Good morning, everyone.
There was an article in one of Sydney newspapers
around about five years ago now, I think,
with the title, Cheer Up Sydney.
Apparently, the article went on that Sydneysiders
have a particular legendary preference
for complaining and whinging and whining.
And as the article went on,
the solution for our unhappiness
according to the psychologist Susie Green,
who was at the time the CEO
of the Sydney-based Positivity Institute,
was quite simple.
She said,
we live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world
and generally people are kind and caring.
We aren't living in a war-turned country.
The point is,
the reason that we aren't a cheerier lot
is because of negative circumstances.
That's her view.
And in actual fact,
we should be cheery
because we haven't got as many negative circumstances
as other people do in life.
I mean,
the source for your happiness should be,
right now,
looking at Ukraine.
You should be happy
if you look at Ukraine,
for instance.
And in a similar vein,
happiness.com
reveals a list of five top components
for a life of happiness.
Number one,
be in possession of the basic stuff of life,
of food,
shelter,
good health and safety.
Number two,
get enough sleep.
That's why most parents are miserable.
Number three,
have relationships that matter to you.
Number four,
take compassionate care of yourself and others.
And number five,
have work that's really interesting
and engages you.
Now,
on one level,
you could see why someone in a Western society
in a large city
would look at that list and go,
that's logical.
On another level,
it's a ridiculous list.
It makes no sense at all to most people.
Most people,
in most places,
in most centuries,
in the history of the world,
have never experienced anything like that list.
Ever.
What do you do with people
who have never had food,
shelter,
health and safety?
And they'll never have it.
They're confined to misery
all of their life.
I don't think history would say that's the case.
Or what about those
on the list?
Number five,
engaging and interesting work.
I mean,
come on.
How many people
actually experience that
every day of their life
in the workforce?
our culture places
the maximizing of joy
and happiness in life
as, in fact,
one of the greatest
pursuits of life.
How many times
have you ever heard,
do whatever makes you happy?
The most important thing is
that they're happy.
Or he died doing what made him happy.
I mean,
what nonsense.
Seriously.
Christianity,
amazingly,
is after the same thing.
Do what brings you
the most amount of joy
in life.
Only that it would suggest
that God is central
to that life
of joy.
In fact,
joy
is
one of the
major consequences
of the Christian faith.
it is
the benefit
of being justified
by faith,
justified,
as we have sung this morning,
not based on
any of my work,
based on
any of my circumstances.
Being made right
with God
makes a huge
difference to your life.
It makes a difference
not only to where
we might be heading
in the future,
but to how we act
and experience
the presence,
present right now,
here,
in both the good times
and the bad times,
and that's where we turn
to Romans 5.
If you've got your Bibles,
turn it up there.
Really got two points,
but a bunch of sub points.
So,
don't get too excited
too quick.
Really two points,
enjoying justification
and confidently
enjoying justification.
So,
chapter 5 begins
with the connection
between
the first four chapters
with the word
therefore,
since we have
been justified.
So,
this is flowing
out of
justification
by faith.
The benefits
he is about
to write about
flow directly
from being justified
by faith.
I see
six of these
in the first
11 verses
and we're going
to go through
those
quickly.
First of all,
the first benefit
in verse 1
is peace with God.
There is a difference
from the peace
of God
which might be
described
as a calm
and satisfied
heart
during troubles
and pressures.
This one here
is peace
with God.
It is peace
in relation
to God,
peace about God.
You see,
peace with God
means that the
state of hostilities
between God
and humanity
is now over.
Peace with God
is peace
in relation
to God.
It is
objective,
not subjective,
it's objective
and it happens
regardless of
my circumstances
in life.
This means
that before
salvation
in Jesus
Christ,
all of humanity
is at a state
of war
with God.
When we live
life our way
without God,
two things happen.
The first thing
is we claim
authority
over our lives
and over the world
in which we live.
The problem is
that God
as the creator
of all things
claims authority
over the exact
same thing,
himself.
self.
And when
two parties
claim authority
over the same
thing,
you have
conflict,
you have war
is what happens.
And so that
means that
not only
is God
at war
with us,
so we're
at war
with God
because we
claim authority
over our lives,
but he's also
at war
with us.
He has a
problem
with us.
It's not just
that we're
hostile to him,
he is also
hostile to us.
And we already
know from
Romans chapter
one that
God's anger
is upon us.
