This is the final week of Being Human, our series on the doctrine of man. Just to remind
! We're doing a new series every half term, so this will be the last one of this series.
And then we'll have a break next Sunday. And then the Sunday after that we'll be beginning
a new series on the afterlife. So what happens to humanity after death? What happens to the
believer, the unbeliever? We're going to look at the end times, Christ's return, and what
will eternity look like for the believer? What will eternity look like for the unbeliever?
So stay tuned in for that. Harry's going to take the first session, and I'll take the rest
because I'm going to wait that first Sunday. Let's do some book mentions. I've mentioned
these all before, but Westminster Confession of Faith throughout all this year, this is
going to be our guide. So if you don't have one, they're just a pound in the bookstore.
The stuff on sin that we looked at last week, and we're going to be looking at this week
as well, just the first half. This book called Pride by Matthew Roberts. He's the minister
up in the IPC Church in York. He was my minister when I was a student. This book is fantastic
on understanding sin and desire and what's going on in this movement, in this pride movement
at the moment. And then this has kind of been our, you can see, our textbook for this
hard term. This is the doctrine of man. What is all the stuff that I've been talking about?
Made in the image of God, covenant of works, sin, glorified humanity, redeemed humanity.
It's all in here. If you want kind of a little quick book to read on that, that's good.
I might even, if we have time, I might do a quiz at the end with you guys. Maybe you can
win this. Let me pray and then we'll get stuck in.
Lord God, we thank you that we can know who we are because you have told us and you have
made us. You are our creator and you have spoken to us. We don't need to figure out who
we are on our own. We don't need to define ourselves, but that you give all things to
us, life and breath and everything that we are. We are made in your image. Lord, would
you please help us to understand that, to grasp that and to live in the way that you call us.
Help us to understand sin today. Help us to understand salvation, redemption in Christ.
And we ask all this for your glory. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Amen. So as I said, this is the last in the series of being human. And I hope this has been
helpful to understand who we are as humans and how God has designed us. And what we've been doing
through this half term, have you seen, is we've been moving from unfallen humanity, looking at the
blueprint of how God created and designed us. And we moved then on to last week to fallen humanity,
how what we are has actually changed in the fall. The blueprint has been corrupted.
And we ran out of time last week. So I want this week, I want us to finish off thinking about sin
and fallen humanity. And then in the second half, we're going to move even further. We're going to
look at redeemed and glorified humanity, what we are now in Christ. So let's go back and remind
ourselves of what has happened to us in the fall. And let's start to apply it. So this is the first
point, fallen humanity. Our desires are corrupt. So when we looked at the fall, we saw something
actually changed in Adam and Eve, didn't we? Something changed in their hearts and their minds,
that they started to feel and think differently about God and think differently about the world.
How did they react to God? They wanted to run and fear him. And they started to love and trust the
creation rather than the creator. And so in the fall, humanity didn't only become guilty, we did become
guilty, but not only that, but something actually changed in us. Our minds and our hearts have become
broken. They're not functioning properly. They're now functioning in an evil way, in a way that's
opposed to God. So we're not good people that do sinful things now and again. No, we are sinners.
And Genesis 6, 5 was a key verse to see that. It was just a few chapters after the fall. Look how God
sees humanity. The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every intention
of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. This is us. Every part of the human,
down to the core of our being, our heart, it's all evil, corrupted, even down to our thoughts and
intentions and desires. So we're designed to be made in the image of God, but now we are broken images
of God. So like a mirror, we're meant to reflect who God is, but now we are shattered and warped
mirrors, ugly distortions of true humanity. And the language the Confession used, our guide,
the language the Confession uses is we have corrupt natures. So Adam and Eve in the fall
corrupted their nature. So 6.3 of the Confession, they, Adam and Eve, being the root of all mankind,
the guilt of this sin was imputed and the same death in sin and corrupted nature
conveyed to all their posterity, all their children, all the generations that flow from them,
descending from them by ordinary generation. So a human nature is just everything about us, right?
