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 2 Peter 2, verse 12

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 But these men blaspheme in matters they do not understand.

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 They are like brute beasts, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed.

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 And like beasts, they too will perish.

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 They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done.

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 Their idea of pleasure is to crouse in broad daylight.

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 Their blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.

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 But eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning.

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 They seduce the unstable.

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 They are experts in greed and a cursed brood.

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 They have left the straightway and wandered off to follow Balaam, son of Beor,

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 who loved the wages of wickedness.

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 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey,

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 a beast without speech, who spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness.

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 These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm,

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 blackest darkness is reserved for them.

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 For they mouth empty, boastful words,

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 and by appealing to the lustful desires of a sinful human nature,

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 they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error.

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 They promised them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity.

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 For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

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 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,

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 and are again entangled in it and overcome,

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 they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.

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 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness,

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 than to have known it,

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 and then to turn their backs on the sacred command which was passed on to them.

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 Of them the Proverbs are true,

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 a dog returns to its vomit,

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 and the sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.

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 Okay, just ask Alex to come up now,

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 and he'll be speaking to us from the other day.

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 Just pray for him before he speaks.

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 Alex?

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 Okay, let's pray.

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 Loving Heavenly Father, we thank you for your word,

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 and thank you for its availability to us in our own language.

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 Lord, we just pray that you would teach us from it.

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 We pray that you would help Alex this morning as he opens up this passage, Lord,

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 and explains it to us,

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 and explains to us what you have been teaching him from it, Lord,

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 and pray that we would learn from it.

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 Help us, Lord, as I said already,

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 not to be just hearers of the word,

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 to be doers of it,

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 and to be mindful and guardful against false teachers.

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 And just pray that you would just bless Alex as he speaks to us,

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 and bless us as we listen.

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 We ask these things, Lord Jesus, in your name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Thanks, Ian.

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 So before I start,

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 if you'd like to just keep your Bibles open,

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 because we're going to be really spending a lot of time

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 looking at exactly what that passage says.

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 So keep your Bibles open,

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 and if you have your notice sheet,

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 there's a blank sheet at the back of it, I think,

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 so you can take notes,

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 and there are pencils and pens at the back.

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 If you'd like to put your hand up,

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 Shane might give you one.

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 So you can take notes.

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 Thank you.

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 So it's been great,

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 these last few weeks,

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 preparing this,

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 because this is a passage that,

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 when I first looked at weeks ago,

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 I was scratching my head,

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 and I had no idea what it was on about.

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 So it was a great opportunity to really spend time

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 looking at this passage,

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 praying through it,

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 speaking with people about it,

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 and just have the Spirit,

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 through the Word,

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 and through other people,

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 explain it to me.

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 So that's what I'm going to try and do this morning,

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 is to pass that message on to you,

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 with the grace of God.

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 So,

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 my parents are keen gardeners,

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 maybe that's where I get it from,

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 but as a child,

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 they would ask me,

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 all that they would ask me to do in the garden,

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 was to pull weeds.

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 I hated pulling weeds.

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 It was boring and slow,

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 and no matter what I did,

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 no matter how good a job I did,

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 I'd come back a week later,

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 and they'd all be back again.

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 But living on a farm,

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 my parents are fairly clued in

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 to what is a wanted plant,

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 and what is not wanted.

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 So they know the difference,

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 for example,

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 between a rose and a buttercup,

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 a hogweed,

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 and a hollyhock.

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 However,

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 a while ago,

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 they asked me to identify a flower.

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 It's up there on the screen,

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 and it's there on top of the elephant.

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 They were admiring the beauty

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 of its colour,

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 of its shape,

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 of its texture,

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 of its symmetry,

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 but they weren't sure what it was.

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 They didn't know what it was called,

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 and they couldn't remember planting it anywhere.

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 I took one look at them,

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 and I warned them,

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 get rid of it straight away,

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 dispose of it,

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 root it out,

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 dig it out,

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 kill it.

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 Any roots that might still exist,

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 rip them out as well.

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 In fact,

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 once they had done that,

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 I advised them to keep watch,

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 and at the very first sign of it re-emerging,

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 to spray it with weed killer,

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 so they would kill it down to the roots,

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 and destroy it completely.

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 You see,

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 the false teachers in today's passage,

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 are very much like this nuisance weed,

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 called bindweed.

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 They took,

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 they look the part,

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 they fit comfortably into our gardens,

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 even leaving a lovely floral display,

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 so we don't think they're harmful.

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 The weeds are there in the ground,

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 waiting for the right conditions,

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 or the right plants,

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 to latch onto.

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 They wind their way onto,

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 or into,

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 a host plant,

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 and they start taking it over,

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 stopping its growth,

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 as it robs the plant of daylight,

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 air,

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 and often,

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 its very life.

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 Today,

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 this passage,

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 also comes with a stark warning,

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 to us all.

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 We,

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 the church,

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 or the family of Jesus Christ,

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 are in danger,

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 of being taken over,

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 having our growth stunted,

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 or worse,

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 stopped,

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 by false teachers.

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 Parading is harmless,

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 if not beautiful,

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 and very often,

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 plausible,

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 they let us believe,

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 that there is no danger,

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 and they might even improve us,

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 or add something,

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 to our church.

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 False teachers,

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 are as prevalent today,

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 as they were,

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 at the time of Peter,

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 writing this letter.

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 This warning,

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 is not just for teachers,

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 in churches,

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 or Sunday schools.

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 We all play a teaching role,

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 in some ways.

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 Be it on a Sunday morning,

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 or at home with our kids.

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 How we live out our daily lives,

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 in work,

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 or at home,

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 will be seen,

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 and noticed,

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 as what our teaching is,

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 and what our message is.

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 So we need to be very careful,

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 that our lifestyle,

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 speaks well of Jesus,

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 and reflects our message,

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 and that our message,

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 about Jesus,

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 is backed up,

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 by our lifestyle,

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 or our actions.

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 So how do we recognize,

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 a false teacher?

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 Who will they be?

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 Let's look at the word.

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 Chapter 2,

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 verse 1.

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 But there were also,

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 false prophets,

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 among the people.

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 Just as,

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 there will be,

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 false teachers,

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 among you.

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 They will secretly,

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 introduce,

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 destructive heresies,

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 even denying,

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 the sovereign Lord,

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 who brought,

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 who bought them,

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 bringing swift destruction,

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 on themselves.

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 Who will they be?

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 They will be among us.

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 They will be,

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 teachers of the word,

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 church leaders,

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 youth club leaders,

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 Sunday school teachers,

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 parents.

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 They are people,

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 who claim to know Christ,

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 but whose lifestyle,

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 and message,

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 show that they are not,

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 living as Christians.

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 Those who live,

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 in such a way,

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 that they have surrendered,

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 to God's word,

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 his authority,

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 and those,

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 whose very nature,

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 has been transformed,

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 by the grace,

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 of Jesus.

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 Their lifestyle,

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 and their behavior,

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 will give them away.

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 Let's read verse 12.

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 But these men,

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 blaspheme in matters,

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 they do not understand.

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 They are like,

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 brute beasts,

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 creatures of instinct,

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 born only to be caught,

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 and destroyed.

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 And like beasts,

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 they too will perish.

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 This means,

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 that they are insolent.

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 They are guilty,

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 of arrogant conduct,

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 or insulting,

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 bold behavior,

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 or attitude.

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 To blaspheme,

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 is to simply,

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 speak evil of.

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 A brute beast,

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 is translated,

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 literally as,

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 irrational.

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 Verse 13.

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 They will be paid back,

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 with harm,

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 for the harm,

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 they have done.

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 Their idea of pleasure,

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 is to carouse,

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 in broad daylight.

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 They are blots,

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 and blemishes,

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 reveling in their pleasures,

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 while they feast with you.

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 Well,

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 that means simply,

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 that they are licentious.

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 They are lacking restraint,

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 or ignoring societal standards.

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 Disregarding,

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 accepted rules,

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 particularly,

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 with regard to,

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 sexual conduct.

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 They do,

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 during the daytime,

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 what others would,

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 shamefully do,

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 during the night.

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 Such is their disregard,

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 for societal standards.

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 Verse 14.

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 With eyes full of adultery,

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 they never stop sinning.

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 They seduce the unstable,

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 they are experts in greed,

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 and a cursed brood.

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 They're immoral.

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 Their eyes are full of adultery,

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 means that they are always,

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 looking for a woman,

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 with which to commit adultery.

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 Always.

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 They are completely immoral.

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 Every time they see a woman,

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 there's only one thing on their mind.

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 And these people,

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 are in our churches,

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 and they think it's okay.

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 Verse 14b,

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 to 16,

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 says,

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 they are experts in greed,

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 and a cursed brood.

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 They have left a straight way,

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 and wandered off,

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 to follow the way,

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 of Balaam,

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 son of Beor,

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 who loved the wages,

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 of wickedness.

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 But he was rebuked,

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 for his wrongdoing,

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 by a donkey.

