1 00:00:01,100 --> 00:00:03,300 Fall in my lot to be your speaker today. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:08,200 And even though that we have studied this subject in the past 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,700 many, many, many times I thought, maybe there might be 4 00:00:11,700 --> 00:00:16,800 some edification that we might give to remind us of just how 5 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:22,000 important it is that the children of God be equipped 6 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:26,200 properly, to handle our lives that we live this day. 7 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,700 Artex comes from Ephesians the sixth chapter verses 10 through 8 00:00:31,700 --> 00:00:34,400 18. And if you'd like to turn over 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,600 there and just hold that place for just a minute, I'd like to 10 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:45,500 introduce us by first mentioning the fact that the Civil War, the 11 00:00:45,500 --> 00:00:51,300 Spanish American War World War 1 World War 2, the Korean War, the 12 00:00:51,300 --> 00:00:56,800 Vietnam war Desert Storm, the current action that is going on 13 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:02,500 in Afghanistan and Iraq. Are some of the conflicts that 14 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:08,300 Americans down through the years have been involved in war today? 15 00:01:08,300 --> 00:01:13,800 Just seems to be a reality. It's something that is on the 16 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,900 news, almost invariably, every minute of the day, even when 17 00:01:18,900 --> 00:01:23,200 there isn't War involving this nation, the United States of 18 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,100 America. There is war going on somewhere 19 00:01:26,100 --> 00:01:30,400 else in the world. Seems like every day that 20 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:34,800 evolves and every day that we live, there's a conflict going 21 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,100 on somewhere. And there are also the smaller 22 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:41,600 Wars. We could talk about gang wars 23 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,800 drug Warfare terrorism, and his country even worldwide. 24 00:01:47,100 --> 00:01:51,700 There is also violence that we can know about and read about 25 00:01:51,700 --> 00:01:57,200 even in our very homes that we possess and live in this day. 26 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,900 It should come as no surprise that. 27 00:01:59,900 --> 00:02:03,200 The Christian is also in a Warfare. 28 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,400 When we read God's word, it is explicit. 29 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,900 It tells us plainly that this is the way it is. 30 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,800 One thing that we should be mindful of, as we start the 31 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,500 process of going through this sermon outline that I have 32 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:24,700 before us this morning, is today, we as children of God, 33 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:29,900 have peace with him, in your Bible in Romans the 5th, chapter 34 00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:33,200 and verse number 1, if you'd like to read that while I 35 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,200 proceed through this introduction. 36 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:40,500 Also today we need to remind ourselves that we have this 37 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:45,300 piece of God as he commits or we can commit everything to the 38 00:02:45,300 --> 00:02:50,200 Lord in prayer as we have done so far in our public worship 39 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,100 this morning, Paul talked about that plainly over in Ephesians 40 00:02:54,100 --> 00:02:56,700 the fourth chapter verses 6 and 7. 41 00:02:57,300 --> 00:03:00,800 We also learn in God's word in Romans 12 or 17. 42 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:05,800 That we should have peace among ourselves and I think really and 43 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:10,800 truly We basically the congregation at this place has 44 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,900 peace among itself among its members. 45 00:03:12,900 --> 00:03:16,700 That's a great blessing. That's not the case in every 46 00:03:16,700 --> 00:03:21,900 congregation that we learn about strife and division abounds in 47 00:03:21,900 --> 00:03:24,000 some areas. And that's a sad thing. 48 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:29,500 A said, sad testimony, but listen in a real way that we can 49 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:31,900 talk about and be specific about. 50 00:03:32,100 --> 00:03:36,200 The Christian is to be at war with Satan and his forces. 51 00:03:36,300 --> 00:03:40,000 Is of evil. Today, it is something that we 52 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,800 need to be mindful of and to know that he can translate 53 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:50,000 himself, even unto the angel of Light and make all things look 54 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:55,800 like to us what he wants us to do is good for us and cause us 55 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,500 sometimes to stray off of the beaten path. 56 00:03:58,900 --> 00:04:03,600 We want to make sure that we are aware of the fact that we are 57 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,800 involved in a real spiritual war. 58 00:04:07,100 --> 00:04:10,700 Don't forget that and don't be caught up in the world. 