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 We've seen how a covenant is more personal and more binding than a contract.

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 A covenant is full of love.

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 And a covenant, it's also something you can count on,

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 something that is attached to the nature of God himself.

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 So it's much more enduring than a mere relationship.

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 And covenant is how the Lord has promised his grace to people like you and me.

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 Our sermon text today will be all of Galatians 3.

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 As we walk through these verses, I invite you to listen and think about this question.

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 How can someone like you and how can someone like me get such glorious covenant blessings?

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 How is this possible?

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 Galatians chapter 3.

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 This is the Apostle Paul writing to a region in which there are many Christian churches.

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 This region is called Galatia.

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 He begins by saying in chapter 3,

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 Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth,

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 before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly portrayed among you as crucified.

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 I just want to learn this from you.

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 Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing of faith?

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 Are you so foolish?

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 Having begun in the Spirit, are you now completed in the flesh?

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 Did you suffer so many things in vain?

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 If it is indeed in vain.

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 He therefore, who supplies the Spirit to you and does miracles among you,

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 does he do it by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith?

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 Even so, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

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 I know, therefore, that those who are of faith are children of Abraham.

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 The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith,

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 preached the good news beforehand to Abraham,

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 saying,

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 In you all the nations will be blessed.

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 So then, those who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

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 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse.

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 For it is written,

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 Cursed is everyone who doesn't continue in all things that are written in the book of the law and do them.

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 Now, that no man is justified by the law before God is evident,

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 for the righteous will live by faith.

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 The law is not of faith, but the man who does them will live by them.

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 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us.

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 For it is written,

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 Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.

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 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ,

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 that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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 Verse 15.

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 Brothers, speaking in human terms,

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 Though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed,

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 no one makes it void or adds to it.

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 Now, the promises were spoken to Abraham and his offspring.

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 It doesn't say to descendants as of many, but as of one,

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 to your offspring, which is Christ.

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 Now, I say this,

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 A covenant confirmed beforehand by God in Christ,

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 the law which came 430 years after does not annul,

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 so as to make the promise of no effect.

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 For it is, if the inheritance is of the law,

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 it is no more of promise.

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 But God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

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 Then why is there law?

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 It was added because of transgressions,

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 until the offspring should come to whom the promise has been made.

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 It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

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 Now a mediator is not between one, but God is one.

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 Is the law then against the promises of God?

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 Certainly not.

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 For if there had been a law given,

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 which could make alive,

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 most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

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 But the scripture imprisoned all things under sin,

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 that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ

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 might be given to those who believe.

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 But before faith came,

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 we were kept in custody under the law,

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 confined for the faith,

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 which should afterwards be revealed,

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 so that the law has become our tutor

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 to bring us to Christ.

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 That we might be justified by faith.

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 But now that faith has come,

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 we are no longer under a tutor.

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 For you are all children of God,

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 through faith in Christ Jesus.

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 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ

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 have put on Christ.

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 There is neither Jew nor Greek.

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 There is neither slave nor free man.

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 There is neither male nor female.

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 For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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 If you are Christ,

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 then you are Abraham's offspring

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 and heirs according to the promise.

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 This is the word of the Lord.

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 Thanks be to God.

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 You may be seated.

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 Let's pray.

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 Amen.

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 Oh Lord,

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 you are a God who keeps your covenant.

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 Your word endures forever and ever.

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 Lord,

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 Lord,

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 we ask that by the power of your Holy Spirit,

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 you will apply these glorious promises

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 to every soul that belongs to you.

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 Help us to know,

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 Lord,

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 by the work of Jesus,

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 we are heirs with Christ.

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 to receive this truth

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 and to live in it.

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 We ask for your glory.

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 Amen.

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 I invite you to picture an airport scene.

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 There's two characters.

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 These are two travelers.

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 But by their outward appearance,

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 they are very different.

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 And you can tell.

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 They both get on the same airplane.

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 They're both heading to the same place.

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 One of them is begrudging.

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 She's used to flying first class.

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 And now she sees more and more people getting on.

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 And this seat next to her is open for a little bit longer.

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 Well,

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 then comes this second lady.

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 She's a bag lady.

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 Do you know what a bag lady is?

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 Way too many Walmart bags just tied onto her body.

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 Her hair is a mess.

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 She's wearing clothes that maybe haven't been washed for quite a while.

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 And this second lady comes.

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 And sure enough,

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 she goes for that one open seat next to the lady that's used to flying first class.

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 Throughout the flight,

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 the one that arrived late,

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 she's just glad she made it on.

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 That flight was about to take out.

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 They still let her on.

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 And she's there.

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 And she's going to the place she wants to be.

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 Well,

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 the first lady has all these opinions and criticisms of her.

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 And before long,

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 the flight's getting old.

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 And she's telling her,

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 do your hair this way.

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 You know,

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 put these things here and fix yourself up a little bit better.

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 The flight's not pleasant for either one.

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 This is a little bit like the church in this region of Galatia.

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 You had those who were from the line of Judah.

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 They're used to being that first class standing.

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 And the temple was set up that way.

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 And now there are these Gentiles that are a mess.

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 And yes,

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 their lives,

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 God will clean them up.

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 But Paul's message to these churches is that there are no second class citizens.

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 There's no first class in the church and second class.

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 You are all heirs with Christ.

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 You are all purchased by him.

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 You are in Christ.

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 And he will carry you to your place of rest.

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 So as we walk through these verses,

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 I want to encourage you with this truth.

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 How can someone like you

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 picture yourself at your worst in your life?

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 How can that person

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 have confidence

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 that these blessings of the covenant

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 are for you?

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 And how can they be for someone like me?

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 Number one,

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 reject the lie

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 that covenant blessings depend on you.

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 Reject the lie

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 that God's covenant blessings depend on you.

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 That's what Paul writes

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 in verses one,

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 two,

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 and three.

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 Look there with me.

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 Foolish Galatians,

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 who has bewitched you

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 not to obey the truth

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 before whose eyes

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 Jesus Christ

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 was openly portrayed among you

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 as crucified.

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 Paul's saying,

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 I preached to you.

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 I preached the crucifixion of Jesus,

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 the son of God.

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 You saw him with the eyes of faith.

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 Verse two,

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 I just want to learn this from you.

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 Did you receive the spirit

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 by works of the law

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 or by the hearing of faith?

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 Are you so foolish?

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 He uses as strong of language here

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 as he uses anywhere else.

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 He says,

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 who has bewitched you?

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 And he calls them fools twice.

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 You're a fool.

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 They got bewitched.

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 And he's writing to Christians

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 in the church.

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 See,

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 you and I can,

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 we can be deceived.

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 There can be lies

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 that creep into our thinking

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 just the same.

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 This is the only time

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 in the New Testament

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 where the word bewitched is used.

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 It means to entice.

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 It can be charming,

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 but it's malicious.

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 It's to deceive.

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 It's like setting a bowl of soup

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 with only two drops of poison in it.

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 You take that and you die.

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 To be bewitched,

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 it has connotations

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 of coming from the darkness,

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 from a demon.

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 And it's a fool

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 who would fall for this trap.

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 Why can you and I be fools?

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 Why do we need to beware

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 of this deception?

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 We've all been fooled before.

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 We get fooled for one of two reasons.

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 We're fooled

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 either because we want

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 to get something good,

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 they sucker you in,

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 or because we fear

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 something bad.

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 See,

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 the new-to-faith Gentiles

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 in this region,

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 they wanted to make sure

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 that they can hold on

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 to their salvation.

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 They're wanting to make sure

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 they can have this good thing.

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 It's like that lady

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 on the airplane

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 willing to change her hair,

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 willing to do all these things

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 this other lady's telling her to

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 to make sure

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 that she's doing it right

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 as she flies.

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 But the Jewish Christians

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 in Galatia,

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 they fear losing

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 God's blessing

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 by not keeping

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 all of the ceremonial laws,

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 by not continuing in those.

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 And that's why

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 you can be fooled.

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 In our sin of pride,

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 we want to be

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 first-class Christians.

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 We all want to be that.

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 We want to please God,

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 and that's good.

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 But where it becomes

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 an idol,

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 where we become deceived,

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 is where we want to

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 please God more than

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 that person.

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 Start comparing ourselves

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 to one another.

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 When we know

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 we have sinned,

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 we fear,

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 and we want to make sure

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 that we can hold on

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 to our salvation.

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 One of our children

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 in our congregation

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 asks that,

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 well,

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 what if I get baptized,

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 but then I sin

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 after I've been baptized?

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 We want to make sure

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 I'm doing all I need to

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 to hold on to my salvation.

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 And let's see how Paul

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 answers those desires.

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 He says,

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 you saw Christ

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 portrayed as crucified.

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 You received the Spirit

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 by faith,

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 not because you were

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 keeping the law well.

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 that same way

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 that God saved you,

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 God will keep you.

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 Reject the lie

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 that covenant blessings

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 depend on you.

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 Covenant blessings

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 depend on God.

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 Picture a mother

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 who's got little children,

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 not getting enough sleep.

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 She hears on a podcast

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 by a pastor,

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 quote,

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 all future blessings

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 of the Christian life

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 are conditional

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 on your keeping

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 of the covenant.

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 This is a strong teaching

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 that's very popular

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 right now.

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 We can relate

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 to this mother

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 because she thinks,

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 well,

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 I did not keep

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 the covenant well

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 even just this morning.

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 I had a rage of anger

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 against my kids

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 who won't obey

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 and won't listen

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 and keep fighting each other.

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 We can relate to that

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 because we all

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 can look at our lives

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 and we can start

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 to feel like

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 I'm running low

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 on hope.

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 If this depends on me

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 and me obeying God

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 to get blessings,

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 I'm hopeless.

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 We've all been there too.

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 Maybe I was never saved.

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 Has the enemy brought

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 that little dart

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 against you?

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 You're such a sinner.

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 You've been baptized

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 and you continue

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 to live in sin

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 and continue to stumble.

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 Maybe you were never saved.

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 While we certainly hear

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 from God's word,

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 there is no place

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 for a false assurance.

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 If you're grafted

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 into Christ,

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 he will bear his fruit in you.

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 This is not a licentiousness,

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 but that's not the message

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 to the church in Galatia.

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 The church in Galatia

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 was adding on

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 to the gospel of grace

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 works.

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 Add on the works

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 to make sure you stay.

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 Paul says,

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 see Christ again.

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 See Christ portrayed

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 openly.

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 Among you

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 as crucified.

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 We need to be a church

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 that sees Christ

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 among us

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 every time we gather.

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 And how do we see Christ?

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 We see him

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 bearing all our sin,

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 paying for it

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 once and for all.

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 And as we gather

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 around the foot

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 of the cross,

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 360,

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 all of us gathered

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 around Christ

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 receiving grace

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 from him,

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 it changes

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 how we relate

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 to one another,

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 doesn't it?

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 dear believer,

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 you are not

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 your own.

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 You were bought

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 with a price.

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 It's the very high price,

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 the precious blood

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 of God,

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 the son himself.

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 Verse 29

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 of our sermon text,

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 he says,

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 church,

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 you are Christ's.

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 Christ's.