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 A beast without speech,

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 who spoke with a man's voice,

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 and restrained,

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 the prophet's madness.

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 They are greedy,

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 looking for ways,

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 to feather their own nest.

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 They are ruled,

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 by money and personal gain.

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 So that very quickly,

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 is a snapshot,

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 of a false teacher's,

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 lifestyle,

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 or their behaviour.

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 But what does all this,

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 actually look like?

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 Well,

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 very simply put,

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 they're sleazy.

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 They're men,

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 checking out women,

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 all the time,

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 and lusting after them.

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 They are women,

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 who romanticise,

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 about either,

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 how they wish,

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 men would behave,

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 or how they,

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 themselves,

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 could look.

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 Obsessing about,

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 physical appearance,

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 and self-gratification,

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 and doing so blatantly,

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 during daytime hours,

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 shamelessly,

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 not even hiding it,

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 until the privacy of darkness,

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 or night time.

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 Jesus isn't their God,

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 they worship themselves.

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 They are also,

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 obsessed with money.

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 Now I don't mean,

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 for example,

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 those who meet,

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 along the street,

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 and say,

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 oh,

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 I love that top you're wearing,

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 oh,

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 thanks,

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 pennies,

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 fiver.

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 No,

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 these people,

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 are more the Balaam type.

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 Seriously greedy.

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 I didn't know much,

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 about Balaam either,

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 until I started reading,

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 but it's a story,

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 found in the book of Numbers,

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 chapters 22 to 24,

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 we don't have time,

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 to read it now,

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 but I tried to pick out,

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 the main points.

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 So here we go,

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 as a quick summary.

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 King Balak,

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 is intimidated,

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 by the Israelites,

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 so he sends word,

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 to the prophet Balaam,

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 to come to him.

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 He asked Balaam,

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 to curse the Israelites,

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 and offered him,

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 great wealth,

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 and great status.

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 God made it,

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 very clear to Balaam,

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 that he was not to go,

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 or to curse the Israelites.

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 But Balaam went anyway,

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 lured by the promise,

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 of riches,

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 and status.

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 Such was his insistence,

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 on doing things,

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 his own way.

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 He didn't even seem,

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 to be aware,

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 that eventually,

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 he was arguing,

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 with a donkey.

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 God had to speak to him,

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 through a donkey,

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 to get his attention.

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 It's a great story,

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 and I do encourage you,

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 to read it,

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 in Numbers 22 to 24,

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 when you get the chance.

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 But,

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 who's the donkey now?

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 Thankfully,

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 Balaam realised,

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 he had sinned,

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 and had been driven,

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 by greed,

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 for the wealth,

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 and status,

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 that had been promised.

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 These false teachers,

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 that we're talking about today,

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 they too are experts,

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 in greed.

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 They're an accursed brood,

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 who love the wages,

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 or the pleasure,

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 of wickedness.

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 Do we,

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 let the pursuit of money,

00:14:06.860 --> 00:14:07.800
 drive us blindly,

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 into compromising situations?

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 Do we,

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 perk up our ears,

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 and smile,

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 when we hear things like,

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 if you follow Jesus,

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 he will bless you,

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 and make you happy,

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 and rich?

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 This is how,

00:14:21.120 --> 00:14:21.980
 false teachers operate.

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 They lure us in,

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 by appealing,

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 to our innermost desires,

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 and making them,

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 seem good.

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 So,

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 having looked at,

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 some of the ways,

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 to identify,

00:14:35.100 --> 00:14:35.960
 a false teacher,

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 by their lifestyle,

00:14:37.259 --> 00:14:37.980
 or their behaviour,

00:14:38.700 --> 00:14:39.700
 let's now take a look,

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 at their message,

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 or their boasting.

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 What do they say,

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 about what they believe?

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 What is their message?

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 Verse 17,

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 if you,

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 if you would follow.

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 These men,

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 are springs without water,

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 and mists,

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 driven by a storm.

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 Blackest darkness,

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 is reserved for them.

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 They promise,

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 lots of attractive,

00:15:05.060 --> 00:15:06.299
 and satisfying things,

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 like lovely,

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 cool springs of water,

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 which really is a treat,

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 when you're travelling,

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 in the hot,

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 Turkey area,

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 as the readers,

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 of this letter were.

00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:18.580
 Verse 18,

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 for they mouth,

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 empty,

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 boastful words,

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 and,

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 by appealing,

00:15:25.920 --> 00:15:27.000
 to the lustful desires,

00:15:27.100 --> 00:15:28.300
 of sinful human nature,

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 they entice people,

00:15:29.980 --> 00:15:31.020
 who are just escaping,

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 from those,

00:15:32.200 --> 00:15:32.920
 who live in error.

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 They promise them,

00:15:34.879 --> 00:15:35.220
 freedom,

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 from moral restraint,

00:15:37.400 --> 00:15:37.940
 telling them,

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 that because,

00:15:38.740 --> 00:15:39.720
 they have been saved,

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 they can now,

00:15:41.200 --> 00:15:42.020
 do whatever they want,

00:15:42.060 --> 00:15:42.700
 because they're saved,

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 by grace.

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 God is a loving,

00:15:44.920 --> 00:15:45.980
 and a forgiving God,

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 so all you need to do,

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 is say sorry,

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 after a slip up,

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 and then just,

00:15:49.599 --> 00:15:50.679
 carry on as before,

00:15:51.139 --> 00:15:52.159
 doing what you want.

00:15:52.979 --> 00:15:53.559
 They speak,

00:15:53.599 --> 00:15:54.620
 impressive words,

00:15:55.179 --> 00:15:56.419
 enticing new believers,

00:15:56.599 --> 00:15:57.279
 away from their,

00:15:57.399 --> 00:15:58.459
 unbelieving friends,

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 appealing to their,

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 lustful desires,

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 as they do this.

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 You're going to have,

00:16:05.579 --> 00:16:06.399
 to use your imagination,

00:16:07.019 --> 00:16:07.719
 we're going to take,

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 a walk down,

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 at main street,

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 and I do apologise,

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 in advance,

00:16:12.019 --> 00:16:12.539
 for my,

00:16:12.539 --> 00:16:13.939
 very poor attempt,

00:16:14.059 --> 00:16:15.479
 at street talk.

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 So imagine this,

00:16:18.539 --> 00:16:19.580
 you're walking down the street,

00:16:19.700 --> 00:16:20.600
 as a new believer,

00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:22.399
 a guy comes up to you,

00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:22.779
 and says,

00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:24.159
 hey dude,

00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:25.360
 you're looking,

00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:26.080
 particularly,

00:16:26.080 --> 00:16:26.920
 smiley,

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 and slick today,

00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:28.940
 what has you,

00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:30.039
 grooving like that?

00:16:31.180 --> 00:16:32.379
 You innocently say,

00:16:32.519 --> 00:16:33.779
 what's not to be happy about?

00:16:33.940 --> 00:16:34.440
 Last week,

00:16:34.500 --> 00:16:35.019
 at a camp,

00:16:35.440 --> 00:16:36.480
 I heard the good news,

00:16:36.519 --> 00:16:37.100
 about Jesus,

00:16:37.539 --> 00:16:38.420
 opened up for me,

00:16:38.480 --> 00:16:39.600
 and explained clearly,

00:16:40.320 --> 00:16:41.100
 in response,

00:16:41.420 --> 00:16:41.820
 logically,

00:16:41.820 --> 00:16:43.140
 I submitted my life,

00:16:43.860 --> 00:16:44.879
 hopes and plans,

00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:45.320
 to him,

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 as my Lord,

00:16:46.060 --> 00:16:46.760
 and my saviour,

00:16:47.340 --> 00:16:48.580
 trusting in what he did,

00:16:48.600 --> 00:16:49.240
 on the cross,

00:16:49.480 --> 00:16:51.360
 to make me right,

00:16:51.400 --> 00:16:51.860
 with God.

00:16:52.340 --> 00:16:53.060
 Not by anything,

00:16:53.160 --> 00:16:53.720
 I have done,

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 or might do in the future,

00:16:55.920 --> 00:16:56.760
 but what Jesus,

00:16:56.960 --> 00:16:57.760
 has done on the cross,

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 for me.

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 Now,

00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:00.060
 because of that,

00:17:00.100 --> 00:17:00.820
 I'm confident,

00:17:00.980 --> 00:17:01.800
 that I have life,

00:17:01.900 --> 00:17:02.520
 in its fullness,

00:17:03.300 --> 00:17:04.320
 now and forever,

00:17:04.539 --> 00:17:06.120
 because he has forgiven me,

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 and he loves me.

00:17:08.660 --> 00:17:09.440
 Oh cool,

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 I'm a Christian too dude.

00:17:10.940 --> 00:17:11.420
 Hey,

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 you should come to my church,

00:17:13.039 --> 00:17:14.220
 it's so cool and trendy.

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 All the young people go there,

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 I'm the worship leader.