59 00:04:10,700 --> 00:04:15,000 And lose sight of the fact that this spiritual war is against 60 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:19,700 the forces of evil. And the child of God the great 61 00:04:19,700 --> 00:04:25,900 news is that you are guaranteed to win the war but there's a 62 00:04:25,900 --> 00:04:30,400 condition, you know what it is. It's simply if you will do what 63 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:35,200 you're told. if you ever heard that on the job, now Darryl, 64 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:39,200 come here, just a minute. I sent you out on a job today 65 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,500 and I told you to do so. And so, and so, and so, and why 66 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:45,800 didn't you do that or try to, at least accomplish that? 67 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:51,700 You see, I fail sometimes in my everyday Walk of Life when I 68 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,200 ceased to do that, which I've been told, and that's what gets 69 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,200 the child of God in trouble. So much of the time when we 70 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:03,800 stray off the beaten path, and we fail to listen to what we've 71 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:08,800 been told to do. And therefore, we swoop off into 72 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,500 a side track and send sometimes, because of the lust of the 73 00:05:12,500 --> 00:05:16,400 flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life, some small 74 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,700 circumstance gets us off of the way and we fall and are 75 00:05:20,700 --> 00:05:25,000 entrapped by this entity called Satan the devil. 76 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:31,000 But listen we want to talk this morning about this and I want 77 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,900 you to remember the words that were going to read now found in 78 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:38,200 Ephesians chapter 6 beginning at verse 10, Paul said, finally my 79 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:42,600 brethren be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might 80 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:47,000 Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand 81 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,900 against The Wiles of the devil. Here we're going to be furnished 82 00:05:51,900 --> 00:05:57,200 and told and reminded of all the time that we read this. 83 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:02,100 That there are tools that can sustain us from The Wiles or the 84 00:06:02,100 --> 00:06:05,500 evils of this entity. The devil it says, for we 85 00:06:05,508 --> 00:06:07,100 wrestle not against flesh and blood. 86 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:10,500 But against principalities against Powers against the 87 00:06:10,508 --> 00:06:13,800 rulers, of the darkness of this world against spiritual 88 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,900 wickedness, in high places, wherefore take unto you. 89 00:06:16,900 --> 00:06:20,200 The whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the 90 00:06:20,207 --> 00:06:22,400 evil. Evil day, and having done all to 91 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,300 stand stand. Therefore, having your loins 92 00:06:25,300 --> 00:06:28,400 Girt about with truth and having on the breastplate of 93 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,500 righteousness and your feet shod with the preparation of the 94 00:06:31,500 --> 00:06:35,700 gospel of peace above all taking the shield of Faith wherewith, 95 00:06:35,700 --> 00:06:39,600 ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked 96 00:06:39,900 --> 00:06:41,500 and take the helmet of salvation. 97 00:06:41,500 --> 00:06:44,100 And the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God. 98 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,200 Praying, always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit 99 00:06:48,300 --> 00:06:51,800 and watching thereunto with all. Appearance and supplication for 100 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:56,700 All Saints. God never intended for you. 101 00:06:56,700 --> 00:07:02,000 And I in obedience to the gospel and falling in a category of 102 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,200 being his child. A Christian of you please to 103 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,600 live a defeated Christian Life, That's not God's purpose. 104 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,800 Never has been the God. Who saves you, through faith? 105 00:07:14,900 --> 00:07:18,000 In the Lord. Jesus Christ, is the god who 106 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:22,900 expects you to be victorious when we will serve him and do as 107 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:27,000 we're told old. God never ask anyone to do 108 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:31,900 anything that's impossible. But listen, God, always ask us 109 00:07:31,900 --> 00:07:35,000 to do things that are impossible without his help. 110 00:07:35,900 --> 00:07:39,500 There are things that we cannot do for ourselves. 111 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,400 And it is taught from time to time from this very Pulpit. 112 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:49,100 Now, imagine if you will, that I we have several little ones in 113 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:51,800 the congregation here this morning and this sort of just 114 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,500 illustrates my point, rather crudely, I might add. 115 00:07:54,900 --> 00:07:56,800 But nevertheless, it gets the point across. 