Heart, mind, body, desires, thinking absolutely everything about us. And corrupted means rotten,
ruined, poisoned. So our very being has now become corrupted with sin. And so we're not as,
we're not 100% saturated with evil. Do you remember the illustration I gave last week of,
if we're a glass of water, what's happened before was like a big drop of poison has gone in the water
and it's just spread everywhere. So it's not only poison, but there's not a single place that you
can taste that's not poisoned. And Adam and Eve passed that nature down to us, you see, by ordinary
generation, ordinary giving birth. So every human is born sinful, born with an inclination and a pull
toward evil, toward evil, toward sin. So we don't, we're not born innocent and then we become sinful.
No, we are born sinners. That's Psalm 51, in sin did my mother conceive me.
And the reality of a corrupt nature is particularly relevant to how we understand our desires.
Because since our natures are corrupt and our hearts evil, that means what we want,
what we naturally want and love, our desires are corrupt.
So do you remember this image? So we are designed for our hearts, our desires to be toward God,
to love him and worship him and to only be directed that way, right?
But what has happened in the fall, our desires naturally just want and love sin.
So you can think that this life has been broken in the fall.
And where do our hearts only point? Towards sin.
This is how we naturally are. Our moral compass is broken and only points to sin now.
Our minds are set on flesh sin. That was Romans 8, do you remember last week?
We are naturally hostile to God. We point towards sin. We want that. We don't want God.
We are by nature children of wrath. That's Ephesians 2.
And so what we want, what we love and desire, what we think is good, is actually sin.
That's why Isaiah says, woe to those who call evil good and good evil.
And our minds are dark and incorruptible. So we convince ourselves that this is all true.
We come up with arguments and try to organise the world to say, oh yeah, no, no, the way that we're pointing,
this is actually good, this is actually true.
But actually, it's all upside down.
And our desires are stuck in this position.
This is our default.
And this is why Jesus says we are slaves to sin.
This is why Paul says, without Christ, we are enslaved to sin, ruled by it.
It's like this master that just sends our desires this way.
And this is why the idea of being true to yourself, trusting in your heart, that's why that is so dangerous.
You hear that phrase a lot, don't you?
I mentioned last week, it's the message about every Disney film.
But the heart and our desires are not something to trust.
But actually, Jeremiah 17, the heart is deceitful above all things and desperately sick.
And this understanding of sin and humanity is so, so important right now.
This could not be more key to how and when we live right now.
Because this is exactly the opposite of how the world thinks, isn't it?
And I want us to engage now with how the world thinks.
I want us to apply this understanding of sin to try to explain and address two common types of thinking that we find in the world and even in the church.
And so I've two scenarios out there written for you in that dotted box.
And I want you just to think about them, analyse them and answer what is wrong with this understanding of humanity.
And also try to answer, why do people believe this so strongly?
It's not just a belief, it's a strong belief, isn't it?
So break out into groups and discuss that and then we'll bring it back in a few minutes.
Do both of them, everything in that box.
And try to discuss both, try to have a good pace.
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Thank you.
Let's do one more minute.
If you're not on the second one, just move on to that.
Thank you.
So the first one, I won't pick on anyone for this, but put your hands up if you've got thoughts, if you think your group was discussing some good things.
So the first one, I'm part of the LGBTQ plus community and the church needs to support us.
I can't help the way I feel. I was born this way.
And so I need to be true to myself.
Does anyone have any thoughts? What is wrong with this understanding of humanity?
Go on, Judy.
We all, our first inclination for all of us, whatever our sins that they be, we all want to be true to ourselves.
Yeah.
Yeah, exactly. We're going to come on to that in Redeeming Humanity.
But that first part that you said, absolutely true.
Look, we want to be true to ourselves, don't we?
We're set in this position.
And so that's where our desires are.
We want to be like this.
How about the phrase, I can't help the way I feel?
Well, actually, no.
How about the phrase, I was born this way.
And so I need to follow this.
How can we think about that?
I think that's exactly right.
We are born this way.
We need to have our thoughts and desire to be true to God instead of our sins.
Exactly, exactly.
So let's unpack what they're saying.
So I was born this way.
Therefore, I need to follow this way.
Right?
And so in a way, they are right.
They are born this way.
We are naturally born like this.
Adam and Eve, by ordinary generation, we are born with corrupt nature.
So our desires naturally are towards sin.
So in a way, yes, you are right.
But to then say, I was born this way.
Therefore, it's good.
And I need to follow it.
Now, that's an entirely different thing, isn't it?
Because if we're to say that, what are we saying?
We are saying evil is good and good is evil, aren't we?
And actually, just follow the logical conclusion of that.