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 So reject the lie

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 that covenant blessings

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 depend on you.

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 Number two,

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 how is it that the Lord

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 ministers

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 his blessings to you?

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 How does the Lord

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 minister

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 his blessings to you?

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 to minister

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 is to carry out

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 with the authority

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 of an office

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 all of the responsibilities

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 and roles

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 and privileges

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 that that office

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 can bestow.

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 I see here

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 in these verses

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 four through nine

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 two ways

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 in which Paul

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 reminds the church

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 this is how you

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 receive this.

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 This is how the Lord

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 ministers

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 his blessings

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 to you.

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 It's by the spirit

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 and it's by the word.

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 by the spirit

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 and the word.

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 First,

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 the spirit.

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 He reminds us

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 of times

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 we have experienced

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 his powerful

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 working in us.

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 He says,

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 think back to a time

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 when the spirit

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 ministered to you.

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 What was that like?

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 You know what it was like

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 if you're saved.

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 The spirit convicted you.

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 Look what he says

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 in verse four.

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 Did you suffer

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 so many things

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 in vain

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 if indeed

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 in vain?

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 The word suffer

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 means did you experience?

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 Did you go through

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 this?

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 Were you carried

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 along by this?

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 By this ministry

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 of the spirit?

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 He says the spirit

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 moved among you

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 for a reason.

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 The reason the spirit

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 drew you to Christ

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 in the first place

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 was for his purpose.

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 It's so that you

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 would never forget

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 God is real.

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 God is truly

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 applying to you

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 personally

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 all the blessings

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 of Christ

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 because this was

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 the plan

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 of the God

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 the Father,

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 Son,

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 and the Spirit.

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 And he reminds us

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 in verse five

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 that therefore

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 the one who supplies

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 the spirit to you

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 and does miracles

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 among you

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 does he do it

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 by the works

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 of the law

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 or by the hearing

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 of faith?

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 Did the spirit

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 cause you to repent

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 and see Jesus

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 as crucified

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 because you were

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 a good person?

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 Or was it because

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 you heard the gospel

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 and the spirit

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 gave you a faith

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 to believe that

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 this could be true

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 for you as well?

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 Well, of course,

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 it's not because

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 you're a law keeper

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 that the Lord

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 ministered to you.

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 It's because you're

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 a sinner

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 in need of him

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 and that's why

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 he will continue

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 to minister

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 to you now.

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 The Spirit

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 of God

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 ministers

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 the blessings

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 of Christ.

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 He applies it

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 to you

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 while you were

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 sinners.

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 That's the ministry

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 of the Spirit

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 and the way

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 the Lord does this

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 in the second place

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 is by the ministry

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 of the Word.

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 He teaches us

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 from the Bible.

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 He calls the church

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 to study the Lord's

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 acts and his revelation

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 in all of Scripture.

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 And he takes them

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 to one particular passage.

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 He takes them

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 to the story

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 of Abraham

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 in Genesis 15.

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 Look at verse 6

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 of our sermon text today.

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 Even so,

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 Abraham believed God

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 and it was counted

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 to him

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 for righteousness.

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 He's quoting

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 to the church

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 Genesis 15

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 verse 6.

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 He's saying,

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 study the Bible.

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 See,

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 how is it

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 that God

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 has ever

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 saved anyone?

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 God saved you

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 the same way

00:18:00.740 --> 00:18:01.720
 he saved Abraham.

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 God did not

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 save Abraham

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 because Abraham

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 kept the law.

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 God saved Abraham

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 because he believed

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 by faith

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 that this could be true

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 and God counted it

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 to him

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 as righteousness.

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 In verse 6

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 he says,

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 Know therefore

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 that those who are

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 of faith

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 are children

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 of Abraham.

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 This Gentile

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 whose life

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 is a mess

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 is a child

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 of Abraham.

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 First class citizen

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 in the kingdom

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 of God.

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 And dear believer,

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 you are

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 the fulfillment

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 of God's promise

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 long ago.

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 Look at verse 8.

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 The scripture

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 foreseeing that God

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 would justify

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 the Gentiles

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 by faith

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 preached the good news

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 beforehand

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 to Abraham

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 saying,

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 In you

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 all the nations

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 will be blessed.

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 God promised

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 this three times

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 to Abraham.

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 Genesis 12,

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 18,

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 and 22.

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 Verse 9,

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 So then those

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 who are of faith

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 are blessed

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 with faithful Abraham.

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 Do you follow

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 Paul's logic?

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 This is how

00:19:06.079 --> 00:19:06.799
 someone like you

00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:07.139
 and me

00:19:07.139 --> 00:19:08.019
 can receive

00:19:08.019 --> 00:19:08.799
 God's covenant

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 blessings.

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 The Lord

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 designed

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 your salvation.

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 The Lord

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 accomplished

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 your salvation.

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 And the Lord

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 has applied

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 your salvation.

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 what he began

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 in you,

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 he will finish.

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 What he initiated

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 by the ministry

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 of the Spirit

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 through the Word

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 of God,

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 he will finish.

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 He will bring it

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 to its fulfillment

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 in your life.

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 You were

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 Christ's.

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 You are

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 Christ's

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 as the Spirit

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 has united you

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 to him now

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 through faith.

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 And you shall

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 always

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 be

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 Christ's.

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 Let the Lord

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 minister this truth

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 to you again

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 today.

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 Through his

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 word,

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 you're seeing

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 these words

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 for yourself

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 and by the

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 power of his

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 Spirit.

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 Number three,

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 Paul clarifies

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 that covenant

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 blessings do

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 require obedience.

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 Covenant

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 blessings do

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 require obedience.

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 But he says

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 it's not

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 your obedience

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 that secures

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 them.

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 look at what

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 he says

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 in verse 10.

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 He says,

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 as many

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 as are

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 of the

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 works of

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 the law

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 are under

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 a curse

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 for it

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 is written

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 cursed

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 is everyone

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 who doesn't

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 continue

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 in all

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 the things

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 that are

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 written

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 in the

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 book of

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 the law

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 and do

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 them.

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 He's

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 quoting

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 Deuteronomy

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 27,

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 26.

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 He says,

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 yes,

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 to get

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 blessing,

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 you must

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 have

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 obedience.

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 And what's

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 more,

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 that if you

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 break the

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 covenant,

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 you get

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 cursed.

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 We know

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 that the

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 moral law

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 of God

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 is perfect

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 and the

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 keeping of

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 God's

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 moral law

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 is required

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 for anyone

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 to be

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 saved.

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 But look

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 at what he

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 says in

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 verse 11.

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 No man

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 is justified

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 by the

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 law before

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 God.

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 And it's

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 evident because

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 the Bible

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 says in

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 Habakkuk 2,

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 4,

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 the righteous

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 will live

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 by faith.

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 Paul's

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 preaching that

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 the only way

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 that sinners

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 like you and

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 me can be

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 declared

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 righteous

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 by the

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 holy God

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 is if

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 the Lord

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 Jesus,

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 God the

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 Son,

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 took on

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 a flesh

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 and he

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 made himself

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 under his

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 own law.

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 And he

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 did that to

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 become the

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 substance of

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 his own

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 ceremonial

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 sacrificial

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 system.

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 He obeyed

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 the Father

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 perfectly and

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 received all

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 the blessings

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 of the

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 promise.

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 All the

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 blessings that

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 God has ever

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 promised find

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 their yes

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 and amen.

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 Ultimately,

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 in Christ.

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 In verse

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 12, we

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 read that

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 the law

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 is not

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 of faith,

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 but the

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 man who

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 does them

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 will live

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 by them.

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 So do

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 covenant

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 blessings require

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 obedience?

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 Yes, they

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 do.

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 And only one

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 who obeys

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 them perfectly,

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 personally,

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 and perpetually

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 can live

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 by them.

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 There's no

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 hope for

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 anyone under

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 Adam's curse,

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 but that's

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 why the

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 Lord Jesus

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 Christ.

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 He became

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 the righteousness

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 we could

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 never achieve

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 on our

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 own.

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 We read

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 in verse

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 13,

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 Christ

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 redeemed

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 us from

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 the curse

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 of the law,

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 having become

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 a curse

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 for us.

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 It is

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 written,

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 cursed is

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 everyone who

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 hangs on

00:22:28.559 --> 00:22:29.099
 a tree.

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 Someone like

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 you and me

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 could never

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 have a hope

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 of receiving

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 covenant

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 blessing.

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 And we

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 have two

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 problems.

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 We are

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 not righteous

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 and our

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 sin needs

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 to be

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 punished.

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 Jesus

00:22:43.519 --> 00:22:43.899
 Christ

00:22:43.899 --> 00:22:44.379
 fulfilled

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 both.

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 He kept

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 the law

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 perfectly

00:22:46.500 --> 00:22:47.339
 to give

00:22:47.339 --> 00:22:47.920
 you freely

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 the righteousness

00:22:49.059 --> 00:22:49.519
 you could

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 never have.

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 And he

00:22:51.000 --> 00:22:51.399
 took the

00:22:51.399 --> 00:22:52.639
 penalty so

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 that you

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 don't need

00:22:53.700 --> 00:22:54.180
 to die

00:22:54.180 --> 00:22:54.639
 for your

00:22:54.639 --> 00:22:55.059
 sins.

00:22:56.839 --> 00:22:57.680
 He kept

00:22:57.680 --> 00:22:58.180
 the law

00:22:58.180 --> 00:22:59.579
 and he

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 set you

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 free.

00:23:01.139 --> 00:23:01.940
 He was

00:23:01.940 --> 00:23:02.940
 cursed so

00:23:02.940 --> 00:23:03.279
 that you

00:23:03.279 --> 00:23:03.619
 could be

00:23:03.619 --> 00:23:04.059
 blessed.

00:23:04.059 --> 00:23:05.819
 God's

00:23:05.819 --> 00:23:06.119
 covenant

00:23:06.119 --> 00:23:06.619
 blessings

00:23:06.619 --> 00:23:07.319
 require

00:23:07.319 --> 00:23:08.079
 obedience.

00:23:09.099 --> 00:23:09.419
 The good

00:23:09.419 --> 00:23:09.819
 news is

00:23:09.819 --> 00:23:10.339
 it's not

00:23:10.339 --> 00:23:10.799
 your

00:23:10.799 --> 00:23:11.379
 obedience

00:23:11.379 --> 00:23:12.319
 or mine.

00:23:13.480 --> 00:23:14.059
 Jesus

00:23:14.059 --> 00:23:14.579
 Christ

00:23:14.579 --> 00:23:15.179
 fulfilled

00:23:15.179 --> 00:23:16.119
 all of

00:23:16.119 --> 00:23:16.240
 the

00:23:16.240 --> 00:23:16.759
 requirements

00:23:16.759 --> 00:23:17.399
 so that

00:23:17.399 --> 00:23:17.659
 he could

00:23:17.659 --> 00:23:18.079
 receive

00:23:18.079 --> 00:23:18.579
 the blessing

00:23:18.579 --> 00:23:18.980
 and turn

00:23:18.980 --> 00:23:19.299
 around

00:23:19.299 --> 00:23:20.119
 and apply

00:23:20.119 --> 00:23:20.579
 those to

00:23:20.579 --> 00:23:21.059
 his people

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 freely.

