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 Well, Israel's situation in these verses is certainly not unique, as we have spent the last several months studying through the book of Judges.

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 This is not a surprising scenario at all.

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 This is actually part and parcel of everything that is true of the Israelites in this book.

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 But their sin is much more pronounced here than in other texts.

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 Verse 6 gives us this long list of pagan deities to which they had offered their worship,

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 which prepares us for the severity of God's response when they supposedly are becoming penitent.

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 This list, it reveals how deeply apostate the nation had become.

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 Those God had taken as his very own turned to any and every other god except him.

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 Not only did they continue to serve the gods of the Canaanites, which is represented by Bel and Ashtaroth,

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 but we're told that they began to worship and bring in the gods of the nations that were surrounding the Canaanites.

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 We're told that they adopted the gods of Syria and Sidon to the north,

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 then the gods of Moab and Ammon to the east,

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 and then the gods of Philistia to the southwest.

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 And we read in Deuteronomy chapter 7 that God had actually instructed them

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 to commit these nations and their gods to destruction.

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 And if they didn't commit these nations and their gods to destruction,

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 they would be corrupted by them,

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 and then they would face God's wrath as God's enemy.

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 Now think about the irony here.

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 God makes it abundantly clear.

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 We just read it.

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 It's abundantly clear to the nation.

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 Do this to these people, my enemies in Canaan and the surrounding regions.

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 But if you don't obey me, you're going to be corrupted,

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 you're going to worship their gods,

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 and then you will then be my enemy.

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 And face my wrath.

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 That's Deuteronomy 7.

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 That's the warning of it.

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 Now we get to Judges chapter 10,

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 and we're reminded that they did not obey the Lord.

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 This is near total spiritual corruption now.

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 And it's time for them to face the threat of God's promised wrath.

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 The instruments of God's wrath in this particular case

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 includes two foreign enemies that are going to continue to tyrannize the nation

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 through the final two judge cycles.

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 Now this is hard to believe, but as far as the judge cycles are concerned,

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 there's only two major judges left in our study.

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 There's Jephthah, which Lord willing we'll get to next week.

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 And then there's Samson, that Lord willing we'll get to three weeks from today.

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 Well, the Ammonites, they came at Israel from the east.

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 And they oppressed and were told in this text for 18 years.

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 They progressively worked their way from the people east of the Jordan

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 to where eventually they crossed the Jordan River.

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 And now they're even assaulting some of the bigger tribes like Judah and Ephraim and Benjamin,

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 who typically falls under the protection of Judah because they're so close.

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 So this is a serious enemy.

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 They're coming from the east side.

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 And then we're going to see God deliver them,

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 or at least hold back the misery of Israel to some extent,

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 through what Jephthah does, through his use of Jephthah in the next chapter.

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 But then there's the Philistines.

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 The Philistines are coming from the west side.

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 And while the Ammonites are coming on this side,

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 the Philistines are coming on this side.

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 And though God uses Samson for a time to be something of an obstacle to them,

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 the Philistines never are subdued until King David.

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 So God uses Jephthah,

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 and he uses Samson to ease Israel's misery.

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 But there will be no more rest for the land

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 until God's king sits on the throne.

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 Israel's sins have come home to roost.

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 And God is pleased at this point, as we read,

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 for the consequences of their sin to run their course.

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 Well, just as Israel's idolatry is more pronounced in this text,

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 so is their cry for help.

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 The other narratives state simply that the people cried to the Lord for help,

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 but only this passage in all of the book of Judges

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 describes the nature and the content of their cry to the Lord.

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 And on the surface, it's a welcome change, isn't it?

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 We haven't seen this before with Israel.

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 It's a welcome change to read that they are acknowledging their sins,

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 that they're actually performing works of repentance

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 by putting away the foreign gods.

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 We haven't seen them do that yet.

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 But then God's response to that action

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 is surprising, at least,

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 and utterly offensive at most.

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 Israel seems to have done everything they were supposed to do.

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 They confessed their sin.

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 They put away their gods.

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 They served the Lord.

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 And yet God declares that He would not save them any longer.

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 His patience had clearly worn thin.

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 But is His response to Israel just?

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 Is it right?

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 Is it fair?

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 Didn't their prayers and their works of repentance merit the Lord's mercy?

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 And if not, how can we trust that He'll be merciful to us

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 when we put away our idols,

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 when we cry out for His help?

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 These are questions that are born from this text,

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 and they're questions that I want you to consider

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 as we study it together this morning.

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 There's two evident truths from this text about God's mercy

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 that are helpfully clarified for us.

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 The first one is this.

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 You cannot earn God's mercy.

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 You cannot earn God's mercy.

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 Look again at verse 10.

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 The people of Israel cried out to the Lord,

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 saying, We have sinned against you

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 because we have forsaken our God

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 and have served the bells.

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 And the Lord said to the people of Israel,

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 Did I not save you from the Egyptians

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 and from the Amorites,

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 from the Ammonites and the Philistines,

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 the Sidonians also,

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 and the Amalekites and the Maonites,

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 which is probably a reference to Midian

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 and the army and the coalition of the Midianites

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 that Gideon fought against.

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 And you cried out to me,

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 and I saved you out of their hand.

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 Yet you have forsaken me

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 and served other gods,

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 and I won't save you anymore.

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 Go, cry out to those gods,

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 the ones that you have chosen.

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 Let them save you in your time of distress.

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 And the people of Israel said to the Lord,

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 We have sinned.

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 Do to us whatever seems good to you.

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 Only please deliver us this day.

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 So they put away the foreign gods from among them

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 and served the Lord.

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 Now the question regarding Israel's show of repentance

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 is whether or not it was genuine.

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 Did they mean it?

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 And unfortunately,

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 we can't know that on our own.

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 We can't know the truth of what's in someone's heart.

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 We only have the ability to discern

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 what we can physically see and physically hear.

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 And from what we can see in this text,

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 the people did exactly what we would expect

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 from someone who was seeking to receive salvation from God.

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 They confess their sins,

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 and they put away their foreign gods,

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 and they turn to proper worship.

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 Isn't that what we say we're supposed to do?

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 If there was a sinner and an idolater

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 who comes into our church today,

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 and they were asking questions

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 about how to receive salvation from God,

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 wouldn't we say,

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 Confess your sin?

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 Believe him?

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 Turn to him?

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 Worship him?

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 The problem is the external displays of repentance

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 do not always issue from a true heart of repentance.

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 This is why it's entirely possible,

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 and even common,

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 for those who at one point

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 make a credible profession of faith

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 to somewhere along the way

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 abandon the gospel,

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 and as Paul has said in 1 Timothy

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 in your readings this week

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 have made shipwreck of that faith.

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 Trusted church leaders,

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 beloved companions in the church

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 can reveal themselves over time

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 to be counterfeit Christians

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 and wolves who devour the flock.

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 And when those tragic moments

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 inevitably come for all of us,

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 it's easy to feel like

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 you should have seen it sooner.

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 Don't we usually give ourselves

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 a hard time in those moments?

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 How could this happen?

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 How could we be so deceived?

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 How could we have trusted someone

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 who surely was so wicked in their heart?

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 But we can only see what we can see.

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 We can only hear the profession

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 the way that we hear it.

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 We will never be able to peer

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 inside the recesses

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 of an individual's heart.

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 which is also why God commands

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 that we leave the judgment

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 to Him.

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 He's given us parameters

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 for discerning what may

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 or may not be true of a person,

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 but He has not authorized us

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 to take His place

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 as their judge.

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 For example,

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 God has given the church

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 the keys to the kingdom.

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 That's Matthew 16 and Matthew 19,

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 or excuse me, Matthew 18.

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 And He has authorized the church

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 to baptize someone

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 who has a credible profession of faith.

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 That's what it means

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 to have the keys of the kingdom.

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 We have the gospel message.

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 We preach the gospel message

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 and then we discern

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 people's profession of faith

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 on the basis of that gospel message.

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 and their willingness to turn

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 and live a life

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 that is in accord

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 with that gospel message.

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 And then the church says,

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 by the authority of God

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 and the authority of Christ,

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 passed down from the apostles.

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 The church looks at an individual

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 and says,

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 yes,

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 your profession of faith

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 is credible.

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 Your life seems to match it.

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 We will baptize you

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 because that's what we can see

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 of your life.

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 That's what we can hear

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 of your life.

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 But God has not authorized us

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 to condemn someone

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 on the basis of human standards

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 like political affiliation,

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 healthcare choices,

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 whether or not they got the jab

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 or didn't get the jab,

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 disagreements on secondary

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 and tertiary doctrines.

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 And yet we still feel the temptation

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 so often,

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 don't we,

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 to depart from the gospel

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 and start to look at things

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 that are secondary to it

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 and make our judgments

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 on someone's validity

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 of their salvation,

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 not on the basis

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 of their profession of faith,

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 but on the basis

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 of whether or not

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 they match up with me

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 in the most common denominator ways

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 that are in addition

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 to the gospel.

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 God has not authorized us

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 to do that.

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 In the final judgment,

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 we need to acknowledge

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 that there very well

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 may be some people

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 that we baptized

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 who are condemned.

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 And there will also be

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 some people

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 that we vehemently judged

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 who are welcomed

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 by their Savior.

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 Why?

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 Because we can only see

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 what we can see.

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 And we can only hear

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 what we can hear.

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 And we cannot see

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 an individual's heart.

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 So,

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 how can we discern

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 the sincerity

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 of Israel's displays

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 of repentance here?

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 We can.

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 But there is more

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 to this text

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 than what Israel did.

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 We also have

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 God's response

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 who does know

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 our hearts,

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 who knows

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 what's true

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 of each and every one of us.

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 And he judged

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 Israel's repentance

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 as inauthentic.

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 That's why we come

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 to that conclusion.

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 Look at verse 11 again.

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 Look at the words

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 that the Lord says

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 to them.

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 The Lord said

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 to the people of Israel,

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 did I not save you

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 from the Egyptians

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 and Amorites

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 and Ammonites

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 and Philistines

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 and Sidonians

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 and Amalekites

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 and Mayanites?

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 In other words,

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 we've been through

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 this before.

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 Yet you have

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 forsaken me

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 and you've served

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 their gods

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 and I will not

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 save you now.

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 And you can hear

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 the sarcasm

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 in God's voice here.

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 Go and cry out

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 to the gods

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 that you actually

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 want to serve.

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 Let them deliver you.

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 God could see

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 what was true

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 of the Israelites'

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 treacherous hearts.

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 But even we can see

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 that the people

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 had falsified repentance

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 many times before.

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 God's response,

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 it shows that

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 Israel was not

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 a prodigal son

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 who was coming

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 to their senses

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 and returning home.

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 That is not

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 the picture here.

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 They're more like

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 the adulterous spouse

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 seeking security

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 and affection

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 from her husband

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 only until she finds

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 someone else

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 to take as her own.

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 They're like the addict

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 who knows that

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 one friend

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 or family member

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 who will always

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 buy the lies

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 and help them

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 in a pinch

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 until they get

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 their next score.

