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 So it's Romans 5, 12 to 21.

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 But the free gift is not like the trespass.

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 For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for many.

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 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin.

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 For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation.

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 But the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.

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 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

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 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.

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 For as by the one man's disobedience, the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience, the many will be made righteous.

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 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness, leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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 Well, I hope that over the last eight weeks that we've been looking at Romans, you've actually been swept up with Paul's excitement and more than that, confidence in God's gospel.

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 You know, doing some revision.

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 God's gospel is both God's powerful initiative to save rebellious, unrighteous people.

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 And at the same time, it's an awesome display of God's righteous character.

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 God, knowing the guilty failure of his rebellious people, both unwilling and unable to live in the light of his glory.

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 God provided a different pathway to glory, a different pathway to righteousness, at enormous cost to himself, Romans chapter 3.

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 And in the death of Jesus, which is at the heart of the gospel, both God's anger and the guilt of his people have been addressed and dealt with.

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 And the term used for that is that God's taken the initiative to justify or put unrighteous people back into full righteousness relationship with himself.

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 And all of that, chapter 4 of Romans, is offered as an incredible gift to be received through faith, which is just taking God at his word.

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 Simple trust that God's promise is true, that God has done for us in Jesus that which we could never, ever do for ourselves.

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 That is, make ourselves acceptable to God.

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 But there's even more reason for excitement and confidence.

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 Justification, Paul wants us to understand, is final and irreversible.

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 Get those two words.

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 Justification is final and irreversible.

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 Why?

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 Because it's initiated by God.

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 Because it's secured through the death of the Lord Jesus on our behalf.

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 It's all about what God has done for us.

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 And chapter 5, verse 1, then, Paul starts to work through the implications of the gospel or being justified by faith.

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 Both in terms of our legal status or how God views us legally now, and in terms of our own experience as justified people.

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 And again, every part of it, as we work through chapter 5, is about God's initiative, God's action.

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 And from that, our security, our confidence.

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 Justification is the opposite of condemnation, we see in chapter 5.

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 Instead of hostility and judgment, there is now peace.

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 Instead of falling short of God's glory or righteousness, there's now certainty of being with God and being like God.

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 Instead of estrangement, uncertainty, and fear, there's now limitless grace.

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 There's total acceptance as God pours his love into us, into our hearts daily.

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 Instead of suffering in judgment, there is joy in suffering, knowing that God will use our suffering to make us more like him.

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 Instead of wondering about God's love and commitment to us in our ongoing failures,

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 there is proof beyond doubt that having been reconciled while we're enemies of God,

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 then certainly God will do the easy task of keeping us as friends until we go home to be with him forever in heaven.

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 Friends, as we got to, we're coming up to verse 12 now.

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 As we work through chapter 5, there can be absolutely no doubt of Paul's total confidence

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 that believers, those who are new in Christ, are guaranteed salvation.

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 But the lingering question then becomes, the one that we're going to address this morning,

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 is Paul's confidence well-founded?

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 Is justification by faith in Christ's work too good to be true?

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 How can one man's sacrifice bring such incredible blessings to so many?

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 How can one man do something that makes so many newly and completely acceptable to God?

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 That's Paul's consideration in verses 12 through to 21.

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 Paul anticipates and addresses this question.

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 And he does so by taking the jewel of justification and turning it one more time.

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 So the sparkle of the brilliance of God's gospel is seen again in these verses.

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 Justification from a slightly different perspective.

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 And Paul's confidence is in perspective.

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 And Paul's point here is that gospel results happen the same way as did sin's results.

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 Now, what Paul's doing here is giving a perspective by comparing Adam and Jesus.

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 No doubt in Paul's mind, these were the two most influential people in history.

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 His intention here is to show how these two men,

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 and if you're following the outline in the back of your bulletin, you'll see it,

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 how these two men, their two actions,

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 and the consequences of their actions,

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 affected profoundly and eternally all those associated with him.

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 Adam's impact was disastrous for all who were associated with or followed him.

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 By contrast, Paul's point here is that Jesus' impact was incredibly beneficial

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 for all who followed him in history.

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 And that comes down to you and me here this morning.

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 So let's try and dig into the text now

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 and see if we can sort out this,

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 which at first glance I think looks very complicated.

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 It might be not so much that it's complicated,

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 it's just the argument isn't quite familiar to us,

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 but we'll try and get into that.

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 See, given our sense of individualism and autonomy,

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 which is, we are by nature part of Australian culture,

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 and it is driven by individualism and autonomy.

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 One of the outworkings of that is that we like to think

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 that we're only responsible for ourselves,

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 we're only responsible for our own actions.

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 And so Paul's argument here probably isn't going to be immediately familiar to us.

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 It may not even be acceptable to us.

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 However, I'm going to argue that the whole notion of solidarity

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 or being a representative of a group

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 is actually quite common in our culture.

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 We just don't necessarily recognise it.

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 So a historical one, for example.

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 In 1939, there was a radio announcement.

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 It was my melancholy duty to tell you,

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 this is the British Prime Minister,

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 it was my melancholy duty to inform you

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 that Britain is at war with Germany.

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 And as a consequence, Australia is also at war.

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 We were an empire nation associated with, tied to Britain.

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 What happens in England?

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 We live with the consequences here.

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 Or a little bit closer to home.

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 We're familiar with union leaders negotiating wages

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 and conditions and benefits.

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 They do so in a representative way.

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 What they negotiate out there,

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 all who are associated with the union

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 get those benefits applied.

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 The union leaders are representatives of a group,

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 those who are associated with the union.

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 They act on their behalf.

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 Now, that's essentially what's the argument

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 that Paul's trying to use here.

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 Look at verse 12.

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 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man

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 and death through sin,

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 so death spread to all men because all sinned.

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 Adam was not only the first man,

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 he was also representative man.

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 He was the head of the human race.

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 He was the head of humankind.

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 His interactions with God and his natural environment

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 had direct impact on all those associated with him

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 down through the generations.

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 What do we know about Adam?

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 Well, as we're told here,

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 Adam acted in disobedience to God.

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 He did so as he deliberately chose

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 to assert autonomy from God,

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 aspiring to create his life in his own image,

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 create himself in his own image,

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 rather than be God's image bearer,

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 living under God.

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 That's what autonomy is.

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 The result of Adam's actions,

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 verse 12, death.

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 Both physical death

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 and also spiritual death,

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 which physical death pictures.

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 Spiritual death is separation from God.

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 Or verse 16.

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 Talks there, the language of verse 16

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 is that judgment and condemnation.

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 Adam, Adam's action.

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 Verse 17, the consequence.

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 The consequence applied both to Adam

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 and all those associated with him

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 down through history.

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 All those he represented,

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 all of humanity

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 who followed him in history.

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 Verse 17,

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 if because of one man's trespass,

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 death reigned through that one man,

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 much more will those who receive

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 the abundance of grace

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 and the free gift of righteousness

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 reign in life.

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 Consequence of Adam's actions,

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 not only death for himself,

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 but death for all the generations

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 following Adam.

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 Since death,

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 or since Adam, sorry,

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 since Adam,

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 death has reigned supreme.

