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 So the best way to start a hard message is to begin with hope and encouragement.

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! So instead of turning to 1 Thessalonians, which is where we're going to end up spending the bulk of our time there,

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! I want to encourage you to turn to 1 Corinthians,

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 chapter 6. 1 Corinthians, chapter 6, beginning in verse 9. If you're a guest with us this morning, it's on page 955 in the Pew Bible ahead of you.

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 1 Corinthians, chapter 6, beginning at verse 9. It says,

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 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?

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 Did you get that?

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 The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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 Do not be deceived.

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 Neither the sexually immoral, which is the word that we're going to be looking at this morning,

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 it's the word porneia,

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 nor idolaters or adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

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 Now those are some strong words.

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 Is there hope?

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 And that's where we turn to next.

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 And such were some of you.

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 But you were washed.

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 You were sanctified.

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 You were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ

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 and by the Spirit of our God.

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 There is no hope for us apart from Jesus Christ.

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 So praise the Lord for hope.

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 But if there is in your life this morning a pattern of sexual sin, of sexual immorality,

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 of giving yourself over to the indulgences of sexual sin,

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 there are strong words this morning for you.

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 But there is also hope.

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 The strong words that would confront you where you are

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 to force you to ask the question,

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 are you truly part of the kingdom?

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 But by God's grace, there is the hope of sanctification,

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 the hope of justification,

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 and the hope of cleansing that comes through Jesus Christ.

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 One prominent example,

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 back in the 4th century,

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 is a man by the name of Aurelius Augustine.

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 Now, maybe you do, or maybe you don't actually know who this individual is,

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 but he happens to be one of the premier fathers of the church.

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 He wrote voluminously.

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 Over 5 million words are accredited to him.

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 And every subsequent generation that followed after him

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 were impacted in some way by his focus

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 and his premier theology that he helped to establish

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 and helped just to clarify

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 in terms of committing himself to the study of God's word

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 and communicating it faithfully to the subsequent generations.

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 But you would never know that was to be true

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 from the earlier parts of Augustine's life.

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 He led a life of immorality as a youngster.

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 And although a son of a Christian mother,

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 he abandoned his mother's faith in favor of the Persian religion,

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 which was a form of Gnosticism,

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 which would say that salvation could come through knowledge and mysticism.

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 He had taken a mistress with whom he lived for 13 years.

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 And that immoral relationship continued to be an anchor in his life

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 to weigh him down and to keep him from moving to other things

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 that would be helpful for him.

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 He became disillusioned with the leaders of that movement

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 and discovered the Platonists.

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 But all this time,

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 his mother had been faithfully pleading with God for her son.

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 She knew the life decisions that he was making,

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 but also knew that God could change his heart.

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 And by God's grace,

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 he came upon the preaching of a church father,

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 the Father Ambrose.

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 He became intellectually convinced of the truth of Christianity,

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 but he confesses that he was prevented from accepting the faith

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 because of weakness in dealing with his sexual temptations.

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 But again,

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 through God's grace,

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 he arranged the circumstances.

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 God arranged the circumstances in his life,

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 and he was sitting and contemplating Christianity,

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 and he heard in the background a child singing,

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 singing the words,

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 take and read.

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 Immediately he knew

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 that he needed to pick up the word of God

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 and to see what it had to say.

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 So, in his confessions,

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 he describes how he turned back to the place

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 where he was sitting,

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 and he opened the word,

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 and his eyes fell on the verses in Romans chapter 13,

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 verses 13 to 14,

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 which says,

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 He says,

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 There is hope this morning.

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 for those of you who are caught up

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 and plagued by this

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 issue of sexual impurity.

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 As we come to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4,

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 we come front and center

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 with the commendation of the Apostle Paul,

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 who up until this point

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 really hasn't been communicating

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 any kind,

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 any form of exhortation.

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 It's been peppered with encouragement

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 and commending this church

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 and recognizing

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 the things that God has accomplished for them

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 and calling attention to them

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 and encouraging them to grow

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 in those areas.

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 He wants to encourage them

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 to remember the ministry

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 that he and the others

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 had had in Thessalonica,

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 how he treated them

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 like his own children,

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 whether he had a mom-like ministry

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 or a dad-like ministry,

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 a ministry of grace

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 or a ministry of truth.

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 He talks about his desire

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 to see them,

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 and his affection for this church

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 just continues to explode

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 out of the pages,

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 the joy that he has

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 for each one of them.

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 And now,

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 finally coming to a place

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 in this letter

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 where he is going to encourage,

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 where he's going to exhort,

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 where he's going to issue

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 warning for them.

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 We turn to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4,

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 verses 1 through 8.

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 Again, if you're a guest with us,

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 it's on page 987.

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 Let me read just the first three verses

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 which form our point,

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 this first point this morning.

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 It is found in verses 1 through 3.

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 Here's what it says.

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 Finally then, brothers,

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 we ask and urge you

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 in the Lord Jesus

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 that as you receive from us

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 how you ought to walk

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 and to please God,

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 just as you are doing,

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 that you do so more and more.

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 For you know what instructions

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 we gave you

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 through the Lord Jesus,

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 for this is the will of God,

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 your sanctification.

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 So this morning,

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 I want to point our attention

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 to three areas

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 where God's will

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 is clear for us today.

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 If any of you are wondering,

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 what does God want for me?

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 This is where it begins.

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 It begins with God's clear,

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 definitive will of God for you

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 in terms of your sanctification.

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 And he comes at this will of sanctification

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 and tries to explain it

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 in two different ways.

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 He begins in verses 1 and 2

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 by describing the feature

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 of God's will and sanctification

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 as being fundamental

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 to his gospel message.

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 You should know this

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 because this was foundational

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 to my original teaching to you.

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 We see that there

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 in verse 1,

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 just as you receive from us.

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 And then in verse 2,

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 you know what instructions

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 we gave to you.

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 So fundamental

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 was this truth

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 in Paul's message

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 and ministry

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 that even though

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 he had only been there

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 for three Sabbaths,

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 it was

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 an essential aspect

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 of his teaching.

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 It had been built in

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 from day one

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 in his encouragement

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 to them.

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 Every

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 conversation

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 that Paul has

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 leading up to this point,

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 if you look at the

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 messages

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 that he preaches

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 throughout the various cities

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 that he goes to,

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 contains

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 this element.

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 One example

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 will be found

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 in Acts chapter 13

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 verses 38 and 39.

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 he tells

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 the church

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 or the people

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 in Antioch

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 in Pisidia.

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 He says,

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 Let it be known

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 to you therefore,

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 brothers,

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 that though this

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 man,

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 excuse me,

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 that through this man,

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 speaking of Jesus,

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 is forgiveness of sins

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 and is proclaimed to you.

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 And by him,

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 everyone

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 who believes

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 is freed

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 from everything

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 from which you

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 could not be freed

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 by the law

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 of Moses.

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 There is not only

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 spiritual

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 and future

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 deliverance,

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 but there is

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 immediate and present

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 deliverance over sin.

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 That is the message

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 we preach.

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 That is the gospel.

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 It is the gospel

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 that saves you

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 for a future date

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 and preserves you

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 for heaven,

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 but is also

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 the gospel

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 that talks about

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 deliverance today,

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 freedom from sin,

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 the power of God

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 to overcome

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 in the Christian life.

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 in Paul's mind,

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 this was an essential

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 to the gospel.

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 You don't have

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 the good news

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 if you don't have this.

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 And by God's grace,

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 the church

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 got it.

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 We've seen that

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 over the past

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 several chapters.

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 We see how

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 their receptiveness

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 to the gospel

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 has come front

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 and center

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 in Paul's

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 commendation to them.

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 we find in

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 chapter 1,

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 verse 5,

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 he says,

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 our gospel came to you

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 not only in word,

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 but in power

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 and in the Holy Spirit

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 and with full conviction.

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 You saw it,

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 you heard it,

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 you believed it,

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 and the power of God

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 worked in your life

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 to change you.

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 That's what we see

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 in chapter 1,

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 verse 6.

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 You became imitators

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 of us

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 and of the Lord.

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 And then in verse 7,

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 you became an example

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 to all the believers

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 in Macedonia

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 and Achaia.

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 Chapter 1,

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 verse 9,

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 they themselves report

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 how you turned

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 to God from idols

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 to serve

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 the living

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 and true God.

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 And then in chapter 2,

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 verse 14,

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 you became imitators

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 of the churches of God

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 in Christ Jesus

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 that are in Judea.

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 You heard

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 the message

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 of the gospel,

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 you understood it

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 for what it was,

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 not just faith

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 for the future,

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 but faith

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 for every moment

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 of the day

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 that helps you

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 to overcome

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 the struggles

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 of life,

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 the bondage

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 of sin,

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 and to live

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 in newness

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 that God

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 has given to us

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 through His Son,

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 Jesus Christ.

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 The gospel

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 had truly saved them,

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 not for just

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 some future day,

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 but the in,

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 the here and now.

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 He says,

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 you receive from us

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 how you ought

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 to walk

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 and to please God

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 just as you

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 are doing

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 here in chapter 4,

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 verse 1.

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 You got it.

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 You understand it.

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 You're doing it.

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 I commend you.

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 And this is the same word

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 that Pastor David

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 pointed to last week

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 when he says,

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 do this more and more.

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 This is the super

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 abounding obedience

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 now

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 that Paul is

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 commending

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 to this church

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 in Thessalonica.

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 So it was fundamental

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 to the gospel,

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 but it's also fundamental

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 to God's character.

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 We see that

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 in verse 3.

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 Fundamental

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 to God's character.

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 Notice the language

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 in verse 3.

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 For this

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 is

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 the will

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 of

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 God.

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 In verse 1,

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 he says,

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 we ask

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 and urge you

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 in

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 the Lord Jesus.

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 Verse 2,

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 for you know

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 what instructions

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 we gave to you

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 through

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 the Lord Jesus.

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 Sanctification,

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 which

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 is a word

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 that

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 describes

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 holiness

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 or separation

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 unto God,

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 refers not only

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 to the activity

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 in setting a man

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 apart

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 unto salvation,

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 but also

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 the process

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 that enables

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 him to be holy.

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 There is a

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 sanctifying work

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 that the Spirit

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 does initially

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 in our hearts

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 to make us

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 clean,

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 to make us

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 acceptable,

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 but also

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 there is the

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 sanctifying work

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 of progress

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 that moves us

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 in the direction

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 to help us

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 to grow

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 in our likeness,

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 to help that

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 reality that has

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 been accomplished

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 for us

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 to actually show up

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 in how we live.

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 That's what

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 the Holy Spirit

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 is given

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 to us

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 to accomplish

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 in us.

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 It's truth

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 is fundamental

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 to the gospel

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 because it's

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 fundamental

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 to the character

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 of God.

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 God

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 is

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 holy.

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 I appreciate

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 what some

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 great men

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 have said

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 about the holiness

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 of God.

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 Listen

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 to a couple

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 of these quotes.

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 First,

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 from Sam Storms

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 who says this,

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 the holiness

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 of God

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 only secondarily

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 refers to

00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:08.480
 his moral purity.

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 It primarily

00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:12.320
 points to

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 his infinite

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 otherness.

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 To say that

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 God is holy

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 is to say

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 that he is

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 transcendently

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 separate.

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 Holiness

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 is not only

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 one attribute

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 among many,

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 it is not

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 like grace

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 or power

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 or knowledge

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 or wrath.

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 Everything

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 about God

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 is holy

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 so that

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 each attribute

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 partakes

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 of divine

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 holiness.

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 Or this

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 quote from

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 Jerry Bridges,

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 holiness

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 is the

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 perfection

00:16:42.379 --> 00:16:43.460
 of all

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 of God's

00:16:43.940 --> 00:16:44.840
 other attributes.

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 His power

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 is holy

00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:47.620
 power.

00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:48.720
 His mercy

00:16:48.720 --> 00:16:49.600
 is holy

00:16:49.600 --> 00:16:50.019
 mercy.

00:16:50.360 --> 00:16:50.919
 His wisdom

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 is holy

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 wisdom.

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 It is

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 his holiness

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 more than

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 any other

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 attribute

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 that makes

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 him worthy

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 of our praise.

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 And Dr.

00:17:02.399 --> 00:17:02.799
 MacArthur

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 puts it

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 this way,

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 of all the

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 attributes

00:17:06.700 --> 00:17:07.139
 of God,

00:17:07.259 --> 00:17:07.599
 holiness

00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:08.240
 is the

00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:08.980
 one that

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 most uniquely

00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:10.680
 describes

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 him and

00:17:12.119 --> 00:17:12.700
 in reality

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 is a

00:17:13.079 --> 00:17:13.559
 summation

00:17:13.559 --> 00:17:14.240
 of all

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 of his

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 other

00:17:14.779 --> 00:17:15.359
 attributes.

00:17:16.740 --> 00:17:17.099
 The word

00:17:17.099 --> 00:17:17.420
 holiness

00:17:17.420 --> 00:17:18.079
 refers to

00:17:18.079 --> 00:17:18.299
 his

00:17:18.299 --> 00:17:19.019
 separateness,

00:17:19.379 --> 00:17:19.559
 his

00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:20.200
 otherness,

00:17:21.180 --> 00:17:21.579
 the fact

00:17:21.579 --> 00:17:21.879
 that he

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 is unlike

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 any other

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 being.

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 It indicates

00:17:24.339 --> 00:17:25.680
 his complete

00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:26.740
 and infinite

00:17:26.740 --> 00:17:27.680
 perfection.

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 And finally

00:17:29.440 --> 00:17:30.160
 from R.C.

00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:30.539
 Sproul,

00:17:32.440 --> 00:17:33.299
 only one

00:17:33.299 --> 00:17:33.920
 sin sacred

00:17:33.920 --> 00:17:34.320
 scripture

00:17:34.320 --> 00:17:34.740
 is an

00:17:34.740 --> 00:17:35.100
 attribute

00:17:35.100 --> 00:17:35.519
 of God

00:17:35.519 --> 00:17:36.000
 elevated

00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:36.440
 to the

00:17:36.440 --> 00:17:36.620
 third

00:17:36.620 --> 00:17:36.960
 degree.

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 Only

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 once is

00:17:39.320 --> 00:17:39.440
 a

00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:39.880
 characteristic

00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:40.320
 of God

00:17:40.320 --> 00:17:40.700
 mentioned

00:17:40.700 --> 00:17:41.560
 three times

00:17:41.560 --> 00:17:42.560
 in succession.

00:17:43.060 --> 00:17:43.420
 The Bible

00:17:43.420 --> 00:17:44.000
 says that

00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:44.340
 God is

00:17:44.340 --> 00:17:44.779
 holy,

00:17:45.140 --> 00:17:45.480
 holy,

00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:46.080
 holy.

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 Note that

00:17:48.460 --> 00:17:48.980
 he is

00:17:48.980 --> 00:17:50.380
 merely

00:17:50.380 --> 00:17:50.779
 holy,

00:17:51.400 --> 00:17:51.740
 not that

00:17:51.740 --> 00:17:51.960
 he is

00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:52.220
 merely

00:17:52.220 --> 00:17:52.580
 holy,

00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:53.620
 or even

00:17:53.620 --> 00:17:53.980
 holy,

00:17:54.080 --> 00:17:54.380
 holy.

00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:55.759
 He is

00:17:55.759 --> 00:17:56.220
 holy,

00:17:56.220 --> 00:17:57.039
 holy,

00:17:57.460 --> 00:17:57.660
 holy.

00:17:58.660 --> 00:17:59.420
 The Bible

00:17:59.420 --> 00:17:59.980
 never says

00:17:59.980 --> 00:18:00.279
 that God

00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:00.720
 is love,

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 love,

00:18:01.079 --> 00:18:01.400
 love,

00:18:01.500 --> 00:18:02.380
 or mercy,

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 mercy,

00:18:03.160 --> 00:18:03.460
 mercy,

00:18:03.880 --> 00:18:04.559
 or wrath,

00:18:04.759 --> 00:18:05.000
 wrath,

00:18:05.140 --> 00:18:05.360
 wrath,

00:18:05.460 --> 00:18:05.980
 or justice,

00:18:06.259 --> 00:18:06.579
 justice,

00:18:06.779 --> 00:18:07.079
 justice.

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 It does

00:18:10.579 --> 00:18:11.819
 say that

00:18:11.819 --> 00:18:12.100
 he is

00:18:12.100 --> 00:18:12.480
 holy,

00:18:12.920 --> 00:18:13.220
 holy,

00:18:13.460 --> 00:18:13.700
 holy.