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 Number

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 four,

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 how did

00:23:25.679 --> 00:23:26.119
 the Lord

00:23:26.119 --> 00:23:26.759
 secure

00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:28.779
 the blessings

00:23:28.779 --> 00:23:29.500
 he promised

00:23:29.500 --> 00:23:30.339
 to Abraham?

00:23:30.339 --> 00:23:33.339
 how did

00:23:33.339 --> 00:23:33.659
 the Lord

00:23:33.659 --> 00:23:34.199
 secure

00:23:34.199 --> 00:23:34.459
 these

00:23:34.459 --> 00:23:34.879
 blessings

00:23:34.879 --> 00:23:35.419
 that he

00:23:35.419 --> 00:23:35.919
 promised?

00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:38.199
 Look at

00:23:38.199 --> 00:23:38.779
 verse 14

00:23:38.779 --> 00:23:39.199
 with me.

00:23:39.839 --> 00:23:40.439
 The blessing

00:23:40.439 --> 00:23:41.139
 of Abraham,

00:23:42.439 --> 00:23:43.980
 the Lord

00:23:43.980 --> 00:23:44.399
 purposed

00:23:44.399 --> 00:23:44.899
 to give

00:23:44.899 --> 00:23:45.639
 it freely

00:23:45.639 --> 00:23:46.139
 to the

00:23:46.139 --> 00:23:46.599
 Gentiles

00:23:46.599 --> 00:23:47.019
 as well,

00:23:47.099 --> 00:23:47.480
 those that

00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:47.839
 are not

00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:48.220
 from the

00:23:48.220 --> 00:23:48.539
 physical

00:23:48.539 --> 00:23:49.000
 line of

00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:49.379
 Abraham,

00:23:49.939 --> 00:23:50.519
 and he

00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:50.959
 secured

00:23:50.959 --> 00:23:51.779
 it through

00:23:51.779 --> 00:23:52.119
 Jesus

00:23:52.119 --> 00:23:52.659
 Christ.

00:23:53.659 --> 00:23:54.139
 How can

00:23:54.139 --> 00:23:54.859
 Gentiles

00:23:54.859 --> 00:23:56.779
 claim all

00:23:56.779 --> 00:23:57.059
 of those

00:23:57.059 --> 00:23:57.639
 same blessings

00:23:57.639 --> 00:23:58.259
 and promises

00:23:58.259 --> 00:23:58.759
 as their

00:23:58.759 --> 00:23:59.259
 own now?

00:23:59.259 --> 00:24:00.819
 In

00:24:00.819 --> 00:24:01.079
 Genesis

00:24:01.079 --> 00:24:01.619
 15,

00:24:01.740 --> 00:24:02.140
 the Lord

00:24:02.140 --> 00:24:02.940
 said,

00:24:03.140 --> 00:24:03.779
 I am

00:24:03.779 --> 00:24:04.579
 your shield.

00:24:04.779 --> 00:24:05.359
 I am

00:24:05.359 --> 00:24:05.920
 your great

00:24:05.920 --> 00:24:06.480
 reward.

00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:09.039
 It's because

00:24:09.039 --> 00:24:09.420
 the Lord

00:24:09.420 --> 00:24:10.039
 accomplished

00:24:10.039 --> 00:24:10.579
 that which

00:24:10.579 --> 00:24:11.220
 he promised,

00:24:11.599 --> 00:24:12.019
 and he

00:24:12.019 --> 00:24:12.660
 applied it

00:24:12.660 --> 00:24:13.460
 to those

00:24:13.460 --> 00:24:13.980
 who would

00:24:13.980 --> 00:24:14.660
 receive his

00:24:14.660 --> 00:24:15.119
 promise

00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:16.059
 by faith,

00:24:16.240 --> 00:24:16.859
 trusting that

00:24:16.859 --> 00:24:17.180
 what he

00:24:17.180 --> 00:24:17.779
 says can

00:24:17.779 --> 00:24:18.160
 be true

00:24:18.160 --> 00:24:18.680
 for you.

00:24:19.539 --> 00:24:19.680
 In

00:24:19.680 --> 00:24:20.240
 verse 14,

00:24:20.339 --> 00:24:20.660
 he says,

00:24:20.740 --> 00:24:21.019
 it's that

00:24:21.019 --> 00:24:21.440
 we might

00:24:21.440 --> 00:24:22.559
 receive the

00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:23.279
 promise of

00:24:23.279 --> 00:24:23.619
 the Holy

00:24:23.619 --> 00:24:24.000
 Spirit.

00:24:24.119 --> 00:24:24.339
 How do

00:24:24.339 --> 00:24:24.799
 you receive

00:24:24.799 --> 00:24:25.039
 it?

00:24:25.259 --> 00:24:25.619
 Through

00:24:25.619 --> 00:24:26.140
 faith.

00:24:27.299 --> 00:24:27.740
 What is

00:24:27.740 --> 00:24:28.160
 faith?

00:24:28.319 --> 00:24:28.680
 So that

00:24:28.680 --> 00:24:29.299
 these promises

00:24:29.299 --> 00:24:30.160
 and blessings

00:24:30.160 --> 00:24:30.600
 can be

00:24:30.600 --> 00:24:31.000
 yours.

00:24:32.240 --> 00:24:32.779
 Faith is

00:24:32.779 --> 00:24:33.380
 an open

00:24:33.380 --> 00:24:34.060
 hand like

00:24:34.060 --> 00:24:34.680
 a beggar

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 receiving

00:24:36.100 --> 00:24:36.799
 what God

00:24:36.799 --> 00:24:37.220
 is going

00:24:37.220 --> 00:24:37.799
 to freely

00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:38.580
 give.

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 You have

00:24:40.380 --> 00:24:40.820
 a saving

00:24:40.820 --> 00:24:41.340
 faith when

00:24:41.340 --> 00:24:41.740
 you see

00:24:41.740 --> 00:24:42.279
 your need

00:24:42.279 --> 00:24:42.680
 for a

00:24:42.680 --> 00:24:42.940
 Savior,

00:24:43.500 --> 00:24:44.019
 and his

00:24:44.019 --> 00:24:44.660
 spirit cuts

00:24:44.660 --> 00:24:44.960
 you to

00:24:44.960 --> 00:24:45.440
 the heart,

00:24:46.060 --> 00:24:46.380
 and he

00:24:46.380 --> 00:24:46.820
 turns you

00:24:46.820 --> 00:24:47.200
 from the

00:24:47.200 --> 00:24:47.460
 sin,

00:24:47.720 --> 00:24:48.039
 and he

00:24:48.039 --> 00:24:48.500
 turns you

00:24:48.500 --> 00:24:48.860
 to the

00:24:48.860 --> 00:24:49.200
 Savior,

00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:50.039
 not because

00:24:50.039 --> 00:24:50.360
 of the

00:24:50.360 --> 00:24:50.840
 good works

00:24:50.840 --> 00:24:51.180
 you do,

00:24:51.240 --> 00:24:51.660
 but because

00:24:51.660 --> 00:24:52.259
 you need

00:24:52.259 --> 00:24:53.340
 him to

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 give you

00:24:53.660 --> 00:24:54.259
 this salvation

00:24:54.259 --> 00:24:54.759
 freely.

00:24:54.759 --> 00:24:58.319
 in verse

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 15,

00:24:59.039 --> 00:24:59.519
 Paul says,

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 brothers,

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 when a

00:25:00.599 --> 00:25:00.940
 covenant

00:25:00.940 --> 00:25:01.759
 has been

00:25:01.759 --> 00:25:02.579
 cut or

00:25:02.579 --> 00:25:03.180
 confirmed,

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 no one

00:25:04.299 --> 00:25:05.160
 makes it

00:25:05.160 --> 00:25:06.059
 void or

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 adds to

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 it.

00:25:07.799 --> 00:25:08.519
 How is

00:25:08.519 --> 00:25:09.059
 this promise

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 for you,

00:25:09.960 --> 00:25:10.359
 and how

00:25:10.359 --> 00:25:10.660
 is it

00:25:10.660 --> 00:25:11.160
 secured?

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 It's because

00:25:12.660 --> 00:25:13.019
 God

00:25:13.019 --> 00:25:13.879
 covenanted

00:25:13.879 --> 00:25:14.720
 this promise.

00:25:17.059 --> 00:25:17.759
 No one

00:25:17.759 --> 00:25:18.400
 can add

00:25:18.400 --> 00:25:18.940
 to what

00:25:18.940 --> 00:25:19.400
 God already

00:25:19.400 --> 00:25:20.119
 sealed in

00:25:20.119 --> 00:25:20.599
 this covenant,

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 and no one

00:25:21.079 --> 00:25:21.539
 can take

00:25:21.539 --> 00:25:22.279
 away from

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 it.

00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:28.700
 verse 16,

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 he says,

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 now the

00:25:29.519 --> 00:25:30.220
 promises were

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 spoken to

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 Abraham and

00:25:31.819 --> 00:25:32.700
 his offspring.

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 He doesn't

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 say to

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 descendants as

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 of many,

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 but as

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 of one to

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 your

00:25:38.000 --> 00:25:39.140
 offspring,

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 which is

00:25:40.700 --> 00:25:41.460
 Christ.

00:25:44.400 --> 00:25:45.099
 All that

00:25:45.099 --> 00:25:46.120
 God stored

00:25:46.120 --> 00:25:46.599
 up in the

00:25:46.599 --> 00:25:47.220
 treasury of

00:25:47.220 --> 00:25:47.519
 heaven,

00:25:48.279 --> 00:25:49.019
 in the

00:25:49.019 --> 00:25:49.400
 course of

00:25:49.400 --> 00:25:50.019
 human history,

00:25:50.160 --> 00:25:50.579
 God would

00:25:50.579 --> 00:25:51.980
 intervene in

00:25:51.980 --> 00:25:52.380
 time,

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 and in

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 space.

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 And through

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 the physical

00:25:55.099 --> 00:25:55.680
 seed of

00:25:55.680 --> 00:25:56.160
 one man,

00:25:56.259 --> 00:25:56.579
 Abraham,

00:25:57.180 --> 00:25:57.860
 would come

00:25:57.860 --> 00:25:58.779
 the promised

00:25:58.779 --> 00:25:59.360
 savior,

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 that same

00:25:59.940 --> 00:26:00.339
 seed that

00:26:00.339 --> 00:26:00.599
 the Lord

00:26:00.599 --> 00:26:01.339
 promised back

00:26:01.339 --> 00:26:02.420
 to Eve in

00:26:02.420 --> 00:26:02.799
 the garden

00:26:02.799 --> 00:26:03.460
 after the

00:26:03.460 --> 00:26:04.579
 sin of Adam

00:26:04.579 --> 00:26:05.059
 and Eve and

00:26:05.059 --> 00:26:05.660
 the curse on

00:26:05.660 --> 00:26:06.079
 the serpent,

00:26:06.200 --> 00:26:06.420
 the Lord

00:26:06.420 --> 00:26:07.140
 promised this

00:26:07.140 --> 00:26:07.819
 one seed

00:26:07.819 --> 00:26:08.339
 will come

00:26:08.339 --> 00:26:09.279
 to save

00:26:09.279 --> 00:26:10.099
 and deliver.