116 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:01,000 Suppose I took one of these little ones and told them Reach 117 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,600 up and touch the ceiling. Can't do that, that's 118 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,000 impossible. But suppose on a drop ceiling 119 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,300 situation that I took one of these little ones and put them 120 00:08:11,300 --> 00:08:16,300 on my shoulder and held him up. They could touch the ceiling and 121 00:08:16,300 --> 00:08:20,400 you know that's really the way it is with our God. 122 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:25,700 I would never seriously ask anyone and neither would God to 123 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:31,500 do something that's impossible. God would not be a just God if 124 00:08:31,500 --> 00:08:36,400 that be the case I would never and God would never ask us to do 125 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:41,700 anything that we cannot do especially without him and think 126 00:08:41,700 --> 00:08:45,100 on that for just a minute. One difficulty we have as 127 00:08:45,100 --> 00:08:49,600 Christians is that we don't realize sometimes most of us do 128 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:56,700 but just don't realize how much power is available to us for the 129 00:08:56,700 --> 00:09:01,000 express purpose of living. Victorious, Christian Life. 130 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:07,000 We get bogged down with everyday things in this life. 131 00:09:07,700 --> 00:09:11,000 There are circumstances situations that come our way 132 00:09:11,300 --> 00:09:14,400 that beset us. In other words, deter us. 133 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:19,100 If you, please But listen, we need to remember that. 134 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:24,100 There are tools at our disposal that God gives us that we can 135 00:09:24,100 --> 00:09:30,400 thwart the devil in Ephesians. The first chapter I want to 136 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:34,500 notice with you very briefly, verses 19 through 23. 137 00:09:34,500 --> 00:09:39,700 Verse number 19. This is part of a prayer that 138 00:09:39,700 --> 00:09:43,200 the Apostle Paul prayed for those individuals in the 139 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:47,700 congregation there at Ephesus. He wanted them to grasp. 140 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,500 And certainly understand the great power that is already been 141 00:09:52,500 --> 00:09:57,300 expressed and their behalf. And that it was available for 142 00:09:57,300 --> 00:10:03,600 them to take advantage of it. Verse 20 says, this great power 143 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:07,400 was wrought, in Christ by raising him through the power of 144 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,700 God from the dead and then seating him. 145 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:16,800 The Bible says in Heavenly places, And gods, father's the 146 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,700 father's own right hand, that's rather spectacular. 147 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:25,700 When you study that in detail verses 21 to 23, gives us a 148 00:10:25,700 --> 00:10:29,700 description of how tremendous this accomplishment. 149 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:34,800 This seeding of Christ in Heavenly places is now I want to 150 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:39,000 turn there and I'm going to just very hurriedly read these verses 151 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,200 that I have mentioned, very, very briefly. 152 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,800 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to 153 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,800 us-ward who believe according to the working of his mighty power, 154 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:52,300 which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and 155 00:10:52,300 --> 00:10:54,900 set him at his own, right hand in Heavenly places. 156 00:10:55,300 --> 00:10:59,400 Far above all principality and power and might and dominion and 157 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,000 every name that is named not only in this world but also in 158 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,100 that which is to come and hath put all things under his feet 159 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:10,800 and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which 160 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:15,200 is His body, the fullness of him, that filleth all in all. 161 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,000 Now, let me follow that up with a question. 162 00:11:18,100 --> 00:11:24,800 Who is the church? You are and I am and we are that 163 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:29,000 make up the body of Christ and talking about the power that can 164 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,900 be meted out to us. Is rather spectacular isn't it. 165 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:38,800 We can Avail ourselves of the power of God to defeat sin and 166 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,500 Satan in his everyday activities. 167 00:11:44,300 --> 00:11:50,400 Listen, I want you to consider. The victories that is promised 168 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:54,700 to us over in Philippians of fourth chapter verse 13. 169 00:11:54,900 --> 00:11:56,600 We can do all things through Christ. 170 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,800 Jesus who strengthens us. What does that mean? 171 00:12:00,500 --> 00:12:04,400 Well, it simply means that we have a responsibility to know 172 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:08,800 what these powers are. How do we Avail ourselves and 173 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:14,000 partake of these divinely given things that God will give us 174 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,000 talks about that. In first John, the fourth 175 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:20,000 chapter and verse for also, in the Old Testament in Zechariah 4 176 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,200 and verse number 6. Now, there are some real 177 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:28,200 problems that the child of God is going to face and you and I 178 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:31,600 need to be aware of it. The Bible is playing concerning 179 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:34,100 this. We Face The Wiles. 