1 00:00:00,700 --> 00:00:02,600 What a precious time in worship this morning. 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Thank you for including your voices today. 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,200 Would you please meet me in the second letter to Timothy in 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:13,400 chapter 2? Beginning in verse 14, in our 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:19,900 Bibles. So we open up God's word 6 00:00:19,900 --> 00:00:26,800 together. 2nd Timothy Chapter 2 beginning in verse 14. 7 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,500 Remind them of these things in charge them before. 8 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:40,200 God not to quarrel About Words, which does no good, but only 9 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:44,800 ruins the hearers, do your best to present yourself to God as 10 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:48,200 one approved. A worker who has no need to be 11 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,400 ashamed. Rightly handling, the word of 12 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,300 truth, but avoid irreverent babble. 13 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,100 For it will lead people into more and more ungodliness. 14 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:04,700 And their talk will spread like gangrene among them are 15 00:01:04,700 --> 00:01:09,200 Himalayas and Phi leaders, who have swerved from the truth. 16 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,100 Saying that the resurrection has already happened, they are 17 00:01:13,100 --> 00:01:16,900 upsetting the faith of some, let's pray. 18 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,700 Or this is your word, we acknowledge it as a supreme 19 00:01:21,700 --> 00:01:24,700 authority, we acknowledge it as perfect. 20 00:01:25,700 --> 00:01:29,100 We acknowledge it as god-breathed and that it is 21 00:01:29,100 --> 00:01:34,600 sufficient to make us Godly. We ask Lord that you would help 22 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,500 us understand what you're saying in these verses and that they 23 00:01:37,508 --> 00:01:40,700 would apply to our lives. Give us your heart. 24 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:45,400 Give us the grace to know your will for us. 25 00:01:45,900 --> 00:01:47,500 We ask these things in the name of Jesus. 26 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:49,200 We pray. Amen. 27 00:01:50,900 --> 00:01:56,400 There are many hooks in this world that have the ability to 28 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:03,100 lure any Soul into destruction. Both in this life and in the 29 00:02:03,100 --> 00:02:07,600 Life to Come. And unfortunately, these 30 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,199 spiritual dangers are not few but they are many. 31 00:02:11,700 --> 00:02:15,100 And so, vast and extensive are these threats. 32 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,300 That many of them may not even be in the radar of our 33 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:23,100 understanding. Nonetheless, we have to 34 00:02:23,108 --> 00:02:26,000 understand all that God has given us concerning warnings. 35 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,700 And there are some professing believers who may not recognize 36 00:02:29,700 --> 00:02:32,700 how particular practices put them in others in great 37 00:02:32,700 --> 00:02:36,100 Jeopardy. And what are the warnings that 38 00:02:36,100 --> 00:02:38,000 you and I are about to explore this morning. 39 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,200 Apply to you are relatable to you. 40 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:46,700 It doesn't really matter because it is our duty to identify as 41 00:02:46,700 --> 00:02:52,000 many Lethal things as possible. So that we would not be caught 42 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,300 unaware by the enemy of our souls. 43 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:57,500 We must be familiar. We must be studied and we must 44 00:02:57,500 --> 00:03:01,100 be prepared less at any time in your own life, or even in the 45 00:03:01,100 --> 00:03:04,000 life of this church. We would see these looming has 46 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:10,600 It's affecting the faith of even some. and the menacing tricks 47 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:14,600 that we are about to discover this morning, do not have to 48 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:21,800 deal with the danger of lust. Or Pride or divisiveness or 49 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:27,100 anger or jealousy? They focus on the misguided 50 00:03:27,100 --> 00:03:31,900 discourse. Of various kinds more 51 00:03:31,900 --> 00:03:39,600 specifically, arguing debating and even teaching that is not 52 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,500 aligned with God's word or God's ways. 53 00:03:44,300 --> 00:03:48,000 And before we continue we might fall into the temptation to 54 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,000 think. This is really not a pliable to 55 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,300 me. This is not something applicable 56 00:03:52,300 --> 00:03:53,600 to me. I don't think I really need to 57 00:03:54,300 --> 00:03:57,300 really pay attention and I would say no, you must pay attention. 58 00:03:58,500 --> 00:04:01,000 look at Verse 18 Again, very quickly as we look at the last 59 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:07,600 phrase, they are upsetting the faith of some Paul brings up 60 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,200 that there are certain behavior that is disturbing certain 61 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:14,000 Christians within the Church of Ephesus, that's where Pastor Tim 62 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,700 was was leading And that was enough, just a handful even if 63 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:21,000 people within that church were being disturbed. 64 00:04:21,100 --> 00:04:26,100 And Paul saw it necessary to intervene, just one part of the 65 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:28,800 body was being affected. And Paul says, this has to be 66 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,600 dealt with from the leadership. This has to be dealt with as a 67 00:04:31,608 --> 00:04:35,500 whole entire congregation. What's the point that I'm trying 68 00:04:35,500 --> 00:04:39,300 to make? If one part of your body was in 69 00:04:39,300 --> 00:04:43,400 pain, if one part of your body was injured Afflicted in some 70 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,300 way, would you not take care of it? 71 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,400 We do not give it great attention, even if your finger 72 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:53,200 was out of place, you would do all that, you can to make sure 73 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,900 that it was restored to perfect health and like manner as the 74 00:04:56,900 --> 00:05:01,000 body of Jesus Christ, we are one, we are connected and we 75 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,400 must be fully aware and alert even if some even if one member 76 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,300 is affected in some way, It is our duty. 77 00:05:08,300 --> 00:05:10,100 We are accountable to one another. 78 00:05:10,900 --> 00:05:13,300 And so, when we look at these things, consider not just a 79 00:05:13,308 --> 00:05:17,200 danger to yourself, but perhaps a danger to others in which you 80 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:21,800 must also be aware of, there are three things we have to avoid. 81 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,100 These are subtle practices. These might not be so dangerous 82 00:05:25,100 --> 00:05:27,500 to the immediate. I but they are in fact, 83 00:05:27,500 --> 00:05:30,700 dangerous, and we must avoid these things. 84 00:05:31,100 --> 00:05:33,500 And the first thing that is mentioned is in verse 14. 85 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:40,400 We are told here that we are to not quarrel about words. 86 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:46,400 The first thing to avoid is to not give in to things that are 87 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:51,000 not sensual. Paul says, remind them who are 88 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,600 them the people in his church, the people in his congregation, 89 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:59,500 the people in Ephesus, remind them not to quarrel about 90 00:05:59,500 --> 00:06:02,400 certain words. And what's amazing here is that 91 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:06,000 this command is so serious and Paul's mine more importantly, 92 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,500 the holy spirit's mind that Paul does something that he often 93 00:06:09,500 --> 00:06:13,400 doesn't do before. He gives a command He invokes 94 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,600 the presence of God. Does he not say it charge them 95 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:22,500 before God charge them before the presence of the Lord? 96 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,800 And why is he doing this? Because before he's about to 97 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,100 give this instruction, he is trying to remind the people of 98 00:06:29,100 --> 00:06:31,900 God, of a truth that we often forget. 99 00:06:31,900 --> 00:06:34,500 And that is this, God is in the midst. 100 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:41,700 God is surgically supervising and taking into account whether 101 00:06:41,700 --> 00:06:45,500 or not we are taking seriously, any of his commands. 102 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,300 And what Paul is trying to do by saying charge them before, God, 103 00:06:51,500 --> 00:06:56,300 Is to provoke a fresh fear of the Lord and the people. 104 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,900 God Is Watching You. And the believer. 105 00:07:01,900 --> 00:07:07,300 Must be continually aware of The Unbroken, attendance of God in 106 00:07:07,300 --> 00:07:11,400 all of our activity. Including our conversation. 