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 They're like

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 that professing Christian

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 who Sunday

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 after Sunday

00:14:38.879 --> 00:14:40.319
 cries to God

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 to withhold

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 the consequences

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 of the sin

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 that they intend

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 to continue in

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 the very next week.

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 That's the picture

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 of Israel.

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 Over and over

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 Israel presumed

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 upon the grace

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 of God

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 believing that

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 following a

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 formula

00:14:56.500 --> 00:14:57.439
 of prayer

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 and penitence

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 would save them

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 just long enough

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 to make them

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 feel comfortable

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 to go back

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 to what they

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 truly wanted to do.

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 And God saw

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 through the lies.

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 And he in essence

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 says you made

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 your bed

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 now you got

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 to sleep in it.

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 Julie's

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 obviously great

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 with child.

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 Last week

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 she said it's time

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 that we actually

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 start to prepare

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 for this child.

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 And so we went

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 into Charlie's room

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 and we began

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 to put the crib

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 together and we

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 got about halfway

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 through the crib

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 and I'm elbow

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 deep in nuts

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 and bolts

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 and screwdrivers

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 and there was

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 something about the

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 crib that she

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 didn't like.

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 And I said

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 Julie

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 we've made

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 our bed.

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 Charlie's

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 going to have

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 to sleep in it.

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 It's essentially

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 what God's

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 saying right?

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 You made

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 your bed

00:15:48.639 --> 00:15:48.960
 you got

00:15:48.960 --> 00:15:49.259
 to sleep

00:15:49.259 --> 00:15:49.639
 in it.

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 Cry out

00:15:52.279 --> 00:15:52.779
 to the gods

00:15:52.779 --> 00:15:53.160
 that you

00:15:53.160 --> 00:15:54.279
 actually love

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 and serve.

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 See if

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 they'll save you.

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 And then

00:16:00.720 --> 00:16:01.580
 Israel's final

00:16:01.580 --> 00:16:02.300
 cry in verse

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 15.

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 It exposes

00:16:04.000 --> 00:16:05.040
 their insincerity

00:16:05.040 --> 00:16:05.660
 even further.

00:16:05.960 --> 00:16:06.360
 Look at verse

00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:06.800
 15.

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 And the people

00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:08.560
 of Israel

00:16:08.560 --> 00:16:09.060
 said to the

00:16:09.060 --> 00:16:09.240
 Lord

00:16:09.240 --> 00:16:10.000
 we have

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 sinned

00:16:11.060 --> 00:16:12.019
 due to us

00:16:12.019 --> 00:16:12.740
 whatever seems

00:16:12.740 --> 00:16:13.519
 good to you.

00:16:14.220 --> 00:16:15.340
 except

00:16:15.340 --> 00:16:16.600
 for right now.

00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:19.040
 Only save us

00:16:19.040 --> 00:16:20.320
 right now.

00:16:21.060 --> 00:16:21.680
 They didn't even

00:16:21.680 --> 00:16:22.580
 see their own

00:16:22.580 --> 00:16:23.560
 contradiction.

00:16:25.080 --> 00:16:26.100
 Kill us later

00:16:26.100 --> 00:16:26.759
 if you want

00:16:26.759 --> 00:16:27.700
 but let us

00:16:27.700 --> 00:16:28.540
 live now

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 because of

00:16:29.160 --> 00:16:29.700
 what we've

00:16:29.700 --> 00:16:30.340
 just done.

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 Didn't we do

00:16:31.139 --> 00:16:31.519
 what we were

00:16:31.519 --> 00:16:32.200
 supposed to do

00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:32.460
 God?

00:16:32.720 --> 00:16:33.160
 Didn't we

00:16:33.160 --> 00:16:33.720
 follow the

00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:34.040
 formula?

00:16:34.660 --> 00:16:35.040
 Didn't we

00:16:35.040 --> 00:16:35.480
 say the

00:16:35.480 --> 00:16:35.860
 prayers?

00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:36.800
 Didn't we

00:16:36.800 --> 00:16:37.180
 put the

00:16:37.180 --> 00:16:37.600
 gods in

00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:38.160
 the trash?

00:16:38.519 --> 00:16:38.899
 Didn't we

00:16:38.899 --> 00:16:39.279
 go back

00:16:39.279 --> 00:16:39.580
 to the

00:16:39.580 --> 00:16:39.879
 temple?

00:16:40.300 --> 00:16:40.680
 We did

00:16:40.680 --> 00:16:41.139
 the stuff

00:16:41.139 --> 00:16:41.560
 God.

00:16:42.560 --> 00:16:43.100
 At least

00:16:43.100 --> 00:16:43.519
 save us

00:16:43.519 --> 00:16:44.100
 now and

00:16:44.100 --> 00:16:44.899
 kill us

00:16:44.899 --> 00:16:45.300
 later.

00:16:46.379 --> 00:16:46.620
 Do you

00:16:46.620 --> 00:16:46.920
 see the

00:16:46.920 --> 00:16:47.460
 contradiction

00:16:47.460 --> 00:16:47.860
 in what

00:16:47.860 --> 00:16:48.000
 they're

00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:48.399
 doing?

00:16:49.480 --> 00:16:49.920
 They viewed

00:16:49.920 --> 00:16:50.379
 repentance

00:16:50.379 --> 00:16:51.259
 as a means

00:16:51.259 --> 00:16:52.420
 of manipulating

00:16:52.420 --> 00:16:53.220
 God to

00:16:53.220 --> 00:16:53.460
 get them

00:16:53.460 --> 00:16:53.820
 out of a

00:16:53.820 --> 00:16:54.200
 jam.

00:16:55.180 --> 00:16:55.639
 They didn't

00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:56.360
 trust God.

00:16:56.440 --> 00:16:56.700
 They didn't

00:16:56.700 --> 00:16:57.440
 love God.

00:16:57.440 --> 00:16:58.120
 They just

00:16:58.120 --> 00:16:58.759
 assumed that

00:16:58.759 --> 00:16:59.420
 some moral

00:16:59.420 --> 00:17:00.320
 adjustments

00:17:00.320 --> 00:17:02.379
 would earn

00:17:02.379 --> 00:17:03.500
 his mercy.

00:17:05.180 --> 00:17:06.000
 That by

00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:06.839
 following this

00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:07.599
 formula they

00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:08.480
 would handcuff

00:17:08.480 --> 00:17:09.620
 God and

00:17:09.620 --> 00:17:10.440
 force him to

00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:11.500
 do what they

00:17:11.500 --> 00:17:12.039
 needed him to

00:17:12.039 --> 00:17:12.420
 do in the

00:17:12.420 --> 00:17:12.740
 moment.

00:17:12.740 --> 00:17:13.960
 Daniel

00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:14.640
 Block says

00:17:14.640 --> 00:17:14.900
 their

00:17:14.900 --> 00:17:15.339
 repentance

00:17:15.339 --> 00:17:16.319
 is external

00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:16.859
 only.

00:17:17.539 --> 00:17:18.160
 Theirs is a

00:17:18.160 --> 00:17:19.460
 conversion of

00:17:19.460 --> 00:17:20.599
 convenience.

00:17:22.440 --> 00:17:23.299
 It's not

00:17:23.299 --> 00:17:23.759
 real.

00:17:26.259 --> 00:17:27.019
 And we

00:17:27.019 --> 00:17:27.900
 must beware

00:17:27.900 --> 00:17:29.680
 lest we

00:17:29.680 --> 00:17:30.240
 face the

00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:30.620
 same

00:17:30.620 --> 00:17:31.359
 disaster

00:17:31.359 --> 00:17:33.000
 of presuming

00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:33.839
 upon God's

00:17:33.839 --> 00:17:34.440
 grace

00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:35.539
 while

00:17:35.539 --> 00:17:36.660
 persisting

00:17:36.660 --> 00:17:38.000
 in sin.

00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:38.059
 sin.

00:17:41.680 --> 00:17:42.039
 Let me

00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:42.259
 give you

00:17:42.259 --> 00:17:43.140
 another

00:17:43.140 --> 00:17:43.660
 idiom.

00:17:43.859 --> 00:17:44.039
 I don't

00:17:44.039 --> 00:17:44.279
 know if

00:17:44.279 --> 00:17:44.559
 Chris will

00:17:44.559 --> 00:17:44.900
 know this

00:17:44.900 --> 00:17:45.099
 one.

00:17:45.859 --> 00:17:46.359
 We want

00:17:46.359 --> 00:17:46.660
 to have

00:17:46.660 --> 00:17:47.059
 our cake

00:17:47.059 --> 00:17:47.400
 and eat

00:17:47.400 --> 00:17:47.759
 it too.

00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:48.119
 Do you

00:17:48.119 --> 00:17:48.339
 know that

00:17:48.339 --> 00:17:48.759
 one Chris?

00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:50.299
 Have

00:17:50.299 --> 00:17:50.640
 our cake

00:17:50.640 --> 00:17:50.880
 and eat

00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:51.160
 it too?

00:17:51.279 --> 00:17:51.539
 You know

00:17:51.539 --> 00:17:51.740
 what I

00:17:51.740 --> 00:17:51.920
 mean.

00:17:55.019 --> 00:17:55.380
 We'll

00:17:55.380 --> 00:17:55.660
 tell you

00:17:55.660 --> 00:17:55.880
 later.

00:17:57.819 --> 00:17:58.200
 Here's

00:17:58.200 --> 00:17:58.460
 what it

00:17:58.460 --> 00:17:58.900
 means.

00:18:00.900 --> 00:18:01.519
 We want

00:18:01.519 --> 00:18:02.059
 the life

00:18:02.059 --> 00:18:02.339
 that's

00:18:02.339 --> 00:18:02.880
 offered by

00:18:02.880 --> 00:18:03.299
 sin.

00:18:05.000 --> 00:18:05.380
 Right?

00:18:06.100 --> 00:18:06.700
 We want

00:18:06.700 --> 00:18:07.260
 the pleasure.

00:18:08.960 --> 00:18:09.560
 We want

00:18:09.560 --> 00:18:10.440
 the satisfaction

00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:11.140
 at least the

00:18:11.140 --> 00:18:11.500
 temporary

00:18:11.500 --> 00:18:12.140
 satisfaction

00:18:12.140 --> 00:18:12.660
 that it

00:18:12.660 --> 00:18:12.960
 brings.

00:18:13.080 --> 00:18:13.300
 We want

00:18:13.300 --> 00:18:13.620
 to live

00:18:13.620 --> 00:18:14.140
 life our

00:18:14.140 --> 00:18:14.380
 way.

00:18:14.480 --> 00:18:14.740
 We want

00:18:14.740 --> 00:18:15.060
 to do

00:18:15.060 --> 00:18:15.440
 our

00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:15.820
 thing.

00:18:16.060 --> 00:18:16.280
 But at

00:18:16.280 --> 00:18:16.700
 the same

00:18:16.700 --> 00:18:17.200
 time we

00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:17.720
 want to

00:18:17.720 --> 00:18:18.220
 experience

00:18:18.220 --> 00:18:19.000
 the security

00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:19.680
 that only

00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:20.140
 comes from

00:18:20.140 --> 00:18:20.480
 God.

