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 Verse number one, finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord.

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 To write the same things to you, to me it is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

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 Beware of dogs.

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 I appreciate those warnings.

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 Dogs, that's helpful if you've ever been out canvassing in a neighborhood

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 and you come across a house that has a beware of dog sign.

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 I appreciate their warning that they give.

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 Paul here says, beware of dogs.

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 He's not talking about the dogs when you're out canvassing a neighborhood.

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 He's talking about a different kind of dog.

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 Beware of evil workers.

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 Beware of the concision.

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 For we are the true circumcision, which worship God in the spirit

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 and rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh.

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 Well, if there was ever a proof that Paul was indeed a Christian preacher,

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 it's found as he uses the word finally here when he's only halfway through his sermon to the Philippian church.

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 In fact, it reminds me of the boy that was in church and the preacher was typically very long

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 and he had gotten to a point in his sermon where he had used this word finally.

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 And so the little boy looks at his father and he whispers and he says,

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 what does the preacher mean when he says finally?

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 To which his father quickly replies, absolutely nothing, son.

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 Absolutely nothing.

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 It doesn't mean anything.

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 And of course, those of us like me that struggle with brevity can perhaps claim apostolic authority

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 when we come to this part in our study.

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 And we say, well, Paul said finally, had two chapters left in the letter.

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 I can say finally and carry on for another 20 or 25 minutes.

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 And at least Paul did it.

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 Surely we can set that precedent as well.

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 Well, the truth is that finally here is not used as a signal of conclusion,

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 but it's actually a means of making a transition.

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 From what I've read about this actually specific word is that it was the typical usage of it in Greek

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 as a form of transition and not actually as a form of conclusion.

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 A proper equivalent for us in our English language would be moreover or maybe so then

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 so that when we come to this part of Philippians 3, we could really read it as,

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 moreover, brethren, rejoice in the Lord, or so then, brethren, rejoice in the Lord.

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 Now, the reason I make the note of its use here is because it helps us to understand this division of Paul's letter.

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 In the 22 verses between the first verse of chapter 3 and the first verse of chapter 4,

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 the apostle provides a general discussion for us on what it means to be a true Christian.

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 Now, chapter 3 is not dependent on any other portions of the letter of Philippians.

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 That's why we highlight this word finally as a transitioning point.

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 Nothing about what we'll study in the next few weeks in chapter 3,

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 there will be no point that we have to refer back to chapters 1 and chapter 2

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 in order to understand what Paul is saying here.

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 There's also no point of chapter 3 that we have to look ahead to the end of the letter

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 to better understand where he's going.

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 This section of the letter really stands on its own.

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 Now, if you're an unbeliever or you haven't come to faith in Christ yet,

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 or maybe you're new to Christianity in the Bible,

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 the first thing I want you to know is that I'm glad you're here.

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 You are welcome here.

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 For as long as you want to be here, we want you here.

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 But you'll probably find that these verses, as I read through them a moment ago,

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 are somewhat enigmatic.

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 And the reason for that is because the most basic tenets of the gospel,

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 the good news of Jesus Christ, are assumed in this text, not explicitly stated.

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 Now, this is made clear for us in verse number 1,

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 when Paul uses the word or the phrase, my brethren.

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 Would you look at that with me again?

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 He says, finally, that's his transition into this section.

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 And then he refers to his audience as my brethren.

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 Now, we know this to be a common identification among Christians

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 when we refer to one another as brothers and sisters in Christ,

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 as being true children of God.

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 Now, we know that as we study the Bible,

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 this was also a common reference that Jews would have for one another,

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 for those that belong nationally to the nation of Israel.

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 There's no reason for us to think that that was Paul's intention here

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 because he's writing to a group of believers in Philippi,

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 which was a pagan city.

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 It was a Roman colony.

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 And while there were Jewish converts present in the congregation here,

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 it was mostly made up of Gentiles, Gentiles that had come to know Christ.

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 So when Paul references my brethren,

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 he's referring to people that already know the basic tenets of the gospel.

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 It would be unnecessary for him to talk about salvation

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 in the same way to these believers that he would talking of salvation

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 if his audience was primarily made up of unbelievers.

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 So there may be a bit of confusion as an unbeliever as you come to these verses,

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 but the gospel is certainly present.

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 And if you'll stick with us as we go through this study

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 over the next four or five Sundays,

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 I think you'll come to understand it clearly in this chapter.

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 Now, the occasion for Paul's writing here

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 is on the basis of his anticipation

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 that the church would soon face an onslaught of false teaching.

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 Running alongside the teaching of salvation in the chapter

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 is this secondary thread of a false gospel

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 and of a false Christian.

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 And it's for this reason that these verses are bookended

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 with the phrase, in the Lord.

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 In verse number one of chapter three,

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 Paul says, rejoice in the Lord.

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 Now, he's commanded many times in this book already

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 that these Philippian believers take joy in something or rejoice.

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 This is the only time that he uses it in this phrase

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 where he says, rejoice in the Lord.

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 And then when you get to the first verse of chapter four,

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 when he brings conclusion, look at it there.

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 He says, now therefore, brethren, stand fast in the Lord.

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 Stand firm in the Lord.

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 So at the very beginning, he says,

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 rejoice not in your own goodness

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 as the false teachers would do,

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 but rejoice rather in the power of Christ in your life

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 to provide the righteousness necessary

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 through his work in order to be saved.

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 And then at the conclusion of all of this,

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 he says, now remember, stand fast in the Lord.

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 Rejoice in him,

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 but then stand fast in this truth of the true gospel.

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 It was a faithful reminder

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 that the believer's confidence is found solely

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 in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,

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 plus or minus nothing else.

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 And you'll see that become a reality

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 as we continue to study.

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 Now, while this passage can be enigmatic for some people,

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 if you are a seasoned believer,

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 you may find it to be somewhat redundant and unnecessary.

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 So Paul, anticipating that response

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 on the part of the Philippians,

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 tells us in verse one

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 that it is not grievous for him

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 to write the same things to them,

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 but it is rather a safeguard for them.

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 It's Paul's way of saying,

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 rehearsing the basics of the faith,

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 practicing the fundamentals of the faith,

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 is necessary and profitable.

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 Though you've heard the gospel preached

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 a million times in your life,

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 it is profitable and helpful

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 to hear it preached again.

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 And Paul says,

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 so for me to write these things to you again,

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 I know I've preached it to you a hundred times,

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 and I know I've written it to you

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 maybe on other occasions,

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 and I know I've sent Timothy,

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 and I've sent Epaphroditus with the same message,

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 but it's not a problem for me to say it again,

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 because for you, it's a safeguard.

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 There's a tremendous safety

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 in coming back to the fundamentals of the gospel

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 time and time again,

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 because the gospel is the foundation

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 of everything in the Christian life.

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 When we begin to lose sight of the basics,

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 we will inevitably find ourselves

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 in danger of falling away from the faith

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 and actually following a lie.

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 And so Paul says,

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 I'm gonna write the same things to you again,

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 and it's not a problem for me,

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 and it is not anything but a safeguard for you.

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 Now, anyone that has spent much time

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 playing organized sports

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 understands the concept

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 of rehearsing the fundamentals.

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 It's not only those that are just learning the game

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 that are in need of mastering the basics of the sport,

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 but even the most seasoned athletes

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 must continue in the fundamentals

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 if they are to succeed.

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 Now, if athletics is not your favorite illustration to use,

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 perhaps you'll remember and recall the days

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 of learning the elementary principles

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 of reading, writing, and arithmetic.

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 Maybe all of those hours spent reciting

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 multiplication tables and diagramming sentences

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 are instrumental in one's ability to function

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 in the more complex systems of life as an adult.

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 In fact, even as adults,

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 we find ourselves often referencing back

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 to some of those elementary things of education

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 that we learned in kindergarten and first grade

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 and second grade and third grade

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 in order for us to succeed in various ways now.

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 It's important.

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 So that's a warning for those of you in elementary school.

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 Pay attention to your teacher.

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 It will pay off for you in the long run.

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 You say, what's really the best way to spot a counterfeit?

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 Paul's dealing with counterfeits here in this chapter.

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 He's dealing with a false Christian.

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 And he says, the best way to identify a false Christian

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 is to be overwhelmingly familiar with the truth.

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 If you only have a surface knowledge of the gospel,

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 it won't be much for you to be deceived by a false gospel.

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 But the more you come back to the fundamentals of the faith,

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 the more you come back to the basics of the gospel,

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 the more familiar you are with the foundation

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 of the Christian life,

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 the more easy it will be for you to point out deception

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 and to see it when it's coming.

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 And so Paul felt that it was necessary

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 to call the church back to this again.

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 Now he opens by directly confronting

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 the threatening false gospel in verse two.

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 And then in verse three,

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 he states what are the clear marks of a true Christian.

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 We'll only get to the first one today.

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 We'll come back and we'll finish it in verse three next Sunday.

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 But let's look at least at verse number two,

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 where we see a warning against false teaching,

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 a warning against false teaching.

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 Look with me again at verse two.

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 Paul says, beware of dogs,

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 beware of evil workers,

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 beware of the concision.

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 To tell us what a true Christian is.

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 Paul starts by telling us what a true Christian is not.

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 And he does this by exposing a group of people

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 that took on the label of Christianity,

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 but were actually teaching a false gospel.

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 And his command for the church was to beware.

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 It means to watch out for or to look out.

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 It was a warning for the church to take initiative

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 in watching closely for those that would deceive them

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 with a false gospel.

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 And it's not unlike Peter's command to us

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 in first Peter five, eight,

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 a verse we're mostly familiar with.

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 Remember what Peter said?

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 He said, be sober,

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 sober, which means serious minded, grave,

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 take serious the command that I'm about to give you.

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 And he says, be sober, be vigilant or watchful.

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 So continuously watching,

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 taking serious the threat that's against you.

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 And then Peter says, here's the threat.

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 Our enemy, Satan, walks about as a roaring lion,

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 seeking whom he may devour.

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 Now the problem with false teaching,

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 the reason it's so dangerous

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 is because it always has the appearance

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 of being something that's good and helpful.

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 I remember a few years ago around Halloween,

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 parents being encouraged to carefully inspect the candy

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 and the items that their children would get

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 in their bags at trick or treating.

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 But I'm sure it's a matter of second nature now,

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 but I remember when there was a time

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 you wouldn't think much about that

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 and parents were being warned to do this.

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 The reason they were being warned

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 is because there were people

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 that were taking apples and oranges,

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 they were dropping it in these kids' bags,

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 but before they did it,

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 they were inserting razor blades.

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 And so that a kid would pull out an apple

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 out of his bag

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 and he would see this nice healthy thing,

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 this good thing,

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 and at least compared to everything

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 that was around it in the bag.

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 And he takes a bite out of it

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 only to have his mouth cut to pieces.

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 And some people thought this was fun.

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 And on the outside, it looked like it was good.

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 It looked like it was right.

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 And it looked like it was healthy.

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 But upon indulging in it,

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 it come to find out it was actually deadly.

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 It was destructive.

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 And that's exactly what false teaching is.

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 It looks good.

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 It may even sound reasonable on the outside.

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 But when you indulge,

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 you find out that it's actually very dangerous

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 and destructive and even spiritually deadly.

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 Sometimes false teaching even takes on

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 the very label of being Christian.

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 But it's actually just a cheap invitation.

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 Julie and I,

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 one of our favorite places to go is New York City.

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 We enjoy it.

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 We have friends there.

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 And for years and years and years,

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 we've gone to New York and enjoyed our time there.

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 Julie's favorite place in all of New York City

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 is not Times Square.

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 And it's not the Statue of Liberty.

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 And it's not the Freedom Tower.

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 And it's not all of that.

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 Her favorite place is Chinatown.

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 That's what she loves.

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 Not only,

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 anybody been to Chinatown in New York City?

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 Not only is the food fantastic,

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 but there's all of these little shops

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 where you can go in

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 and you can negotiate with the shop owners

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 and you can try to get a really good deal

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 on an imitation purse.

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 So if you really want a coach purse,

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 but you don't want to drop 300 bucks on it,

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 you can get one for 30 bucks

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 that looks just like the real one.

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 And you can kind of negotiate with them.

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 And so Julie loves it.

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 She loves doing that.

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 So she loves going to Chinatown

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 and try to find these deals.

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 And I remember one time when we were in college,

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 I had, in being naive,

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 I had gone to this shop

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 and they had had a bottle of cologne that I liked.

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 Aqua De Joe by Giorgio Armani

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 was my scent of the day.

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 And they had this bottle

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 and it was like super cheap.

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 It may have cost like 60 or 70 bucks at Belk's,

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 but in Chinatown, it was like $15.

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 And I'm like, this is crazy.

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 So I bought the cologne.

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 It had the exact packaging

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 of what I would get at Macy's.

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 Same exact, same box, same label, same barcodes.

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 It was wrapped the same way.

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 You pull the bottle out.

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 It was the exact same bottle

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 that looked like all the other bottles

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 that would have been on my shelf

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 in my college dorm room.

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 But when I went to spray it,

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 it was actually window cleaner.

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 And I was embarrassed by that.

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 I can't believe I fell for it, right?

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 It's one thing to get a cheap imitation purse

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 when you know it's a cheap imitation.

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 It's another thing to buy a bottle of cologne

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 and you think it's the real thing

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 because it looks like the real thing.

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 And it even says that it's the real thing.

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 But when you get into it,

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 it's actually just a cheap imitation.

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 And that's exactly what false teaching is.

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 There are many, many, many false gospels

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 that say they are Christian.

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 But when you dig in,

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 it's actually just a cheap imitation.

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 Some of them will even go so far

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 as to not just say that they're Christian,

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 but they are a conservative,

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 evangelical, gospel-preaching Christian.

