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 Can I just say I love to hear the sounds of children in this room. I'm so serious.

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 This is a blessing to hear children in a church, and it's a sign of life, and there's no better place for them to be than right here.

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 And by design, we want families to come here and to worship together, and there's no better place for a child to learn what it means to be a part of the church

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 and to learn what it means to worship than to be right beside mom or dad or grandpa or grandma and to see them worshiping.

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 So those little coos and awes don't bother me at all. I love it, and the Lord loves it as well.

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 If you would, let's turn to Genesis. Open up our Bibles to the book of Genesis this morning.

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 We're continuing our series in Genesis. If this is your first time joining us with us in a while,

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 we've been walking through the book of Genesis together, so you've missed a little bit, but not that much

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 because we're in Genesis chapter 2 this morning. We finished our look at this week of creation,

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 and now we get to see what life was like in the Garden of Eden.

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 And so our passage this morning is Genesis chapter 2, verses 4 through 17.

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 If you don't have your own Bible with you, that's okay. We provide Bibles in the seat backs,

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 either behind you or in front of you.

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 But I would recommend you to have a copy of God's Word open in front of you as we walk through this passage together.

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 Genesis 2, verses 4 through 17.

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 And when you found it, let's stand in honor of the reading of God's Word this morning.

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 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created,

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 in the day that the Lord God made the earth into heavens.

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 When no bush of the field was yet in the land, and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up,

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 for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground,

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 and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the face of the ground.

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 Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground,

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 and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.

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 And the man became a living creature.

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 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east,

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 and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up

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 every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food.

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 The tree of life was in the midst of the garden,

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 and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

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 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden,

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 and there it divided and became four rivers.

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 The name of the first is the Pishon.

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 It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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 And the gold of that land is good.

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 Bidellium and onyx stone are there.

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 The name of the second river is the Gihon.

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 It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush.

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 And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria.

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 And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

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 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

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 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying,

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 You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,

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 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat.

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 For in the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die.

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 Father, we thank you and we praise you for your word.

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 And we ask now as we sit under it, God, would you teach us and draw us to Christ?

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 We pray in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 You may be seated.

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 For a brief season early on in our marriage before having kids,

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 I developed a nightly routine where whatever else I was doing,

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 whatever I had done during that day,

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 seven o'clock came and I stopped whatever it was I had to do.

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 I would find my way to the couch and I would turn on the television

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 and I would watch Wheel of Fortune every single weeknight.

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 In fact, I got so into Wheel of Fortune that I auditioned for Wheel of Fortune

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 and I made my way past several preliminary rounds before I was eventually eliminated.

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 But that's another story for another day.

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 If you've ever watched Wheel of Fortune, you know that one of the most painful parts of the show

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 is when it comes to the very last puzzle and the person is there,

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 all the pressure of the world is on them to solve that last puzzle

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 and the time is ticking and then it ends and they haven't done it

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 and they fail to achieve the prize.

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 And Pat Sajak does this cruel thing where he makes them look at the prize they could have won

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 had they succeeded.

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 Sometimes it's a car, sometimes it's a trip,

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 sometimes it's a whole bunch of money and everybody in the audience

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 and everybody watching at home just lets out this exasperated groan

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 as they look at what could have been.

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 That's a little bit like how it feels reading our passage this morning in Genesis chapter 2,

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 this picture of a perfect paradise.

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 It's a picture of a perfect world free from sin.

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 It's beautiful.

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 Everything that mankind needs is here.

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 God is here with man.

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 It's absolutely perfect.

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 And it almost hurts to read it because we know deep down

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 that is how things are supposed to be.

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 This is what we should be enjoying right now.

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 But you and I and Adam in our place, we have lost out on the prize.

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 What we see here in Genesis chapter 2 is a brief glimpse,

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 this window into a perfect world.

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 This is a brief glimpse of what the world looked like before sin comes in

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 and wrecks the whole thing.

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 And we see a brief glimpse of God's design for the universe.

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 And the big picture for our passage this morning is this.

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 God created man to enjoy paradise with him in covenant relationship.

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 That's the big idea this morning.

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 I'll say it again.

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 God created man to enjoy paradise with him in covenant relationship.

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 So let's look at our text and we'll see what was life like in the Garden of Eden.

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 First, we see life in the Garden came with great blessing.

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 Life in the Garden came with great blessing.

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 Look there with me starting in verse 4.

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 And you notice that it begins with this heading here.

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 It says,

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 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created

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 in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

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 This is sort of like a header of a new section of the book.

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 You'll see this over and over and over again as we walk our way through Genesis.

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 And it's an organizational tool.

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 That's a good reminder.

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 It's a good indicator for us that we're entering into a new section of the book.

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 Which explains in part why we're circling back now to some of the topics that we've already addressed.

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 And we finished last week, this whole week of creation.

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 God worked six days in creating the world.

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 And then he rested on the seventh day.

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 But now it's like we're going backwards, aren't we?

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 And we get another look here at the world being formed.

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 He says,

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 When no bush of the field was yet in the land,

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 and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up,

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 for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land,

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 and there was no man to work the ground,

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 and a mist was going up from the land,

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 and was watering the whole face of the ground.

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 This is sort of a recap, isn't it?

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 And you might wonder,

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 well, why are we coming back to that same material again?

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 And why does it sound just a little bit different than the first account?

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 And again, this is just sort of how Hebrew literature works.

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 It's not linear in a straight line like you and I tend to think.

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 It's more circular.

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 It comes back around,

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 and it focuses in on something in more detail,

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 or from a different perspective.

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 That's what we see here.

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 And the point is, in this section,

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 is to show us, again, the prize that we should have won.

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 This is the good, perfect creation that we, by design, are meant to enjoy.

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 This is what we could have had.

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 Now, look with me at all the blessings that Adam gets to enjoy here in the garden.

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 For one, Adam gets to enjoy the blessing of God's design in the garden.

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 He gets to enjoy the blessing of God's formation of the universe by His Word.

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 If you remember from chapter 1, we saw that, again, God is the main character of this story.

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 The Bible begins with God.

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 He's the focus of the Bible.

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 He's the focus of creation.

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 The whole Bible is not about us.

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 It's about God.

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 The creation is not about us.

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 It's about God.

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 He's the main actor.

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 And we see Him acting time and time and time again throughout this account.

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 The plants haven't grown because God hasn't caused it to rain, verse 5.

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 God forms the man from dust, verse 7.

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 He breathes life into him, verse 7.

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 God plants a garden, verse 8.

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 He puts man in the garden, verse 8.

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 God makes the trees to spring up, verse 9.

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 God speaks and He gives commands to the man, verse 16.

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 It is clear to me that the emphasis here is that this is God's world.

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 God's at the center of it.

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 He's the main character of the story, and Adam simply gets to enjoy it.

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 It's a blessing for man.

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 He simply gets to receive and enjoy the world that God has made.

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 But before he can do that, we see another blessing.

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 Adam gets to enjoy the blessing of life.

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 Look there to verse 7 with me.

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 I love this picture of God creating man.

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 Look there with me at verse 7.

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 It says,

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 The Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground

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 and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,

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 and the man became a living creature.

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 You know, we should realize that life itself is a blessing

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 and a gift from God.

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 Amen?

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 Life itself is a blessing from God,

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 an undeserved blessing from God.

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 We tend to think that life itself is a right, don't we?

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 Our Declaration of Independence, what does it say?

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 We hold these truths to be self-evident,

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 that all men have this fundamental right to life and liberty

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 and the pursuit of happiness, it says.

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 And while that may be true on a horizontal man-to-man level

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 between us and God, that is not true.

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 God does not owe us life.

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 God does not owe us liberty.

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 God does not owe us pursuit of any sort of joy or happiness.

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 All of this is a good blessing and a gift from God.

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 Every day that we have life is a gift.

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 We shouldn't presume upon our next breath.

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 We shouldn't presume upon our waking up tomorrow morning.

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 And every moment we have is a gift and a blessing from God.

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 We get to see this clearly here.

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 We also get to see where man comes from.

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 This is sort of mankind's origin story here.

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 It says we come from the dust of the ground.

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 God has taken mankind like a potter with clay

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 and molded us as his creation.

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 There's a song that we sometimes sing here.

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 It's called,

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 My Worth is Not in What I Own.

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 And it's got this line that I love.

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 He says,

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 Two wonders here that I confess.

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 My worth and my unworthiness.

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 And we see both represented here, don't we?

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 We're dust.

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 Our unworthiness is on display here.

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 We come from the dust.

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 We're not evolved creatures.

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 We can't find our origins in anything in the animal kingdom.

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 That's actually a step too high, isn't it?

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 We come from the dust of the ground.

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 We ought to be humbled by this.

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 And yet, we also see that God has taken us from dust

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 and he's molded us and he's embedded within each one of us

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 this undeniable worth.

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 That every single one of us,

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 man, woman, boy, girl, child, adult, believer, non-believer,

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 every single one of us is made in the image of God.

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 Adam gets to enjoy this blessing of life from God himself.

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 And then we see that Adam gets to enjoy the blessing of a perfect land.

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 The Garden of Eden is a perfect paradise for him to enjoy.

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 We see verses 8 through 14 show us this glorious garden paradise.

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 Look there with me to verse 8.

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 It says, God planted a garden.

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 Just imagine that with me.

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 God planted a garden.

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 In my family, when we lived in Myrtle Beach area,

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 we used to go to Brook Green Gardens.

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 I can hardly pronounce it.

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 You know what I'm talking about.

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 Brook Green Gardens is beautiful.

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 We love to walk around there and see the plants

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 and the beauty of this garden.

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 Man can create some beautiful gardens,

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 but just imagine God planted a garden.

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 Man, we see that he caused to spring up every tree that's pleasant to the sight.

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 It's beautiful to look at.

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 It's pretty.

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 It's full of color and life and vibrant.

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 And it says it's good for food.

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 It's not just good to look at.

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 It's good to eat.

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 Adam could take food whenever he pleased.

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 Everything Adam needed was right there at arm's reach.

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 You see, the land was well watered.

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 You have these four rivers flowing through.

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 It's full of gold and precious gems.

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 It's just absolutely beautiful.

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 You imagine this.

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 Anything Adam could have possibly wanted or needed,

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 God had already thought of it.

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 And he placed it right there for him to enjoy in the garden.

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 Now, stop for just a minute

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 and think about how Israel would have responded to this

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 when they read this account.

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 Do you remember where they are?

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 Do you remember where they are when they're receiving the book of Genesis?