I know people who say this don't follow it.
Thankfully, they don't follow the logical conclusion.
But let's say, I was born this way.
Therefore, I need to go that way.
Right?
What about people with the most evil, evil desires?
Are they born that way?
Yeah.
Should they follow that?
Even those people saying it would be like, no way.
And so there's an illogical, an inconsistency in what they're saying.
How about the second one?
I've never felt comfortable in my body or in my assigned gender.
So I must be in the wrong body.
And that needs to change.
It is harmful to not let me follow how I feel.
Did anyone get on to this one?
I guess it's similar to the first one.
They're constantly their feelings.
They're sinful feelings.
Yes.
Yeah, yeah.
It's, again, it's starting to explain what's going on.
People are following desires, feelings, how they naturally think they are and are born.
This is all explained by corrupt natures, corrupt desires, isn't it?
And so think about Adam and Eve.
Their desires were opposed to God.
And so are ours.
That means we're not seeing reality in the right way, are we?
So if we're Adam and Eve, think about Adam and Eve in the garden.
Their natural desire was to fear God, right?
To think, I don't want to follow him.
I want to run away from him.
He's not worthy to worship.
Is that true of reality?
No.
God is worthy to worship.
But their natural desires think otherwise to the reality of the world.
And so what's going on, particularly in the transgender movement, people's desires aren't corresponding to reality.
But they're thinking, no, no, but I'm feeling this way.
So this must be how reality should be.
And so I'm going to change reality to fit how I desire.
Do you see that?
And again, these feelings aren't reliable.
Our hearts are deceitful.
And also, let's think back to the male and female session a few weeks ago.
Do we remember what my definition was of male and female?
It wasn't about feeling, was it?
It was about calling, right?
God calls men to fill this world, to form this world, sorry, and to sacrifice and protect.
And God calls women to fill this world and to nurture it and give life and colour to it.
And so it's not about how we feel.
We may naturally not feel like we want to do that.
The sin of Adam was, you know, I don't naturally want to sacrifice myself or protect Eve.
But it's not about how we feel or what we think we are.
It's what we're called to as men and women.
And our bodies are going to indicate that.
Our bodies signal what that calling is.
And so we don't change our bodies because we don't want that calling.
No, we look at our bodies and say, okay, this is my calling.
I need to follow God in my design.
And so our understanding of sin and humanity, it's key right now.
Now, must we say, we must always love these people, have compassion on them.
Jesus saw helpless sinners and had compassion on them, right?
He was never aggressive towards them.
But that doesn't mean condoning what they're saying.
And we need to see that desires are not reliable.
They're not something to be followed.
And in fact, Jesus has come to set us free from these desires.
And we're going to see that next.
But I'll stop for a minute of questions, if we have any questions there.
So we're going to move on to redeemed humanity next.
There might be some questions at the end, so let's keep moving.
Now, I want us to end by seeing what Christ has done for fallen humanity.
I want us to see what it means to be redeemed humanity.
And I want us to focus specifically on what has changed in us now we're in Christ.
So, yes, in salvation, guilt has gone away and we have the forgiveness of sins.
And yes, we have new destinies with eternal life.
Praise God.
All that is true.
But I want us to focus specifically on what has changed in us.
Because when Christ saves us and we become united to Christ, something actually changes in us.
Just like in the fall, something actually changes in us.
In Christ, something actually changes us.
In who we are, what we are.
And so I want you to break out into groups again.
Look up these passages about redeemed humanity.
And I want you to find out what has changed.
So look up these passages and answer these questions.
Try to work quickly because all three of them are really important, particularly Galatians.
So make sure you get to Galatians.
So I'll give you a few minutes for that.