107 00:07:12,700 --> 00:07:16,400 And I can tell you this from the scripture, and I can even tell 108 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,800 you this, if this means anything from personal experience in 109 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:23,200 Ministry, That one of the greatest ingredients in order 110 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:28,900 for a church to be clean. Spiritually and healthy is for 111 00:07:28,900 --> 00:07:31,400 every single individual of that church. 112 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:33,800 To be convinced that God is in the midst. 113 00:07:35,500 --> 00:07:38,100 There's an interesting verse in Acts 9:31, where we were told 114 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:42,000 about the church and walking in the fear of the Lord. 115 00:07:42,100 --> 00:07:47,100 And in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied walking in 116 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:50,000 the fear of the Lord. What does it mean to walk to do 117 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,900 all life to be in conduct in the fear of the Lord? 118 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,200 And in the comfort of the Holy Spirit? 119 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,700 It multiplied. That was the thing that set it 120 00:07:58,700 --> 00:08:01,400 for growth, the fear of the Lord, something that Satan has 121 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:06,800 made us afraid of And I can tell you that the opposite of this 122 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:11,900 truth is just as effective, negatively, listen, all you need 123 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,300 as you're going to find out by the end of this message. 124 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,300 Is one person in a church to not be convinced that God is in the 125 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:21,700 midst to not be convinced that God is taken to account. 126 00:08:21,700 --> 00:08:25,000 What you say, what you do to not be convinced that God is 127 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:33,000 watching for Havoc to ensue and for chaos to erupt just one just 128 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,200 one. But let me tell you something. 129 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,100 In case, you're that person that you don't believe that God is 130 00:08:36,100 --> 00:08:40,100 watching at all times. You're in for the shock of your 131 00:08:40,100 --> 00:08:46,700 life. when you stand before, the judge of the Earth, And how you 132 00:08:46,700 --> 00:08:51,100 dealt with his bride, you're in for the shock of your life, 133 00:08:51,100 --> 00:08:54,600 brother, you're in the shock of your life sister. 134 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,900 Charge them. Before God. 135 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,000 And what this Paul want, the people of God to realize that he 136 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,000 is observing. Do not quarrel about words. 137 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,500 He's listening. And this may be a little 138 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:18,100 difficult to interpret because what this Paul mean by words, is 139 00:09:18,108 --> 00:09:20,200 he talking about? Empty words, he's talking about 140 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,300 theological terms, is you talking about controversial, 141 00:09:23,300 --> 00:09:26,400 spiritual subjects? Is he talking about gray areas 142 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,100 that are not so clear in the Bible? 143 00:09:28,100 --> 00:09:32,700 What does he mean by words? Here's one thing that we can be 144 00:09:32,700 --> 00:09:36,400 secure about Paul is not implying. 145 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:40,500 That Christians should have a relaxed attitude about the 146 00:09:40,500 --> 00:09:46,500 precise meaning of the Bible. In fact, Paul himself, gets 147 00:09:46,500 --> 00:09:49,100 caught up in words. Sometimes you don't have to turn 148 00:09:49,100 --> 00:09:52,500 there, but let me read this to you as a reference and Galatians 149 00:09:52,500 --> 00:09:56,400 when Paul is defending, the gospel of grace, from Heretics 150 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,600 that are coming into the churches of galatia and trying 151 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,000 to say, you know, Jesus died on the cross but it's Plus your 152 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:06,200 efforts, he's making a defense and he uses this argument out of 153 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,300 many arguments and Galatians 3:16. 154 00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:12,200 Now, the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. 155 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,100 Now, look, he's quoting Genesis, it does not say, and to his 156 00:10:16,100 --> 00:10:20,900 offsprings referring to many, but referring to one and to your 157 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:26,300 Offspring, who is Christ. So he takes one word from the 158 00:10:26,300 --> 00:10:30,200 Old Testament to make a case that The Offspring is Jesus 159 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,500 Christ. So that's somebody getting 160 00:10:32,500 --> 00:10:35,300 caught up in words. That's somebody who is who's 161 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:38,800 fighting with words defending a word in the Bible. 162 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,500 There's an appropriate application. 163 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,900 Listen of getting caught up in specifics, in the Bible. 164 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,700 Of being serious about Doctrine, especially when it deals with 165 00:10:51,700 --> 00:10:53,500 foundational truths of our faith. 166 00:10:55,200 --> 00:11:00,400 But listen, there's a very fine line between being on The Quest 167 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:06,500 For Truth. And quarreling about things that 168 00:11:06,500 --> 00:11:11,500 are not sensual. And that don't benefit one 169 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:16,500 person in the end of it. A sincere Believers. 170 00:11:16,500 --> 00:11:19,700 I hope you're a person that loves the Bible and I hope 171 00:11:19,700 --> 00:11:22,200 you're a person that wants to go beyond Elementary truths. 172 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,400 And you want to, you want to dig deep in the terrain of the 173 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,500 scriptures and get a grip on everything that the Bible has to 174 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:30,000 shed light on. That should be your pursuit in 175 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,900 life. That should be your joy in life. 176 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,500 And I believe that you and I should understand all that, the 177 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:38,900 Bible has to offer, whether it's weightier matters or things, 178 00:11:38,900 --> 00:11:41,200 that are not so clear. We should want to know God's 179 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:46,200 mind, and God's heart. And Paul is not saying here, do 180 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,500 not come to the point where you don't study or even discuss the 181 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:52,600 details of divine revelation. I believe what the holy spirit 182 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,400 is trying to say, here is more about the attitude. 183 00:11:56,200 --> 00:12:03,000 Do not quarrel about words, What are some examples of this? 184 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,500 You have some people? Who orbit all their energy 185 00:12:07,500 --> 00:12:10,700 around words. You have some people for 186 00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:14,500 example, that make their entire Ministry and their spiritual 187 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:17,400 journey. Convincing people that creation 188 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,700 is not six literal days but more expansive time because the 189 00:12:21,700 --> 00:12:25,900 Hebrew word can be a broader definition and and they'll fight 190 00:12:25,900 --> 00:12:29,600 Christians about that. Or you have others who will say, 191 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,300 because the Hebrew word for Adam is man. 192 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,300 Adam was not a literal figure Eve was not a literal literal 193 00:12:37,300 --> 00:12:43,100 person, but they represent their allegorical of humanity and they 194 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:46,300 creep into churches and they clash with Believers about these 195 00:12:46,300 --> 00:12:51,000 things upsetting the faith of some Buses. 196 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:55,700 Don't quarrel about words. Don't get caught up with these 197 00:12:55,700 --> 00:12:59,600 things. He's not saying don't defend 198 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,600 truth. He's not saying don't get caught 199 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,600 up in serious study. The Bible, he's saying don't 200 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:08,200 quarrel about it. In fact, when he says squirrel, 201 00:13:08,300 --> 00:13:10,800 here's the Greek word. Tell me if it sounds familiar 202 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:17,100 katastrophe. When he says, it will ruin the 203 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:20,500 hearers, the word ruin is katastrophe. 204 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:27,100 Says, if you get caught up in this as a church, it will be 205 00:13:27,100 --> 00:13:30,700 catastrophe upon catastrophe. Really brother? 206 00:13:30,700 --> 00:13:33,100 Are you sure? I'm not saying in the Bible is 207 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,400 subtle ways that people can destroy Souls. 