00:18:14.519 --> 00:18:14.819
 That the

00:18:14.819 --> 00:18:15.579
 whole earth

00:18:15.579 --> 00:18:16.339
 is full

00:18:16.339 --> 00:18:17.319
 of his

00:18:17.319 --> 00:18:18.259
 glory.

00:18:19.480 --> 00:18:20.059
 The holiness

00:18:20.059 --> 00:18:20.680
 of God

00:18:20.680 --> 00:18:22.000
 is essential

00:18:22.000 --> 00:18:22.539
 to his

00:18:22.539 --> 00:18:22.920
 character.

00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:25.160
 And as

00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:26.160
 David

00:18:26.160 --> 00:18:26.740
 described

00:18:26.740 --> 00:18:27.940
 so well

00:18:27.940 --> 00:18:28.720
 last week,

00:18:29.500 --> 00:18:30.460
 the thrust

00:18:30.460 --> 00:18:30.980
 of all

00:18:30.980 --> 00:18:31.380
 that God

00:18:31.380 --> 00:18:31.860
 does

00:18:31.860 --> 00:18:32.880
 for us

00:18:32.880 --> 00:18:33.880
 is to

00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:34.380
 lead us

00:18:34.380 --> 00:18:35.259
 into deeper

00:18:35.259 --> 00:18:36.400
 commitment

00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:37.060
 to holiness.

00:18:38.300 --> 00:18:38.880
 In chapter

00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:39.240
 three,

00:18:39.759 --> 00:18:40.200
 we saw

00:18:40.200 --> 00:18:40.539
 in verses

00:18:40.539 --> 00:18:41.840
 12 and

00:18:41.840 --> 00:18:42.360
 13,

00:18:43.360 --> 00:18:43.720
 and may

00:18:43.720 --> 00:18:44.160
 the Lord

00:18:44.160 --> 00:18:44.600
 make you

00:18:44.600 --> 00:18:45.160
 increase

00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:45.640
 and abound

00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:46.060
 in love

00:18:46.060 --> 00:18:46.360
 for one

00:18:46.360 --> 00:18:46.660
 another

00:18:46.660 --> 00:18:47.300
 and for

00:18:47.300 --> 00:18:47.700
 all

00:18:47.700 --> 00:18:48.380
 as we

00:18:48.380 --> 00:18:48.720
 do for

00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:49.019
 you,

00:18:49.660 --> 00:18:50.060
 so that

00:18:50.060 --> 00:18:50.980
 he may

00:18:50.980 --> 00:18:51.640
 establish

00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:51.980
 your

00:18:51.980 --> 00:18:52.340
 hearts

00:18:52.340 --> 00:18:53.200
 blameless

00:18:53.200 --> 00:18:54.240
 in holiness

00:18:54.240 --> 00:18:55.880
 before God,

00:18:56.240 --> 00:18:56.640
 before our

00:18:56.640 --> 00:18:57.020
 God and

00:18:57.020 --> 00:18:57.360
 Father,

00:18:57.840 --> 00:18:58.120
 at the

00:18:58.120 --> 00:18:59.100
 coming of

00:18:59.100 --> 00:18:59.460
 our Lord

00:18:59.460 --> 00:19:00.160
 Jesus Christ

00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:00.540
 with all

00:19:00.540 --> 00:19:00.980
 his saints.

00:19:02.000 --> 00:19:02.440
 In this

00:19:02.440 --> 00:19:03.360
 entire section

00:19:03.360 --> 00:19:04.220
 running from

00:19:04.220 --> 00:19:05.360
 chapter three,

00:19:05.640 --> 00:19:06.460
 verse six,

00:19:06.660 --> 00:19:07.180
 and particularly

00:19:07.180 --> 00:19:07.800
 verse 11,

00:19:08.460 --> 00:19:09.100
 down through

00:19:09.100 --> 00:19:09.680
 the end of

00:19:09.680 --> 00:19:11.200
 chapter four,

00:19:12.040 --> 00:19:12.660
 we find

00:19:12.660 --> 00:19:14.540
 this combination,

00:19:14.680 --> 00:19:15.259
 these paragraphs

00:19:15.259 --> 00:19:16.140
 that are used

00:19:16.140 --> 00:19:17.060
 that emphasize

00:19:17.060 --> 00:19:18.420
 the significance

00:19:18.420 --> 00:19:19.220
 of love

00:19:19.220 --> 00:19:20.080
 and holiness

00:19:20.079 --> 00:19:20.980
 of God,

00:19:21.980 --> 00:19:22.960
 and the

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 resultant

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 love and

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 holiness

00:19:24.839 --> 00:19:26.119
 of God's

00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:26.439
 people.

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 So which

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 one is it?

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 Which one

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 are we supposed

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 to emulate?

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 Which is the

00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:33.980
 seed and

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 which is the

00:19:34.740 --> 00:19:35.099
 fruit?

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 Where should

00:19:38.059 --> 00:19:38.939
 we focus

00:19:38.939 --> 00:19:40.059
 our energy?

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 Or are

00:19:42.419 --> 00:19:43.859
 both just

00:19:43.859 --> 00:19:44.359
 as important

00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:44.720
 as the

00:19:44.720 --> 00:19:44.939
 other?

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 And I

00:19:46.559 --> 00:19:47.299
 would suggest

00:19:47.299 --> 00:19:47.839
 this morning

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 that as the

00:19:48.539 --> 00:19:49.259
 Bible begins

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 to describe

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 holiness

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 in love,

00:19:51.920 --> 00:19:52.759
 that love

00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:53.660
 is actually

00:19:53.660 --> 00:19:54.299
 a way to

00:19:54.299 --> 00:19:55.420
 describe the

00:19:55.420 --> 00:19:55.980
 holiness of

00:19:55.980 --> 00:19:56.220
 God.

00:19:57.460 --> 00:19:58.140
 When we

00:19:58.140 --> 00:19:58.720
 often think

00:19:58.720 --> 00:19:59.259
 about holiness,

00:19:59.420 --> 00:19:59.740
 we think

00:19:59.740 --> 00:20:00.240
 about rule

00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:00.519
 keeping.

00:20:01.539 --> 00:20:01.920
 We think

00:20:01.920 --> 00:20:02.259
 about the

00:20:02.259 --> 00:20:02.879
 Pharisees.

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 We think

00:20:03.779 --> 00:20:04.640
 about externals.

00:20:04.759 --> 00:20:05.059
 We think

00:20:05.059 --> 00:20:06.460
 about checking

00:20:06.460 --> 00:20:07.059
 the boxes

00:20:07.059 --> 00:20:08.019
 and doing

00:20:08.019 --> 00:20:08.559
 the things

00:20:08.559 --> 00:20:09.019
 that God

00:20:09.019 --> 00:20:09.859
 has prescribed

00:20:09.859 --> 00:20:10.400
 for us to

00:20:10.400 --> 00:20:10.619
 do,

00:20:10.980 --> 00:20:11.480
 conforming

00:20:11.480 --> 00:20:12.079
 our lives

00:20:12.079 --> 00:20:12.440
 to the

00:20:12.440 --> 00:20:12.799
 law.

00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:14.920
 But Jesus

00:20:14.920 --> 00:20:16.200
 himself in

00:20:16.200 --> 00:20:17.619
 describing the

00:20:17.619 --> 00:20:18.460
 moral perfection

00:20:18.460 --> 00:20:19.079
 of God

00:20:19.079 --> 00:20:20.079
 that was

00:20:20.079 --> 00:20:21.420
 expressed to

00:20:21.420 --> 00:20:22.100
 his people

00:20:22.100 --> 00:20:22.759
 through the

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 Ten Commandments

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 summarized the

00:20:25.880 --> 00:20:26.600
 holiness of

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 God and

00:20:27.120 --> 00:20:28.420
 summarized the

00:20:28.420 --> 00:20:29.620
 standard of

00:20:29.620 --> 00:20:30.539
 the law with

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 two commands

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 that both

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 come to us

00:20:34.220 --> 00:20:35.819
 in the form

00:20:35.819 --> 00:20:36.299
 of love,

00:20:36.380 --> 00:20:36.680
 don't they?

00:20:37.700 --> 00:20:38.240
 Love the

00:20:38.240 --> 00:20:38.799
 Lord your God

00:20:38.799 --> 00:20:39.759
 with all your

00:20:39.759 --> 00:20:40.180
 heart, soul,

00:20:40.240 --> 00:20:40.600
 and mind.

00:20:41.400 --> 00:20:42.039
 Love your

00:20:42.039 --> 00:20:42.680
 neighbor as

00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:43.200
 yourself.

00:20:43.200 --> 00:20:45.400
 God is

00:20:45.400 --> 00:20:46.080
 just for

00:20:46.080 --> 00:20:46.980
 my own

00:20:46.980 --> 00:20:48.700
 education.

00:20:48.940 --> 00:20:49.380
 I looked

00:20:49.380 --> 00:20:49.720
 through the

00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:50.620
 entire New

00:20:50.620 --> 00:20:51.220
 Testament to

00:20:51.220 --> 00:20:53.000
 see how

00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:53.460
 many other

00:20:53.460 --> 00:20:54.720
 times does

00:20:54.720 --> 00:20:55.640
 God describe

00:20:55.640 --> 00:20:56.759
 himself as

00:20:56.759 --> 00:20:57.980
 God is?

00:20:59.039 --> 00:20:59.559
 Where you

00:20:59.559 --> 00:20:59.940
 find in the

00:20:59.940 --> 00:21:00.299
 New Testament

00:21:00.299 --> 00:21:01.680
 God is.

00:21:02.960 --> 00:21:03.319
 There are

00:21:03.319 --> 00:21:03.980
 only four.

00:21:05.380 --> 00:21:06.080
 It is

00:21:06.080 --> 00:21:07.299
 God is

00:21:07.299 --> 00:21:08.019
 light,

00:21:09.160 --> 00:21:10.100
 God is

00:21:10.100 --> 00:21:10.960
 love,

00:21:10.960 --> 00:21:12.480
 God is

00:21:12.480 --> 00:21:13.120
 faithful,

00:21:13.980 --> 00:21:14.500
 and God

00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:14.940
 is a

00:21:14.940 --> 00:21:15.440
 consuming

00:21:15.440 --> 00:21:16.180
 fire.

00:21:18.299 --> 00:21:18.980
 Interesting

00:21:18.980 --> 00:21:19.660
 though that

00:21:19.660 --> 00:21:20.600
 the only two

00:21:20.600 --> 00:21:22.019
 qualities that

00:21:22.019 --> 00:21:23.920
 are commended

00:21:23.920 --> 00:21:25.340
 to us are

00:21:25.340 --> 00:21:26.579
 the qualities

00:21:26.579 --> 00:21:28.019
 of love

00:21:28.019 --> 00:21:28.680
 and light.

00:21:29.660 --> 00:21:30.160
 Ephesians

00:21:30.160 --> 00:21:30.779
 chapter 4

00:21:30.779 --> 00:21:31.840
 helps us

00:21:31.840 --> 00:21:32.299
 with this.

00:21:33.299 --> 00:21:33.740
 Paul says

00:21:33.740 --> 00:21:34.920
 in this

00:21:34.920 --> 00:21:35.539
 place,

00:21:36.160 --> 00:21:36.559
 Ephesians

00:21:36.559 --> 00:21:37.140
 chapter 4,

00:21:37.259 --> 00:21:37.740
 he says,

00:21:38.299 --> 00:21:38.980
 therefore be

00:21:38.980 --> 00:21:39.840
 imitators of

00:21:39.840 --> 00:21:40.480
 God as

00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:40.799
 beloved

00:21:40.799 --> 00:21:42.079
 children and

00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:42.680
 walk in

00:21:42.680 --> 00:21:44.619
 love as

00:21:44.619 --> 00:21:45.279
 Christ loved

00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:45.680
 us and

00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:46.139
 gave himself

00:21:46.139 --> 00:21:46.819
 for us.

00:21:47.339 --> 00:21:47.859
 A fragrant

00:21:47.859 --> 00:21:48.539
 offering and

00:21:48.539 --> 00:21:49.240
 sacrifice to

00:21:49.240 --> 00:21:49.680
 God, but

00:21:49.680 --> 00:21:50.559
 sexual

00:21:50.559 --> 00:21:51.200
 immorality

00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:52.159
 and all

00:21:52.159 --> 00:21:53.139
 impurity or

00:21:53.139 --> 00:21:53.940
 covetousness

00:21:53.940 --> 00:21:55.039
 must not

00:21:55.039 --> 00:21:55.539
 even be

00:21:55.539 --> 00:21:56.259
 named among

00:21:56.259 --> 00:21:57.279
 you as

00:21:57.279 --> 00:21:57.879
 is proper

00:21:57.879 --> 00:21:58.359
 among the

00:21:58.359 --> 00:21:58.700
 saints.

00:21:59.859 --> 00:22:00.359
 For at one

00:22:00.359 --> 00:22:00.940
 time you

00:22:00.940 --> 00:22:01.599
 were darkness

00:22:01.599 --> 00:22:03.139
 but now you

00:22:03.139 --> 00:22:04.359
 are light in

00:22:04.359 --> 00:22:05.039
 the Lord.

00:22:05.419 --> 00:22:06.319
 Walk as

00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:07.220
 children of

00:22:07.220 --> 00:22:07.480
 the light.

00:22:07.539 --> 00:22:07.899
 You see

00:22:07.899 --> 00:22:09.099
 how these are

00:22:09.099 --> 00:22:09.680
 synonymous

00:22:09.680 --> 00:22:10.299
 terms?

00:22:10.799 --> 00:22:11.859
 Walking in

00:22:11.859 --> 00:22:12.599
 love and

00:22:12.599 --> 00:22:13.220
 walking in

00:22:13.220 --> 00:22:13.519
 light?

00:22:14.579 --> 00:22:15.039
 The apostle

00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:15.759
 John does

00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:16.259
 the same

00:22:16.259 --> 00:22:17.079
 thing in

00:22:17.079 --> 00:22:17.680
 1 John.

00:22:17.779 --> 00:22:18.399
 The only

00:22:18.399 --> 00:22:19.039
 two times

00:22:19.039 --> 00:22:19.819
 where he

00:22:19.819 --> 00:22:21.119
 says that

00:22:21.119 --> 00:22:21.599
 God is

00:22:21.599 --> 00:22:22.539
 light or

00:22:22.539 --> 00:22:23.019
 God is

00:22:23.019 --> 00:22:23.599
 love, he

00:22:23.599 --> 00:22:24.639
 harmonizes that

00:22:24.639 --> 00:22:25.079
 to help us

00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:26.279
 understand our

00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:27.619
 responsibility to

00:22:27.619 --> 00:22:28.319
 emulate the

00:22:28.319 --> 00:22:28.879
 character of

00:22:28.879 --> 00:22:30.519
 God by being

00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:32.180
 like him in

00:22:32.180 --> 00:22:32.779
 these essential

00:22:32.779 --> 00:22:33.180
 ways.

00:22:33.180 --> 00:22:35.980
 God has

00:22:35.980 --> 00:22:36.600
 called us

00:22:36.600 --> 00:22:37.960
 to sanctification

00:22:37.960 --> 00:22:38.620
 and holiness.

00:22:39.340 --> 00:22:40.340
 It's woven

00:22:40.340 --> 00:22:41.019
 into the

00:22:41.019 --> 00:22:41.840
 gospel message,

00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:42.779
 it's foundational

00:22:42.779 --> 00:22:44.080
 truth for us

00:22:44.080 --> 00:22:44.680
 as believers

00:22:44.680 --> 00:22:45.779
 but it is also

00:22:45.779 --> 00:22:47.000
 woven into the

00:22:47.000 --> 00:22:47.660
 character of

00:22:47.660 --> 00:22:49.600
 God so that

00:22:49.600 --> 00:22:50.100
 those who

00:22:50.100 --> 00:22:51.259
 call themselves

00:22:51.259 --> 00:22:51.960
 believers,

00:22:52.920 --> 00:22:53.660
 those who call

00:22:53.660 --> 00:22:54.600
 themselves children

00:22:54.600 --> 00:22:55.600
 of God must

00:22:55.600 --> 00:22:56.940
 also emulate

00:22:56.940 --> 00:22:57.820
 the character

00:22:57.820 --> 00:22:58.740
 that God has

00:22:58.740 --> 00:22:59.759
 infused within

00:22:59.759 --> 00:23:00.500
 us through his

00:23:00.500 --> 00:23:01.700
 Holy Spirit and

00:23:01.700 --> 00:23:02.360
 by the way,

00:23:02.500 --> 00:23:03.660
 it's his Holy

00:23:03.660 --> 00:23:06.299
 Spirit to work

00:23:06.299 --> 00:23:07.220
 within us.