00:18:21.400 --> 00:18:21.940
 And we

00:18:21.940 --> 00:18:22.440
 try to have

00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:22.800
 our cake

00:18:22.800 --> 00:18:23.060
 and eat

00:18:23.060 --> 00:18:23.400
 it too.

00:18:24.040 --> 00:18:24.520
 We try to

00:18:24.520 --> 00:18:24.860
 have both

00:18:24.860 --> 00:18:25.100
 of those

00:18:25.100 --> 00:18:25.240
 things.

00:18:25.280 --> 00:18:25.600
 It doesn't

00:18:25.600 --> 00:18:26.140
 work that

00:18:26.140 --> 00:18:26.460
 way.

00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:27.460
 It's

00:18:27.460 --> 00:18:27.980
 never

00:18:27.980 --> 00:18:28.800
 worked

00:18:28.800 --> 00:18:29.380
 that way.

00:18:29.680 --> 00:18:30.300
 You can't

00:18:30.300 --> 00:18:30.980
 just say a

00:18:30.980 --> 00:18:32.480
 prayer and

00:18:32.480 --> 00:18:33.080
 make a few

00:18:33.080 --> 00:18:34.000
 moral adjustments

00:18:34.000 --> 00:18:35.280
 and expect

00:18:35.279 --> 00:18:35.779
 that God

00:18:35.779 --> 00:18:36.359
 will suddenly

00:18:36.359 --> 00:18:37.519
 be obligated

00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:38.460
 to reward

00:18:38.460 --> 00:18:38.879
 you.

00:18:40.099 --> 00:18:40.879
 That is

00:18:40.879 --> 00:18:41.399
 not what

00:18:41.399 --> 00:18:41.879
 the Bible

00:18:41.879 --> 00:18:42.799
 teaches.

00:18:44.399 --> 00:18:44.839
 And this

00:18:44.839 --> 00:18:45.139
 is a

00:18:45.139 --> 00:18:45.680
 repeated

00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:46.399
 warning in

00:18:46.399 --> 00:18:46.680
 the book

00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:47.720
 of Hebrews

00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:48.379
 for all

00:18:48.379 --> 00:18:48.740
 who would

00:18:48.740 --> 00:18:48.940
 use

00:18:48.940 --> 00:18:49.579
 confession

00:18:49.579 --> 00:18:50.519
 as a

00:18:50.519 --> 00:18:51.139
 tool to

00:18:51.139 --> 00:18:51.700
 manipulate

00:18:51.700 --> 00:18:52.259
 God

00:18:52.259 --> 00:18:53.119
 and simply

00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:53.579
 escape

00:18:53.579 --> 00:18:54.299
 consequences.

00:18:55.259 --> 00:18:55.879
 Hear this

00:18:55.879 --> 00:18:56.460
 from Hebrews

00:18:56.460 --> 00:18:57.240
 chapter 10.

00:18:58.119 --> 00:18:58.579
 If we

00:18:58.579 --> 00:18:59.200
 go on

00:18:59.200 --> 00:18:59.700
 sinning

00:18:59.700 --> 00:19:00.339
 deliberately

00:19:00.339 --> 00:19:01.599
 after

00:19:01.599 --> 00:19:02.240
 receiving

00:19:02.240 --> 00:19:02.799
 the knowledge

00:19:02.799 --> 00:19:03.160
 of the

00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:03.559
 truth,

00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:04.819
 there

00:19:04.819 --> 00:19:05.079
 no

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 longer

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 remains

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 a

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 sacrifice

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 for

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 sin,

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 but a

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 fearful

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 expectation

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 of

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 judgment

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 and a

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 fury

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 of fire

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 that will

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 consume

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 the

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 adversaries

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 of God.

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 Anyone

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 who has

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 set aside

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 the law

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 of Moses

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 dies

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 without

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 mercy

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 on the

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 evidence

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 of two

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 or three

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 witnesses.

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 How much

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 more

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 punishment

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 do you

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 think

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 will be

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 deserved

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 by the

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 one

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 who has

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 trampled

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 underfoot

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 the

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 Son

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 of

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 God

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 and

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 has

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 profaned

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 the

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 blood

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 of

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 the

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 covenant

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 by

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 which

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 he

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 was

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 sanctified

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 and

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 has

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 outraged

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 the

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 spirit

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 of

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 grace

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 for

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 we

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 know

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 him

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 who

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 said

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 vengeance

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 is

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 mine

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 I

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 will

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 repay

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 and

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 again

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 the

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 Lord

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 will

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 judge

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 his

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 people.

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 It

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 is

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 a

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 fearful

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 thing

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 to

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 fall

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 into

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 the

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 hands

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 of

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 a

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 living

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 God.

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 Do you

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 understand

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 what

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 the warning

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 is

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 there?

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 It's

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 a

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 New

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 Testament

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 component

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 of an

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 Old

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 Testament

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 problem.

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 Those

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 of us

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 who would

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 try to

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 come up

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 with some

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 formulaic

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 way

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 some

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 set

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 of

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 prayers

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 or some

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 form

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 of

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 action

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 that we

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 can

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 handcuff

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 God

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 to doing

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 what it

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 is

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 that we

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 want

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 while

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 persisting

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 in sin

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 willfully

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 deliberately

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 he says

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 it's

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 like

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 trampling

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 underfoot

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 it is

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 to

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 profane

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 the

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 blood

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 of

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 the

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 cross

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 the

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 blood

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 of

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 the

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 covenant

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 it

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 is

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 to

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 outrage

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 the

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 spirit

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 of

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 grace

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 and yet

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 so

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 many

00:20:37.779 --> 00:20:38.219
 times

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 we

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 think

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 we

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 can

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 have

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 it

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 both

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 ways

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 that

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 we

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 can

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 go

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 on

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 sinning

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 while

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 also

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 feeling

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 secure

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 under

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 God

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 and the

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 reason

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 is

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 because

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 we

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 don't

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 know

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 God

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 we

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 don't

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 know

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 his

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 holiness

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 we

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 don't

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 stand

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 and

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 tremble

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 before

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 him

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 we're

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 like

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 Israel

00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:01.719
 who

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 over

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 and over

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 and over

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 and over

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 come to

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 the

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 Lord

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 do

00:21:08.119 --> 00:21:08.319
 the

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 formula

00:21:08.779 --> 00:21:10.259
 and

00:21:10.259 --> 00:21:10.579
 expect

00:21:10.579 --> 00:21:10.839
 that

00:21:10.839 --> 00:21:11.079
 God

00:21:11.079 --> 00:21:11.240
 will

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 just

00:21:11.460 --> 00:21:12.099
 acquiesce

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 to

00:21:12.220 --> 00:21:12.460
 whatever

00:21:12.460 --> 00:21:12.660
 they

00:21:12.660 --> 00:21:12.879
 want

00:21:12.879 --> 00:21:14.160
 look

00:21:14.160 --> 00:21:14.359
 I

00:21:14.359 --> 00:21:14.680
 can't

00:21:14.680 --> 00:21:14.839
 see

00:21:14.839 --> 00:21:15.019
 your

00:21:15.019 --> 00:21:15.440
 heart

00:21:15.440 --> 00:21:16.960
 God

00:21:16.960 --> 00:21:17.279
 can

00:21:17.279 --> 00:21:19.059
 that

00:21:19.059 --> 00:21:19.240
 is

00:21:19.240 --> 00:21:20.119
 terrifying

00:21:20.119 --> 00:21:22.500
 it's

00:21:22.500 --> 00:21:23.039
 terrifying

00:21:23.039 --> 00:21:24.859
 we

00:21:24.859 --> 00:21:25.299
 cannot

00:21:25.299 --> 00:21:25.680
 hide

00:21:25.680 --> 00:21:25.899
 from

00:21:25.899 --> 00:21:26.180
 him

00:21:26.180 --> 00:21:28.039
 and

00:21:28.039 --> 00:21:28.279
 some

00:21:28.279 --> 00:21:28.399
 of

00:21:28.399 --> 00:21:28.480
 you

00:21:28.480 --> 00:21:28.639
 here

00:21:28.639 --> 00:21:29.019
 today

00:21:29.019 --> 00:21:30.599
 you

00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:30.819
 feel

00:21:30.819 --> 00:21:31.039
 pretty

00:21:31.039 --> 00:21:31.460
 comfortable

00:21:31.460 --> 00:21:31.879
 because

00:21:31.879 --> 00:21:32.119
 you're

00:21:32.119 --> 00:21:32.440
 hiding

00:21:32.440 --> 00:21:32.680
 from

00:21:32.680 --> 00:21:32.879
 mom

00:21:32.879 --> 00:21:33.019
 and

00:21:33.019 --> 00:21:33.359
 dad

00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:33.700
 or

00:21:33.700 --> 00:21:33.960
 because

00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:34.160
 you're

00:21:34.160 --> 00:21:34.440
 hiding

00:21:34.440 --> 00:21:34.660
 from

00:21:34.660 --> 00:21:35.019
 pastor

00:21:35.019 --> 00:21:35.379
 Jared

00:21:35.379 --> 00:21:35.839
 or

00:21:35.839 --> 00:21:36.019
 you're

00:21:36.019 --> 00:21:36.299
 hiding

00:21:36.299 --> 00:21:36.500
 from

00:21:36.500 --> 00:21:36.639
 the

00:21:36.639 --> 00:21:36.799
 other

00:21:36.799 --> 00:21:37.059
 people

00:21:37.059 --> 00:21:37.200
 of

00:21:37.200 --> 00:21:37.319
 the

00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:37.500
!