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 Moses is compiling this for them

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 and they're reading this as they're in the wilderness,

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 in the desert,

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 journeying through the desert.

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 On the way to the promised land.

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 How would they feel as they read this account

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 of this lush and beautiful and abundant garden

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 with all the food they need?

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 It's green.

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 It's lovely.

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 It's pretty.

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 And they're here in the desert.

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 Surely they would just groan and feel this sense of sorrow.

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 How in the world could we have lost all of this?

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 What happened?

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 This is what we could have had?

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 This is what we were made for?

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 And look how far we've fallen from this state of blessing.

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 Now to this.

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 There is this infinite gulf between what Adam enjoyed in the Garden of Eden

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 and what Israel endured in the desert.

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 And here as we zoom forward to us a few thousand years later,

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 that gulf is still there, isn't it?

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 I don't know about you.

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 I don't live in a perfect garden paradise.

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 My life is not perfect.

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 The place where I live is not perfect.

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 There's things that aren't quite right.

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 I don't have everything that I think I need.

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 There's an infinite gulf between what Adam enjoyed in the Garden

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 and what we experience, isn't there, in our day-to-day life.

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 We should read this text

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 and feel a sense of loss.

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 This is what could have been.

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 This is what should be.

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 C.S. Lewis has this quote.

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 I'm going to butcher it.

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 He says something like,

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 if we find ourselves to have a desire

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 that nothing in this world can satisfy,

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 the most probable explanation

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 is that we were made for another world.

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 It's the world that we see in Genesis chapter 2.

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 We were made to enjoy paradise

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 in covenant relationship with God, our Creator,

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 but because of our sin,

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 we have forfeited our right to the prize.

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 You know, it's tempting sometimes, isn't it?

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 When we look at our lives

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 and we look around at the world that we live in

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 and we see all the broken things inside of us

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 and without,

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 it's tempting for us to blame God for all of that, isn't it?

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 I mean, Israel did that.

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 Lord, why have you brought us out into the wilderness

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 to die out here?

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 It's tempting for us to look out and to blame God,

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 but we look at Genesis 2

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 and an honest reading would show us

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 that God has designed blessing for us.

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 God's design is that

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 we were made to enjoy paradise with Him

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 in covenant relationship.

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 But second,

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 second, what we see here in verses 15 through 17

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 is that all of this was conditional.

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 There are conditions

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 that must be met

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 for Adam to continue in this garden paradise.

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 So second,

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 second, we see life in the garden

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 came with great responsibility.

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 Life in the garden came with great responsibility.

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 Verse 15, look there with me.

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 He says,

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 Then the Lord God took man

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 and put him in the garden

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 to cultivate it and keep it.

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 The Lord God commanded the man,

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 saying,

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 From any tree of the garden

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 you may eat freely,

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 but from the tree of the knowledge

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 of good and evil

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 you shall not eat,

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 for in the day that you eat from it

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 you will surely die.

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 God here is very clearly

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 laying out the conditions here for Adam.

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 This is the word of the Lord.

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 Adam's enjoyment of this garden paradise

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 was conditional.

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 If he obeys the word of the Lord perfectly,

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 then he gets to enjoy the blessings

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 of this garden paradise forever.

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 But if he disobeys the word of the Lord,

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 even in one part,

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 the day you eat of it again,

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 you shall surely die.

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 This is the word of God.

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 And we should realize also,

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 this is a blessing here as well,

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 isn't it?

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 Here before the fall,

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 here before sin enters the world,

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 the presence of God

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 is here with Adam

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 and the word of God

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 is there.

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 They're guiding Adam.

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 God delivers the word of the Lord

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 to Adam here

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 even before sin enters the world.

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 It's a blessing.

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 Man from the beginning

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 is given the word of the Lord.

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 He is bound to the word of God.

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 He's governed by the word of God.

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 He's subject to it.

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 Here in the beginning,

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 God declares by his word

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 for Adam what's good

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 and what's right.

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 And Adam is created

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 with the capacity

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 to listen

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 and to obey the word of the Lord.

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 and the expectation

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 that he should,

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 he must do so.

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 All of this is very good.

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 It's God's design.

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 Sometimes the law of the Lord especially,

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 it gets a bad rap, doesn't it?

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 And we kind of talk about the law

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 like it's a burden

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 and our sin,

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 especially on this side of the fall,

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 it makes us say,

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 well, that's restrictive.

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 That's too much.

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 Why can't God just let us do what we want?

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 But the law of the Lord,

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 when we understand it rightly,

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 it's not a burden,

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 it's a blessing

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 and a gift.

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 And we go home this afternoon

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 and read Psalm 119

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 and you tell me

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 the impression you get

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 of how Israel and David

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 felt about the law of the Lord.

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 Blessed are those

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 whose way is blameless,

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 who walk in the law of the Lord,

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 he says.

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 I will praise you

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 with an upright heart

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 when I learn your righteous rules.

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 How can a young man

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 keep his way pure?

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 By guarding it

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 according to your word.

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 With my whole heart,

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 I seek you.

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 Let me not wonder

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 from your commandments.

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 I have stored up your word

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 in my heart

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 that I might not sin

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 against you.

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 Blessed are you,

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 O Lord.

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 Teach me your statutes.

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 With my lips,

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 I declare all the rules

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 of your mouth.

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 In the way of your testimonies,

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 I delight as much

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 as in all riches.

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 I will meditate

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 on your precepts

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 and fix my eyes

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 on your ways.

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 I will delight

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 in your statutes.

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 I will not forget

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 your word.

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 The law of the Lord

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 is a wonderful gift

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 for God's people.

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 I wonder if you love

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 the word like this

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 or if it feels

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 like a burden

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 to you.

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 The law of the Lord

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 here is a blessing.

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 It's a gift for Adam

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 and Adam is meant

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 to live by it.

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 And again,

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 if he does perfectly,

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 if he perfectly obeys

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 the law of the Lord,

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 he gets to enjoy

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 all of these

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 wonderful blessings.

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 And we see here

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 there's a positive command

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 and a negative command,

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 isn't there?

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 There is something to do

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 and something not to do.

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 What must he do?

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 Verse 15.

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 Literally,

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 verse 15,

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 it says,

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 God put man in the garden

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 to serve and obey.

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 And we saw a couple

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 of weeks ago,

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 didn't we?

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 This blessing of work.

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 Man was made

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 in God's image

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 and he's given this task

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 of filling the earth

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 and subduing it,

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 ruling over it

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 as God's image bearers.

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 He was meant

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 to work as an extension

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 of God's work

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 in the world.

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 That's what he must do.

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 But there's also

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 this command

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 what he must not do,

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 isn't there?

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 Look there again

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 to verse 16.

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 You may surely eat

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 of every tree

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 of the garden,

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 but from the tree

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 of the knowledge

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 of good and evil

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 you shall not eat.

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 For in the day

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 you eat of it

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 you shall surely die.

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 Now,

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 we've got to think

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 about this for a second.

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 Because there is

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 something here

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 in the garden

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 of Eden,

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 in perfect paradise,

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 that man is told

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 he must not do.

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 Have you ever thought

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 about this?

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 We need to grasp this.

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 Because for many of us,

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 our idea of paradise,

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 if we could draw up

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 our perfect paradise,

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 our version of Eden,

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 it would be that

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 nobody can tell us

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 what to do

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 or not to do.

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 Our vision of perfection,

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 our vision of paradise

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 is that we are

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 absolutely free

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 and autonomous.

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 We are a law

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 unto ourselves.

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 Our vision of

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 a perfect paradise

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 is that nobody

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 can tell us what to do

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 and nobody can deny me

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 of what I want.

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 but here in a perfect world,

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 here in paradise

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 before the fall,

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 God tells man,

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 don't do that.

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 God,

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 by his word,

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 he put boundaries

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 and limits in place

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 that are good for us,

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 for our flourishing

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 and for our life

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 that we might thrive

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 with him in relationship.

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 He tells the oceans

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 to go here

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 and no further.

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 He tells the sun

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 to stay there

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 and to shine.

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 He tells the stars

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 to go here

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 and he tells man,

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 don't eat of that tree

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 because the second

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 he does so,

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 here's the warning.

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 All of this blessing

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 for him

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 is lost

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 but not just for him.

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 Here's what we need

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 to understand.

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 This is why this account

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 matters for you,

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 for us this morning.

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 Not just for him.

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 All of this will be lost

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 for him

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 and all of this

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 will be lost

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 for us.

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 Our hope

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 of enjoying

00:24:27.039 --> 00:24:28.319
 this garden paradise

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 with God,

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 it hangs in the balance

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 on whether or not

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 Adam can do

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 what he's told to do.

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 And the reason why

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 is because third,

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 third,

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 life in the garden

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 is defined

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 by something called

00:24:44.059 --> 00:24:44.700
 covenant.

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 It's defined

00:24:46.380 --> 00:24:47.799
 by covenant.

00:24:47.799 --> 00:24:48.019
 covenant.

00:24:48.220 --> 00:24:48.500
 You remember

00:24:48.500 --> 00:24:49.119
 the big picture

00:24:49.119 --> 00:24:49.659
 here?

00:24:50.659 --> 00:24:51.899
 God created man

00:24:51.899 --> 00:24:53.180
 to enjoy paradise

00:24:53.180 --> 00:24:54.059
 with him

00:24:54.059 --> 00:24:55.059
 in covenant

00:24:55.059 --> 00:24:56.659
 relationship.

00:24:57.359 --> 00:24:57.960
 Covenant

00:24:57.960 --> 00:24:59.299
 relationship.

00:24:59.519 --> 00:24:59.919
 We tend to

00:24:59.919 --> 00:25:00.919
 complicate this.

00:25:01.019 --> 00:25:01.700
 It seems like

00:25:01.700 --> 00:25:02.359
 an overwhelming,

00:25:02.899 --> 00:25:03.879
 scary topic

00:25:03.879 --> 00:25:04.599
 to talk about

00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:05.339
 but really

00:25:05.339 --> 00:25:05.919
 it's not that

00:25:05.919 --> 00:25:06.559
 complicated

00:25:06.559 --> 00:25:07.799
 because everything

00:25:07.799 --> 00:25:08.619
 that we just

00:25:08.619 --> 00:25:09.359
 described

00:25:09.359 --> 00:25:10.519
 this whole time

00:25:10.519 --> 00:25:11.039
 we've been sitting

00:25:11.039 --> 00:25:11.379
 here

00:25:11.380 --> 00:25:12.820
 is what it means

00:25:12.820 --> 00:25:13.780
 to be in

00:25:13.780 --> 00:25:14.640
 covenant.