00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:17.840
 Hey,

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 I see you've got calluses,

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 on your digits,

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 so you obviously,

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 play the guitar.

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 So I'm sure,

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 there'll be space,

00:17:25.860 --> 00:17:26.539
 for you in the band.

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 We is hip to the hop.

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 And a person like you,

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 could definitely,

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 find a lady there.

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 That sounds interesting,

00:17:37.820 --> 00:17:39.279
 but what's the teaching like?

00:17:39.779 --> 00:17:40.100
 Do you,

00:17:40.100 --> 00:17:40.799
 do people,

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 look out for each other,

00:17:42.360 --> 00:17:43.100
 like a family?

00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:45.140
 Is the life of the church,

00:17:45.220 --> 00:17:46.680
 based on Jesus' teaching?

00:17:47.160 --> 00:17:47.920
 His life,

00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:48.420
 his death,

00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:49.080
 his resurrection?

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 Is the Bible central,

00:17:50.740 --> 00:17:51.700
 to all that you do,

00:17:51.779 --> 00:17:52.240
 and say?

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 Are you excited,

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 about reaching out,

00:17:54.620 --> 00:17:55.299
 in the community,

00:17:55.559 --> 00:17:56.860
 to see those who are lost,

00:17:56.980 --> 00:17:57.980
 reached by the good news?

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 Oh dude,

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 the teaching is awesome.

00:18:03.100 --> 00:18:04.200
 We just sit around,

00:18:04.320 --> 00:18:04.720
 and like,

00:18:05.120 --> 00:18:06.019
 love Jesus.

00:18:06.019 --> 00:18:06.139
 Jesus.

00:18:07.139 --> 00:18:07.900
 Our church,

00:18:07.900 --> 00:18:07.920
 our church,

00:18:07.920 --> 00:18:08.700
 spins,

00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:11.000
 on spiritual freedom.

00:18:11.539 --> 00:18:12.460
 It's what the Bible's,

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 all about.

00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:14.740
 We just want to be happy,

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 and make each other happy,

00:18:16.759 --> 00:18:17.519
 chillaxed,

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 in our spirituality.

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 We don't have any,

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 stodgy rules,

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 or structure.

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 The Christian life,

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 is so liberating,

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 and all because,

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 our BFF,

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 our best friend forever,

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 JC,

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 died,

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 so we can be forgiven,

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 and go to heaven.

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 It's what grace is all about.

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 We are confident,

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 of forgiveness,

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 so live in freedom,

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 and do what we want,

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 with whoever we want.

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 It's an awesome church.

00:18:47.000 --> 00:18:47.480
 Okay,

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 that sounds,

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 pretty good,

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 I think.

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 I'm just going to go away,

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 and think about that,

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 and maybe come along,

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 next Sunday.

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 The speaker at camp,

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 last week,

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 was actually talking,

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 about something,

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 in 2nd Peter,

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 and I just want,

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 to check something out,

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 first,

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 that doesn't,

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 quite sit right,

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 with me.

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 Being in a church family,

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 is kind of important,

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 to me,

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 so I want to make sure,

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 that what you have,

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 is what I need,

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 and what is good,

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 and what is right.

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 Totally mate,

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 and don't forget,

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 if you come along,

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 look out for me,

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 you can't miss me,

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 I'll be up the front,

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 plucking the strings,

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 and I'll get you hooked up,

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 with some of our singles.

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 Ooh, ooh, ooh,

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 before you go,

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 have you heard of a writer,

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 called Christopher Ash?

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 He says in his book,

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 Bible Delight,

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 that the prosperity gospel,

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 claims,

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 if you become a Christian,

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 God wants to bless you,

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 and therefore,

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 your bank statement,

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 will become fatter,

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 your house,

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 will get better,

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 bigger,

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 your car,

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 will get faster,

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 your wife,

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 if you have one,

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 will get prettier,

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 your husband,

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 if you have one,

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 will get more handsome,

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 your children,

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 if you have them,

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 will get cleverer,

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 and your health,

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 will get better.

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 End of quote.

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 So,

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 come along,

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 come along,

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 and all will be well with you.

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 You'll prosper.

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 Come to us.

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 End of street talk.

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 Well,

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 maybe that's the kind of church

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 you're looking for.

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 Maybe it's worth a shot.

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 Maybe that's why you're here this morning,

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 checking us out.

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 I hope not.

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 It stinks.

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 of two of the main issues

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 in our churches today

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 in Ireland.

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 Liberal theology,

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 where everything or anything goes,

00:20:35.219 --> 00:20:36.519
 and the prosperity gospel,

00:20:36.699 --> 00:20:38.279
 which claims that the Christian life

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 is meant to be easy,

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 plain sailing,

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 and full of blessings.

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 Yes, there are blessings,

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 but that's not

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 what the Christian life is about.

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 Let's go back

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 to God's word.

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 Verse 17.

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 These men are springs

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 without water

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 and mists

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 driven by a storm.

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 Blackest darkness

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 is reserved for them.

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 The promises

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 that this

00:21:05.120 --> 00:21:05.740
 dude

00:21:05.740 --> 00:21:06.860
 was on about

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 are just like

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 the springs.

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 Dry.

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 These men

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 are like springs

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 without water

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 and mists

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 driven by a storm.

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 they promise

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 satisfaction

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 and success

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 and completely

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 disappoint.

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 They are flitting

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 here and there

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 like a little pocket

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 of mist

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 caught in a storm

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 blown all over the place.

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 They have no grounding.

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 They have nothing

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 to offer

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 other than

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 empty words

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 which sound attractive

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 but crumble

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 when tested.

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 They have no authority

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 to promise us

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 anything,

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 let alone guarantee

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 us wealth,

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 success,

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 or satisfaction.

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 They are dry.

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 Verse 19.

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 They promise

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 freedom

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 while they

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 themselves

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 are slaves

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 of depravity

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 for a man

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 is a slave

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 to whatever

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 has mastered him.

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 They promise

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 freedom

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 but their promises

00:22:04.559 --> 00:22:05.379
 are baseless

00:22:05.379 --> 00:22:07.299
 because they

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 themselves

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 are slaves

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 of depravity.

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 Other translations

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 say that they

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 are slaves

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 to sin

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 and to corruption.

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 They are slaves

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 to whatever

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 has mastered them.

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 And we've already

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 learned

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 what does

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 master them.

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 Insolence

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 speaking evil

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 of what they

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 don't understand.

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 Licentiousness

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 lacking any

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 personal restraint

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 and ignoring

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 societal standards.

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 Immorality

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 eyes full of lust

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 and greed

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 ruled by money

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 and personal gain.

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 They have nothing

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 to offer us.

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 Compare that

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 with the precious

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 promises

00:22:44.140 --> 00:22:45.420
 we were reminded

00:22:45.420 --> 00:22:46.920
 of in chapter 1

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 verse 3

00:22:48.140 --> 00:22:48.740
 when Simon

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 was speaking.

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 It says

00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:52.500
 his divine power

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 has given us

00:22:53.720 --> 00:22:54.700
 everything

00:22:54.700 --> 00:22:55.519
 we need

00:22:55.519 --> 00:22:56.039
 for life

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 and godliness.

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 How?

00:22:58.720 --> 00:22:59.339
 Is it through

00:22:59.339 --> 00:23:00.160
 this bogus

00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:00.960
 hipster church

00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:01.599
 we've been offered?

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 No.

00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:03.220
 Read on.

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 What does it say?

00:23:04.759 --> 00:23:05.880
 Through our knowledge

00:23:05.880 --> 00:23:06.559
 of him

00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:07.539
 who called us

00:23:07.539 --> 00:23:08.879
 by his own

00:23:08.879 --> 00:23:09.299
 glory

00:23:09.299 --> 00:23:10.179
 and goodness.

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 That's a promise

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 which is well

00:23:13.359 --> 00:23:13.980
 grounded in

00:23:13.980 --> 00:23:14.759
 biblical truth.

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 Not in the

00:23:16.039 --> 00:23:17.000
 baseless lies

00:23:17.000 --> 00:23:18.519
 which can be

00:23:18.519 --> 00:23:19.179
 offered by the

00:23:19.179 --> 00:23:19.940
 latest fad.

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 We have

00:23:21.519 --> 00:23:22.319
 everything we

00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:22.679
 need

00:23:22.679 --> 00:23:24.740
 for life

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 and for

00:23:25.399 --> 00:23:25.839
 godliness.

00:23:28.139 --> 00:23:28.779
 He alone

00:23:28.779 --> 00:23:29.980
 is sufficient

00:23:29.980 --> 00:23:30.659
 for us.

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 Not

00:23:31.759 --> 00:23:32.539
 God

00:23:32.539 --> 00:23:33.299
 plus something

00:23:33.299 --> 00:23:33.679
 else

00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:34.799
 but God

00:23:34.799 --> 00:23:35.440
 alone

00:23:35.440 --> 00:23:36.580
 is sufficient.

00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:38.200
 How?

