32:44.579
 the

00:32:44.579 --> 00:32:44.839
 fact

00:32:44.839 --> 00:32:45.000
 that

00:32:45.000 --> 00:32:45.119
 we

00:32:45.119 --> 00:32:45.339
 now

00:32:45.339 --> 00:32:45.539
 have

00:32:45.539 --> 00:32:45.679
 the

00:32:45.679 --> 00:32:45.879
 Holy

00:32:45.879 --> 00:32:46.219
 Spirit

00:32:46.219 --> 00:32:46.439
 in

00:32:46.439 --> 00:32:46.779
 fullness

00:32:46.779 --> 00:32:47.159
 does

00:32:47.159 --> 00:32:47.439
 not

00:32:47.439 --> 00:32:47.699
 mean

00:32:47.699 --> 00:32:47.899
 that

00:32:47.899 --> 00:32:48.219
 believers

00:32:48.219 --> 00:32:48.519
 never

00:32:48.519 --> 00:32:48.959
 disagree

00:32:48.959 --> 00:32:49.480
 anymore

00:32:49.480 --> 00:32:50.559
 as

00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:50.699
 we

00:32:50.699 --> 00:32:50.980
 see

00:32:50.980 --> 00:32:51.279
 in

00:32:51.279 --> 00:32:51.439
 the

00:32:51.439 --> 00:32:51.899
 disagreement

00:32:51.899 --> 00:32:52.139
 and

00:32:52.139 --> 00:32:52.399
 split

00:32:52.399 --> 00:32:52.839
 between

00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:53.219
 Paul

00:32:53.219 --> 00:32:53.339
 and

00:32:53.339 --> 00:32:55.500
 Barnabas

00:32:55.500 --> 00:32:55.819
 later

00:32:55.819 --> 00:32:55.959
 in

00:32:55.959 --> 00:32:56.119
 Acts

00:32:56.119 --> 00:32:56.579
 15

00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:57.980
 nor

00:32:57.980 --> 00:32:58.199
 does

00:32:58.199 --> 00:32:58.339
 it

00:32:58.339 --> 00:32:58.519
 mean

00:32:58.519 --> 00:32:58.699
 that

00:32:58.699 --> 00:32:59.039
 decision

00:32:59.039 --> 00:32:59.339
 making

00:32:59.339 --> 00:32:59.559
 is

00:32:59.559 --> 00:32:59.799
 now

00:32:59.799 --> 00:33:00.240
 easy

00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:00.639
 and

00:33:00.639 --> 00:33:01.059
 fail

00:33:01.059 --> 00:33:01.480
 safe

00:33:01.480 --> 00:33:02.359
 because

00:33:02.359 --> 00:33:02.539
 we

00:33:02.539 --> 00:33:02.719
 have

00:33:02.719 --> 00:33:02.819
 the

00:33:02.819 --> 00:33:02.980
 Holy

00:33:02.980 --> 00:33:03.359
 Spirit

00:33:03.359 --> 00:33:05.399
 when

00:33:05.399 --> 00:33:05.859
 faced

00:33:05.859 --> 00:33:06.199
 with

00:33:06.199 --> 00:33:06.439
 a

00:33:06.439 --> 00:33:07.099
 consequential

00:33:07.099 --> 00:33:07.559
 decision

00:33:07.559 --> 00:33:07.799
 that

00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:07.959
 can

00:33:07.959 --> 00:33:08.119
 be

00:33:08.119 --> 00:33:08.939
 contentious

00:33:08.939 --> 00:33:09.799
 some

00:33:09.799 --> 00:33:10.619
 impartial

00:33:10.619 --> 00:33:11.119
 means

00:33:11.119 --> 00:33:11.359
 of

00:33:11.359 --> 00:33:11.759
 deciding

00:33:11.759 --> 00:33:11.979
 could

00:33:11.979 --> 00:33:12.179
 be

00:33:12.179 --> 00:33:12.299
 an

00:33:12.299 --> 00:33:12.639
 effective

00:33:12.639 --> 00:33:13.000
 means

00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:13.159
 of

00:33:13.159 --> 00:33:13.379
 ruling

00:33:13.379 --> 00:33:13.619
 out

00:33:13.619 --> 00:33:14.219
 controversy

00:33:14.219 --> 00:33:15.479
 of

00:33:15.479 --> 00:33:15.699
 course

00:33:15.699 --> 00:33:16.199
 after