Thank you.
if you're not on to Galatians yet
go on to it now
if anyone's on Ephesians
see my altar class
thank you
okay
let's wrap it up
well done
working quickly
okay
Ephesians 4
let's try to answer these fairly quickly
Ephesians 4
if we naturally have a corrupt nature or self
what has happened to that nature
or self
Leah
so yeah you've got to go back now
sorry
we've learnt something in Christ
anyone from your group can chip in
okay yeah so positively we're renewed
yeah exactly
and what's happened to the old self
exactly
so in Christ we've learnt to put off
the old self
to
and do you see how it's
described
corrupt through deceitful desires
it's just
this is this
the old nature's been put off
thrown away
when we come to Christ
and as Leah said
now we're renewed
in our minds
we've put on the new self
it says
a new nature
and what is the new self like
it's
did you see the language there
created
after the likeness of God
in true righteousness
and holiness
does that ring any bells
that's the image of God language
isn't it
so what's happening to us
when we come to Christ
and we're redeemed by him
God
is restoring
the image of God
he's restoring
the broken mirror
recreating
the blueprint
he's making us
truly human again
so
we start to desire
the right things again
do you see
we're remade
in true righteousness
and Romans 6
saying a similar thing
what's happened
to our old self
Sue
Sue Lofthouse
I'll go to someone else
sorry
Naomi
Romans 6
yeah yeah
what's happened
to our old self
it's died
yes
do you see that
we've been crucified
died
so how do we escape
this old nature
that we have
well we need
how do we put it off
we need to die
crucify
buried
and that's what's happened
when we're in Christ
and see
do you see
we're no longer
enslaved to sin anymore
we're set free
our default position
is no longer
locked into this
desire for sin
our desires
aren't captive
they're set free
and now
it says we're alive
to God
that we have
a newness of life
desires toward God
now it's talking
about a new nature
here
and what's all this
explained by
what part of
Christ's work
Christ's death
and resurrection
we're united
to Christ
in his death
and resurrection
our old self
dies
with him
on the cross
and our new self
raises with him
in the resurrection
so Galatians 5
okay
how does the Holy Spirit
change us
did anyone get on to this
hands up
have you got on to it
Dave Fels
did you do that
you did
go on
do your best
how does the Holy Spirit
change us
we say
basically
now have
two sets of desires
within us
so there's
the desires of the flesh
and the desires of the spirit
and
we should try
we should be led
by the spirit
exactly
then there's
a whole different
set of fruit
that comes from us
yes
yeah
and then it shows us
what those desires
are like
yeah exactly
so do you see
in verse 16
it says
walk by the spirit
so that means live
walk
language in the New Testament
it's just live
live by the spirit
so and
what does the Holy Spirit do
stops us
gratifying the desires
of the flesh
so it stops
reduces
these desires
and he gives us
new desires
of the spirit
inside of us
good godly desires
like that list
like love
joy
peace
patience
kindness
this all
desires
toward God
God
and so
this is really
important
when Christ
saves us
the slavery
of this desire
is broken
okay
we're not locked
into this anymore
the power
breaks
and God
brings in
new desires
into our hearts
new spiritual
desires
just given
by the spirit
desires
new desires
toward God
and notice
David mentioned
that
both desires
in the Christian
this side of heaven
both desires
remain
did you see that
so the spirit
stops us
gratifying these
it becomes
less and less
the pull
towards sin
because the Holy Spirit
stops them
but they will
linger
but the overall
pull is found
in the spiritual
desires
and so the line
is restored
the line upwards
is restored
in redemption
and so let me
bring all this
together
and there are
three things
I wanted to see
from this
three subheadings
redeemed humanity
have a new
nature
when we are
saved
the old
corrupt
nature
dies
and we
become
a new
person
that's
why the
Bible
uses
the language
of born
again
we hear
that
John 3
1 Peter
1
and we
become
a new
restored
version
of ourselves
a new
with a new
centre
of being
a new
heart
that's
why
Ezekiel
in Ezekiel
36
says
in the
new
covenant
you're
going to
have
a new
heart
all
this
when we
are united
to Christ
death
and
resurrection
the cross
and the
empty tomb
are not
only about
forgiveness
and they
really are
about
forgiveness
they're not
only about
forgiveness
but they're
actually about
change