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 By our

00:23:40.100 --> 00:23:40.900
 knowing him

00:23:40.900 --> 00:23:42.400
 who called

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 us

00:23:42.799 --> 00:23:44.240
 by his

00:23:44.240 --> 00:23:45.060
 own glory

00:23:45.060 --> 00:23:45.960
 and goodness.

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 If the

00:23:52.560 --> 00:23:52.980
 lifestyle

00:23:52.980 --> 00:23:53.640
 and the

00:23:53.640 --> 00:23:54.019
 message

00:23:54.019 --> 00:23:54.539
 of these

00:23:54.539 --> 00:23:55.000
 teachers

00:23:55.000 --> 00:23:55.860
 is false

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 then they

00:23:57.259 --> 00:23:57.759
 are living

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 and talking

00:23:58.740 --> 00:23:59.640
 contrary to

00:23:59.640 --> 00:24:00.019
 the bible

00:24:00.019 --> 00:24:00.500
 and its

00:24:00.500 --> 00:24:00.880
 truth

00:24:00.880 --> 00:24:01.960
 about that

00:24:01.960 --> 00:24:02.340
 same

00:24:02.340 --> 00:24:02.920
 sufficiency

00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:03.860
 of Christ.

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 Therefore

00:24:05.560 --> 00:24:06.360
 the consequences

00:24:06.360 --> 00:24:07.160
 are clear

00:24:07.160 --> 00:24:08.660
 and dire.

00:24:09.780 --> 00:24:10.160
 Judgment

00:24:10.160 --> 00:24:10.960
 will come

00:24:10.960 --> 00:24:11.520
 on them

00:24:11.520 --> 00:24:12.940
 and separation

00:24:12.940 --> 00:24:13.660
 from God

00:24:13.660 --> 00:24:14.380
 is guaranteed.

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 It is one

00:24:16.380 --> 00:24:17.020
 thing to turn

00:24:17.020 --> 00:24:17.700
 your back

00:24:17.700 --> 00:24:18.360
 on Christ

00:24:18.360 --> 00:24:19.160
 but it's

00:24:19.160 --> 00:24:19.580
 another one

00:24:19.580 --> 00:24:20.000
 altogether

00:24:20.000 --> 00:24:20.660
 to lead

00:24:20.660 --> 00:24:21.140
 others

00:24:21.140 --> 00:24:21.680
 astray.

00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:23.560
 To lead

00:24:23.560 --> 00:24:23.900
 others

00:24:23.900 --> 00:24:24.640
 away from

00:24:24.640 --> 00:24:24.880
 him.

00:24:25.840 --> 00:24:26.220
 Look at

00:24:26.220 --> 00:24:26.900
 verse 12

00:24:26.900 --> 00:24:29.120
 again

00:24:29.120 --> 00:24:36.580
 they too

00:24:36.580 --> 00:24:37.320
 will perish

00:24:37.320 --> 00:24:39.060
 they will

00:24:39.060 --> 00:24:39.540
 be paid

00:24:39.540 --> 00:24:39.920
 back

00:24:39.920 --> 00:24:40.840
 with harm

00:24:40.840 --> 00:24:41.780
 for the

00:24:41.780 --> 00:24:42.180
 harm

00:24:42.180 --> 00:24:42.660
 they have

00:24:42.660 --> 00:24:42.980
 done.

00:24:45.660 --> 00:24:46.240
 Verse 17

00:24:46.240 --> 00:24:46.820
 warns us

00:24:46.820 --> 00:24:47.180
 further

00:24:47.180 --> 00:24:48.640
 blackest

00:24:48.640 --> 00:24:49.120
 darkness

00:24:49.120 --> 00:24:50.400
 is reserved

00:24:50.400 --> 00:24:50.940
 for them.

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 The second

00:24:52.620 --> 00:24:53.120
 half of

00:24:53.120 --> 00:24:53.820
 verse 20

00:24:53.820 --> 00:24:55.180
 again

00:24:55.180 --> 00:24:56.019
 they are

00:24:56.019 --> 00:24:56.640
 worse off

00:24:56.640 --> 00:24:57.000
 at the

00:24:57.000 --> 00:24:57.480
 end

00:24:57.480 --> 00:24:58.440
 than they

00:24:58.440 --> 00:24:58.840
 were at

00:24:58.840 --> 00:24:58.940
 the

00:24:58.940 --> 00:24:59.240
 beginning.

00:25:01.420 --> 00:25:02.180
 Last week

00:25:02.180 --> 00:25:02.560
 we looked

00:25:02.560 --> 00:25:02.840
 at the

00:25:02.840 --> 00:25:03.360
 first part

00:25:03.360 --> 00:25:03.660
 of this

00:25:03.660 --> 00:25:04.000
 chapter.

00:25:04.740 --> 00:25:04.840
 The

00:25:04.840 --> 00:25:05.180
 warning

00:25:05.180 --> 00:25:06.200
 was that

00:25:06.200 --> 00:25:06.799
 the path

00:25:06.799 --> 00:25:07.160
 of the

00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:07.460
 false

00:25:07.460 --> 00:25:07.900
 teachers

00:25:07.900 --> 00:25:08.660
 leads

00:25:08.660 --> 00:25:08.880
 to

00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:09.440
 destruction.

00:25:10.320 --> 00:25:10.600
 There is

00:25:10.600 --> 00:25:11.140
 no sugar

00:25:11.140 --> 00:25:11.480
 coating

00:25:11.480 --> 00:25:11.759
 this

00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:12.080
 truth

00:25:12.080 --> 00:25:12.259
 I'm

00:25:12.259 --> 00:25:12.580
 afraid.

00:25:13.180 --> 00:25:13.440
 False

00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:13.860
 teachers

00:25:13.860 --> 00:25:14.240
 will be

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 destroyed.

00:25:19.019 --> 00:25:19.560
 Has

00:25:19.560 --> 00:25:19.860
 anyone

00:25:19.860 --> 00:25:20.320
 noticed

00:25:20.320 --> 00:25:20.900
 the

00:25:20.900 --> 00:25:21.500
 elephant

00:25:21.500 --> 00:25:21.980
 in the

00:25:21.980 --> 00:25:22.160
 room?

00:25:25.180 --> 00:25:25.840
 Well let's

00:25:25.840 --> 00:25:26.360
 read verses

00:25:26.360 --> 00:25:27.019
 20 to

00:25:27.019 --> 00:25:27.560
 22.

00:25:31.820 --> 00:25:32.460
 If they

00:25:32.460 --> 00:25:32.680
 have

00:25:32.680 --> 00:25:33.140
 escaped

00:25:33.140 --> 00:25:33.400
 the

00:25:33.400 --> 00:25:33.860
 corruption

00:25:33.860 --> 00:25:35.759
 of the

00:25:35.759 --> 00:25:36.000
 world

00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:36.600
 by knowing

00:25:36.600 --> 00:25:36.840
 our

00:25:36.840 --> 00:25:37.160
 Lord

00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:37.560
 and our

00:25:37.560 --> 00:25:37.940
 Saviour

00:25:37.940 --> 00:25:38.259
 Jesus

00:25:38.259 --> 00:25:38.680
 Christ

00:25:38.680 --> 00:25:39.080
 and are

00:25:39.080 --> 00:25:39.400
 again

00:25:39.400 --> 00:25:39.960
 entangled

00:25:39.960 --> 00:25:40.400
 in it

00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:41.240
 and overcome

00:25:41.240 --> 00:25:42.620
 they are

00:25:42.620 --> 00:25:43.100
 worse off

00:25:43.100 --> 00:25:43.440
 at the

00:25:43.440 --> 00:25:43.799
 end

00:25:43.799 --> 00:25:44.160
 than they

00:25:44.160 --> 00:25:44.519
 were at

00:25:44.519 --> 00:25:44.620
 the

00:25:44.620 --> 00:25:44.920
 beginning.

00:25:45.980 --> 00:25:46.180
 It would

00:25:46.180 --> 00:25:46.420
 have been

00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:47.019
 better for

00:25:47.019 --> 00:25:47.259
 them

00:25:47.259 --> 00:25:47.920
 not to

00:25:47.920 --> 00:25:48.100
 have

00:25:48.100 --> 00:25:48.340
 known

00:25:48.340 --> 00:25:48.500
 the

00:25:48.500 --> 00:25:48.660
 way

00:25:48.660 --> 00:25:48.779
 of

00:25:48.779 --> 00:25:49.180
 righteousness

00:25:49.180 --> 00:25:50.180
 than

00:25:50.180 --> 00:25:50.380
 to

00:25:50.380 --> 00:25:50.640
 have

00:25:50.640 --> 00:25:50.900
 known

00:25:50.900 --> 00:25:51.160
 it

00:25:51.160 --> 00:25:51.960
 and

00:25:51.960 --> 00:25:52.140
 then

00:25:52.140 --> 00:25:52.320
 to

00:25:52.320 --> 00:25:52.500
 turn

00:25:52.500 --> 00:25:52.700
 their

00:25:52.700 --> 00:25:53.060
 backs

00:25:53.060 --> 00:25:53.340
 on

00:25:53.340 --> 00:25:53.519
 the

00:25:53.519 --> 00:25:53.840
 sacred

00:25:53.840 --> 00:25:54.360
 command

00:25:54.359 --> 00:25:54.619
 that

00:25:54.619 --> 00:25:54.779
 was

00:25:54.779 --> 00:25:55.099
 passed

00:25:55.099 --> 00:25:55.339
 on

00:25:55.339 --> 00:25:55.519
 to

00:25:55.519 --> 00:25:55.779
 them.