God's anger
is not the
same as
our anger.
It's not
vengeful,
it's not
vindictive.
God's anger
from Romans
one is
legal.
There is a
sentence
on humanity
that cannot
just be
ignored.
Humanity
has a debt
against God
that just
cannot be
wished
away.
this is
why
we cannot
simply
turn back
to God
in our
own
efforts
as
though
we can
do
all
that's
necessary
to be
at peace
with God
once more.
And we've
seen that
in the
first four
chapters
of Romans.
Peace
with God
is something
that God
must gift
us with.
The second
benefit is in
verse two
access by
faith into
this grace
in which we
now stand.
The sense
of this
language here
is that
is being
brought near
being
introduced
to
to develop
a relationship
with a
powerful
dignitary
you need
an introduction.
Access
by faith
into God's
grace means
that we
are given
a favorable
position
so that we
can develop
a personal
relationship.
That is
Jesus
has
introduced
us to
the God
of the
universe.
We are
ushered into
the royal
throne room
of the
universe
and there
quite
significantly
the Christian
stands.
We don't come in
groveling,
we stand
and we
remain
there.
We remain
in the
throne room
wherever we
go,
whatever is
happening,
we remain
there in
that place
with Jesus.
So this
takes us
beyond just
the step
of peace
with God
which is
the end
of hostility.
Justification
is not merely
the removal
of the negative,
it is imparting
of the
positive.
This is
friendship
with God.
Justification
by faith
gives me
access to
God
all the
time.
Third
benefit
to the
hope of
the glory
of God.
This is
the present
benefit
of anticipating
in God's
future glory.
The word
hope here
means conviction.
It means
a hope
filled
certainty.
It's about
a certainty
about the
future.
Now there's
a progression
that's happening
here.
The more
we experience
our peace
and our
access to
God,
the more
we will
desire to
see Him,
want to see
Him face
to face.
And the
more certain
and thrilled
we become
with that
prospect,
into the
future.
That's
hope.
It's a
thrilling
prospect.
The fourth
benefit is
in verses
3 to
8.
I'm going
to slow
down a
little bit
on this
one.
We glory
in our
sufferings.
In verse
2, Paul
writes that
we rejoice
that that's
what the
word boast
means,
in the
hope of
the glory
of God.
We rejoice
in the
hope of
the glory
of God.
In verse
2,
sorry,
verse 3,
he continues
also with
glory.
We glory
in our
sufferings.
Another way
of looking at
that is we
rejoice in
our
sufferings.
He's saying
not only do
we have
these
joys,
but these
joys that
we have
are there.
They remain
even in
the face
of suffering,
even in
sorrows.
In fact,
these
joys,
these
benefits
help us
to find
joy in
our
sorrows.
Paul does
not say
we rejoice
for our
sufferings.
Fantastic,
I'm being
crucified.
He's not
saying that,
but the
Christian rejoices
in
suffering
or through
suffering.
There is
no joy
in the
actual
troubles
themselves.
But the
Christian does
know that
the suffering
will have
a
beneficial
result.
Now,
what's the
suffering
here?
Just
view it
as loss.
Probably the
easiest thing,
just loss.
A
Christian is
not a
Stoic
who grits
their teeth
and simply
bears
through the
suffering.
They look
through the
suffering
to the
certainties of
the future
and in
the present
because
suffering
starts a
chain reaction
of benefits.
Verse 3,
suffering leads
to perseverance.
It's a
word that
has the
sense of
being
focused
on life.
I've got to
tell you,
every time I
take a
funeral,
I believe
nothing like
a funeral
sharpens
focus for
life.
Clarity
about
priorities
come to
bear at
a funeral
service.
Suffering
causes us
to focus
on what
really
matters
in life.
Helps us
to realign
our priorities
and remove
distractions.
Verse 4,
perseverance
leads to
character.
It's the
quality of
confidence
and growth
that comes
from coming
out the
other side
of the
trial.
This in
turn leads
to growth
in hope
which is a
stronger
assurance of
and confidence
in peace
with and
access to
God
and a
future
glory.
suffering
removes
from us
rival
sources
of
confidence
and hope.
Suffering
drives us
to the
one place
where we
can find
real hope,
confidence
and certainty
and that is
in God
himself.
Now the
placement of
verse 5
right after
the outcome
of suffering
seems to
mean
that
Christians
who focus
single-mindedly
on drawing
closer to
God
in the
hardship,
in the
tough times,
through the
suffering,
will in
fact experience
more of
his love
during the
suffering.