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 And they will take on this label,

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 but really when you dig in,

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 it's a false gospel.

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 It's a cheap imitation.

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 And it's deadly and it's dangerous.

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 And Paul says of these false teachers,

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 of these false gospels, beware.

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 The Bible consistently warns us about false teaching.

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 I don't think there's a single letter

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 in the New Testament

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 that doesn't address it in some way.

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 Paul warns the elders in Ephesus in Acts chapter 20

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 to be watchful and to even expect these dangerous liars.

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 Here's what he said to them upon his departure.

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 He said, I know this, that after I depart,

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 grievous wolves are gonna enter in among you,

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 not sparing the flock.

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 And then he says, even from among yourselves,

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 even from among you as elders of the church of Ephesus,

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 men will rise speaking perverse things

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 to draw away disciples after them.

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 And then he says, therefore, watch and remember

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 that by the space of three years,

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 I cease not to warn you day and night.

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 And I did it passionately with tears.

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 It was a strong warning.

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 And it wasn't a warning of potential.

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 It was a warning of expectation.

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 This will happen, church.

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 This will happen to you, church.

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 This is not a matter of potential

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 in Lakeside Bible Church.

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 This is a matter of expectation

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 in Lakeside Bible Church.

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 So beware and be on the lookout.

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 Watch out for the deception.

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 Jesus compared false teachers to ravaging wolves as well.

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 In Matthew chapter seven and verse 15, he says,

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 beware of false prophets,

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 which come to you in sheep's clothing.

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 But inwardly, they are ravening wolves.

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 And then using a parable in Matthew chapter 13,

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 Jesus thought that every time God does a true work,

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 Satan then produces a counterfeit to deceive us.

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 You say, well, I hear all these warnings

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 and everybody's saying that you never know

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 and it could be a deceptive labeling

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 like the cologne in Chinatown

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 and it could be something that looks good

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 like the apple or the orange in the trick-or-treat bag.

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 So how in the world am I supposed to know

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 what's true and what's real

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 and what's not true and what's not real?

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 And the answer to that question

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 is you don't take my word for it.

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 And you don't take your friend's word for it

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 no matter how reasonable it may sound,

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 no matter how attractive

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 the purporting of their gospel seems.

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 You don't take their word for it.

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 You wanna know what's true and what's false?

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 Go to the Bible yourself.

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 Study the Bible.

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 The Bible is absolute truth.

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 You don't need me to tell you what truth is.

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 You can go to it yourself

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 and read it chapter by chapter and verse by verse

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 and what you'll find is everything

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 that you need to know about truth and error is there.

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 So when you come to church on Sunday,

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 I hope that you'll trust me.

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 But don't just take my word for it.

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 Get in the word yourself.

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 The Bible tells us that as we study the Bible

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 and as we study the word,

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 we have the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit

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 as believers that does this work of enlightenment.

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 It helps us to understand.

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 And as we study the Bible,

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 we only come to understand it better and better.

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 And so Paul says,

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 I'm rehearsing all of this to you

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 because in order for you to see the truth

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 and acknowledge the error,

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 you're gonna have to be familiar with the truth.

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 But don't take my word for it.

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 Read the scripture yourself.

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 There are many forms of false teaching

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 that Paul dealt with.

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 But here he's speaking about a specific group of deceivers

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 known as Judaizers.

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 These people plagued the early church

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 in fact, most of what Paul deals with

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 in his letter to the Galatian churches

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 had to do with these Judaizers

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 and their false gospel.

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 No sooner than Paul would leave town,

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 the Judaizers would begin to infiltrate the church.

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 They claimed to be Christians

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 and they even believed that Jesus was truly God.

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 They believed that he did die and rose again.

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 But they insisted that true salvation

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 only came to the believers

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 that would submit themselves

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 to the ceremonial rituals of the Old Testament.

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 You can see where their gospel would be attractive.

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 They'd come into town and they'd say,

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 yes, Jesus is God.

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 We believe him.

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 Yes, he died for sins.

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 We believe that.

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 Yes, he rose from the dead.

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 We believe that.

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 But he is not enough.

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 You must also obey the law.

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 You must also follow circumcision

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 and the dietary restrictions

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 and all the other ceremonial riches

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 of the Old Testament.

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 They had a particular fixation

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 on the Jewish practice of circumcision,

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 which is why Paul uses the language here that he uses.

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 It's also how we come to find out

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 exactly who he's talking about here in this chapter.

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 It's not that they taught that Jesus was bad.

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 The problem is that they taught

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 that Jesus was not enough.

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 And any gospel that claims to know Jesus

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 and believe Jesus,

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 but doesn't quite believe that Jesus on his own is enough

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 is a false gospel.

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 Those are not true Christians.

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 They are false Christians.

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 They are planted there by Satan

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 to be a deception to you

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 and a deception to the church

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 and to say perverse things,

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 as Paul said,

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 to lead true disciples away from the faith.

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 To them, Jesus was only a piece of the puzzle

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 that was made complete

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 by their system of religious works and morality.

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 And it's of this group

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 that Paul emphatically warns the Philippian church

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 to beware.

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 The truth is there's only two real forms

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 of religion that exist.

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 There's the religion of God's grace

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 and the religion of man's works.

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 Beware of any religion

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 that will tell you that faith

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 in Jesus Christ alone is not enough.

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 Church, beware of any religion

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 or any so-called Christian

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 that will tell you Jesus is not enough.

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 In order to truly be saved,

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 you must also be baptized.

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 That's a lie.

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 That's a false gospel.

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 Beware of any so-called Christian

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 that will come through

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 and say that Jesus is great,

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 we worship Jesus,

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 but you must also say a series of rote prayers

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 or pray through the rosary

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 or pray to a certain amount of saints

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 or light a certain amount of candles

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 or give a certain amount of money.

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 That's not a true gospel.

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 It's a cheap imitation

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 and it will only lead you to destruction.

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 It will not lead you to the glorious future

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 that awaits true believers.

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 Beware of the deceivers

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 that will insist that true salvation

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 only comes to those

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 who have some kind of supernatural experience

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 that reveals itself

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 in a charismatic way

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 through speaking in tongues

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 or being slain in the spirit.

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 That is not true.

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 It's a false gospel.

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 That's not in the scriptures.

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 Salvation is by grace

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 through faith in Christ alone.

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 Nothing else.

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 So beware the people

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 that will try to say,

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 yeah, I believe Jesus.

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 Yeah, I trust Jesus.

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 Yeah, I believe he rose from the dead.

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 Yeah, I'm a Christian,

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 but I just think that there is a little more to it.

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 Beware.

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 That's not a true Christian.

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 That's a false Christian.

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 Don't buy the lie.

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 Evangelize that person.

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 Don't capitulate to their error.

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 Beware.

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 Beware.

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 Of anyone that will tell you

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 that salvation only comes

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 after you clean your life up too.

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 And that if you dress a certain way,

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 and that if you listen only to the best music,

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 and that if you only do all of these things,

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 beware, beware.

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 Salvation is not of works.

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 The danger of that kind of false teaching

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 is that it mingles its lies

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 with a portion of the truth.

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 And if it's not a whole truth,

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 it's not truth at all.

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 The truth of the gospel

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 is that salvation is found in Christ alone.

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 You cannot have Christ plus something else.

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 True salvation is not about Christ plus baptism

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 or Christ plus anything else.

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 True salvation is in Christ.

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 And to add anything else to it

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 is to pervert that gospel,

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 and it is not true saving faith.

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 The Bible is clear.

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 True saving faith is only in Christ.

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 And when you add something else to it,

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 you purport a false gospel

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 that says Christ is not enough.

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 And therefore, what you have

00:27:19.819 --> 00:27:21.879
 is an intellectual knowledge of Christ,

00:27:21.960 --> 00:27:23.259
 but you have not experienced

00:27:23.259 --> 00:27:26.279
 the true experiential knowledge of Christ

00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:28.339
 that only comes by faith in him alone.

00:27:29.680 --> 00:27:30.960
 It's for this reason that

00:27:30.960 --> 00:27:33.319
 the great reformers of the Protestant Reformation

00:27:33.319 --> 00:27:36.359
 gave us the five solas of the Reformation.

00:27:36.980 --> 00:27:37.700
 Do you know what they are?

00:27:38.299 --> 00:27:39.400
 I've got them on the screen for you.

00:27:39.400 --> 00:27:40.099
 I want you to see them.

00:27:40.160 --> 00:27:41.500
 This would be so helpful for you

00:27:41.500 --> 00:27:43.579
 to memorize and rehearse to yourself,

00:27:43.759 --> 00:27:45.279
 to display in your office,

00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:47.819
 or something along with other passages of Scripture.

00:27:47.960 --> 00:27:49.700
 Here's what their five solas were.

00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:51.639
 The first one was sola gratia,

00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:52.920
 which is grace alone.

00:27:53.799 --> 00:27:56.139
 The second one was sola fide,

00:27:56.399 --> 00:27:57.899
 which is faith alone.

00:27:58.660 --> 00:28:00.599
 The third was solus Christus,

00:28:00.720 --> 00:28:02.139
 which is Christ alone.

00:28:02.720 --> 00:28:04.639
 The fourth was sola scriptura,

00:28:05.059 --> 00:28:06.579
 which is Scripture alone.

00:28:06.960 --> 00:28:10.339
 And the last one was sola deo gloria,

00:28:10.819 --> 00:28:12.240
 to the glory of God alone.

00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:13.599
 In other words,

00:28:13.920 --> 00:28:15.819
 we are saved by grace alone,

00:28:16.000 --> 00:28:17.480
 through faith alone,

00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:19.099
 in Christ alone,

00:28:19.299 --> 00:28:21.000
 according to the Scriptures alone,

00:28:21.180 --> 00:28:23.599
 to the glory of God alone.

00:28:24.380 --> 00:28:25.359
 That's the truth.

00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:27.000
 And in a period of time

00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:28.900
 when there was tremendous error

00:28:28.900 --> 00:28:31.200
 that had pervaded the Christian realm

00:28:31.200 --> 00:28:32.339
 in the 1600s,

00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:33.440
 the great reformers

00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:34.940
 who ultimately lost their lives,

00:28:35.079 --> 00:28:35.680
 many of them,

00:28:35.839 --> 00:28:38.500
 in order to recover the truth among the church,

00:28:38.839 --> 00:28:39.880
 purported this,

00:28:39.940 --> 00:28:41.120
 and it's helpful for us.

00:28:41.119 --> 00:28:42.579
 Grace alone,

00:28:42.879 --> 00:28:43.779
 faith alone,

00:28:44.079 --> 00:28:44.939
 Christ alone,

00:28:45.219 --> 00:28:46.139
 the Bible alone,

00:28:46.279 --> 00:28:47.959
 to the glory of God alone.

00:28:48.879 --> 00:28:50.459
 Well, what did Paul actually have to say

00:28:50.459 --> 00:28:51.419
 about these Judaizers?

00:28:52.559 --> 00:28:53.000
 Verse two,

00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:54.979
 he gives three specific warnings,

00:28:55.979 --> 00:28:57.279
 each with a very direct

00:28:57.279 --> 00:28:58.799
 and confrontational dynamic.

00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:01.500
 There are portions of Scripture

00:29:01.500 --> 00:29:02.699
 where Paul seems to be

00:29:02.699 --> 00:29:04.500
 a very meek individual,

00:29:04.639 --> 00:29:05.839
 and there's no doubt that he was.

00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:08.399
 But Paul did not mince words

00:29:08.400 --> 00:29:10.100
 when it came to false teachers.

00:29:11.259 --> 00:29:12.540
 He didn't back down.

00:29:13.660 --> 00:29:14.920
 The reason is

00:29:14.920 --> 00:29:16.400
 because their lies

00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:17.980
 were leading people

00:29:17.980 --> 00:29:19.080
 to hell.

00:29:21.080 --> 00:29:23.080
 And any false gospel

00:29:23.080 --> 00:29:24.780
 that leads people to hell

00:29:24.780 --> 00:29:25.680
 is not worth

00:29:25.680 --> 00:29:26.840
 our tolerance

00:29:26.840 --> 00:29:27.840
 and cordiality.

00:29:28.220 --> 00:29:29.040
 It is worth

00:29:29.040 --> 00:29:30.400
 our bold stand

00:29:30.400 --> 00:29:31.300
 against it.

00:29:32.040 --> 00:29:33.800
 And we must preach against him.

00:29:34.360 --> 00:29:35.880
 And that's what Paul does here.

00:29:36.420 --> 00:29:37.300
 Three quick warnings

00:29:37.299 --> 00:29:37.839
 that he gives.

00:29:37.919 --> 00:29:39.019
 The first one is he says,

00:29:39.480 --> 00:29:40.359
 beware of dogs.

00:29:41.419 --> 00:29:42.379
 Beware of the dogs.

00:29:43.899 --> 00:29:44.919
 Now, this wasn't a reference

00:29:44.919 --> 00:29:45.960
 to a household pet.

00:29:47.200 --> 00:29:47.879
 By the way,

00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:49.139
 if you would like a household pet,

00:29:49.180 --> 00:29:50.180
 I'd love to give you one.

00:29:55.440 --> 00:29:57.419
 Dogs weren't domesticated pets

00:29:57.419 --> 00:29:58.200
 for the most part

00:29:58.200 --> 00:29:59.159
 in the time

00:29:59.159 --> 00:30:00.039
 of the Bible writings.

00:30:01.220 --> 00:30:02.019
 They were actually

00:30:02.019 --> 00:30:03.279
 vicious scavengers

00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:05.480
 that roamed in packs.

00:30:05.480 --> 00:30:08.000
 They carried disease.