00:23:08.059 --> 00:23:09.860
 Holiness is

00:23:09.860 --> 00:23:11.480
 manifested in

00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:12.519
 our lives not

00:23:12.519 --> 00:23:13.180
 just through

00:23:13.180 --> 00:23:13.900
 rule keeping

00:23:13.900 --> 00:23:15.900
 but especially

00:23:15.900 --> 00:23:17.539
 through love,

00:23:18.259 --> 00:23:19.360
 our loving of

00:23:19.360 --> 00:23:19.700
 others.

00:23:22.140 --> 00:23:25.200
 Now, have

00:23:25.200 --> 00:23:25.840
 you ever had

00:23:25.840 --> 00:23:27.580
 somebody in a

00:23:27.580 --> 00:23:28.100
 conversation,

00:23:28.279 --> 00:23:28.700
 they didn't like

00:23:28.700 --> 00:23:29.059
 what you were

00:23:29.059 --> 00:23:30.200
 saying and they

00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:30.660
 shushed you?

00:23:31.700 --> 00:23:32.840
 Ever had that?

00:23:33.819 --> 00:23:34.920
 Or had anyone,

00:23:35.120 --> 00:23:35.700
 this is probably

00:23:35.700 --> 00:23:36.180
 an old one,

00:23:36.259 --> 00:23:36.960
 but ever have

00:23:36.960 --> 00:23:37.600
 anyone say,

00:23:38.140 --> 00:23:38.580
 talk to the

00:23:38.580 --> 00:23:38.860
 hand?

00:23:40.400 --> 00:23:41.039
 You ever had

00:23:41.039 --> 00:23:41.460
 that happen?

00:23:43.000 --> 00:23:43.220
 Whew.

00:23:44.100 --> 00:23:45.039
 Or, let's see,

00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:46.180
 what's the other

00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:46.340
 one?

00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:50.779
 Maybe somebody

00:23:50.779 --> 00:23:51.940
 has plugged

00:23:51.940 --> 00:23:52.759
 their ears and

00:23:52.759 --> 00:23:52.960
 said,

00:23:53.059 --> 00:23:54.420
 na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na,

00:23:54.460 --> 00:23:54.900
 they don't want

00:23:54.900 --> 00:23:55.759
 to hear what

00:23:55.759 --> 00:23:56.220
 you're saying.

00:23:56.220 --> 00:23:59.140
 do you realize

00:23:59.140 --> 00:24:00.180
 that God's

00:24:00.180 --> 00:24:02.180
 instruction for

00:24:02.180 --> 00:24:03.920
 us is so

00:24:03.920 --> 00:24:04.860
 crystal clear,

00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:07.120
 so definitive,

00:24:07.680 --> 00:24:09.200
 this is God's

00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:10.579
 will for you,

00:24:11.700 --> 00:24:13.019
 your sanctification.

00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:14.480
 And yet,

00:24:15.120 --> 00:24:16.579
 how often do we

00:24:16.579 --> 00:24:17.500
 find ourselves

00:24:17.500 --> 00:24:19.299
 giving God the

00:24:19.299 --> 00:24:19.880
 na-na-na-na,

00:24:20.339 --> 00:24:21.279
 or the talk to

00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:21.600
 the hand?

00:24:21.599 --> 00:24:24.259
 There is no

00:24:24.259 --> 00:24:24.659
 wonder,

00:24:25.139 --> 00:24:25.359
 then,

00:24:25.480 --> 00:24:26.019
 why

00:24:26.019 --> 00:24:28.480
 we are

00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:29.439
 mystified about

00:24:29.439 --> 00:24:30.039
 the will of God

00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:30.619
 in other areas

00:24:30.619 --> 00:24:31.179
 of our life,

00:24:31.639 --> 00:24:33.619
 when it should

00:24:33.619 --> 00:24:34.659
 be crystal clear

00:24:34.659 --> 00:24:35.839
 in so many,

00:24:36.279 --> 00:24:36.759
 in so many,

00:24:36.819 --> 00:24:37.199
 for so many

00:24:37.199 --> 00:24:37.659
 reasons.

00:24:38.740 --> 00:24:39.299
 My

00:24:39.299 --> 00:24:40.059
 recommendation,

00:24:40.459 --> 00:24:40.759
 or my

00:24:40.759 --> 00:24:41.599
 encouragement for

00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:42.000
 us,

00:24:42.519 --> 00:24:43.240
 as a people

00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:43.839
 of God,

00:24:44.179 --> 00:24:45.139
 when we come

00:24:45.139 --> 00:24:45.879
 to decisions

00:24:45.879 --> 00:24:46.579
 that need to be

00:24:46.579 --> 00:24:46.799
 made,

00:24:46.939 --> 00:24:48.000
 to ask yourself

00:24:48.000 --> 00:24:49.019
 these questions.

00:24:49.019 --> 00:24:49.539
 First,

00:24:50.259 --> 00:24:51.339
 will this lead

00:24:51.339 --> 00:24:52.539
 me to deeper

00:24:52.539 --> 00:24:53.039
 holiness?

00:24:54.920 --> 00:24:55.900
 And will this

00:24:55.900 --> 00:24:57.019
 lead me to

00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:57.759
 greater love?

00:24:58.559 --> 00:24:59.220
 Greater love

00:24:59.220 --> 00:24:59.759
 for God,

00:24:59.819 --> 00:25:00.799
 and greater love

00:25:00.799 --> 00:25:01.819
 for God's

00:25:01.819 --> 00:25:02.139
 people.

00:25:03.639 --> 00:25:04.240
 Then I think

00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:04.960
 we'll find that

00:25:04.960 --> 00:25:05.579
 the will of God

00:25:05.579 --> 00:25:06.519
 will become much

00:25:06.519 --> 00:25:08.200
 clearer for us.

00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:10.279
 It is God's

00:25:10.279 --> 00:25:10.980
 will that you

00:25:10.980 --> 00:25:11.859
 be sanctified.

00:25:13.379 --> 00:25:13.900
 And then as we

00:25:13.900 --> 00:25:14.660
 turn to verses

00:25:14.660 --> 00:25:15.359
 three to six,

00:25:15.440 --> 00:25:16.480
 we find it is

00:25:16.480 --> 00:25:17.400
 God's will for

00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:18.740
 you to be

00:25:18.740 --> 00:25:20.140
 sexually pure,

00:25:20.680 --> 00:25:21.220
 to have

00:25:21.220 --> 00:25:22.700
 sexual purity.

00:25:24.180 --> 00:25:24.759
 Let me read

00:25:24.759 --> 00:25:25.319
 these verses

00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:26.039
 for us,

00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:26.599
 and then we'll

00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:27.779
 walk through

00:25:27.779 --> 00:25:28.339
 them together.

00:25:29.920 --> 00:25:30.700
 For this is

00:25:30.700 --> 00:25:31.099
 the will of

00:25:31.099 --> 00:25:31.319
 God,

00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:32.180
 your sanctification,

00:25:33.339 --> 00:25:34.779
 that each

00:25:34.779 --> 00:25:35.579
 one of you,

00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:37.940
 excuse me,

00:25:38.460 --> 00:25:39.240
 your sanctification,

00:25:39.400 --> 00:25:40.019
 that you should

00:25:40.019 --> 00:25:40.839
 abstain from

00:25:40.839 --> 00:25:41.779
 sexual immorality,

00:25:42.240 --> 00:25:43.140
 that each one

00:25:43.140 --> 00:25:43.900
 of you know

00:25:43.900 --> 00:25:44.680
 how to control

00:25:44.680 --> 00:25:45.579
 his own body

00:25:45.579 --> 00:25:46.819
 in holiness

00:25:46.819 --> 00:25:47.720
 and honor,

00:25:47.720 --> 00:25:49.240
 not in the

00:25:49.240 --> 00:25:50.079
 passions of lust

00:25:50.079 --> 00:25:50.920
 like the Gentiles

00:25:50.920 --> 00:25:51.380
 who do not

00:25:51.380 --> 00:25:51.860
 know God,

00:25:52.660 --> 00:25:54.160
 that no one

00:25:54.160 --> 00:25:55.220
 transgresses or

00:25:55.220 --> 00:25:56.100
 wrongs his brother

00:25:56.100 --> 00:25:57.039
 in this matter

00:25:57.039 --> 00:25:58.660
 because the Lord

00:25:58.660 --> 00:26:00.140
 is an avenger

00:26:00.140 --> 00:26:00.740
 of all these

00:26:00.740 --> 00:26:01.180
 things,

00:26:01.680 --> 00:26:02.620
 as we told you

00:26:02.620 --> 00:26:03.200
 beforehand

00:26:03.200 --> 00:26:04.940
 and solemnly

00:26:04.940 --> 00:26:05.980
 warned you.

00:26:06.740 --> 00:26:07.980
 We find in

00:26:07.980 --> 00:26:08.680
 this section

00:26:08.680 --> 00:26:10.019
 three ways

00:26:10.019 --> 00:26:11.380
 that Paul is

00:26:11.380 --> 00:26:12.140
 commending

00:26:12.140 --> 00:26:13.079
 sexual purity

00:26:13.079 --> 00:26:13.700
 to us.

00:26:13.700 --> 00:26:15.279
 first he

00:26:15.279 --> 00:26:16.019
 begins with

00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:16.440
 the putting

00:26:16.440 --> 00:26:17.580
 off of

00:26:17.580 --> 00:26:18.140
 immorality.

00:26:19.140 --> 00:26:20.039
 He leads

00:26:20.039 --> 00:26:20.420
 with this

00:26:20.420 --> 00:26:20.779
 word,

00:26:21.319 --> 00:26:21.840
 the word

00:26:21.840 --> 00:26:22.980
 to avoid

00:26:22.980 --> 00:26:23.539
 or the word

00:26:23.539 --> 00:26:24.500
 to abstain.

00:26:26.180 --> 00:26:26.980
 Let's not

00:26:26.980 --> 00:26:28.160
 get the idea

00:26:28.160 --> 00:26:28.940
 that when he

00:26:28.940 --> 00:26:29.720
 uses the word

00:26:29.720 --> 00:26:30.299
 avoid it

00:26:30.299 --> 00:26:31.380
 means to

00:26:31.380 --> 00:26:32.380
 tiptoe around

00:26:32.380 --> 00:26:33.299
 or to

00:26:33.299 --> 00:26:34.600
 keep it

00:26:34.600 --> 00:26:35.819
 at a distance

00:26:35.819 --> 00:26:36.680
 but maybe

00:26:36.680 --> 00:26:37.660
 kind of

00:26:37.660 --> 00:26:38.880
 dabble in it

00:26:38.880 --> 00:26:39.360
 once in a

00:26:39.360 --> 00:26:40.080
 while or

00:26:40.080 --> 00:26:40.960
 to flirt

00:26:40.960 --> 00:26:41.480
 with our

00:26:41.480 --> 00:26:42.200
 curiosity.

00:26:43.680 --> 00:26:43.940
 No,

00:26:44.039 --> 00:26:46.079
 when Paul

00:26:46.079 --> 00:26:46.519
 is using

00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:47.100
 this word

00:26:47.100 --> 00:26:48.319
 to abstain

00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:49.579
 he is not

00:26:49.579 --> 00:26:50.360
 talking simply

00:26:50.360 --> 00:26:50.920
 about keeping

00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:51.460
 something at

00:26:51.460 --> 00:26:52.100
 a distance

00:26:52.100 --> 00:26:54.279
 or dabbling

00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:54.640
 in it

00:26:54.640 --> 00:26:56.620
 or indulging

00:26:56.620 --> 00:26:57.600
 their curiosity

00:26:57.600 --> 00:26:58.579
 to some degree

00:26:58.579 --> 00:26:59.120
 but he is

00:26:59.120 --> 00:26:59.880
 talking about

00:26:59.880 --> 00:27:01.740
 complete abstinence,

00:27:02.600 --> 00:27:03.480
 staying completely

00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:04.380
 away from

00:27:04.380 --> 00:27:05.079
 any thought

00:27:05.079 --> 00:27:05.720
 or behavior

00:27:05.720 --> 00:27:07.180
 that violates

00:27:07.180 --> 00:27:07.759
 the principle

00:27:07.759 --> 00:27:08.460
 of God

00:27:08.460 --> 00:27:09.140
 in this area.

00:27:09.140 --> 00:27:12.320
 sexual

00:27:12.320 --> 00:27:12.880
 immorality

00:27:12.880 --> 00:27:13.400
 which is

00:27:13.400 --> 00:27:13.860
 the word

00:27:13.860 --> 00:27:14.380
 the Greek

00:27:14.380 --> 00:27:14.620
 word

00:27:14.620 --> 00:27:15.160
 porneia

00:27:15.160 --> 00:27:16.620
 is a word

00:27:16.620 --> 00:27:16.920
 that is

00:27:16.920 --> 00:27:17.480
 meant to

00:27:17.480 --> 00:27:17.940
 describe

00:27:17.940 --> 00:27:18.900
 any sexual

00:27:18.900 --> 00:27:19.520
 relationship

00:27:19.520 --> 00:27:20.420
 outside

00:27:20.420 --> 00:27:22.300
 of the

00:27:22.300 --> 00:27:23.000
 heterosexual

00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:24.020
 marriage

00:27:24.020 --> 00:27:24.540
 bond.

00:27:25.100 --> 00:27:25.980
 Whether it's

00:27:25.980 --> 00:27:26.660
 fornication

00:27:26.660 --> 00:27:27.540
 or adultery

00:27:27.540 --> 00:27:29.140
 or homosexuality

00:27:29.140 --> 00:27:30.060
 or incest

00:27:30.060 --> 00:27:31.140
 or prostitution

00:27:31.140 --> 00:27:32.800
 it is a word

00:27:32.800 --> 00:27:33.100
 that is

00:27:33.100 --> 00:27:33.660
 intentionally

00:27:33.660 --> 00:27:34.560
 chosen by

00:27:34.560 --> 00:27:34.900
 Paul

00:27:34.900 --> 00:27:35.740
 to include

00:27:35.740 --> 00:27:37.100
 every element

00:27:37.100 --> 00:27:38.380
 of sexual

00:27:38.380 --> 00:27:38.960
 impurity

00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:39.460
 outside

00:27:39.460 --> 00:27:40.319
 the bonds

00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:41.579
 of marriage.

00:27:43.340 --> 00:27:44.059
 Paul

00:27:44.059 --> 00:27:44.460
 had to

00:27:44.460 --> 00:27:44.940
 confront

00:27:44.940 --> 00:27:46.420
 the cultural

00:27:46.420 --> 00:27:47.120
 blindness

00:27:47.120 --> 00:27:47.940
 of the church

00:27:47.940 --> 00:27:48.640
 of Thessalonica.

00:27:49.600 --> 00:27:50.860
 It was a church

00:27:50.860 --> 00:27:51.400
 that had

00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:52.019
 not only

00:27:52.019 --> 00:27:53.360
 been immersed

00:27:53.360 --> 00:27:54.200
 in this kind

00:27:54.200 --> 00:27:54.640
 of culture

00:27:54.640 --> 00:27:55.360
 because of

00:27:55.360 --> 00:27:56.539
 their idolatry

00:27:56.539 --> 00:27:57.180
 in the past

00:27:57.180 --> 00:27:58.880
 their baggage

00:27:58.880 --> 00:27:59.579
 that they brought

00:27:59.579 --> 00:28:00.579
 into the Christian

00:28:00.579 --> 00:28:01.019
 life

00:28:01.019 --> 00:28:02.840
 but their culture

00:28:02.840 --> 00:28:04.059
 was commending

00:28:04.059 --> 00:28:04.759
 this kind

00:28:04.759 --> 00:28:05.460
 of lifestyle.

00:28:05.460 --> 00:28:07.319
 it was

00:28:07.319 --> 00:28:07.819
 not only

00:28:07.819 --> 00:28:08.360
 accepted

00:28:08.360 --> 00:28:08.960
 it was

00:28:08.960 --> 00:28:09.779
 commended

00:28:09.779 --> 00:28:10.720
 it was

00:28:10.720 --> 00:28:11.519
 condoned.