208 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:43,500 And the catastrophes are many. I rev an example of a young man 209 00:13:43,500 --> 00:13:46,900 who was headed towards Bible College, and as he was being 210 00:13:46,900 --> 00:13:49,800 prepared to go and study theology, he approached a man 211 00:13:49,900 --> 00:13:51,900 that he believed was a man of God, and you might believe the 212 00:13:51,900 --> 00:13:56,400 same, aw Tozer. And it came up to aw Tozer. 213 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,300 And he said, aw Tozer. I don't know if he said it, like 214 00:13:58,300 --> 00:13:59,600 that. Pastor Tozer. 215 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:06,200 I'm headed to Bible College. Can you give me some insight 216 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,400 about Calvinism and arminianism who? 217 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,500 And this is what the man said. As he received an answer from 218 00:14:14,500 --> 00:14:17,600 Tozer quote and I'll never forget the advice. 219 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:21,000 He gave me at the time, I thought it was rather 220 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,000 inconclusive and not too helpful. 221 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,700 But I listen carefully, he said my son, when you get to College, 222 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:31,400 you're going to find that. All of the boys will be gathered 223 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,500 in a room discussing and arguing over arminianism in Calvinism 224 00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:39,200 night after night after night, I'll tell you what to do. 225 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:44,400 Cliff go to your room and meet God at the end of four years, 226 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:47,100 you'll be way down the line and they'll still be where they 227 00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:50,700 started because greater minds than yours have wrestled with 228 00:14:50,700 --> 00:14:53,600 this problem and have not come up with a satisfactory 229 00:14:53,600 --> 00:15:00,800 conclusion instead. Learn to know God now am I 230 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:06,400 against going back and forth with people concerning these 231 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:10,400 doctrines. Absolutely not Am I against not 232 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:13,600 having Clarity on certain themes of the Bible? 233 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:17,500 Absolutely. Not. but I personally refuse to 234 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:22,200 allow myself to be given into living by the adrenaline of 235 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,300 arguing. To the point where I cause 236 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:30,800 unnecessary friction between genuine brothers and Christ and 237 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:34,900 Sisters in Christ. To the degree, while I neglect 238 00:15:34,900 --> 00:15:41,200 my personal pursuit of holiness. This is they don't discuss about 239 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,200 words. Don't study words. 240 00:15:44,300 --> 00:15:50,200 Don't quarrel about words. You have many unsanctified 241 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,900 Debaters in Christendom and they're good at it. 242 00:15:55,000 --> 00:16:01,100 And their entire spiritual journey is all about arguing and 243 00:16:01,100 --> 00:16:05,300 not about becoming like Christ. This is the great warning that 244 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:07,900 we have today. If you get caught up in 245 00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:12,300 quarreling about words, you might just be ruining your 246 00:16:12,300 --> 00:16:16,800 spiritual progress. Again am I saying that we should 247 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:20,000 not pursue knowledge? Know what I am saying is that we 248 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:24,200 must avoid the motive and the attitude that Paul ascribes to 249 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:28,500 false teachers. But what do you mean Paul brings 250 00:16:28,500 --> 00:16:33,400 up quarreling about words before and he Associates it with the 251 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:39,500 attitude of false teachers go to First Timothy chapter 6 and look 252 00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:42,500 at verse 4 with me. This is Paul's description of a 253 00:16:42,500 --> 00:16:46,100 false teacher and this is what he says among other things. 254 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,900 He is, puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. 255 00:16:52,500 --> 00:16:54,100 Now, look at this, this is an important part. 256 00:16:54,300 --> 00:17:00,000 He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels 257 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:04,700 about words, there it is, which produced look at the fruit of 258 00:17:04,700 --> 00:17:08,000 it, which produces Envy dissension. 259 00:17:08,099 --> 00:17:13,400 Slander evil suspicions and look at an expert in verse 5 and 260 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:17,599 causes friction. And causes friction among people 261 00:17:18,300 --> 00:17:20,200 who are depraved the Mind deprived of Truth. 262 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:22,099 Imagine that godliness is a mean of gain. 263 00:17:24,300 --> 00:17:28,300 So here's the thing. I mean, it's a very fine line. 264 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,400 You can get caught up in these things but you have to look at 265 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,100 the fruit. I personally am willing to sit 266 00:17:34,100 --> 00:17:37,100 with somebody all night about whatever subject they want to 267 00:17:37,100 --> 00:17:39,600 talk about. As long as I can discern, that 268 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,400 they are genuinely wanting to grasp truth. 269 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:47,000 But I am not interested in speaking with somebody that just 270 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:51,400 wants to quarrel because they find some cheap thrill from it. 271 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,900 I don't have time to waste. There's so much that I need God 272 00:17:54,900 --> 00:17:58,300 to do in my life and if you're going to rob that time, go find 273 00:17:58,300 --> 00:18:00,700 some other place with all due respect. 274 00:18:01,900 --> 00:18:04,700 Don't quarrel about words. Don't get caught up in these 275 00:18:04,700 --> 00:18:08,200 things. But he comes to the next point. 276 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:11,000 The next thing to avoid in verse 15, of 2nd, Timothy 2. 277 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,500 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved. 278 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,900 A worker who has no need to be ashamed. 279 00:18:18,300 --> 00:18:21,900 Rightly handling. The word of Truth, avoid being 280 00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:25,700 careless with the Bible. Is the second thing. 281 00:18:26,500 --> 00:18:29,500 This is a more obvious malpractice to us. 282 00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:31,600 We understand this pretty clearly it's pretty 283 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,300 straightforward and sandwiched between the negative command of 284 00:18:35,300 --> 00:18:40,300 do not quarrel about words. And in verse 16 avoid irreverent 285 00:18:40,300 --> 00:18:46,900 babbling is the cry to handle the the word of God rightly. 286 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,400 But notice what he says before, he says do your best. 287 00:18:52,900 --> 00:18:56,200 Do your best, just like the verse before this. 288 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,200 He is trying to emphasize the seriousness of this. 289 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,700 Do your best to show yourself as one approved before God, 290 00:19:03,900 --> 00:19:09,400 white-knuckled devotion, immovable, immovable discipline. 291 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:16,300 laser sharp Focus to what get the approval of man God forbid 292 00:19:17,300 --> 00:19:19,300 To receive your acceptance from God. 293 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:23,400 And yeah, they're they're being approved by God as listen is to 294 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:28,500 be severely tested to go through much scrutiny and investigation. 295 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:33,500 Only to find yourself in the clear, only to find yourself in 296 00:19:33,500 --> 00:19:36,200 the past. This is what he's speaking about 297 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,300 and he's saying, I want you Timothy Pastor, I don't want you 298 00:19:39,300 --> 00:19:41,900 to give all your energy to win the respect of your congregants. 299 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:43,500 Do that is important to some degree. 300 00:19:43,900 --> 00:19:46,700 I want all of who you are your priority. 301 00:19:46,700 --> 00:19:51,100 You're Ambition in life to win God's acceptance. 302 00:19:53,700 --> 00:19:57,200 What would the church look like in America if every single 303 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,300 believer had that as the banner over their life? 304 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:02,800 What kind of heights of Holiness? 305 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:06,400 Would we reach? What kind of purging and 306 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,200 draining of corruption in the church? 307 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,300 Would we know what kind of power from the Holy Spirit? 308 00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:15,800 Can we see flow from vessels? Who have cleanse themselves from 309 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,800 all other motives except except this one? 310 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:22,700 Make sure that you do your best of all things to seek and to 311 00:20:22,700 --> 00:20:26,000 receive your approval from God and God Alone. 