00:30:08.860 --> 00:30:10.059
 And a bite from one

00:30:10.059 --> 00:30:11.019
 could actually result

00:30:11.019 --> 00:30:11.920
 in serious illness,

00:30:12.000 --> 00:30:13.500
 even death in those days

00:30:13.500 --> 00:30:14.019
 because they certainly

00:30:14.019 --> 00:30:14.980
 didn't have the medical treatment

00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:15.819
 that we have now.

00:30:17.120 --> 00:30:18.200
 They were dangerous.

00:30:19.259 --> 00:30:20.220
 And it was to these

00:30:20.220 --> 00:30:21.860
 dangerous predatory animals

00:30:21.860 --> 00:30:23.099
 that Paul likened

00:30:23.099 --> 00:30:23.920
 the false teachers

00:30:23.920 --> 00:30:24.799
 of the Judaizers.

00:30:25.980 --> 00:30:27.559
 They were just as dangerous

00:30:27.559 --> 00:30:28.059
 and vicious.

00:30:29.200 --> 00:30:30.079
 They were full

00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:31.559
 of spiritual disease.

00:30:31.559 --> 00:30:33.839
 And a bite from their theology

00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:34.679
 was damning.

00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:37.039
 And so he says,

00:30:37.200 --> 00:30:38.240
 beware of the dogs.

00:30:39.259 --> 00:30:40.119
 This was also

00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:41.179
 a favorite insult

00:30:41.179 --> 00:30:43.019
 of the Judaizers

00:30:43.019 --> 00:30:44.139
 toward the Gentiles.

00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:45.899
 Because dogs

00:30:45.899 --> 00:30:47.099
 were unclean animals,

00:30:47.980 --> 00:30:49.000
 the Jews regularly

00:30:49.000 --> 00:30:50.519
 referred to non-Jews

00:30:50.519 --> 00:30:51.919
 as unclean dogs.

00:30:52.919 --> 00:30:53.879
 Now, to be unclean

00:30:53.879 --> 00:30:54.599
 in the Old Testament

00:30:54.599 --> 00:30:55.419
 was significant.

00:30:56.339 --> 00:30:57.059
 It meant that

00:30:57.059 --> 00:30:57.700
 an individual

00:30:57.700 --> 00:30:58.839
 could not belong

00:30:58.839 --> 00:30:59.619
 to the covenant

00:30:59.619 --> 00:31:00.819
 community of Israel.

00:31:01.700 --> 00:31:02.720
 And it also meant

00:31:02.720 --> 00:31:04.379
 that in uncleanness,

00:31:04.919 --> 00:31:05.559
 an individual

00:31:05.559 --> 00:31:06.960
 could not participate

00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:08.859
 in the ceremonial practices

00:31:08.859 --> 00:31:10.039
 of worship.

00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:12.319
 If an individual

00:31:12.319 --> 00:31:13.359
 was out in the field

00:31:13.359 --> 00:31:14.220
 and he touched

00:31:14.220 --> 00:31:15.319
 the dead carcass

00:31:15.319 --> 00:31:15.980
 of an animal,

00:31:16.179 --> 00:31:17.019
 he would have to go

00:31:17.019 --> 00:31:17.559
 through a series

00:31:17.559 --> 00:31:18.859
 of ritual baths

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:19.980
 before he could actually

00:31:19.980 --> 00:31:21.159
 go to the temple

00:31:21.159 --> 00:31:22.500
 for or tabernacle

00:31:22.500 --> 00:31:23.159
 for worship.

00:31:23.559 --> 00:31:25.339
 God took cleanness

00:31:25.339 --> 00:31:25.799
 seriously.

00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:27.419
 Not because cleanness

00:31:27.419 --> 00:31:28.259
 earned salvation,

00:31:28.539 --> 00:31:29.639
 but because it represented

00:31:29.639 --> 00:31:30.439
 his own holiness.

00:31:30.819 --> 00:31:32.179
 It was a sign

00:31:32.179 --> 00:31:33.059
 to God's people

00:31:33.059 --> 00:31:34.460
 that to truly be mine,

00:31:34.599 --> 00:31:35.779
 you desperately need

00:31:35.779 --> 00:31:36.399
 cleansing

00:31:36.399 --> 00:31:38.399
 because you are filthy

00:31:38.399 --> 00:31:39.139
 with sin.

00:31:39.679 --> 00:31:40.839
 And what they anticipated

00:31:40.839 --> 00:31:41.859
 in their faith

00:31:41.859 --> 00:31:42.779
 is that God

00:31:42.779 --> 00:31:43.539
 would ultimately

00:31:43.539 --> 00:31:45.659
 fulfill these ceremonial laws

00:31:45.659 --> 00:31:46.859
 in a person

00:31:46.859 --> 00:31:48.319
 that ultimately

00:31:48.319 --> 00:31:49.439
 would cleanse us

00:31:49.439 --> 00:31:50.000
 from sin.

00:31:50.099 --> 00:31:51.639
 That came in Jesus Christ.

00:31:51.799 --> 00:31:52.519
 But the Jews

00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:53.519
 took the sign

00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:55.039
 to be the very means

00:31:55.039 --> 00:31:56.339
 of salvation.

00:31:56.339 --> 00:31:57.399
 So they took

00:31:57.399 --> 00:31:58.019
 cleanness

00:31:58.019 --> 00:31:59.839
 as a very

00:31:59.839 --> 00:32:00.799
 serious thing.

00:32:02.720 --> 00:32:03.199
 The Jews

00:32:03.199 --> 00:32:03.539
 had come

00:32:03.539 --> 00:32:04.439
 to give the Gentiles

00:32:04.439 --> 00:32:05.119
 the insult

00:32:05.119 --> 00:32:05.879
 of dog

00:32:05.879 --> 00:32:06.480
 permanently.

00:32:07.399 --> 00:32:08.500
 So you can imagine

00:32:08.500 --> 00:32:10.079
 the Judaizers' reaction

00:32:10.079 --> 00:32:11.159
 when Paul actually

00:32:11.159 --> 00:32:12.139
 refers to them

00:32:12.139 --> 00:32:13.339
 as the dogs.

00:32:14.419 --> 00:32:14.740
 He says,

00:32:14.919 --> 00:32:15.779
 beware the dogs.

00:32:16.679 --> 00:32:17.919
 Beware of the unclean

00:32:17.919 --> 00:32:18.740
 ones,

00:32:19.059 --> 00:32:19.419
 church.

00:32:20.099 --> 00:32:20.939
 The second warning

00:32:20.939 --> 00:32:21.459
 he gives

00:32:21.459 --> 00:32:22.159
 is that we are

00:32:22.159 --> 00:32:22.740
 to beware

00:32:22.740 --> 00:32:24.200
 of evil workers.

00:32:24.839 --> 00:32:25.960
 Beware of evil workers.

00:32:27.099 --> 00:32:27.880
 The Judaizers

00:32:27.880 --> 00:32:30.980
 believed themselves

00:32:30.980 --> 00:32:31.700
 to be workers

00:32:31.700 --> 00:32:32.519
 of righteousness.

00:32:33.700 --> 00:32:34.640
 They took pride

00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:35.799
 in their efforts

00:32:35.799 --> 00:32:36.519
 to uphold

00:32:36.519 --> 00:32:37.519
 the letter of the law.

00:32:38.480 --> 00:32:38.920
 In fact,

00:32:39.039 --> 00:32:39.620
 their system

00:32:39.620 --> 00:32:40.620
 of good works

00:32:40.620 --> 00:32:42.519
 is what they believed

00:32:42.519 --> 00:32:43.359
 would actually

00:32:43.359 --> 00:32:44.420
 provide them

00:32:44.420 --> 00:32:45.220
 acceptance

00:32:45.220 --> 00:32:46.539
 with God.

00:32:47.480 --> 00:32:48.380
 Paul called them

00:32:48.380 --> 00:32:49.299
 evil workers

00:32:49.299 --> 00:32:49.940
 instead.

00:32:50.779 --> 00:32:51.480
 Now imagine

00:32:51.480 --> 00:32:52.299
 how they would have

00:32:52.299 --> 00:32:53.299
 accepted that

00:32:53.299 --> 00:32:53.839
 upon hearing

00:32:53.839 --> 00:32:54.659
 this letter read.

00:32:55.940 --> 00:32:57.039
 Imagine your friends

00:32:57.039 --> 00:32:57.579
 that you know

00:32:57.579 --> 00:32:58.319
 that you work with

00:32:58.319 --> 00:32:59.339
 that actually believe

00:32:59.339 --> 00:32:59.819
 they're going to make

00:32:59.819 --> 00:33:00.259
 it to heaven

00:33:00.259 --> 00:33:01.000
 because of all

00:33:01.000 --> 00:33:01.559
 of the religious

00:33:01.559 --> 00:33:02.339
 things that they do

00:33:02.339 --> 00:33:03.180
 and all of the good

00:33:03.180 --> 00:33:03.859
 things that they do

00:33:03.859 --> 00:33:04.740
 and all the money

00:33:04.740 --> 00:33:05.599
 that they give away

00:33:05.599 --> 00:33:06.740
 and all of the

00:33:06.740 --> 00:33:07.960
 time volunteering

00:33:07.960 --> 00:33:08.720
 that they give

00:33:08.720 --> 00:33:09.919
 and they've been

00:33:09.919 --> 00:33:10.559
 through the baptism

00:33:10.559 --> 00:33:11.099
 and they've been

00:33:11.099 --> 00:33:12.180
 through the Eucharist

00:33:12.180 --> 00:33:12.599
 and they've been

00:33:12.599 --> 00:33:13.500
 through the prayers

00:33:13.500 --> 00:33:13.940
 and they've been

00:33:13.940 --> 00:33:14.639
 through all the things

00:33:14.639 --> 00:33:15.159
 that they're supposed

00:33:15.159 --> 00:33:15.379
 to do.

00:33:15.440 --> 00:33:16.019
 They can check off

00:33:16.019 --> 00:33:16.359
 their list.

00:33:16.740 --> 00:33:17.539
 Imagine when they

00:33:17.539 --> 00:33:18.639
 consider their works

00:33:18.639 --> 00:33:19.319
 of righteousness

00:33:19.319 --> 00:33:20.180
 to find them

00:33:20.180 --> 00:33:21.180
 acceptance with God.

00:33:21.180 --> 00:33:22.279
 their good works

00:33:22.279 --> 00:33:22.799
 and you say

00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:23.320
 you're actually

00:33:23.320 --> 00:33:24.160
 an evil worker.

00:33:25.660 --> 00:33:26.120
 I can imagine

00:33:26.120 --> 00:33:26.880
 they take too kindly

00:33:26.880 --> 00:33:27.980
 to that statement.

00:33:28.560 --> 00:33:29.420
 That's exactly

00:33:29.420 --> 00:33:30.279
 what Paul's saying.

00:33:30.840 --> 00:33:31.320
 They think

00:33:31.320 --> 00:33:32.000
 they're good workers.

00:33:32.120 --> 00:33:32.660
 They're actually

00:33:32.660 --> 00:33:34.320
 evil workers.

00:33:36.019 --> 00:33:36.860
 Any good

00:33:36.860 --> 00:33:38.480
 that takes away

00:33:38.480 --> 00:33:39.259
 from the person

00:33:39.259 --> 00:33:39.620
 and work

00:33:39.620 --> 00:33:40.620
 of Jesus Christ

00:33:40.620 --> 00:33:42.240
 is in actuality

00:33:42.240 --> 00:33:43.320
 evil.

00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:46.539
 That's exactly

00:33:46.539 --> 00:33:47.400
 what their teaching

00:33:47.400 --> 00:33:47.900
 did.

00:33:47.900 --> 00:33:49.640
 It said

00:33:49.640 --> 00:33:50.259
 that Christ

00:33:50.259 --> 00:33:51.200
 was insufficient

00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:52.140
 for salvation

00:33:52.140 --> 00:33:53.480
 and it ultimately

00:33:53.480 --> 00:33:54.640
 rendered his death

00:33:54.640 --> 00:33:55.280
 and resurrection

00:33:55.280 --> 00:33:56.840
 as purposeless

00:33:56.840 --> 00:33:58.220
 and that

00:33:58.220 --> 00:33:59.440
 is evil.

00:33:59.980 --> 00:34:01.000
 Though their works

00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:01.680
 were good

00:34:01.680 --> 00:34:03.080
 they were actually

00:34:03.080 --> 00:34:04.220
 evil workers.

00:34:05.000 --> 00:34:05.720
 Now John MacArthur

00:34:05.720 --> 00:34:06.460
 helps us here

00:34:06.460 --> 00:34:07.180
 with our understanding

00:34:07.180 --> 00:34:07.580
 or at least he

00:34:07.580 --> 00:34:08.460
 helped me

00:34:08.460 --> 00:34:09.820
 in describing it

00:34:09.820 --> 00:34:10.300
 this way.

00:34:10.539 --> 00:34:11.740
 He talks about

00:34:11.740 --> 00:34:12.800
 bad bad

00:34:12.800 --> 00:34:14.200
 and bad good.

00:34:15.019 --> 00:34:15.860
 Now we all know

00:34:15.860 --> 00:34:17.200
 what bad bad is

00:34:17.199 --> 00:34:18.519
 that's when

00:34:18.519 --> 00:34:19.339
 wicked people

00:34:19.339 --> 00:34:21.059
 do wicked things

00:34:21.059 --> 00:34:22.399
 for wicked reasons.

00:34:22.980 --> 00:34:23.859
 They do bad things

00:34:23.859 --> 00:34:24.279
 and they do it

00:34:24.279 --> 00:34:24.960
 for bad reasons.

00:34:25.059 --> 00:34:26.339
 It's bad bad.

00:34:27.159 --> 00:34:27.899
 But did you know

00:34:27.899 --> 00:34:29.639
 that there's a bad good?