00:25:56.539 --> 00:25:56.819
 Of

00:25:56.819 --> 00:25:57.079
 them

00:25:57.079 --> 00:25:57.279
 the

00:25:57.279 --> 00:25:57.679
 proverbs

00:25:57.679 --> 00:25:57.939
 are

00:25:57.939 --> 00:25:58.579
 true.

00:25:59.059 --> 00:25:59.199
 A

00:25:59.199 --> 00:25:59.559
 dog

00:25:59.559 --> 00:26:00.000
 returns

00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:00.199
 to

00:26:00.199 --> 00:26:00.359
 its

00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:00.659
 vomit

00:26:00.659 --> 00:26:01.599
 and

00:26:01.599 --> 00:26:01.819
 a

00:26:01.819 --> 00:26:02.099
 sow

00:26:02.099 --> 00:26:02.359
 that

00:26:02.359 --> 00:26:02.539
 is

00:26:02.539 --> 00:26:03.039
 washed

00:26:03.039 --> 00:26:03.819
 goes

00:26:03.819 --> 00:26:04.099
 back

00:26:04.099 --> 00:26:04.259
 to

00:26:04.259 --> 00:26:04.459
 her

00:26:04.459 --> 00:26:05.000
 wallowing

00:26:05.000 --> 00:26:05.299
 in

00:26:05.299 --> 00:26:05.459
 the

00:26:05.459 --> 00:26:05.679
 mud.

00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:09.479
 It

00:26:09.479 --> 00:26:09.759
 is a

00:26:09.759 --> 00:26:10.139
 reasonable

00:26:10.139 --> 00:26:10.719
 question

00:26:10.719 --> 00:26:12.959
 to ask

00:26:12.959 --> 00:26:13.459
 if these

00:26:13.459 --> 00:26:13.819
 false

00:26:13.819 --> 00:26:14.319
 teachers

00:26:14.319 --> 00:26:14.740
 were

00:26:14.740 --> 00:26:15.279
 in fact

00:26:15.279 --> 00:26:15.979
 saved

00:26:15.979 --> 00:26:16.899
 before

00:26:16.899 --> 00:26:17.159
 they

00:26:17.159 --> 00:26:17.479
 started

00:26:17.479 --> 00:26:17.740
 to

00:26:17.740 --> 00:26:18.179
 entice

00:26:18.179 --> 00:26:18.579
 others

00:26:18.579 --> 00:26:18.919
 away

00:26:18.919 --> 00:26:19.679
 from

00:26:19.679 --> 00:26:19.859
 the

00:26:19.859 --> 00:26:20.219
 truth.

00:26:21.559 --> 00:26:22.240
 It

00:26:22.240 --> 00:26:22.619
 says

00:26:22.619 --> 00:26:23.099
 that

00:26:23.099 --> 00:26:23.419
 they

00:26:23.419 --> 00:26:23.559
 would

00:26:23.559 --> 00:26:23.639
 have

00:26:23.639 --> 00:26:23.779
 been

00:26:23.779 --> 00:26:24.240
 better

00:26:24.240 --> 00:26:24.539
 not

00:26:24.539 --> 00:26:24.740
 to

00:26:24.740 --> 00:26:24.920
 have

00:26:24.920 --> 00:26:25.160
 known

00:26:25.160 --> 00:26:25.319
 the

00:26:25.319 --> 00:26:25.480
 way

00:26:25.480 --> 00:26:25.619
 of

00:26:25.619 --> 00:26:26.059
 righteousness

00:26:26.059 --> 00:26:26.839
 than

00:26:26.839 --> 00:26:27.019
 to

00:26:27.019 --> 00:26:27.279
 have

00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:27.539
 known

00:26:27.539 --> 00:26:27.779
 it

00:26:27.779 --> 00:26:28.299
 and

00:26:28.299 --> 00:26:28.500
 then

00:26:28.500 --> 00:26:28.799
 turn

00:26:28.799 --> 00:26:28.980
 their

00:26:28.980 --> 00:26:29.299
 backs

00:26:29.299 --> 00:26:29.500
 on

00:26:29.500 --> 00:26:29.720
 it.

00:26:31.139 --> 00:26:31.700
 This

00:26:31.700 --> 00:26:31.980
 is a

00:26:31.980 --> 00:26:32.139
 big

00:26:32.139 --> 00:26:32.559
 question.

00:26:32.960 --> 00:26:33.319
 Is it

00:26:33.319 --> 00:26:33.779
 possible

00:26:33.779 --> 00:26:35.099
 to

00:26:35.099 --> 00:26:35.420
 lose

00:26:35.420 --> 00:26:35.639
 your

00:26:35.639 --> 00:26:36.119
 salvation?

00:26:37.339 --> 00:26:38.000
 It's a

00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:38.500
 question that

00:26:38.500 --> 00:26:38.859
 has had

00:26:38.859 --> 00:26:39.500
 many books

00:26:39.500 --> 00:26:40.160
 and probably

00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:40.819
 libraries

00:26:40.819 --> 00:26:41.660
 written

00:26:41.660 --> 00:26:42.240
 about it.

00:26:42.899 --> 00:26:43.660
 So to

00:26:43.660 --> 00:26:44.079
 throw it

00:26:44.079 --> 00:26:44.519
 in just

00:26:44.519 --> 00:26:45.039
 towards the

00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:46.000
 end of

00:26:46.000 --> 00:26:46.519
 this talk

00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:46.799
 is a

00:26:46.799 --> 00:26:47.119
 little bit

00:26:47.119 --> 00:26:47.599
 unfair but

00:26:47.599 --> 00:26:48.660
 I can't

00:26:48.660 --> 00:26:49.279
 ignore it

00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:49.779
 completely.

00:26:50.779 --> 00:26:51.660
 The elephant

00:26:51.660 --> 00:26:52.279
 needs to be

00:26:52.279 --> 00:26:52.759
 dealt with.

00:26:53.779 --> 00:26:54.660
 So I'll

00:26:54.660 --> 00:26:55.240
 try and

00:26:55.240 --> 00:26:55.819
 shed a

00:26:55.819 --> 00:26:56.279
 small bit

00:26:56.279 --> 00:26:56.720
 of light

00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:59.680
 on that

00:26:59.680 --> 00:27:00.519
 question

00:27:00.519 --> 00:27:01.619
 by referring

00:27:01.619 --> 00:27:02.099
 to a

00:27:02.099 --> 00:27:02.539
 pastor

00:27:02.539 --> 00:27:03.799
 and an

00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:04.119
 author

00:27:04.119 --> 00:27:04.539
 named

00:27:04.539 --> 00:27:04.859
 John

00:27:04.859 --> 00:27:05.259
 Piper

00:27:05.259 --> 00:27:05.740
 who says

00:27:05.740 --> 00:27:06.339
 very well

00:27:06.339 --> 00:27:07.440
 that Peter

00:27:07.440 --> 00:27:08.399
 explains to

00:27:08.399 --> 00:27:08.960
 us in a

00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:09.259
 proverb

00:27:09.259 --> 00:27:10.079
 that we

00:27:10.079 --> 00:27:10.500
 shouldn't be

00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:11.220
 surprised at

00:27:11.220 --> 00:27:12.359
 dogs

00:27:12.359 --> 00:27:13.240
 characteristically

00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:13.799
 return to

00:27:13.799 --> 00:27:14.240
 their vomit

00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:15.160
 and no

00:27:15.160 --> 00:27:15.700
 matter how

00:27:15.700 --> 00:27:16.200
 clean you

00:27:16.200 --> 00:27:16.559
 make a

00:27:16.559 --> 00:27:16.899
 pig on

00:27:16.899 --> 00:27:17.500
 the outside

00:27:17.500 --> 00:27:18.420
 if it

00:27:18.420 --> 00:27:18.740
 is still

00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:19.139
 a pig

00:27:19.139 --> 00:27:20.099
 it will

00:27:20.099 --> 00:27:20.660
 return to

00:27:20.660 --> 00:27:21.059
 the muck

00:27:21.059 --> 00:27:22.019
 or the

00:27:22.019 --> 00:27:22.319
 mire.