As it
says in
verse 5,
God's
love
has been
poured
out
into
their
hearts.
This
is an
amazing
assertion
that Paul's
making
here.
If we
face
suffering
with a
clear grasp
of justification
by faith,
God's
grace to
us in
Jesus
Christ
alone,
our
joy
in that
grace
will
deepen
even
in the
midst
of the
hard
times.
God's
love.
That's
what he's
saying.
We will
experience
more of
God's
love
and
possibly
even a
vivid,
heightened,
intense,
even at
times an
overwhelming
assurance of
God's
presence and
his love.
Confidence
in God's
love for
us during
suffering
by God's
grace,
however,
is not
just left
to the
subjective
experience
of it
because
verses
6-8
is God's
provision
of an
objective
assurance
of his
love.
In
chapter
3,
Paul
says that
God
demonstrates
his
justice
to us
on the
cross.
Now,
he says
for the
first time
that the
cross,
the
crucifixion
of Christ
also
demonstrates
God's
love for
us.
In
fact,
potentially
a better
word here
than the
word
demonstrate,
a much
stronger
word,
and I
think it's
there in
the original
language,
is that
God
proves
his
love
for you
on the
cross.
The
more the
gift
costs
the
giver
and the
less the
recipient
deserves
the
gift,
the
greater
the
love
of the
giver
is on
display,
and that
is
justification
by faith.
Measured
by those
standards,
God's
love for
us in
Jesus
Christ
on the
cross
is
incalculable.
If we
face
suffering
with a
clear grasp
of
justification
by God's
grace to
us in
Jesus
Christ,
our
joy
in
that
grace
will
only
deepen.
On
the
other
hand,
if we
face
suffering
with a
mindset
of
justification
by what
I
do,
then
suffering
will
break
you.
It
will
break
you
rather
than
make
you.
The
self-justifier
is always
insecure
at a
deep
level
because
they
aren't
living
up to
their
own
standards
and
they
know it.
When
suffering
hits,
they
immediately
feel
that
they
are
being
punished
for
something
that
they
have
done
wrong.
Now,
I
won't
ask
for a
show
of
hands
here
today
because
I
don't
want
to
be
unhelpful
but
when
something
has
gone
wrong
in
your
life,
how
quickly
does
your
mind
go
to
what
have
I
done
wrong?
How
quickly
does
it
go
to
God's
punishing
me
for
something
here?
You
have
a
sense
of
loss
in
your
life
and
you
immediately
go
to
there's
a
sin,
there's
a
problem,
I've
done
something
wrong,
God's
punishing
me.
That
is not
living
by
faith.
That
is
justification
by
works.
And
when
we
operate
from
justification
by
works,
we
do
not
find
refuge
in
God.
We
do
not
find
confidence
in
him.
Because
in
that
moment
you
think
God
is
actually
against
you.
He's
actually
against
you.
And
since
their
belief
that
God
loves
them
was
inadequately
based,
suffering
shatters
them.
Suffering
in fact
drives
them
away
from
God.
I
can't
tell you
the number
of times
that I've
heard
Christians
who are
struggling
actually
are not
having a
devotional
life,
actually
walking
away,
pulling
away from
God and
from his
people.
Hard
times are
causing
to pull
away.
It's
because
their life
is based
on justification
by works,
not by
faith.
suffering
drives
them
away
from
God.
Suffering
trials,
hardship
reveals
whether
justification
by faith
or justification
by works
is in
fact
in the
driving
seat
of your
life.
Sometimes
God
does use
suffering
in life
of a
Christian
as a
kind
of,
let's
call it
an
intervention.
intervention
is
always
done
out
of
love.
God
can
and he
will
rough
his
kids
up
sometimes,
treat
them
with
an
element
of
toughness
as
parents
do
with
children
in
order
to
correct
them.
But
it's
not
done
out
of
vindictiveness,
it's
done
out
of a
desire
for
them
to
grow
and
to
develop
and
not
be
delinquents.
It
might
feel like
we're
being
roughed
up,
but it
comes
from a
hand
of a
merciful
father
with
a
deep
concern
for
us
to
grow
and
persevere
and
enjoy
him
more.
And
he
did
it
for
his
son,
to
his
son,
so
that
we
might
be
his
sons
and
daughters.