00:26:10.360 --> 00:26:10.819
 Now this

00:26:10.819 --> 00:26:11.400
 promise gets

00:26:11.400 --> 00:26:11.900
 more narrow,

00:26:12.019 --> 00:26:12.599
 more specific.

00:26:12.740 --> 00:26:13.099
 It will come

00:26:13.099 --> 00:26:13.480
 from the

00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:13.980
 bloodline

00:26:13.980 --> 00:26:14.980
 of Abraham.

00:26:16.759 --> 00:26:17.500
 Let me

00:26:17.500 --> 00:26:18.079
 define some

00:26:18.079 --> 00:26:18.539
 of the terms

00:26:18.539 --> 00:26:18.960
 here to make

00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:19.259
 sure our

00:26:19.259 --> 00:26:19.579
 kids are

00:26:19.579 --> 00:26:20.299
 understanding

00:26:20.299 --> 00:26:21.559
 the argument

00:26:21.559 --> 00:26:21.980
 that Paul

00:26:21.980 --> 00:26:22.500
 is opening

00:26:22.500 --> 00:26:22.819
 up.

00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:24.139
 He's talking

00:26:24.139 --> 00:26:25.819
 about an

00:26:25.819 --> 00:26:26.399
 inheritance,

00:26:26.960 --> 00:26:27.399
 and he's

00:26:27.399 --> 00:26:27.740
 saying who

00:26:27.740 --> 00:26:28.419
 this inheritance

00:26:28.419 --> 00:26:29.099
 is for.

00:26:29.980 --> 00:26:30.659
 So to give

00:26:30.659 --> 00:26:31.059
 a simple

00:26:31.059 --> 00:26:31.579
 example,

00:26:32.759 --> 00:26:33.480
 the grandpa,

00:26:33.859 --> 00:26:34.259
 as we saw

00:26:34.259 --> 00:26:34.559
 in Sunday

00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:34.779
 school,

00:26:34.899 --> 00:26:35.139
 let's say

00:26:35.139 --> 00:26:35.819
 grandpa owns

00:26:35.819 --> 00:26:36.500
 this amazing

00:26:36.500 --> 00:26:36.919
 ranch,

00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:37.379
 this great

00:26:37.379 --> 00:26:37.819
 farm.

00:26:38.839 --> 00:26:39.419
 That's the

00:26:39.419 --> 00:26:39.879
 inheritance.

00:26:40.099 --> 00:26:40.579
 The inheritance

00:26:40.579 --> 00:26:41.299
 is what he's

00:26:41.299 --> 00:26:41.879
 going to pass

00:26:41.879 --> 00:26:42.980
 on to the

00:26:42.980 --> 00:26:43.740
 next generation.

00:26:44.240 --> 00:26:44.460
 And this

00:26:44.460 --> 00:26:45.039
 grandpa puts

00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:45.519
 on a piece

00:26:45.519 --> 00:26:46.180
 of paper the

00:26:46.180 --> 00:26:46.720
 names that

00:26:46.720 --> 00:26:47.039
 are going to

00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:47.579
 get this.

00:26:47.579 --> 00:26:48.899
 those names

00:26:48.899 --> 00:26:49.240
 on this

00:26:49.240 --> 00:26:49.599
 piece of

00:26:49.599 --> 00:26:49.859
 paper,

00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:50.339
 the last

00:26:50.339 --> 00:26:50.699
 will and

00:26:50.699 --> 00:26:51.019
 testament,

00:26:51.179 --> 00:26:51.500
 those are

00:26:51.500 --> 00:26:52.139
 the heirs

00:26:52.139 --> 00:26:53.019
 of this

00:26:53.019 --> 00:26:53.399
 grandpa.

00:26:55.859 --> 00:26:56.599
 Galatians 3

00:26:56.599 --> 00:26:57.179
 is a glorious

00:26:57.179 --> 00:26:57.939
 passage because

00:26:57.939 --> 00:26:59.159
 it says this

00:26:59.159 --> 00:26:59.819
 has been

00:26:59.819 --> 00:27:00.679
 established.

00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:01.519
 Who will get

00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:02.039
 all of the

00:27:02.039 --> 00:27:02.519
 inheritance,

00:27:02.779 --> 00:27:03.240
 all of the

00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:03.639
 blessings?

00:27:04.179 --> 00:27:04.559
 It's whose

00:27:04.559 --> 00:27:05.119
 names are

00:27:05.119 --> 00:27:06.399
 written in

00:27:06.399 --> 00:27:06.879
 this will.

00:27:07.159 --> 00:27:07.480
 These are

00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:08.079
 the heirs.

00:27:10.139 --> 00:27:10.799
 In this

00:27:10.799 --> 00:27:11.240
 passage,

00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:12.099
 Galatians 3

00:27:12.099 --> 00:27:12.599
 16,

00:27:12.740 --> 00:27:13.339
 the promises

00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:14.079
 were spoken

00:27:14.079 --> 00:27:15.000
 to Abraham

00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:16.359
 and his

00:27:16.359 --> 00:27:16.779
 offspring,

00:27:16.779 --> 00:27:17.660
 which is

00:27:17.660 --> 00:27:18.299
 Christ.

00:27:18.859 --> 00:27:19.500
 Christ is

00:27:19.500 --> 00:27:19.879
 the one

00:27:19.879 --> 00:27:20.200
 who will

00:27:20.200 --> 00:27:21.240
 inherit and

00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:21.720
 ultimately

00:27:21.720 --> 00:27:22.440
 fulfill these

00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:22.940
 promises.

00:27:23.399 --> 00:27:23.720
 He will be

00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:24.759
 the heir of

00:27:24.759 --> 00:27:25.379
 all that God

00:27:25.379 --> 00:27:26.240
 has stored up

00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:27.359
 to one seed

00:27:27.359 --> 00:27:28.119
 from Abraham.

00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:32.920
 See, what

00:27:32.920 --> 00:27:33.559
 happens in the

00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:34.099
 church is that

00:27:34.099 --> 00:27:35.559
 we have other

00:27:35.559 --> 00:27:36.160
 people wanting

00:27:36.160 --> 00:27:36.940
 to change the

00:27:36.940 --> 00:27:37.299
 terms.

00:27:38.779 --> 00:27:39.700
 So we have

00:27:39.700 --> 00:27:40.859
 a group wanting

00:27:40.859 --> 00:27:42.000
 to say this

00:27:42.000 --> 00:27:42.839
 person's name is

00:27:42.839 --> 00:27:43.500
 not on the

00:27:43.500 --> 00:27:43.980
 list, but we

00:27:43.980 --> 00:27:44.480
 want to go ahead

00:27:44.480 --> 00:27:45.019
 and give them

00:27:45.019 --> 00:27:45.759
 the blessings of

00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:46.319
 the inheritance.

00:27:46.779 --> 00:27:47.240
 And then

00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:47.559
 they're saying

00:27:47.559 --> 00:27:48.160
 this person,

00:27:48.799 --> 00:27:50.079
 their name is

00:27:50.079 --> 00:27:50.539
 on there, but

00:27:50.539 --> 00:27:51.299
 we don't want

00:27:51.299 --> 00:27:51.899
 them to be part

00:27:51.899 --> 00:27:52.339
 of it for

00:27:52.339 --> 00:27:52.960
 these reasons.

00:27:54.099 --> 00:27:54.720
 Well, if a

00:27:54.720 --> 00:27:55.519
 grandpa dies,

00:27:55.619 --> 00:27:55.920
 there's an

00:27:55.920 --> 00:27:56.660
 executor of the

00:27:56.660 --> 00:27:57.319
 will, there's a

00:27:57.319 --> 00:27:58.000
 lawyer who knows

00:27:58.000 --> 00:27:58.639
 the law, and

00:27:58.639 --> 00:27:58.980
 he's going to

00:27:58.980 --> 00:27:59.539
 point to this

00:27:59.539 --> 00:28:00.079
 and say, this

00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:00.700
 is binding.

00:28:01.160 --> 00:28:01.559
 No one can

00:28:01.559 --> 00:28:02.039
 add or take

00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:02.460
 away from

00:28:02.460 --> 00:28:02.700
 this.

00:28:03.099 --> 00:28:03.639
 This is what

00:28:03.639 --> 00:28:04.259
 secures it

00:28:04.259 --> 00:28:04.660
 right here.

00:28:05.539 --> 00:28:06.139
 And this is a

00:28:06.139 --> 00:28:06.460
 covenant.

00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:07.859
 The covenant

00:28:07.859 --> 00:28:08.819
 says all the

00:28:08.819 --> 00:28:09.599
 blessings are in

00:28:09.599 --> 00:28:10.019
 Christ.

00:28:10.359 --> 00:28:11.119
 Whoever is in

00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:12.240
 Christ is the

00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:12.619
 one who's going

00:28:12.619 --> 00:28:13.279
 to receive it.

00:28:13.819 --> 00:28:14.500
 No one can add

00:28:14.500 --> 00:28:15.079
 or take away

00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:15.539
 from that.

00:28:15.539 --> 00:28:16.879
 So as a

00:28:16.879 --> 00:28:17.859
 church, we have

00:28:17.859 --> 00:28:18.619
 to look to

00:28:18.619 --> 00:28:19.039
 Christ.

00:28:19.460 --> 00:28:19.899
 We have to

00:28:19.899 --> 00:28:20.480
 look to who

00:28:20.480 --> 00:28:21.599
 it is that all

00:28:21.599 --> 00:28:22.220
 of these blessings

00:28:22.220 --> 00:28:23.139
 are sealed up

00:28:23.139 --> 00:28:23.420
 in.

00:28:23.720 --> 00:28:24.039
 And we don't

00:28:24.039 --> 00:28:24.539
 have any

00:28:24.539 --> 00:28:25.159
 authority to

00:28:25.159 --> 00:28:26.220
 add or take

00:28:26.220 --> 00:28:26.940
 away from it

00:28:26.940 --> 00:28:27.779
 because Christ

00:28:27.779 --> 00:28:28.859
 has secured

00:28:28.859 --> 00:28:29.779
 all of these

00:28:29.779 --> 00:28:30.899
 blessings for

00:28:30.899 --> 00:28:31.619
 all those who

00:28:31.619 --> 00:28:32.740
 belong to him

00:28:32.740 --> 00:28:33.339
 through faith.

00:28:33.339 --> 00:28:33.399
 faith.

00:28:34.759 --> 00:28:35.740
 The Lord secured

00:28:35.740 --> 00:28:37.240
 for you all

00:28:37.240 --> 00:28:37.899
 the spiritual

00:28:37.899 --> 00:28:38.619
 blessings that

00:28:38.619 --> 00:28:39.359
 he promised to

00:28:39.359 --> 00:28:40.500
 Abraham in

00:28:40.500 --> 00:28:41.119
 this covenant

00:28:41.119 --> 00:28:42.019
 with Jesus

00:28:42.019 --> 00:28:43.399
 Christ as the

00:28:43.399 --> 00:28:43.639
 heir.