00:25:15.960 --> 00:25:16.920
 In the Bible

00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:17.600
 covenants

00:25:17.600 --> 00:25:18.340
 define

00:25:18.340 --> 00:25:19.300
 relationships.

00:25:20.160 --> 00:25:20.820
 And we just

00:25:20.820 --> 00:25:21.220
 got done with

00:25:21.220 --> 00:25:22.080
 Valentine's Day.

00:25:22.340 --> 00:25:22.520
 Right?

00:25:23.180 --> 00:25:24.180
 All over the world

00:25:24.180 --> 00:25:24.880
 men and women

00:25:24.880 --> 00:25:26.280
 are thinking

00:25:26.280 --> 00:25:26.880
 they need to sit

00:25:26.880 --> 00:25:27.320
 down and have

00:25:27.320 --> 00:25:28.600
 the DTR talk.

00:25:28.680 --> 00:25:29.180
 You know what that is?

00:25:29.680 --> 00:25:31.100
 They need to define

00:25:31.100 --> 00:25:32.080
 the relationship.

00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:34.100
 We need to

00:25:34.100 --> 00:25:35.180
 come to terms

00:25:35.180 --> 00:25:36.320
 on how I relate

00:25:36.320 --> 00:25:36.760
 to you

00:25:36.760 --> 00:25:37.460
 and you relate

00:25:37.460 --> 00:25:37.920
 to me.

00:25:38.060 --> 00:25:38.880
 I need to understand

00:25:38.880 --> 00:25:40.080
 the relationship here.

00:25:40.079 --> 00:25:40.779
 Are we boyfriend,

00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:41.240
 girlfriend?

00:25:41.599 --> 00:25:42.500
 What is this

00:25:42.500 --> 00:25:43.339
 relationship that

00:25:43.339 --> 00:25:43.839
 we're in?

00:25:44.599 --> 00:25:45.500
 In the Bible

00:25:45.500 --> 00:25:47.199
 God defines

00:25:47.199 --> 00:25:48.079
 the relationship

00:25:48.079 --> 00:25:49.720
 by way of

00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:50.500
 covenant.

00:25:51.759 --> 00:25:52.480
 Ligon Duncan

00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:53.759
 defines it like this.

00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:54.619
 He says a covenant

00:25:54.619 --> 00:25:56.179
 is a special

00:25:56.179 --> 00:25:57.059
 relationship

00:25:57.059 --> 00:25:58.399
 established

00:25:58.399 --> 00:25:59.299
 and bestowed

00:25:59.299 --> 00:26:00.259
 by God

00:26:00.259 --> 00:26:01.339
 that has

00:26:01.339 --> 00:26:02.019
 blessings

00:26:02.019 --> 00:26:04.019
 and obligations.

00:26:05.199 --> 00:26:06.039
 And it is

00:26:06.039 --> 00:26:06.799
 of life

00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:07.679
 and death

00:26:07.679 --> 00:26:08.579
 significance.

00:26:08.579 --> 00:26:08.859
 significance.

00:26:09.939 --> 00:26:10.439
 You may feel

00:26:10.439 --> 00:26:10.759
 like your

00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:11.079
 boyfriend,

00:26:11.220 --> 00:26:11.599
 girlfriend's

00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:12.039
 situation

00:26:12.039 --> 00:26:12.639
 is of life

00:26:12.639 --> 00:26:12.919
 and death

00:26:12.919 --> 00:26:13.419
 significance.

00:26:13.579 --> 00:26:14.220
 It's not

00:26:14.220 --> 00:26:14.899
 quite there.

00:26:15.279 --> 00:26:16.039
 In the Bible

00:26:16.039 --> 00:26:16.480
 though,

00:26:17.980 --> 00:26:18.419
 a covenant

00:26:18.419 --> 00:26:19.159
 is a special

00:26:19.159 --> 00:26:19.859
 relationship

00:26:19.859 --> 00:26:20.579
 established

00:26:20.579 --> 00:26:21.419
 and bestowed

00:26:21.419 --> 00:26:22.000
 by God

00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:22.439
 that has

00:26:22.439 --> 00:26:22.980
 blessings

00:26:22.980 --> 00:26:23.980
 and obligations

00:26:23.980 --> 00:26:25.119
 and is

00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:25.799
 of life

00:26:25.799 --> 00:26:26.720
 and death

00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:27.980
 significance.

00:26:28.199 --> 00:26:28.460
 And isn't

00:26:28.460 --> 00:26:28.839
 that what we

00:26:28.839 --> 00:26:29.259
 see here

00:26:29.259 --> 00:26:29.439
 in the

00:26:29.439 --> 00:26:29.659
 garden?

00:26:31.000 --> 00:26:31.379
 Isn't

00:26:31.379 --> 00:26:31.659
 that what

00:26:31.659 --> 00:26:31.919
 we've

00:26:31.919 --> 00:26:32.779
 just seen?

00:26:32.879 --> 00:26:33.460
 Here in

00:26:33.460 --> 00:26:33.939
 the garden

00:26:33.939 --> 00:26:34.460
 of Eden

00:26:34.460 --> 00:26:35.579
 we see

00:26:35.579 --> 00:26:36.160
 that God

00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:37.120
 has defined

00:26:37.120 --> 00:26:38.100
 the relationship

00:26:38.100 --> 00:26:38.900
 between him

00:26:38.900 --> 00:26:39.500
 and Adam

00:26:39.500 --> 00:26:40.039
 in what we

00:26:40.039 --> 00:26:40.940
 call the

00:26:40.940 --> 00:26:41.340
 covenant

00:26:41.340 --> 00:26:42.440
 of works.

00:26:44.160 --> 00:26:44.720
 God

00:26:44.720 --> 00:26:45.319
 initiates

00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:45.519
 this

00:26:45.519 --> 00:26:46.120
 relationship.

00:26:47.120 --> 00:26:47.680
 God

00:26:47.680 --> 00:26:48.380
 establishes

00:26:48.380 --> 00:26:48.880
 the terms.

00:26:49.039 --> 00:26:49.160
 God

00:26:49.160 --> 00:26:49.400
 makes

00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:49.799
 these big

00:26:49.799 --> 00:26:50.440
 promises.

00:26:50.680 --> 00:26:51.120
 Eternal

00:26:51.120 --> 00:26:51.700
 life.

00:26:51.779 --> 00:26:51.960
 Life

00:26:51.960 --> 00:26:52.279
 forever

00:26:52.279 --> 00:26:52.559
 in the

00:26:52.559 --> 00:26:52.860
 garden.

00:26:53.460 --> 00:26:53.819
 And God

00:26:53.819 --> 00:26:54.299
 says here

00:26:54.299 --> 00:26:54.579
 is what

00:26:54.579 --> 00:26:55.299
 you must

00:26:55.299 --> 00:26:55.860
 do in

00:26:55.860 --> 00:26:56.240
 order to

00:26:56.240 --> 00:26:56.660
 enjoy

00:26:56.660 --> 00:26:57.259
 all of

00:26:57.259 --> 00:26:57.500
 this.

00:26:57.600 --> 00:26:57.900
 If you

00:26:57.900 --> 00:26:58.360
 succeed

00:26:58.360 --> 00:26:58.700
 you get

00:26:58.700 --> 00:26:59.079
 to enjoy

00:26:59.079 --> 00:26:59.440
 all the

00:26:59.440 --> 00:26:59.860
 benefits

00:26:59.860 --> 00:27:00.100
 of

00:27:00.100 --> 00:27:00.700
 eternal

00:27:00.700 --> 00:27:01.100
 life

00:27:01.100 --> 00:27:01.259
 and

00:27:01.259 --> 00:27:01.680
 paradise.

00:27:01.680 --> 00:27:02.240
 But if

00:27:02.240 --> 00:27:02.480
 you

00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:03.000
 fail

00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:03.320
 then

00:27:03.320 --> 00:27:03.539
 guess

00:27:03.539 --> 00:27:03.779
 what?

00:27:03.860 --> 00:27:04.080
 You

00:27:04.080 --> 00:27:04.960
 die.

00:27:05.880 --> 00:27:06.360
 But again

00:27:06.360 --> 00:27:07.100
 not just

00:27:07.100 --> 00:27:07.580
 you,

00:27:07.720 --> 00:27:08.019
 not just

00:27:08.019 --> 00:27:08.400
 Adam,

00:27:08.580 --> 00:27:09.560
 it's you

00:27:09.560 --> 00:27:10.180
 and everyone

00:27:10.180 --> 00:27:10.880
 whom you

00:27:10.880 --> 00:27:11.680
 represent.

00:27:12.779 --> 00:27:13.340
 You and

00:27:13.340 --> 00:27:13.740
 everyone

00:27:13.740 --> 00:27:14.740
 who descends

00:27:14.740 --> 00:27:16.019
 from you.

00:27:16.140 --> 00:27:16.680
 This covenant

00:27:16.680 --> 00:27:17.340
 here in the

00:27:17.340 --> 00:27:17.880
 garden with

00:27:17.880 --> 00:27:18.400
 all of its

00:27:18.400 --> 00:27:18.740
 promised

00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:19.340
 blessings

00:27:19.340 --> 00:27:20.220
 and all

00:27:20.220 --> 00:27:20.460
 of its

00:27:20.460 --> 00:27:20.799
 promised

00:27:20.799 --> 00:27:21.539
 consequences

00:27:21.539 --> 00:27:22.180
 it

00:27:22.180 --> 00:27:23.140
 includes

00:27:23.140 --> 00:27:24.000
 us.

00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:25.220
 It

00:27:25.220 --> 00:27:25.799
 defines

00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:26.440
 our

00:27:26.440 --> 00:27:27.320
 relationship

00:27:27.320 --> 00:27:28.080
 with God.

00:27:28.160 --> 00:27:28.299
 You want

00:27:28.299 --> 00:27:28.519
 to know

00:27:28.519 --> 00:27:29.279
 why we're

00:27:29.279 --> 00:27:29.840
 not in

00:27:29.840 --> 00:27:30.259
 the garden

00:27:30.259 --> 00:27:30.620
 of Eden

00:27:30.620 --> 00:27:31.200
 this morning?

00:27:31.200 --> 00:27:31.819
 It's

00:27:31.819 --> 00:27:32.140
 because

00:27:32.140 --> 00:27:32.700
 Adam

00:27:32.700 --> 00:27:33.019
 has

00:27:33.019 --> 00:27:33.559
 failed

00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:33.880
 in our

00:27:33.880 --> 00:27:34.319
 place.