180 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:37,400 What does that mean? Well, the King James version and 181 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,700 that word right there, it simply means schemes. 182 00:12:41,500 --> 00:12:45,500 Or methods of the devil. What kind of method is he going 183 00:12:45,500 --> 00:12:48,100 to use on you that he might not use on me? 184 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,500 The history of Satan is well documented in the Old Testament, 185 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,700 Ezekiel 28, Isaiah 14, Genesis 3. 186 00:12:56,700 --> 00:13:00,200 That is just three places and there are many, many others. 187 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,100 The good news is that Satan is not all powerful. 188 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:08,400 Like God, remember that if you get nothing else from the lesson 189 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,000 today? Remember that Satan is not Not 190 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:16,800 all powerful like our God that we serve the good news. 191 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:22,900 Is that Satan is not all-knowing like our God, he's not The good 192 00:13:22,900 --> 00:13:26,500 news is that Satan is not present everywhere like God. 193 00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:31,400 Now then there's a downturn to this, there's a downside, the 194 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:36,400 bad news is that Satan has a lot of help from Fallen Angels, who 195 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,800 followed him in his Rebellion, to the Creator. 196 00:13:40,700 --> 00:13:42,600 These demons have quite an influence. 197 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:46,000 In his shown there, in verse 12 Satan and his forces are 198 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:49,600 enticing. You and I to break God's 199 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:53,900 commands to do something. We're not told, or to be 200 00:13:53,900 --> 00:13:57,100 involved in something that God says, don't do this. 201 00:13:57,700 --> 00:14:01,600 Or don't do that. Exodus the twentieth chapter are 202 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:05,400 commands that the children of old were given specifically to 203 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,900 obey. And they failed miserably. 204 00:14:07,900 --> 00:14:11,000 Did they not today under this new law? 205 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:15,400 We can do the same thing and be involved in violating God's 206 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:16,700 word. Listen! 207 00:14:17,300 --> 00:14:21,400 What if you don't even know it, What if you don't even 208 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,400 understand and read this rule book that we have before us? 209 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,400 How in the world can we obey something that we don't even 210 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:35,800 know about God will not, he will not allow you to get into 211 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,500 heaven, through the pre-plea of ignorance. 212 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,100 He won't do it. Proverbs the 6th chapter in 213 00:14:42,100 --> 00:14:46,700 verse number 16, through 19 talks about the things that God 214 00:14:46,700 --> 00:14:50,200 hates and he describes them, they're very, very plainly. 215 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:55,800 But, you know, listen, there is real participation to be made 216 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,200 upon our part. We can stand against The Wiles 217 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,400 of the devil. Another thing that is really 218 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:06,200 interesting to me is the fact, and I'm reminded of this when I 219 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:11,000 read and study God's word is today, we can be victorious over 220 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,300 the vicious attacks, that he makes to us. 221 00:15:16,500 --> 00:15:18,900 You ever read about? And of course, you do this as a 222 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:21,400 idiom that I'm going to give out to you. 223 00:15:22,100 --> 00:15:25,400 You read about people that are attacked by wild animals and 224 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,700 survive, that's rather remarkable, isn't it? 225 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:32,700 Can you imagine what it's like for a child of God, to be 226 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:37,800 attacked and fall into sin because of an attack of the 227 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,900 devil? The Bible says, we're all 228 00:15:40,900 --> 00:15:42,900 Sinners. That's going to happen to us. 229 00:15:44,100 --> 00:15:47,800 But, you know, survival is possible in. 230 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:51,800 It's only through the church and our Lord Jesus Christ, that we 231 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:56,900 can survive the attacks of this vicious animal. 232 00:15:56,900 --> 00:16:01,900 The devil, God has given us the Christian armor, which includes 233 00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:06,000 a helmet, a shield, a breastplate a belt, and some 234 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:11,300 shoes to wear. Their purpose is to protect us 235 00:16:11,300 --> 00:16:15,700 from the attacks of Satan. It is our responsibility though, 236 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:20,500 to make sure that we are fully clothed in his armor and to 237 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:25,800 stand against these methods that he uses against us in our 238 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,600 weakness. When we stand we are holding 239 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,700 firm. We are as it were holding the 240 00:16:32,700 --> 00:16:35,900 fort. You know, you remember a story 241 00:16:35,900 --> 00:16:40,900 in our history. Books about a war that was 242 00:16:40,900 --> 00:16:43,800 fought, not too many years ago at the Alamo. 