00:27:22.859 --> 00:27:23.159
 In other

00:27:23.159 --> 00:27:23.740
 words those

00:27:23.740 --> 00:27:24.460
 who leave

00:27:24.460 --> 00:27:24.779
 the way

00:27:24.779 --> 00:27:25.440
 of righteousness

00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:26.799
 never to

00:27:26.799 --> 00:27:27.220
 return

00:27:27.220 --> 00:27:28.500
 simply show

00:27:28.500 --> 00:27:28.960
 that their

00:27:28.960 --> 00:27:29.919
 inner nature

00:27:29.919 --> 00:27:30.859
 had never

00:27:30.859 --> 00:27:31.539
 been changed.

00:27:32.500 --> 00:27:33.119
 That's the

00:27:33.119 --> 00:27:33.480
 end of the

00:27:33.480 --> 00:27:33.720
 quote.

00:27:34.379 --> 00:27:34.819
 So it

00:27:34.819 --> 00:27:35.220
 seems to

00:27:35.220 --> 00:27:35.679
 me that

00:27:35.679 --> 00:27:37.720
 what Mr.

00:27:37.799 --> 00:27:38.099
 Piper,

00:27:38.220 --> 00:27:38.440
 John,

00:27:38.559 --> 00:27:39.179
 is saying

00:27:39.179 --> 00:27:39.639
 is that

00:27:39.639 --> 00:27:40.700
 true faith

00:27:40.700 --> 00:27:41.659
 in Jesus

00:27:41.659 --> 00:27:43.460
 changes us

00:27:43.460 --> 00:27:44.099
 inwardly.

00:27:44.839 --> 00:27:45.359
 Our very

00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:45.839
 nature

00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:46.859
 has been

00:27:46.859 --> 00:27:47.259
 altered

00:27:47.259 --> 00:27:49.519
 so that

00:27:49.519 --> 00:27:50.500
 we cannot

00:27:50.500 --> 00:27:51.359
 return to

00:27:51.359 --> 00:27:51.799
 our old

00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:52.139
 way of

00:27:52.139 --> 00:27:52.459
 life.

00:27:52.879 --> 00:27:53.159
 Yes,

00:27:53.399 --> 00:27:54.099
 we may

00:27:54.099 --> 00:27:54.659
 slip up

00:27:54.659 --> 00:27:55.720
 but we

00:27:55.720 --> 00:27:56.399
 return to

00:27:56.399 --> 00:27:56.959
 the cross

00:27:56.959 --> 00:27:58.399
 in confession

00:27:58.399 --> 00:27:59.740
 with gratitude

00:27:59.740 --> 00:28:01.000
 as we'll be

00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:01.579
 doing later

00:28:01.579 --> 00:28:02.220
 as we meet

00:28:02.220 --> 00:28:02.659
 around the

00:28:02.659 --> 00:28:02.980
 Lord's

00:28:02.980 --> 00:28:03.259
 table.

00:28:07.279 --> 00:28:08.079
 How do I

00:28:08.079 --> 00:28:08.500
 know that

00:28:08.500 --> 00:28:09.000
 I'm not a

00:28:09.000 --> 00:28:09.619
 false teacher?

00:28:10.639 --> 00:28:11.199
 How do you

00:28:11.199 --> 00:28:11.519
 know that

00:28:11.519 --> 00:28:12.039
 you're not?

00:28:13.059 --> 00:28:13.500
 Because it

00:28:13.500 --> 00:28:13.980
 all sounds

00:28:13.980 --> 00:28:14.759
 scary when we

00:28:14.759 --> 00:28:15.220
 start looking

00:28:15.220 --> 00:28:15.779
 at ourselves

00:28:15.779 --> 00:28:16.680
 especially

00:28:16.680 --> 00:28:17.059
 when I

00:28:17.059 --> 00:28:17.399
 look at

00:28:17.399 --> 00:28:18.740
 my lifestyle

00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:19.500
 and my

00:28:19.500 --> 00:28:19.980
 message.

00:28:20.859 --> 00:28:21.440
 If I look

00:28:21.440 --> 00:28:21.940
 deep enough

00:28:21.940 --> 00:28:23.500
 into my

00:28:23.500 --> 00:28:23.879
 own life

00:28:23.879 --> 00:28:24.220
 I can

00:28:24.220 --> 00:28:24.859
 easily find

00:28:24.859 --> 00:28:25.420
 things that

00:28:25.420 --> 00:28:25.859
 just don't

00:28:25.859 --> 00:28:26.319
 add up.

00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:27.660
 Sometimes

00:28:27.660 --> 00:28:28.559
 I feel like

00:28:28.559 --> 00:28:29.139
 I'm doing

00:28:29.139 --> 00:28:29.519
 okay.

00:28:30.759 --> 00:28:31.240
 That my

00:28:31.240 --> 00:28:31.759
 lifestyle

00:28:31.759 --> 00:28:33.099
 speaks clearly

00:28:33.099 --> 00:28:33.899
 of my faith

00:28:33.899 --> 00:28:34.259
 and my

00:28:34.259 --> 00:28:35.160
 dependence on

00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:35.440
 Jesus.

00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:38.019
 I get

00:28:38.019 --> 00:28:38.879
 good times

00:28:38.879 --> 00:28:39.200
 with him.

00:28:40.139 --> 00:28:40.779
 I'm putting

00:28:40.779 --> 00:28:41.299
 him first

00:28:41.299 --> 00:28:41.599
 in my

00:28:41.599 --> 00:28:42.019
 decisions.

00:28:42.660 --> 00:28:43.160
 I'm having

00:28:43.160 --> 00:28:43.899
 good times

00:28:43.899 --> 00:28:44.579
 of prayer

00:28:44.579 --> 00:28:45.879
 and chat

00:28:45.879 --> 00:28:46.339
 with him.

00:28:47.240 --> 00:28:47.779
 I'm getting

00:28:47.779 --> 00:28:48.299
 to church

00:28:48.299 --> 00:28:48.859
 home group.

00:28:49.740 --> 00:28:50.379
 I'm wanting

00:28:50.379 --> 00:28:50.819
 to see

00:28:50.819 --> 00:28:51.480
 Jesus made

00:28:51.480 --> 00:28:52.740
 famous by

00:28:52.740 --> 00:28:53.179
 how I

00:28:53.179 --> 00:28:53.619
 live and

00:28:53.619 --> 00:28:53.980
 how I

00:28:53.980 --> 00:28:54.339
 act.

00:28:55.339 --> 00:28:56.079
 But then

00:28:56.079 --> 00:28:57.240
 one little

00:28:57.240 --> 00:28:57.720
 slip up.

00:28:57.720 --> 00:29:00.519
 I go

00:29:00.519 --> 00:29:00.819
 away for

00:29:00.819 --> 00:29:01.240
 the weekend.

00:29:01.460 --> 00:29:01.759
 I break

00:29:01.759 --> 00:29:02.339
 my routine

00:29:02.339 --> 00:29:02.860
 and before

00:29:02.860 --> 00:29:03.220
 I know

00:29:03.220 --> 00:29:03.579
 it I've

00:29:03.579 --> 00:29:04.140
 ignored God

00:29:04.140 --> 00:29:04.779
 for two

00:29:04.779 --> 00:29:05.079
 weeks,

00:29:05.240 --> 00:29:05.720
 a month,

00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:06.740
 half a

00:29:06.740 --> 00:29:06.920
 year.

00:29:08.920 --> 00:29:09.720
 I feel

00:29:09.720 --> 00:29:10.460
 like I

00:29:10.460 --> 00:29:10.860
 had been

00:29:10.860 --> 00:29:11.220
 a nice

00:29:11.220 --> 00:29:11.900
 clean pig

00:29:11.900 --> 00:29:13.240
 but now I've

00:29:13.240 --> 00:29:13.740
 just returned

00:29:13.740 --> 00:29:14.319
 to the muck

00:29:14.319 --> 00:29:15.460
 and I'm back

00:29:15.460 --> 00:29:16.100
 to square one

00:29:16.100 --> 00:29:16.400
 again.

00:29:16.519 --> 00:29:16.839
 Dirty

00:29:16.839 --> 00:29:17.960
 and very

00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:18.299
 piggy.

00:29:18.299 --> 00:29:18.460
 it.

00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:20.940
 So maybe

00:29:20.940 --> 00:29:21.319
 I'm not

00:29:21.319 --> 00:29:21.879
 saved after

00:29:21.879 --> 00:29:22.159
 all.

00:29:23.379 --> 00:29:23.779
 And all

00:29:23.779 --> 00:29:24.460
 that punishment,

00:29:25.019 --> 00:29:25.919
 destruction and

00:29:25.919 --> 00:29:27.059
 harm is

00:29:27.059 --> 00:29:27.599
 waiting for

00:29:27.599 --> 00:29:28.019
 me too.

00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:30.099
 And maybe

00:29:30.099 --> 00:29:30.539
 this is the

00:29:30.539 --> 00:29:30.839
 same for

00:29:30.839 --> 00:29:31.279
 some of you

00:29:31.279 --> 00:29:32.440
 today and

00:29:32.440 --> 00:29:32.799
 you think

00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:33.139
 that you

00:29:33.139 --> 00:29:33.559
 have no

00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:33.859
 hope.