00:34:31.539 --> 00:34:32.679
 Bad good

00:34:32.679 --> 00:34:34.179
 is when

00:34:34.179 --> 00:34:35.579
 unbelievers

00:34:35.579 --> 00:34:36.859
 do good things

00:34:36.859 --> 00:34:38.939
 for bad reasons.

00:34:40.460 --> 00:34:41.239
 True goodness

00:34:41.239 --> 00:34:42.639
 only comes

00:34:42.639 --> 00:34:43.659
 from the inner working

00:34:43.659 --> 00:34:44.819
 of God's power

00:34:44.819 --> 00:34:45.439
 in the heart

00:34:45.439 --> 00:34:46.019
 of a person.

00:34:46.019 --> 00:34:47.960
 You cannot

00:34:47.960 --> 00:34:48.699
 build up

00:34:48.699 --> 00:34:49.400
 true goodness

00:34:49.400 --> 00:34:50.380
 on your own.

00:34:50.500 --> 00:34:50.900
 That comes

00:34:50.900 --> 00:34:51.739
 through God's work

00:34:51.739 --> 00:34:52.420
 in you

00:34:52.420 --> 00:34:53.679
 after salvation.

00:34:53.679 --> 00:34:54.360
 That's the

00:34:54.360 --> 00:34:55.460
 sanctifying process

00:34:55.460 --> 00:34:57.119
 of God's grace.

00:34:58.719 --> 00:34:59.780
 But good

00:34:59.780 --> 00:35:00.420
 that is done

00:35:00.420 --> 00:35:01.539
 out of pride

00:35:01.539 --> 00:35:03.940
 or for some

00:35:03.940 --> 00:35:05.000
 kind of recognition

00:35:05.000 --> 00:35:07.480
 or especially

00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:08.159
 to try

00:35:08.159 --> 00:35:08.759
 and earn

00:35:08.759 --> 00:35:09.480
 salvation

00:35:09.480 --> 00:35:11.119
 is not

00:35:11.119 --> 00:35:12.039
 actually good.

00:35:12.659 --> 00:35:13.800
 It's bad.

00:35:13.800 --> 00:35:13.860
 bad.

00:35:14.860 --> 00:35:15.460
 And that's

00:35:15.460 --> 00:35:16.480
 exactly what

00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:17.460
 works-based

00:35:17.460 --> 00:35:17.880
 religion

00:35:17.880 --> 00:35:18.920
 is.

00:35:19.060 --> 00:35:19.780
 It's bad

00:35:19.780 --> 00:35:20.560
 good.

00:35:21.400 --> 00:35:22.100
 As long

00:35:22.100 --> 00:35:22.519
 as your

00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:23.620
 good works

00:35:23.620 --> 00:35:24.260
 are trying

00:35:24.260 --> 00:35:24.660
 to earn

00:35:24.660 --> 00:35:25.360
 salvation,

00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:26.560
 they are

00:35:26.560 --> 00:35:27.380
 leading you

00:35:27.380 --> 00:35:27.940
 to deny

00:35:27.940 --> 00:35:28.780
 the sufficiency

00:35:28.780 --> 00:35:29.760
 of Christ

00:35:29.760 --> 00:35:30.780
 and are

00:35:30.780 --> 00:35:31.220
 therefore

00:35:31.220 --> 00:35:32.740
 evil.

00:35:34.740 --> 00:35:35.300
 Jesus

00:35:35.300 --> 00:35:36.120
 described these

00:35:36.120 --> 00:35:36.640
 people in

00:35:36.640 --> 00:35:37.300
 Matthew chapter

00:35:37.300 --> 00:35:37.720
 seven.

00:35:38.300 --> 00:35:38.580
 In fact,

00:35:38.660 --> 00:35:39.060
 would you turn

00:35:39.060 --> 00:35:39.500
 there with me?

00:35:39.539 --> 00:35:39.980
 I'd like for you

00:35:39.980 --> 00:35:40.539
 to see it.

00:35:40.539 --> 00:35:41.380
 You're probably

00:35:41.380 --> 00:35:42.039
 familiar with

00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:42.519
 the statement,

00:35:42.900 --> 00:35:43.360
 but I want you

00:35:43.360 --> 00:35:43.980
 to see it

00:35:43.980 --> 00:35:45.239
 in Matthew

00:35:45.239 --> 00:35:46.079
 chapter seven.

00:35:47.199 --> 00:35:47.800
 Jesus is

00:35:47.800 --> 00:35:48.659
 dealing with

00:35:48.659 --> 00:35:49.539
 false teachers.

00:35:50.719 --> 00:35:51.300
 His dealing

00:35:51.300 --> 00:35:51.779
 with false

00:35:51.779 --> 00:35:52.400
 teachers was

00:35:52.400 --> 00:35:52.900
 the religious

00:35:52.900 --> 00:35:53.559
 establishment

00:35:53.559 --> 00:35:54.119
 of the day,

00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:54.940
 the Pharisees,

00:35:55.039 --> 00:35:55.739
 the Sadducees,

00:35:55.860 --> 00:35:56.500
 the scribes,

00:35:56.559 --> 00:35:56.920
 the teachers

00:35:56.920 --> 00:35:57.420
 of the law.

00:35:59.179 --> 00:36:00.000
 And here's

00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:00.579
 what he says

00:36:00.579 --> 00:36:01.000
 in verses

00:36:01.000 --> 00:36:02.440
 21 to

00:36:02.440 --> 00:36:03.000
 23.

00:36:05.279 --> 00:36:05.820
 Jesus

00:36:05.820 --> 00:36:06.380
 says,

00:36:06.380 --> 00:36:08.119
 not everyone

00:36:08.119 --> 00:36:08.940
 that says

00:36:08.940 --> 00:36:09.700
 unto me,

00:36:10.220 --> 00:36:10.440
 Lord,

00:36:10.559 --> 00:36:10.940
 Lord,

00:36:11.800 --> 00:36:12.400
 shall enter

00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:12.760
 into the

00:36:12.760 --> 00:36:13.180
 kingdom of

00:36:13.180 --> 00:36:13.900
 heaven or

00:36:13.900 --> 00:36:14.320
 shall be

00:36:14.320 --> 00:36:14.740
 saved,

00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:16.280
 but he

00:36:16.280 --> 00:36:16.840
 that doeth

00:36:16.840 --> 00:36:17.180
 the will

00:36:17.180 --> 00:36:17.500
 of my

00:36:17.500 --> 00:36:17.960
 father,

00:36:18.039 --> 00:36:18.440
 which is

00:36:18.440 --> 00:36:18.840
 in heaven.

00:36:19.400 --> 00:36:19.740
 Well,

00:36:19.780 --> 00:36:20.140
 what's the

00:36:20.140 --> 00:36:20.400
 will of

00:36:20.400 --> 00:36:20.800
 the father,

00:36:20.920 --> 00:36:21.140
 which is

00:36:21.140 --> 00:36:21.500
 in heaven?

00:36:21.940 --> 00:36:22.180
 Jesus

00:36:22.180 --> 00:36:23.019
 clearly said

00:36:23.019 --> 00:36:23.700
 the will

00:36:23.700 --> 00:36:23.920
 of the

00:36:23.920 --> 00:36:24.380
 father is

00:36:24.380 --> 00:36:24.720
 that you

00:36:24.720 --> 00:36:25.240
 would accept

00:36:25.240 --> 00:36:25.760
 the son

00:36:25.760 --> 00:36:26.720
 and in

00:36:26.720 --> 00:36:27.160
 accepting

00:36:27.160 --> 00:36:27.720
 the son,

00:36:27.980 --> 00:36:28.400
 you accept

00:36:28.400 --> 00:36:28.960
 the father

00:36:28.960 --> 00:36:29.440
 and the

00:36:29.440 --> 00:36:30.180
 father accepts

00:36:30.180 --> 00:36:30.539
 you.

00:36:31.220 --> 00:36:31.440
 There's

00:36:31.440 --> 00:36:31.840
 nothing else

00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:32.340
 to that.

00:36:32.980 --> 00:36:33.300
 That's

00:36:33.300 --> 00:36:33.579
 the will

00:36:33.579 --> 00:36:33.780
 of the

00:36:33.780 --> 00:36:34.000
 father.

00:36:34.260 --> 00:36:34.640
 But here's

00:36:34.640 --> 00:36:35.059
 what he said

00:36:35.059 --> 00:36:35.519
 happens in

00:36:35.519 --> 00:36:36.180
 verse 22.

00:36:37.140 --> 00:36:37.740
 Many will

00:36:37.740 --> 00:36:38.360
 say to me

00:36:38.360 --> 00:36:38.680
 in that

00:36:38.680 --> 00:36:38.960
 day,

00:36:39.039 --> 00:36:39.320
 that is

00:36:39.320 --> 00:36:39.660
 the day

00:36:39.660 --> 00:36:40.220
 of judgment

00:36:40.220 --> 00:36:40.599
 when we

00:36:40.599 --> 00:36:41.079
 all stand

00:36:41.079 --> 00:36:41.940
 before Christ.

00:36:42.539 --> 00:36:42.920
 Many will

00:36:42.920 --> 00:36:43.260
 say,

00:36:43.800 --> 00:36:44.160
 Lord,

00:36:44.760 --> 00:36:45.220
 Lord,

00:36:46.039 --> 00:36:46.599
 have we

00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:46.880
 not

00:36:46.880 --> 00:36:47.700
 prophesied

00:36:47.700 --> 00:36:48.059
 in thy

00:36:48.059 --> 00:36:48.460
 name?

00:36:49.500 --> 00:36:50.160
 And in

00:36:50.160 --> 00:36:50.920
 thy name

00:36:50.920 --> 00:36:51.980
 have cast

00:36:51.980 --> 00:36:52.740
 out devils?

00:36:53.579 --> 00:36:54.260
 And in

00:36:54.260 --> 00:36:55.160
 thy name

00:36:55.160 --> 00:36:55.960
 done many

00:36:55.960 --> 00:36:56.480
 wonderful

00:36:56.480 --> 00:36:57.079
 works?

00:36:58.099 --> 00:36:58.900
 And then

00:36:58.900 --> 00:36:59.280
 I will

00:36:59.280 --> 00:36:59.820
 profess

00:36:59.820 --> 00:37:00.640
 unto them,

00:37:01.119 --> 00:37:02.019
 I never

00:37:02.019 --> 00:37:02.880
 knew

00:37:02.880 --> 00:37:03.680
 you.

00:37:04.940 --> 00:37:05.420
 Depart

00:37:05.420 --> 00:37:05.960
 from me,

00:37:05.960 --> 00:37:06.539
 ye that

00:37:06.539 --> 00:37:06.860
 work

00:37:06.860 --> 00:37:07.240
 what?

00:37:08.019 --> 00:37:08.539
 Iniquity,

00:37:09.280 --> 00:37:09.740
 evil,

00:37:10.599 --> 00:37:11.099
 sin,

00:37:11.740 --> 00:37:12.360
 lawlessness.

00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:14.360
 Jesus

00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:15.079
 said that

00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:15.480
 in the

00:37:15.480 --> 00:37:16.220
 day of

00:37:16.220 --> 00:37:16.780
 judgment,

00:37:17.360 --> 00:37:17.940
 many,

00:37:18.099 --> 00:37:18.699
 he says,

00:37:18.960 --> 00:37:20.220
 many people

00:37:20.220 --> 00:37:20.820
 will stand

00:37:20.820 --> 00:37:21.539
 before me

00:37:21.539 --> 00:37:22.059
 and they

00:37:22.059 --> 00:37:22.800
 will acknowledge

00:37:22.800 --> 00:37:23.559
 me as

00:37:23.559 --> 00:37:24.099
 Lord

00:37:24.099 --> 00:37:24.840
 in title.

00:37:25.559 --> 00:37:26.240
 And they

00:37:26.240 --> 00:37:26.740
 will say,

00:37:26.940 --> 00:37:27.220
 Lord,

00:37:27.360 --> 00:37:27.659
 Lord,

00:37:27.780 --> 00:37:27.980
 do you

00:37:27.980 --> 00:37:28.780
 not remember

00:37:28.780 --> 00:37:29.579
 that we

00:37:29.579 --> 00:37:30.300
 prophesied,

00:37:30.420 --> 00:37:31.220
 we preached

00:37:31.219 --> 00:37:32.059
 in your

00:37:32.059 --> 00:37:32.500
 name,

00:37:32.599 --> 00:37:32.899
 Lord.

00:37:34.339 --> 00:37:34.899
 We

00:37:34.899 --> 00:37:35.699
 cast out

00:37:35.699 --> 00:37:36.279
 devils

00:37:36.279 --> 00:37:36.959
 in your

00:37:36.959 --> 00:37:37.459
 name,

00:37:37.599 --> 00:37:37.919
 Lord.

00:37:38.519 --> 00:37:39.019
 We

00:37:39.019 --> 00:37:39.639
 did many

00:37:39.639 --> 00:37:40.359
 wonderful

00:37:40.359 --> 00:37:41.339
 works in

00:37:41.339 --> 00:37:42.279
 your name,

00:37:42.719 --> 00:37:43.000
 Lord.

00:37:43.079 --> 00:37:43.419
 And he

00:37:43.419 --> 00:37:43.899
 will turn

00:37:43.899 --> 00:37:44.339
 to them

00:37:44.339 --> 00:37:44.679
 and he

00:37:44.679 --> 00:37:45.099
 will say,

00:37:45.199 --> 00:37:45.819
 depart from

00:37:45.819 --> 00:37:46.099
 me,

00:37:46.259 --> 00:37:46.699
 I never

00:37:46.699 --> 00:37:47.399
 knew you,

00:37:47.599 --> 00:37:48.099
 you are

00:37:48.099 --> 00:37:48.980
 an evil

00:37:48.980 --> 00:37:49.719
 worker.