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 That is,

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 everybody dies

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 as a consequence,

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 a direct consequence

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 of Adam's rebellion.

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 Again, that's verse 18 and 19.

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 Then we say,

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 well, but why?

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 We instinctively think

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 that this doesn't sound right.

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 Well, the answer is

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 in verses 13 through to 17.

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 Everybody dies

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 because everybody is guilty

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 of sin or rebellion against God,

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 including those who died

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 long before the time of Moses

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 and disobedience to God's written law.

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 Let's read those verses again.

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 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses,

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 even over those

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 whose sinning was not

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 like the transgression of Adam,

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 who was a type of the one

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 who was to come.

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 But the free gift

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 is not like the trespass,

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 for if many died

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 through one man's trespass,

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 much more have the grace of God

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 and the free gift

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 by the grace of that one man,

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 Jesus Christ,

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 abounded for many.

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 Everybody dies

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 because, as I say,

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 everybody is guilty of sin.

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 Not necessarily guilty

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 in the same way.

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 Those who were before

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 the written law

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 weren't guilty of breaking the law,

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 but they were guilty of autonomy.

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 They joined Adam, as it were,

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 in his actions of autonomy.

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 The principle?

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 It's a solidarity principle.

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 All who were associated with Adam

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 share the responsibility for

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 and the consequences of his action.

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 Not only that,

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 they showed themselves

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 to be like Adam

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 in also failing to treat God

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 as he deserves

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 and failing to do right.

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 So, friends,

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 in different words,

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 this is the same argument

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 that we've already been through

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 in chapter 1, verse 18,

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 through to chapter 3, verse 20.

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 It's the same argument

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 viewed from a different angle.

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 And it's so unflattering to us.

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 But it clearly explains

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 the way we are,

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 the human condition.

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 It is our nature

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 to seek autonomy.

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 And autonomy

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 brings God's condemnation.

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 You see,

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 we've got a double problem

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 with sin

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 which comes out of these verses.

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 We're born

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 with a bad heart towards God.

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 That's something we've inherited

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 at where?

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 Down through the generations

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 from Adam.

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 We've inherited

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 the family nature

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 which links us,

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 as I say,

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 all the way back to Adam.

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 It's a natural disposition

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 to ignore

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 or rebel against God.

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 That's one problem.

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 But then we get

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 a second problem

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 because this bad heart

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 overflows

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 in bad actions,

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 in actions of sin.

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 People in every culture,

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 in every generation,

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 choose individually

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 like Adam

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 to disobey

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 or ignore God.

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 And so the rightness

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 of God's conclusion

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 is proven here

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 in that all people

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 are guilty

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 because all demonstrate

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 they have inherited

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 Adam's corrupted nature.

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 That's half of Paul's argument

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 as he deals with Adam.

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 The other half, then,

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 turns the focus on Jesus

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 because Jesus is also

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 a representative man.

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 Look at verse 14 again.

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 Death ran from Adam to Moses

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 even over those

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 whose sinning

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 was not like

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 the transgressions of Adam

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 who was a type

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 of the one

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 who was to come.

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 Adam's called

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 a type of Christ.

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 How so?

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 Well,

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 they're similar

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 in that

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 as with Adam's actions,

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 so Christ's actions

00:17:41.779 --> 00:17:43.380
 as a representative

00:17:43.380 --> 00:17:43.880
 of man

00:17:43.880 --> 00:17:45.120
 affect

00:17:45.120 --> 00:17:46.080
 those who are

00:17:46.080 --> 00:17:46.980
 associated with him,

00:17:47.019 --> 00:17:47.640
 those who follow

00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:48.560
 after him in history.

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 and we're told

00:17:52.779 --> 00:17:53.259
 in here

00:17:53.259 --> 00:17:55.079
 that Christ's actions

00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:56.740
 not only reversed

00:17:56.740 --> 00:17:57.419
 the effects

00:17:57.419 --> 00:17:58.379
 of Adam's sin

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 but did much more.

00:18:02.200 --> 00:18:03.539
 Verses 18 and 19.

00:18:04.220 --> 00:18:04.519
 Therefore,

00:18:04.759 --> 00:18:05.940
 as one trespass

00:18:05.940 --> 00:18:07.200
 led to condemnation

00:18:07.200 --> 00:18:07.899
 for all men,

00:18:08.599 --> 00:18:09.720
 so one act

00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:10.500
 of righteousness

00:18:10.500 --> 00:18:11.839
 led to justification

00:18:11.839 --> 00:18:12.819
 and life

00:18:12.819 --> 00:18:14.419
 for all men.

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 for as by the one man's

00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:17.940
 disobedience

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 the many

00:18:18.620 --> 00:18:19.500
 were made sinners,

00:18:20.539 --> 00:18:22.039
 so by the one man's

00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:22.539
 obedience

00:18:22.539 --> 00:18:23.340
 the many

00:18:23.340 --> 00:18:25.279
 will be made righteous.

00:18:31.220 --> 00:18:32.300
 Christ's obedience

00:18:32.300 --> 00:18:33.180
 was willing,

00:18:33.840 --> 00:18:36.180
 was his willing

00:18:36.180 --> 00:18:37.200
 total

00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:39.420
 self-sacrifice

00:18:39.420 --> 00:18:40.400
 to deal

00:18:40.400 --> 00:18:41.360
 with the sin

00:18:41.360 --> 00:18:42.920
 of his people.

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 to two men

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 so far

00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:46.700
 Adam and Christ

00:18:46.700 --> 00:18:47.860
 two actions

00:18:47.860 --> 00:18:49.160
 disobedience

00:18:49.160 --> 00:18:51.259
 obedience

00:18:51.259 --> 00:18:53.380
 self-sacrifice

00:18:53.380 --> 00:18:55.960
 and the result

00:18:55.960 --> 00:18:56.840
 of Christ's actions

00:18:56.840 --> 00:18:58.500
 verse 16

00:18:58.500 --> 00:19:00.740
 justification

00:19:00.740 --> 00:19:02.740
 or restored

00:19:02.740 --> 00:19:03.539
 relationship

00:19:03.539 --> 00:19:04.140
 with God.

00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:05.360
 Verse 17

00:19:05.360 --> 00:19:06.740
 freedom

00:19:06.740 --> 00:19:07.620
 from the reign

00:19:07.620 --> 00:19:08.519
 of the power

00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:08.980
 of sin

00:19:08.980 --> 00:19:09.940
 to new life

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 under the reign

00:19:11.340 --> 00:19:11.960
 of grace

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 or under

00:19:12.900 --> 00:19:13.600
 the control

00:19:13.600 --> 00:19:14.240
 of grace

00:19:14.240 --> 00:19:15.480
 as God

00:19:15.480 --> 00:19:16.240
 saved people.

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 But even that

00:19:20.259 --> 00:19:21.180
 doesn't exhaust

00:19:21.180 --> 00:19:22.100
 what Christ's death

00:19:22.100 --> 00:19:22.299
 did.