312 00:20:27,300 --> 00:20:29,300 And there's an example. If you were there last Friday, a 313 00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:31,700 Bible study that I can't get out of my head. 314 00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:36,000 So I have to share this morning. About a contrast between a man 315 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,800 who was concerned about God's glory and a bunch of other men 316 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,000 who were concerned by inferior motives. 317 00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:43,000 If you want to turn their you can. 318 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:48,400 It's in first Samuel chapter chapter 17, this is when Goliath 319 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:52,500 comes on the scene and he's roaring from one Hill and he's 320 00:20:52,500 --> 00:20:56,900 intimidating the Israelites. And in first, Samuel 17 verse 321 00:20:56,900 --> 00:20:58,400 24. If you were there. 322 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,300 Last Friday repetition is good. It gets in your soul deeper. 323 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,700 First Samuel 17, 24. Look at the reaction of the 324 00:21:05,708 --> 00:21:08,400 Israelites. All the men of Israel when they 325 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:13,000 saw the man being Goliath fled from him and were much afraid. 326 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,800 And the men of Israel said, have you seen this man who has come 327 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:19,300 up? Surely he has come up to defy 328 00:21:19,300 --> 00:21:23,500 Israel and the King will enrich the man who kills him with great 329 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:26,900 riches and will give him his daughter and make his father's 330 00:21:26,900 --> 00:21:32,500 house free in Israel. What a reflection of the poor 331 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:35,700 leadership of Saul Saul had to stoop down. 332 00:21:35,700 --> 00:21:37,400 So low, that he had to actually bribe. 333 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:43,100 His men with cash prizes, his daughter for marriage and a 334 00:21:43,108 --> 00:21:46,900 tax-free house. With the hopes to motivate at 335 00:21:46,900 --> 00:21:49,600 least one man to stand before a Goliath and do something about 336 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:52,200 it. And look at the attitude of the 337 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,900 soldiers, nevermind Saul, what was their concern? 338 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:00,500 They said, surely he has come up to defy Israel. 339 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,700 Israel and here you have unfortunately a commentary of 340 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:09,100 the modern Church to some degree like saw you have much 341 00:22:09,100 --> 00:22:13,900 leadership that needs to use, worldly means to try to wake up, 342 00:22:13,900 --> 00:22:17,900 the people to be faithful to the Lord to get involved in serving. 343 00:22:17,900 --> 00:22:23,900 God, God's glory is not enough. Walking for him, is not enough. 344 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:24,700 No. No. 345 00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:27,900 We need to give you toys. And we need to, we need to pet 346 00:22:27,900 --> 00:22:29,800 you and we need to give you some kind of entertainment. 347 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,800 Something of the world to persuade you, that God is worthy 348 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:37,900 of your service. And like these men. 349 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,100 When opposition comes, you have many Believers, that are only 350 00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:46,500 concerned about themselves. He has come to defy, Israel, my 351 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:49,600 safety and my comfort, and my needs. 352 00:22:49,700 --> 00:22:53,700 Where's God in all of this? Where is God? 353 00:22:54,300 --> 00:22:58,300 I'll tell you where God is after this David shows up on the scene 354 00:22:58,700 --> 00:23:02,400 and I want you to see how he responds in verse 26, and David 355 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,600 said to the men who stood by him what shall be done for the man 356 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,800 who kills this Philistine and takes away. 357 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:11,400 The reproach from Israel for who is this uncircumcised 358 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,400 Philistine. Now look that he should defy the 359 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:21,400 armies of the Living God. So, David shows up on the scene, 360 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,000 you know, how these men including salt interpret what's 361 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,300 happening to Goliath, oh, he's gonna kill us. 362 00:23:27,700 --> 00:23:29,900 And here's some, here's some money. 363 00:23:29,900 --> 00:23:34,000 And here's a beautiful girl and here's an easier life. 364 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,400 If somebody's willing to stand up and David this teenager shows 365 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,000 up on the scene, he goes. Do you guys hear that? 366 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:45,900 He's blaspheming our God. David possess something that the 367 00:23:45,900 --> 00:23:48,100 entire armies of Israel, lack. You know what? 368 00:23:48,100 --> 00:23:50,900 It was a fierce loyalty to the glory of God? 369 00:23:52,300 --> 00:23:55,600 And guess what? Because he had that he didn't 370 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,700 need promotion. He didn't need man's approval. 371 00:23:59,300 --> 00:24:02,900 He didn't need your toys. He didn't need your product. 372 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:06,700 God's glory was enough. You want to dishonor? 373 00:24:06,700 --> 00:24:10,200 My God. Then I will stand for me, even 374 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,100 if I stand alone, and that's the thing that drove him into that 375 00:24:13,100 --> 00:24:16,600 Valley and to look up into the eyes of a man that could have 376 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:19,400 crushed them at the expense of the risk of his own life. 377 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,600 He said, because God's glory is at stake. 378 00:24:21,700 --> 00:24:25,900 I will give my life. That is the key ingredient that 379 00:24:25,900 --> 00:24:29,000 will produce an endurance and great acts of faith from your 380 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,400 life. And that is unfortunate. 381 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:35,300 The thing that keeps many people because they lack it from doing 382 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:37,600 things for the Lord, like these armies show. 383 00:24:38,500 --> 00:24:41,800 Get a church filled with people that want to honor God and you 384 00:24:41,808 --> 00:24:44,800 don't have to use worldly means to try to keep them. 385 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,000 That's what Paul is trying to say to Timothy. 386 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,700 Don't worry about your approval. Do your best for God's sake, for 387 00:24:54,700 --> 00:24:59,000 God's name, for God's approval. And you will see great strides 388 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,100 in your faith and he says, rightly handle it. 389 00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:03,800 So, this is the, this is the context. 390 00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:06,900 Get your approval from God as you defend the truth, as you 391 00:25:06,900 --> 00:25:09,300 stand for a while, there is opposition and criticism and 392 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:11,400 heresy. But more than that, not just 393 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:17,200 defending it, rightly handling it What does that mean? 394 00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:22,500 Very straightforward, isn't it? To not include your 395 00:25:22,500 --> 00:25:27,000 interpretation in two verses to honor the context in which 396 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:31,000 things are presented to. As a pastor dissect. 397 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,400 The word of God in a way, that doesn't cause more confusion, 398 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:38,100 but brings more clarity to apply it to your life. 399 00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:41,000 First, before you dare even teach it to another Soul. 400 00:25:41,300 --> 00:25:45,900 Rightly handled the word of Truth in the original language. 401 00:25:45,900 --> 00:25:48,600 It simply means this. Cut it straight. 402 00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:55,200 Cut it straight. Honor it respect it. 403 00:25:55,200 --> 00:26:00,000 Revere God through it. And this imagery is very 404 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,500 impressionable when we understand that, the word of 405 00:26:02,500 --> 00:26:06,400 Truth is also referred to what as the sword of the spirit. 406 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:08,700 So you can translate it this way. 407 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:17,800 Rightly handle the sword of the spirit. if handled Faithfully, 408 00:26:18,700 --> 00:26:24,800 the sword of the spirit, Can kill the old man and make way 409 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,600 for the new man to live in the newness of Christ. 410 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:33,000 If handled Faithfully, this sword is able to slaughter the 411 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:38,200 power of sin. so that Holiness can flow through your 412 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:43,500 bloodstream as a blood, but Christian If handled with love 413 00:26:44,500 --> 00:26:48,700 this sword can cut out unbelief in the great physician of your 414 00:26:48,700 --> 00:26:54,800 soul, can replace it with faith. But unfortunately. 