00:29:35.279 --> 00:29:35.720
 And now

00:29:35.720 --> 00:29:36.099
 we're all

00:29:36.099 --> 00:29:36.819
 feeling slightly

00:29:36.819 --> 00:29:37.700
 vulnerable and

00:29:37.700 --> 00:29:38.379
 squirmish in

00:29:38.379 --> 00:29:38.819
 our seats,

00:29:38.919 --> 00:29:39.200
 aren't we?

00:29:40.139 --> 00:29:40.839
 Our lifestyle

00:29:40.839 --> 00:29:41.500
 just doesn't

00:29:41.500 --> 00:29:41.960
 add up

00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:43.339
 sometimes to

00:29:43.339 --> 00:29:43.819
 what we say

00:29:43.819 --> 00:29:44.279
 our message

00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:44.619
 is.

00:29:45.740 --> 00:29:46.319
 So how

00:29:46.319 --> 00:29:46.799
 can we be

00:29:46.799 --> 00:29:47.299
 sure that we

00:29:47.299 --> 00:29:47.899
 are not false

00:29:47.900 --> 00:29:48.300
 teachers?

00:29:49.680 --> 00:29:50.480
 Well what is

00:29:50.480 --> 00:29:50.820
 it we are

00:29:50.820 --> 00:29:51.120
 teaching?

00:29:51.860 --> 00:29:52.480
 What is our

00:29:52.480 --> 00:29:52.860
 message?

00:29:54.340 --> 00:29:55.000
 Let's look

00:29:55.000 --> 00:29:55.420
 back at

00:29:55.420 --> 00:29:56.019
 chapter 1

00:29:56.019 --> 00:29:56.680
 verse 3.

00:30:00.580 --> 00:30:01.500
 His divine

00:30:01.500 --> 00:30:02.580
 power has

00:30:02.580 --> 00:30:03.060
 given us

00:30:03.060 --> 00:30:03.780
 everything we

00:30:03.780 --> 00:30:04.360
 need for

00:30:04.360 --> 00:30:05.080
 life and

00:30:05.080 --> 00:30:05.540
 godliness

00:30:05.540 --> 00:30:06.900
 through our

00:30:06.900 --> 00:30:07.560
 knowledge of

00:30:07.560 --> 00:30:07.940
 him who

00:30:07.940 --> 00:30:08.640
 called us

00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:09.680
 by his

00:30:09.680 --> 00:30:10.280
 own glory

00:30:10.280 --> 00:30:10.840
 and goodness.

00:30:13.080 --> 00:30:13.740
 So if

00:30:13.740 --> 00:30:14.160
 that's not

00:30:14.160 --> 00:30:14.800
 our message

00:30:14.800 --> 00:30:15.660
 we're off

00:30:15.660 --> 00:30:16.140
 the mark.

00:30:16.700 --> 00:30:17.280
 If we are

00:30:17.280 --> 00:30:17.740
 not saying

00:30:17.740 --> 00:30:18.259
 that Jesus

00:30:18.259 --> 00:30:19.839
 is enough

00:30:19.839 --> 00:30:21.480
 that he

00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:21.940
 has given

00:30:21.940 --> 00:30:22.859
 us all

00:30:22.859 --> 00:30:23.400
 we need

00:30:23.400 --> 00:30:24.579
 that he

00:30:24.579 --> 00:30:25.799
 is sufficient

00:30:25.799 --> 00:30:27.539
 if we are

00:30:27.539 --> 00:30:27.920
 saying that

00:30:27.920 --> 00:30:28.200
 we are

00:30:28.200 --> 00:30:28.680
 saved by

00:30:28.680 --> 00:30:29.700
 grace but

00:30:29.700 --> 00:30:29.960
 then we

00:30:29.960 --> 00:30:30.599
 continue to

00:30:30.599 --> 00:30:31.579
 live lacking

00:30:31.579 --> 00:30:32.339
 any personal

00:30:32.339 --> 00:30:33.120
 restraint or

00:30:33.120 --> 00:30:33.559
 humility

00:30:33.559 --> 00:30:35.059
 we have both

00:30:35.059 --> 00:30:35.799
 our lifestyle

00:30:35.799 --> 00:30:36.400
 and our

00:30:36.400 --> 00:30:37.559
 message out

00:30:37.559 --> 00:30:38.079
 of kilter

00:30:38.079 --> 00:30:38.559
 with the

00:30:38.559 --> 00:30:39.180
 message that

00:30:39.180 --> 00:30:39.720
 God has

00:30:39.720 --> 00:30:40.279
 given us

00:30:40.279 --> 00:30:41.160
 all we

00:30:41.160 --> 00:30:41.480
 need.

00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:46.019
 What are we

00:30:46.019 --> 00:30:46.319
 to do

00:30:46.319 --> 00:30:46.819
 with false

00:30:46.819 --> 00:30:48.099
 teachers or

00:30:48.099 --> 00:30:48.440
 false

00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:48.879
 teaching?

00:30:50.759 --> 00:30:51.680
 We cut

00:30:51.680 --> 00:30:52.339
 out and

00:30:52.339 --> 00:30:53.039
 remove the

00:30:53.039 --> 00:30:53.440
 problem.

00:30:54.139 --> 00:30:54.879
 Like the

00:30:54.879 --> 00:30:55.539
 bindweed in

00:30:55.539 --> 00:30:56.079
 our garden

00:30:56.079 --> 00:30:57.000
 we need to

00:30:57.000 --> 00:30:57.920
 constantly be

00:30:57.920 --> 00:30:58.500
 rooting it

00:30:58.500 --> 00:30:59.000
 out at the

00:30:59.000 --> 00:30:59.700
 first sign.

00:31:00.379 --> 00:31:00.639
 Now I'm

00:31:00.639 --> 00:31:01.240
 not suggesting

00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:01.859
 we go around

00:31:01.859 --> 00:31:02.119
 with a

00:31:02.119 --> 00:31:02.519
 knapsack

00:31:02.519 --> 00:31:03.400
 sprayer and

00:31:03.400 --> 00:31:04.240
 we start

00:31:04.240 --> 00:31:05.220
 dousing all

00:31:05.220 --> 00:31:06.759
 these false

00:31:06.759 --> 00:31:07.539
 teachers with

00:31:07.539 --> 00:31:08.480
 weed killer or

00:31:08.480 --> 00:31:09.099
 we start attacking

00:31:09.099 --> 00:31:09.519
 them with a

00:31:09.519 --> 00:31:12.099
 hoe but what

00:31:12.099 --> 00:31:13.160
 we do is not

00:31:13.160 --> 00:31:13.759
 let them get

00:31:13.759 --> 00:31:14.540
 a grip in

00:31:14.540 --> 00:31:15.640
 our church or

00:31:15.640 --> 00:31:15.900
 in our

00:31:15.900 --> 00:31:16.240
 thinking.

00:31:17.180 --> 00:31:17.860
 We need to

00:31:17.860 --> 00:31:18.259
 be looking

00:31:18.259 --> 00:31:19.080
 out for it

00:31:19.080 --> 00:31:19.820
 in our

00:31:19.820 --> 00:31:21.519
 teachers, in

00:31:21.519 --> 00:31:22.400
 our homes and

00:31:22.400 --> 00:31:22.920
 in our own

00:31:22.920 --> 00:31:23.340
 lives.

00:31:24.380 --> 00:31:25.220
 We need to

00:31:25.220 --> 00:31:25.759
 hold them to

00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:26.220
 account,

00:31:26.680 --> 00:31:27.500
 questioning them

00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.380
 and what they

00:31:28.380 --> 00:31:28.640
 say.

00:31:29.100 --> 00:31:29.560
 We measure

00:31:29.560 --> 00:31:30.400
 every fine

00:31:30.400 --> 00:31:31.320
 sounding argument

00:31:31.320 --> 00:31:32.220
 against the

00:31:32.220 --> 00:31:33.040
 truth of

00:31:33.040 --> 00:31:33.480
 scripture.

00:31:34.759 --> 00:31:35.580
 We check

00:31:35.580 --> 00:31:35.960
 what the

00:31:35.960 --> 00:31:36.860
 teacher teaches

00:31:36.860 --> 00:31:38.440
 and how he

00:31:38.440 --> 00:31:38.840
 or she

00:31:38.840 --> 00:31:39.340
 lives.

00:31:40.600 --> 00:31:41.480
 In our own

00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:42.880
 lives we need

00:31:42.880 --> 00:31:43.640
 to be immersing

00:31:43.640 --> 00:31:44.420
 ourselves in

00:31:44.420 --> 00:31:45.440
 the truths of

00:31:45.440 --> 00:31:47.060
 scripture so

00:31:47.060 --> 00:31:47.400
 we will

00:31:47.400 --> 00:31:48.400
 recognize false

00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:48.840
 teaching.