00:28:45.299 --> 00:28:45.799
 Number five,

00:28:45.939 --> 00:28:46.519
 why did the

00:28:46.519 --> 00:28:47.879
 Lord then still

00:28:47.879 --> 00:28:48.779
 give his law

00:28:48.779 --> 00:28:49.480
 to Israel?

00:28:50.279 --> 00:28:50.980
 Paul's working

00:28:50.980 --> 00:28:51.439
 through this

00:28:51.439 --> 00:28:52.019
 argument and

00:28:52.019 --> 00:28:52.439
 that's the

00:28:52.439 --> 00:28:53.279
 natural rebuttal.

00:28:53.720 --> 00:28:54.000
 Well, what

00:28:54.000 --> 00:28:54.559
 about all of

00:28:54.559 --> 00:28:55.240
 the civil laws?

00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:55.799
 What about all

00:28:55.799 --> 00:28:56.539
 the ceremonial

00:28:56.539 --> 00:28:57.079
 laws that were

00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:57.799
 piled on for

00:28:57.799 --> 00:28:58.139
 Israel?

00:28:58.619 --> 00:28:59.279
 What do we do

00:28:59.279 --> 00:28:59.859
 with those?

00:29:01.859 --> 00:29:02.779
 Verse 17, he

00:29:02.779 --> 00:29:03.099
 says the

00:29:03.099 --> 00:29:03.819
 requirements of

00:29:03.819 --> 00:29:04.940
 the law cannot

00:29:04.940 --> 00:29:06.460
 annul God's

00:29:06.460 --> 00:29:07.599
 promises and

00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:08.279
 make the promise

00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:09.099
 of no effect.

00:29:09.539 --> 00:29:09.779
 If the

00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:10.759
 inheritance is

00:29:10.759 --> 00:29:11.379
 of the law,

00:29:11.500 --> 00:29:12.279
 then it is of

00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:13.319
 no more of

00:29:13.319 --> 00:29:13.839
 promise.

00:29:14.099 --> 00:29:14.839
 But God has

00:29:14.839 --> 00:29:16.079
 granted it to

00:29:16.079 --> 00:29:17.740
 Abraham by

00:29:17.740 --> 00:29:18.680
 promise.

00:29:20.139 --> 00:29:20.879
 He's saying

00:29:20.879 --> 00:29:21.220
 that the

00:29:21.220 --> 00:29:22.200
 ceremonial laws

00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:22.799
 given to

00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:23.559
 Israel under

00:29:23.559 --> 00:29:25.379
 Moses do not

00:29:25.379 --> 00:29:26.079
 change the

00:29:26.079 --> 00:29:26.879
 promise of

00:29:26.879 --> 00:29:27.599
 free grace

00:29:27.599 --> 00:29:28.519
 that he gave

00:29:28.519 --> 00:29:29.220
 to Abraham.

00:29:30.579 --> 00:29:31.440
 Well, then the

00:29:31.440 --> 00:29:32.160
 natural question

00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:32.500
 is,

00:29:32.779 --> 00:29:33.579
 what do we

00:29:33.579 --> 00:29:34.000
 make of

00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:34.220
 those?

00:29:34.339 --> 00:29:34.700
 What do we

00:29:34.700 --> 00:29:35.039
 do with

00:29:35.039 --> 00:29:35.319
 those?

00:29:35.680 --> 00:29:36.539
 In verse 19

00:29:36.539 --> 00:29:37.519
 and 21, he

00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:37.960
 asked those

00:29:37.960 --> 00:29:38.420
 questions.

00:29:38.920 --> 00:29:40.059
 Then why is

00:29:40.059 --> 00:29:40.519
 there the

00:29:40.519 --> 00:29:40.819
 law?

00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:42.539
 Verse 21, is

00:29:42.539 --> 00:29:43.180
 the law then

00:29:43.180 --> 00:29:44.180
 against the

00:29:44.180 --> 00:29:44.839
 promises of

00:29:44.839 --> 00:29:45.119
 God?

00:29:45.680 --> 00:29:46.379
 And he says

00:29:46.379 --> 00:29:47.119
 certainly not.

00:29:47.500 --> 00:29:48.139
 He gives two

00:29:48.139 --> 00:29:48.599
 answers.

00:29:49.099 --> 00:29:49.639
 Number one,

00:29:51.220 --> 00:29:51.859
 it's because we

00:29:51.859 --> 00:29:52.859
 must be convicted

00:29:52.859 --> 00:29:54.160
 of our sin

00:29:54.160 --> 00:29:55.500
 before we will

00:29:55.500 --> 00:29:56.539
 ever repent.

00:29:57.579 --> 00:29:58.420
 The law is

00:29:58.420 --> 00:29:59.339
 very important to

00:29:59.339 --> 00:30:00.220
 convict us of

00:30:00.220 --> 00:30:00.680
 our sin.

00:30:00.680 --> 00:30:02.160
 in verse 21,

00:30:02.279 --> 00:30:02.640
 he said,

00:30:03.060 --> 00:30:04.060
 for if there

00:30:04.060 --> 00:30:04.960
 had been a

00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:05.620
 law given

00:30:05.620 --> 00:30:06.259
 which could

00:30:06.259 --> 00:30:07.039
 make a life,

00:30:07.400 --> 00:30:07.940
 most certainly

00:30:07.940 --> 00:30:08.860
 righteousness would

00:30:08.860 --> 00:30:09.440
 not have been

00:30:09.440 --> 00:30:10.600
 of the law.

00:30:11.080 --> 00:30:11.580
 Verse 22,

00:30:11.680 --> 00:30:12.000
 but the

00:30:12.000 --> 00:30:13.080
 scripture imprisoned

00:30:13.080 --> 00:30:14.340
 all things under

00:30:14.340 --> 00:30:15.420
 sin, that the

00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:16.500
 promise by faith

00:30:16.500 --> 00:30:17.480
 in Jesus Christ

00:30:17.480 --> 00:30:18.519
 might be given

00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:19.660
 to those who

00:30:19.660 --> 00:30:20.259
 believe.

00:30:21.060 --> 00:30:21.759
 The law was

00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:22.980
 added because

00:30:22.980 --> 00:30:25.120
 of transgressions.

00:30:25.119 --> 00:30:26.719
 So why do we

00:30:26.719 --> 00:30:27.339
 have the law?

00:30:27.439 --> 00:30:27.959
 Why was the law

00:30:27.959 --> 00:30:28.859
 given to Israel?

00:30:29.379 --> 00:30:30.019
 It's because

00:30:30.019 --> 00:30:30.979
 everyone who

00:30:30.979 --> 00:30:31.639
 will turn to

00:30:31.639 --> 00:30:32.779
 God to receive

00:30:32.779 --> 00:30:33.739
 grace by faith

00:30:33.739 --> 00:30:35.059
 must first be

00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:36.239
 convicted of

00:30:36.239 --> 00:30:36.759
 our sin.

00:30:37.559 --> 00:30:39.239
 We must repent.

00:30:40.039 --> 00:30:40.779
 We must see

00:30:40.779 --> 00:30:41.879
 that we fall so

00:30:41.879 --> 00:30:42.659
 short of the

00:30:42.659 --> 00:30:43.619
 glory of God.

00:30:44.179 --> 00:30:45.000
 And so the law

00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:45.879
 cuts us down.

00:30:46.459 --> 00:30:47.599
 It humbles us.

00:30:47.939 --> 00:30:48.939
 And it exposes

00:30:48.939 --> 00:30:49.199
 us.

00:30:49.339 --> 00:30:51.259
 I cannot save

00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:52.000
 myself.

00:30:52.000 --> 00:30:54.460
 The second

00:30:54.460 --> 00:30:55.140
 reason he gives

00:30:55.140 --> 00:30:55.880
 is because we

00:30:55.880 --> 00:30:57.140
 must see our

00:30:57.140 --> 00:30:57.839
 great need of

00:30:57.839 --> 00:30:58.519
 God's grace

00:30:58.519 --> 00:30:59.380
 before we will

00:30:59.380 --> 00:31:00.160
 turn to God

00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:01.519
 with hoping

00:31:01.519 --> 00:31:02.960
 faith in that

00:31:02.960 --> 00:31:04.359
 offspring that

00:31:04.359 --> 00:31:04.880
 will come.

00:31:05.799 --> 00:31:06.559
 The Lord will

00:31:06.559 --> 00:31:07.859
 send a Messiah,

00:31:08.079 --> 00:31:08.859
 an anointed one.

00:31:09.119 --> 00:31:09.839
 The Lord will

00:31:09.839 --> 00:31:10.599
 send one who

00:31:10.599 --> 00:31:11.339
 will fulfill the

00:31:11.339 --> 00:31:11.619
 law.

00:31:12.539 --> 00:31:13.079
 The Lord will

00:31:13.079 --> 00:31:13.980
 send a victor

00:31:13.980 --> 00:31:14.579
 who will conquer

00:31:14.579 --> 00:31:15.380
 all the enemies.

00:31:16.779 --> 00:31:17.140
 And he will

00:31:17.140 --> 00:31:17.640
 come at the

00:31:17.640 --> 00:31:18.119
 fullness of

00:31:18.119 --> 00:31:18.440
 time.

00:31:20.940 --> 00:31:21.759
 We read in

00:31:21.759 --> 00:31:22.480
 verse 19.

00:31:22.920 --> 00:31:23.599
 There is one

00:31:23.599 --> 00:31:24.359
 to whom the

00:31:24.359 --> 00:31:25.500
 promise has

00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:26.079
 been made.

00:31:26.680 --> 00:31:27.279
 And that's the

00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:27.720
 Lord Jesus

00:31:27.720 --> 00:31:28.259
 Christ.

00:31:30.299 --> 00:31:31.240
 The Lord Jesus

00:31:31.240 --> 00:31:31.839
 Christ will

00:31:31.839 --> 00:31:32.180
 come.

00:31:33.500 --> 00:31:34.019
 And you must

00:31:34.019 --> 00:31:34.960
 see your need

00:31:34.960 --> 00:31:35.599
 for him.

00:31:37.420 --> 00:31:38.059
 When the

00:31:38.059 --> 00:31:38.539
 Lord Jesus

00:31:38.539 --> 00:31:39.559
 was brought

00:31:39.559 --> 00:31:40.180
 to the temple

00:31:40.180 --> 00:31:41.059
 as a baby,

00:31:42.180 --> 00:31:42.500
 there were

00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:43.839
 two believers

00:31:43.839 --> 00:31:44.460
 who had the

00:31:44.460 --> 00:31:45.000
 Old Testament

00:31:45.000 --> 00:31:45.859
 scriptures and

00:31:45.859 --> 00:31:46.299
 the Lord had

00:31:46.299 --> 00:31:46.980
 prepared them in

00:31:46.980 --> 00:31:47.619
 their spirit to

00:31:47.619 --> 00:31:48.359
 receive him.

00:31:49.420 --> 00:31:49.879
 And when they

00:31:49.879 --> 00:31:50.779
 did, the spirit

00:31:50.779 --> 00:31:51.660
 ministered to him.