00:28:13.380 --> 00:28:13.660
 Gentile

00:28:13.660 --> 00:28:14.000
 members

00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:15.100
 of the church

00:28:15.100 --> 00:28:15.500
 would have

00:28:15.500 --> 00:28:16.240
 found it

00:28:16.240 --> 00:28:16.600
 difficult

00:28:16.600 --> 00:28:17.620
 to understand

00:28:17.620 --> 00:28:18.079
 how their

00:28:18.079 --> 00:28:18.660
 conversion

00:28:18.660 --> 00:28:19.460
 to the

00:28:19.460 --> 00:28:20.059
 living God

00:28:20.059 --> 00:28:20.819
 necessitated

00:28:20.819 --> 00:28:21.620
 abandoning

00:28:21.620 --> 00:28:22.519
 those pleasures

00:28:22.519 --> 00:28:24.220
 especially

00:28:24.220 --> 00:28:24.880
 in a culture

00:28:24.880 --> 00:28:25.319
 where

00:28:25.319 --> 00:28:27.120
 the norms

00:28:27.120 --> 00:28:28.140
 permitted

00:28:28.140 --> 00:28:28.960
 those practices.

00:28:28.960 --> 00:28:31.980
 one such

00:28:31.980 --> 00:28:32.460
 individual

00:28:32.460 --> 00:28:33.019
 who

00:28:33.019 --> 00:28:34.180
 stood out

00:28:34.180 --> 00:28:35.640
 as an

00:28:35.640 --> 00:28:36.140
 authority

00:28:36.140 --> 00:28:37.180
 spent some

00:28:37.180 --> 00:28:37.660
 time in

00:28:37.660 --> 00:28:38.579
 Thessalonica

00:28:38.579 --> 00:28:40.160
 and

00:28:40.160 --> 00:28:41.420
 commented

00:28:41.420 --> 00:28:42.319
 this way

00:28:42.319 --> 00:28:43.160
 let not

00:28:43.160 --> 00:28:43.700
 pleasures

00:28:43.700 --> 00:28:44.559
 always be

00:28:44.559 --> 00:28:44.900
 forbidden

00:28:44.900 --> 00:28:46.799
 let desire

00:28:46.799 --> 00:28:47.460
 and pleasure

00:28:47.460 --> 00:28:48.059
 triumph

00:28:48.059 --> 00:28:48.960
 sometimes

00:28:48.960 --> 00:28:50.420
 over reason.

00:28:51.720 --> 00:28:52.079
 In

00:28:52.079 --> 00:28:53.079
 Greek society

00:28:53.079 --> 00:28:53.600
 a man

00:28:53.600 --> 00:28:54.400
 who owned

00:28:54.400 --> 00:28:55.380
 female slaves

00:28:55.380 --> 00:28:56.259
 could use

00:28:56.259 --> 00:28:57.299
 them as

00:28:57.299 --> 00:28:57.940
 his own

00:28:57.940 --> 00:28:58.740
 human property

00:28:58.740 --> 00:29:00.220
 to satisfy

00:29:00.220 --> 00:29:00.799
 his

00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:01.380
 sexual

00:29:01.380 --> 00:29:02.059
 appetites

00:29:02.059 --> 00:29:03.980
 not only

00:29:03.980 --> 00:29:04.359
 was a

00:29:04.359 --> 00:29:04.579
 single

00:29:04.579 --> 00:29:05.099
 person

00:29:05.099 --> 00:29:06.400
 commended

00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:06.779
 to this

00:29:06.779 --> 00:29:07.120
 kind of

00:29:07.120 --> 00:29:07.480
 lifestyle

00:29:07.480 --> 00:29:08.000
 but married

00:29:08.000 --> 00:29:08.319
 people

00:29:08.319 --> 00:29:09.599
 as well.

00:29:10.779 --> 00:29:11.359
 Demosthenes

00:29:11.359 --> 00:29:11.920
 expressed

00:29:11.920 --> 00:29:12.819
 the social

00:29:12.819 --> 00:29:13.319
 opinions

00:29:13.319 --> 00:29:14.319
 regarding

00:29:14.319 --> 00:29:15.500
 sexuality

00:29:15.500 --> 00:29:16.400
 that continued

00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:16.960
 to prevail

00:29:16.960 --> 00:29:17.299
 when he

00:29:17.299 --> 00:29:17.720
 says

00:29:17.720 --> 00:29:18.480
 quote

00:29:18.480 --> 00:29:19.120
 mistresses

00:29:19.120 --> 00:29:19.880
 we keep

00:29:19.880 --> 00:29:20.319
 for our

00:29:20.319 --> 00:29:20.720
 sake of

00:29:20.720 --> 00:29:21.059
 pleasure

00:29:21.059 --> 00:29:22.640
 concubines

00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:22.960
 for the

00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:23.460
 daily care

00:29:23.460 --> 00:29:23.680
 of our

00:29:23.680 --> 00:29:24.079
 persons

00:29:24.079 --> 00:29:24.740
 but wives

00:29:24.740 --> 00:29:25.120
 to bear

00:29:25.120 --> 00:29:25.380
 us

00:29:25.380 --> 00:29:26.079
 legitimate

00:29:26.079 --> 00:29:26.519
 children

00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:27.759
 and to be

00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:28.099
 faithful

00:29:28.099 --> 00:29:28.559
 guardians

00:29:28.559 --> 00:29:28.980
 of our

00:29:28.980 --> 00:29:29.480
 households

00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:30.299
 end quote.

00:29:31.799 --> 00:29:32.779
 In many

00:29:32.779 --> 00:29:33.279
 cases

00:29:33.279 --> 00:29:33.779
 the

00:29:33.779 --> 00:29:34.599
 culture

00:29:34.599 --> 00:29:34.899
 of

00:29:34.899 --> 00:29:35.559
 Thessalonica

00:29:35.559 --> 00:29:36.059
 is no

00:29:36.059 --> 00:29:36.519
 different

00:29:36.519 --> 00:29:37.440
 from the

00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:37.859
 culture

00:29:37.859 --> 00:29:38.279
 of the

00:29:38.279 --> 00:29:38.720
 21st

00:29:38.720 --> 00:29:39.000
 century

00:29:39.000 --> 00:29:39.399
 America.