00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:23.240
 He did far more

00:19:23.240 --> 00:19:23.720
 than simply

00:19:23.720 --> 00:19:24.559
 reversing the effect

00:19:24.559 --> 00:19:25.160
 of Adam's sin.

00:19:25.460 --> 00:19:26.039
 Verse 15

00:19:26.039 --> 00:19:26.360
 again,

00:19:26.440 --> 00:19:27.220
 we've read it before,

00:19:27.900 --> 00:19:29.180
 Jesus acted

00:19:29.180 --> 00:19:30.039
 in grace

00:19:30.039 --> 00:19:31.079
 as an undeserved

00:19:31.079 --> 00:19:31.640
 gift

00:19:31.640 --> 00:19:33.000
 and favor.

00:19:35.480 --> 00:19:36.259
 Jesus' death

00:19:36.259 --> 00:19:37.440
 not only secured

00:19:37.440 --> 00:19:39.039
 the removal

00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:40.399
 of condemnation

00:19:40.399 --> 00:19:42.180
 due to our

00:19:42.180 --> 00:19:42.720
 inherited

00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:43.659
 corrupt nature

00:19:43.659 --> 00:19:45.420
 but also secures

00:19:45.420 --> 00:19:46.299
 total forgiveness

00:19:46.299 --> 00:19:47.960
 complete restoration

00:19:47.960 --> 00:19:49.139
 renewal of

00:19:49.139 --> 00:19:49.700
 relationship

00:19:49.700 --> 00:19:50.200
 with God

00:19:50.200 --> 00:19:50.799
 all those things

00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:51.240
 that we've really

00:19:51.240 --> 00:19:51.740
 looked at

00:19:51.740 --> 00:19:52.159
 in the early

00:19:52.159 --> 00:19:52.940
 verses of

00:19:52.940 --> 00:19:54.339
 chapter 5

00:19:54.339 --> 00:19:55.559
 and chapter 3

00:19:55.559 --> 00:19:55.879
 and 4

00:19:55.879 --> 00:19:56.299
 as well.

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 So,

00:20:01.419 --> 00:20:01.960
 two men,

00:20:02.519 --> 00:20:03.180
 two actions,

00:20:03.619 --> 00:20:04.240
 two results.

00:20:06.639 --> 00:20:07.379
 Not only

00:20:07.379 --> 00:20:08.240
 a reversal

00:20:08.240 --> 00:20:09.019
 of condemnation

00:20:09.019 --> 00:20:10.940
 but a restoration

00:20:10.940 --> 00:20:12.859
 to be in the image

00:20:12.859 --> 00:20:13.500
 bearer that God

00:20:13.500 --> 00:20:14.359
 created us to be.

00:20:14.619 --> 00:20:15.659
 To be in relationship

00:20:15.659 --> 00:20:16.319
 with God

00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:17.119
 as he created us

00:20:17.119 --> 00:20:17.519
 to be.

00:20:18.259 --> 00:20:19.379
 To see the glory

00:20:19.379 --> 00:20:19.819
 of God

00:20:19.819 --> 00:20:20.680
 as he created us

00:20:20.680 --> 00:20:21.019
 for.

00:20:21.019 --> 00:20:21.099
 For

00:20:21.099 --> 00:20:27.819
 what a wonderful

00:20:27.819 --> 00:20:28.539
 thing Christ

00:20:28.539 --> 00:20:29.000
 has done.

00:20:30.359 --> 00:20:31.419
 He's wiped

00:20:31.419 --> 00:20:32.119
 clean

00:20:32.119 --> 00:20:33.339
 completely

00:20:33.339 --> 00:20:34.899
 the bad

00:20:34.899 --> 00:20:36.059
 track record

00:20:36.059 --> 00:20:37.159
 we have

00:20:37.159 --> 00:20:37.759
 due to our

00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:38.219
 own sin.

00:20:39.539 --> 00:20:40.659
 Even better,

00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:41.679
 he's acted

00:20:41.679 --> 00:20:42.219
 to renew

00:20:42.219 --> 00:20:43.079
 our bad heart.

00:20:44.740 --> 00:20:45.619
 The heart

00:20:45.619 --> 00:20:46.359
 we've inherited

00:20:46.359 --> 00:20:47.059
 from Adam.

00:20:48.159 --> 00:20:48.819
 He's poured

00:20:48.819 --> 00:20:49.379
 his love

00:20:49.379 --> 00:20:49.879
 into our

00:20:49.879 --> 00:20:50.639
 renewed heart

00:20:50.640 --> 00:20:51.440
 through the

00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:51.940
 Holy Spirit.

00:20:52.640 --> 00:20:53.220
 Guaranteeing

00:20:53.220 --> 00:20:53.840
 justification.

00:20:54.700 --> 00:20:55.280
 Guaranteeing

00:20:55.280 --> 00:20:55.740
 life.

00:20:56.440 --> 00:20:57.000
 Guaranteeing

00:20:57.000 --> 00:20:57.500
 for every

00:20:57.500 --> 00:20:58.300
 relationship

00:20:58.300 --> 00:20:58.960
 with him.

00:20:59.080 --> 00:20:59.320
 Why?

00:21:00.700 --> 00:21:01.420
 Because of

00:21:01.420 --> 00:21:01.960
 the solidarity

00:21:01.960 --> 00:21:02.720
 principle.

00:21:03.520 --> 00:21:04.000
 Because we're

00:21:04.000 --> 00:21:04.920
 associated with

00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:05.140
 Christ.

00:21:05.220 --> 00:21:05.660
 Because we're

00:21:05.660 --> 00:21:06.380
 in Christ.

00:21:09.460 --> 00:21:10.100
 And that

00:21:10.100 --> 00:21:10.520
 brings me to

00:21:10.520 --> 00:21:10.840
 the second

00:21:10.840 --> 00:21:11.360
 point then.

00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:12.759
 God now

00:21:12.759 --> 00:21:13.840
 views his

00:21:13.840 --> 00:21:14.259
 people

00:21:14.259 --> 00:21:15.740
 according

00:21:15.740 --> 00:21:16.660
 to their

00:21:16.660 --> 00:21:17.180
 solidarity.

00:21:19.300 --> 00:21:19.680
 So,

00:21:19.680 --> 00:21:21.400
 God views

00:21:21.400 --> 00:21:22.360
 every single

00:21:22.360 --> 00:21:22.980
 person who's

00:21:22.980 --> 00:21:23.500
 ever been

00:21:23.500 --> 00:21:23.900
 born or

00:21:23.900 --> 00:21:24.340
 ever will

00:21:24.340 --> 00:21:24.820
 be born

00:21:24.820 --> 00:21:26.019
 as naturally

00:21:26.019 --> 00:21:27.340
 in solidarity

00:21:27.340 --> 00:21:28.060
 with Adam.

00:21:28.680 --> 00:21:29.340
 That's what

00:21:29.340 --> 00:21:29.940
 this point

00:21:29.940 --> 00:21:30.299
 is.

00:21:31.900 --> 00:21:33.039
 Because Adam

00:21:33.039 --> 00:21:33.720
 was a head

00:21:33.720 --> 00:21:34.259
 of a great

00:21:34.259 --> 00:21:34.860
 humanity.