00:27:35.420 --> 00:27:35.680
 You want

00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:35.860
 to know

00:27:35.860 --> 00:27:36.220
 why we

00:27:36.220 --> 00:27:36.420
 don't

00:27:36.420 --> 00:27:36.779
 enjoy

00:27:36.779 --> 00:27:37.279
 perfect

00:27:37.279 --> 00:27:37.779
 paradise

00:27:37.779 --> 00:27:38.160
 and

00:27:38.160 --> 00:27:38.539
 in

00:27:38.539 --> 00:27:38.779
 right

00:27:38.779 --> 00:27:39.319
 relationship

00:27:39.319 --> 00:27:39.620
 with

00:27:39.620 --> 00:27:39.759
 the

00:27:39.759 --> 00:27:40.000
 Lord?

00:27:40.100 --> 00:27:40.200
 It's

00:27:40.200 --> 00:27:40.400
 because

00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:40.819
 we

00:27:40.819 --> 00:27:41.039
 are

00:27:41.039 --> 00:27:41.700
 included

00:27:41.700 --> 00:27:42.120
 by

00:27:42.120 --> 00:27:42.880
 natural

00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:43.519
 right

00:27:43.519 --> 00:27:44.080
 in

00:27:44.080 --> 00:27:44.680
 Adam.

00:27:45.100 --> 00:27:45.500
 Adam

00:27:45.500 --> 00:27:45.759
 has

00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:46.140
 failed

00:27:46.140 --> 00:27:46.539
 as our

00:27:46.539 --> 00:27:47.080
 representative

00:27:47.080 --> 00:27:47.460
 and so

00:27:47.460 --> 00:27:47.720
 now

00:27:47.720 --> 00:27:48.299
 his

00:27:48.299 --> 00:27:48.740
 sin

00:27:48.740 --> 00:27:49.000
 is

00:27:49.000 --> 00:27:49.420
 our

00:27:49.420 --> 00:27:50.000
 sin.

00:27:50.779 --> 00:27:51.120
 His

00:27:51.120 --> 00:27:51.640
 failure

00:27:51.640 --> 00:27:52.019
 is

00:27:52.019 --> 00:27:52.440
 our

00:27:52.440 --> 00:27:53.080
 failure.

00:27:53.680 --> 00:27:53.960
 His

00:27:53.960 --> 00:27:54.580
 punishment

00:27:54.580 --> 00:27:54.920
 is

00:27:54.920 --> 00:27:55.600
 our

00:27:55.600 --> 00:27:56.180
 punishment.

00:27:56.380 --> 00:27:56.440
 We

00:27:56.440 --> 00:27:56.720
 don't

00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:57.080
 enter

00:27:57.080 --> 00:27:57.299
 the

00:27:57.299 --> 00:27:57.539
 world

00:27:57.539 --> 00:27:57.799
 on

00:27:57.799 --> 00:27:58.319
 neutral

00:27:58.319 --> 00:27:58.759
 terms

00:27:58.759 --> 00:27:58.960
 with

00:27:58.960 --> 00:27:59.400
 God.

00:27:59.600 --> 00:28:00.039
 We

00:28:00.039 --> 00:28:00.539
 enter

00:28:01.200 --> 00:28:02.140
 the

00:28:02.140 --> 00:28:01.319
 world

00:28:01.319 --> 00:28:01.880
 in

00:28:01.880 --> 00:28:02.420
 covenant

00:28:02.420 --> 00:28:02.740
 with

00:28:02.740 --> 00:28:02.980
 God

00:28:02.980 --> 00:28:03.200
 that's

00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:03.380
 been

00:28:03.380 --> 00:28:03.920
 broken

00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:04.440
 already

00:28:04.440 --> 00:28:04.640
 in

00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:04.880
 Adam.

00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:08.460
 This is

00:28:08.460 --> 00:28:09.100
 bad news.

00:28:10.960 --> 00:28:11.640
 Is it

00:28:11.640 --> 00:28:11.920
 not?

00:28:13.200 --> 00:28:13.960
 This is

00:28:13.960 --> 00:28:14.660
 bad news.

00:28:14.660 --> 00:28:16.680
 God

00:28:16.680 --> 00:28:16.920
 if it

00:28:16.920 --> 00:28:17.240
 sounds

00:28:17.240 --> 00:28:17.860
 unfair

00:28:17.860 --> 00:28:18.400
 to

00:28:18.400 --> 00:28:18.900
 you

00:28:18.900 --> 00:28:20.279
 that

00:28:20.279 --> 00:28:20.500
 we

00:28:20.500 --> 00:28:20.779
 might

00:28:20.779 --> 00:28:21.500
 enter

00:28:21.500 --> 00:28:21.759
 on

00:28:21.759 --> 00:28:22.160
 negative

00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:22.660
 terms

00:28:22.660 --> 00:28:22.840
 with

00:28:22.840 --> 00:28:23.120
 God

00:28:23.120 --> 00:28:23.259
 that

00:28:23.259 --> 00:28:23.360
 we

00:28:23.360 --> 00:28:23.519
 might

00:28:23.519 --> 00:28:23.700
 have

00:28:23.700 --> 00:28:23.960
 no

00:28:23.960 --> 00:28:24.560
 chance

00:28:24.560 --> 00:28:24.680
 in

00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:24.840
 our

00:28:24.840 --> 00:28:25.040
 own

00:28:25.040 --> 00:28:25.380
 right

00:28:25.380 --> 00:28:25.540
 of

00:28:25.540 --> 00:28:26.180
 earning

00:28:26.180 --> 00:28:26.380
 our

00:28:26.380 --> 00:28:26.680
 way

00:28:26.680 --> 00:28:27.040
 to

00:28:27.040 --> 00:28:27.259
 right

00:28:27.259 --> 00:28:27.840
 relationship

00:28:27.840 --> 00:28:28.140
 with

00:28:28.140 --> 00:28:28.259
 the

00:28:28.259 --> 00:28:28.600
 Lord.

00:28:29.680 --> 00:28:30.000
 Just wait

00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:30.200
 till I

00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:30.440
 tell you

00:28:30.440 --> 00:28:30.580
 about

00:28:30.580 --> 00:28:30.700
 the

00:28:30.700 --> 00:28:30.860
 good

00:28:30.860 --> 00:28:31.220
 news.

00:28:33.220 --> 00:28:33.860
 The

00:28:33.860 --> 00:28:34.060
 good

00:28:34.060 --> 00:28:34.340
 news

00:28:34.340 --> 00:28:34.680
 of the

00:28:34.680 --> 00:28:35.180
 gospel

00:28:35.180 --> 00:28:37.019
 is

00:28:37.019 --> 00:28:37.220
 that

00:28:37.220 --> 00:28:37.779
 God

00:28:37.779 --> 00:28:38.240
 has

00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:38.800
 made

00:28:38.800 --> 00:28:39.320
 a

00:28:39.320 --> 00:28:39.680
 way

00:28:39.680 --> 00:28:40.539
 to

00:28:40.539 --> 00:28:41.259
 bring

00:28:41.259 --> 00:28:41.840
 us

00:28:41.840 --> 00:28:42.480
 back

00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:43.060
 into

00:28:43.060 --> 00:28:43.660
 covenant

00:28:43.660 --> 00:28:44.700
 relationship

00:28:44.700 --> 00:28:45.100
 with

00:28:45.100 --> 00:28:45.400
 him

00:28:45.400 --> 00:28:46.500
 by

00:28:46.500 --> 00:28:47.019
 sending

00:28:47.019 --> 00:28:47.600
 his

00:28:47.600 --> 00:28:47.960
 own

00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:48.420
 son

00:28:48.420 --> 00:28:48.880
 Jesus

00:28:48.880 --> 00:28:49.220
 as

00:28:49.220 --> 00:28:49.440
 the

00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:49.900
 head

00:28:49.900 --> 00:28:50.100
 of

00:28:50.100 --> 00:28:50.259
 a

00:28:50.259 --> 00:28:50.680
 new

00:28:50.680 --> 00:28:50.980
 and

00:28:50.980 --> 00:28:51.480
 better

00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:52.019
 covenant.

00:28:53.860 --> 00:28:54.420
 So

00:28:54.420 --> 00:28:54.720
 Jesus

00:28:54.720 --> 00:28:55.080
 Christ

00:28:55.080 --> 00:28:55.279
 has

00:28:55.279 --> 00:28:55.539
 come

00:28:55.539 --> 00:28:55.720
 to

00:28:55.720 --> 00:28:56.180
 redeem

00:28:56.180 --> 00:28:56.620
 what

00:28:56.620 --> 00:28:57.080
 Adam

00:28:57.080 --> 00:28:57.400
 has

00:28:57.400 --> 00:28:58.080
 lost.

00:28:59.180 --> 00:28:59.700
 This

00:28:59.700 --> 00:28:59.820
 is

00:28:59.820 --> 00:28:59.960
 why

00:28:59.960 --> 00:29:00.160
 we

00:29:00.160 --> 00:29:00.400
 call

00:29:00.400 --> 00:29:00.799
 Jesus

00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:01.060
 the

00:29:01.060 --> 00:29:01.500
 true

00:29:01.500 --> 00:29:01.720
 and

00:29:01.720 --> 00:29:02.039
 better

00:29:02.039 --> 00:29:02.480
 Adam.

00:29:02.620 --> 00:29:02.700
 Did

00:29:02.700 --> 00:29:02.759
 you

00:29:02.759 --> 00:29:02.860
 hear

00:29:02.860 --> 00:29:02.980
 what

00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:03.060
 we

00:29:03.060 --> 00:29:03.220
 just

00:29:03.220 --> 00:29:03.519
 sang

00:29:03.519 --> 00:29:03.900
 moments

00:29:03.900 --> 00:29:04.180
 ago?