00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:52.319
 This is the

00:31:52.319 --> 00:31:52.879
 anointed one,

00:31:52.940 --> 00:31:53.460
 that promised

00:31:53.460 --> 00:31:54.500
 seed of long

00:31:54.500 --> 00:31:54.799
 ago.

00:31:55.259 --> 00:31:55.879
 If we're reading

00:31:55.879 --> 00:31:56.500
 the Old Testament

00:31:56.500 --> 00:31:57.619
 correctly, we are

00:31:57.619 --> 00:31:58.279
 reading with an

00:31:58.279 --> 00:31:58.920
 anticipation.

00:31:59.980 --> 00:32:00.839
 There is more.

00:32:01.180 --> 00:32:01.920
 There is a grand

00:32:01.920 --> 00:32:02.319
 act.

00:32:02.440 --> 00:32:03.559
 There will be the

00:32:03.559 --> 00:32:04.359
 coming Messiah.

00:32:05.720 --> 00:32:07.259
 The blessing that

00:32:07.259 --> 00:32:07.980
 God had promised

00:32:07.980 --> 00:32:09.759
 to Abraham was

00:32:09.759 --> 00:32:10.319
 salvation.

00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:12.839
 You will be

00:32:12.839 --> 00:32:13.519
 God's people.

00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:15.420
 You will dwell in

00:32:15.420 --> 00:32:15.980
 his kingdom.

00:32:16.660 --> 00:32:17.720
 You will be secure

00:32:17.720 --> 00:32:18.859
 in him forever.

00:32:19.319 --> 00:32:20.039
 He will be your

00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:20.379
 shield.

00:32:20.380 --> 00:32:22.260
 And the Lord

00:32:22.260 --> 00:32:23.380
 kept all of his

00:32:23.380 --> 00:32:23.920
 promises.

00:32:24.920 --> 00:32:25.400
 The Lord kept

00:32:25.400 --> 00:32:26.280
 the promises to

00:32:26.280 --> 00:32:27.700
 Abraham in a

00:32:27.700 --> 00:32:29.100
 physical and an

00:32:29.100 --> 00:32:29.840
 earthly sense.

00:32:30.300 --> 00:32:30.960
 And he also

00:32:30.960 --> 00:32:31.720
 fulfilled them and

00:32:31.720 --> 00:32:33.200
 expanded them into a

00:32:33.200 --> 00:32:34.500
 spiritual fulfillment.

00:32:35.460 --> 00:32:36.540
 The physical seed of

00:32:36.540 --> 00:32:38.400
 Abraham did get this

00:32:38.400 --> 00:32:39.040
 land that God

00:32:39.040 --> 00:32:39.940
 promised after they

00:32:39.940 --> 00:32:41.280
 came out of slavery

00:32:41.280 --> 00:32:42.420
 in Joshua 21.

00:32:43.160 --> 00:32:44.080
 All of the good

00:32:44.080 --> 00:32:44.640
 things the Lord

00:32:44.640 --> 00:32:46.040
 promised to Abraham,

00:32:46.260 --> 00:32:46.960
 Isaac, and Jacob,

00:32:46.960 --> 00:32:48.140
 they all came to

00:32:48.140 --> 00:32:48.579
 pass.

00:32:49.460 --> 00:32:50.559
 And in 1 Kings

00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:51.940
 chapter 4 verse 1,

00:32:52.380 --> 00:32:53.059
 we read that with

00:32:53.059 --> 00:32:54.140
 Solomon again after

00:32:54.140 --> 00:32:54.980
 David the man of

00:32:54.980 --> 00:32:57.079
 war had defeated the

00:32:57.079 --> 00:32:57.759
 enemies with the

00:32:57.759 --> 00:32:58.420
 sword, then came

00:32:58.420 --> 00:32:59.240
 Solomon with the

00:32:59.240 --> 00:33:00.559
 kingdom of peace.

00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:01.500
 And the Lord gave

00:33:01.500 --> 00:33:02.500
 them all the land.

00:33:03.039 --> 00:33:03.720
 All of the good

00:33:03.720 --> 00:33:05.200
 things God promised,

00:33:05.420 --> 00:33:05.960
 he gave.

00:33:06.480 --> 00:33:07.200
 And the Lord also

00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:08.400
 exposed the need of

00:33:08.400 --> 00:33:10.240
 God's people to have

00:33:10.240 --> 00:33:10.960
 Yahweh as their

00:33:10.960 --> 00:33:11.240
 king.

00:33:11.880 --> 00:33:12.940
 After Joshua and the

00:33:12.940 --> 00:33:14.120
 Israelites lived in

00:33:14.120 --> 00:33:15.120
 the land, there were

00:33:15.120 --> 00:33:15.960
 so many problems.

00:33:15.960 --> 00:33:16.860
 It was porous.

00:33:17.220 --> 00:33:17.920
 They never defeated

00:33:17.920 --> 00:33:18.440
 the idols.

00:33:19.079 --> 00:33:20.000
 They allowed idolaters

00:33:20.000 --> 00:33:20.720
 to live in their

00:33:20.720 --> 00:33:21.059
 midst.

00:33:21.579 --> 00:33:22.519
 They had no king and

00:33:22.519 --> 00:33:23.319
 everyone did whatever

00:33:23.319 --> 00:33:24.039
 pleased them.

00:33:24.539 --> 00:33:25.539
 The book of Judges is

00:33:25.539 --> 00:33:27.000
 an ugly book to

00:33:27.000 --> 00:33:29.059
 expose their need of

00:33:29.059 --> 00:33:29.440
 a king.

00:33:29.559 --> 00:33:30.420
 They need God

00:33:30.420 --> 00:33:32.079
 himself, Yahweh, to

00:33:32.079 --> 00:33:33.579
 rule as their king.

00:33:34.620 --> 00:33:36.079
 The disobedience of

00:33:36.079 --> 00:33:37.440
 the Israelites in the

00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:38.460
 land led them to

00:33:38.460 --> 00:33:38.960
 exile.

00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:41.140
 It led them to see a

00:33:41.140 --> 00:33:41.980
 greater fulfillment

00:33:41.980 --> 00:33:43.480
 must come, one that

00:33:43.480 --> 00:33:44.680
 we can't produce by our

00:33:44.680 --> 00:33:45.500
 own good works.

00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:47.180
 And that's why Paul

00:33:47.180 --> 00:33:48.880
 says the law for them

00:33:48.880 --> 00:33:49.720
 was a tutor.

00:33:50.100 --> 00:33:51.039
 It was a trainer.

00:33:51.340 --> 00:33:52.920
 It was a servant of

00:33:52.920 --> 00:33:53.819
 the great king that

00:33:53.819 --> 00:33:54.340
 they need.

00:33:56.660 --> 00:33:57.900
 The law serves the

00:33:57.900 --> 00:33:58.779
 same purpose for the

00:33:58.779 --> 00:33:59.360
 church today.

00:34:00.220 --> 00:34:01.680
 It humbles us.

00:34:02.440 --> 00:34:04.340
 It tells us we need a

00:34:04.340 --> 00:34:05.680
 king to rule over your

00:34:05.680 --> 00:34:07.100
 heart and your life.

00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:09.240
 Look at what a wreck

00:34:09.240 --> 00:34:10.420
 your life is without

00:34:10.420 --> 00:34:11.940
 Christ ruling over you

00:34:11.940 --> 00:34:12.820
 as a king.

00:34:12.820 --> 00:34:14.700
 repent again.

00:34:15.660 --> 00:34:16.440
 Humble yourself.

00:34:17.240 --> 00:34:18.600
 Turn to God to be

00:34:18.600 --> 00:34:19.440
 your king and your

00:34:19.440 --> 00:34:20.840
 savior once again.

00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.780
 Praise him for his

00:34:22.780 --> 00:34:23.120
 law.

00:34:24.260 --> 00:34:25.420
 What pleases the Lord

00:34:25.420 --> 00:34:26.880
 in his moral law does

00:34:26.880 --> 00:34:27.640
 not change.

00:34:28.640 --> 00:34:29.559
 We look back on the

00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:31.100
 ceremonial laws and we

00:34:31.100 --> 00:34:32.539
 see these all foreshadow

00:34:32.539 --> 00:34:34.220
 the work of Christ on

00:34:34.220 --> 00:34:34.760
 the cross.

00:34:34.760 --> 00:34:34.880
 Christ.

00:34:35.340 --> 00:34:36.540
 We look at his civil

00:34:36.540 --> 00:34:38.320
 law and we long for a

00:34:38.320 --> 00:34:39.460
 kingdom of true peace

00:34:39.460 --> 00:34:41.080
 and one day Christ will

00:34:41.080 --> 00:34:41.920
 rule over the new

00:34:41.920 --> 00:34:42.980
 heavens and the new

00:34:42.980 --> 00:34:44.240
 earth perfectly.

00:34:44.920 --> 00:34:46.100
 We long for him to

00:34:46.100 --> 00:34:47.720
 rule and to be under

00:34:47.720 --> 00:34:48.340
 that rule.

00:34:48.760 --> 00:34:49.660
 And now we are in a

00:34:49.660 --> 00:34:50.320
 spiritual sense.

00:34:50.420 --> 00:34:51.300
 We are his people.

00:34:51.400 --> 00:34:52.440
 We are united to him.

00:34:52.820 --> 00:34:54.080
 He rules over his

00:34:54.080 --> 00:34:54.480
 church.

00:34:54.480 --> 00:34:57.099
 I'm going to try to be a

00:34:57.099 --> 00:34:58.099
 little bit more specific

00:34:58.099 --> 00:34:59.440
 as we wrap this up with

00:34:59.440 --> 00:35:01.059
 the sixth observation.

00:35:02.679 --> 00:35:04.039
 There are specific

00:35:04.039 --> 00:35:05.980
 promises that God gave

00:35:05.980 --> 00:35:08.619
 through Abraham and his

00:35:08.619 --> 00:35:09.500
 offspring Christ.

00:35:09.960 --> 00:35:11.840
 So I want to do my best to

00:35:11.840 --> 00:35:13.260
 show you what I see in the

00:35:13.260 --> 00:35:13.539
 scripture.

00:35:14.219 --> 00:35:15.240
 You can study further on

00:35:15.240 --> 00:35:16.019
 your own as well.

00:35:16.500 --> 00:35:17.320
 And then come to Sunday

00:35:17.320 --> 00:35:18.820
 school next week as we pick

00:35:18.820 --> 00:35:19.940
 up where we left off on this

00:35:19.940 --> 00:35:20.260
 topic.

00:35:20.860 --> 00:35:21.639
 Here's the question.

00:35:21.639 --> 00:35:25.639
 What specific blessings can

00:35:25.639 --> 00:35:27.480
 someone like you and me

00:35:27.480 --> 00:35:28.799
 expect?

00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:31.719
 What are the specific

00:35:31.719 --> 00:35:32.759
 blessings from the

00:35:32.759 --> 00:35:34.219
 Abrahamic covenant that

00:35:34.219 --> 00:35:35.440
 someone like you and me

00:35:35.440 --> 00:35:37.460
 Gentiles used to be

00:35:37.460 --> 00:35:37.739
 sinners.