00:37:49.859 --> 00:37:50.239
 You thought

00:37:50.239 --> 00:37:50.719
 all of that

00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:51.219
 was good

00:37:51.219 --> 00:37:51.599
 works,

00:37:51.679 --> 00:37:52.000
 but it was

00:37:52.000 --> 00:37:52.439
 actually

00:37:52.439 --> 00:37:53.500
 evil because

00:37:53.500 --> 00:37:53.879
 your

00:37:53.879 --> 00:37:54.699
 prophesying

00:37:54.699 --> 00:37:55.359
 and your

00:37:55.359 --> 00:37:56.019
 demonstrations

00:37:56.019 --> 00:37:56.799
 of power

00:37:56.799 --> 00:37:57.439
 and your

00:37:57.439 --> 00:37:58.059
 demonstrations

00:37:58.059 --> 00:37:58.579
 of good

00:37:58.579 --> 00:37:59.440
 works were

00:37:59.440 --> 00:38:00.299
 based on

00:38:00.299 --> 00:38:01.000
 your own

00:38:01.000 --> 00:38:01.699
 righteousness

00:38:01.699 --> 00:38:02.219
 as you

00:38:02.219 --> 00:38:02.639
 tried to

00:38:02.639 --> 00:38:02.980
 achieve

00:38:02.980 --> 00:38:03.539
 salvation

00:38:03.539 --> 00:38:03.940
 on your

00:38:03.940 --> 00:38:04.320
 own.

00:38:05.900 --> 00:38:06.579
 And he

00:38:06.579 --> 00:38:06.799
 says,

00:38:06.880 --> 00:38:07.099
 you're an

00:38:07.099 --> 00:38:07.759
 evil worker.

00:38:09.940 --> 00:38:10.219
 They will

00:38:10.219 --> 00:38:10.920
 even claim

00:38:10.920 --> 00:38:11.299
 that their

00:38:11.299 --> 00:38:11.799
 works were

00:38:11.799 --> 00:38:12.420
 done in

00:38:12.420 --> 00:38:12.759
 Jesus'

00:38:13.079 --> 00:38:13.920
 name.

00:38:15.219 --> 00:38:15.639
 They will

00:38:15.639 --> 00:38:16.199
 say they

00:38:16.199 --> 00:38:16.980
 are Christian.

00:38:17.799 --> 00:38:18.320
 They will

00:38:18.320 --> 00:38:18.840
 say they

00:38:18.840 --> 00:38:19.840
 believe Jesus,

00:38:20.440 --> 00:38:20.980
 but in

00:38:20.980 --> 00:38:21.860
 actuality,

00:38:22.279 --> 00:38:22.799
 their work

00:38:22.799 --> 00:38:23.299
 is evil.

00:38:23.840 --> 00:38:24.239
 Finally,

00:38:24.400 --> 00:38:24.639
 he says,

00:38:24.739 --> 00:38:25.699
 beware of

00:38:25.699 --> 00:38:26.360
 the concision.

00:38:27.380 --> 00:38:27.940
 Beware of

00:38:27.940 --> 00:38:28.480
 the concision.

00:38:28.800 --> 00:38:29.159
 That's a

00:38:29.159 --> 00:38:29.720
 real finally,

00:38:29.840 --> 00:38:30.099
 not a

00:38:30.099 --> 00:38:30.519
 transitional

00:38:30.519 --> 00:38:30.960
 finally.

00:38:33.700 --> 00:38:34.380
 This term

00:38:34.380 --> 00:38:34.619
 would have

00:38:34.619 --> 00:38:35.139
 really upset

00:38:35.139 --> 00:38:35.840
 the Judaizers.

00:38:37.920 --> 00:38:38.599
 It's a

00:38:38.599 --> 00:38:39.240
 form of

00:38:39.240 --> 00:38:39.720
 the word

00:38:39.720 --> 00:38:40.380
 that actually

00:38:40.380 --> 00:38:40.960
 means

00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:42.139
 mutilation

00:38:42.139 --> 00:38:42.840
 or the

00:38:42.840 --> 00:38:43.420
 word of

00:38:43.420 --> 00:38:43.820
 a form

00:38:43.820 --> 00:38:44.200
 of

00:38:44.200 --> 00:38:44.860
 circumcision

00:38:44.860 --> 00:38:45.480
 that actually

00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:45.740
 means

00:38:45.740 --> 00:38:46.320
 mutilation.

00:38:47.659 --> 00:38:48.280
 In fact,

00:38:48.400 --> 00:38:48.940
 it's not

00:38:48.940 --> 00:38:49.760
 uncommon to

00:38:49.760 --> 00:38:50.280
 find these

00:38:50.280 --> 00:38:50.599
 verses

00:38:50.599 --> 00:38:51.380
 translated

00:38:51.380 --> 00:38:51.980
 in English

00:38:51.980 --> 00:38:52.320
 as

00:38:52.320 --> 00:38:52.920
 mutilators

00:38:52.920 --> 00:38:53.280
 of the

00:38:53.280 --> 00:38:53.679
 flesh

00:38:53.679 --> 00:38:54.360
 or the

00:38:54.360 --> 00:38:54.840
 false

00:38:54.840 --> 00:38:55.820
 circumcision.

00:38:55.820 --> 00:38:55.860
 circumcision.

00:38:57.720 --> 00:38:58.000
 Again,

00:38:58.080 --> 00:38:58.700
 the Judaizers

00:38:58.700 --> 00:38:59.320
 had a

00:38:59.320 --> 00:38:59.780
 particular

00:38:59.780 --> 00:39:01.740
 fixation

00:39:01.740 --> 00:39:02.640
 on

00:39:02.640 --> 00:39:03.340
 circumcision.

00:39:03.940 --> 00:39:04.380
 And the

00:39:04.380 --> 00:39:04.960
 reason is

00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:05.539
 because it

00:39:05.539 --> 00:39:05.900
 was the

00:39:05.900 --> 00:39:06.780
 physical sign

00:39:06.780 --> 00:39:07.039
 in the

00:39:07.039 --> 00:39:07.680
 Old Testament

00:39:07.680 --> 00:39:08.980
 of someone

00:39:08.980 --> 00:39:09.880
 belonging to

00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:10.360
 God's

00:39:10.360 --> 00:39:10.660
 covenant

00:39:10.660 --> 00:39:11.120
 people,

00:39:11.260 --> 00:39:11.580
 God's

00:39:11.580 --> 00:39:11.900
 chosen

00:39:11.900 --> 00:39:12.400
 people.

00:39:13.460 --> 00:39:13.700
 Now,

00:39:13.760 --> 00:39:14.140
 God never

00:39:14.140 --> 00:39:14.880
 said that

00:39:14.880 --> 00:39:15.519
 circumcision

00:39:15.519 --> 00:39:16.200
 was necessary

00:39:16.200 --> 00:39:16.960
 for salvation.

00:39:17.420 --> 00:39:17.760
 In fact,

00:39:17.860 --> 00:39:18.600
 Paul argues

00:39:18.600 --> 00:39:19.000
 in the book

00:39:19.000 --> 00:39:19.460
 of Romans

00:39:19.460 --> 00:39:20.059
 against the

00:39:20.059 --> 00:39:20.420
 Jews when

00:39:20.420 --> 00:39:20.840
 he says

00:39:20.840 --> 00:39:22.140
 that God

00:39:22.140 --> 00:39:22.720
 said that

00:39:22.720 --> 00:39:23.160
 Abraham

00:39:23.160 --> 00:39:24.180
 was justified

00:39:24.179 --> 00:39:24.759
 because of

00:39:24.759 --> 00:39:25.279
 his faith

00:39:25.279 --> 00:39:26.919
 before he

00:39:26.919 --> 00:39:27.419
 was ever

00:39:27.419 --> 00:39:27.899
 physically

00:39:27.899 --> 00:39:28.759
 circumcised.

00:39:29.440 --> 00:39:30.099
 It was

00:39:30.099 --> 00:39:30.460
 meant to

00:39:30.460 --> 00:39:30.819
 be a

00:39:30.819 --> 00:39:31.239
 sign.

00:39:32.039 --> 00:39:32.379
 It was

00:39:32.379 --> 00:39:32.779
 a sign

00:39:32.779 --> 00:39:33.039
 of the

00:39:33.039 --> 00:39:33.299
 cutting

00:39:33.299 --> 00:39:33.899
 away

00:39:33.899 --> 00:39:34.859
 of sin

00:39:34.859 --> 00:39:35.399
 out of

00:39:35.399 --> 00:39:35.699
 the heart

00:39:35.699 --> 00:39:35.919
 of an

00:39:35.919 --> 00:39:36.279
 individual

00:39:36.279 --> 00:39:36.659
 and it

00:39:36.659 --> 00:39:36.859
 looked

00:39:36.859 --> 00:39:37.500
 forward

00:39:37.500 --> 00:39:38.139
 again

00:39:38.139 --> 00:39:38.699
 to

00:39:38.699 --> 00:39:39.139
 Christ.

00:39:39.279 --> 00:39:39.619
 It was

00:39:39.619 --> 00:39:39.960
 never

00:39:39.960 --> 00:39:40.299
 meant

00:39:40.299 --> 00:39:40.599
 to be

00:39:40.599 --> 00:39:40.759
 an

00:39:40.759 --> 00:39:41.159
 action

00:39:41.159 --> 00:39:41.359
 that

00:39:41.359 --> 00:39:41.539
 brought

00:39:41.539 --> 00:39:41.759
 about

00:39:41.759 --> 00:39:42.359
 salvation.

00:39:42.839 --> 00:39:43.099
 Rather,

00:39:43.239 --> 00:39:43.480
 it was

00:39:43.480 --> 00:39:44.139
 a sign

00:39:44.139 --> 00:39:44.879
 that pointed

00:39:44.879 --> 00:39:45.379
 to those

00:39:45.379 --> 00:39:45.719
 that had

00:39:45.719 --> 00:39:46.139
 actually

00:39:46.139 --> 00:39:47.019
 experienced

00:39:47.019 --> 00:39:47.259
 the

00:39:47.259 --> 00:39:47.819
 circumcision

00:39:47.819 --> 00:39:48.379
 of the

00:39:48.379 --> 00:39:48.839
 heart

00:39:48.839 --> 00:39:49.659
 as the

00:39:49.659 --> 00:39:49.899
 Bible

00:39:49.899 --> 00:39:50.480
 calls it.

00:39:50.839 --> 00:39:51.000
 The

00:39:51.000 --> 00:39:51.519
 transformation

00:39:51.519 --> 00:39:52.099
 of the

00:39:52.099 --> 00:39:52.639
 heart

00:39:52.639 --> 00:39:53.879
 symbolized

00:39:53.880 --> 00:39:54.740
 in a

00:39:54.740 --> 00:39:55.280
 outward

00:39:55.280 --> 00:39:56.380
 sign.

00:39:57.420 --> 00:39:57.880
 The

00:39:57.880 --> 00:39:58.480
 Jews

00:39:58.480 --> 00:39:59.340
 had long

00:39:59.340 --> 00:39:59.880
 left

00:39:59.880 --> 00:40:00.740
 the

00:40:00.740 --> 00:40:01.300
 symbolic

00:40:01.300 --> 00:40:02.000
 significance

00:40:02.000 --> 00:40:02.559
 of the

00:40:02.559 --> 00:40:02.940
 sign

00:40:02.940 --> 00:40:04.320
 and taught

00:40:04.320 --> 00:40:04.619
 that it

00:40:04.619 --> 00:40:05.320
 was necessary

00:40:05.320 --> 00:40:06.180
 for salvation.

00:40:07.119 --> 00:40:07.740
 So the

00:40:07.740 --> 00:40:08.440
 Judaizers

00:40:08.440 --> 00:40:09.140
 were telling

00:40:09.140 --> 00:40:09.920
 the Gentiles

00:40:09.920 --> 00:40:10.280
 that had

00:40:10.280 --> 00:40:10.740
 come to

00:40:10.740 --> 00:40:11.220
 faith

00:40:11.220 --> 00:40:12.079
 in Christ

00:40:12.079 --> 00:40:12.840
 that

00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:13.480
 Jesus

00:40:13.480 --> 00:40:14.200
 is great,

00:40:14.340 --> 00:40:14.760
 he's not

00:40:14.760 --> 00:40:15.220
 enough

00:40:15.220 --> 00:40:15.619
 though,

00:40:15.740 --> 00:40:16.180
 in order

00:40:16.180 --> 00:40:16.660
 to truly

00:40:16.660 --> 00:40:17.260
 be saved

00:40:17.260 --> 00:40:17.539
 and be

00:40:17.539 --> 00:40:17.880
 a part

00:40:17.880 --> 00:40:18.519
 of God's

00:40:18.519 --> 00:40:18.920
 chosen

00:40:18.920 --> 00:40:19.300
 covenant

00:40:19.300 --> 00:40:19.820
 people,

00:40:20.039 --> 00:40:20.579
 you must

00:40:20.579 --> 00:40:21.220
 also go

00:40:21.220 --> 00:40:21.579
 through the

00:40:21.579 --> 00:40:21.940
 physical

00:40:21.940 --> 00:40:22.460
 rite

00:40:22.460 --> 00:40:22.980
 of

00:40:22.980 --> 00:40:23.840
 circumcision.