And
so
look to
the
cross.
Look to
the
cross.
There
is your
benefit.
But let
me just
say,
if that
is you
right now,
brother or
sister,
if you
are going
through those
hard times
in the
moment,
you're not
sure whether
God is
for you,
it is
important that
you keep
coming back
to justification
by faith.
Keep
coming back.
as a
Christian,
God
sent
all,
hear me
this,
if you're
dozing off
right now,
someone's
dozing off
beside you,
nudge
them right
now.
Wake
them up.
Because this
is crucial
that you
hear this.
if you
are in
the midst
of suffering
and trial
right now,
you're a
Christian
brother or
sister,
you must
be confident
of this.
God
has sent
all,
all of
your
punishments
onto
Jesus.
All of
them.
All of
his just
settled
anger
against
your
sin,
past,
present,
future,
all of
it,
fell
into the
heart of
Jesus on
the cross
and was
swallowed up
and absorbed
by him.
All of
it.
It has
disappeared
forever.
He has
no
wrath
left
for
you.
None.
That is
justification
by faith
and you
are now
free
to view
your
suffering
not as
God
crushing
you
but as
God
bringing
you
into a
greater
appreciation
of all
the benefits
that you
enjoy
as his
justified
child.
you
are
free
to see
suffering
in a
way
that
only
the
Christian
faith
causes
you
to see
it
as
something
that
does
not
touch
your
joy
or
what
you
have
lost
in your
suffering
was not
where
your
joy
for
what
was lost
in your
suffering
was not
where
your joy
is
ultimately
found.
The
fifth
benefit
is in
verses
9 to
10
we
will
be
saved.
These
verses
assure
us
that
Christ's
work
for
our
salvation
not
only
gives
us
hope
for
our
ultimate
future
but
also
for
our
immediate
future
too.
We
are
assured
here
that
we
will
be
preserved
as
saved
throughout
our
life
and
through
to
the
very
day
of
judgment.
That
is
the
point
of
these
verses
is
if
Jesus
stayed
on
the
cross
and
saved
us
when
we
were
his
enemies
then
how
much
more
will
he
keep
us
saved
now
that
we're
his
friends?
It's
a how
much
more
argument.
If
he
saved
us
when
we're
his
enemies
will
he
now
fail
us
now
that
we're
his
friends?
makes
no
logical
sense
and
if
he
achieves
salvation
for
us
when
he
was
dead
how
much
more
will
he
keep
us
saved
now
that
he's
alive?
The
God
who
brought
us
into
faith
will
keep
us
going
in
our
faith.
The
God
who
opened
heaven
for
us
will
ensure
that
we
get
there.
It's
a
guarantee
of
future
salvation.
That's
the
benefit.
the
sixth
one
is
in
verse
11
and
the
whole
point
of
justification
by
faith.
You
see
justification
by
faith
is
not
an
end.
It's
a
means
to
an
end.
And
verse
11
is
the
end.
We
rejoice
in
God.
That's
the
point.
The
benefit
of
justification
by
faith
is
it
gives
us
back
the
very
thing
that
we
lost
in
sin
and
that
is
pleasure
in
God.
To
rejoice
in
God
is
not
to
rejoice
in
the
benefits
that
he
gives
us
but
in
him.
In
him.
And
it's
not
the joy
here
is not
in
our
possession
of
him
but
ultimately
his
possession
of
us.
God
is
the
second
half
of
Romans
5
and
confidently
enjoying
this
justification.
It
is
widely
agreed
that
the
second
half
of
Romans
5
is
one
of
the
greatest
theological
sections
of
the
entire
Bible.
It
is
also
widely
agreed
that
these
verses
are
the
most
difficult
in
the
book
of
Romans
if
not
the
entire
New
Testament.
it
is
connected
to
the
previous
verses
with
the
word
therefore
at
the
beginning
of
verse
12
and
then
as
you
read
it
it's
not
entirely
sure
how
it's
connected
to
it.
All
is
expanding
here
on
the
confidence
that
the
Christian
should
have
of
God's
salvation
through
Jesus
Christ.