415 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:00,900 If handled without God in mind, this sword can be turned into a 416 00:27:00,900 --> 00:27:05,000 tool to pitch. It's you. 417 00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:10,500 And to satisfy your flesh because someone refuses to take 418 00:27:10,500 --> 00:27:13,400 out the sharp Blades of the word of God, that cuts your heart 419 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:17,700 with conviction. And the opposite way. 420 00:27:18,300 --> 00:27:21,800 This sword can also be mishandled by by frightening, 421 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:26,100 Sinners unnecessarily because someone is Out For Blood and 422 00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:31,500 they decided to wound people without healing in mind and 423 00:27:31,500 --> 00:27:35,600 they're out just to make a statement even at the expense of 424 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,700 your soul. And listen, even some genuine 425 00:27:39,700 --> 00:27:44,900 believers. Can cut out portions of this, 426 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:50,500 favorable parts of the Bible and they have an imbalance diet, 427 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:52,900 making them malnourished in the spirit. 428 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:57,000 Can I prove that to you? Go to Luke chapter 24 with me. 429 00:27:57,300 --> 00:27:59,500 I want to show you something quite interesting in the Bible. 430 00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:07,000 I this portion of the Gospel of Luke is arguably one of my 431 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,600 favorites. There's so much meat in this 432 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:15,300 chapter of the Book of Luke. And what you see here is those 433 00:28:15,300 --> 00:28:17,500 two disciples on the road to Emmaus. 434 00:28:18,100 --> 00:28:21,000 They were sad. They were sad because the 435 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,800 Messiah, the one that did all these Miracles. 436 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,000 The one that made so many promises and their understanding 437 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:32,900 has been crucified and news spread through all Jerusalem. 438 00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:38,100 This man is dead. And their heads were hanging low 439 00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:43,800 and Jesus shows up on the scene and he avails himself, he 440 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,000 doesn't reveal that. He is Jesus. 441 00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:48,700 And he begins to have a conversation with him. 442 00:28:48,700 --> 00:28:51,700 And he asks, why are you sad? And they look at each other and 443 00:28:51,700 --> 00:28:55,500 they look back at him and they are you are you new to this 444 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,300 place? Did you not just hear what's 445 00:28:57,300 --> 00:28:59,300 transpired over the past few days? 446 00:29:00,300 --> 00:29:03,300 And they begin to express their sorrow and their grief and their 447 00:29:03,300 --> 00:29:07,800 disappointment and here's counselor Jesus. 448 00:29:09,300 --> 00:29:14,300 Here's Pastor, Jesus. You know what? 449 00:29:14,300 --> 00:29:16,700 He's going to say. What would probably cause people 450 00:29:16,700 --> 00:29:20,700 to leave the church of it. He's very insensitive that 451 00:29:20,700 --> 00:29:22,800 Pastor doesn't isn't sympathize with me. 452 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:26,200 You want to see what Jesus said, look here in verse 25 of Luke 453 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,900 24. And he said to them, o foolish 454 00:29:28,900 --> 00:29:33,300 ones. And slow of heart to believe all 455 00:29:33,300 --> 00:29:37,400 that the prophets have spoken. He calls them fools. 456 00:29:39,500 --> 00:29:44,500 He calls them fools. That seems insensitive you have 457 00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:47,900 two men who put their hope in the Messiah, their hope, and in 458 00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:50,600 the Christ. And it seems like their faith is 459 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,800 being challenged and and you come Lord and you tum your 460 00:29:53,800 --> 00:30:02,800 foolish Why? Was it because they sincerely 461 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,000 believed and they were going through a trial. 462 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,400 No. It's because what, what did he 463 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:10,900 say? Slow of heart to believe all 464 00:30:11,500 --> 00:30:16,200 that the prophets have spoken. They believed some of what the 465 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:21,400 prophets have spoken, not all, why just like many of the Jews 466 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,300 including the disciples when they read the Old Testament 467 00:30:24,300 --> 00:30:26,300 scriptures, you know, where they gravitated towards the 468 00:30:26,300 --> 00:30:30,400 triumphant Messiah, the Messiah, that would save Israel from its 469 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,600 oppressors. The Messiah that would deliver 470 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:35,200 this nation and would rule the world. 471 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,100 That is the thing that they were attracted to. 472 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,700 That is a thing that they interpret its solely and they 473 00:30:39,700 --> 00:30:44,700 miss the suffering one. They miss the one that would die 474 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:49,700 and would be buried. And when resurrect and guess 475 00:30:49,700 --> 00:30:55,600 whose fault it was theirs. Some people question, how can 476 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,700 Jesus be so strong against the leadership of that day? 477 00:30:58,900 --> 00:31:01,100 They were just understanding what they seem to understood 478 00:31:01,100 --> 00:31:04,300 know. They misunderstood the Bible 479 00:31:04,300 --> 00:31:08,000 wasn't confusing. They just chose the parts that 480 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,700 they wanted to receive while neglecting the others. 481 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,600 And that's what many Christians do today. 482 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:19,100 They don't take all of the word of God. 483 00:31:19,700 --> 00:31:22,700 They take some of the word of God, preferably the ones that 484 00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:27,000 don't disturb their sin. And don't challenge them to be 485 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,500 prayerful and serious and zealous. 486 00:31:30,500 --> 00:31:34,400 Give me the ones that will Coach me and will help me pursue my 487 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:37,400 dreams and my ambitions and that's what's the most popular 488 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:41,000 preaching today. It's self-help. 489 00:31:41,300 --> 00:31:47,500 Sprinkled with some Jesus on it. And then you wonder why there's 490 00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:52,100 so much compromised so much. Powerlessness and not just that, 491 00:31:52,100 --> 00:31:55,400 just like these disciples consider this, that because of 492 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,400 their lack of balance. Understanding of the word of 493 00:31:58,408 --> 00:32:01,600 God, they invited unnecessary sorrow. 494 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:06,200 The reason why Jesus rebuked them was because the very sorrow 495 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,100 they were experiencing was their own doing. 496 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,400 And what about the depression and people's lives? 497 00:32:14,900 --> 00:32:19,400 And what about the weakness? And what about the spiritual 498 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:23,100 anemic state of so many believers? 499 00:32:24,500 --> 00:32:27,100 it's because like these two on the road to Emmaus, they took 500 00:32:27,100 --> 00:32:31,200 some of the Bible and not all of it. 501 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,300 You didn't consider the rest of the scriptures you too. 502 00:32:37,900 --> 00:32:41,200 So listen, what does Jesus do to these Heavy Hearts? 503 00:32:41,700 --> 00:32:44,500 What did you do to provide healing and restoration? 504 00:32:44,700 --> 00:32:48,100 Look at verse 26, was it not necessary that the Christ should 505 00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:51,500 suffer these things and enter into glory and then look at 506 00:32:51,500 --> 00:32:57,400 verse 27, He says here, it says, here about him and beginning 507 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:02,100 with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them all the 508 00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:07,900 scriptures, the things concerning himself. so you know 509 00:33:07,908 --> 00:33:12,800 what, Jesus does, the great Expositor He rightly handles the 510 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:17,200 word of Truth. See your fault as you didn't 511 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:18,600 listen to all. So you know what I'm going to do 512 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,200 to you right now. I'm going to give you all that 513 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,900 the prophets have said. and I always say this when ever I 514 00:33:23,900 --> 00:33:26,900 references, this this part of the Bible, don't you wish that 515 00:33:26,900 --> 00:33:32,600 the Holy Spirit recorded that bible study, He didn't they just 516 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:35,600 summarize it? Oh, I would have loved to know 517 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,500 what Jesus said. As you walk with those to the 518 00:33:38,500 --> 00:33:41,500 realize what we said in Moses, do you realize what was said in 519 00:33:41,500 --> 00:33:43,000 the prophets? Do you realize what was said in 520 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,800 the Psalms and this is what happens, we know this later on 521 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:49,900 these Heavy Hearts, listen, they invited that Pain by their 522 00:33:49,900 --> 00:33:55,300 negligence, they invited that Sorrow by their laziness by the 523 00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:59,900 presupposition by their desire to choose and eat the And spit 524 00:33:59,900 --> 00:34:01,700 out the bones, whatever that means. 