00:40:25.159 --> 00:40:25.659
 And so

00:40:25.659 --> 00:40:26.559
 when Paul

00:40:26.559 --> 00:40:27.440
 references

00:40:27.440 --> 00:40:28.159
 this in

00:40:28.159 --> 00:40:28.940
 verse 2,

00:40:29.840 --> 00:40:30.559
 he means

00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:31.079
 to say

00:40:31.079 --> 00:40:31.539
 that the

00:40:31.539 --> 00:40:32.139
 sign

00:40:32.139 --> 00:40:33.240
 is worthless

00:40:33.240 --> 00:40:34.820
 without the

00:40:34.820 --> 00:40:35.340
 transformation

00:40:35.340 --> 00:40:35.920
 of the

00:40:35.920 --> 00:40:36.360
 heart

00:40:36.360 --> 00:40:37.260
 that comes

00:40:37.260 --> 00:40:38.079
 by faith.

00:40:38.880 --> 00:40:39.280
 And so

00:40:39.280 --> 00:40:40.220
 he references

00:40:40.220 --> 00:40:41.539
 the circumcision

00:40:41.539 --> 00:40:41.940
 of the

00:40:41.940 --> 00:40:42.599
 Judaizers

00:40:42.599 --> 00:40:43.760
 as actually

00:40:43.760 --> 00:40:44.960
 mutilation

00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:45.420
 of the

00:40:45.420 --> 00:40:45.900
 flesh.

00:40:46.900 --> 00:40:47.500
 Mutilation.

00:40:48.179 --> 00:40:48.579
 He said

00:40:48.579 --> 00:40:49.500
 without the

00:40:49.500 --> 00:40:50.179
 actual working

00:40:50.179 --> 00:40:50.780
 of Christ,

00:40:50.960 --> 00:40:51.480
 that doesn't

00:40:51.480 --> 00:40:51.980
 actually mean

00:40:51.980 --> 00:40:52.280
 anything,

00:40:52.380 --> 00:40:52.679
 you're just

00:40:52.679 --> 00:40:53.240
 mutilating

00:40:53.240 --> 00:40:53.599
 your own

00:40:53.599 --> 00:40:54.079
 flesh.

00:40:56.440 --> 00:40:56.599
 The

00:40:56.599 --> 00:40:57.019
 Judaizers

00:40:57.019 --> 00:40:57.500
 believed

00:40:57.500 --> 00:40:57.860
 that their

00:40:57.860 --> 00:40:58.420
 adherence

00:40:58.420 --> 00:40:58.719
 to the

00:40:58.719 --> 00:40:59.039
 letter of

00:40:59.039 --> 00:40:59.320
 the law

00:40:59.320 --> 00:40:59.679
 made them

00:40:59.679 --> 00:41:00.019
 righteous

00:41:00.019 --> 00:41:00.880
 before God,

00:41:01.019 --> 00:41:01.699
 but each

00:41:01.699 --> 00:41:02.280
 of Paul's

00:41:02.280 --> 00:41:02.740
 descriptions

00:41:02.740 --> 00:41:03.320
 put them

00:41:03.320 --> 00:41:03.639
 in the

00:41:03.639 --> 00:41:04.380
 unclean

00:41:04.380 --> 00:41:05.039
 category

00:41:05.039 --> 00:41:06.000
 of the

00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:06.179
 Old

00:41:06.179 --> 00:41:06.599
 Testament.

00:41:07.599 --> 00:41:08.159
 And it

00:41:08.159 --> 00:41:08.539
 meant that

00:41:08.539 --> 00:41:08.840
 it was

00:41:08.840 --> 00:41:09.260
 actually

00:41:09.260 --> 00:41:09.940
 impossible

00:41:09.940 --> 00:41:10.920
 for them

00:41:10.920 --> 00:41:11.780
 to be

00:41:11.780 --> 00:41:12.099
 a part

00:41:12.099 --> 00:41:12.760
 of God's

00:41:12.760 --> 00:41:13.519
 chosen

00:41:13.519 --> 00:41:14.119
 covenant

00:41:14.119 --> 00:41:14.599
 people,

00:41:14.900 --> 00:41:15.340
 despite

00:41:15.340 --> 00:41:15.679
 their

00:41:15.679 --> 00:41:16.300
 relationship

00:41:16.300 --> 00:41:17.059
 as

00:41:17.059 --> 00:41:17.780
 natural

00:41:17.780 --> 00:41:18.699
 Israelites.

00:41:19.619 --> 00:41:20.079
 That's

00:41:20.079 --> 00:41:20.500
 not what

00:41:20.500 --> 00:41:21.059
 mattered.

00:41:21.480 --> 00:41:22.780
 they were

00:41:22.780 --> 00:41:23.179
 actually

00:41:23.179 --> 00:41:24.000
 unclean.

00:41:24.679 --> 00:41:25.280
 The

00:41:25.280 --> 00:41:25.719
 dog

00:41:25.719 --> 00:41:26.159
 was an

00:41:26.159 --> 00:41:26.420
 Old

00:41:26.420 --> 00:41:26.820
 Testament

00:41:26.820 --> 00:41:27.280
 term

00:41:27.280 --> 00:41:27.719
 for being

00:41:27.719 --> 00:41:28.440
 unclean.

00:41:29.760 --> 00:41:30.400
 Evil

00:41:30.400 --> 00:41:30.940
 workers

00:41:30.940 --> 00:41:31.240
 were

00:41:31.240 --> 00:41:31.659
 considered

00:41:31.659 --> 00:41:32.179
 unclean

00:41:32.179 --> 00:41:32.420
 because

00:41:32.420 --> 00:41:32.880
 of their

00:41:32.880 --> 00:41:33.500
 sinfulness.

00:41:35.260 --> 00:41:35.900
 And men

00:41:35.900 --> 00:41:36.420
 that had

00:41:36.420 --> 00:41:37.119
 specifically

00:41:37.119 --> 00:41:37.820
 mutilated

00:41:37.820 --> 00:41:38.519
 their bodies

00:41:38.519 --> 00:41:38.900
 like the

00:41:38.900 --> 00:41:39.240
 prophets

00:41:39.240 --> 00:41:40.019
 of Baal

00:41:40.019 --> 00:41:41.440
 or the

00:41:41.440 --> 00:41:41.880
 eunuchs

00:41:41.880 --> 00:41:42.280
 of the

00:41:42.280 --> 00:41:42.639
 day

00:41:42.639 --> 00:41:43.400
 in pagan

00:41:43.400 --> 00:41:43.860
 worship

00:41:43.860 --> 00:41:44.880
 were

00:41:44.880 --> 00:41:45.440
 considered

00:41:45.440 --> 00:41:46.340
 unclean.

00:41:47.059 --> 00:41:47.420
 And the

00:41:47.420 --> 00:41:47.639
 Old

00:41:47.639 --> 00:41:47.980
 Testament

00:41:47.980 --> 00:41:48.380
 law

00:41:48.380 --> 00:41:48.639
 said

00:41:48.639 --> 00:41:48.900
 anyone

00:41:48.900 --> 00:41:49.179
 that

00:41:49.179 --> 00:41:49.380
 would

00:41:49.380 --> 00:41:49.659
 treat

00:41:49.659 --> 00:41:49.880
 their

00:41:49.880 --> 00:41:50.199
 body

00:41:50.199 --> 00:41:50.559
 in that

00:41:50.559 --> 00:41:51.039
 way

00:41:51.039 --> 00:41:51.960
 was

00:41:51.960 --> 00:41:52.679
 excluded

00:41:52.679 --> 00:41:53.500
 from

00:41:53.500 --> 00:41:53.920
 God's

00:41:53.920 --> 00:41:54.139
 covenant

00:41:54.139 --> 00:41:54.599
 people.

00:41:55.920 --> 00:41:56.699
 So when

00:41:56.699 --> 00:41:57.059
 Paul

00:41:57.059 --> 00:41:57.500
 says

00:41:57.500 --> 00:41:58.139
 this,

00:41:58.840 --> 00:41:59.279
 what he

00:41:59.279 --> 00:41:59.800
 means is

00:41:59.800 --> 00:42:00.279
 that these

00:42:00.279 --> 00:42:00.940
 people were

00:42:00.940 --> 00:42:01.519
 actually

00:42:01.519 --> 00:42:02.239
 unclean

00:42:02.239 --> 00:42:02.659
 no matter

00:42:02.659 --> 00:42:03.940
 what they

00:42:03.940 --> 00:42:04.420
 said

00:42:04.420 --> 00:42:05.159
 or taught

00:42:05.159 --> 00:42:05.599
 about

00:42:05.599 --> 00:42:06.159
 Jesus.

00:42:07.519 --> 00:42:07.659
 The

00:42:07.659 --> 00:42:08.139
 Judaizers

00:42:08.139 --> 00:42:08.779
 thought that

00:42:08.779 --> 00:42:09.340
 their religion

00:42:09.340 --> 00:42:10.099
 and morality

00:42:10.099 --> 00:42:11.139
 made them

00:42:11.139 --> 00:42:11.500
 God's

00:42:11.500 --> 00:42:11.900
 people,

00:42:12.440 --> 00:42:13.259
 but in

00:42:13.259 --> 00:42:14.039
 reality it

00:42:14.039 --> 00:42:14.559
 made them

00:42:14.559 --> 00:42:15.320
 unclean

00:42:15.320 --> 00:42:16.699
 and excluded

00:42:16.699 --> 00:42:17.899
 from God's

00:42:17.899 --> 00:42:18.159
 covenant.

00:42:19.159 --> 00:42:19.839
 They

00:42:19.839 --> 00:42:20.219
 looked like

00:42:20.219 --> 00:42:20.579
 Christians.

00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:22.759
 They

00:42:22.759 --> 00:42:23.299
 talked a

00:42:23.299 --> 00:42:23.679
 lot like

00:42:23.679 --> 00:42:24.099
 Christians.

00:42:25.419 --> 00:42:26.299
 In a lot

00:42:26.299 --> 00:42:26.500
 of ways

00:42:26.500 --> 00:42:26.839
 they probably

00:42:26.839 --> 00:42:27.259
 behaved

00:42:27.259 --> 00:42:27.919
 better

00:42:27.919 --> 00:42:29.059
 than the

00:42:29.059 --> 00:42:29.299
 pagan

00:42:29.299 --> 00:42:29.799
 Christians

00:42:29.799 --> 00:42:30.139
 of

00:42:30.139 --> 00:42:30.639
 Philippi,

00:42:31.000 --> 00:42:31.480
 especially

00:42:31.480 --> 00:42:32.039
 the pagan

00:42:32.039 --> 00:42:32.819
 Christians

00:42:32.819 --> 00:42:33.339
 of

00:42:33.339 --> 00:42:34.039
 Corinth.

00:42:35.539 --> 00:42:36.419
 But they

00:42:36.419 --> 00:42:36.839
 were in

00:42:36.839 --> 00:42:37.219
 fact

00:42:37.219 --> 00:42:38.179
 unclean.

00:42:39.179 --> 00:42:39.779
 And those

00:42:39.779 --> 00:42:40.359
 people that

00:42:40.359 --> 00:42:40.819
 they hated

00:42:40.819 --> 00:42:41.599
 so much,

00:42:41.719 --> 00:42:42.039
 the Bible

00:42:42.039 --> 00:42:42.779
 tells us,

00:42:43.399 --> 00:42:43.619
 were

00:42:43.619 --> 00:42:43.919
 clean.

00:42:43.920 --> 00:42:46.980
 Of all

00:42:46.980 --> 00:42:47.599
 the troubles

00:42:47.599 --> 00:42:48.480
 that the

00:42:48.480 --> 00:42:48.900
 church in

00:42:48.900 --> 00:42:49.159
 Corinth

00:42:49.159 --> 00:42:49.639
 had,

00:42:50.599 --> 00:42:51.519
 they were

00:42:51.519 --> 00:42:52.000
 believers.

00:42:53.079 --> 00:42:53.680
 They were

00:42:53.680 --> 00:42:54.440
 saved

00:42:54.440 --> 00:42:55.639
 people.

00:42:57.059 --> 00:42:57.539
 And Paul

00:42:57.539 --> 00:42:58.180
 acknowledges

00:42:58.180 --> 00:42:58.639
 that a

00:42:58.639 --> 00:42:59.019
 number of

00:42:59.019 --> 00:42:59.420
 times in

00:42:59.420 --> 00:42:59.860
 his letters.

00:43:00.440 --> 00:43:00.940
 And he

00:43:00.940 --> 00:43:02.159
 rejoices in

00:43:02.159 --> 00:43:02.900
 their salvation.

00:43:03.220 --> 00:43:03.659
 But they

00:43:03.659 --> 00:43:04.059
 were as

00:43:04.059 --> 00:43:04.720
 messed up

00:43:04.720 --> 00:43:05.440
 sinfully as

00:43:05.440 --> 00:43:05.780
 you will

00:43:05.780 --> 00:43:06.579
 ever see

00:43:06.579 --> 00:43:07.240
 in a

00:43:07.240 --> 00:43:07.619
 church.

00:43:08.780 --> 00:43:09.240
 And yet

00:43:09.240 --> 00:43:10.059
 the pious

00:43:10.059 --> 00:43:10.920
 Judaizers

00:43:10.920 --> 00:43:12.420
 that kept

00:43:12.420 --> 00:43:13.059
 the law

00:43:13.059 --> 00:43:13.900
 to a

00:43:13.900 --> 00:43:15.440
 tea were

00:43:15.440 --> 00:43:16.059
 actually in

00:43:16.059 --> 00:43:16.700
 reality

00:43:16.700 --> 00:43:17.860
 unsaved

00:43:17.860 --> 00:43:18.300
 people.

00:43:19.700 --> 00:43:20.579
 Which tells

00:43:20.579 --> 00:43:21.059
 us that you

00:43:21.059 --> 00:43:21.440
 can be the

00:43:21.440 --> 00:43:21.960
 most religious

00:43:21.960 --> 00:43:22.559
 person on

00:43:22.559 --> 00:43:23.039
 the planet

00:43:23.039 --> 00:43:25.119
 and follow

00:43:25.119 --> 00:43:25.660
 a moral

00:43:25.660 --> 00:43:26.300
 code to

00:43:26.300 --> 00:43:26.519
 near

00:43:26.519 --> 00:43:27.220
 perfection.