Now
there
is
a
significant
amount
that
can be
drawn
out
of
these
verses
and
I've
got
to
be
honest
with
you
in
the
early
part
of
this
week
these
are
two
different
sermons
that's
what
I
was
thinking
and
you're
hoping
that
that's
not
what's
happening
in
this
one
sermon
and
so
what
I'm
going
to
do
here
is
I'm
going
to
exercise
the
spiritual
gift
of
superficiality
for
the
sake
of
clarity
this
morning
and
application
and
just
driving
that's
my goal
here
this
section
introduces
us to
the idea
that all
of
two realms
there is
the realm
of sin
and death
inaugurated
by Adam
and there's
the realm
of grace
and life
which has
been inaugurated
by Jesus
Christ
now that
idea
if you can
just grab
hold of
that idea
and hang
on to it
because it's
going to be
very helpful
for you
as we go
through the
rest of
five six
seven and
eight
nevertheless
it is a
strange
idea
all of
humanity
has
solidarity
with
Adam
in
sin
or
with
Jesus
in
salvation
it is
not a
common
concept
in
western
relationships
but it's
much more
familiar
in
eastern
and
ancient
contexts
this
concept
ultimately
of a
representative
a
head
a
representative
it's
a
common
concept
in
theology
and in
philosophy
and it's
called
federal
headship
a
federal
head
is a
person
who
through
a
covenant
relationship
represents
or stands
in for
someone else
and they
represent an
entire
group
so here
we've got
Adam
and we've
got
Christ
they do
this in
such a
way
that what
they achieve
you achieve
and what
they lose
you lose
so a
trade union
gives a
representative
the right
to negotiate
and sign a
contract on
behalf of all
of its
members
what you
lose
what they
gain
you gain
or a
president
declares
war
and all
of a
sudden
all the
citizens
are impacted
by that
war
the whole
country
it's not
just the
president's
at war
now
but the
whole
country's
at war
every
citizen
of that
country
is now
at war
that's
federal
headship
the
consequences
of their
actions
overflow
into those
that they
represent
on the
surface
this
concept
of
federal
headship
doesn't
sound
fair at
all
why
should
I be
judged
for
Adam's
failure
I
didn't
elect
him
as
my
representative
that's
the
thing
I
didn't
elect
him
as
my
representative
and if
he
fails
get rid
of him
I'll put
someone else
in there
another way
to look at
this is
it's actually
good news
it's actually
liberating
news
if Adam's
disobedience
is our
disobedience
then
if there
was
an
obedient
person
to
replace
an
Adam
a
second
perfect
Adam
then
surely
I would
choose
him
surely
I would
choose
that
federal
head
instead
that
one
could
represent
us
before
the
judgment
throne
in
negotiations
with
God
that
is
it's
wonderful
news
that
God
deals
with
us
through
our
federal
head
and
not
left
our
own
devices
what
Paul
wants us
to see
in these
verses
is the
cosmic
significance
the
cosmic
significance
of what
Jesus
has done
for us
in
justification
by faith
the
whole
history
of
humanity
has
been
changed
by the
death
and
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
God
has
established
a
totally
new
realm
of
existence
in
which
it
is
possible
for
all
people
to be
declared
righteous
and be
given
eternal
life
and so
these
verses
here
in the
second half
of
Romans
5
challenge
our
personal
and our
parochial
views
of what
God
is doing
in this
world
Jesus
death
on the
cross
justification
by faith
all
that he's
achieved
is not
simply
a private
event
that benefits
me
and a
small
group
of
people
God
has
changed
the
world
everything's
been
affected
by this
past
present
and future
everyone
who has
ever lived
is either
in or
out
of the
new
realm
of
Jesus
Christ
what
that
means
is that
as you
walk
through
suffering
and
everything
else
in this
life
clinging
to faith
in Christ
it should
be done
so with
a huge
amount
of confidence
in him
this is
not a
private
matter
this is
a global
cosmic
matter
than what
justification
by faith
is
these
verses
as does
the whole
Bible
reveal
the
secret
to
inconceivable
and
unconquerable
joy
it is
this
according
to verses
20 and
21
if you
are in
Jesus
Christ
your sin
cannot
outpace
God's
grace
the
law
the
law
was
the
sin
increased
grace
increased
all the
more
so that
just as
sin
reigned
in death
so also