525 00:34:03,500 --> 00:34:05,900 And by the end of that Bible study later on when Jesus 526 00:34:05,900 --> 00:34:09,000 appears to them in that house and he disappears, they look at 527 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,199 each other and said did not our hearts burn within us. 528 00:34:13,900 --> 00:34:16,000 So that what's that's what happens when you honor the 529 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:20,300 Bible, for what it is, you take the scripture for what it is 530 00:34:20,500 --> 00:34:25,100 that you rightly handle it. You will know a burning 531 00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:28,699 sensation that will cause your affections for Christ to 532 00:34:28,699 --> 00:34:32,800 increase that will burn away all other things of the Flesh and 533 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,400 will cause you like those two to run out of that house and tell 534 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:40,900 others about this Jesus. Don't be deceived by those who 535 00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:44,500 are filling stadiums and when that talented worship team goes 536 00:34:44,500 --> 00:34:46,000 up. There's a hoopla and there's 537 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:52,300 amazing passionate expression of praise If there is not a right 538 00:34:52,300 --> 00:34:54,300 handling of the truth, it's all a facade. 539 00:34:55,699 --> 00:35:00,900 It's misguided at best. Jesus rightly handle the word of 540 00:35:00,900 --> 00:35:03,400 Truth. Listen, the implications of this 541 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:06,800 is great. Pay attention now To rightly 542 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,200 handle the truth. Has the power as we know to save 543 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,600 a soul from hell. And listen, it has the ability 544 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:16,700 to save the saved from unnecessary sorrows. 545 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:22,000 Honor the Bible read it. That's why I personally, this 546 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,800 isn't Bible, this is personal but I'm sure the Bible can be 547 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:29,600 proven by this statement. Read your Bible entirely. 548 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:33,700 Let me be practical Now, read it cover to cover. 549 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:37,700 And listen, I say this in love, if you're a Believer, has been a 550 00:35:37,700 --> 00:35:40,500 Believer for many years and you haven't read through the entire 551 00:35:40,500 --> 00:35:41,500 Bible. Shame on you. 552 00:35:43,500 --> 00:35:49,300 Shame on you. You have to know the word of God 553 00:35:49,700 --> 00:35:52,500 from cover to cover. If you believe that this is the 554 00:35:52,500 --> 00:35:56,500 word of God, the most important truth known to mankind and you 555 00:35:56,500 --> 00:35:59,500 haven't covered it after many years. 556 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:05,100 Why? Get into the word honor, the 557 00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:07,900 context have conversations about it. 558 00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:12,400 Seek reputable men, who fear God and interpret it correctly and 559 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,100 you will know something in your soul, you will know a great 560 00:36:15,100 --> 00:36:17,600 protection and provision that you can't even imagine. 561 00:36:19,300 --> 00:36:23,200 Rightly handle the word of Truth. and we come to the final 562 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:27,800 warning in second Timothy, In verse 16 down. 563 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:35,400 We're told to avoid one. More thing. 564 00:36:35,500 --> 00:36:38,300 First thing, avoid quarreling about things that are not 565 00:36:38,300 --> 00:36:44,100 Central, it ruins, it's hearers, secondly, avoid Miss handling or 566 00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:46,800 being negligent or lazy with the Bible. 567 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:50,800 You are inviting like those two, perhaps, unnecessary sorrows and 568 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:56,400 ways of thinking, and lastly, avoid people. 569 00:36:57,900 --> 00:37:01,000 Who are given to irreverent babble. 570 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:04,700 This may seem like an introduction to a different 571 00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:08,100 version of polluted speech. It may seem like the impression 572 00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:12,700 here is don't be around those. Who entertain sin with their 573 00:37:12,700 --> 00:37:15,200 tongue? Who are? 574 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:21,700 Entertaining foul language who don't honor Christ in their 575 00:37:21,700 --> 00:37:24,900 dialogue. But the the context suggest, 576 00:37:24,900 --> 00:37:29,800 otherwise Paul seems to be suggesting that this irreverent 577 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:32,700 Babble actually speaks of false teaching. 578 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,300 False teaching. Now we hear that when we go, 579 00:37:36,300 --> 00:37:39,100 okay, I get it, don't believe false teaching but I believe the 580 00:37:39,100 --> 00:37:42,100 emphasis is different here. It's not saying, don't believe 581 00:37:42,100 --> 00:37:43,900 what is wrong. I believe what it is saying here 582 00:37:43,900 --> 00:37:48,200 is, don't be around. Don't invite, don't leave an 583 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:52,600 Open Door in your life of those who contradict core teachings of 584 00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:58,900 your faith. We are in no doubt call to be 585 00:37:58,900 --> 00:38:03,100 associated with this world and every sphere of life, even those 586 00:38:03,100 --> 00:38:05,000 who have heard, the gospel and refused to believe it, you're 587 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,000 supposed to have contact with such people. 588 00:38:07,300 --> 00:38:11,000 That's where your light shines. But there is a different 589 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:15,900 responsibility by the leadership of a church to make sure that 590 00:38:15,900 --> 00:38:19,500 the right people are in attendance within the assembly. 591 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:28,400 and pastures have a call to make sure that those within are not 592 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:34,200 promoting a teaching, that would upset the faith of some and he 593 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:37,500 brings up two people by name feminism. 594 00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:42,800 File etus Or fill it us. Now here's what's interesting, 595 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:44,600 how many as has been mentioned before? 596 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:49,200 Go to First Timothy chapter 1, verse 20, actually verse 19 and 597 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:50,600 look what we're told about this man. 598 00:38:55,800 --> 00:39:00,100 In verse 19, holding faith and a good conscience by rejecting. 599 00:39:00,100 --> 00:39:03,600 This, some have made shipwreck of their faith among whom are 600 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:07,900 Himalayas and Alexander whom I have handed over to Satan. 601 00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:09,700 That they may learn not to blaspheme. 602 00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:12,700 So you know what Paul did with this Jimenez guy. 603 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:16,400 He apparently was in the Church of Ephesus and he started going 604 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:20,700 around teaching weird things. He's having people over for 605 00:39:20,700 --> 00:39:24,400 Bible study at his house and now he's getting it to some strange 606 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,400 stuff. One of them being you guys 607 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,300 realize the resurrection already happened, right? 608 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:29,800 And they're all looking at each other. 609 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:32,500 Like what are you talking about? Yeah. 610 00:39:32,900 --> 00:39:34,900 And we don't know what he taught specifically. 611 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:37,200 He could have said that the resurrection already happened 612 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,100 that there is no bodily resurrection that your spirit is 613 00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:42,400 resurrected, it's all done. There's no Resurrection to look 614 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,800 forward to Now here's the problem. 615 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:46,500 That's a core tenet of our faith. 616 00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:49,400 That's not secondary issues that serious. 617 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:53,000 That is foundational. Paul hears about it. 618 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:55,100 Paul must have confronted him perhaps. 619 00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,900 They went back and forth and Jimenez was convinced. 620 00:39:57,900 --> 00:40:01,700 Paul says, you're out of here, you can't be in this church and 621 00:40:01,700 --> 00:40:03,700 teach such things you need to go. 622 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:05,800 That's what it means to be handed over to Satan. 