00:29:40.980 --> 00:29:41.659
 I

00:29:41.659 --> 00:29:43.839
 thought about

00:29:43.839 --> 00:29:44.519
 giving some

00:29:44.519 --> 00:29:45.339
 statistics this

00:29:45.339 --> 00:29:45.599
 morning

00:29:45.599 --> 00:29:47.440
 and opening

00:29:47.440 --> 00:29:47.919
 the door

00:29:47.919 --> 00:29:48.519
 to help you

00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:49.299
 appreciate the

00:29:49.299 --> 00:29:49.759
 magnitude

00:29:49.759 --> 00:29:50.500
 of this

00:29:50.500 --> 00:29:50.980
 issue

00:29:50.980 --> 00:29:52.460
 but for the

00:29:52.460 --> 00:29:53.359
 sake of not

00:29:53.359 --> 00:29:54.359
 leading you

00:29:54.359 --> 00:29:55.079
 into sin

00:29:55.079 --> 00:29:55.720
 by thinking

00:29:55.720 --> 00:29:56.279
 about those

00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:56.620
 things

00:29:56.620 --> 00:29:57.100
 just

00:29:57.100 --> 00:29:58.319
 it's very

00:29:58.319 --> 00:29:58.759
 clear

00:29:58.759 --> 00:30:00.819
 it confronts

00:30:00.819 --> 00:30:01.500
 you on a

00:30:01.500 --> 00:30:02.559
 day by

00:30:02.559 --> 00:30:03.279
 day basis

00:30:03.279 --> 00:30:03.759
 it is

00:30:03.759 --> 00:30:04.500
 virtually

00:30:04.500 --> 00:30:05.720
 inescapable

00:30:05.720 --> 00:30:08.059
 not only

00:30:08.059 --> 00:30:09.059
 the accessibility

00:30:09.059 --> 00:30:10.339
 on the

00:30:10.339 --> 00:30:10.620
 internet

00:30:10.620 --> 00:30:11.740
 in our

00:30:11.740 --> 00:30:12.240
 music

00:30:12.240 --> 00:30:13.559
 in our

00:30:13.559 --> 00:30:14.019
 videos

00:30:14.019 --> 00:30:15.019
 in movies

00:30:15.019 --> 00:30:15.980
 on TV

00:30:15.980 --> 00:30:17.660
 but in

00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:18.559
 the grocery

00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:19.100
 store

00:30:19.100 --> 00:30:20.839
 in the

00:30:20.839 --> 00:30:21.500
 places of

00:30:21.500 --> 00:30:21.819
 business

00:30:21.819 --> 00:30:22.339
 that you're

00:30:22.339 --> 00:30:22.600
 in

00:30:22.599 --> 00:30:23.759
 it is

00:30:23.759 --> 00:30:24.359
 virtually

00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:25.659
 inescapable

00:30:25.659 --> 00:30:27.519
 and because

00:30:27.519 --> 00:30:28.359
 of that

00:30:28.359 --> 00:30:28.759
 it is

00:30:28.759 --> 00:30:29.779
 also

00:30:29.779 --> 00:30:31.079
 commended

00:30:31.079 --> 00:30:32.159
 by our

00:30:32.159 --> 00:30:32.519
 culture

00:30:32.519 --> 00:30:34.159
 to indulge

00:30:34.159 --> 00:30:34.699
 yourself

00:30:34.699 --> 00:30:35.199
 in any

00:30:35.199 --> 00:30:35.679
 form of

00:30:35.679 --> 00:30:36.000
 pleasure

00:30:36.000 --> 00:30:37.199
 you wish

00:30:37.199 --> 00:30:38.259
 as long

00:30:38.259 --> 00:30:38.779
 as it

00:30:38.779 --> 00:30:39.119
 doesn't

00:30:39.119 --> 00:30:39.419
 hurt

00:30:39.419 --> 00:30:39.879
 somebody

00:30:39.879 --> 00:30:40.240
 around

00:30:40.240 --> 00:30:40.519
 you

00:30:40.519 --> 00:30:43.899
 so we

00:30:43.899 --> 00:30:44.039
 have

00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:44.319
 given

00:30:44.319 --> 00:30:45.199
 way

00:30:45.199 --> 00:30:46.719
 to

00:30:46.719 --> 00:30:47.359
 cultural

00:30:47.359 --> 00:30:48.319
 philosophies

00:30:48.319 --> 00:30:49.779
 we have

00:30:49.779 --> 00:30:50.379
 allowed our

00:30:50.379 --> 00:30:51.179
 hearts and

00:30:51.179 --> 00:30:51.659
 lives to

00:30:51.659 --> 00:30:52.419
 be filled

00:30:52.419 --> 00:30:52.659
 with

00:30:52.659 --> 00:30:53.139
 compromise

00:30:53.139 --> 00:30:55.559
 and we

00:30:55.559 --> 00:30:55.819
 have

00:30:55.819 --> 00:30:57.500
 allowed

00:30:57.500 --> 00:30:58.059
 these things

00:30:58.059 --> 00:30:58.519
 to enter

00:30:58.519 --> 00:30:59.059
 into our

00:30:59.059 --> 00:30:59.480
 lives

00:30:59.480 --> 00:31:01.480
 unchecked

00:31:01.480 --> 00:31:04.259
 Paul

00:31:04.259 --> 00:31:04.700
 says

00:31:04.700 --> 00:31:06.039
 abstain

00:31:06.039 --> 00:31:06.720
 from

00:31:06.720 --> 00:31:07.379
 sexual

00:31:07.379 --> 00:31:08.279
 immorality

00:31:08.279 --> 00:31:09.700
 in

00:31:09.700 --> 00:31:10.099
 Ephesians

00:31:10.099 --> 00:31:10.779
 chapter 4

00:31:10.779 --> 00:31:11.519
 verse 22

00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:11.919
 he says

00:31:11.919 --> 00:31:12.220
 it this

00:31:12.220 --> 00:31:12.439
 way

00:31:12.439 --> 00:31:13.119
 he says

00:31:13.119 --> 00:31:13.500
 put

00:31:13.500 --> 00:31:14.279
 off

00:31:14.279 --> 00:31:14.599
 your

00:31:14.599 --> 00:31:15.099
 old

00:31:15.099 --> 00:31:15.839
 self

00:31:15.839 --> 00:31:17.519
 and in

00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:17.919
 Colossians

00:31:17.919 --> 00:31:18.419
 chapter 3

00:31:18.419 --> 00:31:18.879
 verse 5

00:31:18.879 --> 00:31:19.159
 he says

00:31:19.159 --> 00:31:19.519
 put

00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:20.439
 to death

00:31:20.439 --> 00:31:21.079
 what is

00:31:21.079 --> 00:31:21.500
 earthly

00:31:21.500 --> 00:31:22.419
 in you

00:31:22.419 --> 00:31:24.779
 have

00:31:24.779 --> 00:31:25.359
 nothing

00:31:25.359 --> 00:31:26.079
 to do

00:31:26.079 --> 00:31:26.699
 with it

00:31:26.699 --> 00:31:28.359
 chop

00:31:28.359 --> 00:31:28.859
 it off

00:31:28.859 --> 00:31:29.779
 throw

00:31:29.779 --> 00:31:30.279
 it away

00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:31.599
 have

00:31:31.599 --> 00:31:31.939
 nothing

00:31:31.939 --> 00:31:32.240
 to do

00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:32.439
 with it

00:31:32.439 --> 00:31:32.740
 again

00:31:32.740 --> 00:31:35.480
 Paul

00:31:35.480 --> 00:31:36.179
 emphasizes

00:31:36.179 --> 00:31:37.859
 the same

00:31:37.859 --> 00:31:38.359
 point in

00:31:38.359 --> 00:31:38.559
 every

00:31:38.559 --> 00:31:39.099
 passage

00:31:39.099 --> 00:31:40.059
 let your

00:31:40.059 --> 00:31:40.559
 life

00:31:40.559 --> 00:31:41.199
 be

00:31:41.199 --> 00:31:41.879
 consistent

00:31:41.879 --> 00:31:42.659
 with

00:31:42.659 --> 00:31:42.959
 your

00:31:42.959 --> 00:31:43.439
 calling

00:31:43.439 --> 00:31:44.779
 you've

00:31:44.779 --> 00:31:44.939
 been

00:31:44.939 --> 00:31:45.339
 called

00:31:45.339 --> 00:31:45.819
 by a

00:31:45.819 --> 00:31:46.240
 gospel

00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:46.539
 that

00:31:46.539 --> 00:31:46.980
 commends

00:31:46.980 --> 00:31:47.339
 holiness

00:31:47.339 --> 00:31:48.579
 you've

00:31:48.579 --> 00:31:48.740
 been

00:31:48.740 --> 00:31:49.159
 called

00:31:49.159 --> 00:31:49.619
 by a

00:31:49.619 --> 00:31:49.939
 God

00:31:49.939 --> 00:31:50.139
 who

00:31:50.139 --> 00:31:50.399
 is

00:31:50.399 --> 00:31:50.819
 holy

00:31:50.819 --> 00:31:52.759
 and

00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:52.919
 you're

00:31:52.919 --> 00:31:53.139
 called

00:31:53.139 --> 00:31:53.439
 to

00:31:53.439 --> 00:31:54.119
 emulate

00:31:54.119 --> 00:31:54.500
 his

00:31:54.500 --> 00:31:54.919
 character

00:31:54.919 --> 00:31:56.279
 but

00:31:56.279 --> 00:31:56.439
 it's

00:31:56.439 --> 00:31:56.659
 not

00:31:56.659 --> 00:31:56.959
 enough

00:31:56.959 --> 00:31:57.139
 to

00:31:57.139 --> 00:31:57.299
 put

00:31:57.299 --> 00:31:57.879
 off

00:31:57.879 --> 00:31:59.319
 we

00:31:59.319 --> 00:31:59.500
 must

00:31:59.500 --> 00:31:59.899
 also

00:31:59.899 --> 00:32:00.159
 fill

00:32:00.159 --> 00:32:00.319
 the

00:32:00.319 --> 00:32:00.519
 void

00:32:00.519 --> 00:32:00.679
 with

00:32:00.679 --> 00:32:00.959
 something

00:32:00.959 --> 00:32:01.259
 else

00:32:01.259 --> 00:32:01.419
 and

00:32:01.419 --> 00:32:01.639
 that's

00:32:01.639 --> 00:32:01.759
 when

00:32:01.759 --> 00:32:01.939
 we're

00:32:01.939 --> 00:32:02.480
 encouraged

00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:02.699
 to

00:32:02.699 --> 00:32:02.899
 put

00:32:02.899 --> 00:32:03.439
 on

00:32:03.439 --> 00:32:04.099
 holiness

00:32:04.099 --> 00:32:05.240
 we

00:32:05.240 --> 00:32:05.459
 see

00:32:05.459 --> 00:32:05.619
 that

00:32:05.619 --> 00:32:05.759
 in

00:32:05.759 --> 00:32:05.919
 this

00:32:05.919 --> 00:32:06.220
 next

00:32:06.220 --> 00:32:06.659
 section

00:32:06.659 --> 00:32:07.819
 not

00:32:07.819 --> 00:32:08.099
 only

00:32:08.099 --> 00:32:08.339
 to

00:32:08.339 --> 00:32:09.139
 abstain

00:32:09.139 --> 00:32:10.339
 from

00:32:10.339 --> 00:32:10.759
 sexual

00:32:10.759 --> 00:32:11.299
 immorality

00:32:11.299 --> 00:32:12.679
 but

00:32:12.679 --> 00:32:13.819
 to

00:32:13.819 --> 00:32:14.539
 know

00:32:14.539 --> 00:32:14.899
 how to

00:32:14.900 --> 00:32:15.320
 control

00:32:15.320 --> 00:32:15.580
 your

00:32:15.580 --> 00:32:15.940
 body

00:32:15.940 --> 00:32:16.259
 in

00:32:16.259 --> 00:32:16.759
 holiness

00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:17.560
 in

00:32:17.560 --> 00:32:17.860
 honor

00:32:17.860 --> 00:32:19.300
 and

00:32:19.300 --> 00:32:19.400
 I

00:32:19.400 --> 00:32:19.540
 would

00:32:19.540 --> 00:32:19.900
 describe

00:32:19.900 --> 00:32:20.080
 it

00:32:20.080 --> 00:32:20.280
 this

00:32:20.280 --> 00:32:20.540
 way

00:32:20.540 --> 00:32:20.860
 put

00:32:20.860 --> 00:32:21.440
 on

00:32:21.440 --> 00:32:22.340
 holiness

00:32:22.340 --> 00:32:26.120
 in

00:32:26.120 --> 00:32:26.560
 a passage

00:32:26.560 --> 00:32:26.920
 that is

00:32:26.920 --> 00:32:27.519
 strikingly

00:32:27.519 --> 00:32:28.120
 similar

00:32:28.120 --> 00:32:28.820
 we find

00:32:28.820 --> 00:32:29.160
 in

00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:29.820
 2nd

00:32:29.820 --> 00:32:30.100
 Timothy

00:32:30.100 --> 00:32:30.780
 chapter 2

00:32:30.780 --> 00:32:32.780
 almost

00:32:32.780 --> 00:32:34.019
 a

00:32:34.019 --> 00:32:34.420
 carbon

00:32:34.420 --> 00:32:34.960
 copy

00:32:34.960 --> 00:32:35.360
 of the

00:32:35.360 --> 00:32:35.620
 same

00:32:35.620 --> 00:32:36.140
 language

00:32:36.140 --> 00:32:36.560
 and the

00:32:36.560 --> 00:32:36.780
 same

00:32:36.780 --> 00:32:37.320
 words

00:32:37.320 --> 00:32:37.519
 the

00:32:37.519 --> 00:32:37.759
 Greek

00:32:37.759 --> 00:32:38.100
 words

00:32:38.100 --> 00:32:38.400
 that are

00:32:38.400 --> 00:32:38.800
 used

00:32:38.800 --> 00:32:39.480
 in

00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:40.160
 Paul's

00:32:40.160 --> 00:32:42.280
 exhortation

00:32:42.279 --> 00:32:43.180
 to

00:32:43.180 --> 00:32:43.639
 Timothy

00:32:43.639 --> 00:32:43.940
 this

00:32:43.940 --> 00:32:44.220
 young

00:32:44.220 --> 00:32:44.579
 man

00:32:44.579 --> 00:32:45.960
 he

00:32:45.960 --> 00:32:46.240
 says

00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:46.559
 therefore

00:32:46.559 --> 00:32:46.859
 if

00:32:46.859 --> 00:32:47.259
 anyone

00:32:47.259 --> 00:32:48.039
 cleanses

00:32:48.039 --> 00:32:48.579
 himself

00:32:48.579 --> 00:32:49.599
 from

00:32:49.599 --> 00:32:49.779
 what

00:32:49.779 --> 00:32:49.920
 is

00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:50.619
 dishonorable

00:32:50.619 --> 00:32:51.539
 he

00:32:51.539 --> 00:32:51.720
 will

00:32:51.720 --> 00:32:51.859
 be

00:32:51.859 --> 00:32:52.000
 a

00:32:52.000 --> 00:32:52.339
 vessel

00:32:52.339 --> 00:32:52.720
 same

00:32:52.720 --> 00:32:53.039
 word

00:32:53.039 --> 00:32:53.359
 that we

00:32:53.359 --> 00:32:53.680
 find

00:32:53.680 --> 00:32:54.099
 body

00:32:54.099 --> 00:32:54.399
 in

00:32:54.399 --> 00:32:54.639
 1st

00:32:54.639 --> 00:32:55.139
 Thessalonians

00:32:55.139 --> 00:32:55.660
 he

00:32:55.660 --> 00:32:55.819
 will

00:32:55.819 --> 00:32:55.940
 be

00:32:55.940 --> 00:32:56.119
 a

00:32:56.119 --> 00:32:56.539
 vessel

00:32:56.539 --> 00:32:56.899
 for

00:32:56.899 --> 00:32:57.480
 honorable

00:32:57.480 --> 00:32:58.180
 use

00:32:58.180 --> 00:32:58.799
 again

00:32:58.799 --> 00:32:59.599
 timme

00:32:59.599 --> 00:33:00.240
 honorable

00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:00.920
 use

00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:01.940
 set

00:33:01.940 --> 00:33:02.319
 apart

00:33:02.319 --> 00:33:02.579
 as

00:33:02.579 --> 00:33:02.940
 holy

00:33:02.940 --> 00:33:03.299
 this

00:33:03.299 --> 00:33:03.379
 is

00:33:03.379 --> 00:33:03.460
 the

00:33:03.460 --> 00:33:03.579
 word

00:33:03.579 --> 00:33:03.980
 hagia

00:33:03.980 --> 00:33:04.319
 so we

00:33:04.319 --> 00:33:04.559
 find

00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:04.879
 again

00:33:04.879 --> 00:33:05.299
 in

00:33:05.299 --> 00:33:05.660
 1st

00:33:05.660 --> 00:33:06.379
 Thessalonians

00:33:06.379 --> 00:33:06.960
 chapter 4

00:33:06.960 --> 00:33:09.579
 useful

00:33:09.579 --> 00:33:10.180
 to the

00:33:10.180 --> 00:33:10.600
 master

00:33:10.600 --> 00:33:11.299
 of the

00:33:11.299 --> 00:33:11.579
 house

00:33:11.579 --> 00:33:11.940
 ready

00:33:11.940 --> 00:33:12.539
 for

00:33:12.539 --> 00:33:12.940
 every

00:33:12.940 --> 00:33:13.259
 good

00:33:13.259 --> 00:33:13.600
 work

00:33:13.600 --> 00:33:14.660
 so

00:33:14.660 --> 00:33:15.160
 flee

00:33:15.160 --> 00:33:16.220
 youthful

00:33:16.220 --> 00:33:16.880
 passions

00:33:16.880 --> 00:33:17.700
 that's

00:33:17.700 --> 00:33:17.880
 the

00:33:17.880 --> 00:33:18.220
 the

00:33:18.220 --> 00:33:18.779
 lusts

00:33:18.779 --> 00:33:19.000
 that we

00:33:19.000 --> 00:33:19.360
 find

00:33:19.360 --> 00:33:19.640
 in

00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:19.759
 the

00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:19.980
 next

00:33:19.980 --> 00:33:20.279
 verse

00:33:20.279 --> 00:33:20.460
 in

00:33:20.460 --> 00:33:20.640
 1st

00:33:20.640 --> 00:33:20.980
 Thessalonians

00:33:20.980 --> 00:33:21.420
 chapter 4

00:33:21.420 --> 00:33:23.360
 and pursue

00:33:23.360 --> 00:33:24.160
 here we are

00:33:24.160 --> 00:33:24.799
 pursue

00:33:24.799 --> 00:33:26.000
 righteousness

00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:28.220
 put on

00:33:28.220 --> 00:33:29.000
 faith

00:33:29.000 --> 00:33:29.759
 and love

00:33:29.759 --> 00:33:30.640
 and peace

00:33:30.640 --> 00:33:32.120
 along with

00:33:32.120 --> 00:33:32.559
 those who

00:33:32.559 --> 00:33:32.980
 call

00:33:32.980 --> 00:33:33.500
 on the

00:33:33.500 --> 00:33:33.840
 Lord

00:33:33.840 --> 00:33:34.380
 from a

00:33:34.380 --> 00:33:34.579
 pure

00:33:34.579 --> 00:33:34.860
 heart

00:33:34.859 --> 00:33:40.199
 Paul

00:33:40.199 --> 00:33:41.439
 never

00:33:41.439 --> 00:33:42.139
 argues

00:33:42.139 --> 00:33:43.059
 that

00:33:43.059 --> 00:33:43.539
 sexual

00:33:43.539 --> 00:33:44.159
 desires

00:33:44.159 --> 00:33:44.740
 are wrong

00:33:44.740 --> 00:33:46.079
 they

00:33:46.079 --> 00:33:46.479
 are

00:33:46.479 --> 00:33:47.359
 appropriate

00:33:47.359 --> 00:33:48.059
 in

00:33:48.059 --> 00:33:48.419
 the

00:33:48.419 --> 00:33:48.819
 marriage

00:33:48.819 --> 00:33:49.399
 relationship

00:33:49.399 --> 00:33:50.479
 they

00:33:50.479 --> 00:33:50.659
 are

00:33:50.659 --> 00:33:51.019
 good

00:33:51.019 --> 00:33:51.199
 and

00:33:51.199 --> 00:33:51.679
 healthy

00:33:51.679 --> 00:33:52.619
 in

00:33:52.619 --> 00:33:52.719
 a

00:33:52.719 --> 00:33:53.019
 marriage

00:33:53.019 --> 00:33:53.599
 relationship

00:33:53.599 --> 00:33:55.659
 but

00:33:55.659 --> 00:33:55.819
 they

00:33:55.819 --> 00:33:56.179
 must

00:33:56.179 --> 00:33:56.479
 be

00:33:56.479 --> 00:33:57.399
 exercised

00:33:57.399 --> 00:33:57.500
 and

00:33:57.500 --> 00:33:57.659
 they

00:33:57.659 --> 00:33:57.979
 must

00:33:57.979 --> 00:33:58.459
 be

00:33:58.459 --> 00:33:59.919
 affirmed

00:33:59.919 --> 00:34:00.279
 within

00:34:00.279 --> 00:34:00.579
 the

00:34:00.579 --> 00:34:01.019
 appropriate

00:34:01.019 --> 00:34:01.839
 context

00:34:01.839 --> 00:34:02.199
 that

00:34:02.199 --> 00:34:02.599
 God

00:34:02.599 --> 00:34:03.119
 has

00:34:03.119 --> 00:34:03.399
 given

00:34:03.399 --> 00:34:03.619
 them

00:34:03.619 --> 00:34:03.819
 to

00:34:03.819 --> 00:34:04.279
 us

00:34:04.279 --> 00:34:05.639
 notice

00:34:05.639 --> 00:34:05.960
 the

00:34:05.960 --> 00:34:06.680
 qualifying

00:34:06.680 --> 00:34:07.220
 word

00:34:07.220 --> 00:34:07.379
 that

00:34:07.379 --> 00:34:07.519
 he

00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:07.859
 uses

00:34:07.859 --> 00:34:08.219
 here

00:34:08.219 --> 00:34:09.019
 coming

00:34:09.019 --> 00:34:09.340
 back