00:29:05.299 --> 00:29:05.460
 He

00:29:05.460 --> 00:29:05.620
 the

00:29:05.620 --> 00:29:06.060
 true

00:29:06.060 --> 00:29:06.299
 and

00:29:06.299 --> 00:29:06.600
 better

00:29:06.600 --> 00:29:07.019
 Adam

00:29:07.019 --> 00:29:07.380
 come

00:29:07.380 --> 00:29:07.600
 to

00:29:07.600 --> 00:29:08.000
 save

00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:08.180
 the

00:29:08.180 --> 00:29:08.360
 hell

00:29:08.360 --> 00:29:08.640
 bound

00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:08.640


00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:09.060
 man

00:29:09.059 --> 00:29:09.940
 Jesus

00:29:09.940 --> 00:29:10.179
 is

00:29:10.179 --> 00:29:10.319
 the

00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:10.679
 true

00:29:10.679 --> 00:29:10.940
 and

00:29:10.940 --> 00:29:11.299
 better

00:29:11.299 --> 00:29:11.740
 Adam

00:29:11.740 --> 00:29:12.059
 because

00:29:12.059 --> 00:29:12.579
 unlike

00:29:12.579 --> 00:29:13.240
 us

00:29:13.240 --> 00:29:13.879
 Jesus

00:29:13.879 --> 00:29:14.259
 doesn't

00:29:14.259 --> 00:29:14.819
 inherit

00:29:14.819 --> 00:29:15.639
 Adam's

00:29:15.639 --> 00:29:16.279
 natural

00:29:16.279 --> 00:29:16.779
 guilt.

00:29:16.899 --> 00:29:17.039
 He's

00:29:17.039 --> 00:29:17.259
 born

00:29:17.259 --> 00:29:17.519
 of a

00:29:17.519 --> 00:29:17.859
 virgin.

00:29:19.339 --> 00:29:19.659
 He's

00:29:19.659 --> 00:29:19.879
 born

00:29:19.879 --> 00:29:20.339
 without

00:29:20.339 --> 00:29:20.700
 our

00:29:20.700 --> 00:29:21.119
 sin

00:29:21.119 --> 00:29:21.740
 nature.

00:29:22.899 --> 00:29:23.000
 And

00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:23.279
 what we

00:29:23.279 --> 00:29:23.539
 see

00:29:23.539 --> 00:29:23.859
 is that

00:29:23.859 --> 00:29:24.179
 unlike

00:29:24.179 --> 00:29:24.819
 Adam

00:29:24.819 --> 00:29:25.000
 and

00:29:25.000 --> 00:29:25.259
 unlike

00:29:25.259 --> 00:29:25.500
 all

00:29:25.500 --> 00:29:25.659
 of

00:29:25.659 --> 00:29:25.940
 us

00:29:25.940 --> 00:29:26.480
 Christ

00:29:26.480 --> 00:29:26.980
 Jesus

00:29:26.980 --> 00:29:27.299
 has

00:29:27.299 --> 00:29:28.000
 perfectly

00:29:28.000 --> 00:29:28.859
 obeyed

00:29:28.859 --> 00:29:29.000
 the

00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:29.299
 law

00:29:29.299 --> 00:29:29.500
 of

00:29:29.500 --> 00:29:29.919
 God.

00:29:30.619 --> 00:29:31.220
 Positive

00:29:31.220 --> 00:29:31.720
 and

00:29:31.720 --> 00:29:32.179
 negative.

00:29:32.379 --> 00:29:32.460
 He

00:29:32.460 --> 00:29:32.679
 has

00:29:32.679 --> 00:29:33.480
 positively

00:29:33.480 --> 00:29:34.099
 obeyed

00:29:34.099 --> 00:29:34.519
 everything

00:29:34.519 --> 00:29:34.859
 God

00:29:34.859 --> 00:29:35.299
 commanded

00:29:35.299 --> 00:29:35.319
!

00:29:35.899 --> 00:29:35.980
 And

00:29:35.980 --> 00:29:36.159
 he

00:29:36.159 --> 00:29:36.419
 has

00:29:36.419 --> 00:29:36.980
 avoided

00:29:36.980 --> 00:29:37.000
!

00:29:37.000 --> 00:29:37.359
 Every

00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:37.859
 temptation

00:29:37.859 --> 00:29:38.079
 and

00:29:38.079 --> 00:29:38.279
 every

00:29:38.279 --> 00:29:38.619
 sin.

00:29:39.059 --> 00:29:39.720
 He's

00:29:39.720 --> 00:29:40.119
 tempted

00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:40.399
 and

00:29:40.399 --> 00:29:40.779
 tried

00:29:40.779 --> 00:29:40.919
 in

00:29:40.919 --> 00:29:41.179
 every

00:29:41.179 --> 00:29:41.359
 way

00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:41.519
 as

00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:41.740
 we

00:29:41.740 --> 00:29:41.960
 are

00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:42.419
 yet

00:29:42.419 --> 00:29:43.240
 without

00:29:43.240 --> 00:29:44.379
 sin.

00:29:45.659 --> 00:29:45.799
 And

00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:46.099
 Jesus

00:29:46.099 --> 00:29:46.559
 Christ

00:29:46.559 --> 00:29:46.799
 the

00:29:46.799 --> 00:29:47.240
 true

00:29:47.240 --> 00:29:47.500
 and

00:29:47.500 --> 00:29:47.940
 better

00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:48.319
 Adam

00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:48.500
 he

00:29:48.500 --> 00:29:48.960
 lived

00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:49.139
 the

00:29:49.139 --> 00:29:49.440
 perfect

00:29:49.440 --> 00:29:49.839
 life

00:29:49.839 --> 00:29:49.980
 that

00:29:49.980 --> 00:29:50.119
 you

00:29:50.119 --> 00:29:50.220
 and

00:29:50.220 --> 00:29:50.359
 I

00:29:50.359 --> 00:29:50.740
 should

00:29:50.740 --> 00:29:50.980
 have

00:29:50.980 --> 00:29:51.440
 lived

00:29:51.440 --> 00:29:52.100
!

00:29:52.100 --> 00:29:52.160
 And

00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:52.400
 he

00:29:52.400 --> 00:29:52.860
 died

00:29:52.860 --> 00:29:53.200
 the

00:29:53.200 --> 00:29:53.720
 sinner's

00:29:53.720 --> 00:29:54.019
 death

00:29:54.019 --> 00:29:54.200
 that

00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:54.340
 you

00:29:54.340 --> 00:29:54.460
 and

00:29:54.460 --> 00:29:54.580
 I

00:29:54.580 --> 00:29:54.940
 deserve

00:29:54.940 --> 00:29:55.180
 to

00:29:55.180 --> 00:29:55.519
 die.

00:29:56.660 --> 00:29:56.880
 You

00:29:56.880 --> 00:29:57.000
 want

00:29:57.000 --> 00:29:57.039
 to

00:29:57.039 --> 00:29:57.180
 talk

00:29:57.180 --> 00:29:57.340
 about

00:29:57.340 --> 00:29:57.820
 unfair?

00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:00.100
 This

00:30:00.100 --> 00:30:00.279
 is

00:30:00.279 --> 00:30:00.799
 unfair!

00:30:02.620 --> 00:30:03.200
 Jesus

00:30:03.200 --> 00:30:03.519
 says

00:30:03.519 --> 00:30:03.680
 how

00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:03.900
 about

00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:04.100
 I

00:30:04.100 --> 00:30:04.700
 take

00:30:04.700 --> 00:30:05.039
 on

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:05.480
 all

00:30:05.480 --> 00:30:05.700
 of

00:30:05.700 --> 00:30:05.840
 the

00:30:05.840 --> 00:30:06.299
 punishment

00:30:06.299 --> 00:30:06.660
 that

00:30:06.660 --> 00:30:07.000
 you

00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:07.299
 have

00:30:07.299 --> 00:30:07.900
 earned

00:30:07.900 --> 00:30:08.940
 and

00:30:08.940 --> 00:30:09.460
 I'll

00:30:09.460 --> 00:30:09.620
 just

00:30:09.620 --> 00:30:10.019
 give

00:30:10.019 --> 00:30:10.220
 you

00:30:10.220 --> 00:30:10.519
 all

00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:10.640
 of

00:30:10.640 --> 00:30:10.759
 the

00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:11.140
 eternal

00:30:11.140 --> 00:30:11.600
 life

00:30:11.600 --> 00:30:11.759
 and

00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:12.180
 righteousness

00:30:12.180 --> 00:30:12.460
 that

00:30:12.460 --> 00:30:12.720
 I've

00:30:12.720 --> 00:30:12.940
 earned!

00:30:13.019 --> 00:30:13.140
 How

00:30:13.140 --> 00:30:13.360
 about

00:30:13.360 --> 00:30:13.980
 that

00:30:13.980 --> 00:30:14.299
 deal?