00:21:37.500 --> 00:21:37.660
 but

00:21:37.660 --> 00:21:37.879
 here's

00:21:37.879 --> 00:21:38.019
 the

00:21:38.019 --> 00:21:38.259
 truth

00:21:38.259 --> 00:21:38.420
 of

00:21:38.420 --> 00:21:38.559
 it

00:21:38.559 --> 00:21:38.700
 you

00:21:38.700 --> 00:21:38.859
 can

00:21:38.859 --> 00:21:39.079
 hide

00:21:39.079 --> 00:21:39.299
 from

00:21:39.299 --> 00:21:39.460
 us

00:21:39.460 --> 00:21:39.599
 for

00:21:39.599 --> 00:21:39.700
 the

00:21:39.700 --> 00:21:39.879
 rest

00:21:39.879 --> 00:21:40.000
 of

00:21:40.000 --> 00:21:40.099
 your

00:21:40.099 --> 00:21:40.339
 life

00:21:40.339 --> 00:21:40.539
 but

00:21:40.539 --> 00:21:40.759
 you

00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:41.139
 cannot

00:21:41.139 --> 00:21:41.480
 hide

00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:41.599
 your

00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:41.819
 heart

00:21:41.819 --> 00:21:42.019
 from

00:21:42.019 --> 00:21:42.339
 God

00:21:42.339 --> 00:21:42.779
 he

00:21:42.779 --> 00:21:43.379
 sees

00:21:43.379 --> 00:21:43.579
 it

00:21:43.579 --> 00:21:43.980
 all

00:21:43.980 --> 00:21:44.159
 he

00:21:44.159 --> 00:21:44.659
 knows

00:21:44.659 --> 00:21:44.859
 it

00:21:44.859 --> 00:21:45.379
 all

00:21:45.379 --> 00:21:46.139
 and

00:21:46.139 --> 00:21:46.519
 even

00:21:46.519 --> 00:21:46.819
 when

00:21:46.819 --> 00:21:47.059
 you

00:21:47.059 --> 00:21:47.399
 look

00:21:47.399 --> 00:21:47.759
 just

00:21:47.759 --> 00:21:48.079
 like

00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:48.599
 Israel

00:21:48.599 --> 00:21:49.179
 and

00:21:49.179 --> 00:21:49.379
 you

00:21:49.379 --> 00:21:49.859
 cry

00:21:49.859 --> 00:21:50.339
 out

00:21:50.339 --> 00:21:50.740
 and

00:21:50.740 --> 00:21:50.899
 you

00:21:50.899 --> 00:21:51.200
 offer

00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:51.399
 to

00:21:51.399 --> 00:21:51.619
 throw

00:21:51.619 --> 00:21:51.839
 your

00:21:51.839 --> 00:21:52.159
 gods

00:21:52.159 --> 00:21:52.299
 in

00:21:52.299 --> 00:21:52.419
 the

00:21:52.419 --> 00:21:52.759
 trash

00:21:52.759 --> 00:21:53.079
 can

00:21:53.079 --> 00:21:53.639
 God

00:21:53.639 --> 00:21:54.079
 knows

00:21:54.079 --> 00:21:54.379
 what's

00:21:54.379 --> 00:21:54.639
 true

00:21:54.639 --> 00:21:54.819
 in

00:21:54.819 --> 00:21:54.960
 your

00:21:54.960 --> 00:21:55.419
 heart

00:21:55.419 --> 00:21:56.960
 you

00:21:56.960 --> 00:21:57.460
 cannot

00:21:57.460 --> 00:21:58.099
 handcuff

00:21:58.099 --> 00:21:58.339
 him

00:21:58.339 --> 00:21:58.639
 to do

00:21:58.639 --> 00:21:58.940
 anything

00:21:58.940 --> 00:21:59.159
 that

00:21:59.159 --> 00:21:59.319
 you

00:21:59.319 --> 00:21:59.720
 want

00:21:59.720 --> 00:22:01.299
 it

00:22:01.299 --> 00:22:01.419
 is

00:22:01.419 --> 00:22:01.579
 a

00:22:01.579 --> 00:22:01.859
 fearful

00:22:01.859 --> 00:22:02.299
 thing

00:22:02.299 --> 00:22:03.480
 to

00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:03.819
 fall

00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:09.980
 doesn't

00:22:09.980 --> 00:22:10.319
 match

00:22:10.319 --> 00:22:10.599
 what's

00:22:10.599 --> 00:22:10.779
 true

00:22:10.779 --> 00:22:10.919
 of

00:22:10.919 --> 00:22:11.039
 your

00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:11.500
 words

00:22:11.500 --> 00:22:15.379
 you

00:22:15.379 --> 00:22:15.720
 can't

00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:15.980
 fool

00:22:15.980 --> 00:22:16.139
 him

00:22:16.139 --> 00:22:16.279
 or

00:22:16.279 --> 00:22:16.639
 manipulate

00:22:16.639 --> 00:22:17.059
 him

00:22:17.059 --> 00:22:18.220
 and

00:22:18.220 --> 00:22:18.419
 no

00:22:18.419 --> 00:22:18.700
 amount

00:22:18.700 --> 00:22:18.859
 of

00:22:18.859 --> 00:22:19.159
 religious

00:22:19.159 --> 00:22:19.659
 work

00:22:19.659 --> 00:22:20.599
 will

00:22:20.599 --> 00:22:21.019
 ever

00:22:21.019 --> 00:22:21.460
 earn

00:22:21.460 --> 00:22:21.779
 you

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 his

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 mercy

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 because

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 God's

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 mercy

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 can't

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 be

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 earned

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 can't

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 be

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 earned

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 that's

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 the

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 first

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 thing

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 second

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 thing

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 and

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 it

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 gets

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 a

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 little

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 happier

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 okay

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 you

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 can

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 trust

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 that

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 he

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 is

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 merciful

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 you

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 can

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 trust

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 that

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 he's

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 merciful

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 look

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 at

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 the

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 last

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 part

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 of

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 verse

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 16

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 and

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 the

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 Lord

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 became

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 impatient

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 over

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 the

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 misery

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 of

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 Israel

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 he

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 became

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 impatient

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 over

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 the

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 misery

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 of

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 Israel

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 so

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 after

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 the

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 dramatic

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 exchange

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 between

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 the

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 Lord

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 and

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 Israel

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 the

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 end

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 of

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 verse

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 16

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 is

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 a

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 bit

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 of

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 a

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 surprise

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 isn't

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 it

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 God

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 is

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 growing

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 impatient

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 with

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 their

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 insincerity

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 which

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 led

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 to

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 his

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 judgment

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 but

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 then

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 we

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 also

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 find

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 that

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 he's

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 growing

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 impatient

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 with

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 their

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 condition

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 which

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 now

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 leaves

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 the

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 door

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 open

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 for

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 his

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 saving

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 grace

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 isn't

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 that

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 wonderful

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 and

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 it's

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 going

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 to

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 take

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 some

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 time

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 in

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 the

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 text

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 as

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 we're

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 working

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 through

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 judges

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 to

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 discover

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!

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 how

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 this

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 grace

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 will

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 be

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 shown

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 in

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 this

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 particular

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 situation

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 but

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 at

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 this

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 point

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 in

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 verse

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 16

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 there's

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 at

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 least

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 a

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 glimmer

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 of

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 hope

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 that

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 God

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 will

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 be

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 merciful

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 but

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 the

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 key

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 to

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 this

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 text

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 is

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 understanding

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 what

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 actually

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 moves

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 God

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 to

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 that

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 moment

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 of

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 mercy

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 the

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 potential

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 of

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 his

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 compassion

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 is

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 not

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 linked

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 to

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 anything

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 that

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 Israel

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 did

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 it

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 is

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 rooted

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 in

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 his

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 divine

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 love

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 for

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 his

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 people

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 it's

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 not

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 their

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 repentance

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 that

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 motivates

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 his

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 mercy

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 it is

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 their

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 misery

00:24:16.319 --> 00:24:17.200
 that

00:24:17.200 --> 00:24:17.839
 motivates

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 his

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 mercy

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 do you

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 see it

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 in the

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 text

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 look how

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 he responds

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 or look

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 how the

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 author of

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 judges

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 tells us

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 God

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 became

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 impatient

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 over

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 the

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 misery

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 of

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 Israel

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 why

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 because

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 he

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 loves

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 them

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 consider

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 Deuteronomy

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 chapter

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 seven

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 again

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 I think

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 I have

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 this one

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 on the

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 screen

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 if you

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 want

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 to

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 follow

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 along

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 the

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 second

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 part

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 of

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 the

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 passage

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 we

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 read

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 notice

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 what

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 God

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 says

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 to

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 them

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 you

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 are

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 a

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 people

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 holy

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 to

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 the

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 Lord

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 your

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 God

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 set

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 apart

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 to

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 God

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 chosen

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 by

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 God

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 the

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 Lord

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 your

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 God

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 has

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 chosen

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 you

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 to

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 be

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 a

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 people

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 for

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 his

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 what

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 treasured

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 possession

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 out

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 of

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 all

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 the

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 peoples

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 who

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 are

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 on

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 the

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 face

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 of

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 the

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 earth

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 why

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 there's

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 a

00:25:08.359 --> 00:25:09.240
 question

00:25:09.240 --> 00:25:09.639
 assumed

00:25:09.639 --> 00:25:09.779
 in

00:25:09.779 --> 00:25:09.939
 this

00:25:09.939 --> 00:25:10.159
 text

00:25:10.159 --> 00:25:10.439
 now

00:25:10.439 --> 00:25:11.679
 why

00:25:11.679 --> 00:25:11.979
 does

00:25:11.979 --> 00:25:12.339
 God

00:25:12.339 --> 00:25:12.919
 hold

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 Israel

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 to

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 be

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 his

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 treasured

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 possession

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 answer

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 it

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 was

00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:19.379
 not

00:25:19.379 --> 00:25:19.799
 because

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 you

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 were

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 of

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 more

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 number

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 than

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 any

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 of

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 the

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 peoples

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 that

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 the

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 Lord

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 set

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 his

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 love

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 on

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 you

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 and

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 chose

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 you

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 for

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 you

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 were

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 the

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 fewest

00:25:27.079 --> 00:25:27.299
!