00:34:09.340 --> 00:34:09.519
 to

00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:09.759
 1st

00:34:09.759 --> 00:34:10.300
 Thessalonians

00:34:10.300 --> 00:34:10.960
 chapter 4

00:34:10.960 --> 00:34:12.759
 that

00:34:12.759 --> 00:34:13.099
 each

00:34:13.099 --> 00:34:13.460
 one of

00:34:13.460 --> 00:34:13.559
 you

00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:13.759
 know

00:34:13.759 --> 00:34:13.940
 how

00:34:13.940 --> 00:34:14.099
 to

00:34:14.099 --> 00:34:14.519
 control

00:34:14.519 --> 00:34:14.779
 his

00:34:14.779 --> 00:34:15.099
 own

00:34:15.099 --> 00:34:15.539
 body

00:34:15.539 --> 00:34:16.059
 in

00:34:16.059 --> 00:34:16.519
 holiness

00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:17.239
 and

00:34:17.239 --> 00:34:17.639
 honor

00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:18.440
 not

00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:18.719
 in

00:34:18.719 --> 00:34:18.880
 the

00:34:18.880 --> 00:34:19.360
 passions

00:34:19.360 --> 00:34:19.599
 of

00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:20.139
 lust

00:34:20.139 --> 00:34:21.400
 like

00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:21.559
 the

00:34:21.559 --> 00:34:22.340
 Gentiles

00:34:22.340 --> 00:34:23.219
 who

00:34:23.219 --> 00:34:23.360
 do

00:34:23.360 --> 00:34:23.559
 not

00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:23.759
 know

00:34:23.759 --> 00:34:24.079
 God

00:34:24.079 --> 00:34:27.659
 Paul

00:34:27.659 --> 00:34:28.079
 wants

00:34:28.079 --> 00:34:28.900
 this

00:34:28.900 --> 00:34:29.199
 church

00:34:29.199 --> 00:34:29.380
 to

00:34:29.380 --> 00:34:29.900
 understand

00:34:29.900 --> 00:34:30.119
 the

00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:30.619
 significance

00:34:30.619 --> 00:34:32.420
 of

00:34:32.420 --> 00:34:32.799
 reigning

00:34:32.799 --> 00:34:33.259
 in

00:34:33.259 --> 00:34:34.839
 their

00:34:34.839 --> 00:34:35.900
 appetites

00:34:35.900 --> 00:34:38.139
 and

00:34:38.139 --> 00:34:38.920
 exercising

00:34:38.920 --> 00:34:39.460
 those

00:34:39.460 --> 00:34:40.219
 appetites

00:34:40.219 --> 00:34:40.579
 in a

00:34:40.579 --> 00:34:40.719
 way

00:34:40.719 --> 00:34:40.900
 that

00:34:40.900 --> 00:34:41.299
 is

00:34:41.299 --> 00:34:42.359
 exemplary

00:34:42.359 --> 00:34:43.039
 and

00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:43.500
 holy

00:34:43.500 --> 00:34:44.139
 and

00:34:44.139 --> 00:34:44.799
 commendable

00:34:44.799 --> 00:34:47.719
 but

00:34:47.719 --> 00:34:48.179
 notice

00:34:48.179 --> 00:34:50.019
 how

00:34:50.019 --> 00:34:50.219
 this

00:34:50.219 --> 00:34:50.359
 is

00:34:50.359 --> 00:34:50.619
 done

00:34:50.619 --> 00:34:52.739
 that

00:34:52.739 --> 00:34:53.019
 each

00:34:53.019 --> 00:34:53.279
 of you

00:34:53.279 --> 00:34:53.440
 know

00:34:53.440 --> 00:34:53.619
 how

00:34:53.619 --> 00:34:53.819
 to

00:34:53.819 --> 00:34:54.460
 control

00:34:54.460 --> 00:34:54.779
 his

00:34:54.779 --> 00:34:55.000
 own

00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:55.420
 body

00:34:55.420 --> 00:34:56.240
 and

00:34:56.240 --> 00:34:56.639
 holiness

00:34:56.639 --> 00:34:57.200
 and

00:34:57.200 --> 00:34:57.619
 honor

00:34:57.619 --> 00:34:58.200
 not

00:34:58.200 --> 00:34:58.300
 in

00:34:58.300 --> 00:34:58.420
 the

00:34:58.420 --> 00:34:58.860
 passions

00:34:58.860 --> 00:34:59.119
 of

00:34:59.119 --> 00:34:59.460
 lust

00:34:59.460 --> 00:34:59.700
 like

00:34:59.700 --> 00:34:59.900
 the

00:34:59.900 --> 00:35:00.639
 Gentiles

00:35:00.639 --> 00:35:00.860
 and

00:35:00.860 --> 00:35:01.079
 what's

00:35:01.079 --> 00:35:01.200
 the

00:35:01.200 --> 00:35:01.360
 next

00:35:01.360 --> 00:35:01.800
 phrase

00:35:01.800 --> 00:35:03.579
 who

00:35:03.579 --> 00:35:03.780
 do

00:35:03.780 --> 00:35:04.240
 not

00:35:04.240 --> 00:35:05.139
 know

00:35:05.139 --> 00:35:06.000
 God

00:35:06.000 --> 00:35:09.260
 it

00:35:09.260 --> 00:35:09.820
 begins

00:35:09.820 --> 00:35:10.800
 with

00:35:10.800 --> 00:35:10.960
 your

00:35:10.960 --> 00:35:11.340
 thinking

00:35:11.340 --> 00:35:13.460
 the

00:35:13.460 --> 00:35:13.840
 battle

00:35:13.840 --> 00:35:14.300
 against

00:35:14.300 --> 00:35:15.000
 lust

00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:15.680
 begins

00:35:15.680 --> 00:35:16.619
 in

00:35:16.619 --> 00:35:16.740
 your

00:35:16.740 --> 00:35:17.159
 mind

00:35:17.159 --> 00:35:18.860
 notice

00:35:18.860 --> 00:35:19.200
 in

00:35:19.200 --> 00:35:19.680
 verse

00:35:19.680 --> 00:35:19.980
 4

00:35:19.980 --> 00:35:20.579
 4

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 that

00:35:21.639 --> 00:35:21.900
 each

00:35:21.900 --> 00:35:22.039
 of

00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:22.260
 you

00:35:22.260 --> 00:35:22.920
 know

00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:24.320
 and

00:35:24.320 --> 00:35:24.420
 then

00:35:24.420 --> 00:35:24.559
 in

00:35:24.559 --> 00:35:24.820
 verse

00:35:24.820 --> 00:35:25.400
 5

00:35:25.400 --> 00:35:25.740
 who

00:35:25.740 --> 00:35:25.860
 do

00:35:25.860 --> 00:35:26.059
 not

00:35:26.059 --> 00:35:26.579
 know

00:35:26.579 --> 00:35:27.300
 God

00:35:27.300 --> 00:35:28.240
 and

00:35:28.240 --> 00:35:28.360
 then

00:35:28.360 --> 00:35:28.480
 in

00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:28.660
 verse

00:35:28.660 --> 00:35:28.960
 8

00:35:28.960 --> 00:35:29.260
 whoever

00:35:29.260 --> 00:35:30.000
 disregards

00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:30.260
 this

00:35:30.260 --> 00:35:31.220
 disregards

00:35:31.220 --> 00:35:31.940
 God

00:35:31.940 --> 00:35:33.300
 the

00:35:33.300 --> 00:35:33.680
 root

00:35:33.680 --> 00:35:34.480
 cause

00:35:34.480 --> 00:35:34.780
 of

00:35:34.780 --> 00:35:35.320
 lust

00:35:35.320 --> 00:35:36.220
 is

00:35:36.220 --> 00:35:37.180
 unbelief

00:35:37.180 --> 00:35:38.500
 in

00:35:38.500 --> 00:35:38.840
 God

00:35:38.840 --> 00:35:40.599
 and

00:35:40.599 --> 00:35:40.780
 how

00:35:40.780 --> 00:35:40.960
 you

00:35:40.960 --> 00:35:41.260
 act

00:35:41.260 --> 00:35:41.440
 with

00:35:41.440 --> 00:35:41.800
 regard

00:35:41.800 --> 00:35:42.039
 to

00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:42.380
 sexual

00:35:42.380 --> 00:35:42.880
 passion

00:35:42.880 --> 00:35:44.539
 points

00:35:44.539 --> 00:35:44.780
 to

00:35:44.780 --> 00:35:45.000
 what

00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:45.139
 you

00:35:45.139 --> 00:35:45.420
 truly

00:35:45.420 --> 00:35:45.920
 know

00:35:45.920 --> 00:35:46.700
 and

00:35:46.700 --> 00:35:47.200
 points

00:35:47.200 --> 00:35:47.619
 to

00:35:47.619 --> 00:35:47.800
 what

00:35:47.800 --> 00:35:47.940
 you

00:35:47.940 --> 00:35:48.300
 truly

00:35:48.300 --> 00:35:49.400
 believe

00:35:49.400 --> 00:35:51.119
 the

00:35:51.119 --> 00:35:51.260
 only

00:35:51.260 --> 00:35:51.480
 way

00:35:51.480 --> 00:35:51.619
 to

00:35:51.619 --> 00:35:51.980
 overcome

00:35:51.980 --> 00:35:52.420
 is

00:35:52.420 --> 00:35:52.619
 to

00:35:52.619 --> 00:35:53.059
 grow

00:35:53.059 --> 00:35:53.900
 in

00:35:53.900 --> 00:35:54.400
 knowledge

00:35:54.400 --> 00:35:54.639
 in

00:35:54.639 --> 00:35:55.059
 love

00:35:55.059 --> 00:35:55.500
 for

00:35:55.500 --> 00:35:55.820
 God

00:35:55.820 --> 00:35:57.579
 Ephesians

00:35:57.579 --> 00:35:57.840
 chapter

00:35:57.840 --> 00:35:58.199
 4

00:35:58.199 --> 00:35:58.599
 verses

00:35:58.599 --> 00:35:59.440
 22

00:35:59.440 --> 00:35:59.659
 and

00:35:59.659 --> 00:36:00.000
 24

00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:00.279
 puts

00:36:00.279 --> 00:36:00.360
 it

00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:00.519
 this

00:36:00.519 --> 00:36:00.739
 way

00:36:00.739 --> 00:36:01.900
 put

00:36:01.900 --> 00:36:02.179
 off

00:36:02.179 --> 00:36:02.340
 your

00:36:02.340 --> 00:36:02.539
 old

00:36:02.539 --> 00:36:02.960
 self

00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:03.239
 which

00:36:03.239 --> 00:36:03.799
 belongs

00:36:03.799 --> 00:36:04.079
 to

00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:04.219
 your

00:36:04.219 --> 00:36:04.500
 former

00:36:04.500 --> 00:36:04.799
 manner

00:36:04.799 --> 00:36:05.000
 of

00:36:05.000 --> 00:36:05.320
 life

00:36:05.320 --> 00:36:06.199
 and

00:36:06.199 --> 00:36:06.380
 is

00:36:06.380 --> 00:36:06.860
 corrupted

00:36:06.860 --> 00:36:07.199
 through

00:36:07.199 --> 00:36:07.719
 deceitful

00:36:07.719 --> 00:36:08.239
 desires

00:36:08.239 --> 00:36:09.159
 and

00:36:09.159 --> 00:36:09.380
 be

00:36:09.380 --> 00:36:10.039
 renewed

00:36:10.039 --> 00:36:10.519
 notice

00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:10.779
 that

00:36:10.779 --> 00:36:11.039
 word

00:36:11.039 --> 00:36:11.360
 be

00:36:11.360 --> 00:36:11.920
 renewed

00:36:11.920 --> 00:36:12.420
 in

00:36:12.420 --> 00:36:12.599
 the

00:36:12.599 --> 00:36:13.000
 spirit

00:36:13.000 --> 00:36:13.360
 of

00:36:13.360 --> 00:36:13.460
 your

00:36:13.460 --> 00:36:13.980
 mind

00:36:13.980 --> 00:36:15.380
 learn

00:36:15.380 --> 00:36:15.840
 to

00:36:15.840 --> 00:36:16.420
 think

00:36:16.420 --> 00:36:17.139
 differently

00:36:17.139 --> 00:36:19.159
 learn

00:36:19.159 --> 00:36:19.440
 to

00:36:19.440 --> 00:36:19.719
 love

00:36:19.719 --> 00:36:20.059
 God

00:36:20.059 --> 00:36:20.579
 more

00:36:20.579 --> 00:36:23.679
 and

00:36:23.679 --> 00:36:23.779
 to

00:36:23.779 --> 00:36:23.900
 put

00:36:23.900 --> 00:36:24.259
 on

00:36:24.259 --> 00:36:24.559
 the

00:36:24.559 --> 00:36:24.779
 new

00:36:24.779 --> 00:36:25.259
 self

00:36:25.259 --> 00:36:26.500
 created

00:36:26.500 --> 00:36:26.920
 after

00:36:26.920 --> 00:36:27.139
 the

00:36:27.139 --> 00:36:27.559
 likeness

00:36:27.559 --> 00:36:27.719
 of

00:36:27.719 --> 00:36:27.960
 God

00:36:27.960 --> 00:36:28.199
 in

00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:28.659
 true

00:36:28.659 --> 00:36:29.619
 righteousness

00:36:29.619 --> 00:36:30.460
 and

00:36:30.460 --> 00:36:30.779
 holiness

00:36:30.780 --> 00:36:32.500
 in

00:36:32.500 --> 00:36:32.960
 Colossians

00:36:32.960 --> 00:36:33.220
 chapter

00:36:33.220 --> 00:36:33.460
 3

00:36:33.460 --> 00:36:33.680
 10

00:36:33.680 --> 00:36:33.820
 he

00:36:33.820 --> 00:36:34.060
 says

00:36:34.060 --> 00:36:34.540
 much

00:36:34.540 --> 00:36:34.720
 the

00:36:34.720 --> 00:36:34.920
 same

00:36:34.920 --> 00:36:35.300
 thing

00:36:35.300 --> 00:36:35.920
 and

00:36:35.920 --> 00:36:36.320
 have

00:36:36.320 --> 00:36:36.680
 put

00:36:36.680 --> 00:36:37.260
 on

00:36:37.260 --> 00:36:37.460
 the

00:36:37.460 --> 00:36:37.660
 new

00:36:37.660 --> 00:36:38.220
 self

00:36:38.220 --> 00:36:38.680
 which

00:36:38.680 --> 00:36:38.820
 is

00:36:38.820 --> 00:36:39.080
 being

00:36:39.080 --> 00:36:39.640
 renewed

00:36:39.640 --> 00:36:40.400
 in

00:36:40.400 --> 00:36:40.580
 the

00:36:40.580 --> 00:36:41.120
 knowledge

00:36:41.120 --> 00:36:41.660
 after

00:36:41.660 --> 00:36:41.900
 the

00:36:41.900 --> 00:36:42.260
 image

00:36:42.260 --> 00:36:42.400
 of

00:36:42.400 --> 00:36:42.540
 its

00:36:42.540 --> 00:36:42.980
 creator

00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:46.680
 true

00:36:46.680 --> 00:36:47.300
 faith

00:36:47.300 --> 00:36:48.160
 leads

00:36:48.160 --> 00:36:48.940
 to

00:36:48.940 --> 00:36:49.300
 true

00:36:49.300 --> 00:36:49.980
 knowledge

00:36:49.980 --> 00:36:51.920
 and

00:36:51.920 --> 00:36:52.100
 then

00:36:52.100 --> 00:36:52.320
 true

00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:52.780
 affection

00:36:52.780 --> 00:36:54.000
 of

00:36:54.000 --> 00:36:54.220
 God

00:36:54.220 --> 00:36:57.480
 the

00:36:57.480 --> 00:36:57.800
 battle

00:36:57.800 --> 00:36:58.040
 for

00:36:58.040 --> 00:36:58.420
 purity

00:36:58.420 --> 00:36:58.760
 is a

00:36:58.760 --> 00:36:59.060
 battle

00:36:59.060 --> 00:36:59.380
 that

00:36:59.380 --> 00:36:59.780
 begins

00:36:59.780 --> 00:36:59.960
 in

00:36:59.960 --> 00:37:00.080
 your

00:37:00.080 --> 00:37:00.340
 mind

00:37:00.340 --> 00:37:01.980
 it's

00:37:01.980 --> 00:37:02.079
 a

00:37:02.079 --> 00:37:02.320
 battle

00:37:02.320 --> 00:37:02.480
 that

00:37:02.480 --> 00:37:02.900
 begins

00:37:02.900 --> 00:37:03.260
 with

00:37:03.260 --> 00:37:03.400
 an

00:37:03.400 --> 00:37:04.000
 understanding

00:37:04.000 --> 00:37:04.220
 of

00:37:04.220 --> 00:37:04.360
 who

00:37:04.360 --> 00:37:04.579
 God

00:37:04.579 --> 00:37:04.880
 is

00:37:04.880 --> 00:37:06.400
 a

00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:06.620
 battle

00:37:06.620 --> 00:37:06.780
 that

00:37:06.780 --> 00:37:07.220
 begins

00:37:07.220 --> 00:37:07.480
 with

00:37:07.480 --> 00:37:07.620
 an

00:37:07.620 --> 00:37:08.079
 affection

00:37:08.079 --> 00:37:08.660
 for

00:37:08.660 --> 00:37:09.000
 God

00:37:09.000 --> 00:37:09.180
 and

00:37:09.180 --> 00:37:09.559
 a

00:37:09.559 --> 00:37:10.079
 desire

00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:10.720
 to

00:37:10.720 --> 00:37:11.079
 know

00:37:11.079 --> 00:37:11.460
 him

00:37:11.460 --> 00:37:12.200
 more

00:37:12.200 --> 00:37:14.420
 but

00:37:14.420 --> 00:37:14.539
 then

00:37:14.539 --> 00:37:14.660
 it

00:37:14.660 --> 00:37:15.059
 moves

00:37:15.059 --> 00:37:15.500
 to

00:37:15.500 --> 00:37:15.680
 this

00:37:15.680 --> 00:37:15.960
 final

00:37:15.960 --> 00:37:16.300
 thing

00:37:16.300 --> 00:37:16.900
 a

00:37:16.900 --> 00:37:17.320
 pursuing

00:37:17.320 --> 00:37:17.840
 love

00:37:17.840 --> 00:37:20.600
 God's

00:37:20.600 --> 00:37:20.900
 will

00:37:20.900 --> 00:37:22.140
 will

00:37:22.140 --> 00:37:22.340
 bear

00:37:22.340 --> 00:37:22.640
 out

00:37:22.640 --> 00:37:22.820
 in

00:37:22.820 --> 00:37:23.160
 our

00:37:23.160 --> 00:37:24.579
 sexual

00:37:24.579 --> 00:37:25.039
 purity

00:37:25.039 --> 00:37:25.260
 if

00:37:25.260 --> 00:37:25.380
 we

00:37:25.380 --> 00:37:25.500
 are

00:37:25.500 --> 00:37:25.880
 people

00:37:25.880 --> 00:37:26.120
 who

00:37:26.120 --> 00:37:26.280
 are

00:37:26.280 --> 00:37:26.680
 pursuing

00:37:26.680 --> 00:37:27.400
 love

00:37:27.400 --> 00:37:29.360
 says

00:37:29.360 --> 00:37:29.519
 in

00:37:29.519 --> 00:37:29.720
 verse

00:37:29.720 --> 00:37:29.960
 six

00:37:29.960 --> 00:37:30.119
 that

00:37:30.119 --> 00:37:30.320
 no

00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:30.599
 one

00:37:30.599 --> 00:37:31.220
 transgress

00:37:31.220 --> 00:37:31.440
 or

00:37:31.440 --> 00:37:31.659
 wrong

00:37:31.659 --> 00:37:31.840
 his

00:37:31.840 --> 00:37:32.119
 brother

00:37:32.119 --> 00:37:32.280
 in

00:37:32.280 --> 00:37:32.420
 this

00:37:32.420 --> 00:37:32.699
 matter

00:37:32.699 --> 00:37:33.420
 now

00:37:33.420 --> 00:37:33.699
 Paul

00:37:33.699 --> 00:37:33.940
 gets

00:37:33.940 --> 00:37:34.199
 really

00:37:34.199 --> 00:37:34.659
 practical

00:37:34.659 --> 00:37:36.159
 your

00:37:36.159 --> 00:37:36.639
 actions

00:37:36.639 --> 00:37:37.460
 impact

00:37:37.460 --> 00:37:38.059
 the

00:37:38.059 --> 00:37:38.460
 family

00:37:38.460 --> 00:37:38.679
 of

00:37:38.679 --> 00:37:39.039
 God

00:37:39.039 --> 00:37:40.019
 he

00:37:40.019 --> 00:37:40.300
 wants

00:37:40.300 --> 00:37:40.380
 you

00:37:40.380 --> 00:37:40.480
 to

00:37:40.480 --> 00:37:41.000
 understand

00:37:41.000 --> 00:37:41.240
 that

00:37:41.240 --> 00:37:41.440
 there

00:37:41.440 --> 00:37:41.679
 is

00:37:41.679 --> 00:37:41.920
 no

00:37:41.920 --> 00:37:42.240
 such

00:37:42.240 --> 00:37:42.559
 thing

00:37:42.559 --> 00:37:42.800
 as

00:37:42.800 --> 00:37:43.460
 secret

00:37:43.460 --> 00:37:43.940
 sin

00:37:43.940 --> 00:37:44.139
 that

00:37:44.139 --> 00:37:44.480
 doesn't

00:37:44.480 --> 00:37:44.860
 affect

00:37:44.860 --> 00:37:45.179
 the

00:37:45.179 --> 00:37:45.440
 people

00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:45.780
 around

00:37:45.780 --> 00:37:46.099
 you

00:37:46.099 --> 00:37:47.599
 in

00:37:47.599 --> 00:37:47.860
 one

00:37:47.860 --> 00:37:48.079
 way

00:37:48.079 --> 00:37:48.199
 or

00:37:48.199 --> 00:37:48.320
 the

00:37:48.320 --> 00:37:48.559
 other

00:37:48.559 --> 00:37:48.800
 they

00:37:48.800 --> 00:37:49.099
 will

00:37:49.099 --> 00:37:49.260
 be

00:37:49.260 --> 00:37:49.639
 affected

00:37:49.639 --> 00:37:49.659
!