243 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,900 Remember that You remembered how it was that? 244 00:16:47,900 --> 00:16:53,400 A few Gallant Brave Man fought off or tried to a tremendous 245 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:58,200 Army that was coming. They lost, they simply lost 246 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:02,300 those valid. Men were overwhelmed by the 247 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:07,900 multitude where they not listen. When the Lord God Of Heaven 248 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:12,200 tells us the Christian to hold the fort Against The Wiles of 249 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:17,800 the devil were not outnumbered. That's not the case in this 250 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,000 Christian Walk of Life. He has provided all the 251 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,900 strength. If we Avail ourselves that we 252 00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:30,000 need to overcome, he's provided us with his strength, our Lord, 253 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,900 and our God, never puts us in a battle that we will lose as long 254 00:17:33,900 --> 00:17:37,200 as we do what he says, and obey his commands. 255 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,700 Our Lord tells us to use the weapons. 256 00:17:39,900 --> 00:17:44,400 The armors he is provided in order to resist the devil and we 257 00:17:44,408 --> 00:17:46,800 need to be mindful of that. We day we live. 258 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,100 We should make sure that we have made up once and for all 259 00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:53,800 decision that we are going to wear and use the armor, which 260 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,700 God is provided daily. Daily. 261 00:17:58,100 --> 00:18:00,900 We have to put on this armor. Do we not? 262 00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:06,600 The Bible says stand therefore, having your loins Girt about 263 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,400 with truth. What does that mean? 264 00:18:09,900 --> 00:18:13,300 You know, we could use a great deal of illustrations right 265 00:18:13,300 --> 00:18:17,700 here, probably from our own personal experiences, but let me 266 00:18:17,700 --> 00:18:21,600 just use the word hypocrisy right here for a minute. 267 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:27,100 You know, we laugh about it, when we see it in other people, 268 00:18:28,700 --> 00:18:33,300 Yeah, we do. We don't like it when we see it 269 00:18:33,300 --> 00:18:35,800 in one of our Brethren are our sisters. 270 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,600 But you know what? So much of the time we ignore it 271 00:18:42,900 --> 00:18:47,400 or tolerate it in ourselves. And that's the sad part, is it 272 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,400 not? That probably is the only 273 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:54,200 downside that I have in this little outline this morning is 274 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:59,900 don't be a hypocrite, try to look in side yourself in the 275 00:18:59,900 --> 00:19:05,300 mirror as it were and see. Do I fit that category because 276 00:19:05,300 --> 00:19:07,600 we are sinners, folks. Listen to me. 277 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,100 Sometimes we tend to be hypocrites. 278 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:15,800 We tend to our pretend to be what we are not. 279 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,200 We pretend not to be what we are. 280 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:22,800 The one who is in influence, us. Influencing us towards 281 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:28,400 apocryphally is the devil. And that's where it comes from 282 00:19:28,900 --> 00:19:34,000 in Ephesians 6 verse 11 to 12. As I've already mentioned we are 283 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:38,000 warned against the methods or The Wiles of the devil and 284 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,300 against the work of his demons verse 12. 285 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:46,600 We are encouraged and verse 10 verse 11 and verse 13 that we 286 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:51,100 have Spiritual armor, that is provided, which God should put 287 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:55,300 on, listen. No matter how many times we talk 288 00:19:55,300 --> 00:20:00,000 about this, no matter how many times we read it, if we never 289 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,600 apply it, it does us no good and were vulnerable. 290 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:10,600 We open ourselves up to brain damage Heart and Lung damage. 291 00:20:10,700 --> 00:20:15,700 Our vital organs spiritually. Speaking are wide open for him 292 00:20:15,700 --> 00:20:20,700 to accommodate himself and put us down in our stand against 293 00:20:20,700 --> 00:20:22,800 Satan. We are first told stand 294 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,100 therefore having your loins Girt about with truth. 