00:25:27.299 --> 00:25:27.579
 people

00:25:27.579 --> 00:25:28.240
 in

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 other

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 words

00:25:28.559 --> 00:25:28.720
 there

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 was

00:25:29.139 --> 00:25:29.419
 nothing

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 attractive

00:25:29.919 --> 00:25:30.259
 about

00:25:30.259 --> 00:25:30.599
 them

00:25:30.599 --> 00:25:31.500
 so

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 why

00:25:31.779 --> 00:25:31.960
 did

00:25:31.960 --> 00:25:32.059
 he

00:25:32.059 --> 00:25:32.319
 love

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 them

00:25:32.559 --> 00:25:33.659
 it

00:25:33.659 --> 00:25:33.779
 is

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 because

00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:34.379
 the

00:25:34.379 --> 00:25:34.619
 Lord

00:25:34.619 --> 00:25:35.720
 loves

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 you

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 and

00:25:37.460 --> 00:25:37.599
 is

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 keeping

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 the

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 oath

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 that

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 he

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 swore

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 to

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 your

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 father

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 you

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 say

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 why

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 did

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 God

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 love

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 Israel

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 answer

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 because

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 he

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 loved

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 them

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 there

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 wasn't

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 anything

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 about

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 them

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 that's

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 attractive

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 there's

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 not

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 anything

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 about

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 them

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 that

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 motivates

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 his

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 love

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 it's

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 just

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 the

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 fact

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 that

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 he

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 said

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 his

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 affection

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 on

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 them

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 he

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 says

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 I

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 love

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 you

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 because

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 I

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 love

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 you

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 Valentine's

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 Day

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 is

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 coming

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 up

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 how

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 many

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 of

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 you

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 wives

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 would

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 be

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 disappointed

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 if

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 you

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 went

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 to

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 your

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 husband

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 and

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 you

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 said

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 will

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 you

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 tell

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 me

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 why

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 you

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 love

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 me

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 and

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 he

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 just

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 said

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 I

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 love

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 you

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 because

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 I

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 love

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 you

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 because

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 I

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 love

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 you

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 meaning

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 that

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 love

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 can't

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 be

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 changed

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 it's

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 not

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 attached

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 to

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 anything

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 that

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 they

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 are

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 or

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 anything

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 that

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 they've

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 done

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 it

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 is

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 set

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 on

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 them

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 in

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 spite

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 of

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 who

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 they

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 are

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 and

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 what

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 they've

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 done

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 the

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 Lord

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 has

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 brought

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 you

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 out

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 with

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 a

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 mighty

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 hand

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 he's

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 redeemed

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 you

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 from

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 the

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 house

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 of

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 slavery

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 from

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 the

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 hand

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 of

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 Pharaoh

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 king

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 of

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 Egypt

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 know

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 therefore

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 that

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 the

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 Lord

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 your

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 God

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 is

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 God

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 the

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 faithful

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 God

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 this

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 is

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 who

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 he

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 is

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 he

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 is

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 he's

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 faithful

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 he

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 keeps

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 covenant

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 he

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 keeps

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 steadfast

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 love

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 with

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 those

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 who

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 love

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 him

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 and

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 keep

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 his

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 commandments

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 to

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 a

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 thousand

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 generations

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 you can

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 trust that

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 God

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 is

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 merciful

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 because

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 that's

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 who

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 he

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 is

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 he's

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 merciful

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 how

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 can

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 we

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 trust

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 that

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 he

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 will

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 be

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 merciful

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 to

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 us

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 when

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 we

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 cry

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 out

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 to

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 salvation

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 not

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 because

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 we

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 deserve

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 his

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 mercy

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 but

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 because

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 he

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 himself

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 is

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 merciful

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 Dale

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 Ralph

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 Davis

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 helps

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 us

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 in

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 this

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 and

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 when

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 he

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 writes

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 our

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 hope

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 does

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 not

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 rest

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 in

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 the

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 sincerity

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 of

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 our

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 repentance

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 but

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 in

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 the

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 intensity

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 of

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 the

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 Lord's

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 compassion

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 repentance

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 is a

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 divine

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 demand

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 but

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 it

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 places

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 its

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 hope

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 in

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 divine

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 grace

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 rather

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 than

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 human

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 sorrow

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 and

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 recognizes

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 that

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 any

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 benefit

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 received

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 is not

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 properly

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 coerced

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 but

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 freely

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 given

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 the

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 sinner's

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 only

00:27:54.079 --> 00:27:54.719
 hope

00:27:54.719 --> 00:27:55.759
 is the

00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:56.519
 astonishing

00:27:56.519 --> 00:27:57.639
 grace

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 of

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 God

00:27:58.879 --> 00:27:59.979
 nothing

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 more

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 nothing

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 less

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 a

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 proper

00:28:04.619 --> 00:28:05.500
 understanding

00:28:05.500 --> 00:28:05.839
 of

00:28:05.839 --> 00:28:06.279
 repentance

00:28:06.279 --> 00:28:06.579
 the

00:28:06.579 --> 00:28:06.819
 thing

00:28:06.819 --> 00:28:07.000
 that

00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:07.279
 Israel

00:28:07.279 --> 00:28:07.539
 seemed

00:28:07.539 --> 00:28:07.740
 to

00:28:07.740 --> 00:28:08.059
 miss

00:28:08.059 --> 00:28:08.839
 is

00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:09.159
 not

00:28:09.159 --> 00:28:09.399
 that

00:28:09.399 --> 00:28:09.919
 repentance

00:28:09.919 --> 00:28:10.539
 itself

00:28:10.539 --> 00:28:11.119
 causes

00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:11.639
 God's

00:28:11.639 --> 00:28:11.939
 mercy

00:28:11.939 --> 00:28:12.179
 to

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 activate

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 but

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 rather

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 is

00:28:15.539 --> 00:28:16.319
 itself

00:28:16.319 --> 00:28:16.619
 the

00:28:16.619 --> 00:28:17.059
 repentance

00:28:17.059 --> 00:28:18.299
 motivated

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 by a

00:28:19.919 --> 00:28:20.579
 recognition

00:28:20.579 --> 00:28:20.899
 of

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 God's

00:28:21.220 --> 00:28:21.639
 grace

00:28:21.639 --> 00:28:22.960
 in

00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:23.159
 other

00:28:23.159 --> 00:28:23.460
 words

00:28:23.460 --> 00:28:23.960
 we

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 tend

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 to

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 get

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 it

00:28:24.639 --> 00:28:25.139
 backwards

00:28:25.139 --> 00:28:27.159
 our

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 moral

00:28:27.740 --> 00:28:28.500
 adjustments

00:28:28.500 --> 00:28:29.619
 do

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 not

00:28:29.919 --> 00:28:30.460
 produce

00:28:30.460 --> 00:28:30.899
 God's

00:28:30.899 --> 00:28:31.259
 mercy

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 as

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 something

00:28:32.000 --> 00:28:32.680
 earned

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 but

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 when

00:28:35.359 --> 00:28:35.680
 by

00:28:35.680 --> 00:28:36.399
 faith

00:28:36.399 --> 00:28:37.700
 we

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 trust

00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:39.500
 that

00:28:39.500 --> 00:28:39.740
 he

00:28:39.740 --> 00:28:40.000
 is

00:28:40.000 --> 00:28:40.759
 merciful

00:28:40.759 --> 00:28:42.059
 that

00:28:42.059 --> 00:28:42.660
 faith

00:28:42.660 --> 00:28:43.059
 will

00:28:43.059 --> 00:28:43.700
 produce

00:28:43.700 --> 00:28:44.660
 genuine

00:28:44.660 --> 00:28:45.319
 repentance

00:28:45.319 --> 00:28:46.440
 in

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 us

00:28:46.960 --> 00:28:48.000
 do

00:28:48.000 --> 00:28:48.119
 you

00:28:48.119 --> 00:28:48.299
 see

00:28:48.299 --> 00:28:48.480
 the

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:49.079
 difference

00:28:49.079 --> 00:28:51.299
 God

00:28:51.299 --> 00:28:51.579
 isn't

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 merciful

00:28:52.059 --> 00:28:52.440
 because

00:28:52.440 --> 00:28:52.779
 we

00:28:52.779 --> 00:28:53.319
 repent

00:28:53.319 --> 00:28:54.559
 we

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 repent

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 because

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 God

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 is

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 merciful

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 and

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 ultimately

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 it's

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 the

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 gospel

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 of

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 Jesus

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 that

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 makes

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 this

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 so

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 clear

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 God

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 did

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 not

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 send

00:29:05.099 --> 00:29:05.339
 his

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 son

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 as

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 a

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 reward

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 for

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 those

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 who

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 do

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 their

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 best

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 and

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 try

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 their

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 hardest

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 he

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 sent

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 his

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 son

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 to

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 die

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 in

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 our

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 place

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 so

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 that

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 his

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 true

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 love

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 and

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 grace

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 and

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 mercy

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 might

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 be

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 put

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 on

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 display

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 for

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 us

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 to

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 see

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 and

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 as

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 we

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 look

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 on

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 that

00:29:22.740 --> 00:29:23.059
 grace

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 and

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 mercy

00:29:23.620 --> 00:29:24.380
 then

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 it

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 would

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 lead

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 us

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 and

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 motivate

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 us

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 to

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 turn

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 from

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 sin

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 and

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 trust

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 in

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 Jesus

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 Christ

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 apart

00:29:31.019 --> 00:29:31.599
 from

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 our

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 works

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 apart

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 from

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 our

00:29:33.799 --> 00:29:34.180
 religious

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 formulas

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!