00:33:16.199 --> 00:33:16.599
 taking

00:33:16.599 --> 00:33:16.759
 the

00:33:16.759 --> 00:33:17.159
 necessary

00:33:17.159 --> 00:33:17.579
 steps

00:33:17.579 --> 00:33:17.759
 of

00:33:17.759 --> 00:33:18.319
 eliminating

00:33:18.319 --> 00:33:18.699
 bad

00:33:18.699 --> 00:33:19.059
 options

00:33:19.059 --> 00:33:19.439
 and

00:33:19.439 --> 00:33:19.740
 spending

00:33:19.740 --> 00:33:20.019
 much

00:33:20.019 --> 00:33:20.339
 time

00:33:20.339 --> 00:33:20.519
 in

00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:20.859
 prayer

00:33:20.859 --> 00:33:21.099
 to

00:33:21.099 --> 00:33:21.399
 God

00:33:21.399 --> 00:33:22.579
 seeking

00:33:22.579 --> 00:33:22.799
 his

00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:23.240
 guidance

00:33:23.240 --> 00:33:24.839
 but

00:33:24.839 --> 00:33:25.099
 as I

00:33:25.099 --> 00:33:25.319
 said

00:33:25.319 --> 00:33:25.659
 before

00:33:25.659 --> 00:33:26.059
 Luke's

00:33:26.059 --> 00:33:26.219
 not

00:33:26.219 --> 00:33:26.579
 trying

00:33:26.579 --> 00:33:26.740
 to

00:33:26.740 --> 00:33:26.979
 teach

00:33:26.979 --> 00:33:27.199
 us

00:33:27.199 --> 00:33:27.479
 how

00:33:27.479 --> 00:33:27.839
 churches

00:33:27.839 --> 00:33:28.059
 should

00:33:28.059 --> 00:33:28.259
 make

00:33:28.259 --> 00:33:28.699
 decisions

00:33:28.699 --> 00:33:29.000
 here

00:33:29.000 --> 00:33:31.460
 he's

00:33:31.460 --> 00:33:31.839
 primarily

00:33:31.839 --> 00:33:32.380
 concerned

00:33:32.380 --> 00:33:32.640
 with

00:33:32.640 --> 00:33:33.200
 demonstrating

00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:33.500
 that

00:33:33.500 --> 00:33:33.680
 the

00:33:33.680 --> 00:33:34.220
 choice

00:33:34.220 --> 00:33:34.480
 of

00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:35.160
 Matthias

00:33:35.160 --> 00:33:36.019
 as

00:33:36.019 --> 00:33:36.140
 the

00:33:36.140 --> 00:33:36.559
 12th

00:33:36.559 --> 00:33:36.940
 apostle

00:33:36.940 --> 00:33:37.799
 was

00:33:37.799 --> 00:33:38.099
 not

00:33:38.099 --> 00:33:38.500
 made

00:33:38.500 --> 00:33:38.779
 by

00:33:38.779 --> 00:33:39.259
 men

00:33:39.259 --> 00:33:40.119
 but

00:33:40.119 --> 00:33:40.339
 made

00:33:40.339 --> 00:33:40.539
 by

00:33:40.539 --> 00:33:40.980
 God

00:33:40.980 --> 00:33:43.900
 the

00:33:43.900 --> 00:33:44.380
 12

00:33:44.380 --> 00:33:44.680
 are

00:33:44.680 --> 00:33:45.559
 divinely

00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:46.200
 appointed

00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:47.220
 for

00:33:47.220 --> 00:33:47.480
 their

00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:48.079
 unique

00:33:48.079 --> 00:33:49.119
 foundational

00:33:49.119 --> 00:33:49.859
 role

00:33:49.859 --> 00:33:50.119
 in the

00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:50.440
 church

00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:52.619
 and

00:33:52.619 --> 00:33:52.920
 here's

00:33:52.920 --> 00:33:53.160
 why

00:33:53.160 --> 00:33:53.359
 this

00:33:53.359 --> 00:33:53.480
 is

00:33:53.480 --> 00:33:53.839
 important

00:33:53.839 --> 00:33:54.000
 and

00:33:54.000 --> 00:33:54.119