295 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:32,000 Paul is in prison, when he wrote this, if you remember his being 296 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:36,400 guarded there by a Roman soldier who probably had most or all of 297 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:42,000 this armor on him or at least nearby, Paul get Begins by 298 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:46,400 discussing the belt. You know, when a soldier got 299 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,300 dressed, he put on his belt over his tunic, I'm just reading to 300 00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:53,700 you about things that I have learned in the study of what it 301 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:58,100 looked like or are the stuff that they wore to protect 302 00:20:58,100 --> 00:21:02,100 themselves as soldiers. The tunic was the primary piece 303 00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:05,300 of outer clothing that covered much of the Soldier's body. 304 00:21:06,100 --> 00:21:09,700 I'm told that it was a simple square piece of material with 305 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:14,300 holes in it that the soldiers head and his arm. 306 00:21:14,500 --> 00:21:20,600 Ames and his waist could fit into very Loosely was it fit 307 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,300 upon him? And as you can imagine during 308 00:21:23,300 --> 00:21:27,800 battle the tunic could very easily be a hindrance getting in 309 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:32,800 the way the tunic that they wore was tucked into a heavy leather 310 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:37,200 belt drawn up, tightly and secured with a buckle. 311 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:42,800 The belt also held to hold other pieces of armor and place. 312 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:47,800 The belt was an Joel piece of this particular equipment. 313 00:21:47,900 --> 00:21:52,400 That the soldier War I'm told according to historians the 314 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:56,200 thing. That is so Wonderful about this 315 00:21:56,300 --> 00:22:01,900 is the fact that the individual that was off to war before he 316 00:22:01,900 --> 00:22:05,800 ever stepped out of the place where they were housed, made 317 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:12,400 sure that he had every piece on and in place trying to protect 318 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:16,900 himself, it would be insane for the soldier to run out there. 319 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:19,900 And you remember how they used to line up in a line with their 320 00:22:19,900 --> 00:22:24,300 Spears drawn and they're and bayonets and so on and so forth. 321 00:22:24,300 --> 00:22:27,900 And March toward each other, certain death, wasn't it, 322 00:22:27,900 --> 00:22:30,700 especially if you had on no protection. 323 00:22:31,900 --> 00:22:34,900 Paul tells us to wear the belt of Truth. 324 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:38,900 Now right here folks is self-examination. 325 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:45,500 I can't do it for you. I can't make you study and learn 326 00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:51,100 the word of God but it is the truth that will help us keep all 327 00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:56,600 other pieces of armor and our lives in place and live like God 328 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:00,800 wants us to as the belt surrounds the person wearing it 329 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:05,800 the truth. Of God's Learning, his word can 330 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:10,300 surround us and keep us safe. And I might add this thought if 331 00:23:10,300 --> 00:23:15,000 we surround ourselves with truth and actually practice it, the 332 00:23:15,008 --> 00:23:18,900 Bible says it makes us truthful. Isn't that amazing? 333 00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:22,900 To truly surround ourselves with truth. 334 00:23:22,900 --> 00:23:28,300 We are also surrounding ourselves with truthfulness and 335 00:23:28,300 --> 00:23:33,700 the best antidote for hypocrisy in our lives is that we practice 336 00:23:33,700 --> 00:23:36,700 this truth that we learn from the will of God. 337 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:41,500 We cease to be Hypocrites and sinners you see. 338 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,700 So what is the truth? First of all, there is the truth 339 00:23:45,700 --> 00:23:48,600 of the Gospel. A person must come to a point in 340 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:54,100 his or her life trusting. The one who died for our sins 341 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:57,700 was buried and was risen again a person. 342 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:01,200 One must make a decision to believe, on the one who is the 343 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:05,500 way, the truth and the life that the Bible talks about John 14, 344 00:24:05,500 --> 00:24:13,300 verse 6, John Jesus said, I am the truth, the way, the life, no 345 00:24:13,300 --> 00:24:17,800 man cometh unto the father, except by me second, there is 346 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,500 the truth of God's word thirdly. There is the truth of practicing 347 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,100 God's word. You know, we can learn it all we 348 00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:27,400 want to, we can hear it day after day. 349 00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:32,800 Meeting after meeting. But if we do not practice what 350 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:38,100 we hear, you see the Bible says, the condition of being a child 351 00:24:38,100 --> 00:24:42,000 of God and doing that, which we're told walks out the door. 352 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:47,600 Well, listen for the rest of this little lesson this morning, 353 00:24:48,700 --> 00:24:52,100 I'd like to take you to a passage of scripture that is 354 00:24:52,100 --> 00:24:56,300 going to help you. I hope help you to show you how 355 00:24:56,300 --> 00:24:59,600 to put on the belt of Truth. So that our lives can be 356 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:05,500 truthful on hypocritical and be a true child of God, and Joshua. 