00:21:37.060 --> 00:21:37.860
 But friends,

00:21:37.940 --> 00:21:38.720
 God also

00:21:38.720 --> 00:21:39.400
 views

00:21:39.400 --> 00:21:41.039
 Jesus as the

00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:41.600
 head of a

00:21:41.600 --> 00:21:42.259
 great new

00:21:42.259 --> 00:21:42.840
 humanity.

00:21:44.299 --> 00:21:44.820
 The many

00:21:44.820 --> 00:21:45.320
 of verse

00:21:45.320 --> 00:21:45.759
 15.

00:21:47.200 --> 00:21:47.620
 Who are the

00:21:47.619 --> 00:21:47.839
 many?

00:21:48.839 --> 00:21:49.539
 The many

00:21:49.539 --> 00:21:50.019
 are those

00:21:50.019 --> 00:21:50.439
 we've already

00:21:50.439 --> 00:21:51.099
 come across

00:21:51.099 --> 00:21:51.539
 in the early

00:21:51.539 --> 00:21:52.159
 chapters of

00:21:52.159 --> 00:21:52.479
 Romans.

00:21:53.019 --> 00:21:53.519
 They are the

00:21:53.519 --> 00:21:54.000
 ones who

00:21:54.000 --> 00:21:54.719
 recognizing

00:21:54.719 --> 00:21:55.119
 they could

00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:55.759
 never be

00:21:55.759 --> 00:21:56.179
 righteous

00:21:56.179 --> 00:21:57.899
 in themselves,

00:21:59.159 --> 00:22:00.139
 gladly take

00:22:00.139 --> 00:22:00.739
 God's

00:22:00.739 --> 00:22:01.239
 righteousness

00:22:01.239 --> 00:22:02.319
 as a gift.

00:22:03.379 --> 00:22:03.919
 That

00:22:03.919 --> 00:22:04.419
 righteousness

00:22:04.419 --> 00:22:05.339
 offered in

00:22:05.339 --> 00:22:05.779
 Christ,

00:22:06.039 --> 00:22:06.339
 in and

00:22:06.339 --> 00:22:06.679
 through the

00:22:06.679 --> 00:22:07.039
 death of

00:22:07.039 --> 00:22:07.199
 Christ,

00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:07.939
 they take

00:22:07.939 --> 00:22:08.399
 it as a

00:22:08.399 --> 00:22:08.759
 gift.

00:22:10.219 --> 00:22:10.859
 Totally

00:22:10.859 --> 00:22:11.519
 undeserved

00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:11.959
 gift.

00:22:11.960 --> 00:22:15.680
 And in

00:22:15.680 --> 00:22:16.340
 doing that,

00:22:17.279 --> 00:22:17.960
 they move

00:22:17.960 --> 00:22:19.180
 from being

00:22:19.180 --> 00:22:19.720
 viewed by

00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:20.180
 God as

00:22:20.180 --> 00:22:20.579
 being in

00:22:20.579 --> 00:22:20.920
 solidarity

00:22:20.920 --> 00:22:21.680
 with Adam

00:22:21.680 --> 00:22:23.000
 to being

00:22:23.000 --> 00:22:23.600
 viewed by

00:22:23.600 --> 00:22:24.000
 God as

00:22:24.000 --> 00:22:24.240
 being

00:22:24.240 --> 00:22:24.819
 solidarity

00:22:24.819 --> 00:22:25.279
 with

00:22:25.279 --> 00:22:25.660
 Christ.

00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:29.539
 And as

00:22:29.539 --> 00:22:30.460
 Christ receives

00:22:30.460 --> 00:22:30.900
 life,

00:22:31.880 --> 00:22:32.860
 then everyone

00:22:32.860 --> 00:22:33.480
 in solidarity

00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:34.220
 with Christ

00:22:34.220 --> 00:22:34.860
 is guaranteed

00:22:34.860 --> 00:22:35.600
 life.

00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:37.120
 That is

00:22:37.120 --> 00:22:38.539
 the confidence

00:22:38.539 --> 00:22:39.319
 Paul has in

00:22:39.319 --> 00:22:39.799
 the gospel.

00:22:39.799 --> 00:22:50.519
 So Jesus

00:22:50.519 --> 00:22:51.139
 in a sense

00:22:51.139 --> 00:22:51.519
 is the

00:22:51.519 --> 00:22:51.700
 last,

00:22:51.700 --> 00:22:52.079
 well he's not

00:22:52.079 --> 00:22:52.419
 in a sense,

00:22:52.519 --> 00:22:53.059
 Jesus is the

00:22:53.059 --> 00:22:53.680
 last Adam.

00:22:54.259 --> 00:22:54.659
 There will be

00:22:54.659 --> 00:22:55.159
 no more

00:22:55.159 --> 00:22:55.539
 repeats.

00:22:55.980 --> 00:22:56.440
 The first

00:22:56.440 --> 00:22:56.819
 Adam

00:22:56.819 --> 00:22:57.700
 macked

00:22:57.700 --> 00:22:58.339
 things up

00:22:58.339 --> 00:23:00.019
 and every

00:23:00.019 --> 00:23:00.720
 person who

00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:01.019
 has ever

00:23:01.019 --> 00:23:01.539
 lived will

00:23:01.539 --> 00:23:01.940
 feel the

00:23:01.940 --> 00:23:02.440
 effects of

00:23:02.440 --> 00:23:02.680
 that.

00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:04.220
 The last

00:23:04.220 --> 00:23:04.579
 Adam,

00:23:05.379 --> 00:23:05.659
 Jesus,

00:23:06.220 --> 00:23:06.940
 has fixed

00:23:06.940 --> 00:23:07.639
 things up,

00:23:09.139 --> 00:23:09.740
 restored them

00:23:09.740 --> 00:23:10.000
 to what

00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:10.220
 they were

00:23:10.220 --> 00:23:10.620
 meant to

00:23:10.620 --> 00:23:10.960
 be,

00:23:12.519 --> 00:23:13.160
 and

00:23:13.160 --> 00:23:13.859
 guarantees

00:23:13.859 --> 00:23:14.900
 that all

00:23:14.900 --> 00:23:15.539
 in solidarity

00:23:15.539 --> 00:23:16.079
 with him

00:23:16.079 --> 00:23:16.620
 will enjoy

00:23:16.620 --> 00:23:17.120
 the blessing

00:23:17.120 --> 00:23:17.880
 of relationship

00:23:17.880 --> 00:23:18.900
 with God

00:23:18.900 --> 00:23:19.279
 forever.

00:23:21.220 --> 00:23:21.779
 Now friends,

00:23:21.819 --> 00:23:22.120
 I just want

00:23:22.120 --> 00:23:22.480
 to finish

00:23:22.480 --> 00:23:22.960
 up by

00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:24.640
 asking what

00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:25.220
 do we do

00:23:25.220 --> 00:23:25.859
 practically

00:23:25.859 --> 00:23:26.279
 with this

00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:26.839
 notion of

00:23:26.839 --> 00:23:27.380
 solidarity?