a new
nature
and that
means
my second
sub point
redeemed
humanity
have new
desires
when Christ
gives you
his spirit
we're
raised to
new life
and we
have new
spiritual
given by
the spirit
desires
that are
opposite
pull us
in a
different
direction
to the
sinful
desires
and I
really want
us to
remember
this today
okay
our
corrupt
desires
will not
be gone
entirely
this side
of heaven
remnants
of our
old
nature
will remain
our
old
desires
remain
and so
there are
a couple
of ways
to understand
it
it's kind
of like
the fatal
gangrene
has been
cut off
right
but little
bits of
infection
remain
or it's
like the
war has
been won
over sin
but little
skirmishes
still remain
in the
Christian life
and the
spiritual
desires are
fighting back
against it
and that's
why we
have
commands
like put
to death
your sin
or take
up your
cross and
deny yourself
the old
desires remain
but we now
can fight
back
we're not
slaves anymore
locked into
this position
and the spirit
is empowering
us every
day to
live this
new life
toward God
with these
new holy
desires
but both
desires
will exist
this side
of heaven
every
Christian
will feel
the pull
of desires
in both
directions
and this
I know
for all
of us
this is
really
frustrating
we find
in our
hearts
as
Christians
the desire
for sin
things of
our old
life
and we
hate them
don't we
they make
us
miserable
but we
also
have the
desire
for God
we love
Jesus
and we
want to
please him
and obey
him
we desire
holiness
and we
feel this
pull in
both directions
and it's
agonizing
isn't it
and the
apostle Paul
expresses this
exact frustration
look at
Romans 7
look what he
says
for I
delight in
the law
of God
in my
inner being
I have
these
desires
toward
God
but I
see in
my
members
another
law
waging
war
against
the law
of my
mind
and making
me
captive
to the
law
of sin
that dwells
in my
members
and what's
the frustration
wretched
man that
I am
who will
deliver me
from this
body of
death
this is
why we
all find
a war
inside of
ourselves
and this
is why
the Christian
life is
such a
battle
we're
constantly
fighting
the old
desire
and this
should really
help us
to understand
our own
hearts
because if
you find
in yourself
as a
Christian
you find
in yourself
desires
that you
think
no
Christian
should
feel
this
and you
hate
it
and you
think
why is
this
that
I
want
this
to
go
away
if
that's
you
don't
be
discouraged
because
that's
all of
us
okay
we
all
feel
that
we
all
have
this
pull
in both
directions
and it
doesn't
mean
you're
not
a
Christian
that's
the
normal
reality
of
the
Christian
and in
fact
if
you
hate
these
desires
and you
just
want
to
love
the
Lord
Jesus
actually
be
encouraged
because
that
means
there's
life
inside
of
you
doesn't
it
if
you
feel
the
pull
in
both
directions
it
actually
means
that's
a
sign
of
life
it's
a
sign
that
God
is
working
in
you
someone
once
gave
me
the
illustration
I
think
about
it
often
it's
like
if
you
see
a
stream
going
and
you
see
a
fish
floating
on
top
going
with
the
stream
right
just
floating
down
what
does
that
tell
you
about
the
fish
you
look
at
that
fish
is
dead
right
there's
no
life
there's
no
fight
in
it
but
if
you
see
a
fish
floating
upstream
fighting
against
that
current
what
does
that
say
about
the
fish
that
fish
is
alive
right
and
if
you
find
that
fight
against
sin
in
you
that
is
a
sign
of
life
isn't
it
that
is
God
raising
you
raised
you
from
the
dead
with
this
new
desire
and
so
you can
think of
humanity
in
four
states
four
states
so
creative
humanity
it was
made
we were
made
without
sin
and
it was
made
without
sin
with
these
desires
for
God
but
there
was
always
the
possibility
for
sin
right
because
it was
the
covenant
of
works
there
was
a
possibility
to
sin
maybe
he
will
maybe
he
won't
but
we
know
that
he
does
but
that's
how
we
created
we're
created
the desire
for God
but
in
the
fall
what
happens
the
desire
flips
and
it's
only
locked
into
sin
but
in
redeemed
humanity
there
are now
both
desires
the
and
then
in
glorified
humanity
what's
going
to
happen
the
desire
for
sin
is
going
to
go
and
it
will
only
be
for
God
and
in
us
now
you
could
say
we
are
now
not
able
to
not
sin
it's
now
possible
to
not
sin
because
we
have
these
new
desires
and
so
in
redeemed
humanity
what is
Christ
doing
he's
making
a
new
humanity
I'll
finish
in
two
minutes
hold on
redeem
humanity
is
the
new
humanity
this
is
what
the
church
is
this
is
what
Christ
is
doing
with
us
with
a
new
humanity
so
just
look
at
Colossians
three
do
not
lie
to
one
another
seeing
that
you
have
put
off
the
old
self
with
his
practices
and
have
put
on
the
new
self
which
is
being
renewed
!