 I

00:33:54.119 --> 00:33:54.519
 apologize

00:33:54.519 --> 00:33:55.619
 so much

00:33:55.619 --> 00:33:55.799
 of

00:33:55.799 --> 00:33:56.440
 what I've

00:33:56.440 --> 00:33:56.640
 talked

00:33:56.640 --> 00:33:56.819
 about

00:33:56.819 --> 00:33:57.180
 so far

00:33:57.180 --> 00:33:57.380
 have

00:33:57.380 --> 00:33:57.740
 seemed

00:33:57.740 --> 00:33:58.259
 technical

00:33:58.259 --> 00:33:58.799
 like

00:33:58.799 --> 00:33:59.160
 teaching

00:33:59.160 --> 00:33:59.339
 and

00:33:59.339 --> 00:33:59.539
 not

00:33:59.539 --> 00:33:59.940
 preaching

00:33:59.940 --> 00:34:01.920
 here's

00:34:01.920 --> 00:34:02.079
 why

00:34:02.079 --> 00:34:02.240
 this

00:34:02.240 --> 00:34:02.339
 is

00:34:02.339 --> 00:34:02.799
 important

00:34:02.799 --> 00:34:04.299
 these

00:34:04.299 --> 00:34:04.599
 12

00:34:04.599 --> 00:34:05.039
 apostles

00:34:05.039 --> 00:34:05.460
 are

00:34:05.460 --> 00:34:05.879
 leaders

00:34:05.879 --> 00:34:06.339
 of

00:34:06.339 --> 00:34:06.480
 the

00:34:06.480 --> 00:34:07.359
 reconstituted

00:34:07.359 --> 00:34:07.660
 people

00:34:07.660 --> 00:34:07.839
 of

00:34:07.839 --> 00:34:08.119
 God

00:34:08.119 --> 00:34:10.199
 the

00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:10.500
 Old

00:34:10.500 --> 00:34:10.880
 Testament

00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:11.239
 people

00:34:11.239 --> 00:34:11.460
 of

00:34:11.460 --> 00:34:11.659
 God

00:34:11.659 --> 00:34:11.960
 came

00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:12.119
 from

00:34:12.119 --> 00:34:12.239
 the

00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:12.480
 12

00:34:12.480 --> 00:34:12.960
 sons

00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:13.239
 of

00:34:13.239 --> 00:34:13.539
 Jacob

00:34:13.539 --> 00:34:14.219
 and

00:34:14.219 --> 00:34:14.360
 the

00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:14.579
 New

00:34:14.579 --> 00:34:14.900
 Testament

00:34:14.900 --> 00:34:15.199
 people

00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:15.420
 of

00:34:15.420 --> 00:34:15.659
 God

00:34:15.659 --> 00:34:15.860
 the

00:34:15.860 --> 00:34:16.159
 church

00:34:16.159 --> 00:34:16.739
 descend

00:34:16.739 --> 00:34:17.159
 from

00:34:17.159 --> 00:34:17.619
 these

00:34:17.619 --> 00:34:18.039
 12

00:34:18.039 --> 00:34:18.519
 apostles

00:34:18.519 --> 00:34:18.780
 of

00:34:18.780 --> 00:34:19.039
 Jesus

00:34:19.039 --> 00:34:19.519
 Christ

00:34:19.519 --> 00:34:20.980
 this

00:34:20.980 --> 00:34:21.460
 reality

00:34:21.460 --> 00:34:21.820
 hides

00:34:21.820 --> 00:34:22.119
 both

00:34:22.119 --> 00:34:22.280
 the

00:34:22.280 --> 00:34:22.920
 continuity

00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:23.360
 with

00:34:23.360 --> 00:34:23.500
 the

00:34:23.500 --> 00:34:23.659
 Old

00:34:23.659 --> 00:34:24.000
 Testament

00:34:24.000 --> 00:34:24.360
 and

00:34:24.360 --> 00:34:25.539
 discontinuity

00:34:25.539 --> 00:34:26.159
 from

00:34:26.159 --> 00:34:26.300
 the

00:34:26.300 --> 00:34:26.460
 Old

00:34:26.460 --> 00:34:26.800
 Testament

00:34:26.800 --> 00:34:27.780
 on the