00:23:27.620 --> 00:23:28.079
 It's a

00:23:28.079 --> 00:23:28.920
 strange idea

00:23:28.920 --> 00:23:29.299
 for us,

00:23:29.359 --> 00:23:29.640
 I think,

00:23:30.259 --> 00:23:30.620
 but it's a

00:23:30.620 --> 00:23:31.299
 very powerful

00:23:31.299 --> 00:23:31.500
 one.

00:23:31.559 --> 00:23:31.799
 We'll see

00:23:31.799 --> 00:23:32.200
 more about

00:23:32.200 --> 00:23:32.519
 it next

00:23:32.519 --> 00:23:32.940
 week as

00:23:32.940 --> 00:23:33.259
 we move

00:23:33.259 --> 00:23:33.779
 into chapter

00:23:33.779 --> 00:23:34.640
 six,

00:23:34.740 --> 00:23:35.120
 this idea

00:23:35.120 --> 00:23:36.120
 of union

00:23:36.120 --> 00:23:36.620
 with Christ

00:23:36.620 --> 00:23:37.200
 or solidarity

00:23:37.200 --> 00:23:38.079
 with Christ

00:23:38.079 --> 00:23:39.099
 comes up

00:23:39.099 --> 00:23:39.459
 again.

00:23:40.119 --> 00:23:40.659
 But what

00:23:40.659 --> 00:23:40.839
 do we

00:23:40.839 --> 00:23:41.019
 do

00:23:41.019 --> 00:23:41.459
 practically?

00:23:42.799 --> 00:23:43.199
 Well,

00:23:43.419 --> 00:23:44.459
 I think

00:23:44.459 --> 00:23:44.939
 it's a

00:23:44.939 --> 00:23:45.919
 very good

00:23:45.919 --> 00:23:46.139
 thing.

00:23:46.240 --> 00:23:46.500
 We need

00:23:46.500 --> 00:23:46.939
 to own

00:23:46.939 --> 00:23:47.379
 both

00:23:47.379 --> 00:23:47.779
 Adam

00:23:47.779 --> 00:23:48.659
 and

00:23:48.659 --> 00:23:49.099
 Jesus.

00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:52.679
 Now,

00:23:52.819 --> 00:23:53.179
 the problem

00:23:53.179 --> 00:23:53.439
 is we

00:23:53.439 --> 00:23:53.899
 don't find

00:23:53.899 --> 00:23:54.419
 it easy

00:23:54.419 --> 00:23:54.899
 to own

00:23:54.899 --> 00:23:55.240
 Adam.

00:23:56.179 --> 00:23:56.719
 And I

00:23:56.719 --> 00:23:57.019
 think the

00:23:57.019 --> 00:23:57.359
 reason we

00:23:57.359 --> 00:23:57.699
 don't find

00:23:57.699 --> 00:23:57.980
 it easy

00:23:57.980 --> 00:23:58.279
 to own

00:23:58.279 --> 00:23:58.759
 Adam is

00:23:58.759 --> 00:23:59.319
 because we

00:23:59.319 --> 00:23:59.819
 know he

00:23:59.819 --> 00:24:00.379
 is too

00:24:00.379 --> 00:24:01.000
 representative

00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:01.980
 of us.

00:24:02.959 --> 00:24:03.279
 That is,

00:24:03.319 --> 00:24:03.719
 we look at

00:24:03.719 --> 00:24:04.099
 Adam and

00:24:04.099 --> 00:24:04.480
 we see his

00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:04.879
 autonomy,

00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:06.039
 and we

00:24:06.039 --> 00:24:06.519
 know jolly

00:24:06.519 --> 00:24:07.000
 well that's

00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:07.759
 exactly what

00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:08.259
 we're like

00:24:08.259 --> 00:24:08.819
 in our

00:24:08.819 --> 00:24:09.279
 heart of

00:24:09.279 --> 00:24:09.640
 hearts.

00:24:12.500 --> 00:24:13.180
 We find

00:24:13.180 --> 00:24:13.640
 it hard

00:24:13.640 --> 00:24:14.079
 to own

00:24:14.079 --> 00:24:14.460
 our bad

00:24:14.460 --> 00:24:15.099
 heart and

00:24:15.099 --> 00:24:15.599
 our natural

00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:16.440
 disposition to

00:24:16.440 --> 00:24:16.779
 autonomy.

00:24:17.779 --> 00:24:18.259
 We find

00:24:18.259 --> 00:24:18.759
 it hard to

00:24:18.759 --> 00:24:19.160
 admit that

00:24:19.160 --> 00:24:19.500
 we actually

00:24:19.500 --> 00:24:20.019
 want to

00:24:20.019 --> 00:24:20.700
 be God.

00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:21.519
 We want

00:24:21.519 --> 00:24:21.799
 to just

00:24:21.799 --> 00:24:22.299
 push God

00:24:22.299 --> 00:24:22.680
 to the side

00:24:22.680 --> 00:24:23.400
 and take

00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:24.059
 over control

00:24:24.059 --> 00:24:24.799
 and set

00:24:24.799 --> 00:24:25.160
 our own

00:24:25.160 --> 00:24:25.779
 destiny and

00:24:25.779 --> 00:24:26.099
 set our

00:24:26.099 --> 00:24:26.700
 own life.

00:24:31.180 --> 00:24:31.779
 But as

00:24:31.779 --> 00:24:32.319
 Christians at

00:24:32.319 --> 00:24:32.599
 the same

00:24:32.599 --> 00:24:33.079
 time,

00:24:33.339 --> 00:24:34.099
 we want

00:24:34.099 --> 00:24:34.660
 to identify

00:24:34.660 --> 00:24:35.279
 with Jesus.

00:24:36.519 --> 00:24:37.200
 We want

00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:37.540
 to be in

00:24:37.540 --> 00:24:37.920
 solidarity

00:24:37.920 --> 00:24:38.580
 with him.

00:24:39.560 --> 00:24:40.200
 We want

00:24:40.200 --> 00:24:40.740
 to be sure

00:24:40.740 --> 00:24:41.360
 of being

00:24:41.360 --> 00:24:42.220
 forgiven and

00:24:42.220 --> 00:24:42.580
 of getting

00:24:42.580 --> 00:24:43.100
 to heaven,

00:24:43.300 --> 00:24:43.940
 no matter

00:24:43.940 --> 00:24:44.779
 what personal

00:24:44.779 --> 00:24:45.259
 sins we

00:24:45.259 --> 00:24:45.860
 fall into

00:24:45.860 --> 00:24:46.259
 in the

00:24:46.259 --> 00:24:46.580
 future.

00:24:49.500 --> 00:24:50.019
 So,

00:24:51.019 --> 00:24:51.880
 there's a

00:24:51.880 --> 00:24:52.200
 dilemma.

00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:53.440
 The solution

00:24:53.440 --> 00:24:54.080
 is to own

00:24:54.080 --> 00:24:54.820
 both men.

00:24:56.640 --> 00:24:57.380
 And here's

00:24:57.380 --> 00:24:57.600
 how it

00:24:57.600 --> 00:24:57.920
 works.