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 apart

00:29:35.680 --> 00:29:35.980
 from

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 our

00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:36.779
 prayers

00:29:36.779 --> 00:29:36.779


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 it's

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 the

00:29:39.640 --> 00:29:40.019
 glory

00:29:40.019 --> 00:29:40.180
 of

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 the

00:29:40.359 --> 00:29:40.880
 gospel

00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:41.200
 that

00:29:41.200 --> 00:29:41.559
 teaches

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 us

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 this

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 and

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 it's

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 all

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 over

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 the

00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:46.019
 Bible

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 we

00:29:47.680 --> 00:29:48.099
 love

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 him

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 because

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 he

00:29:50.779 --> 00:29:52.180
 first

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 loved

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 us

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 Romans

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 5

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 while

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 we

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 were

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 still

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 weak

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 at

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 the

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 right

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 time

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 Christ

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 died

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 for

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 the

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 ungodly

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 and

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 then

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 Paul

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 muses

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 on

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 that

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 for

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 just

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 a

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 moment

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 and

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 he

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 says

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 for

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 scarcely

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 will

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 someone

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 die

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 for

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 a

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 righteous

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 person

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 though

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 perhaps

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 for

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 a

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 good

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 person

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 one

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 would

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 dare

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 to

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 die

00:30:16.339 --> 00:30:17.799
 but

00:30:17.799 --> 00:30:18.200
 God

00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:19.319
 shows

00:30:19.319 --> 00:30:19.579
 his

00:30:19.579 --> 00:30:20.039
 love

00:30:20.039 --> 00:30:20.759
 he

00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:21.419
 commends

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 his

00:30:21.659 --> 00:30:21.919
 love

00:30:21.919 --> 00:30:22.059
 he

00:30:22.059 --> 00:30:22.559
 displays

00:30:22.559 --> 00:30:23.099
 his

00:30:23.099 --> 00:30:23.339
 love

00:30:23.339 --> 00:30:23.559
 for

00:30:23.559 --> 00:30:23.980
 us

00:30:23.980 --> 00:30:24.740
 in

00:30:24.740 --> 00:30:24.919
 that

00:30:24.919 --> 00:30:25.200
 while

00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:25.399
 we

00:30:25.399 --> 00:30:25.559
 were

00:30:25.559 --> 00:30:25.839
 still

00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:26.460
 sinners

00:30:26.460 --> 00:30:27.839
 Christ

00:30:27.839 --> 00:30:28.099
 died

00:30:28.099 --> 00:30:28.299
 for

00:30:28.299 --> 00:30:28.579
 us

00:30:28.579 --> 00:30:29.839
 he

00:30:29.839 --> 00:30:30.079
 didn't

00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:30.299
 wait

00:30:30.299 --> 00:30:30.480
 for

00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:30.599
 us

00:30:30.599 --> 00:30:30.740
 to

00:30:30.740 --> 00:30:30.859
 get

00:30:30.859 --> 00:30:31.019
 our

00:30:31.019 --> 00:30:31.259
 act

00:30:31.259 --> 00:30:31.659
 together

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 and

00:30:32.139 --> 00:30:32.480
 say

00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:32.839
 okay

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 I'll

00:30:33.319 --> 00:30:33.539
 send

00:30:33.539 --> 00:30:33.839
 Jesus

00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:34.079
 to

00:30:34.079 --> 00:30:34.240
 get

00:30:34.240 --> 00:30:34.360
 you

00:30:34.360 --> 00:30:34.519
 out

00:30:34.519 --> 00:30:34.599
 of

00:30:34.599 --> 00:30:34.720
 the

00:30:34.720 --> 00:30:35.039
 jam

00:30:35.039 --> 00:30:35.599
 no

00:30:35.599 --> 00:30:36.140
 he

00:30:36.140 --> 00:30:36.460
 sends

00:30:36.460 --> 00:30:36.819
 Jesus

00:30:36.819 --> 00:30:37.079
 so

00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:37.259
 that

00:30:37.259 --> 00:30:37.420
 we

00:30:37.420 --> 00:30:37.660
 would

00:30:37.660 --> 00:30:37.860
 get

00:30:37.860 --> 00:30:38.019
 our

00:30:38.019 --> 00:30:38.200
 act

00:30:38.200 --> 00:30:38.579
 together

00:30:38.579 --> 00:30:39.200
 through

00:30:39.200 --> 00:30:39.819
 Christ

00:30:39.819 --> 00:30:42.740
 since

00:30:42.740 --> 00:30:43.099
 therefore

00:30:43.099 --> 00:30:43.559
 we have

00:30:43.559 --> 00:30:43.960
 now been

00:30:43.960 --> 00:30:44.480
 justified

00:30:44.480 --> 00:30:45.039
 by his

00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:45.400
 blood

00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:46.360
 much

00:30:46.360 --> 00:30:46.720
 more

00:30:46.720 --> 00:30:47.880
 shall

00:30:47.880 --> 00:30:48.059
 we

00:30:48.059 --> 00:30:48.279
 be

00:30:48.279 --> 00:30:48.599
 saved

00:30:48.599 --> 00:30:49.140
 by him

00:30:49.140 --> 00:30:49.700
 from

00:30:49.700 --> 00:30:49.839
 his

00:30:49.839 --> 00:30:50.200
 wrath

00:30:50.200 --> 00:30:51.980
 for

00:30:51.980 --> 00:30:52.140
 if

00:30:52.140 --> 00:30:52.360
 while

00:30:52.360 --> 00:30:52.519
 we

00:30:52.519 --> 00:30:52.640
 were

00:30:52.640 --> 00:30:52.980
 enemies

00:30:52.980 --> 00:30:53.180
 we

00:30:53.180 --> 00:30:53.339
 were

00:30:53.339 --> 00:30:53.980
 reconciled

00:30:53.980 --> 00:30:54.099
 to

00:30:54.099 --> 00:30:54.339
 God

00:30:54.339 --> 00:30:54.519
 by

00:30:54.519 --> 00:30:54.680
 the

00:30:54.680 --> 00:30:54.860
 death

00:30:54.860 --> 00:30:54.980
 of

00:30:54.980 --> 00:30:55.140
 his

00:30:55.140 --> 00:30:55.380
 son

00:30:55.380 --> 00:30:55.920
 much

00:30:55.920 --> 00:30:56.200
 more

00:30:56.200 --> 00:30:56.400
 now

00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:56.539
 that

00:30:56.539 --> 00:30:56.680
 we

00:30:56.680 --> 00:30:56.839
 are

00:30:56.839 --> 00:30:57.720
 reconciled

00:30:57.720 --> 00:30:58.299
 shall

00:30:58.299 --> 00:30:58.460
 we

00:30:58.460 --> 00:30:58.660
 be

00:30:58.660 --> 00:30:59.120
 saved

00:30:59.120 --> 00:30:59.599
 by

00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:02.880
 your

00:31:02.880 --> 00:31:03.180
 hope

00:31:03.180 --> 00:31:03.360
 of

00:31:03.360 --> 00:31:03.900
 salvation

00:31:03.900 --> 00:31:04.220
 does

00:31:04.220 --> 00:31:04.500
 not

00:31:04.500 --> 00:31:04.920
 rest

00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:05.099
 on

00:31:05.099 --> 00:31:05.500
 religious

00:31:05.500 --> 00:31:06.019
 commitments

00:31:06.019 --> 00:31:07.319
 it

00:31:07.319 --> 00:31:07.779
 rests

00:31:07.779 --> 00:31:08.019
 on

00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:08.200
 the

00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:08.740
 boundless

00:31:08.740 --> 00:31:09.180
 grace

00:31:09.180 --> 00:31:09.400
 of

00:31:09.400 --> 00:31:09.819
 God

00:31:09.819 --> 00:31:10.319
 in

00:31:10.319 --> 00:31:10.740
 Christ

00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:11.180
 Jesus

00:31:11.180 --> 00:31:13.599
 and

00:31:13.599 --> 00:31:13.759
 we

00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:14.240
 trust

00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:14.680
 God's

00:31:14.680 --> 00:31:15.160
 mercy

00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:16.240
 because

00:31:16.240 --> 00:31:16.539
 he's

00:31:16.539 --> 00:31:16.960
 proven

00:31:16.960 --> 00:31:17.220
 it

00:31:17.220 --> 00:31:18.039
 through

00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:18.519
 Jesus

00:31:18.519 --> 00:31:21.200
 and

00:31:21.200 --> 00:31:21.339
 he

00:31:21.339 --> 00:31:21.599
 says

00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:21.779
 that

00:31:21.779 --> 00:31:22.140
 anyone