00:34:27.780 --> 00:34:28.340
 one hand

00:34:28.340 --> 00:34:28.720
 if you

00:34:28.720 --> 00:34:29.019
 want to

00:34:29.019 --> 00:34:29.260
 know

00:34:29.260 --> 00:34:29.820
 God

00:34:29.820 --> 00:34:30.800
 if you

00:34:30.800 --> 00:34:31.080
 want to

00:34:31.080 --> 00:34:31.240
 be

00:34:31.240 --> 00:34:31.860
 saved

00:34:31.860 --> 00:34:32.480
 you

00:34:32.480 --> 00:34:32.660
 no

00:34:32.660 --> 00:34:33.019
 longer

00:34:33.019 --> 00:34:33.260
 need

00:34:33.260 --> 00:34:33.380
 to

00:34:33.380 --> 00:34:33.620
 become

00:34:33.620 --> 00:34:33.840
 a

00:34:33.840 --> 00:34:34.160
 Jew

00:34:34.160 --> 00:34:34.420
 you

00:34:34.420 --> 00:34:34.680
 now

00:34:34.680 --> 00:34:34.840
 need

00:34:34.840 --> 00:34:34.920
 to

00:34:34.920 --> 00:34:35.120
 become

00:34:35.120 --> 00:34:35.300
 a

00:34:35.300 --> 00:34:35.720
 Christian

00:34:35.720 --> 00:34:36.560
 a

00:34:36.560 --> 00:34:36.980
 follower

00:34:36.980 --> 00:34:37.220
 of

00:34:37.220 --> 00:34:37.680
 Christ

00:34:37.680 --> 00:34:38.660
 and

00:34:38.660 --> 00:34:39.000
 devote

00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:39.540
 yourself

00:34:39.540 --> 00:34:41.040
 not to

00:34:41.040 --> 00:34:41.220
 the

00:34:41.220 --> 00:34:41.660
 teachings

00:34:41.660 --> 00:34:41.980
 of

00:34:41.980 --> 00:34:42.420
 Moses

00:34:42.420 --> 00:34:42.920
 only

00:34:42.920 --> 00:34:43.680
 but to

00:34:43.680 --> 00:34:43.820
 the

00:34:43.820 --> 00:34:44.240
 teachings

00:34:44.240 --> 00:34:44.600
 of

00:34:44.600 --> 00:34:44.700
 the

00:34:44.700 --> 00:34:44.960
 12

00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:45.519
 apostles

00:34:45.519 --> 00:35:15.519


00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:45.519


00:35:45.519 --> 00:35:47.500
 Hermes

00:35:47.500 --> 00:35:49.159
 and

00:35:49.159 --> 00:35:51.280
 generals

00:35:51.280 --> 00:35:51.460
 and

00:35:51.460 --> 00:35:53.860
 imagine

00:35:53.860 --> 00:35:54.900
 and

00:35:54.900 --> 00:35:56.360
 following

00:35:56.360 --> 00:35:56.420
 the

00:35:56.420 --> 00:35:57.460
 Christians

00:35:57.460 --> 00:35:57.699
 and

00:35:57.699 --> 00:35:59.139
 will

00:35:59.139 --> 00:36:01.800
 turn

00:36:01.800 --> 00:36:03.019
 on the

00:36:03.019 --> 00:36:03.599
 mean

00:36:03.599 --> 00:36:04.579
 to

00:36:04.579 --> 00:36:06.119
 prime

00:36:06.119 --> 00:36:07.119
 old

00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:08.179
 and

00:36:08.179 --> 00:36:08.500
 according

00:36:08.500 --> 00:36:08.840
 to

00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:09.699
 third

00:36:09.699 --> 00:36:10.099
 century

00:36:10.099 --> 00:36:10.539
 pastor

00:36:10.539 --> 00:36:10.759
 and

00:36:10.759 --> 00:36:11.300
 theologian

00:36:11.300 --> 00:36:13.820
 origin

00:36:13.820 --> 00:36:14.079
 and

00:36:14.079 --> 00:36:14.300
 church

00:36:14.300 --> 00:36:14.659
 historian

00:36:14.659 --> 00:36:23.039
 and Eusebius, all 12 apostles except for John were martyred for bearing witness to Jesus.

00:36:26.319 --> 00:36:32.639
 Christianity is not a matter of cultural or personal preference. It's either true or it's not.