357 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:11,700 The first chapter and verse number 8, This book of the law 358 00:25:11,700 --> 00:25:15,500 shall not depart out of thy mouth, but Thou shalt meditate 359 00:25:15,500 --> 00:25:18,300 therein day and night and thou mayest observe to do. 360 00:25:18,300 --> 00:25:22,100 According to all that is written therein for then. 361 00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:26,100 Thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then Thou shalt 362 00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:31,100 have good success. All right, what's my resource? 363 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:37,500 The resources found this book of the law you know, Joshua had 364 00:25:37,500 --> 00:25:42,200 five books that he could reference today you and I have 365 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:46,200 Genesis to Revelation that we can reference and find out how 366 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,300 it is that we are to live for our God. 367 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:53,500 We have a great book written by God second Timothy 3 second 368 00:25:53,500 --> 00:26:00,600 Timothy 1 Romans 15 and last but not least Psalms 19 tells us all 369 00:26:00,700 --> 00:26:03,200 explicitly. Lie about the resources of this 370 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:07,600 wonderful book. You know, have you ever thought 371 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:13,700 about your ability to read? You know, I can remember and I 372 00:26:13,700 --> 00:26:19,900 guess it's probably been 35 40 years ago, taking a class in 373 00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:24,400 speed reading. Now, I've never been an animal 374 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:28,700 that can read super fast. And one statistic that I 375 00:26:28,708 --> 00:26:33,300 understand is is a really kind of glaring You know what, the 376 00:26:33,300 --> 00:26:35,700 average speed that a person reads at? 377 00:26:36,700 --> 00:26:42,300 Is how fast he talks. How fast he talks and it's about 378 00:26:42,300 --> 00:26:45,500 300 words, give or take a minute. 379 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:53,300 In this class for about an hour, I learned how through just a few 380 00:26:53,300 --> 00:26:58,900 little suggestions. That I could speed it up double. 381 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:04,500 So when I left that class, I was reading at the rate of about 800 382 00:27:04,500 --> 00:27:07,300 words, a minute. That's pretty quick. 383 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,100 But you know what? I went home. 384 00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:16,100 I never went back to the class. And I regressed, you know what 385 00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:18,700 that means, that means to fall back. 386 00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:22,900 I didn't practice what I learned in that couple hours and pretty 387 00:27:22,900 --> 00:27:25,900 soon. I'm reading again at about 350 388 00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:26,700 words. A minute. 389 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:34,900 So, it takes practice. what we know and what we do you see to 390 00:27:34,900 --> 00:27:38,600 in order to make it work for us, Now. 391 00:27:40,300 --> 00:27:43,100 Retainment or retention of what we read. 392 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:47,800 That's very vital. Not only did this class teach 393 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:53,800 you how to enhance your reading skills per minute, but it also, 394 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:58,100 it was absolutely amazing to me how much your retention level 395 00:27:58,100 --> 00:28:03,700 went up. Normally, we retain about 60% of 396 00:28:03,700 --> 00:28:07,200 what we read. Now some of us retain more, some 397 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,700 less, some for longer times than others. 398 00:28:09,700 --> 00:28:14,000 That's because of our ability to think on these things and 399 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,200 practice these things, and so on and so forth. 400 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:20,900 But all of a sudden and the ability to read faster, my 401 00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:25,900 retention rate went up about 30% to in the 90s. 402 00:28:27,500 --> 00:28:31,900 Now that was a remarkable to me. How do I, how do I illustrate 403 00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:35,300 this? You know, most of us, most of us 404 00:28:35,300 --> 00:28:40,300 are sports fans. I know for as long as I've been 405 00:28:40,300 --> 00:28:45,000 able to know that there are sports, I was probably a ram 406 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,800 football fan. A Dodger, baseball fan. 407 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:52,900 And you know what's amazing? Is most of us. 408 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,500 Can go over and tell you who's playing first. 409 00:28:56,500 --> 00:29:01,800 Second base, third shortstop, who they've traded for, who they 410 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:07,300 signed, as free agents name them tell how big they are and so on 411 00:29:07,300 --> 00:29:10,100 and so forth, but you can't cite the books of the Bible. 412 00:29:11,500 --> 00:29:13,200 Something wrong with that equation, isn't it? 413 00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:17,900 There's something wrong when that's the case and I must 414 00:29:17,900 --> 00:29:21,500 guilty as you are. I'm not talking down to you, I'm 415 00:29:21,500 --> 00:29:26,300 just stating facts. What we need to do is be 416 00:29:26,300 --> 00:29:30,900 involved in reading the book and the statistics in it more. 417 00:29:30,900 --> 00:29:33,400 So than these fleshly things that were involved in. 418 00:29:34,700 --> 00:29:39,700 And we can learn because we're smart people, we can know what 419 00:29:39,700 --> 00:29:44,500 God would have us. Do listen, there's a reflection 420 00:29:44,700 --> 00:29:47,800 that can be made in talking about this subject this morning. 421 00:29:49,300 --> 00:29:54,000 The Bible says but Thou shalt meditate therein day and night. 