00:24:59.300 --> 00:25:00.480
 As I own

00:25:00.480 --> 00:25:01.360
 Adam for

00:25:01.360 --> 00:25:02.620
 myself and

00:25:02.620 --> 00:25:03.420
 in myself,

00:25:03.420 --> 00:25:06.080
 then it

00:25:06.080 --> 00:25:06.700
 pushes me

00:25:06.700 --> 00:25:07.320
 to Christ

00:25:07.320 --> 00:25:09.840
 for the

00:25:09.840 --> 00:25:10.700
 very thing

00:25:10.700 --> 00:25:11.720
 I so

00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:12.259
 desperately

00:25:12.259 --> 00:25:13.519
 need and

00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:13.920
 the very

00:25:13.920 --> 00:25:14.380
 thing that

00:25:14.380 --> 00:25:14.960
 only he

00:25:14.960 --> 00:25:15.620
 can supply,

00:25:16.440 --> 00:25:16.960
 righteousness

00:25:16.960 --> 00:25:18.400
 or acceptance

00:25:18.400 --> 00:25:19.340
 before God.

00:25:21.539 --> 00:25:22.100
 So,

00:25:22.180 --> 00:25:22.860
 it's as I

00:25:22.860 --> 00:25:24.000
 am honest

00:25:24.000 --> 00:25:24.400
 in owning

00:25:24.400 --> 00:25:26.100
 Adam that

00:25:26.100 --> 00:25:26.740
 I see the

00:25:26.740 --> 00:25:28.380
 beauty of

00:25:28.380 --> 00:25:28.940
 what's offered

00:25:28.940 --> 00:25:29.320
 me in

00:25:29.320 --> 00:25:29.700
 Christ.

00:25:29.700 --> 00:25:29.759
 Christ.

00:25:33.640 --> 00:25:34.519
 And indeed,

00:25:35.039 --> 00:25:35.580
 the more

00:25:35.580 --> 00:25:36.080
 I own

00:25:36.080 --> 00:25:36.380
 Adam,

00:25:36.700 --> 00:25:37.759
 the more

00:25:37.759 --> 00:25:38.420
 brilliant the

00:25:38.420 --> 00:25:38.920
 gospel is,

00:25:39.019 --> 00:25:39.420
 which is what

00:25:39.420 --> 00:25:40.180
 Paul's point

00:25:40.180 --> 00:25:40.700
 as he's trying

00:25:40.700 --> 00:25:41.380
 to develop

00:25:41.380 --> 00:25:41.940
 through this

00:25:41.940 --> 00:25:42.480
 letter here.

00:25:42.840 --> 00:25:43.340
 The gospel

00:25:43.340 --> 00:25:44.259
 is absolutely

00:25:44.259 --> 00:25:46.440
 brilliant at

00:25:46.440 --> 00:25:47.259
 every point

00:25:47.259 --> 00:25:48.259
 because it's

00:25:48.259 --> 00:25:48.700
 about what

00:25:48.700 --> 00:25:49.299
 God does

00:25:49.299 --> 00:25:50.019
 for us,

00:25:51.019 --> 00:25:52.059
 knowing that

00:25:52.059 --> 00:25:52.799
 we can't do

00:25:52.799 --> 00:25:53.039
 it for

00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:53.420
 ourselves.

00:25:53.700 --> 00:25:54.420
 As I own

00:25:54.420 --> 00:25:55.080
 Adam more,

00:25:55.140 --> 00:25:55.940
 as I recognize

00:25:55.940 --> 00:25:56.580
 more my

00:25:56.580 --> 00:25:57.819
 natural disposition

00:25:57.819 --> 00:25:58.659
 before I came

00:25:58.659 --> 00:25:59.119
 to Christ,

00:25:59.980 --> 00:26:00.460
 then I

00:26:00.460 --> 00:26:01.039
 appreciate

00:26:01.039 --> 00:26:03.700
 more that

00:26:03.700 --> 00:26:04.240
 I'm no

00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:05.079
 longer hanging

00:26:05.079 --> 00:26:06.019
 from the

00:26:06.019 --> 00:26:06.839
 buckle of

00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:07.179
 Adam,

00:26:07.299 --> 00:26:07.779
 the belt of

00:26:07.779 --> 00:26:08.000
 Adam.

00:26:08.179 --> 00:26:08.879
 I'm now

00:26:08.879 --> 00:26:09.799
 hanging securely

00:26:09.799 --> 00:26:10.220
 from the

00:26:10.220 --> 00:26:10.700
 belt of

00:26:10.700 --> 00:26:11.159
 Jesus

00:26:11.159 --> 00:26:16.859
 because he's

00:26:16.859 --> 00:26:17.339
 my only

00:26:17.339 --> 00:26:17.659
 hope.

00:26:20.259 --> 00:26:20.859
 So,

00:26:22.379 --> 00:26:23.259
 we own

00:26:23.259 --> 00:26:24.700
 Adam to

00:26:24.700 --> 00:26:25.379
 see Jesus

00:26:25.379 --> 00:26:26.519
 as our

00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:26.919
 champion.

00:26:27.819 --> 00:26:30.419
 and don't

00:26:30.419 --> 00:26:30.759
 we long

00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:31.059
 for a

00:26:31.059 --> 00:26:31.419
 champion.

00:26:32.639 --> 00:26:33.279
 We do

00:26:33.279 --> 00:26:33.700
 know that

00:26:33.700 --> 00:26:34.079
 concept,

00:26:34.200 --> 00:26:34.500
 don't we?

00:26:34.799 --> 00:26:35.619
 We long

00:26:35.619 --> 00:26:36.159
 for someone

00:26:36.159 --> 00:26:37.599
 to represent

00:26:37.599 --> 00:26:39.119
 us faithfully.

00:26:39.740 --> 00:26:40.179
 We long

00:26:40.179 --> 00:26:40.579
 for someone

00:26:40.579 --> 00:26:40.859
 who will

00:26:40.859 --> 00:26:41.460
 fight for

00:26:41.460 --> 00:26:41.659
 us.

00:26:42.159 --> 00:26:42.500
 We long

00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:42.899
 for someone

00:26:42.899 --> 00:26:43.200
 who will

00:26:43.200 --> 00:26:43.799
 value and

00:26:43.799 --> 00:26:44.200
 love us

00:26:44.200 --> 00:26:45.000
 enough never

00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:45.439
 to give up

00:26:45.439 --> 00:26:45.799
 on us.

00:26:47.099 --> 00:26:47.759
 We long

00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:48.159
 for someone

00:26:48.159 --> 00:26:48.879
 to be strong

00:26:48.879 --> 00:26:49.500
 for us

00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:53.200
 when we

00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:53.539
 can't be

00:26:53.539 --> 00:26:54.000
 strong for

00:26:54.000 --> 00:26:54.460
 ourselves.

00:26:54.879 --> 00:26:55.259
 We long

00:26:55.259 --> 00:26:55.599
 for someone

00:26:55.599 --> 00:26:56.740
 to succeed

00:26:56.740 --> 00:26:57.119
 where we

00:26:57.119 --> 00:26:57.539
 know we

00:26:57.539 --> 00:26:58.979
 only turn

00:26:58.979 --> 00:26:59.619
 up failure

00:26:59.619 --> 00:27:00.519
 repeatedly.