00:37:49.659 --> 00:37:50.980
 and

00:37:50.980 --> 00:37:51.360
 secondly

00:37:51.360 --> 00:37:51.599
 he

00:37:51.599 --> 00:37:51.880
 wants

00:37:51.880 --> 00:37:51.980
 them

00:37:51.980 --> 00:37:52.099
 to

00:37:52.099 --> 00:37:52.579
 understand

00:37:52.579 --> 00:37:53.260
 that

00:37:53.260 --> 00:37:53.619
 this

00:37:53.619 --> 00:37:53.840
 is

00:37:53.840 --> 00:37:54.400
 not

00:37:54.400 --> 00:37:54.559
 an

00:37:54.559 --> 00:37:54.880
 issue

00:37:54.880 --> 00:37:55.099
 that

00:37:55.099 --> 00:37:55.880
 God

00:37:55.880 --> 00:37:56.220
 doesn't

00:37:56.220 --> 00:37:56.460
 care

00:37:56.460 --> 00:37:56.880
 about

00:37:59.960 --> 00:38:00.740
 interest

00:38:00.740 --> 00:38:01.139
 in

00:38:01.139 --> 00:38:01.320
 your

00:38:01.320 --> 00:38:01.720
 sexual

00:38:01.720 --> 00:38:02.179
 purity

00:38:02.179 --> 00:38:02.940
 and

00:38:02.940 --> 00:38:03.579
 notice

00:38:03.579 --> 00:38:04.440
 to

00:38:04.440 --> 00:38:04.619
 what

00:38:04.619 --> 00:38:05.039
 degree

00:38:05.039 --> 00:38:06.420
 it

00:38:06.420 --> 00:38:06.800
 says

00:38:06.800 --> 00:38:06.960
 at

00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:07.099
 the

00:38:07.099 --> 00:38:07.300
 end

00:38:07.300 --> 00:38:07.440
 of

00:38:07.440 --> 00:38:07.679
 verse

00:38:07.679 --> 00:38:08.000
 6

00:38:08.000 --> 00:38:08.360
 the

00:38:08.360 --> 00:38:08.900
 Lord

00:38:08.900 --> 00:38:09.579
 is

00:38:09.579 --> 00:38:09.720
 an

00:38:09.720 --> 00:38:10.340
 avenger

00:38:10.340 --> 00:38:10.740
 in

00:38:10.740 --> 00:38:11.059
 all

00:38:11.059 --> 00:38:11.220
 of

00:38:11.220 --> 00:38:11.380
 these

00:38:11.380 --> 00:38:11.840
 things

00:38:11.840 --> 00:38:14.920
 God

00:38:14.920 --> 00:38:15.440
 takes

00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:16.199
 personal

00:38:16.199 --> 00:38:16.639
 issue

00:38:16.639 --> 00:38:17.920
 with

00:38:17.920 --> 00:38:18.280
 those

00:38:18.280 --> 00:38:18.480
 who

00:38:18.480 --> 00:38:18.860
 choose

00:38:18.860 --> 00:38:19.079
 to

00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:19.340
 live

00:38:19.340 --> 00:38:19.960
 outside

00:38:19.960 --> 00:38:21.159
 of

00:38:21.159 --> 00:38:21.340
 his

00:38:21.340 --> 00:38:21.820
 calling

00:38:21.820 --> 00:38:22.000
 of

00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:22.559
 sanctification

00:38:22.559 --> 00:38:24.220
 so

00:38:24.220 --> 00:38:24.539
 pursue

00:38:24.539 --> 00:38:24.900
 holiness

00:38:24.900 --> 00:38:25.420
 by

00:38:25.420 --> 00:38:25.880
 pursuing

00:38:25.880 --> 00:38:26.820
 love

00:38:26.820 --> 00:38:29.180
 we're

00:38:29.180 --> 00:38:29.380
 called

00:38:29.380 --> 00:38:29.519
 to

00:38:29.519 --> 00:38:29.660
 do

00:38:29.660 --> 00:38:30.000
 this

00:38:30.000 --> 00:38:30.380
 more

00:38:30.380 --> 00:38:30.500
 and

00:38:30.500 --> 00:38:30.680
 more

00:38:30.680 --> 00:38:30.820
 we

00:38:30.820 --> 00:38:31.120
 see

00:38:31.120 --> 00:38:31.680
 this

00:38:31.680 --> 00:38:32.140
 connection

00:38:32.140 --> 00:38:32.640
 of

00:38:32.640 --> 00:38:33.440
 doing

00:38:33.440 --> 00:38:33.740
 this

00:38:33.740 --> 00:38:34.039
 more

00:38:34.039 --> 00:38:34.180
 and

00:38:34.180 --> 00:38:34.400
 more

00:38:34.400 --> 00:38:34.600
 in

00:38:34.600 --> 00:38:35.200
 connection

00:38:35.200 --> 00:38:35.400
 with

00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:35.840
 love

00:38:35.840 --> 00:38:36.000
 in

00:38:36.000 --> 00:38:36.220
 chapter

00:38:36.220 --> 00:38:36.620
 3

00:38:36.620 --> 00:38:37.920
 and

00:38:37.920 --> 00:38:38.059
 then

00:38:38.059 --> 00:38:38.200
 in

00:38:38.200 --> 00:38:38.440
 this

00:38:38.440 --> 00:38:38.920
 small

00:38:38.920 --> 00:38:39.300
 section

00:38:39.300 --> 00:38:39.519
 in

00:38:39.519 --> 00:38:39.720
 chapter

00:38:39.720 --> 00:38:40.100
 4

00:38:40.100 --> 00:38:40.400
 verses

00:38:40.400 --> 00:38:41.200
 9

00:38:41.200 --> 00:38:41.460
 to

00:38:41.460 --> 00:38:41.880
 12

00:38:41.880 --> 00:38:42.100
 it

00:38:42.100 --> 00:38:42.340
 says

00:38:42.340 --> 00:38:43.039
 love

00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:43.320
 more

00:38:43.320 --> 00:38:43.460
 and

00:38:43.460 --> 00:38:43.700
 more

00:38:43.700 --> 00:38:43.900
 let

00:38:43.900 --> 00:38:44.019
 your

00:38:44.019 --> 00:38:44.220
 love

00:38:44.220 --> 00:38:44.700
 abound

00:38:44.700 --> 00:38:45.900
 and

00:38:45.900 --> 00:38:46.240
 here

00:38:46.240 --> 00:38:46.620
 in

00:38:46.620 --> 00:38:47.059
 chapter

00:38:47.059 --> 00:38:47.360
 4

00:38:47.360 --> 00:38:47.620
 verses

00:38:47.620 --> 00:38:47.980
 1

00:38:47.980 --> 00:38:48.100
 to

00:38:48.100 --> 00:38:48.320
 8

00:38:48.320 --> 00:38:48.440
 he

00:38:48.440 --> 00:38:48.800
 says

00:38:48.800 --> 00:38:48.820
!

00:38:49.480 --> 00:38:49.580
 Be

00:38:49.580 --> 00:38:50.039
 holy

00:38:50.039 --> 00:38:51.120
 more

00:38:51.120 --> 00:38:51.240
 and

00:38:51.240 --> 00:38:51.460
 more

00:38:51.460 --> 00:38:53.440
 holiness

00:38:53.440 --> 00:38:54.580
 and

00:38:54.580 --> 00:38:55.039
 love

00:38:55.039 --> 00:38:55.480
 as I've

00:38:55.480 --> 00:38:55.680
 been

00:38:55.680 --> 00:38:56.720
 trying

00:38:56.719 --> 00:38:56.859
 to

00:38:56.859 --> 00:38:57.199
 articulate

00:38:57.199 --> 00:38:57.439
 this

00:38:57.439 --> 00:38:57.639
 morning

00:38:57.639 --> 00:38:57.819
 go

00:38:57.819 --> 00:38:58.000
 hand

00:38:58.000 --> 00:38:58.099
 in

00:38:58.099 --> 00:38:58.459
 hand

00:38:58.459 --> 00:38:59.980
 pursuing

00:38:59.980 --> 00:39:00.719
 love

00:39:00.719 --> 00:39:01.239
 is

00:39:01.239 --> 00:39:01.699
 a way

00:39:01.699 --> 00:39:01.919
 for

00:39:01.919 --> 00:39:02.179
 us

00:39:02.179 --> 00:39:02.339
 to

00:39:02.339 --> 00:39:02.759
 pursue

00:39:02.759 --> 00:39:03.419
 holiness

00:39:03.419 --> 00:39:05.079
 learning

00:39:05.079 --> 00:39:06.139
 to

00:39:06.139 --> 00:39:06.500
 love

00:39:06.500 --> 00:39:06.639
 in

00:39:06.639 --> 00:39:06.739
 the

00:39:06.739 --> 00:39:06.879
 way

00:39:06.879 --> 00:39:07.059
 that

00:39:07.059 --> 00:39:07.379
 God

00:39:07.379 --> 00:39:08.179
 has

00:39:08.179 --> 00:39:08.719
 commended

00:39:08.719 --> 00:39:11.039
 in

00:39:11.039 --> 00:39:11.199
 other

00:39:11.199 --> 00:39:11.480
 words

00:39:11.480 --> 00:39:11.739
 it's

00:39:11.739 --> 00:39:11.980
 not

00:39:11.980 --> 00:39:12.339
 just

00:39:12.339 --> 00:39:12.599
 about

00:39:12.599 --> 00:39:12.859
 reading

00:39:12.859 --> 00:39:13.079
 your

00:39:13.079 --> 00:39:13.379
 Bible

00:39:13.379 --> 00:39:14.980
 not

00:39:14.980 --> 00:39:15.179
 just

00:39:15.179 --> 00:39:15.439
 about

00:39:15.439 --> 00:39:16.059
 memorizing

00:39:16.059 --> 00:39:16.259
 the

00:39:16.259 --> 00:39:16.539
 scripture

00:39:16.539 --> 00:39:17.039
 or not

00:39:17.039 --> 00:39:17.299
 just

00:39:17.299 --> 00:39:17.559
 about

00:39:17.559 --> 00:39:17.939
 knowing

00:39:17.939 --> 00:39:18.239
 more

00:39:18.239 --> 00:39:18.859
 information

00:39:18.859 --> 00:39:19.500
 but

00:39:19.500 --> 00:39:20.159
 knowledge

00:39:20.159 --> 00:39:20.539
 that

00:39:20.539 --> 00:39:20.699
 is

00:39:20.699 --> 00:39:21.419
 bolstered

00:39:21.419 --> 00:39:21.539
 and

00:39:21.539 --> 00:39:22.059
 reinforced

00:39:22.059 --> 00:39:22.779
 by

00:39:22.779 --> 00:39:23.439
 love

00:39:23.439 --> 00:39:24.039
 and

00:39:24.039 --> 00:39:24.639
 action

00:39:24.639 --> 00:39:25.459
 and

00:39:25.459 --> 00:39:25.719
 life

00:39:25.719 --> 00:39:26.219
 change

00:39:26.219 --> 00:39:28.459
 does

00:39:28.459 --> 00:39:28.619
 your

00:39:28.619 --> 00:39:28.959
 knowledge

00:39:28.959 --> 00:39:29.199
 of

00:39:29.199 --> 00:39:29.439
 God

00:39:29.439 --> 00:39:29.699
 lead

00:39:29.699 --> 00:39:29.899
 you

00:39:29.899 --> 00:39:30.139
 to

00:39:30.139 --> 00:39:30.319
 more

00:39:30.319 --> 00:39:30.859
 service

00:39:30.859 --> 00:39:33.279
 does

00:39:33.279 --> 00:39:33.480
 your

00:39:33.480 --> 00:39:34.000
 knowledge

00:39:34.000 --> 00:39:34.199
 of

00:39:34.199 --> 00:39:34.439
 God

00:39:34.439 --> 00:39:34.699
 lead

00:39:34.699 --> 00:39:34.939
 you

00:39:34.939 --> 00:39:35.239
 to

00:39:35.239 --> 00:39:35.959
 want

00:39:35.959 --> 00:39:36.099
 to

00:39:36.099 --> 00:39:36.359
 give

00:39:36.359 --> 00:39:36.619
 more

00:39:36.619 --> 00:39:36.739
 of

00:39:36.739 --> 00:39:37.199
 yourself

00:39:37.199 --> 00:39:37.480
 to

00:39:37.480 --> 00:39:38.139
 others

00:39:38.139 --> 00:39:38.559
 around

00:39:38.559 --> 00:39:38.899
 you

00:39:38.899 --> 00:39:40.379
 does

00:39:40.379 --> 00:39:40.779
 knowledge

00:39:40.779 --> 00:39:41.000
 of

00:39:41.000 --> 00:39:41.179
 God

00:39:41.179 --> 00:39:41.519
 help

00:39:41.519 --> 00:39:41.719
 to

00:39:41.719 --> 00:39:42.159
 temper

00:39:42.159 --> 00:39:43.059
 your

00:39:43.059 --> 00:39:43.719
 responses

00:39:43.719 --> 00:39:44.219
 to

00:39:44.219 --> 00:39:45.000
 wife

00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:45.259
 or

00:39:45.259 --> 00:39:45.819
 children

00:39:45.819 --> 00:39:47.639
 is it

00:39:47.639 --> 00:39:47.879
 helping

00:39:47.879 --> 00:39:48.179
 you to

00:39:48.179 --> 00:39:48.480
 grow

00:39:48.480 --> 00:39:48.759
 in

00:39:48.759 --> 00:39:49.919
 gentleness

00:39:49.919 --> 00:39:49.919


00:39:49.919 --> 00:39:50.899
 and affection

00:39:50.900 --> 00:39:51.900
 for

00:39:51.900 --> 00:39:52.039
 the

00:39:52.039 --> 00:39:52.519
 lost

00:39:52.519 --> 00:39:54.619
 this

00:39:54.619 --> 00:39:55.900
 holiness

00:39:55.900 --> 00:39:55.900


00:39:55.900 --> 00:39:55.900


00:39:55.900 --> 00:39:56.440
 of

00:39:56.440 --> 00:39:56.780
 God

00:39:56.780 --> 00:39:57.240
 leads

00:39:57.240 --> 00:39:57.420
 you

00:39:57.420 --> 00:39:57.639
 to

00:39:57.639 --> 00:39:57.880
 a

00:39:57.880 --> 00:39:58.180
 deeper

00:39:58.180 --> 00:39:58.740
 love

00:39:58.740 --> 00:39:59.360
 for

00:39:59.360 --> 00:39:59.559
 the

00:39:59.559 --> 00:40:00.240
 unbelievers

00:40:00.240 --> 00:40:00.260
!