00:36:35.279 --> 00:36:39.339
 Peter bore witness to Jesus from Jerusalem all the way to modern-day Turkey

00:36:39.339 --> 00:36:43.899
 and then was crucified by Emperor Nero after bearing witness in Rome.

00:36:44.659 --> 00:36:52.839
 James bore witness to Christ throughout Judea and was killed by King Herod Agrippa I, as noted in Acts chapter 12.

00:36:53.819 --> 00:36:59.139
 John bore witness to Jesus throughout Asia until he was exiled into the island of Patmos

00:36:59.139 --> 00:37:05.699
 under the persecutions of Emperor Domitian. He was the only one of the twelve to die by natural causes.

00:37:06.579 --> 00:37:12.420
 Andrew bore witness to Jesus as far as modern-day Ukraine, southern Russia, and Kazakhstan.

00:37:12.420 --> 00:37:15.619
 And then he was crucified in Patras, Greece.

00:37:17.240 --> 00:37:25.440
 Bartholomew bore witness to Jesus as far as modern-day India, Armenia, where he was flayed to death for his faith.

00:37:27.280 --> 00:37:33.700
 James, the son of Alphaeus, bore witness to Jesus as far as Egypt, where he was crucified for his faith.

00:37:33.699 --> 00:37:42.039
 Judas, the son of James, also known as Jude or Thaddeus, bore witness to Jesus in Iran, Syria, and Lebanon,

00:37:42.399 --> 00:37:44.159
 where he was beheaded for his faith.

00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:48.719
 Matthew bore witness to Jesus as far as modern-day Sudan.

00:37:50.059 --> 00:37:52.839
 And church tradition holds that he too was martyred.

00:37:54.119 --> 00:37:58.139
 Philip bore witness to Jesus as far as modern-day Greece, Syria, and Turkey,

00:37:58.439 --> 00:38:00.679
 where he was beheaded for his faith.

00:38:00.679 --> 00:38:06.879
 Simon, the zealot, bore witness to Jesus as far as Mauritania, Libya, and Britain,

00:38:07.980 --> 00:38:08.940
 where he was crucified.

00:38:10.460 --> 00:38:14.839
 Thomas bore witness to Jesus as far as India, where he too was martyred.

00:38:15.359 --> 00:38:19.559
 And Matthias, finally the last apostle to be appointed to replace Judas Iscariot,

00:38:19.919 --> 00:38:24.059
 bore witness to Jesus in modern-day Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia,

00:38:24.480 --> 00:38:26.000
 where he was stoned to death.

00:38:26.000 --> 00:38:30.739
 These are real people.

00:38:32.739 --> 00:38:36.980
 And we, as Bible-believing, gospel-proclaiming Christians,

00:38:37.440 --> 00:38:40.440
 stand in as heirs of these 12 apostles.

00:38:44.780 --> 00:38:46.739
 There are no more 12 apostles.

00:38:47.739 --> 00:38:51.079
 There are no more apostles who are eyewitnesses Jesus' death and resurrection.

00:38:51.079 --> 00:38:57.900
 So then, any so-called Christian church or denomination that claims to have new apostles

00:38:57.900 --> 00:39:05.360
 who can modify the church's apostolic teaching is a cult, not the true church.

00:39:10.319 --> 00:39:12.539
 We are not inventing new doctrines.

00:39:12.679 --> 00:39:16.199
 We're not in the business of customizing or updating Christianity

00:39:16.199 --> 00:39:18.819
 to fit our personal or cultural preferences.

00:39:18.820 --> 00:39:21.980
 We stand in the line of this venerable tradition,

00:39:22.180 --> 00:39:25.380
 and we're not at liberty to change it to our liking.

00:39:26.200 --> 00:39:28.640
 That's what this passage teaches us.

00:39:30.519 --> 00:39:33.580
 And this is why, later in Acts chapter 2, verse 42,

00:39:33.900 --> 00:39:36.800
 it says that the early Christians devoted themselves

00:39:36.800 --> 00:39:39.080
 to the apostles' teaching.

00:39:39.079 --> 00:39:42.840
 Not to any itinerant philosopher's teaching.

00:39:42.980 --> 00:39:45.400
 Not to any so-called Christian's teaching.

00:39:45.819 --> 00:39:49.159
 Not to the teachings of those who have the highest platforms

00:39:49.159 --> 00:39:50.699
 and the loudest microphones.