00:27:04.519 --> 00:27:05.139
 And we

00:27:05.139 --> 00:27:05.579
 know when

00:27:05.579 --> 00:27:05.879
 we own

00:27:05.879 --> 00:27:06.279
 Adam that

00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:06.679
 he's taken

00:27:06.679 --> 00:27:07.899
 us down a

00:27:07.899 --> 00:27:09.099
 disastrous path.

00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:09.379
 We've

00:27:09.379 --> 00:27:10.000
 crashed and

00:27:10.000 --> 00:27:10.339
 burned.

00:27:11.500 --> 00:27:12.139
 And against

00:27:12.139 --> 00:27:13.099
 that darkness

00:27:13.099 --> 00:27:14.359
 then we have

00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:15.079
 Jesus our

00:27:15.079 --> 00:27:15.500
 champion.

00:27:15.500 --> 00:27:17.880
 God

00:27:17.880 --> 00:27:18.640
 the picture

00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:19.099
 I like

00:27:19.099 --> 00:27:19.559
 here is

00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:19.759
 that

00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:21.200
 it's like

00:27:21.200 --> 00:27:22.619
 me when

00:27:22.619 --> 00:27:22.960
 I take

00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:23.680
 my grandkids

00:27:23.680 --> 00:27:24.220
 for a walk.

00:27:25.960 --> 00:27:26.740
 I hang

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:27.019
 on to

00:27:27.019 --> 00:27:27.640
 their hands.

00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:29.180
 I mean

00:27:29.180 --> 00:27:29.599
 their hands

00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:29.859
 are just

00:27:29.859 --> 00:27:30.339
 lost in

00:27:30.339 --> 00:27:30.839
 my hand.

00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:32.480
 And they

00:27:32.480 --> 00:27:32.940
 can trip

00:27:32.940 --> 00:27:34.700
 and fall

00:27:34.700 --> 00:27:35.259
 over and

00:27:35.259 --> 00:27:35.519
 then they

00:27:35.519 --> 00:27:35.980
 swing from

00:27:35.980 --> 00:27:36.440
 my arm.

00:27:37.539 --> 00:27:37.980
 Sometimes

00:27:37.980 --> 00:27:38.660
 in their

00:27:38.660 --> 00:27:39.240
 silliness

00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:39.779
 they want

00:27:39.779 --> 00:27:40.059
 to pull

00:27:40.059 --> 00:27:40.519
 away from

00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:40.900
 me because

00:27:40.900 --> 00:27:41.220
 they don't

00:27:41.220 --> 00:27:41.579
 want to

00:27:41.579 --> 00:27:42.039
 go where

00:27:42.039 --> 00:27:42.420
 I think

00:27:42.420 --> 00:27:42.720
 they need

00:27:42.720 --> 00:27:43.100
 to go.

00:27:44.300 --> 00:27:44.920
 But I

00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:45.279
 hold them

00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:45.620
 firmly.

00:27:47.720 --> 00:27:48.380
 That's the

00:27:48.380 --> 00:27:48.960
 picture of

00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:50.259
 Jesus our

00:27:50.259 --> 00:27:50.759
 champion.

00:27:51.600 --> 00:27:52.240
 Knowing that

00:27:52.240 --> 00:27:52.900
 when I trip

00:27:52.900 --> 00:27:53.920
 up, when I

00:27:53.920 --> 00:27:54.740
 deliberately try

00:27:54.740 --> 00:27:55.100
 to pull

00:27:55.100 --> 00:27:56.100
 away, when

00:27:56.100 --> 00:27:56.700
 I in anger

00:27:56.700 --> 00:27:58.080
 think he's

00:27:58.080 --> 00:27:58.460
 taken me in

00:27:58.460 --> 00:27:58.680
 the wrong

00:27:58.680 --> 00:28:00.039
 direction, he's

00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:00.420
 got me.

00:28:00.600 --> 00:28:01.019
 He holds

00:28:01.019 --> 00:28:01.519
 me firm.

00:28:05.039 --> 00:28:05.800
 And that's

00:28:05.800 --> 00:28:06.300
 why my

00:28:06.300 --> 00:28:08.779
 friends, in

00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:09.900
 solidarity with

00:28:09.900 --> 00:28:10.660
 Christ, in

00:28:10.660 --> 00:28:11.380
 union with

00:28:11.380 --> 00:28:11.860
 Christ,

00:28:12.420 --> 00:28:13.640
 you can

00:28:13.640 --> 00:28:13.860
 have

00:28:13.860 --> 00:28:14.740
 confidence

00:28:14.740 --> 00:28:16.960
 in spite

00:28:16.960 --> 00:28:17.300
 of your

00:28:17.300 --> 00:28:18.320
 day-to-day,

00:28:19.060 --> 00:28:19.980
 moment-to-moment,

00:28:20.140 --> 00:28:22.019
 failures, and

00:28:22.019 --> 00:28:22.480
 discipline, you

00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:22.779
 can have

00:28:22.779 --> 00:28:23.700
 confidence because

00:28:23.700 --> 00:28:24.080
 you're in

00:28:24.080 --> 00:28:25.019
 solidarity with

00:28:25.019 --> 00:28:26.440
 Christ that

00:28:26.440 --> 00:28:27.360
 you are secure

00:28:27.360 --> 00:28:28.100
 eternally.

00:28:32.259 --> 00:28:33.259
 So hear that.

00:28:33.820 --> 00:28:34.240
 See, your

00:28:34.240 --> 00:28:34.860
 confidence is

00:28:34.860 --> 00:28:35.539
 not because

00:28:35.539 --> 00:28:36.259
 somehow you

00:28:36.259 --> 00:28:37.160
 suddenly become

00:28:37.160 --> 00:28:38.920
 perfect and

00:28:38.920 --> 00:28:39.539
 no longer

00:28:39.539 --> 00:28:39.880
 sin.

00:28:39.880 --> 00:28:42.940
 that would

00:28:42.940 --> 00:28:43.240
 just be

00:28:43.240 --> 00:28:43.520
 totally

00:28:43.520 --> 00:28:44.100
 unrealistic,

00:28:44.320 --> 00:28:44.440
 wouldn't

00:28:44.440 --> 00:28:44.600
 it?

00:28:48.340 --> 00:28:48.960
 It's not

00:28:48.960 --> 00:28:49.680
 because your

00:28:49.680 --> 00:28:50.300
 confidence isn't

00:28:50.300 --> 00:28:50.940
 because somehow

00:28:50.940 --> 00:28:51.480
 as a Christian

00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:52.500
 you've developed

00:28:52.500 --> 00:28:53.660
 the ability

00:28:53.660 --> 00:28:54.300
 now to produce

00:28:54.300 --> 00:28:54.740
 your own

00:28:54.740 --> 00:28:55.500
 righteousness and

00:28:55.500 --> 00:28:56.160
 top up your

00:28:56.160 --> 00:28:57.260
 righteousness by

00:28:57.260 --> 00:28:57.640
 your own

00:28:57.640 --> 00:28:58.360
 effort every time

00:28:58.360 --> 00:28:58.920
 you do make a

00:28:58.920 --> 00:28:59.260
 mistake.