623 00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:09,100 You want to, you want to act like Satan with your sin, the 624 00:40:09,100 --> 00:40:11,600 final stage of church, this event, you can't stay here. 625 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:13,300 We're sorry. We're a people called to 626 00:40:13,300 --> 00:40:16,000 holiness. Yes, you want to believe what 627 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,900 Satan believes. Then go into his world and 628 00:40:18,900 --> 00:40:20,600 preach it all Yuan. Don't preached in the house of 629 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:25,200 God. Here's what's amazing Jimenez 630 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:28,600 was kicked out. And he seems to still be 631 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:32,400 pursuing the faith of those within the same church. 632 00:40:33,100 --> 00:40:36,200 Like even though he was excommunicated, he's still 633 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:39,300 trying to. He still trying to deter what 634 00:40:39,300 --> 00:40:41,200 people believe in the same church that he was kicked out 635 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:43,000 of. And guess what, it worked a 636 00:40:43,008 --> 00:40:46,800 certain degree because we read of him and his and Alexander. 637 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:49,500 And now we go to chapter 2 of the second book. 638 00:40:49,700 --> 00:40:51,700 And we were to Himalayas and fill it. 639 00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:58,000 This, he got another one, he got another one. and he was 640 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:07,500 upsetting the faith of some and this man had to be warned about 641 00:41:08,900 --> 00:41:11,000 And This concerns the first point about this message, 642 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:12,700 doesn't it? Listen! 643 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,100 All it takes is one guy in a church, man. 644 00:41:16,900 --> 00:41:20,900 To not believe that they will be held accountable before God to 645 00:41:20,900 --> 00:41:23,400 not hold to this truth. All the truck was one him and a 646 00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:25,700 has to cause trouble in a church. 647 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:33,000 And this is the warning. Failing to be prompt failing, to 648 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,400 be serious about someone, in the midst, who was intentionally, 649 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:38,300 trying to sway. Others away is nothing short of 650 00:41:38,300 --> 00:41:40,900 deadly. I know in this place, many of 651 00:41:40,900 --> 00:41:44,100 you, if not all of you love the truth and you can't even fathom 652 00:41:44,600 --> 00:41:46,800 how this is relatable to our context. 653 00:41:47,900 --> 00:41:51,500 If God by his mercy and his will decides for this church to grow, 654 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:56,800 don't be shocked, who comes in. Don't be surprised. 655 00:41:56,800 --> 00:42:00,800 It's a scheme of Satan. And it is so deadly. 656 00:42:00,800 --> 00:42:06,300 Paul says it can spread like gangrene Another translation 657 00:42:06,300 --> 00:42:10,400 says it can spread like cancer. Many of us have seen that over 658 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:14,000 the past year and a half with many narratives from the world, 659 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:18,000 including a false view of Justice and Black lives matter 660 00:42:18,300 --> 00:42:21,400 and all these weird ideas of what the Bible says, concerning 661 00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:23,400 these issues. And how fast did it? 662 00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:28,500 Corrupt? Churches, like gangrene, People 663 00:42:28,500 --> 00:42:32,900 ate it up. And within just a matter of a 664 00:42:32,900 --> 00:42:37,100 few months, you had churches that were Faithfully preaching 665 00:42:37,100 --> 00:42:41,300 and teaching the Bible now, electing Elders based on their 666 00:42:41,300 --> 00:42:44,700 race. This is not something to play 667 00:42:44,700 --> 00:42:48,600 around with. And it can just start from one. 668 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,700 And so Paul is telling Timothy, you got to pay attention to 669 00:42:54,700 --> 00:42:57,000 this. And here's, here's a call for 670 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:58,800 you. Pray for your pastors. 671 00:43:00,100 --> 00:43:03,600 Pray for all pastors because pastors are like surgeons. 672 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:07,000 When they see something that's deadly and is lethal, they must 673 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,000 be prompt to do something. They must be prompt to make an 674 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:13,800 operation to make sure that it doesn't spread and to deal with 675 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:16,300 that as soon as as soon as possible. 676 00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:20,400 I pray that they would never be an issue in this house that 677 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:24,400 fears God's word. Pray for your pastors and pray 678 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:26,600 for either people to have a watching. 679 00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:30,100 I now, you might be hearing this and saying that's great. 680 00:43:30,100 --> 00:43:32,100 That's wonderful, but I'm not a pastor. 681 00:43:32,100 --> 00:43:35,500 This isn't applied to me, that's a duty that belongs to you and 682 00:43:35,500 --> 00:43:38,400 maybe the elders. So how does this really apply to 683 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:42,200 my personal life and it does in many ways, but I'll reinforce 684 00:43:42,200 --> 00:43:45,500 what I said earlier. Here's your duty, here's your 685 00:43:45,500 --> 00:43:49,100 duty in a world where you can, it's almost impossible to ignore 686 00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:52,400 false narratives, and teachings. It's in the form of songs. 687 00:43:52,700 --> 00:43:55,200 It's in the forms of quick reels on your phone. 688 00:43:55,300 --> 00:43:59,200 It's in the form of so many different means by which the 689 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:02,700 enemy is trying to persuade you from rightly handling and 690 00:44:02,700 --> 00:44:05,500 understanding the truth. And we've seen it in some of you 691 00:44:05,500 --> 00:44:08,200 have seen loved ones over the past year and a half, get caught 692 00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:09,900 up in it. Here's your duty. 693 00:44:10,300 --> 00:44:12,500 Let me say it again. I know this isn't glamorous, but 694 00:44:12,500 --> 00:44:17,000 let me say it again. Know your Bible. know, your 695 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:19,800 Bible and I will quote a preacher who said this and I am 696 00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:23,500 in full agreement because if there is anyone who owns a Bible 697 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:26,700 and does not read it regularly and does not seek to understand 698 00:44:26,700 --> 00:44:32,500 it, they deserve to be deceived They deserve to be deceived. 699 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:40,500 And there will be an increase of deception in this world that you 700 00:44:40,500 --> 00:44:43,300 won't be able to look at any direction without seeing it. 701 00:44:43,700 --> 00:44:47,000 You think it's bad. Now, when Jesus in that 702 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:50,100 discourse concerning the end times and Matthew 24 warned, and 703 00:44:50,100 --> 00:44:52,800 gave the signs to his disciples of what the end times would look 704 00:44:52,800 --> 00:44:56,500 like, remember what the first thing was see that no one leads. 705 00:44:56,500 --> 00:45:00,800 You astray, that was the first thing Jesus said, see that? 706 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:01,900 No one leads. You astray. 707 00:45:01,900 --> 00:45:06,700 The first sign that Jesus gave of the last days was Mass 708 00:45:07,100 --> 00:45:10,700 deception. And so great. 709 00:45:10,700 --> 00:45:13,000 Is this deception? Just like these to look at Verse 710 00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:17,100 18 who have swerved from the truth implying that they were 711 00:45:17,100 --> 00:45:21,600 once in the truth. They once held to it. 712 00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:26,700 They once claimed it and professed it and then they 713 00:45:26,700 --> 00:45:29,700 swayed away from it. But you just said, know your 714 00:45:29,700 --> 00:45:34,000 Bible. You just said know your 715 00:45:34,000 --> 00:45:36,800 Doctrine. You're saying here that they 716 00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:38,600 swerved from the truth. So what's the truth? 717 00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:40,300 Got to do with me and protecting me? 718 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:42,400 Well I'll take it to the next level. 719 00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:44,000 It's more than just knowing the truth. 720 00:45:45,700 --> 00:45:48,400 Because you can sit in a place like this and here faithful, 721 00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:50,300 Bible preaching for weeks and years. 722 00:45:52,200 --> 00:45:54,300 And still be deceived in the end. 723 00:45:55,700 --> 00:45:57,400 Brother, you're scaring me, good. 724 00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:01,400 I want to show you in our final verse. 725 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:03,200 What? You must do to know a 726 00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:06,000 protection. Listen, this protection will be 727 00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:09,700 so great. That even the Antichrist won't 728 00:46:09,700 --> 00:46:13,500 be able to deceive you. This protection is so powerful 729 00:46:13,500 --> 00:46:15,600 that even with false signs and wonders. 730 00:46:16,900 --> 00:46:18,800 You'll be faithful to the word of Truth. 731 00:46:19,500 --> 00:46:30,200 The second Thessalonians chapter 2. in this chapter, Paul 732 00:46:30,200 --> 00:46:33,200 describes the Antichrist, the timing of the Antichrist, the 733 00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:40,300 ways of the Antichrist, Let's begin in verse 9. 