00:43:27.820 --> 00:43:28.059
 But if

00:43:28.059 --> 00:43:28.480
 that's what

00:43:28.480 --> 00:43:28.680
 you're

00:43:28.680 --> 00:43:29.160
 counting on

00:43:29.160 --> 00:43:29.920
 for salvation,

00:43:30.619 --> 00:43:31.200
 you are

00:43:31.200 --> 00:43:31.880
 in reality

00:43:31.880 --> 00:43:32.700
 unclean.

00:43:34.280 --> 00:43:35.160
 The truth

00:43:35.160 --> 00:43:35.700
 is that

00:43:35.700 --> 00:43:36.519
 Jesus is

00:43:36.519 --> 00:43:37.119
 the perfect

00:43:37.119 --> 00:43:37.740
 fulfillment

00:43:37.740 --> 00:43:38.519
 of those

00:43:38.519 --> 00:43:39.180
 Old Testament

00:43:39.180 --> 00:43:39.820
 laws and

00:43:39.820 --> 00:43:40.160
 symbols.

00:43:42.000 --> 00:43:42.740
 Paul wasn't

00:43:42.740 --> 00:43:43.639
 being disrespectful

00:43:43.639 --> 00:43:44.039
 to the

00:43:44.039 --> 00:43:44.379
 Mosaic

00:43:44.379 --> 00:43:44.779
 law.

00:43:45.519 --> 00:43:45.980
 He was

00:43:45.980 --> 00:43:46.519
 preaching the

00:43:46.519 --> 00:43:47.039
 truth that

00:43:47.039 --> 00:43:47.739
 Jesus Christ

00:43:47.739 --> 00:43:48.519
 has provided

00:43:48.519 --> 00:43:49.259
 for us

00:43:49.259 --> 00:43:49.960
 what the

00:43:49.960 --> 00:43:50.420
 law could

00:43:50.420 --> 00:43:51.219
 not provide.

00:43:52.619 --> 00:43:53.179
 It's

00:43:53.179 --> 00:43:54.059
 impossible for

00:43:54.059 --> 00:43:54.539
 any of us

00:43:54.539 --> 00:43:55.219
 to follow the

00:43:55.219 --> 00:43:55.900
 law perfectly

00:43:55.900 --> 00:43:56.279
 and bring

00:43:56.279 --> 00:43:56.679
 glory to

00:43:56.679 --> 00:43:57.000
 God.

00:43:58.179 --> 00:43:58.819
 Jesus

00:43:58.819 --> 00:43:59.659
 fulfilled that

00:43:59.659 --> 00:44:00.440
 law with

00:44:00.440 --> 00:44:01.139
 perfection

00:44:01.139 --> 00:44:02.319
 and then

00:44:02.319 --> 00:44:03.339
 suffered the

00:44:03.339 --> 00:44:04.159
 wrath of the

00:44:04.159 --> 00:44:05.039
 Father on the

00:44:05.039 --> 00:44:06.059
 cross in

00:44:06.059 --> 00:44:07.019
 our place.

00:44:07.960 --> 00:44:09.000
 He did

00:44:09.000 --> 00:44:09.480
 what we

00:44:09.480 --> 00:44:10.179
 could not

00:44:10.179 --> 00:44:10.799
 do in

00:44:10.799 --> 00:44:11.359
 fulfilling

00:44:11.360 --> 00:44:11.980
 the law

00:44:11.980 --> 00:44:13.160
 and then

00:44:13.160 --> 00:44:14.180
 he suffered

00:44:14.180 --> 00:44:16.079
 our death

00:44:16.079 --> 00:44:16.760
 so that

00:44:16.760 --> 00:44:17.860
 his righteousness

00:44:17.860 --> 00:44:18.460
 through the

00:44:18.460 --> 00:44:19.079
 law could

00:44:19.079 --> 00:44:20.019
 be imputed

00:44:20.019 --> 00:44:21.140
 by our

00:44:21.140 --> 00:44:22.039
 faith.

00:44:23.480 --> 00:44:23.880
 And we

00:44:23.880 --> 00:44:24.400
 know that

00:44:24.400 --> 00:44:25.079
 his sacrifice

00:44:25.079 --> 00:44:26.079
 was sufficient

00:44:26.079 --> 00:44:27.360
 because three

00:44:27.360 --> 00:44:28.140
 days later

00:44:28.140 --> 00:44:29.180
 he rose

00:44:29.180 --> 00:44:29.599
 from the

00:44:29.599 --> 00:44:30.059
 dead.

00:44:31.079 --> 00:44:31.519
 The

00:44:31.519 --> 00:44:31.960
 wonderful

00:44:31.960 --> 00:44:32.620
 truth of

00:44:32.620 --> 00:44:33.079
 the gospel

00:44:33.079 --> 00:44:33.640
 is that

00:44:33.640 --> 00:44:34.200
 you don't

00:44:34.200 --> 00:44:34.700
 have to

00:44:34.700 --> 00:44:35.099
 fulfill

00:44:35.099 --> 00:44:35.599
 all the

00:44:35.599 --> 00:44:36.380
 rules and

00:44:36.380 --> 00:44:37.420
 follow all

00:44:37.420 --> 00:44:38.180
 the codes.

00:44:38.720 --> 00:44:39.400
 Christ did

00:44:39.400 --> 00:44:40.059
 that for

00:44:40.059 --> 00:44:40.539
 you.

00:44:40.980 --> 00:44:41.500
 That's

00:44:41.500 --> 00:44:41.960
 the good

00:44:41.960 --> 00:44:42.579
 news.

00:44:43.960 --> 00:44:44.260
 You don't

00:44:44.260 --> 00:44:44.579
 have to

00:44:44.579 --> 00:44:45.220
 work yourself

00:44:45.220 --> 00:44:45.660
 to heaven.

00:44:45.940 --> 00:44:46.240
 It's not

00:44:46.240 --> 00:44:46.840
 even possible

00:44:46.840 --> 00:44:47.280
 for you to

00:44:47.280 --> 00:44:47.500
 do it

00:44:47.500 --> 00:44:47.860
 anyways.

00:44:48.300 --> 00:44:49.099
 Jesus did

00:44:49.099 --> 00:44:49.880
 it for

00:44:49.880 --> 00:44:50.440
 you and

00:44:50.440 --> 00:44:50.940
 not only

00:44:50.940 --> 00:44:51.300
 did he

00:44:51.300 --> 00:44:52.000
 fulfill that

00:44:52.000 --> 00:44:52.760
 law perfectly

00:44:52.760 --> 00:44:53.619
 for you but

00:44:53.619 --> 00:44:53.940
 then he

00:44:53.940 --> 00:44:54.579
 fulfilled the

00:44:54.579 --> 00:44:55.019
 prophecy

00:44:55.019 --> 00:44:56.119
 perfectly for

00:44:56.119 --> 00:44:56.280
 you.

00:44:56.440 --> 00:44:56.940
 Then he

00:44:56.940 --> 00:44:57.800
 took your

00:44:57.800 --> 00:44:58.380
 place.

00:44:59.280 --> 00:44:59.639
 He said

00:44:59.639 --> 00:45:00.220
 I know

00:45:00.220 --> 00:45:00.940
 you can't

00:45:00.940 --> 00:45:01.519
 do this.

00:45:02.099 --> 00:45:02.960
 You can't

00:45:02.960 --> 00:45:04.000
 satisfy God's

00:45:04.000 --> 00:45:04.880
 wrath but I

00:45:04.880 --> 00:45:05.760
 can and so

00:45:05.760 --> 00:45:06.079
 I'm going to

00:45:06.079 --> 00:45:06.599
 take your

00:45:06.599 --> 00:45:06.960
 place.

00:45:07.079 --> 00:45:07.400
 We call it

00:45:07.400 --> 00:45:08.380
 propitiation

00:45:08.380 --> 00:45:09.140
 in the

00:45:09.140 --> 00:45:09.400
 Bible.

00:45:09.660 --> 00:45:10.059
 He took

00:45:10.059 --> 00:45:10.860
 our place.

00:45:11.180 --> 00:45:11.760
 He endured

00:45:11.760 --> 00:45:12.920
 God's wrath

00:45:12.920 --> 00:45:13.980
 so that we

00:45:13.980 --> 00:45:15.440
 could be

00:45:15.440 --> 00:45:16.220
 his.

00:45:16.760 --> 00:45:17.480
 That's the

00:45:17.480 --> 00:45:17.900
 gospel.

00:45:18.640 --> 00:45:19.280
 Anything that

00:45:19.280 --> 00:45:20.079
 adds to that

00:45:20.079 --> 00:45:21.019
 or takes away

00:45:21.019 --> 00:45:21.760
 from it is

00:45:21.760 --> 00:45:22.820
 not true.

00:45:23.140 --> 00:45:24.200
 It is a

00:45:24.200 --> 00:45:24.619
 lie.

00:45:25.180 --> 00:45:25.740
 Beware.

00:45:26.180 --> 00:45:26.660
 Christ has

00:45:26.660 --> 00:45:27.039
 done this

00:45:27.039 --> 00:45:27.820
 for you.

00:45:29.079 --> 00:45:29.360
 You say

00:45:29.360 --> 00:45:29.820
 well where does

00:45:29.820 --> 00:45:30.380
 the morality

00:45:30.380 --> 00:45:31.019
 and the rules

00:45:31.019 --> 00:45:32.119
 and the righteousness

00:45:32.119 --> 00:45:32.760
 and the holiness

00:45:32.760 --> 00:45:33.539
 come into play?

00:45:33.720 --> 00:45:34.260
 It doesn't come

00:45:34.260 --> 00:45:34.900
 into play for

00:45:34.900 --> 00:45:35.579
 your salvation.

00:45:35.880 --> 00:45:36.220
 It comes

00:45:36.220 --> 00:45:37.039
 into play as a

00:45:37.039 --> 00:45:37.900
 result of your

00:45:37.900 --> 00:45:38.440
 salvation.

00:45:39.700 --> 00:45:40.360
 You don't

00:45:40.360 --> 00:45:41.059
 work your way

00:45:41.059 --> 00:45:41.440
 to heaven.

00:45:41.740 --> 00:45:42.300
 You work

00:45:42.300 --> 00:45:42.860
 because you're

00:45:42.860 --> 00:45:43.380
 on your way

00:45:43.380 --> 00:45:43.840
 to heaven.

00:45:45.300 --> 00:45:45.940
 And that's

00:45:45.940 --> 00:45:46.300
 what this

00:45:46.300 --> 00:45:46.980
 chapter is all

00:45:46.980 --> 00:45:47.400
 about.

00:45:47.660 --> 00:45:48.619
 He's exposing

00:45:48.619 --> 00:45:49.480
 the false

00:45:49.480 --> 00:45:50.200
 gospel that

00:45:50.200 --> 00:45:51.059
 existed and

00:45:51.059 --> 00:45:51.700
 that exists

00:45:51.700 --> 00:45:52.579
 still today.

00:45:53.940 --> 00:45:54.740
 And he's not

00:45:54.740 --> 00:45:55.400
 saying that you

00:45:55.400 --> 00:45:55.880
 don't need to

00:45:55.880 --> 00:45:56.320
 live a holy

00:45:56.320 --> 00:45:56.760
 life.

00:45:56.840 --> 00:45:57.260
 He's not

00:45:57.260 --> 00:45:58.079
 saying like

00:45:58.079 --> 00:45:59.980
 the liberals

00:45:59.980 --> 00:46:00.320
 would have

00:46:00.320 --> 00:46:00.900
 said in that

00:46:00.900 --> 00:46:01.340
 day and that

00:46:01.340 --> 00:46:01.800
 would say in

00:46:01.800 --> 00:46:02.440
 this day that

00:46:02.440 --> 00:46:03.500
 God's grace is

00:46:03.500 --> 00:46:03.960
 enough for you

00:46:03.960 --> 00:46:04.579
 to have a license

00:46:04.579 --> 00:46:05.019
 to do whatever

00:46:05.019 --> 00:46:05.340
 you want.

00:46:05.440 --> 00:46:05.860
 That's not

00:46:05.860 --> 00:46:06.440
 what Paul is

00:46:06.440 --> 00:46:06.840
 saying.

00:46:06.840 --> 00:46:07.700
 He's saying

00:46:07.700 --> 00:46:08.320
 you can't be

00:46:08.320 --> 00:46:08.680
 good enough

00:46:08.680 --> 00:46:09.400
 for salvation.

00:46:09.840 --> 00:46:10.340
 Jesus did

00:46:10.340 --> 00:46:10.980
 that for you

00:46:10.980 --> 00:46:11.680
 and once you

00:46:11.680 --> 00:46:12.200
 know him

00:46:12.200 --> 00:46:12.720
 you'll do

00:46:12.720 --> 00:46:14.300
 whatever he

00:46:14.300 --> 00:46:14.920
 wants you to

00:46:14.920 --> 00:46:15.380
 do in order

00:46:15.380 --> 00:46:15.840
 to live for

00:46:15.840 --> 00:46:16.100
 him.

00:46:16.700 --> 00:46:17.480
 Not because

00:46:17.480 --> 00:46:17.920
 you owe

00:46:17.920 --> 00:46:19.260
 him but

00:46:19.260 --> 00:46:19.800
 because he

00:46:19.800 --> 00:46:20.700
 is fit for

00:46:20.700 --> 00:46:21.420
 you to live

00:46:21.420 --> 00:46:22.220
 a life that

00:46:22.220 --> 00:46:22.800
 is worthy of

00:46:22.800 --> 00:46:23.220
 the calling

00:46:23.220 --> 00:46:23.680
 to which he

00:46:23.680 --> 00:46:24.059
 has called

00:46:24.059 --> 00:46:24.260
 you.