00:31:52.160 --> 00:31:53.200
 Chapter 1

00:31:53.200 --> 00:31:55.100
 verses 5 to

00:31:55.100 --> 00:31:55.840
 8 say

00:31:55.840 --> 00:31:57.700
 make every

00:31:57.700 --> 00:31:58.520
 effort to add

00:31:58.520 --> 00:31:59.180
 to your faith

00:31:59.180 --> 00:32:00.840
 goodness and

00:32:00.840 --> 00:32:01.300
 to goodness

00:32:01.300 --> 00:32:01.840
 knowledge,

00:32:02.460 --> 00:32:03.120
 to knowledge

00:32:03.120 --> 00:32:03.940
 self-control,

00:32:04.360 --> 00:32:05.200
 to self-control

00:32:05.200 --> 00:32:06.180
 perseverance and

00:32:06.180 --> 00:32:06.800
 to perseverance

00:32:06.800 --> 00:32:08.380
 godliness and

00:32:08.380 --> 00:32:09.040
 to godliness

00:32:09.040 --> 00:32:10.060
 brotherly

00:32:10.060 --> 00:32:11.420
 kindness and

00:32:11.420 --> 00:32:11.980
 to brotherly

00:32:11.980 --> 00:32:12.860
 kindness and

00:32:12.859 --> 00:32:13.319
 love.

00:32:14.599 --> 00:32:15.419
 For if you

00:32:15.419 --> 00:32:16.099
 possess these

00:32:16.099 --> 00:32:16.979
 qualities in

00:32:16.979 --> 00:32:17.919
 increasing measure

00:32:17.919 --> 00:32:19.279
 they will keep

00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:20.000
 you from being

00:32:20.000 --> 00:32:22.059
 ineffective and

00:32:22.059 --> 00:32:23.319
 unproductive in

00:32:23.319 --> 00:32:24.779
 your knowledge of

00:32:24.779 --> 00:32:25.479
 our Lord Jesus

00:32:25.479 --> 00:32:26.000
 Christ.

00:32:27.139 --> 00:32:28.159
 And if we skip

00:32:28.159 --> 00:32:28.839
 ahead to verse

00:32:28.839 --> 00:32:30.399
 10 it says

00:32:30.399 --> 00:32:31.479
 be all the more

00:32:31.479 --> 00:32:32.799
 eager to make

00:32:32.799 --> 00:32:33.779
 your calling and

00:32:33.779 --> 00:32:35.000
 election sure.

00:32:36.000 --> 00:32:36.959
 For if you do

00:32:36.959 --> 00:32:38.299
 these things you

00:32:38.299 --> 00:32:39.119
 will never fall

00:32:39.119 --> 00:32:40.500
 and you will

00:32:40.500 --> 00:32:41.519
 receive a rich

00:32:41.519 --> 00:32:43.000
 welcome into the

00:32:43.000 --> 00:32:44.179
 eternal kingdom of

00:32:44.179 --> 00:32:45.159
 our Lord and

00:32:45.159 --> 00:32:45.939
 Saviour Jesus

00:32:45.939 --> 00:32:46.439
 Christ.

00:32:48.579 --> 00:32:49.899
 We need our

00:32:49.899 --> 00:32:51.179
 lifestyle and our

00:32:51.179 --> 00:32:52.639
 message to be

00:32:52.639 --> 00:32:53.579
 mastered by the

00:32:53.579 --> 00:32:54.199
 Lord Jesus

00:32:54.199 --> 00:32:56.019
 putting to death

00:32:56.019 --> 00:32:57.519
 sin and

00:32:57.519 --> 00:32:58.159
 untruth,

00:32:59.279 --> 00:33:00.139
 living with an

00:33:00.139 --> 00:33:01.739
 attitude of

00:33:01.739 --> 00:33:03.619
 gratitude and

00:33:03.619 --> 00:33:04.119
 confession.

00:33:04.119 --> 00:33:04.179
 confession.

00:33:06.679 --> 00:33:07.459
 Let's pray.

00:33:12.959 --> 00:33:13.879
 Heavenly Father

00:33:13.879 --> 00:33:15.579
 thank you for

00:33:15.579 --> 00:33:16.219
 your word.

00:33:16.579 --> 00:33:17.239
 Thank you for the

00:33:17.239 --> 00:33:17.579
 scriptures.

00:33:18.579 --> 00:33:19.379
 Thank you for the

00:33:19.379 --> 00:33:20.219
 teachers that we

00:33:20.219 --> 00:33:21.579
 have here in this

00:33:21.579 --> 00:33:21.859
 church.

00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:22.659
 Thank you for the

00:33:22.659 --> 00:33:23.659
 truths that we have

00:33:23.659 --> 00:33:24.959
 heard over the

00:33:24.959 --> 00:33:25.859
 years and have

00:33:25.859 --> 00:33:26.679
 brought us to a

00:33:26.679 --> 00:33:27.479
 point of

00:33:27.479 --> 00:33:28.479
 repentance,

00:33:29.299 --> 00:33:30.019
 confession and

00:33:30.019 --> 00:33:30.519
 thanksgiving.

00:33:30.519 --> 00:33:33.200
 thank you that

00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:34.440
 your scripture,

00:33:34.639 --> 00:33:35.420
 your word is

00:33:35.420 --> 00:33:35.940
 true.

00:33:36.559 --> 00:33:37.440
 It's been tested

00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:37.940
 and it's

00:33:37.940 --> 00:33:38.460
 trustworthy.

00:33:40.799 --> 00:33:41.539
 And Lord

00:33:41.539 --> 00:33:42.980
 please after what

00:33:42.980 --> 00:33:43.980
 we've read this

00:33:43.980 --> 00:33:44.960
 morning help us

00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:46.079
 in our lives to

00:33:46.079 --> 00:33:46.799
 be discerning,

00:33:47.420 --> 00:33:48.879
 to discern the

00:33:48.879 --> 00:33:50.099
 truth from the

00:33:50.099 --> 00:33:50.819
 lies that we

00:33:50.819 --> 00:33:52.200
 hear around us.

00:33:54.940 --> 00:33:55.940
 Please help us

00:33:55.940 --> 00:33:56.680
 in this church

00:33:56.680 --> 00:33:59.519
 to rise up

00:33:59.519 --> 00:34:01.079
 good teachers

00:34:01.079 --> 00:34:01.799
 of the word.

00:34:03.420 --> 00:34:04.240
 That we will

00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:05.099
 bring the

00:34:05.099 --> 00:34:05.799
 truth of

00:34:05.799 --> 00:34:06.740
 scripture into

00:34:06.740 --> 00:34:07.819
 the places that

00:34:07.819 --> 00:34:09.800
 we go in our

00:34:09.800 --> 00:34:10.619
 work, in our

00:34:10.619 --> 00:34:11.840
 home, as we

00:34:11.840 --> 00:34:12.500
 meet together

00:34:12.500 --> 00:34:13.759
 here, as our

00:34:13.759 --> 00:34:14.539
 kids are taught

00:34:14.539 --> 00:34:15.940
 upstairs in

00:34:15.940 --> 00:34:16.639
 Sunday school.

00:34:16.980 --> 00:34:17.860
 Help us to be

00:34:17.860 --> 00:34:19.759
 raising up people

00:34:19.759 --> 00:34:20.840
 who can use

00:34:20.840 --> 00:34:21.679
 your word well,

00:34:22.059 --> 00:34:22.739
 that can discern

00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:24.320
 the truth from

00:34:24.320 --> 00:34:24.880
 the lies.

00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:26.880
 God's

00:34:26.880 --> 00:34:27.780
 grace.

00:34:27.780 --> 00:34:29.500
 And thank you

00:34:29.500 --> 00:34:30.000
 for Jesus,

00:34:30.500 --> 00:34:31.240
 that he has

00:34:31.240 --> 00:34:32.000
 made all this

00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:32.780
 possible, that he

00:34:32.780 --> 00:34:33.780
 has given us all

00:34:33.780 --> 00:34:35.119
 that we need for

00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:36.079
 life and godliness,

00:34:36.240 --> 00:34:37.640
 all because of

00:34:37.640 --> 00:34:38.700
 what he did for us

00:34:38.700 --> 00:34:39.340
 on the cross,

00:34:39.940 --> 00:34:42.039
 coming so that we

00:34:42.039 --> 00:34:43.180
 can have forgiveness,

00:34:43.980 --> 00:34:44.760
 that we can be

00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:45.599
 raised to life

00:34:45.599 --> 00:34:47.140
 anew by trusting

00:34:47.140 --> 00:34:48.140
 in him and what

00:34:48.140 --> 00:34:48.720
 he has done on

00:34:48.720 --> 00:34:49.140
 the cross.

00:34:49.139 --> 00:34:52.359
 And we pray

00:34:52.359 --> 00:34:53.839
 this all in

00:34:53.839 --> 00:34:54.519
 Jesus' name.

00:34:55.460 --> 00:34:55.839
 Amen.

00:34:57.759 --> 00:34:58.319
 Thanks, Ian.