00:30:14.299 --> 00:30:17.000
 I

00:30:17.000 --> 00:30:17.180
 will

00:30:17.180 --> 00:30:17.460
 become

00:30:17.460 --> 00:30:17.639
 a

00:30:17.639 --> 00:30:17.940
 curse

00:30:17.940 --> 00:30:18.240
 for

00:30:18.240 --> 00:30:18.680
 you

00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:20.039
 so

00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:20.200
 that

00:30:20.200 --> 00:30:20.339
 in

00:30:20.339 --> 00:30:20.559
 me

00:30:20.559 --> 00:30:20.940
 you

00:30:20.940 --> 00:30:21.440
 might

00:30:21.440 --> 00:30:21.980
 become

00:30:21.980 --> 00:30:22.279
 the

00:30:22.279 --> 00:30:22.839
 righteousness

00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:23.319
 of

00:30:23.319 --> 00:30:23.779
 God

00:30:23.779 --> 00:30:24.940
 who

00:30:24.940 --> 00:30:25.079
 can

00:30:25.079 --> 00:30:25.259
 be

00:30:25.259 --> 00:30:25.759
 blessed

00:30:25.759 --> 00:30:26.259
 in

00:30:26.259 --> 00:30:27.019
 me

00:30:27.019 --> 00:30:27.259
 he

00:30:27.259 --> 00:30:27.680
 says

00:30:27.680 --> 00:30:27.839
 he

00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:28.039
 made

00:30:28.039 --> 00:30:28.279
 him

00:30:28.279 --> 00:30:28.460
 who

00:30:28.460 --> 00:30:28.700
 knew

00:30:28.700 --> 00:30:28.980
 no

00:30:28.980 --> 00:30:29.440
 sin

00:30:29.440 --> 00:30:29.759
 to

00:30:29.759 --> 00:30:30.200
 become

00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:30.720
 sin

00:30:30.720 --> 00:30:31.039
 for

00:30:31.039 --> 00:30:31.480
 us

00:30:31.480 --> 00:30:32.359
 so

00:30:32.359 --> 00:30:32.559
 that

00:30:32.559 --> 00:30:32.879
 in

00:30:32.879 --> 00:30:33.279
 him

00:30:33.279 --> 00:30:33.659
 we

00:30:33.659 --> 00:30:34.000
 might

00:30:34.000 --> 00:30:34.519
 become

00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:34.859
 the

00:30:34.859 --> 00:30:35.419
 righteousness

00:30:35.419 --> 00:30:36.139
 of

00:30:36.139 --> 00:30:36.940
 God

00:30:36.940 --> 00:30:37.480
 all

00:30:37.480 --> 00:30:37.859
 you

00:30:37.859 --> 00:30:38.279
 have

00:30:38.279 --> 00:30:38.460
 to

00:30:38.460 --> 00:30:38.819
 do

00:30:38.819 --> 00:30:40.119
 is

00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:40.359
 simply

00:30:40.359 --> 00:30:40.740
 repent

00:30:40.740 --> 00:30:41.039
 of your

00:30:41.039 --> 00:30:41.299
 sin

00:30:41.299 --> 00:30:41.460
 and

00:30:41.460 --> 00:30:41.819
 trust

00:30:41.819 --> 00:30:42.000
 in

00:30:42.000 --> 00:30:42.419
 Christ

00:30:42.420 --> 00:30:44.360
 come

00:30:44.360 --> 00:30:44.500
 to

00:30:44.500 --> 00:30:44.640
 him

00:30:44.640 --> 00:30:44.840
 in

00:30:44.840 --> 00:30:45.120
 faith

00:30:45.120 --> 00:30:47.080
 you

00:30:47.080 --> 00:30:47.140
 know

00:30:47.140 --> 00:30:47.320
 this

00:30:47.320 --> 00:30:47.440
 is

00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:47.700
 why

00:30:47.700 --> 00:30:49.200
 try

00:30:49.200 --> 00:30:49.759
 harder

00:30:49.759 --> 00:30:50.100
 just

00:30:50.100 --> 00:30:50.700
 this

00:30:50.700 --> 00:30:50.980
 doesn't

00:30:50.980 --> 00:30:51.220
 cut

00:30:51.220 --> 00:30:51.380
 it

00:30:51.380 --> 00:30:51.560
 does

00:30:51.560 --> 00:30:51.740
 it

00:30:51.740 --> 00:30:53.340
 any

00:30:53.340 --> 00:30:53.539
 sort

00:30:53.539 --> 00:30:53.660
 of

00:30:53.660 --> 00:30:53.980
 works

00:30:53.980 --> 00:30:54.640
 righteousness

00:30:54.640 --> 00:30:55.400
 I'm

00:30:55.400 --> 00:30:55.539
 just

00:30:55.539 --> 00:30:55.740
 trying

00:30:55.740 --> 00:30:55.840
 to

00:30:55.840 --> 00:30:55.940
 be

00:30:55.940 --> 00:30:56.039
 a

00:30:56.039 --> 00:30:56.180
 better

00:30:56.180 --> 00:30:56.740
 Christian

00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:57.140
 I'm

00:30:57.140 --> 00:30:57.360
 trying

00:30:57.360 --> 00:30:57.620
 to

00:30:57.620 --> 00:30:59.100
 better

00:30:59.100 --> 00:30:59.700
 myself

00:30:59.700 --> 00:31:00.380
 I

00:31:00.380 --> 00:31:00.460
 just

00:31:00.460 --> 00:31:00.560
 want

00:31:00.560 --> 00:31:00.680
 to be

00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:00.920
 a good

00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:01.460
 Christian

00:31:01.460 --> 00:31:01.880
 person

00:31:01.880 --> 00:31:02.120
 none

00:31:02.120 --> 00:31:02.460
 of that

00:31:02.460 --> 00:31:02.860
 none

00:31:02.860 --> 00:31:03.259
 of that

00:31:03.259 --> 00:31:03.840
 works

00:31:03.840 --> 00:31:03.980
 it

00:31:03.980 --> 00:31:04.200
 doesn't

00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:04.500
 cut

00:31:04.500 --> 00:31:04.600
 it

00:31:04.600 --> 00:31:04.720
 you

00:31:04.720 --> 00:31:05.039
 can't

00:31:05.039 --> 00:31:05.440
 better

00:31:05.440 --> 00:31:06.000
 yourself

00:31:06.000 --> 00:31:06.480
 into

00:31:06.480 --> 00:31:07.019
 paradise

00:31:07.019 --> 00:31:07.320
 it's

00:31:07.320 --> 00:31:07.880
 impossible

00:31:07.880 --> 00:31:08.620
 no

00:31:08.620 --> 00:31:09.160
 amount

00:31:09.160 --> 00:31:09.400
 of

00:31:09.400 --> 00:31:09.740
 effort

00:31:09.740 --> 00:31:09.920
 you

00:31:09.920 --> 00:31:10.160
 put

00:31:10.160 --> 00:31:10.500
 in

00:31:10.500 --> 00:31:10.860
 will

00:31:10.860 --> 00:31:11.019
 get

00:31:11.019 --> 00:31:11.180
 you

00:31:11.180 --> 00:31:11.599
 one

00:31:11.599 --> 00:31:12.059
 inch

00:31:12.059 --> 00:31:12.559
 closer

00:31:12.559 --> 00:31:12.879
 to

00:31:12.879 --> 00:31:13.400
 God

00:31:13.400 --> 00:31:16.519
 why

00:31:16.519 --> 00:31:18.319
 because

00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:18.879
 covenant

00:31:18.879 --> 00:31:19.960
 defines

00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:20.160
 the

00:31:20.160 --> 00:31:20.740
 relationship

00:31:20.740 --> 00:31:22.599
 you

00:31:22.599 --> 00:31:22.799
 are

00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:23.279
 either

00:31:23.279 --> 00:31:23.819
 in

00:31:23.819 --> 00:31:24.299
 Adam

00:31:24.299 --> 00:31:24.740
 or

00:31:24.740 --> 00:31:24.980
 you

00:31:24.980 --> 00:31:25.200
 are

00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:25.660
 in

00:31:25.660 --> 00:31:26.299
 Christ

00:31:26.299 --> 00:31:26.559
 and

00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:27.019
 all

00:31:27.019 --> 00:31:27.220
 of

00:31:27.220 --> 00:31:27.319
 your

00:31:27.319 --> 00:31:27.619
 best

00:31:27.619 --> 00:31:28.059
 efforts

00:31:28.059 --> 00:31:28.299
 in

00:31:28.299 --> 00:31:28.759
 Adam

00:31:28.759 --> 00:31:29.139
 are

00:31:29.139 --> 00:31:30.660
 worthless

00:31:30.660 --> 00:31:32.420
 you

00:31:32.420 --> 00:31:32.860
 must

00:31:32.860 --> 00:31:33.279
 simply

00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:33.700
 come

00:31:33.700 --> 00:31:33.900
 to

00:31:33.900 --> 00:31:34.300
 Christ

00:31:34.300 --> 00:31:34.519
 in

00:31:34.519 --> 00:31:34.920
 faith

00:31:34.920 --> 00:31:35.080
 and

00:31:35.080 --> 00:31:35.240
 say

00:31:35.240 --> 00:31:35.400
 I

00:31:35.400 --> 00:31:36.200
 can't

00:31:36.200 --> 00:31:36.500
 do

00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:36.900
 this

00:31:36.900 --> 00:31:37.720
 my

00:31:37.720 --> 00:31:38.120
 greatest

00:31:38.120 --> 00:31:38.540
 efforts

00:31:38.540 --> 00:31:38.759
 are

00:31:38.759 --> 00:31:39.420
 not

00:31:39.420 --> 00:31:40.040
 enough

00:31:40.040 --> 00:31:40.380
 I'm

00:31:40.380 --> 00:31:40.920
 guilty

00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:41.220
 I'm

00:31:41.220 --> 00:31:41.440
 a

00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:41.680
 sinner

00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:41.900
 and

00:31:41.900 --> 00:31:42.060
 I

00:31:42.060 --> 00:31:42.660
 need

00:31:42.660 --> 00:31:43.259
 you

00:31:43.259 --> 00:31:43.620
 to

00:31:43.620 --> 00:31:44.080
 save

00:31:44.080 --> 00:31:44.440
 me

00:31:44.440 --> 00:31:46.480
 you

00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:46.620
 are

00:31:46.620 --> 00:31:46.840
 either

00:31:46.840 --> 00:31:47.120
 in

00:31:47.120 --> 00:31:47.480
 Adam

00:31:47.480 --> 00:31:47.700
 or

00:31:47.700 --> 00:31:47.880
 you

00:31:47.880 --> 00:31:48.040
 are

00:31:48.040 --> 00:31:48.440
 in

00:31:48.440 --> 00:31:49.400
 Christ

00:31:49.400 --> 00:31:49.660
 Paul

00:31:49.660 --> 00:31:49.960
 says

00:31:49.960 --> 00:31:50.160
 in

00:31:50.160 --> 00:31:50.540
 Romans

00:31:50.540 --> 00:31:50.840
 chapter

00:31:50.840 --> 00:31:51.279
 5

00:31:51.279 --> 00:31:51.660
 therefore

00:31:51.660 --> 00:31:52.040
 as

00:31:52.040 --> 00:31:52.440
 one

00:31:52.440 --> 00:31:53.279
 trespass

00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:54.080
 led

00:31:54.080 --> 00:31:54.259
 to

00:31:54.259 --> 00:31:55.019
 condemnation

00:31:55.019 --> 00:31:55.320
 for