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 But to the apostles' teaching.

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 Likewise, Jude chapter 3,

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 Jude verse 3, rather, because it only is one chapter,

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 it says,

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 The word delivered is a technical word that conveys

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 an official transmission of apostolic teaching

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 from one generation to another.

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 Luke uses that same word in Luke chapter 1, verse 2,

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 to say that he is writing an orderly account

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 of what those who from the beginning

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 were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word

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 have delivered to him and others.

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 The Christian faith, the gospel of Jesus Christ,

00:40:38.339 --> 00:40:40.900
 is not something that some self-proclaimed,

00:40:41.019 --> 00:40:44.940
 self-help guru conjured up in his own mind.

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 It's not something that some mystic dreamed up

00:40:50.559 --> 00:40:52.740
 in the middle of some psychedelic ecstasy.

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 It's based on historical realities.

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 What really happened.

00:41:00.519 --> 00:41:01.380
 Jesus' life.

00:41:01.720 --> 00:41:02.539
 Jesus' death.

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 Jesus' resurrection.

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 Jesus' ascension.

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 It's based on what Jesus himself entrusted

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 to these 12 apostles

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 to faithfully hand down to future generations.

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 This is why the church is often described

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 as one holy, universal, apostolic church.

00:41:31.539 --> 00:41:32.600
 In other words,

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 this is not a game of telephone

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 where people line up,

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 one person conveys a message to the next person.

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 It gets distorted at every level.

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 And then at the end of the line,

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 the person says something

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 that's completely different

00:41:49.500 --> 00:41:51.039
 from the original message

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 to abroarious laughter of the crowd

00:41:53.160 --> 00:41:54.119
 that's having a good time.

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 And in that game, of course,

00:41:55.740 --> 00:41:57.059
 the more distorted it is,

00:41:57.079 --> 00:41:57.940
 the funnier it is.

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 But when it comes to the apostolic gospel,

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 that cannot happen.

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 Because it's a matter of life and death.

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 And when that message is distorted,

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 it does grave, eternal, spiritual damage.

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 That's the sacred trust God's given to us

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 as his people,

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 as the church that's founded

00:42:22.180 --> 00:42:23.960
 on these apostles' teachings.

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 Do you believe what these apostles believed?

00:42:31.440 --> 00:42:33.019
 Do you devote yourself

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 to these apostles' teachings?

00:42:34.519 --> 00:42:35.500
 Do you search the scriptures

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 that they wrote

00:42:36.719 --> 00:42:38.940
 with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit?

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 Do you search the scriptures

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 to devote yourself to it?

00:42:42.340 --> 00:42:43.380
 What does God say?

00:42:44.219 --> 00:42:45.960
 What is the apostolic deposit?

00:42:48.840 --> 00:42:50.960
 Do you believe what the apostles say

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 about Christ's life, death,

00:42:52.639 --> 00:42:54.199
 and resurrection and ascension?

00:42:56.199 --> 00:42:57.239
 Some people say,

00:42:57.320 --> 00:42:58.500
 nowadays, that's just...

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 Disciples, the apostles,

00:43:01.340 --> 00:43:03.739
 Jesus resurrected in people's hearts.

00:43:03.739 --> 00:43:05.679
 Jesus was raised again

00:43:05.679 --> 00:43:06.919
 in people's hearts.

00:43:07.119 --> 00:43:08.659
 He lives on in their memory.

00:43:12.399 --> 00:43:14.179
 The apostles didn't believe that.

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 They believed that he was raised

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 from the dead.

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 Are you a faithful steward,

00:43:25.279 --> 00:43:26.059
 a guardian,

00:43:26.619 --> 00:43:28.339
 of the apostolic deposit

00:43:28.339 --> 00:43:29.859
 that's been handed down to you

00:43:29.859 --> 00:43:31.379
 from generation after generation?

00:43:31.380 --> 00:43:37.019
 Do we are not one of the twelve apostles?

00:43:37.220 --> 00:43:38.240
 We nevertheless continue

00:43:38.240 --> 00:43:39.880
 the ministry of the apostles.

00:43:40.559 --> 00:43:41.800
 And what was their ministry,

00:43:41.920 --> 00:43:42.840
 says in verse 22,

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 to be witnesses

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 to Christ's resurrection.