00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:22.460
 who

00:31:22.460 --> 00:31:22.779
 comes

00:31:22.779 --> 00:31:22.960
 to

00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:23.240
 Jesus

00:31:23.240 --> 00:31:23.519
 in

00:31:23.519 --> 00:31:23.920
 faith

00:31:23.920 --> 00:31:25.259
 will

00:31:25.259 --> 00:31:25.720
 receive

00:31:25.720 --> 00:31:26.019
 that

00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:26.500
 mercy

00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:28.519
 leading

00:31:28.519 --> 00:31:29.019
 to

00:31:29.019 --> 00:31:30.559
 a

00:31:30.559 --> 00:31:30.819
 heart

00:31:30.819 --> 00:31:31.019
 of

00:31:31.019 --> 00:31:31.400
 repentance

00:31:31.400 --> 00:31:34.920
 this

00:31:34.920 --> 00:31:35.259
 text

00:31:35.259 --> 00:31:35.460
 is

00:31:35.460 --> 00:31:35.660
 one

00:31:35.660 --> 00:31:35.800
 of

00:31:35.800 --> 00:31:36.240
 many

00:31:36.240 --> 00:31:36.640
 throughout

00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:36.880
 the

00:31:36.880 --> 00:31:37.180
 scriptures

00:31:37.180 --> 00:31:37.600
 that

00:31:37.600 --> 00:31:38.000
 holds

00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:38.200
 in

00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:38.720
 tension

00:31:38.720 --> 00:31:40.100
 God's

00:31:40.100 --> 00:31:40.700
 severity

00:31:40.700 --> 00:31:41.780
 and

00:31:41.780 --> 00:31:42.100
 God's

00:31:42.100 --> 00:31:42.660
 kindness

00:31:42.660 --> 00:31:44.320
 and

00:31:44.320 --> 00:31:44.380
 we

00:31:44.380 --> 00:31:44.460
 have

00:31:44.460 --> 00:31:44.540
 to

00:31:44.540 --> 00:31:44.680
 be

00:31:44.680 --> 00:31:44.920
 careful

00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:45.140
 with

00:31:45.140 --> 00:31:45.380
 that

00:31:45.380 --> 00:31:45.960
 because

00:31:45.960 --> 00:31:47.080
 imagine

00:31:47.080 --> 00:31:47.360
 you've

00:31:47.360 --> 00:31:47.480
 got

00:31:47.480 --> 00:31:47.660
 a

00:31:47.660 --> 00:31:47.980
 string

00:31:47.980 --> 00:31:48.300
 that's

00:31:48.300 --> 00:31:48.460
 what

00:31:48.460 --> 00:31:48.700
 that

00:31:48.700 --> 00:31:49.320
 analogy

00:31:49.320 --> 00:31:49.720
 refers

00:31:49.720 --> 00:31:49.920
 to

00:31:49.920 --> 00:31:50.100
 right

00:31:50.100 --> 00:31:50.280
 you've

00:31:50.280 --> 00:31:50.380
 got

00:31:50.380 --> 00:31:50.519
 a

00:31:50.519 --> 00:31:50.780
 string

00:31:50.780 --> 00:31:50.920
 and

00:31:50.920 --> 00:31:51.040
 you've

00:31:51.040 --> 00:31:51.240
 got

00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:52.120
 two

00:31:52.120 --> 00:31:52.500
 balls

00:31:52.500 --> 00:31:52.680
 on

00:31:52.680 --> 00:31:52.860
 that

00:31:52.860 --> 00:31:53.240
 string

00:31:53.240 --> 00:31:54.900
 and

00:31:54.900 --> 00:31:55.000
 if

00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:55.120
 you

00:31:55.120 --> 00:31:55.340
 start

00:31:55.340 --> 00:31:55.480
 to

00:31:55.480 --> 00:31:55.800
 emphasize

00:31:55.800 --> 00:31:56.120
 this

00:31:56.120 --> 00:31:56.280
 one

00:31:56.280 --> 00:31:56.440
 over

00:31:56.440 --> 00:31:56.720
 here

00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:57.220
 you

00:31:57.220 --> 00:31:57.460
 lose

00:31:57.460 --> 00:31:57.680
 this

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 one

00:31:57.860 --> 00:31:58.920
 or

00:31:58.920 --> 00:31:59.019
 if

00:31:59.019 --> 00:31:59.100
 you

00:31:59.100 --> 00:31:59.280
 start

00:31:59.280 --> 00:31:59.400
 to

00:31:59.400 --> 00:31:59.680
 emphasize

00:31:59.680 --> 00:31:59.980
 this

00:32:01.400 --> 00:32:01.960
 one

00:32:01.960 --> 00:32:03.160
 so

00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:03.400
 imagine

00:32:03.400 --> 00:32:03.580
 we've

00:32:03.580 --> 00:32:03.700
 got

00:32:03.700 --> 00:32:04.019
 God's

00:32:04.019 --> 00:32:04.380
 severity

00:32:04.380 --> 00:32:04.620
 and

00:32:04.620 --> 00:32:04.759
 we've

00:32:04.759 --> 00:32:04.900
 got

00:32:04.900 --> 00:32:05.220
 God's

00:32:05.220 --> 00:32:05.500
 kindness

00:32:05.500 --> 00:32:05.680
 and

00:32:05.680 --> 00:32:05.820
 they're

00:32:05.820 --> 00:32:06.000
 held

00:32:06.000 --> 00:32:06.180
 in

00:32:06.180 --> 00:32:06.440
 tension

00:32:06.440 --> 00:32:06.660
 with

00:32:06.660 --> 00:32:06.840
 one

00:32:06.840 --> 00:32:07.080
 another

00:32:07.080 --> 00:32:07.200
 and

00:32:07.200 --> 00:32:07.320
 we

00:32:07.320 --> 00:32:07.519
 don't

00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:07.660
 want

00:32:07.660 --> 00:32:07.740
 to

00:32:07.740 --> 00:32:07.920
 lose

00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:08.120
 that

00:32:08.120 --> 00:32:08.519
 tension

00:32:08.519 --> 00:32:09.240
 because

00:32:09.240 --> 00:32:09.440
 the

00:32:09.440 --> 00:32:09.680
 Bible

00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:10.019
 shows

00:32:10.019 --> 00:32:10.220
 that

00:32:10.220 --> 00:32:10.560
 tension

00:32:10.560 --> 00:32:10.840
 right

00:32:10.840 --> 00:32:11.780
 sometimes

00:32:11.780 --> 00:32:12.240
 we

00:32:12.240 --> 00:32:12.460
 tend

00:32:12.460 --> 00:32:12.660
 to

00:32:12.660 --> 00:32:12.880
 lean

00:32:12.880 --> 00:32:13.120
 toward

00:32:13.120 --> 00:32:13.560
 God's

00:32:13.560 --> 00:32:13.880
 severity

00:32:13.880 --> 00:32:14.160
 so

00:32:14.160 --> 00:32:14.400
 much

00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:14.519
 we

00:32:14.519 --> 00:32:14.680
 might

00:32:14.680 --> 00:32:14.820
 would

00:32:14.820 --> 00:32:14.960
 say

00:32:14.960 --> 00:32:15.140
 this

00:32:15.140 --> 00:32:15.259
 is

00:32:15.259 --> 00:32:15.740
 legalism

00:32:15.740 --> 00:32:15.880
 or

00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:16.540
 Phariseeism

00:32:16.540 --> 00:32:17.040
 that

00:32:17.040 --> 00:32:17.360
 we

00:32:17.360 --> 00:32:17.680
 actually

00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:18.259
 lose

00:32:18.259 --> 00:32:18.580
 God's

00:32:18.580 --> 00:32:18.960
 kindness

00:32:18.960 --> 00:32:20.980
 sometimes

00:32:20.980 --> 00:32:21.259
 we

00:32:21.259 --> 00:32:21.780
 lean so

00:32:21.780 --> 00:32:22.000
 far

00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:22.100
 to

00:32:22.100 --> 00:32:22.200
 the

00:32:22.200 --> 00:32:22.360
 other

00:32:22.360 --> 00:32:22.640
 side

00:32:22.640 --> 00:32:22.800
 to

00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:23.079
 God's

00:32:23.079 --> 00:32:23.379
 kindness

00:32:23.379 --> 00:32:23.599
 and

00:32:23.599 --> 00:32:23.740
 his

00:32:23.740 --> 00:32:23.960
 grace

00:32:23.960 --> 00:32:24.099
 and

00:32:24.099 --> 00:32:24.220
 his

00:32:24.220 --> 00:32:24.419
 love

00:32:24.419 --> 00:32:24.879
 let's

00:32:24.879 --> 00:32:25.019
 say

00:32:25.019 --> 00:32:25.139
 in

00:32:25.139 --> 00:32:25.279
 an

00:32:25.279 --> 00:32:25.559
 extreme

00:32:25.559 --> 00:32:25.980
 version

00:32:25.980 --> 00:32:26.220
 this

00:32:26.220 --> 00:32:26.339
 would

00:32:26.339 --> 00:32:26.500
 be

00:32:26.500 --> 00:32:27.379
 antinomianism

00:32:27.379 --> 00:32:27.559
 or

00:32:27.559 --> 00:32:27.700
 this

00:32:27.700 --> 00:32:27.839
 would

00:32:27.839 --> 00:32:28.619
 be

00:32:28.619 --> 00:32:29.299
 the

00:32:29.299 --> 00:32:29.559
 free

00:32:29.559 --> 00:32:29.940
 grace

00:32:29.940 --> 00:32:30.299
 movement

00:32:30.299 --> 00:32:30.559
 that

00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:30.799
 just

00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:31.139
 denies

00:32:31.139 --> 00:32:31.379
 any

00:32:31.379 --> 00:32:31.720
 form

00:32:31.720 --> 00:32:31.859
 of

00:32:31.859 --> 00:32:32.220
 repentance

00:32:32.220 --> 00:32:32.740
 then

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:32.919
 we

00:32:32.919 --> 00:32:33.159
 lose

00:32:33.159 --> 00:32:33.519
 God's

00:32:33.519 --> 00:32:33.899
 severity

00:32:33.899 --> 00:32:34.139
 and

00:32:34.139 --> 00:32:34.279
 his

00:32:34.279 --> 00:32:34.579
 judgment

00:32:34.579 --> 00:32:34.779
 and

00:32:34.779 --> 00:32:34.899
 his

00:32:34.899 --> 00:32:35.220
 justice

00:32:35.220 --> 00:32:35.399
 and

00:32:35.399 --> 00:32:35.539
 his

00:32:35.539 --> 00:32:35.759
 holiness

00:32:35.759 --> 00:32:36.180
 we

00:32:36.180 --> 00:32:36.359
 have

00:32:36.359 --> 00:32:36.480
 to

00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:36.639
 hold

00:32:36.639 --> 00:32:36.759
 the

00:32:36.759 --> 00:32:36.899
 two

00:32:36.899 --> 00:32:37.299
 intention

00:32:37.299 --> 00:32:37.980
 that's

00:32:37.980 --> 00:32:38.099
 what

00:32:38.099 --> 00:32:38.240
 the

00:32:38.240 --> 00:32:38.460
 Bible

00:32:38.460 --> 00:32:38.859
 does

00:32:38.859 --> 00:32:39.339
 his

00:32:39.339 --> 00:32:39.779
 mercy

00:32:39.779 --> 00:32:39.980
 on

00:32:39.980 --> 00:32:40.220
 one

00:32:40.220 --> 00:32:40.480
 side

00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:40.879
 his

00:32:40.879 --> 00:32:41.240
 justice

00:32:41.240 --> 00:32:41.240


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 on

00:32:41.480 --> 00:32:41.599
 the

00:32:41.599 --> 00:32:41.919
 other

00:32:41.920 --> 00:32:46.779
 in

00:32:46.779 --> 00:32:47.100
 this

00:32:47.100 --> 00:32:47.600
 text

00:32:47.600 --> 00:32:48.680
 it

00:32:48.680 --> 00:32:48.880
 was

00:32:48.880 --> 00:32:49.519
 just

00:32:49.519 --> 00:32:51.100
 it

00:32:51.100 --> 00:32:51.259
 was

00:32:51.259 --> 00:32:51.600
 holy

00:32:51.600 --> 00:32:51.740
 it

00:32:51.740 --> 00:32:51.860
 was

00:32:51.860 --> 00:32:52.380
 right

00:32:52.380 --> 00:32:53.400
 for

00:32:53.400 --> 00:32:53.660
 God

00:32:53.660 --> 00:32:53.860
 to

00:32:53.860 --> 00:32:54.320
 respond

00:32:54.320 --> 00:32:54.500
 to

00:32:54.500 --> 00:32:54.920
 Israel's

00:32:54.920 --> 00:32:55.080
 sin

00:32:55.080 --> 00:32:55.220
 as

00:32:55.220 --> 00:32:55.320
 he

00:32:55.320 --> 00:32:55.580
 did

00:32:55.580 --> 00:32:57.539
 it

00:32:57.539 --> 00:32:57.660
 was

00:32:57.660 --> 00:32:57.960
 right

00:32:57.960 --> 00:33:02.640
 it

00:33:02.640 --> 00:33:02.759
 was

00:33:02.759 --> 00:33:03.080
 also

00:33:03.080 --> 00:33:03.500
 right

00:33:03.500 --> 00:33:04.759
 for

00:33:04.759 --> 00:33:04.940
 him

00:33:04.940 --> 00:33:05.060
 to

00:33:05.060 --> 00:33:05.220
 be

00:33:05.220 --> 00:33:05.700
 mercifully

00:33:05.700 --> 00:33:06.279
 kind

00:33:06.279 --> 00:33:07.400
 to

00:33:07.400 --> 00:33:07.800
 deliver

00:33:07.800 --> 00:33:08.120
 them

00:33:08.120 --> 00:33:09.100