00:35:37.879 --> 00:35:39.179
 We had no concept of God

00:35:39.179 --> 00:35:40.879
 and his word until he

00:35:40.879 --> 00:35:41.679
 ministered to us.

00:35:41.759 --> 00:35:42.699
 What can we expect?

00:35:43.920 --> 00:35:45.539
 Four things for us.

00:35:46.400 --> 00:35:47.359
 The Lord had promised

00:35:47.359 --> 00:35:48.779
 Abraham a child.

00:35:49.779 --> 00:35:50.460
 Do you remember that?

00:35:51.639 --> 00:35:52.679
 Him and his wife were

00:35:52.679 --> 00:35:53.619
 barren and the Lord said

00:35:53.619 --> 00:35:55.259
 you will have a child.

00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:57.460
 Well on earth Abraham

00:35:57.460 --> 00:35:58.400
 got Isaac.

00:36:00.759 --> 00:36:02.099
 Because God keeps his

00:36:02.099 --> 00:36:04.679
 covenant he also fulfilled

00:36:04.679 --> 00:36:06.119
 and expanded this with

00:36:06.119 --> 00:36:06.980
 Jesus Christ.

00:36:07.619 --> 00:36:08.659
 And he gave him an

00:36:08.659 --> 00:36:10.239
 offspring Jesus born from

00:36:10.239 --> 00:36:11.159
 the line of Abraham.

00:36:11.879 --> 00:36:13.219
 He's on every genealogy

00:36:13.219 --> 00:36:14.879
 as Abraham through this

00:36:14.879 --> 00:36:16.279
 line came Jesus Christ.

00:36:16.859 --> 00:36:18.059
 So yes he got the son on

00:36:18.059 --> 00:36:19.859
 earth and God fulfilled and

00:36:19.859 --> 00:36:21.139
 expanded it further by

00:36:21.139 --> 00:36:22.519
 giving him the offspring

00:36:22.519 --> 00:36:24.440
 Jesus Christ in heaven.

00:36:25.279 --> 00:36:26.299
 Now look at what he says

00:36:26.299 --> 00:36:27.539
 in verse 26 for the

00:36:27.539 --> 00:36:27.900
 church.

00:36:28.460 --> 00:36:30.539
 You are all children of

00:36:30.539 --> 00:36:32.460
 God through faith in

00:36:32.460 --> 00:36:33.359
 Jesus Christ.

00:36:33.599 --> 00:36:34.879
 The expansion of this

00:36:34.879 --> 00:36:37.019
 blessing pulls you in to

00:36:37.019 --> 00:36:38.859
 the family of God and the

00:36:38.859 --> 00:36:39.799
 blessings he promised

00:36:39.799 --> 00:36:41.339
 Abraham as well.

00:36:42.299 --> 00:36:42.819
 The child.

00:36:43.599 --> 00:36:44.000
 Number two.

00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:47.019
 The Lord counted Abraham's

00:36:47.019 --> 00:36:48.579
 faith as righteousness.

00:36:49.780 --> 00:36:50.940
 And because God keeps his

00:36:50.940 --> 00:36:52.480
 covenant Jesus Christ

00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:54.659
 fulfills and expands this

00:36:54.659 --> 00:36:55.860
 blessing to you as well.

00:36:56.460 --> 00:36:57.400
 In verse 27.

00:36:57.960 --> 00:37:00.300
 As many of you as were

00:37:00.300 --> 00:37:02.420
 baptized into Christ you

00:37:02.420 --> 00:37:03.679
 have put on Christ.

00:37:04.960 --> 00:37:06.400
 You have been baptizing

00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:07.840
 Christ in two ways according

00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:08.320
 to scripture.

00:37:08.320 --> 00:37:09.960
 First you have been baptized

00:37:09.960 --> 00:37:10.800
 by blood.

00:37:11.700 --> 00:37:13.240
 Mark 10 39.

00:37:14.380 --> 00:37:16.559
 Jesus says you are

00:37:16.559 --> 00:37:18.860
 baptized in the blood as

00:37:18.860 --> 00:37:20.460
 you drink from this cup of

00:37:20.460 --> 00:37:21.019
 his covenant.

00:37:22.180 --> 00:37:24.220
 See the baptism of blood it

00:37:24.220 --> 00:37:25.140
 means that you have been

00:37:25.140 --> 00:37:26.940
 washed by the work of

00:37:26.940 --> 00:37:28.380
 Christ on Calvary.

00:37:29.220 --> 00:37:30.559
 You have seen Jesus Christ

00:37:30.559 --> 00:37:33.019
 portrayed through the

00:37:33.019 --> 00:37:34.519
 preaching of the word.

00:37:35.320 --> 00:37:36.280
 You have seen that it was

00:37:36.280 --> 00:37:37.900
 your sin that kept him

00:37:37.900 --> 00:37:38.180
 there.

00:37:38.440 --> 00:37:39.720
 It was your voice as one of

00:37:39.720 --> 00:37:40.440
 the mockers.

00:37:41.760 --> 00:37:43.800
 And the Lord Jesus in grace

00:37:43.800 --> 00:37:45.720
 is paying for that very sin

00:37:45.720 --> 00:37:46.260
 for you.

00:37:48.340 --> 00:37:49.840
 That's to be baptized by the

00:37:49.840 --> 00:37:50.180
 blood.

00:37:50.980 --> 00:37:52.180
 Baptism of the spirit.

00:37:53.660 --> 00:37:55.280
 John the Baptist he said I

00:37:55.280 --> 00:37:56.500
 baptize you with water but

00:37:56.500 --> 00:37:57.820
 there is one coming it's

00:37:57.820 --> 00:38:00.060
 Jesus Christ in Luke 16.

00:38:00.620 --> 00:38:02.260
 He will baptize you with the

00:38:02.260 --> 00:38:03.000
 Holy Spirit.

00:38:03.720 --> 00:38:05.060
 That means that Jesus Christ

00:38:05.059 --> 00:38:07.320
 will give the spirit of God

00:38:07.320 --> 00:38:07.920
 to you.

00:38:08.380 --> 00:38:09.340
 You who were dead in your

00:38:09.340 --> 00:38:10.599
 trespasses he will make you

00:38:10.599 --> 00:38:11.139
 alive.

00:38:11.679 --> 00:38:12.779
 That's called regeneration.

00:38:13.739 --> 00:38:14.980
 And as he brings you alive

00:38:14.980 --> 00:38:17.759
 the spirit indwells you and

00:38:17.759 --> 00:38:19.900
 sanctifies you and lives in

00:38:19.900 --> 00:38:21.400
 you and creates in your life a

00:38:21.400 --> 00:38:23.159
 place where the Holy God

00:38:23.159 --> 00:38:25.759
 Father Son and Spirit can live

00:38:25.759 --> 00:38:27.059
 and abide forever.

00:38:27.500 --> 00:38:28.460
 That's what it means to be

00:38:28.460 --> 00:38:29.980
 baptized by blood and

00:38:29.980 --> 00:38:31.980
 baptized by the Holy Spirit.

00:38:31.980 --> 00:38:34.920
 As many of you as were

00:38:34.920 --> 00:38:37.199
 baptized into Christ he says

00:38:37.199 --> 00:38:39.559
 you have put on Christ in

00:38:39.559 --> 00:38:40.400
 verse 27.

00:38:40.940 --> 00:38:42.860
 To put on Christ it means that

00:38:42.860 --> 00:38:44.440
 you have received Christ's

00:38:44.440 --> 00:38:46.240
 righteousness as your own.

00:38:47.240 --> 00:38:50.420
 To be baptized in Christ it

00:38:50.420 --> 00:38:52.219
 means that you are submerged.

00:38:52.800 --> 00:38:54.559
 As Jonathan pointed out to our

00:38:54.559 --> 00:38:56.519
 kids last week it's it's like a

00:38:56.519 --> 00:38:58.340
 pickle a cucumber is a cucumber

00:38:58.340 --> 00:39:00.579
 but it's baptized into the the

00:39:00.579 --> 00:39:02.519
 brine and the vinegar and it

00:39:02.519 --> 00:39:03.280
 becomes a pickle.

00:39:03.800 --> 00:39:04.660
 That's sanctification.

00:39:05.000 --> 00:39:06.880
 You are baptized in Christ.

00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:08.840
 You have put on Christ.

00:39:09.579 --> 00:39:11.700
 You are washed by his blood and

00:39:11.700 --> 00:39:13.559
 you are identified with him.

00:39:13.640 --> 00:39:15.519
 He changes your very substance.

00:39:17.400 --> 00:39:19.100
 The third blessing is that the

00:39:19.100 --> 00:39:20.820
 Lord promised Abraham a great

00:39:20.820 --> 00:39:23.640
 people from all over the earth

00:39:23.640 --> 00:39:25.500
 like the dust that would be

00:39:25.500 --> 00:39:27.240
 united to God in the heavens like

00:39:27.239 --> 00:39:28.279
 shining stars.

00:39:29.679 --> 00:39:31.219
 Do you remember that last week?

00:39:31.559 --> 00:39:33.199
 Your offspring will be like the

00:39:33.199 --> 00:39:33.599
 dust.

00:39:33.759 --> 00:39:34.899
 They will be like the stars.

00:39:35.179 --> 00:39:37.119
 It doesn't mean like the Lion

00:39:37.119 --> 00:39:38.899
 King where you die and become a

00:39:38.899 --> 00:39:39.599
 literal star.

00:39:39.819 --> 00:39:41.719
 It means that the glory of God

00:39:41.719 --> 00:39:44.859
 the spiritual purity and glory of

00:39:44.859 --> 00:39:47.379
 God is in you and your life

00:39:47.379 --> 00:39:48.399
 reflects him.

00:39:49.159 --> 00:39:49.979
 That's what that means.

00:39:50.639 --> 00:39:52.279
 Well on earth Abraham got the

00:39:52.279 --> 00:39:55.099
 Jewish nation and he got this

00:39:55.099 --> 00:39:57.139
 ethnic people a true people

00:39:57.139 --> 00:39:58.880
 living in a true land and

00:39:58.880 --> 00:40:00.279
 because God keeps his covenant

00:40:00.279 --> 00:40:03.079
 Jesus Christ further fulfills and

00:40:03.079 --> 00:40:04.299
 expands this promise.

00:40:04.500 --> 00:40:05.940
 Look at what he says in verse 28.

00:40:06.819 --> 00:40:09.219
 Now there is neither Jew nor Greek.

00:40:09.819 --> 00:40:11.599
 There is neither slave nor free

00:40:11.599 --> 00:40:11.860
 man.

00:40:12.319 --> 00:40:14.099
 There is neither male nor female.

00:40:15.000 --> 00:40:16.759
 He's saying there is not a first

00:40:16.759 --> 00:40:18.679
 class and a second class Christian.

00:40:19.259 --> 00:40:21.699
 There is only first class citizens in

00:40:21.699 --> 00:40:23.059
 the kingdom of God.

00:40:23.519 --> 00:40:25.839
 There is no difference between any of

00:40:25.839 --> 00:40:27.599
 you and it's because you are united

00:40:27.599 --> 00:40:28.579
 to Christ.