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 And of course,

00:43:47.760 --> 00:43:49.619
 resurrection assumes

00:43:49.619 --> 00:43:51.320
 and entails his death.

00:43:52.559 --> 00:43:54.800
 That Jesus died on the cross

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 to bear the punishment

00:43:56.220 --> 00:43:57.980
 that we deserve as sinners

00:43:57.980 --> 00:44:00.500
 so that we might be forgiven,

00:44:00.820 --> 00:44:02.940
 so that we might be cleansed,

00:44:03.860 --> 00:44:05.199
 and that Jesus was raised

00:44:05.199 --> 00:44:06.719
 from the dead on the third day,

00:44:07.920 --> 00:44:09.019
 defeating death,

00:44:09.840 --> 00:44:11.840
 to free us from our slavery to sin,

00:44:11.980 --> 00:44:14.900
 to grant us eternal resurrection life,

00:44:15.440 --> 00:44:17.820
 so that we who entrust ourselves to him

00:44:17.820 --> 00:44:21.300
 might be citizens of the kingdom of God

00:44:21.300 --> 00:44:23.240
 where Christ reigns.

00:44:23.239 --> 00:44:27.079
 That was the ministry of the apostles.

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 That's what they lived and died for.

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 Is that what you are living for?

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 Is that what you are willing to die for?

00:44:42.779 --> 00:44:44.659
 Do you plan your life,

00:44:45.000 --> 00:44:45.679
 your calendar,

00:44:46.099 --> 00:44:47.000
 your budget,

00:44:48.039 --> 00:44:49.519
 your location,

00:44:49.679 --> 00:44:50.439
 living situation,

00:44:50.599 --> 00:44:51.399
 your occupation,

00:44:51.979 --> 00:44:52.859
 your relationships,

00:44:53.239 --> 00:44:55.039
 you plan all of those things around

00:44:55.039 --> 00:44:56.539
 being a witness to Jesus

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 because that is your God-given mission.

00:45:03.299 --> 00:45:04.459
 Let's be reminded

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 this evening, brothers and sisters,

00:45:06.959 --> 00:45:08.719
 that we have no other message

00:45:08.719 --> 00:45:11.379
 but this message of Christ crucified

00:45:11.379 --> 00:45:12.799
 and Christ resurrected,

00:45:13.179 --> 00:45:14.779
 and we have no other religion

00:45:14.779 --> 00:45:17.259
 but the apostolic gospel.

00:45:18.319 --> 00:45:19.439
 Let's pray together.

00:45:23.239 --> 00:45:30.399
 O God,

00:45:31.159 --> 00:45:35.759
 let us not be a generation

00:45:35.759 --> 00:45:36.899
 that goes astray

00:45:36.899 --> 00:45:38.379
 and misses the message

00:45:38.379 --> 00:45:41.559
 that has faithfully been guarded

00:45:41.559 --> 00:45:44.819
 and passed down to us.

00:45:47.000 --> 00:45:48.879
 O let us be a generation

00:45:48.879 --> 00:45:50.879
 that passes on the baton again

00:45:50.880 --> 00:45:52.039
 to the next generation.

00:45:54.920 --> 00:45:56.539
 Let us be a people

00:45:56.539 --> 00:45:57.840
 who live

00:45:57.840 --> 00:46:02.000
 with a crystal clear understanding

00:46:02.000 --> 00:46:06.340
 of our mission.

00:46:08.680 --> 00:46:10.700
 With a crystal clear understanding

00:46:10.700 --> 00:46:11.539
 of our identity

00:46:11.539 --> 00:46:13.360
 as witnesses

00:46:13.360 --> 00:46:15.039
 of Jesus Christ.

00:46:15.039 --> 00:46:21.519
 In Jesus' name,

00:46:22.259 --> 00:46:22.599
 we pray.

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 Amen.

00:46:23.679 --> 00:46:23.800
 Amen.

00:46:23.800 --> 00:46:32.820
 Thank you.

00:46:33.019 --> 00:46:33.039
 Amen.

00:46:33.580 --> 00:46:33.740
 Amen.

00:46:33.900 --> 00:46:33.920
 Amen.

00:46:33.920 --> 00:46:34.880
 Amen.

00:46:34.960 --> 00:46:42.400
 Thank you.