2nd 734 00:46:40,300 --> 00:46:45,200 Thessalonians 2:9. The coming of the Lawless one is 735 00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:49,700 by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and 736 00:46:49,700 --> 00:46:51,400 wonders. You have many Believers today 737 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:53,400 that have made their Christianity. 738 00:46:53,400 --> 00:46:55,100 Not just about quarreling about words. 739 00:46:55,100 --> 00:46:57,400 Those are those who belong to the debate Society? 740 00:46:58,500 --> 00:47:01,800 There are those who have an unhealthy craving for signs and 741 00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:05,600 wonders. I believe God can do miracles. 742 00:47:07,000 --> 00:47:10,600 I believe God can heal the sick. I believe that God can intervene 743 00:47:10,600 --> 00:47:13,000 and do Supernatural things because my Bible says God can do 744 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:16,300 it. But then there are those like 745 00:47:16,300 --> 00:47:20,200 many extremes who just want signs and wonders their Bibles 746 00:47:20,200 --> 00:47:22,000 collecting dust because they don't believe this is 747 00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:25,000 Supernatural. They want tangible things. 748 00:47:25,500 --> 00:47:27,700 Those people are setting themselves up for deception. 749 00:47:28,700 --> 00:47:34,000 When you neglect the word of God and want Miracles and power and 750 00:47:34,000 --> 00:47:37,400 manifestations, all it's going to take is for the Antichrist to 751 00:47:37,400 --> 00:47:39,100 show up, perform signs and wonders. 752 00:47:39,100 --> 00:47:40,900 And you got some people who attended church the whole life 753 00:47:40,900 --> 00:47:42,700 saying, I don't know. This is pretty convincing. 754 00:47:46,100 --> 00:47:50,500 With false signs and wonders. Now look at this verse 10 and 755 00:47:50,500 --> 00:47:54,100 with all Wicked deception. So this is how bad it's going to 756 00:47:54,107 --> 00:47:55,600 be. You're not just going to have a 757 00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:59,000 persuasive person with charismatic abilities, calling 758 00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:01,800 people to believe something that's not true, he's gonna back 759 00:48:01,800 --> 00:48:08,200 it up with miracles. And look at the people who are 760 00:48:08,207 --> 00:48:11,800 going to be deceived. For those who are perishing, 761 00:48:11,800 --> 00:48:15,300 because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 762 00:48:18,200 --> 00:48:22,500 Did you catch it? It didn't say because they 763 00:48:22,500 --> 00:48:28,700 refuse to know the truth. And so be saved to love it. 764 00:48:33,100 --> 00:48:35,100 You can have people that can quote verses and still be 765 00:48:35,100 --> 00:48:40,400 deceived. But here's the the factor that 766 00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:43,600 makes it different to love for the truth. 767 00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:47,300 That your heart is convinced within yourself that no matter 768 00:48:47,300 --> 00:48:50,700 what the truth is, whether it offends your flesh, whether it 769 00:48:50,700 --> 00:48:54,300 lines up with your understanding of life, you're willing to 770 00:48:54,300 --> 00:48:57,800 submit to the truth because you know that this is God's voice 771 00:48:58,600 --> 00:49:01,700 and this is God's Will and God's ways and you love God. 772 00:49:01,700 --> 00:49:04,800 So you love his truth? It's a heart that says I want 773 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:07,800 truth at any cost. I'll submit the truth in any 774 00:49:07,800 --> 00:49:11,500 way, it's that love for the truth, not just having an 775 00:49:11,500 --> 00:49:15,400 acquiring information about it. But with a Heart of Worship 776 00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:19,200 willing to absorb it and apply it, it is that love for the 777 00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:22,900 truth that God will honor and by the power of His holy spirit, 778 00:49:22,900 --> 00:49:26,500 revealed to you more truth and will be the great teacher in 779 00:49:26,500 --> 00:49:30,100 your life and will be the great discerner in your soul because 780 00:49:30,100 --> 00:49:33,000 he sees a heart that says I love truth. 781 00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:35,600 I want truth, I may not understand all truth but oh 782 00:49:35,600 --> 00:49:40,000 Lord, I want all that I can get You know what begins to happen. 783 00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:45,800 You develop a discernment. And it's an amazing amazing 784 00:49:45,800 --> 00:49:48,400 sensation. It's not mystical God. 785 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:49,800 Doesn't sprinkle something on you? 786 00:49:50,500 --> 00:49:55,400 It's the word of God in you. and then you have a filter and so 787 00:49:55,400 --> 00:49:57,700 when you, when you visit a church and you hear something 788 00:49:57,700 --> 00:50:01,600 and you're like a lot of that sounded right, But there's 789 00:50:01,600 --> 00:50:05,300 something off about it. It's not because you're Miss 790 00:50:05,300 --> 00:50:07,200 judging the person, or you don't like his style of preaching, 791 00:50:07,200 --> 00:50:09,800 it's because they're not rightly handling the word of Truth. 792 00:50:10,900 --> 00:50:13,800 And the Holy Spirit sees your heart that loves truth. 793 00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:15,700 And says, I will discern for you. 794 00:50:16,700 --> 00:50:19,600 I will show you, I will protect you from deception. 795 00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:23,400 But unfortunately many people who are lazy with the truth 796 00:50:23,400 --> 00:50:27,100 because they don't love the truth because of that you might 797 00:50:27,100 --> 00:50:29,400 be setting yourself up for some dangerous things brother. 798 00:50:30,500 --> 00:50:34,500 You must love the truth priority, your prize your 799 00:50:34,500 --> 00:50:38,800 Supreme Delight in life and many things come greater the rewards 800 00:50:38,800 --> 00:50:42,200 for those who love the truth. And one of them is by God's 801 00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:45,300 grace. You won't be deceived. 802 00:50:46,700 --> 00:50:51,600 Avoid quarrel about things that are not Central, it ruins your 803 00:50:51,600 --> 00:50:55,500 spiritual progress, it ruins it causes faction and frustration 804 00:50:55,500 --> 00:50:57,600 and friction amongst people. Let's not fight. 805 00:50:57,600 --> 00:50:59,400 There are many things that we need to fight for. 806 00:50:59,400 --> 00:51:04,700 Let's save our energy. Avoid mishandling the word of 807 00:51:04,700 --> 00:51:06,800 Truth. Yeah, that's for pastors but 808 00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:10,700 it's also for disciples who like certain parts and don't take the 809 00:51:10,700 --> 00:51:16,000 whole And avoid people avoid any form of teaching, avoid this 810 00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:20,100 idea that they might be wrong, but the right another things 811 00:51:20,100 --> 00:51:22,000 because you don't know what you're digesting, while you 812 00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:27,000 listen to that guy. Avoid people and those who are 813 00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:32,400 into irreverent babble. And we will save our souls from 814 00:51:32,400 --> 00:51:34,400 much destruction. Let's bring 815 00:52:00,700 --> 00:52:02,800 Louis, thank you for the word of God. 816 00:52:03,700 --> 00:52:06,700 We sent its power. This morning, we sense its 817 00:52:06,700 --> 00:52:10,600 Authority this morning. We sense your wisdom, Lord. 818 00:52:13,300 --> 00:52:17,100 You have blessed this generation with a full revelation of your 819 00:52:17,100 --> 00:52:19,100 word. Forgive us for our negligence. 820 00:52:20,200 --> 00:52:21,700 Forgive us for not being serious. 821 00:52:21,700 --> 00:52:24,500 Forgive us even for a season where we have not love the 822 00:52:24,508 --> 00:52:29,400 truth, Help us love the truth. Help us taste the truth as the 823 00:52:29,400 --> 00:52:32,800 psalmist did. Like honey on our lips. 824 00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:38,600 Lord in this moment, we pray that you would refine us more 825 00:52:38,600 --> 00:52:42,900 into the image of your son. Perhaps, these dangers were not 826 00:52:42,900 --> 00:52:46,300 on the radar of our understanding, but now they are 827 00:52:47,500 --> 00:52:50,600 We want to be as Godly as you've called us to be. 828 00:52:51,900 --> 00:52:55,200 Lord, we pray that this church would rightly handle the word of 829 00:52:55,200 --> 00:52:59,100 Truth. And that Lord when it comes to 830 00:52:59,100 --> 00:53:02,300 issues that are not Central that we would know how to because we 831 00:53:02,300 --> 00:53:04,700 are a people who love to know the Deep things of God. 832 00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:06,700 We would know what the right attitude. 833 00:53:06,700 --> 00:53:13,300 How to discuss these truths And even argue these truths and 834 00:53:13,300 --> 00:53:16,600 Holiness, but help us to not quarrel. 835 00:53:18,400 --> 00:53:23,200 And Lord protect this church from false teachers from wolves. 836 00:53:24,200 --> 00:53:26,500 We have not yet have to deal with that and we thank you for 837 00:53:26,500 --> 00:53:28,200 it and we pray that that would remain. 838 00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:32,800 But Lord, may we have a church that is Discerning because they 839 00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:36,400 know their Bible, not just the leadership Lord, but every 840 00:53:36,400 --> 00:53:40,500 person in here to be, like The bereans Honorable men and women, 841 00:53:40,900 --> 00:53:43,900 who searched the scriptures who even searched the scriptures 842 00:53:43,900 --> 00:53:48,300 after they hear a sermon from their own pastors, We love you 843 00:53:48,300 --> 00:53:50,700 Lord. We thank you for These Warnings 844 00:53:50,700 --> 00:53:54,200 because your warnings are always in love and thank you for the 845 00:53:54,200 --> 00:53:59,700 fresh jolt to master the Bible and to know all that you have to 846 00:53:59,700 --> 00:54:03,300 say, from cover to cover, we give you all praise and glory in 847 00:54:03,300 --> 00:54:05,400 Jesus name, amen. And amen. 848 00:54:05,900 --> 00:54:07,600 Let stand and Worship the Lord together, shall we?