grace
might reign
through
righteousness
to bring
eternal life
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Lord
God
the promise
of those
verses
is
thrilling
absolutely
thrilling
those who
are saved
by God's
grace
through faith
in Jesus
Christ
are freely
and fully
justified
having
been
forgiven
counted
as
right
with
God
and
reconciled
to
God
no
sin
can
overcome
God's
abundant
grace
he is
more
ready
to
forgive
through
Jesus
Christ
than
we
are
ready
to
sin
and
oh
my
goodness
how
ready
we
are
to
sin
there
is
more
grace
in
Christ
than
there
is
sin
in
you
and
me
that's
the
thrill
of the
end
of
Romans
5
just
love
this
quote
from
Jim
Packer
there
is
tremendous
relief
in
knowing
that
his
love
to
me
is
based
at
every
point
on
prior
knowledge
of
the
worst
about
me
I'll
say
it
again
there
is
tremendous
relief
in
knowing
that
his
love
to
me
is
based
at
every
point
on
prior
knowledge
of
the
worst
about
me
we
may
be
inclined
to
think
that
faith
in
Jesus
Christ
our
conversion
to
Christian
faith
as a
small
thing
a
private
thing
we
may
be
even
viewed
to
think
of
it
in
terms
of
a
change
in
my
life
that
brings
about
a
modest
reform
to
some
areas
of
my
life
according
to the
apostle
Paul
the
difference
between
the
two
realms
is
infinitely
great
the
transfer
from
the
realm
of
Adam
and
death
to
the
realm
of
Christ
and
life
it
would
impact
every
aspect
of
your
life
every
aspect
this
chapter
should
instill
confidence
in the
Christian
hope
in the
Christian
joy
in the
Christian
to be
part of
God's
realm
of
grace
in
Jesus
Christ
is a
gift
as we've
sung
this
morning
so
clearly
it
is
all
a
gift
we
can
take
no
credit
for
it
we
can
receive
no
praise
for
it
and
so
we
praise
him
for
his
love
and
his
mercy
I've
got
to
agree
with
John
Stott
his
conclusion
to
this
chapter
in his
commentary
on
Romans
he
says
the
major
hallmark
of
faith
in
Jesus
Christ
the
major
hallmark
is
joy
in
God
himself
through
every
circumstance
of life
joy
is the
major
hallmark
of the
Christian
faith
he
says
the
Christian
should
be
the
most
positive
people
in
the
world
so
let's
just
close
with a
few
signs
of what
that
might
look
like
to
rejoice
in
God
number
one
your
mind
is
deeply
satisfied
with the
doctrine
of
justification
by
faith
deeply
satisfied
you
rejoice
in it
by
studying
it
applying
it
to
yourself
and
speaking
about
it
to
others
secondly
you
only
ever
think
of
your
past
in
terms
of
justification
by
faith
you
say
what
me
a
Christian
me
despite
that
all
that
I
have
done
all
of
my
flaws
all
of
my
failures
yes
it's
true
thanks
be
to
God
number
three
when
you
discover
in
yourself
a
new
character
flaw
like
a
certain
fearfulness
or
a
lack
of
self
control
in
a
certain
area
the
discovery
does
not
cause
you
to
doubt
God's
love
for
you
in
fact
it
drives
you
closer
to
him
and
his
grace
becomes
more
precious
to
you
as
your
sin
is
more
and
more
revealed
number
four
when
your
conscience
accuse
you
as
it
often
will
my
goodness
how
could
you
possibly
call
yourself
a
Christian
you
don't
look to
your
own
positive
performance
as
your
response
you
don't
counter
your
conscience
with
well
hang
on
a
bit
what
about
this
and
this
and
this
that
I've
done
or
this
and
this
and
this
that
I've
achieved
you
don't
excuse
it
either
I
had
a
bad
day
I
was
under
pressure
that's
justification
by
works
number
five
this
is
always
a
difficult
one
we
often
allow
our
unconscious
to
accuse
us
it's
really
awful
when
other
people
join
in
on
it
when
you
face
criticism
you
don't
go
oh
my
goodness
totally
unfair
have
you
taken
a
look
at
yourself
lately
you
quietly
rejoice
on the
inside
as the
person
is
speaking
to
you
and
tearing
you
down
oh
my
goodness
that's
not even
half
of it
my
goodness
I'm
glad
they don't
see me
with
clarity
it's
much
worse
than
that
even
though
they
don't
see
it
God
does
and
he
has
cast
all
of
those
things
away
as
far
as
the
east
is
from
the
west
criticism
does
not
crush
you
it
drives
you
into
God's
grace
more
and
more
number
six
when
you
face
death
you
do
it
with
surrender
because
you're
going
to
a
friend
thank
you
for
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to
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