00:28:59.920 --> 00:29:00.620
 That would be

00:29:00.620 --> 00:29:01.180
 crazy too,

00:29:01.220 --> 00:29:01.500
 wouldn't it?

00:29:01.540 --> 00:29:01.980
 That would be

00:29:01.980 --> 00:29:02.560
 against what we

00:29:02.560 --> 00:29:02.760
 know.

00:29:02.759 --> 00:29:05.500
 our confidence

00:29:05.500 --> 00:29:07.960
 is that God

00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:08.900
 views us in

00:29:08.900 --> 00:29:12.359
 Christ and the

00:29:12.359 --> 00:29:12.980
 benefits that

00:29:12.980 --> 00:29:13.480
 Christ has

00:29:13.480 --> 00:29:15.079
 secured, life

00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:15.839
 and resurrection,

00:29:16.660 --> 00:29:17.599
 being with the

00:29:17.599 --> 00:29:18.220
 Father in heaven

00:29:18.220 --> 00:29:20.140
 forever, are

00:29:20.140 --> 00:29:20.619
 ours.

00:29:23.500 --> 00:29:24.180
 Irreversibly.

00:29:24.180 --> 00:29:29.060
 my friends, it's

00:29:29.060 --> 00:29:30.500
 not perfection he's

00:29:30.500 --> 00:29:32.400
 looking for in

00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:32.700
 you.

00:29:34.880 --> 00:29:36.539
 It's looking for

00:29:36.539 --> 00:29:38.640
 total dependence on

00:29:38.640 --> 00:29:39.560
 Jesus' forgiveness

00:29:39.560 --> 00:29:40.220
 and righteousness.

00:29:40.759 --> 00:29:41.700
 It's looking to

00:29:41.700 --> 00:29:43.480
 your association

00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:44.299
 with Jesus.

00:29:44.500 --> 00:29:45.539
 It's looking, he

00:29:45.539 --> 00:29:46.259
 wants you to be

00:29:46.259 --> 00:29:47.560
 saying, Jesus is my

00:29:47.560 --> 00:29:47.960
 champion.

00:29:48.160 --> 00:29:49.600
 I'm not any

00:29:49.600 --> 00:29:51.100
 longer desiring to

00:29:51.100 --> 00:29:52.019
 be associated with

00:29:52.019 --> 00:29:52.240
 Adam.

00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:53.700
 I want to be and

00:29:53.700 --> 00:29:54.680
 I am associated

00:29:54.680 --> 00:29:55.720
 with Jesus and

00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:56.259
 he is my

00:29:56.259 --> 00:29:56.980
 champion, he is

00:29:56.980 --> 00:29:57.660
 my security.

00:30:02.099 --> 00:30:02.960
 Even as you

00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:04.640
 continue to fail to

00:30:04.640 --> 00:30:05.460
 do what is right.

00:30:07.500 --> 00:30:08.420
 So friends, the

00:30:08.420 --> 00:30:10.720
 final question here

00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:12.559
 is just simply a

00:30:12.559 --> 00:30:13.120
 very personal

00:30:13.120 --> 00:30:13.500
 question.

00:30:13.680 --> 00:30:14.740
 Is Jesus your

00:30:14.740 --> 00:30:15.099
 man?

00:30:16.779 --> 00:30:17.880
 Is Jesus your

00:30:17.880 --> 00:30:18.180
 man?

00:30:18.180 --> 00:30:22.660
 everyone here this

00:30:22.660 --> 00:30:24.440
 morning, to use

00:30:24.440 --> 00:30:25.840
 the phrase of a

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 Puritan, hangs

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 from the belt of

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 either Adam or

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 Jesus.

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 To be in

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 solidarity with

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 Adam is easy.

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 Just do

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 nothing.

00:30:43.640 --> 00:30:44.240
 You were born

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 with Adam's

00:30:44.920 --> 00:30:46.340
 natural disposition

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 and your

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 future is shaped

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 therefore by the

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 prospect of God's

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 judgment and

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 condemnation.

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 But to be in

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 solidarity with

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 Jesus is also

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 easy.

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 Just come to

00:31:00.480 --> 00:31:02.659
 Jesus, acknowledging

00:31:02.659 --> 00:31:04.000
 your total inability

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 to earn God's

00:31:05.119 --> 00:31:06.720
 favor or deal with

00:31:06.720 --> 00:31:07.839
 your guilt, to deal

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 with your bad

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 heart, bad track

00:31:10.619 --> 00:31:10.919
 record.

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 Trust him alone to

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 deal with your

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 sin, to change

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 you from the

00:31:16.960 --> 00:31:17.859
 inside out, to

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 secure a place in

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 heaven for you.

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 When you do all

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 this, God

00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:26.139
 guarantees,

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 absolutely

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 guarantees that

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 you're absolutely

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 safe and secure

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 in Christ.

00:31:34.359 --> 00:31:35.059
 With your

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 future shaped

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 and defined by

00:31:37.720 --> 00:31:39.359
 peace, life,

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 privileged forever

00:31:42.259 --> 00:31:43.220
 relationship with

00:31:43.220 --> 00:31:43.480
 God.

00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:56.460
 God's

00:31:56.460 --> 00:31:57.379
 love for you.

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 So who is your

00:31:59.379 --> 00:31:59.680
 man?

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 I know you're who

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 are going to be

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 to be with you.

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 I know you're not

00:32:00.980 --> 00:32:02.119
 immediately familiar

00:32:02.119 --> 00:32:02.599
 to us.

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 I pray that your

00:32:05.879 --> 00:32:07.899
 spirit might cut

00:32:07.899 --> 00:32:08.480
 through all the

00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:10.319
 words that are

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 written in the

00:32:10.740 --> 00:32:11.539
 page and are

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 spoken here this

00:32:12.440 --> 00:32:13.579
 morning and use

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 them, Lord,

00:32:14.019 --> 00:32:15.839
 reassemble them as needed

00:32:15.839 --> 00:32:18.680
 so that your people might benefit from

00:32:18.680 --> 00:32:21.920
 this wonderful reassurance

00:32:21.920 --> 00:32:23.200
 this wonderful confidence

00:32:23.200 --> 00:32:27.599
 knowing that we are justified

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 and therefore no longer viewed by you

00:32:30.500 --> 00:32:32.119
 as in solidarity with Adam

00:32:32.119 --> 00:32:36.279
 but now seen to be in total solidarity

00:32:36.279 --> 00:32:38.000
 with Christ

00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:41.400
 knowing that his actions

00:32:41.400 --> 00:32:43.400
 and the consequences of his actions

00:32:43.400 --> 00:32:45.780
 are ours also

00:32:45.780 --> 00:32:48.800
 life and righteousness

00:32:48.800 --> 00:32:51.080
 and forever relationship with you

00:32:51.080 --> 00:32:53.740
 help us Lord to be confident in that

00:32:53.740 --> 00:32:56.560
 in Jesus name, Amen