00:40:28.579 --> 00:40:29.739
 Not by your works.

00:40:29.879 --> 00:40:30.899
 Not by your outward appearance.

00:40:31.059 --> 00:40:31.879
 By faith.

00:40:32.119 --> 00:40:33.980
 That's what you all have in common.

00:40:34.379 --> 00:40:38.079
 You are all one in Christ Jesus.

00:40:39.739 --> 00:40:42.319
 So we don't go to church for

00:40:42.319 --> 00:40:42.839
 community.

00:40:43.799 --> 00:40:45.899
 We don't go to church for

00:40:45.899 --> 00:40:46.399
 fellowship.

00:40:46.400 --> 00:40:51.079
 We don't chase after the byproducts.

00:40:52.180 --> 00:40:54.599
 We are church because we are one

00:40:54.599 --> 00:40:55.500
 in Christ.

00:40:55.940 --> 00:40:57.880
 We are one through the same faith,

00:40:58.000 --> 00:40:59.720
 the same spirit that ministers and

00:40:59.720 --> 00:41:00.599
 unites us.

00:41:01.420 --> 00:41:02.900
 Well guess what you get as a result?

00:41:03.440 --> 00:41:04.980
 Your lives do become more like

00:41:04.980 --> 00:41:05.360
 Christ.

00:41:05.900 --> 00:41:07.880
 You do get the deepest conversations.

00:41:08.579 --> 00:41:10.500
 You do get friends and true

00:41:10.500 --> 00:41:12.360
 fellowship for life and it's more

00:41:12.360 --> 00:41:12.980
 than a friendship.

00:41:13.599 --> 00:41:15.680
 It's a fellowship that is even

00:41:15.679 --> 00:41:17.679
 tighter and closer and more

00:41:17.679 --> 00:41:20.099
 more intimate and meaningful than a

00:41:20.099 --> 00:41:20.799
 blood relation.

00:41:20.960 --> 00:41:22.019
 Have you ever experienced that in

00:41:22.019 --> 00:41:22.440
 the church?

00:41:22.960 --> 00:41:23.899
 That's what we get.

00:41:24.239 --> 00:41:25.519
 Why would we settle for anything

00:41:25.519 --> 00:41:25.940
 less?

00:41:27.500 --> 00:41:29.179
 Well the fourth promise is that the

00:41:29.179 --> 00:41:31.539
 Lord promised Abraham a land.

00:41:33.000 --> 00:41:35.960
 On earth he got the promised land.

00:41:36.399 --> 00:41:37.779
 He got geographic Israel.

00:41:39.399 --> 00:41:40.779
 And because the Lord keeps his

00:41:40.779 --> 00:41:42.980
 covenant Jesus Christ also further

00:41:42.980 --> 00:41:44.859
 fulfills and expands on this.

00:41:44.860 --> 00:41:46.140
 Listen to the language from the

00:41:46.140 --> 00:41:48.160
 Bible itself teaching us this.

00:41:48.480 --> 00:41:49.680
 Hebrews 12 21.

00:41:50.539 --> 00:41:51.700
 Writing to the church.

00:41:52.260 --> 00:41:53.780
 Writing to you who have a faith and

00:41:53.780 --> 00:41:54.860
 are united to Christ.

00:41:55.579 --> 00:41:58.180
 You have come to Mount Zion.

00:41:58.940 --> 00:42:00.720
 Mount Zion is the hill in

00:42:00.720 --> 00:42:02.120
 Jerusalem where the temple is.

00:42:02.640 --> 00:42:04.440
 And he's saying all of you across the

00:42:04.440 --> 00:42:04.720
 world.

00:42:05.200 --> 00:42:06.320
 All of the nations.

00:42:06.780 --> 00:42:08.400
 You have come to Mount Zion.

00:42:08.400 --> 00:42:09.400
 Mount Zion.

00:42:09.400 --> 00:42:11.780
 To the city of the living God.

00:42:13.019 --> 00:42:15.180
 The heavenly Jerusalem.

00:42:15.960 --> 00:42:17.960
 He's saying don't pattern yourself off

00:42:17.960 --> 00:42:18.760
 of old Jerusalem.

00:42:19.059 --> 00:42:20.780
 You're part of the heavenly Jerusalem.

00:42:21.860 --> 00:42:24.200
 You have come to the assembly of the

00:42:24.200 --> 00:42:24.920
 firstborn.

00:42:25.960 --> 00:42:27.860
 Well in the ancient world it's only the

00:42:27.860 --> 00:42:29.059
 firstborn that gets all the

00:42:29.059 --> 00:42:29.599
 inheritance.

00:42:30.800 --> 00:42:32.559
 The firstborn gets grandpa's farm.

00:42:32.559 --> 00:42:35.039
 And he's saying you are the assembly.

00:42:35.199 --> 00:42:35.739
 The gathering.

00:42:36.460 --> 00:42:38.460
 The church of the firstborn.

00:42:38.659 --> 00:42:40.420
 Every single one of you is a

00:42:40.420 --> 00:42:40.940
 firstborn.

00:42:42.000 --> 00:42:44.099
 You are enrolled in heaven.

00:42:44.779 --> 00:42:46.519
 This is language of citizenship.

00:42:47.579 --> 00:42:48.539
 You are on the roster.

00:42:48.739 --> 00:42:49.480
 You belong here.

00:42:49.579 --> 00:42:50.219
 You can vote.

00:42:50.559 --> 00:42:51.380
 You can have land.

00:42:51.739 --> 00:42:53.139
 You possess this kingdom.

00:42:53.279 --> 00:42:53.779
 It's yours.

00:42:54.779 --> 00:42:56.279
 You have come to God.

00:42:56.360 --> 00:42:57.099
 The judge of all.

00:42:57.199 --> 00:42:59.039
 To the spirit of just men.

00:42:59.159 --> 00:42:59.820
 Made perfect.

00:42:59.820 --> 00:43:01.220
 To Jesus.

00:43:01.640 --> 00:43:02.680
 The mediator.

00:43:03.019 --> 00:43:04.980
 Of this new covenant.

00:43:05.480 --> 00:43:06.680
 That's what it means to be a

00:43:06.680 --> 00:43:07.019
 Christian.

00:43:07.539 --> 00:43:08.940
 God keeps all of his promises.

00:43:09.360 --> 00:43:10.640
 He further fulfills them.

00:43:10.920 --> 00:43:11.900
 And he expands them.

00:43:11.960 --> 00:43:12.840
 And elevates them.

00:43:13.120 --> 00:43:14.340
 To the highest of heavens.

00:43:15.900 --> 00:43:17.280
 Look at verse 29.

00:43:18.780 --> 00:43:21.380
 If you are Christ's.

00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:24.840
 Then you are Abraham's offspring.

00:43:24.840 --> 00:43:25.960
 And heirs.

00:43:26.420 --> 00:43:28.160
 According to promise.

00:43:29.820 --> 00:43:30.760
 Did Paul persuade you?

00:43:30.820 --> 00:43:32.160
 Do you see why someone like you.

00:43:32.200 --> 00:43:33.080
 And someone like me.

00:43:33.420 --> 00:43:34.960
 Can be an heir.

00:43:35.300 --> 00:43:36.880
 You can receive all of these.

00:43:37.200 --> 00:43:37.980
 Covenant blessings.

00:43:38.640 --> 00:43:39.780
 By the work of Christ.

00:43:42.900 --> 00:43:44.400
 I found myself this week.

00:43:44.480 --> 00:43:45.700
 Thinking a lot about.

00:43:46.900 --> 00:43:48.640
 John Bunyan's example.

00:43:49.220 --> 00:43:50.920
 And John Bunyan was a simple pastor.

00:43:50.920 --> 00:43:53.039
 He wrote Pilgrim's Progress from prison.

00:43:53.580 --> 00:43:55.260
 In the 1600s in England.

00:43:55.260 --> 00:43:58.300
 When John Bunyan would see.

00:43:58.680 --> 00:43:59.920
 A drunk bum.

00:44:00.060 --> 00:44:00.740
 On the street.

00:44:01.700 --> 00:44:03.480
 Or the scum of the earth.

00:44:03.700 --> 00:44:03.860
 You know.

00:44:03.900 --> 00:44:04.780
 Getting into a fight.

00:44:05.300 --> 00:44:06.080
 In the trash.

00:44:07.240 --> 00:44:08.360
 He had this line.

00:44:08.460 --> 00:44:09.740
 That he would preach to himself.

00:44:09.880 --> 00:44:10.940
 To remind himself.

00:44:11.120 --> 00:44:11.780
 Of this truth.

00:44:11.840 --> 00:44:12.420
 That I think is.

00:44:12.640 --> 00:44:13.940
 The heart of Galatians 3.

00:44:15.420 --> 00:44:16.700
 John Bunyan would say.

00:44:17.440 --> 00:44:17.880
 There.

00:44:18.540 --> 00:44:19.700
 Pointing to those people.

00:44:20.540 --> 00:44:20.940
 There.

00:44:21.260 --> 00:44:23.000
 But for the grace of God.

00:44:23.440 --> 00:44:23.940
 Go I.

00:44:23.940 --> 00:44:23.980
 I.

00:44:26.800 --> 00:44:28.179
 So like those two ladies.

00:44:28.179 --> 00:44:28.980
 On the airplane.

00:44:29.519 --> 00:44:30.460
 Instead of trying to.

00:44:31.000 --> 00:44:31.320
 Fix.

00:44:31.740 --> 00:44:32.380
 The other one.

00:44:33.519 --> 00:44:34.400
 I should say.

00:44:34.539 --> 00:44:34.800
 There.

00:44:35.099 --> 00:44:36.539
 But for the grace of God.

00:44:36.760 --> 00:44:37.200
 Go I.

00:44:37.900 --> 00:44:38.400
 In fact.

00:44:38.440 --> 00:44:39.539
 I would be worse than that.

00:44:39.579 --> 00:44:41.019
 If God would have left me to myself.

00:44:42.460 --> 00:44:43.639
 What a beautiful thing.

00:44:43.639 --> 00:44:44.800
 To belong to a body.

00:44:44.800 --> 00:44:45.559
 A church.

00:44:46.139 --> 00:44:47.460
 Where everyone knows.

00:44:48.200 --> 00:44:49.079
 That would be me.

00:44:49.320 --> 00:44:50.619
 Except for the grace of God.

00:44:51.139 --> 00:44:52.619
 Then we can enjoy true fellowship.

00:44:52.880 --> 00:44:53.920
 Truly one body.

00:44:54.940 --> 00:44:55.559
 One people.

00:44:56.139 --> 00:44:57.659
 By the Lord's covenant.

00:44:57.840 --> 00:44:58.820
 Mercies to us.

00:44:59.440 --> 00:45:00.320
 All glory be to God.

00:45:02.059 --> 00:45:03.240
 Let's spend some time.

00:45:03.320 --> 00:45:04.099
 In response.

00:45:04.200 --> 00:45:05.340
 Reflecting on the gospel.

00:45:05.519 --> 00:45:05.920
 That you've heard.

00:45:05.920 --> 00:45:35.900
 Thank you.