00:46:25.680 --> 00:46:26.260
 Look with

00:46:26.260 --> 00:46:26.460
 me.

00:46:27.000 --> 00:46:27.300
 The middle

00:46:27.300 --> 00:46:27.640
 of chapter

00:46:27.640 --> 00:46:28.019
 three and

00:46:28.019 --> 00:46:28.200
 we'll be

00:46:28.200 --> 00:46:28.440
 done.

00:46:28.440 --> 00:46:32.960
 Paul says

00:46:32.960 --> 00:46:33.280
 in verse

00:46:33.280 --> 00:46:33.679
 12

00:46:33.679 --> 00:46:36.280
 I follow

00:46:36.280 --> 00:46:36.880
 after

00:46:36.880 --> 00:46:38.460
 if that

00:46:38.460 --> 00:46:39.099
 I may

00:46:39.099 --> 00:46:40.159
 apprehend

00:46:40.159 --> 00:46:41.720
 or if I

00:46:41.720 --> 00:46:42.820
 may achieve

00:46:42.820 --> 00:46:44.280
 that

00:46:44.280 --> 00:46:45.059
 for

00:46:45.059 --> 00:46:45.920
 which

00:46:45.920 --> 00:46:47.500
 I was

00:46:47.500 --> 00:46:48.440
 apprehended

00:46:48.440 --> 00:46:49.340
 of Christ

00:46:49.340 --> 00:46:49.820
 Jesus.

00:46:50.659 --> 00:46:51.059
 In other

00:46:51.059 --> 00:46:51.360
 words

00:46:51.360 --> 00:46:53.820
 I know

00:46:53.820 --> 00:46:54.420
 Christ and

00:46:54.420 --> 00:46:54.940
 Christ did

00:46:54.940 --> 00:46:55.500
 all of this

00:46:55.500 --> 00:46:56.159
 for me and

00:46:56.159 --> 00:46:56.500
 one of the

00:46:56.500 --> 00:46:56.900
 reasons that

00:46:56.900 --> 00:46:57.280
 he did all

00:46:57.280 --> 00:46:57.800
 of this for

00:46:57.800 --> 00:46:58.220
 me is so

00:46:58.220 --> 00:46:58.480
 that I

00:46:58.480 --> 00:46:58.880
 can know

00:46:58.880 --> 00:46:59.580
 him and

00:46:59.580 --> 00:46:59.940
 so that

00:46:59.940 --> 00:47:00.320
 he could

00:47:00.320 --> 00:47:00.760
 set me

00:47:00.760 --> 00:47:01.400
 aside as

00:47:01.400 --> 00:47:02.140
 holy and

00:47:02.140 --> 00:47:02.460
 he could

00:47:02.460 --> 00:47:03.039
 start to

00:47:03.039 --> 00:47:03.600
 fashion me

00:47:03.600 --> 00:47:04.280
 into Christ

00:47:04.280 --> 00:47:05.060
 likeness and

00:47:05.060 --> 00:47:05.680
 make me

00:47:05.680 --> 00:47:06.360
 righteous and

00:47:06.360 --> 00:47:07.320
 holy because

00:47:07.320 --> 00:47:07.880
 of my

00:47:07.880 --> 00:47:08.280
 salvation.

00:47:08.460 --> 00:47:08.840
 Now he

00:47:08.840 --> 00:47:09.860
 says my

00:47:09.860 --> 00:47:10.320
 goal and

00:47:10.320 --> 00:47:10.960
 my desire

00:47:10.960 --> 00:47:12.980
 is to

00:47:12.980 --> 00:47:13.640
 live the

00:47:13.640 --> 00:47:14.120
 way that

00:47:14.120 --> 00:47:14.820
 God saved

00:47:14.820 --> 00:47:15.180
 me to

00:47:15.180 --> 00:47:15.539
 live.

00:47:17.440 --> 00:47:18.080
 And it's

00:47:18.080 --> 00:47:18.680
 not because

00:47:18.680 --> 00:47:19.340
 my living

00:47:19.340 --> 00:47:19.900
 earns the

00:47:19.900 --> 00:47:20.440
 salvation.

00:47:20.620 --> 00:47:20.900
 It's just

00:47:20.900 --> 00:47:21.400
 the fact that

00:47:21.400 --> 00:47:21.800
 God has

00:47:21.800 --> 00:47:22.280
 given this

00:47:22.280 --> 00:47:22.720
 salvation

00:47:22.720 --> 00:47:23.260
 freely to

00:47:23.260 --> 00:47:23.660
 me and

00:47:23.660 --> 00:47:24.140
 I want to

00:47:24.140 --> 00:47:24.460
 live the

00:47:24.460 --> 00:47:24.800
 way that

00:47:24.800 --> 00:47:25.320
 he saved

00:47:25.320 --> 00:47:25.620
 me to

00:47:25.620 --> 00:47:25.920
 live.

00:47:25.920 --> 00:47:27.659
 What a

00:47:27.659 --> 00:47:27.980
 glorious

00:47:27.980 --> 00:47:28.599
 truth,

00:47:28.920 --> 00:47:29.320
 the gospel.

00:47:30.059 --> 00:47:31.039
 What a

00:47:31.039 --> 00:47:33.460
 burden-free

00:47:33.460 --> 00:47:35.360
 gospel that

00:47:35.360 --> 00:47:35.920
 God gives

00:47:35.920 --> 00:47:36.260
 us.

00:47:38.180 --> 00:47:38.980
 I was

00:47:38.980 --> 00:47:39.659
 encouraged this

00:47:39.659 --> 00:47:40.880
 week in a

00:47:40.880 --> 00:47:41.300
 moment of

00:47:41.300 --> 00:47:46.659
 prayer to

00:47:46.659 --> 00:47:47.920
 acknowledge that

00:47:47.920 --> 00:47:50.000
 Christ's

00:47:50.000 --> 00:47:53.000
 forgiveness is

00:47:53.000 --> 00:47:54.659
 so wonderfully

00:47:54.659 --> 00:47:56.380
 great and

00:47:56.380 --> 00:47:57.119
 extensive.

00:47:59.360 --> 00:48:00.000
 The

00:48:00.000 --> 00:48:00.440
 forgiveness

00:48:00.440 --> 00:48:00.960
 that we

00:48:00.960 --> 00:48:01.679
 receive from

00:48:01.679 --> 00:48:03.300
 Christ is

00:48:03.300 --> 00:48:04.019
 not just a

00:48:04.019 --> 00:48:04.719
 forgiveness for

00:48:04.719 --> 00:48:05.300
 the things that

00:48:05.300 --> 00:48:05.780
 we have done

00:48:05.780 --> 00:48:06.599
 in the past.

00:48:07.559 --> 00:48:08.340
 It's a

00:48:08.340 --> 00:48:09.019
 forgiveness for

00:48:09.019 --> 00:48:09.579
 the things that

00:48:09.579 --> 00:48:10.320
 we falter in

00:48:10.320 --> 00:48:10.920
 now.

00:48:14.000 --> 00:48:14.800
 As a

00:48:14.800 --> 00:48:15.280
 pastor,

00:48:16.360 --> 00:48:17.059
 someone that

00:48:17.059 --> 00:48:17.880
 has served in

00:48:17.880 --> 00:48:18.760
 church ministry

00:48:18.760 --> 00:48:20.420
 now for 13

00:48:20.420 --> 00:48:21.260
 total years,

00:48:21.260 --> 00:48:23.920
 days of

00:48:23.920 --> 00:48:25.240
 doubt that

00:48:25.240 --> 00:48:26.000
 I battle,

00:48:28.140 --> 00:48:28.780
 days of

00:48:28.780 --> 00:48:29.760
 severe doubt,

00:48:31.380 --> 00:48:32.200
 days that

00:48:32.200 --> 00:48:32.640
 make me

00:48:32.640 --> 00:48:33.360
 ashamed,

00:48:34.940 --> 00:48:37.420
 not only as

00:48:37.420 --> 00:48:38.100
 a pastor but

00:48:38.100 --> 00:48:38.420
 as a

00:48:38.420 --> 00:48:38.800
 Christian.

00:48:41.220 --> 00:48:41.720
 I was

00:48:41.720 --> 00:48:42.160
 overwhelmed

00:48:42.160 --> 00:48:42.780
 this week in

00:48:42.780 --> 00:48:43.300
 a moment of

00:48:43.300 --> 00:48:43.760
 prayer to

00:48:43.760 --> 00:48:47.500
 consider that

00:48:47.500 --> 00:48:48.400
 God's grace is

00:48:48.400 --> 00:48:49.160
 so much greater

00:48:49.160 --> 00:48:50.080
 than that doubt.

00:48:51.260 --> 00:48:53.100
 what a

00:48:53.100 --> 00:48:54.980
 freeing gospel

00:48:54.980 --> 00:48:55.860
 that is.

00:48:55.940 --> 00:48:56.560
 Not only that

00:48:56.560 --> 00:48:57.300
 he has forgiven

00:48:57.300 --> 00:48:57.920
 what I have

00:48:57.920 --> 00:48:58.640
 done but he's

00:48:58.640 --> 00:48:59.660
 forgiven what

00:48:59.660 --> 00:49:01.000
 I'm going to

00:49:01.000 --> 00:49:01.300
 do.

00:49:03.880 --> 00:49:04.580
 Sometimes we

00:49:04.580 --> 00:49:05.220
 get this idea

00:49:05.220 --> 00:49:05.620
 even after

00:49:05.620 --> 00:49:06.360
 salvation that

00:49:06.360 --> 00:49:07.500
 God is just

00:49:07.500 --> 00:49:08.100
 waiting, he's on

00:49:08.100 --> 00:49:08.560
 the edge of our

00:49:08.560 --> 00:49:09.260
 seat waiting for

00:49:09.260 --> 00:49:09.920
 us to doubt him

00:49:09.920 --> 00:49:10.440
 in some way or

00:49:10.440 --> 00:49:11.060
 waiting for us to

00:49:11.060 --> 00:49:11.740
 slip up in some

00:49:11.740 --> 00:49:12.120
 way and then

00:49:12.120 --> 00:49:12.880
 bam, he's gonna

00:49:12.880 --> 00:49:13.840
 nail us with

00:49:13.840 --> 00:49:14.120
 something.

00:49:14.520 --> 00:49:14.960
 It's not God

00:49:14.960 --> 00:49:15.360
 at all.

00:49:16.080 --> 00:49:16.900
 That is not

00:49:16.900 --> 00:49:17.480
 grace.

00:49:18.640 --> 00:49:19.520
 God's grace is

00:49:19.520 --> 00:49:20.300
 he has saved

00:49:20.300 --> 00:49:20.600
 you.

00:49:21.080 --> 00:49:21.460
 He has

00:49:21.460 --> 00:49:22.240
 imputed the

00:49:22.240 --> 00:49:22.940
 righteousness of

00:49:22.940 --> 00:49:23.620
 Christ in your

00:49:23.620 --> 00:49:24.680
 life and yes you

00:49:24.680 --> 00:49:25.519
 will struggle and

00:49:25.519 --> 00:49:26.780
 yes the battle in

00:49:26.780 --> 00:49:27.920
 spiritual warfare is

00:49:27.920 --> 00:49:30.580
 fierce but even in

00:49:30.580 --> 00:49:31.539
 that battle and even

00:49:31.539 --> 00:49:32.440
 in those moments of

00:49:32.440 --> 00:49:33.220
 weakness and even in

00:49:33.220 --> 00:49:34.240
 those moments of

00:49:34.240 --> 00:49:35.420
 doubt as we'll sing in

00:49:35.420 --> 00:49:36.500
 just a moment, he

00:49:36.500 --> 00:49:38.160
 will hold you

00:49:38.160 --> 00:49:39.260
 fast.

00:49:40.940 --> 00:49:42.800
 How wonderfully

00:49:42.800 --> 00:49:44.019
 glorious that is.

00:49:44.300 --> 00:49:45.120
 Can I tell you what

00:49:45.120 --> 00:49:46.140
 won't hold you fast?

00:49:46.139 --> 00:49:46.960
 Your baptism.

00:49:49.179 --> 00:49:50.239
 What won't hold you

00:49:50.239 --> 00:49:51.859
 fast is your choice

00:49:51.859 --> 00:49:52.500
 of translation.

00:49:54.219 --> 00:49:55.400
 What won't hold you

00:49:55.400 --> 00:49:57.000
 fast is the way that

00:49:57.000 --> 00:49:59.019
 you dress and the

00:49:59.019 --> 00:49:59.900
 moral code that you

00:49:59.900 --> 00:50:00.319
 follow.

00:50:00.659 --> 00:50:01.179
 None of those things

00:50:01.179 --> 00:50:01.739
 are gonna hold you

00:50:01.739 --> 00:50:02.179
 fast.

00:50:02.799 --> 00:50:03.420
 What will hold you

00:50:03.420 --> 00:50:04.339
 fast is Christ.

00:50:05.179 --> 00:50:06.239
 Christ will hold you

00:50:06.239 --> 00:50:06.639
 fast.

00:50:07.299 --> 00:50:08.039
 Let's pray together.

00:50:08.719 --> 00:50:09.279
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00:50:09.279 --> 00:50:09.920
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 lakesidebible.church or

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 find us on Facebook and

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 Instagram by searching

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 for Lakeside Bible NC.

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 If you live in the

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 Charlotte or Lake

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 Norman area, we'd love

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 for you to attend one

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 of our worship services.

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 We meet every Sunday

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 morning at 10 a.m.

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 in the gym at

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 Cornelius Elementary

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 School.

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 We'd love to meet you.

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