in
knowledge
after
the
image
of
its
creator
in
the
church
Christ
is
renewing
the
image
of
God
he's
recreating
a new
humanity
what we
were
was a
distortion
of true
humanity
to be
fallen
it's
actually
to be
less
than
truly
human
but
in
the
church
Christ
is
restoring
the
image
of
God
he's
fixing
the
mirror
that's
his
big
project
and
purpose
with
the
church
people
with
new
natures
and
new
desires
to
love
God
and
worship
him
people
truly
reflecting
and
glorifying
God
renewed
in
knowledge
and
righteousness
and
holiness
with
our
minds
and
moral
compasses
being
re-centred
to
true
righteousness
you can
think
the
church
is
God's
new
humanity
in
Christ
God
is
forgiving
our
sins
and
he's
changing
us
he's
making
his
bride
beautiful
and
he's
doing
this
more
and
more
in
this
church
more
and
more
in
your
life
and
that's
what
sanctification
is
as
you
put
to
death
your
sin
in
the
power
of
the
spirit
and
you
grow
in
holiness
and
your
desires
increase
more
for
God
and
those
sinful
desires
shrink
and
shrink
that
is
God
remaking
you
into
a
true
image
of
God
truly
human
again
and
one
day
we
will
be
fully
restored
in
the
new
creation
we
will
be
sinless
that
pull
of
desire
that
you
feel
it
will
be
no
more
and
sin
will
actually
be
an
impossibility
I've
said
this
before
on
the
day
of
our
resurrection
we
will
open
up
our
eyes
and
we
will
feel
very
strange
firstly
because
we
won't
feel
any
pain
in
our
bodies
and
that
will
be
amazing
but
also
we
will
feel
something
strange
in
our
hearts
something
very
new
we
will
realize
I
can't
sin
we
will
feel
that
there
are
no
more
sinful
desires
anymore
!
I
actually
can't
sin
and
that
is
where
we're
heading
that
is
what
Christ
has
saved
us
for
a
new
humanity
with
new
desires
and
a
new
nature
living
in
the
new
creation
and
that
is
glory
which
means
glory
has
already
begun
now
look
how
the
apostle
Paul
talks
about
our
sanctification
our
change
now
2
Corinthians
3
and
we
all
church
we
all
with
unveiled
face
beholding
the glory
of
the
Lord
we
are
being
transformed
into
the
same
image
from
one
degree
of
glory
to
another
this
is
what
Christ
has
come
to
do
and
he
is
doing
in
you
now
he's
come
to
bring
us
to
glory
and
it's
already
begun
in
your
heart
now
and
one
day
we
will
be
truly
and
fully
human
again
I
think
we've
got
time
for
one
or
two
questions
if you
have
any
questions
I've
got a
question
for
you
and
you
can
win
this
book
for
free
okay
to be
made
in the
image
of
gods
means
we're
made
in
true
three
things
what are
those
three
things
we're
made
in
true
knowledge
okay
no one
listening
no
let me
give
one
more
question
okay
one
more
question
Galatians
5
what
desires
do you
have
as
Christians
as
Galatians
5
love
okay
yeah
just
that
yeah
so
they're
the
positive
desires
are
they're
the only
desires
you have
or
just
that
yeah
just
that
Galatians
5
two
desires
of the
flesh
there
you
go
um
hope
this
series
has been
helpful
just
to remind
that
so
no
Sunday
next
Sunday
it's
half
devil
Sunday
after
we'll start
a new
series
on the
afterlife
heaven
hell
the
resurrection
angels
and demons
and the
devil
return of
christ
the
millennium
and
what's
eternity
look like
for us
so come back
for that in
two weeks
let me pray
lord god
we thank you
that we are
fearfully and
wonderfully made
made in your
image
and we
thank that in
christ we are
being restored
into that
image
that we are
your chosen
people
that we love
that you are
recreating
that you have
given glory
to you
you are
remaking us
from one degree
of glory to another
lord we pray
that we would
walk in the
spirit
that we would
love the
Lord Jesus
that you would
help us to
obey your
lord
please encourage
us in the
christian life
this side
of heaven
help us to
love you
and desire you
we pray this in
Jesus name
amen
say again
oh
answer the first
question
we're made in
true knowledge
righteousness
and holiness
knowledge
righteousness
and holiness
yes
so
Yeah.