00:40:00.260 --> 00:40:00.639
 in your

00:40:00.639 --> 00:40:01.139
 community

00:40:01.139 --> 00:40:03.400
 there

00:40:03.400 --> 00:40:03.780
 is a

00:40:03.780 --> 00:40:04.800
 agonizing

00:40:04.800 --> 00:40:05.380
 in your

00:40:05.380 --> 00:40:05.820
 heart

00:40:05.820 --> 00:40:06.420
 for those

00:40:06.420 --> 00:40:06.720
 who do

00:40:06.720 --> 00:40:07.119
 not know

00:40:07.119 --> 00:40:07.460
 God

00:40:07.460 --> 00:40:09.119
 that's

00:40:09.119 --> 00:40:09.460
 the kind

00:40:09.460 --> 00:40:09.940
 of holiness

00:40:09.940 --> 00:40:10.320
 that we're

00:40:10.320 --> 00:40:10.599
 talking

00:40:10.599 --> 00:40:10.940
 about

00:40:10.940 --> 00:40:12.360
 the holiness

00:40:12.360 --> 00:40:13.139
 that leads

00:40:13.139 --> 00:40:13.500
 you

00:40:13.500 --> 00:40:14.440
 to deeper

00:40:14.440 --> 00:40:15.519
 and fuller

00:40:15.519 --> 00:40:16.119
 commitments

00:40:16.119 --> 00:40:17.340
 of love

00:40:17.340 --> 00:40:18.320
 for those

00:40:18.320 --> 00:40:18.619
 that God

00:40:18.619 --> 00:40:19.079
 has placed

00:40:19.079 --> 00:40:19.380
 in your

00:40:19.380 --> 00:40:19.679
 path

00:40:19.679 --> 00:40:22.599
 but also

00:40:22.599 --> 00:40:23.079
 to a

00:40:23.079 --> 00:40:23.279
 deeper

00:40:23.279 --> 00:40:23.679
 delight

00:40:23.679 --> 00:40:23.880
 in

00:40:23.880 --> 00:40:24.059
 God

00:40:24.059 --> 00:40:24.480
 himself

00:40:24.480 --> 00:40:25.699
 a

00:40:25.699 --> 00:40:25.940
 deeper

00:40:25.940 --> 00:40:26.400
 hunger

00:40:26.400 --> 00:40:26.840
 for

00:40:26.840 --> 00:40:26.980
 the

00:40:26.980 --> 00:40:27.239
 scriptures

00:40:27.239 --> 00:40:27.420
 and

00:40:27.420 --> 00:40:27.559
 that's

00:40:27.559 --> 00:40:27.639
 what

00:40:27.639 --> 00:40:27.759
 we've

00:40:27.759 --> 00:40:27.880
 been

00:40:27.880 --> 00:40:28.099
 talking

00:40:28.099 --> 00:40:28.279
 about

00:40:28.279 --> 00:40:28.539
 all

00:40:28.539 --> 00:40:28.819
 year

00:40:28.819 --> 00:40:29.199
 this

00:40:29.199 --> 00:40:29.699
 abiding

00:40:29.699 --> 00:40:30.400
 relationship

00:40:30.400 --> 00:40:30.699
 with

00:40:30.699 --> 00:40:31.059
 God

00:40:31.059 --> 00:40:32.219
 this

00:40:32.219 --> 00:40:32.739
 affection

00:40:32.739 --> 00:40:33.159
 for

00:40:33.159 --> 00:40:33.480
 him

00:40:33.480 --> 00:40:33.739
 that

00:40:33.739 --> 00:40:34.579
 takes

00:40:34.579 --> 00:40:34.799
 you

00:40:34.799 --> 00:40:35.259
 deeper

00:40:35.259 --> 00:40:35.719
 into

00:40:35.719 --> 00:40:36.860
 knowledge

00:40:36.860 --> 00:40:37.099
 of

00:40:37.099 --> 00:40:37.259
 him

00:40:37.259 --> 00:40:37.440
 through

00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:37.619
 his

00:40:37.619 --> 00:40:37.860
 word

00:40:37.860 --> 00:40:38.279
 this

00:40:38.279 --> 00:40:38.739
 abiding

00:40:38.739 --> 00:40:39.319
 relationship

00:40:39.319 --> 00:40:39.579
 that

00:40:39.579 --> 00:40:39.880
 yields

00:40:39.880 --> 00:40:40.380
 fruitfulness

00:40:40.380 --> 00:40:42.119
 and

00:40:42.119 --> 00:40:42.480
 finally

00:40:42.480 --> 00:40:44.039
 in

00:40:44.039 --> 00:40:44.239
 verses

00:40:44.239 --> 00:40:44.619
 7

00:40:44.619 --> 00:40:44.759
 to

00:40:44.759 --> 00:40:44.960
 8

00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:45.400
 it

00:40:45.400 --> 00:40:45.619
 is

00:40:45.619 --> 00:40:45.980
 God's

00:40:45.980 --> 00:40:46.219
 will

00:40:46.219 --> 00:40:46.739
 for

00:40:46.739 --> 00:40:47.039
 you

00:40:47.039 --> 00:40:48.319
 that

00:40:48.319 --> 00:40:48.460
 you

00:40:48.460 --> 00:40:48.619
 be

00:40:48.619 --> 00:40:48.980
 saved

00:40:48.980 --> 00:40:50.159
 your

00:40:50.159 --> 00:40:50.880
 salvation

00:40:50.880 --> 00:40:52.780
 here's

00:40:52.780 --> 00:40:52.960
 what's

00:40:52.960 --> 00:40:53.360
 at stake

00:40:53.360 --> 00:40:54.219
 we find

00:40:54.219 --> 00:40:54.380
 in

00:40:54.380 --> 00:40:54.559
 verse

00:40:54.559 --> 00:40:54.900
 7

00:40:54.900 --> 00:40:55.240
 and

00:40:55.240 --> 00:40:55.480
 8

00:40:55.480 --> 00:40:56.760
 for

00:40:56.760 --> 00:40:57.099
 God

00:40:57.099 --> 00:40:57.320
 has

00:40:57.320 --> 00:40:57.780
 not

00:40:57.780 --> 00:40:58.380
 called

00:40:58.380 --> 00:40:58.840
 us

00:40:58.840 --> 00:40:59.699
 for

00:40:59.699 --> 00:41:00.360
 impurity

00:41:00.360 --> 00:41:01.260
 but

00:41:01.260 --> 00:41:01.760
 in

00:41:01.760 --> 00:41:02.740
 holiness

00:41:02.740 --> 00:41:04.659
 therefore

00:41:04.659 --> 00:41:05.099
 whoever

00:41:05.099 --> 00:41:05.740
 disregards

00:41:05.740 --> 00:41:06.139
 this

00:41:06.139 --> 00:41:07.240
 disregards

00:41:07.240 --> 00:41:07.519
 not

00:41:07.519 --> 00:41:08.019
 man

00:41:08.019 --> 00:41:08.280
 but

00:41:08.280 --> 00:41:08.740
 God

00:41:08.740 --> 00:41:08.940
 who

00:41:08.940 --> 00:41:09.420
 gives

00:41:09.420 --> 00:41:09.980
 his

00:41:09.980 --> 00:41:10.340
 Holy

00:41:10.340 --> 00:41:10.840
 Spirit

00:41:10.840 --> 00:41:11.420
 to

00:41:11.420 --> 00:41:11.920
 you

00:41:11.920 --> 00:41:13.740
 this

00:41:13.740 --> 00:41:14.199
 is a

00:41:14.199 --> 00:41:14.440
 really

00:41:14.440 --> 00:41:15.079
 unexpected

00:41:15.079 --> 00:41:15.500
 phrase

00:41:15.500 --> 00:41:15.900
 we find

00:41:15.900 --> 00:41:16.039
 in

00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:16.219
 verse

00:41:16.219 --> 00:41:16.500
 7

00:41:16.500 --> 00:41:18.960
 God

00:41:18.960 --> 00:41:19.099
 has

00:41:19.099 --> 00:41:19.300
 not

00:41:19.300 --> 00:41:19.659
 called

00:41:19.659 --> 00:41:19.880
 us

00:41:19.880 --> 00:41:20.239
 for

00:41:20.239 --> 00:41:20.820
 impurity

00:41:20.820 --> 00:41:21.420
 but

00:41:21.420 --> 00:41:21.860
 in

00:41:21.860 --> 00:41:22.539
 holiness

00:41:22.539 --> 00:41:23.880
 wouldn't

00:41:23.880 --> 00:41:24.400
 you expect

00:41:24.400 --> 00:41:24.719
 he would

00:41:24.719 --> 00:41:25.099
 call us

00:41:25.099 --> 00:41:25.579
 to

00:41:25.579 --> 00:41:26.179
 holiness

00:41:26.179 --> 00:41:29.119
 why

00:41:29.119 --> 00:41:29.679
 in

00:41:29.679 --> 00:41:30.119
 holiness

00:41:30.119 --> 00:41:30.579
 it's

00:41:30.579 --> 00:41:31.280
 because

00:41:31.280 --> 00:41:32.000
 the

00:41:32.000 --> 00:41:32.400
 holy

00:41:32.400 --> 00:41:32.840
 one

00:41:32.840 --> 00:41:33.900
 who

00:41:33.900 --> 00:41:34.420
 calls

00:41:34.420 --> 00:41:34.840
 you

00:41:34.840 --> 00:41:36.460
 is

00:41:36.460 --> 00:41:36.699
 God

00:41:36.699 --> 00:41:37.179
 himself

00:41:37.179 --> 00:41:38.400
 a

00:41:38.400 --> 00:41:38.760
 character

00:41:38.760 --> 00:41:39.400
 of purity

00:41:39.400 --> 00:41:39.940
 and

00:41:39.940 --> 00:41:40.480
 righteousness

00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:41.460
 and in

00:41:41.460 --> 00:41:41.880
 holiness

00:41:41.880 --> 00:41:42.579
 he is

00:41:42.579 --> 00:41:42.960
 calling

00:41:42.960 --> 00:41:43.239
 you

00:41:43.239 --> 00:41:43.820
 to be

00:41:43.820 --> 00:41:44.219
 unified

00:41:44.219 --> 00:41:44.539
 with

00:41:44.539 --> 00:41:44.759
 him

00:41:44.759 --> 00:41:44.980
 which

00:41:44.980 --> 00:41:45.179
 would

00:41:45.179 --> 00:41:45.759
 mean

00:41:45.759 --> 00:41:46.219
 that

00:41:46.219 --> 00:41:46.399
 you

00:41:46.399 --> 00:41:46.579
 are

00:41:46.579 --> 00:41:47.379
 working

00:41:47.379 --> 00:41:48.459
 to

00:41:48.459 --> 00:41:48.699
 allow

00:41:48.699 --> 00:41:48.919
 the

00:41:48.919 --> 00:41:49.279
 spirit

00:41:49.279 --> 00:41:49.599
 to

00:41:49.599 --> 00:41:50.699
 accomplish

00:41:50.699 --> 00:41:51.959
 sanctification

00:41:51.959 --> 00:41:52.239
 in your

00:41:52.239 --> 00:41:52.439
 life

00:41:52.439 --> 00:41:52.919
 and to

00:41:52.919 --> 00:41:53.179
 lead

00:41:53.179 --> 00:41:53.419
 you

00:41:53.419 --> 00:41:53.619
 as

00:41:53.619 --> 00:41:53.859
 well

00:41:53.859 --> 00:41:54.039
 to

00:41:54.039 --> 00:41:54.339
 holiness

00:41:54.339 --> 00:41:58.259
 is

00:41:58.259 --> 00:42:00.279
 if

00:42:00.279 --> 00:42:00.480
 his

00:42:00.480 --> 00:42:01.000
 calling

00:42:01.000 --> 00:42:02.319
 is

00:42:02.319 --> 00:42:02.619
 in

00:42:02.619 --> 00:42:03.139
 holiness

00:42:03.139 --> 00:42:04.179
 then

00:42:04.179 --> 00:42:04.299
 he

00:42:04.299 --> 00:42:04.579
 also

00:42:04.579 --> 00:42:05.059
 demands

00:42:05.059 --> 00:42:05.239
 a

00:42:05.239 --> 00:42:05.659
 commitment

00:42:05.659 --> 00:42:06.399
 to

00:42:06.399 --> 00:42:07.159
 holiness

00:42:07.159 --> 00:42:08.939
 the

00:42:08.939 --> 00:42:09.179
 Bible

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 makes

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 this

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 crystal

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 clear

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 there

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 are

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 verses

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 upon

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 verses

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 that

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 describe

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 what

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 we're

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 talking

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 about

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 this

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 morning

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 the

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 first

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 is

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 Galatians

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 5

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 19

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 now

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 the

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 works

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 of

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 the

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 flesh

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 are

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 evident

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 sexual

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 immorality

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 which

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 is

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 this

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 word

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 pornea

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 that

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 we've

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 been

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 talking

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 about

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 impurity

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 and

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 sensuality

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 I

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 warn

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 you

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 as

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 I

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 warned

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 you

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 before

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 that

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 those

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 who

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 practice

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 such

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 things

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 will

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 not

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 inherit

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 the

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 kingdom

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 of

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 God

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 Ephesians

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 chapter

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 5

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 verse

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 3

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 but

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 sexual

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 immorality

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 and all

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 impurity

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 or covetousness

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 must not even be named among you as is proper among the saints

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 for you

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 can be sure of this

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 that everyone who is sexually immoral

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 or impure

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 or who is covetous

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 that is in idolatry

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 has no inheritance

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!

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 inheritance

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 in the kingdom of God in Christ

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 and in the words of Jesus himself

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 in Matthew chapter 5

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 Jesus says

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 have you heard

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 that it was said

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 you shall not commit adultery

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 but I say to you

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 that everyone who looks at a woman

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 with lustful intent

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 has already committed adultery

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 with her

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 in his heart

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 if your right eye

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 causes you to sin

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 tear it out

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 and throw it away

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 for it is better

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 that you lose

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 one of your members

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 than

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 that your whole body

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 be thrown

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 into hell

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 and if your right hand

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 causes you to sin

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 cut it off

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 and throw it away

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 for it is better

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 that you lose

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 one of your members

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 than that your whole body

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 go into hell

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 is the message clear

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 this morning

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 from the word of God

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 it is penetratingly clear

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 that God will have nothing

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 to do with those

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 who allow a pattern

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 of sexual impurity

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 to continue

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 to work itself out

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 in their life

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 so what do we do

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 I'll close with this

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 1 Timothy chapter 6

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 verses 11 to 12

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 1 Timothy 6

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 11 and 12

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 this is the key

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 but as for you

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 oh man

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 flee these things

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 and pursue

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 righteousness

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 godliness

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 faith

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 love

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 and steadfastness

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 and gentleness

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 fight the good fight

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 of faith

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 take hold

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 of the eternal life

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 to which

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 you were called

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 and about which

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 you made

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 the good confession

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 in the presence

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 of many witnesses

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 the answer

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 for our daily lives

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 is to fight

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 the fight

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 of faith

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 it is not

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 a one time

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 fight

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 it is not

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 a one time

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 decision

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 it is an ongoing

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 decision

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 to continue

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 to live

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 and abide

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 in the faith

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 in God

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 faith doesn't

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 just save you

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 for the moment

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 but faith

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 is what God

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 uses to continue

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 to work

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 in our life

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 to call our

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 attention

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 to the fact

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 that God

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 will satisfy

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 our inmost

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 desires

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 and help

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 to clear away

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 our anxieties

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 if we trust

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 him

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 day by day

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 the fight

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 of faith

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 is a fight

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 that continues

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 day by day

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 it is the battle

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 against unbelief

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 that God

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 is calling us

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 to wage

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 there is not

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 a separate objective

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 there is just one

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 there are not

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 two battles

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 the one that gets

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 you saved

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 through faith

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 and the other

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 that gets you

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 rewards in heaven

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 through works

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 faith is what

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 carries us

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 into salvation

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 and faith is what

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 carries us

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 to the destination

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 it's what

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 gets us

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 started

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 and it's what

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 gets us

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 there

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 as we continue

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 to grow

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 in faith

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 in God

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 and knowledge

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 of him

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 the way to

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 fight lust

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 is by feeding

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 faith

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 with a knowledge

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 of an irresistibly

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 glorious

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 God

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 so if knowing

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 God is the way

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 to push out

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 all of this

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 other stuff

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 then I want

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 God in deeper

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 and fuller ways

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 I want to know

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 him more

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 in my life

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 so that I can

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 please him

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 in the way

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 I live

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 let's pray

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 as I can

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