00:31:55.320 --> 00:31:55.640
 all

00:31:55.640 --> 00:31:56.000
 men

00:31:56.000 --> 00:31:57.279
 so

00:31:57.279 --> 00:31:57.640
 one

00:31:57.640 --> 00:31:58.000
 act

00:31:58.000 --> 00:31:58.200
 of

00:31:58.200 --> 00:31:58.800
 righteousness

00:31:58.800 --> 00:31:59.400
 leads

00:31:59.400 --> 00:31:59.640
 to

00:31:59.640 --> 00:32:00.340
 justification

00:32:00.340 --> 00:32:01.060
 and

00:32:01.060 --> 00:32:01.580
 life

00:32:01.580 --> 00:32:01.900
 for

00:32:01.900 --> 00:32:02.160
 all

00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:02.460
 men

00:32:02.460 --> 00:32:03.800
 for

00:32:03.800 --> 00:32:03.960
 as

00:32:03.960 --> 00:32:04.080
 by

00:32:04.080 --> 00:32:04.220
 the

00:32:04.220 --> 00:32:04.440
 one

00:32:04.440 --> 00:32:04.820
 man's

00:32:04.820 --> 00:32:05.660
 disobedience

00:32:05.660 --> 00:32:05.860
 the

00:32:05.860 --> 00:32:06.020
 many

00:32:06.020 --> 00:32:06.180
 were

00:32:06.180 --> 00:32:06.520
 made

00:32:06.520 --> 00:32:07.060
 sinners

00:32:07.060 --> 00:32:07.759
 so

00:32:07.759 --> 00:32:07.960
 by

00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:08.120
 the

00:32:08.120 --> 00:32:08.360
 one

00:32:08.360 --> 00:32:08.780
 man's

00:32:08.780 --> 00:32:09.360
 obedience

00:32:09.360 --> 00:32:09.759
 the

00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:10.020
 many

00:32:10.020 --> 00:32:10.280
 will

00:32:10.280 --> 00:32:10.440
 be

00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:10.940
 made

00:32:10.940 --> 00:32:11.900
 righteous

00:32:11.900 --> 00:32:13.700
 he

00:32:13.700 --> 00:32:13.840
 says

00:32:13.840 --> 00:32:13.980
 in

00:32:13.980 --> 00:32:14.180
 Romans

00:32:14.180 --> 00:32:14.520
 6

00:32:14.520 --> 00:32:15.080
 23

00:32:15.080 --> 00:32:15.380
 the

00:32:15.380 --> 00:32:16.080
 wages

00:32:16.080 --> 00:32:16.340
 of

00:32:16.340 --> 00:32:16.740
 sin

00:32:16.740 --> 00:32:16.960
 is

00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:17.580
 death

00:32:17.580 --> 00:32:18.860
 but

00:32:18.860 --> 00:32:19.040
 the

00:32:19.040 --> 00:32:19.360
 free

00:32:19.360 --> 00:32:19.680
 gift

00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:19.880
 of

00:32:19.880 --> 00:32:20.180
 God

00:32:20.180 --> 00:32:20.340
 is

00:32:20.340 --> 00:32:20.780
 eternal

00:32:20.780 --> 00:32:21.420
 life

00:32:21.420 --> 00:32:21.660
 in

00:32:21.660 --> 00:32:22.120
 Christ

00:32:22.120 --> 00:32:22.780
 Jesus

00:32:22.780 --> 00:32:23.300
 our

00:32:23.300 --> 00:32:23.940
 Lord

00:32:23.940 --> 00:32:24.280
 church

00:32:24.280 --> 00:32:24.480
 do

00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:24.700
 you

00:32:24.700 --> 00:32:25.360
 want

00:32:25.360 --> 00:32:25.480
 to

00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:25.600
 be

00:32:25.600 --> 00:32:25.900
 paid

00:32:25.900 --> 00:32:26.140
 a

00:32:26.140 --> 00:32:26.680
 wage

00:32:26.680 --> 00:32:26.800
 or

00:32:26.800 --> 00:32:26.900
 do

00:32:26.900 --> 00:32:26.980
 you

00:32:26.980 --> 00:32:27.100
 want

00:32:27.100 --> 00:32:27.220
 the

00:32:27.220 --> 00:32:27.480
 free

00:32:27.480 --> 00:32:27.880
 gift

00:32:27.880 --> 00:32:28.140
 this

00:32:29.640 --> 00:32:30.680
 if

00:32:30.680 --> 00:32:30.920
 God

00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:31.400
 pays

00:32:31.400 --> 00:32:31.560
 you

00:32:31.560 --> 00:32:31.740
 the

00:32:31.740 --> 00:32:32.460
 wage

00:32:32.460 --> 00:32:32.680
 that

00:32:32.680 --> 00:32:32.800
 you

00:32:32.800 --> 00:32:33.220
 deserve

00:32:33.220 --> 00:32:33.440
 for

00:32:33.440 --> 00:32:33.720
 your

00:32:33.720 --> 00:32:34.700
 righteousness

00:32:34.700 --> 00:32:35.440
 your

00:32:35.440 --> 00:32:35.980
 works

00:32:35.980 --> 00:32:37.000
 we're

00:32:37.000 --> 00:32:37.460
 toast

00:32:37.460 --> 00:32:39.340
 and

00:32:39.340 --> 00:32:39.580
 we

00:32:39.580 --> 00:32:40.060
 need

00:32:40.060 --> 00:32:40.240
 the

00:32:40.240 --> 00:32:40.800
 free

00:32:40.800 --> 00:32:41.380
 gift

00:32:41.380 --> 00:32:41.580
 of

00:32:41.580 --> 00:32:42.000
 eternal

00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:42.520
 life

00:32:42.520 --> 00:32:42.740
 in

00:32:42.740 --> 00:32:43.600
 covenant

00:32:43.600 --> 00:32:44.759
 relationship

00:32:44.759 --> 00:32:45.340
 with

00:32:45.340 --> 00:32:45.880
 God

00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:46.160
 in

00:32:46.160 --> 00:32:46.700
 paradise

00:32:46.700 --> 00:32:46.980
 and

00:32:46.980 --> 00:32:47.120
 that

00:32:47.120 --> 00:32:47.400
 free

00:32:47.400 --> 00:32:47.640
 gift

00:32:47.640 --> 00:32:47.820
 is

00:32:47.820 --> 00:32:48.080
 found

00:32:48.080 --> 00:32:48.600
 only

00:32:48.600 --> 00:32:49.120
 by

00:32:49.120 --> 00:32:49.640
 faith

00:32:49.640 --> 00:32:50.140
 in

00:32:50.140 --> 00:32:50.480
 Jesus

00:32:50.480 --> 00:32:51.060
 Christ

00:32:51.060 --> 00:32:54.440
 the

00:32:54.440 --> 00:32:54.840
 call for

00:32:54.840 --> 00:32:55.000
 us

00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:55.200
 this

00:32:55.200 --> 00:32:55.520
 morning

00:32:55.520 --> 00:32:56.400
 church

00:32:56.400 --> 00:32:56.560
 if

00:32:56.560 --> 00:32:56.660
 you're

00:32:56.660 --> 00:32:56.880
 not

00:32:56.880 --> 00:32:57.020
 a

00:32:57.020 --> 00:32:57.360
 believer

00:32:57.360 --> 00:32:57.560
 the

00:32:57.560 --> 00:32:57.759
 call

00:32:57.759 --> 00:32:57.920
 for

00:32:57.920 --> 00:32:58.060
 you

00:32:58.060 --> 00:32:58.220
 is

00:32:58.220 --> 00:32:58.460
 come

00:32:58.460 --> 00:32:58.620
 to

00:32:58.620 --> 00:32:58.880
 faith

00:32:58.880 --> 00:32:59.040
 in

00:32:59.040 --> 00:32:59.500
 Christ

00:32:59.500 --> 00:33:01.759
 repent

00:33:01.759 --> 00:33:02.099
 of

00:33:02.099 --> 00:33:02.240
 your

00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:02.599
 sin

00:33:02.599 --> 00:33:04.380
 turn

00:33:04.380 --> 00:33:04.859
 from

00:33:04.859 --> 00:33:05.380
 your

00:33:05.380 --> 00:33:05.819
 wicked

00:33:05.819 --> 00:33:06.500
 ways

00:33:06.500 --> 00:33:06.660
 and

00:33:06.660 --> 00:33:06.779
 put

00:33:06.779 --> 00:33:06.940
 your

00:33:06.940 --> 00:33:07.279
 faith

00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:07.480
 in

00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:07.619
 the

00:33:07.619 --> 00:33:07.819
 Lord

00:33:07.819 --> 00:33:08.079
 stop

00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:08.400
 trying

00:33:08.400 --> 00:33:08.579
 to

00:33:08.579 --> 00:33:08.819
 better

00:33:08.819 --> 00:33:09.299
 yourself

00:33:09.299 --> 00:33:09.480
 you

00:33:09.480 --> 00:33:10.039
 can't

00:33:10.039 --> 00:33:11.039
 you

00:33:11.039 --> 00:33:11.240
 need

00:33:11.240 --> 00:33:11.339
 a

00:33:11.339 --> 00:33:11.500
 new

00:33:11.500 --> 00:33:12.339
 representative

00:33:12.339 --> 00:33:13.900
 not

00:33:13.900 --> 00:33:14.240
 Adam

00:33:14.240 --> 00:33:14.460
 but

00:33:14.460 --> 00:33:14.880
 Christ

00:33:14.880 --> 00:33:15.180
 Christ

00:33:15.180 --> 00:33:15.799
 stands

00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:16.099
 here

00:33:16.099 --> 00:33:16.420
 with

00:33:16.420 --> 00:33:16.759
 open

00:33:16.759 --> 00:33:17.099
 arms

00:33:17.099 --> 00:33:17.220
 and

00:33:17.220 --> 00:33:17.359
 says

00:33:17.359 --> 00:33:17.599
 come

00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:17.779
 to

00:33:17.779 --> 00:33:18.039
 me

00:33:18.039 --> 00:33:19.160
 come

00:33:19.160 --> 00:33:19.339
 to

00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:19.579
 me

00:33:19.579 --> 00:33:20.839
 come

00:33:20.839 --> 00:33:21.180
 receive

00:33:21.180 --> 00:33:21.519
 my

00:33:21.519 --> 00:33:22.059
 righteousness

00:33:22.059 --> 00:33:22.940
 and

00:33:22.940 --> 00:33:23.099
 come

00:33:23.099 --> 00:33:23.400
 receive

00:33:23.400 --> 00:33:23.740
 eternal

00:33:23.740 --> 00:33:24.079
 life

00:33:24.079 --> 00:33:24.279
 by

00:33:24.279 --> 00:33:25.140
 faith

00:33:25.140 --> 00:33:25.859
 alone

00:33:25.859 --> 00:33:26.119
 in

00:33:26.119 --> 00:33:26.519
 Christ

00:33:26.519 --> 00:33:27.200
 alone

00:33:27.200 --> 00:33:27.380
 if

00:33:27.380 --> 00:33:27.480
 you're

00:33:27.480 --> 00:33:27.660
 not

00:33:27.660 --> 00:33:27.779
 a

00:33:27.779 --> 00:33:28.039
 believer

00:33:28.039 --> 00:33:28.500
 come

00:33:28.500 --> 00:33:28.960
 to

00:33:28.960 --> 00:33:29.759
 Christ

00:33:29.759 --> 00:33:31.960
 and it's

00:33:31.960 --> 00:33:32.420
 true that

00:33:32.420 --> 00:33:32.660
 as

00:33:32.660 --> 00:33:33.720
 sinners

00:33:33.720 --> 00:33:34.839
 we look at

00:33:34.839 --> 00:33:35.720
 Genesis chapter 2

00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:37.680
 and we grieve what we've lost