 anyways

00:33:09.100 --> 00:33:10.460
 which

00:33:10.460 --> 00:33:10.580
 is

00:33:10.580 --> 00:33:10.720
 what

00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:10.860
 he's

00:33:10.860 --> 00:33:11.160
 ultimately

00:33:11.160 --> 00:33:11.400
 going

00:33:11.400 --> 00:33:11.480
 to

00:33:11.480 --> 00:33:11.720
 do

00:33:11.720 --> 00:33:14.039
 the

00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:14.400
 tension

00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:14.839
 courses

00:33:14.839 --> 00:33:15.079
 through

00:33:15.079 --> 00:33:15.220
 the

00:33:15.220 --> 00:33:15.460
 Bible

00:33:15.460 --> 00:33:15.660
 but

00:33:15.660 --> 00:33:15.799
 it

00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:16.220
 ultimately

00:33:16.220 --> 00:33:16.960
 culminates

00:33:16.960 --> 00:33:17.100
 at

00:33:17.100 --> 00:33:17.240
 the

00:33:17.240 --> 00:33:17.600
 cross

00:33:17.600 --> 00:33:17.900
 doesn't

00:33:17.900 --> 00:33:18.380
 it

00:33:18.380 --> 00:33:19.980
 Jesus

00:33:19.980 --> 00:33:20.360
 the

00:33:20.360 --> 00:33:20.740
 sinless

00:33:20.740 --> 00:33:21.019
 one

00:33:21.019 --> 00:33:22.700
 took

00:33:22.700 --> 00:33:23.180
 God's

00:33:23.180 --> 00:33:23.579
 justice

00:33:23.579 --> 00:33:23.880
 on

00:33:23.880 --> 00:33:24.380
 himself

00:33:24.380 --> 00:33:26.120
 so

00:33:26.120 --> 00:33:26.319
 that

00:33:26.319 --> 00:33:26.720
 through

00:33:26.720 --> 00:33:27.100
 him

00:33:27.100 --> 00:33:27.680
 we

00:33:27.680 --> 00:33:27.920
 could

00:33:27.920 --> 00:33:28.680
 rightfully

00:33:28.680 --> 00:33:29.740
 receive

00:33:29.740 --> 00:33:30.120
 God's

00:33:30.120 --> 00:33:30.480
 mercy

00:33:30.480 --> 00:33:32.700
 and

00:33:32.700 --> 00:33:32.819
 we

00:33:32.819 --> 00:33:33.039
 talk

00:33:33.039 --> 00:33:33.240
 about

00:33:33.240 --> 00:33:33.400
 this

00:33:33.400 --> 00:33:33.559
 all

00:33:33.559 --> 00:33:33.680
 the

00:33:33.680 --> 00:33:34.000
 time

00:33:34.000 --> 00:33:34.559
 when

00:33:34.559 --> 00:33:34.700
 we

00:33:34.700 --> 00:33:34.900
 come

00:33:34.900 --> 00:33:35.059
 to

00:33:35.059 --> 00:33:35.339
 Christ

00:33:35.339 --> 00:33:35.600
 it's

00:33:35.600 --> 00:33:36.059
 not

00:33:36.059 --> 00:33:36.240
 as

00:33:36.240 --> 00:33:36.420
 if

00:33:36.420 --> 00:33:36.740
 God

00:33:36.740 --> 00:33:37.460
 turns

00:33:37.460 --> 00:33:37.620
 a

00:33:37.620 --> 00:33:37.940
 blind

00:33:37.940 --> 00:33:38.319
 eye

00:33:38.319 --> 00:33:38.559
 to

00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:38.740
 our

00:33:38.740 --> 00:33:39.079
 sins

00:33:39.079 --> 00:33:39.360
 that's

00:33:39.360 --> 00:33:39.519
 not

00:33:39.519 --> 00:33:39.700
 what

00:33:39.700 --> 00:33:40.279
 happens

00:33:40.279 --> 00:33:42.299
 he's

00:33:42.299 --> 00:33:42.740
 holy

00:33:42.740 --> 00:33:43.720
 justice

00:33:43.720 --> 00:33:44.319
 must

00:33:44.319 --> 00:33:44.559
 be

00:33:44.559 --> 00:33:44.980
 served

00:33:44.980 --> 00:33:45.799
 every

00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:46.339
 single

00:33:46.339 --> 00:33:46.819
 sin

00:33:46.819 --> 00:33:47.839
 will

00:33:47.839 --> 00:33:48.079
 be

00:33:48.079 --> 00:33:48.339
 paid

00:33:48.339 --> 00:33:48.619
 for

00:33:48.619 --> 00:33:50.440
 it's

00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:50.619
 not

00:33:50.619 --> 00:33:50.759
 that

00:33:50.759 --> 00:33:50.879
 he

00:33:50.879 --> 00:33:51.139
 turns

00:33:51.139 --> 00:33:51.259
 a

00:33:51.259 --> 00:33:51.519
 blind

00:33:51.519 --> 00:33:51.700
 eye

00:33:51.700 --> 00:33:51.859
 to

00:33:51.859 --> 00:33:52.019
 our

00:33:52.019 --> 00:33:52.339
 sin

00:33:52.339 --> 00:33:53.059
 it's

00:33:53.059 --> 00:33:53.200
 that

00:33:53.200 --> 00:33:53.359
 he

00:33:53.359 --> 00:33:53.899
 punishes

00:33:53.899 --> 00:33:54.480
 Christ

00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:54.960
 instead

00:33:54.960 --> 00:33:55.539
 of us

00:33:55.539 --> 00:33:56.379
 for

00:33:56.379 --> 00:33:56.639
 that

00:33:56.639 --> 00:33:57.000
 sin

00:33:57.000 --> 00:33:57.680
 the

00:33:57.680 --> 00:33:58.220
 justice

00:33:58.220 --> 00:33:59.319
 is

00:33:59.319 --> 00:33:59.599
 poured

00:33:59.599 --> 00:33:59.779
 out

00:33:59.779 --> 00:34:00.039
 on

00:34:00.039 --> 00:34:00.519
 Christ

00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:01.920
 so

00:34:01.920 --> 00:34:02.119
 that

00:34:02.119 --> 00:34:02.339
 his

00:34:02.339 --> 00:34:02.960
 mercy

00:34:02.960 --> 00:34:03.879
 might

00:34:03.879 --> 00:34:04.559
 rightfully

00:34:04.559 --> 00:34:05.940
 be

00:34:05.940 --> 00:34:06.160
 given

00:34:06.160 --> 00:34:06.379
 to

00:34:06.379 --> 00:34:06.799
 us

00:34:06.799 --> 00:34:08.420
 that's

00:34:08.420 --> 00:34:08.779
 not a

00:34:08.779 --> 00:34:09.099
 mercy

00:34:09.099 --> 00:34:09.360
 that

00:34:09.360 --> 00:34:09.519
 can

00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:09.719
 be

00:34:09.719 --> 00:34:10.119
 earned

00:34:10.119 --> 00:34:12.099
 that's

00:34:12.099 --> 00:34:12.279
 a

00:34:12.279 --> 00:34:12.659
 mercy

00:34:12.659 --> 00:34:13.539
 that

00:34:13.539 --> 00:34:13.719
 was

00:34:13.719 --> 00:34:14.380
 purchased

00:34:14.380 --> 00:34:15.519
 by

00:34:15.519 --> 00:34:16.059
 blood

00:34:16.059 --> 00:34:18.739
 and

00:34:18.739 --> 00:34:18.839
 it

00:34:18.839 --> 00:34:19.079
 isn't

00:34:19.079 --> 00:34:19.519
 rewarded

00:34:19.519 --> 00:34:19.779
 to

00:34:19.779 --> 00:34:20.179
 those

00:34:20.179 --> 00:34:20.339
 who

00:34:20.339 --> 00:34:20.539
 get

00:34:20.539 --> 00:34:20.719
 their

00:34:20.719 --> 00:34:21.039
 lives

00:34:21.039 --> 00:34:21.420
 together

00:34:21.420 --> 00:34:21.759
 or

00:34:21.759 --> 00:34:21.940
 at

00:34:21.940 --> 00:34:22.079
 least

00:34:22.079 --> 00:34:22.539
 pretend

00:34:22.539 --> 00:34:22.839
 to

00:34:22.839 --> 00:34:24.900
 it's

00:34:24.900 --> 00:34:25.440
 received

00:34:25.440 --> 00:34:25.719
 by

00:34:25.719 --> 00:34:26.139
 those

00:34:26.139 --> 00:34:26.420
 who

00:34:26.420 --> 00:34:26.960
 recognize

00:34:26.960 --> 00:34:27.779
 that

00:34:27.779 --> 00:34:28.000
 they

00:34:28.000 --> 00:34:28.400
 can't

00:34:28.400 --> 00:34:28.519
 get

00:34:28.519 --> 00:34:28.679
 their

00:34:28.679 --> 00:34:28.920
 lives

00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:29.259
 together

00:34:29.259 --> 00:34:30.360
 that

00:34:30.360 --> 00:34:30.559
 they

00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:31.039
 can't

00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:31.380
 atone

00:34:31.380 --> 00:34:31.559
 for

00:34:31.559 --> 00:34:31.739
 their

00:34:31.739 --> 00:34:32.059
 sin

00:34:32.059 --> 00:34:32.480
 apart

00:34:32.480 --> 00:34:32.719
 from

00:34:32.719 --> 00:34:33.039
 eternal

00:34:33.039 --> 00:34:33.420
 hell

00:34:33.420 --> 00:34:35.239
 and

00:34:35.239 --> 00:34:35.400
 they

00:34:35.400 --> 00:34:35.779
 trust

00:34:35.779 --> 00:34:36.440
 wholly

00:34:36.440 --> 00:34:37.319
 in

00:34:37.319 --> 00:34:37.460
 the

00:34:37.460 --> 00:34:37.940
 person

00:34:37.940 --> 00:34:38.659
 and

00:34:38.659 --> 00:34:39.079
 work

00:34:39.079 --> 00:34:39.740
 of

00:34:39.740 --> 00:34:40.059
 Jesus

00:34:40.059 --> 00:34:41.539
 and

00:34:41.539 --> 00:34:41.659
 the

00:34:41.659 --> 00:34:41.860
 bottom

00:34:41.860 --> 00:34:42.159
 line

00:34:42.159 --> 00:34:42.340
 is

00:34:42.340 --> 00:34:42.599
 when we

00:34:42.599 --> 00:34:42.900
 come to

00:34:42.900 --> 00:34:43.079
 this

00:34:43.079 --> 00:34:43.360
 text

00:34:43.360 --> 00:34:43.639
 and we

00:34:43.639 --> 00:34:43.880
 see

00:34:43.880 --> 00:34:44.700
 Israel's

00:34:44.700 --> 00:34:45.320
 folly

00:34:45.320 --> 00:34:48.260
 we

00:34:48.260 --> 00:34:48.579
 must

00:34:48.579 --> 00:34:48.920
 learn

00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:49.159
 that

00:34:49.159 --> 00:34:50.300
 we

00:34:50.300 --> 00:34:50.659
 can't

00:34:50.659 --> 00:34:50.880
 play

00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:51.220
 games

00:34:51.220 --> 00:34:51.420
 with

00:34:51.420 --> 00:34:51.760
 God

00:34:51.760 --> 00:34:53.900
 nor

00:34:53.900 --> 00:34:54.119
 do

00:34:54.119 --> 00:34:54.300
 we

00:34:54.300 --> 00:34:54.619
 need

00:34:54.619 --> 00:34:54.800
 to

00:34:54.800 --> 00:34:54.980
 play

00:34:54.980 --> 00:34:55.280
 games

00:34:55.280 --> 00:34:55.440
 with

00:34:55.440 --> 00:34:55.700
 God

00:34:55.700 --> 00:34:56.920
 we

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 don't

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 have

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 to

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 because

00:34:59.240 --> 00:34:59.559
 he's

00:34:59.559 --> 00:35:00.039
 merciful

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 and

00:35:02.519 --> 00:35:02.700
 we

00:35:02.700 --> 00:35:02.880
 can

00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.260
 trust

00:35:03.260 --> 00:35:03.480
 his

00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:03.840
 mercy

00:35:03.840 --> 00:35:05.400
 and

00:35:05.400 --> 00:35:05.539
 when

00:35:05.539 --> 00:35:05.659
 you

00:35:05.659 --> 00:35:05.920
 begin

00:35:05.920 --> 00:35:06.139
 to

00:35:06.139 --> 00:35:06.579
 understand

00:35:06.579 --> 00:35:06.860
 that

00:35:06.860 --> 00:35:07.240
 mercy

00:35:07.239 --> 00:35:08.659
 it

00:35:08.659 --> 00:35:08.919
 will

00:35:08.919 --> 00:35:09.299
 make

00:35:09.299 --> 00:35:09.519
 you

00:35:09.519 --> 00:35:09.959
 want

00:35:09.959 --> 00:35:10.219
 to

00:35:10.219 --> 00:35:10.439
 live

00:35:10.439 --> 00:35:10.639
 for

00:35:10.639 --> 00:35:10.939
 him

00:35:10.939 --> 00:35:11.459
 it

00:35:11.459 --> 00:35:11.599
 will

00:35:11.599 --> 00:35:11.839
 make

00:35:11.839 --> 00:35:12.039
 you

00:35:12.039 --> 00:35:12.339
 want

00:35:12.339 --> 00:35:12.539
 to

00:35:12.539 --> 00:35:12.739
 turn

00:35:12.739 --> 00:35:13.000
 away

00:35:13.000 --> 00:35:13.199
 from

00:35:13.199 --> 00:35:13.379
 the

00:35:13.379 --> 00:35:13.639
 gods

00:35:13.639 --> 00:35:13.799
 in

00:35:13.799 --> 00:35:13.919
 your

00:35:13.919 --> 00:35:14.179
 life

00:35:14.179 --> 00:35:14.479
 whatever

00:35:14.479 --> 00:35:14.699
 they

00:35:14.699 --> 00:35:14.939
 may

00:35:14.939 --> 00:35:15.179
 be

00:35:15.179 --> 00:35:16.699
 and

00:35:16.699 --> 00:35:16.859
 be

00:35:16.859 --> 00:35:17.279
 faithful