00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:38.799
 but as Christians

00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:39.619
 church we can

00:33:39.619 --> 00:33:41.039
 look at this passage

00:33:41.039 --> 00:33:41.880
 and rejoice

00:33:41.880 --> 00:33:44.740
 at what Christ has done

00:33:44.740 --> 00:33:45.779
 to give us

00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:46.319
 in him

00:33:46.319 --> 00:33:47.180
 a certain

00:33:47.180 --> 00:33:48.640
 hope of a new

00:33:48.640 --> 00:33:49.519
 and better

00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:50.759
 paradise to come

00:33:50.759 --> 00:33:52.680
 where we

00:33:52.680 --> 00:33:53.420
 his covenant

00:33:53.420 --> 00:33:54.819
 people can enjoy

00:33:54.819 --> 00:33:55.700
 God forever

00:33:55.700 --> 00:33:57.420
 in paradise

00:33:57.420 --> 00:33:59.519
 I want to

00:33:59.519 --> 00:33:59.960
 close this

00:33:59.960 --> 00:34:00.380
 morning by

00:34:00.380 --> 00:34:01.799
 reading from

00:34:01.799 --> 00:34:02.620
 Revelation

00:34:02.620 --> 00:34:04.620
 we're going from the very

00:34:04.620 --> 00:34:05.920
 first two chapters

00:34:05.920 --> 00:34:06.500
 of the Bible

00:34:06.500 --> 00:34:07.319
 to the very last

00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:08.260
 two chapters

00:34:08.260 --> 00:34:09.280
 of the Bible

00:34:09.280 --> 00:34:09.780
 this morning

00:34:09.780 --> 00:34:10.519
 and I just want you to

00:34:10.519 --> 00:34:11.199
 notice again how

00:34:11.199 --> 00:34:12.320
 familiar this

00:34:12.320 --> 00:34:13.000
 should sound

00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:13.940
 this is what

00:34:13.940 --> 00:34:15.980
 awaits all of us

00:34:15.980 --> 00:34:16.920
 in Christ

00:34:16.920 --> 00:34:24.639
 John says

00:34:24.639 --> 00:34:25.420
 then I saw a new

00:34:25.420 --> 00:34:26.220
 heaven and a new

00:34:26.220 --> 00:34:26.579
 earth

00:34:26.579 --> 00:34:28.659
 for the first

00:34:28.659 --> 00:34:29.440
 heaven and the first

00:34:29.440 --> 00:34:30.200
 earth had passed

00:34:30.200 --> 00:34:31.099
 away and the sea

00:34:31.099 --> 00:34:31.960
 was no more

00:34:31.960 --> 00:34:33.720
 and I saw the

00:34:33.720 --> 00:34:34.340
 holy city

00:34:34.340 --> 00:34:35.200
 the new Jerusalem

00:34:35.200 --> 00:34:36.180
 coming down out of

00:34:36.180 --> 00:34:36.980
 heaven from God

00:34:36.980 --> 00:34:38.139
 prepared as a bride

00:34:38.139 --> 00:34:38.159
!

00:34:38.159 --> 00:34:37.940
 I was

00:34:37.940 --> 00:34:38.940
 adorned for her

00:34:38.940 --> 00:34:39.300
 husband

00:34:39.300 --> 00:34:41.480
 and I heard a loud

00:34:41.480 --> 00:34:42.539
 voice from the throne

00:34:42.539 --> 00:34:43.440
 saying behold

00:34:43.440 --> 00:34:44.680
 the dwelling place

00:34:44.680 --> 00:34:45.380
 of God

00:34:45.380 --> 00:34:46.300
 is with man

00:34:46.300 --> 00:34:47.820
 he will dwell

00:34:47.820 --> 00:34:48.380
 with them

00:34:48.380 --> 00:34:48.900
 and they will be

00:34:48.900 --> 00:34:49.539
 his people

00:34:49.539 --> 00:34:51.240
 and God himself

00:34:51.240 --> 00:34:52.160
 will be with them

00:34:52.160 --> 00:34:52.940
 as their God

00:34:52.940 --> 00:34:54.940
 he will wipe away

00:34:54.940 --> 00:34:56.140
 every tear from

00:34:56.140 --> 00:34:56.660
 their eyes

00:34:56.660 --> 00:34:57.100
 and death

00:34:57.100 --> 00:34:58.280
 shall be no more

00:34:58.280 --> 00:34:59.860
 neither shall there

00:34:59.860 --> 00:35:00.440
 be mourning

00:35:00.440 --> 00:35:01.340
 nor crying

00:35:01.340 --> 00:35:01.920
 nor pain

00:35:01.920 --> 00:35:02.420
 anymore

00:35:02.420 --> 00:35:03.060
 for the former

00:35:03.060 --> 00:35:03.600
 things have

00:35:03.600 --> 00:35:04.420
 passed away

00:35:04.420 --> 00:35:06.039
 and he who is

00:35:06.039 --> 00:35:06.560
 seated on the

00:35:06.560 --> 00:35:06.940
 throne

00:35:06.940 --> 00:35:08.060
 said behold

00:35:08.060 --> 00:35:09.120
 I am making

00:35:09.120 --> 00:35:10.320
 all things

00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:10.900
 new

00:35:10.900 --> 00:35:11.680
 chapter 22

00:35:11.680 --> 00:35:13.480
 then the angel

00:35:13.480 --> 00:35:14.220
 showed me the

00:35:14.220 --> 00:35:15.000
 river of the

00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:16.039
 water of life

00:35:16.039 --> 00:35:17.019
 bright as crystal

00:35:17.019 --> 00:35:17.759
 flowing from the

00:35:17.759 --> 00:35:18.539
 throne of God

00:35:18.539 --> 00:35:19.219
 and of the Lamb

00:35:19.219 --> 00:35:20.139
 through the middle

00:35:20.139 --> 00:35:20.820
 of the street

00:35:20.820 --> 00:35:21.420
 of the city

00:35:21.420 --> 00:35:23.199
 also on either

00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:23.980
 side of the river

00:35:23.980 --> 00:35:25.360
 the tree of life

00:35:25.360 --> 00:35:26.759
 with its twelve

00:35:26.759 --> 00:35:27.599
 kinds of fruit

00:35:27.599 --> 00:35:29.239
 yielding its fruit

00:35:29.239 --> 00:35:30.119
 each month

00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:31.860
 the leaves of the

00:35:31.860 --> 00:35:32.579
 tree were for the

00:35:32.579 --> 00:35:33.219
 healing of the

00:35:33.219 --> 00:35:33.779
 nations

00:35:33.779 --> 00:35:35.599
 no longer will

00:35:35.599 --> 00:35:36.759
 there be anything

00:35:36.759 --> 00:35:37.579
 accursed

00:35:37.579 --> 00:35:39.360
 but the throne

00:35:39.360 --> 00:35:39.880
 of God

00:35:39.880 --> 00:35:40.500
 and of the Lamb

00:35:40.500 --> 00:35:41.219
 will be in it

00:35:41.219 --> 00:35:42.699
 and his servants

00:35:42.699 --> 00:35:43.380
 will worship

00:35:43.380 --> 00:35:44.019
 him

00:35:44.019 --> 00:35:45.539
 they will see

00:35:45.539 --> 00:35:46.300
 his face

00:35:46.300 --> 00:35:46.920
 and his name

00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:47.300
 will be on

00:35:47.300 --> 00:35:48.039
 their foreheads

00:35:48.039 --> 00:35:48.460
 and night

00:35:48.460 --> 00:35:48.980
 will be no

00:35:48.980 --> 00:35:49.320
 more

00:35:49.320 --> 00:35:50.019
 they will need

00:35:50.019 --> 00:35:50.659
 no light

00:35:50.659 --> 00:35:51.119
 of lamp

00:35:51.119 --> 00:35:51.599
 or sun

00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:52.360
 for the Lord

00:35:52.360 --> 00:35:53.199
 God will be

00:35:53.199 --> 00:35:53.860
 their light

00:35:53.860 --> 00:35:55.059
 and they will

00:35:55.059 --> 00:35:55.559
 reign

00:35:55.559 --> 00:35:56.219
 forever

00:35:56.219 --> 00:35:57.380
 and ever

00:35:57.380 --> 00:36:00.000
 father

00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:03.039
 we thank you

00:36:03.039 --> 00:36:04.800
 for sending

00:36:04.800 --> 00:36:05.380
 Christ

00:36:05.380 --> 00:36:07.360
 in our place

00:36:07.360 --> 00:36:09.579
 the true

00:36:09.579 --> 00:36:09.980
 and better

00:36:09.980 --> 00:36:10.320
 Adam

00:36:10.320 --> 00:36:11.420
 who lived

00:36:11.420 --> 00:36:12.159
 in our place

00:36:12.159 --> 00:36:12.899
 and perfectly

00:36:12.899 --> 00:36:13.639
 fulfilled

00:36:13.639 --> 00:36:14.079
 the law

00:36:14.079 --> 00:36:14.480
 of God

00:36:14.480 --> 00:36:14.960
 where none

00:36:14.960 --> 00:36:15.259
 of us

00:36:15.259 --> 00:36:15.559
 can

00:36:15.559 --> 00:36:17.219
 Lord

00:36:17.219 --> 00:36:18.059
 none of us

00:36:18.059 --> 00:36:19.420
 can knock

00:36:19.420 --> 00:36:20.319
 down the doors

00:36:20.319 --> 00:36:21.259
 of paradise

00:36:21.259 --> 00:36:22.279
 but Christ

00:36:22.279 --> 00:36:23.319
 has entered

00:36:23.319 --> 00:36:24.119
 in on our

00:36:24.119 --> 00:36:24.519
 behalf

00:36:24.519 --> 00:36:25.399
 so he says

00:36:25.399 --> 00:36:25.899
 like he said

00:36:25.899 --> 00:36:26.420
 to the thief

00:36:26.420 --> 00:36:27.079
 on the cross

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 today

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 if you believe

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 in me

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 today

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 you will be

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 with me

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 in paradise

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 we thank you

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 for Jesus

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 Lord

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 we confess

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 our sin

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 to you

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 and we thank

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 you that

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 Jesus

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 welcomes

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 sinners

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 into the

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 presence

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 of God

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 by his

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 blood

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 the new

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 covenant

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 we love

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 you Lord

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 we pray

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 this in

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 Jesus name

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 amen

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 through

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