422 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:58,600 That's a command. And you can dismiss it and so 423 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:02,100 can I and get away from it and not do it. 424 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:06,700 But that's a command meditate therein day and night. 425 00:30:06,700 --> 00:30:13,500 Psalms 1 verse 2, Jeremiah the 15th chapter, Psalms 119, all 426 00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:16,900 these places and different areas, tell us about that. 427 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:22,600 It also reasons with us when we think about what God is trying 428 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,600 to tell us as human beings, listen there's a reason there. 429 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:33,000 That thou mayest observe to do. According to all that is written 430 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:36,500 therein. That's the reason that it is 431 00:30:36,500 --> 00:30:39,100 given the Way It Is, by God, the Creator. 432 00:30:41,100 --> 00:30:45,400 You remember where it says, which is our reasonable service. 433 00:30:45,700 --> 00:30:52,400 It lays in to do this idea of not reasoning about what God's 434 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:56,100 word says. They're also I might mention by 435 00:30:56,100 --> 00:31:02,400 way of passing That this has a very profound result when it 436 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:05,800 takes place, and when we exercise it, the Bible says, for 437 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:10,200 then Thou shalt make thy ways prosperous, and then Thou shalt 438 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:15,200 have good success. Folks, listen, I believe that 439 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:20,100 the prosperity mentioned here is primarily spiritual over in 440 00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:23,200 Psalms the first chapter verse 3, read that and study it 441 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:27,200 sometimes and you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. 442 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,800 All right, in the last few minutes that I have designated 443 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:36,100 for the lesson today, I want to show you how it is that we are 444 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:39,700 as children of God, protected by righteousness. 445 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:43,700 Protection. Do you ever think about that, 446 00:31:44,500 --> 00:31:47,100 you know, on this little outline that I have and it's a little 447 00:31:47,100 --> 00:31:48,500 story. I'll relate it to you right 448 00:31:48,500 --> 00:31:51,300 quick. It said that there was a guy in 449 00:31:51,300 --> 00:31:55,100 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, that when the law was first passed 450 00:31:55,100 --> 00:32:00,600 about guys using helmets, when they wrote a motorcycle, he was 451 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:04,300 a host on our local radio station man. 452 00:32:04,300 --> 00:32:08,000 He hated that law. He talked it down. 453 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:12,800 But a short year or so. After this law went into effect, 454 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:17,500 he was a motorcycle rider. He had an accident that almost 455 00:32:17,500 --> 00:32:22,700 took his life and because of the law of having to wear a helmet, 456 00:32:23,100 --> 00:32:30,100 his life was spared You know what happened next few days 457 00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:32,900 after he got out of the hospital, he was talking how 458 00:32:32,900 --> 00:32:36,100 important that law was. It was reversed and the way he 459 00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:41,900 thought see Protected by righteousness in the eyes of the 460 00:32:41,900 --> 00:32:48,100 child of God is important. Listen, don't ever get down on 461 00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:51,100 the god of Heaven. You can succeed. 462 00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:54,500 And so, I can I, and we can all go to heaven. 463 00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:57,100 One day, if we'll just do what we're told. 464 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:02,700 And understand what it is that God is trying to lay out for us. 465 00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:09,500 Now, some of us may not like some of the laws that require us 466 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:14,700 to wear these armored products that God has given us. 467 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:19,000 We may not want to do that. We made it think that all some 468 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,200 of these things are just too cumbersome. 469 00:33:22,300 --> 00:33:25,600 I'm here to tell you this morning that it's required by 470 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:30,200 law that we do his commands. And if we don't we are 471 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:36,700 jeopardizing our soul salvation protection, listen, Most parents 472 00:33:36,700 --> 00:33:39,200 do things to protect their children. 473 00:33:40,100 --> 00:33:43,000 That's right. We protect our children by where 474 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:46,900 we allow them to go. We protect our children by what 475 00:33:46,900 --> 00:33:50,600 we allow them to do. We protect our children by 476 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:54,100 teaching them proper behavior, and procedures. 477 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:57,500 And the way we're supposed to live commonly among men that's 478 00:33:57,500 --> 00:34:02,200 called morality. We protect our children by 479 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:05,500 watching out for them. Keeping them away from things as 480 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:10,900 staircases, electric out. Light, let's running out in the 481 00:34:10,900 --> 00:34:17,400 street. Listen, if the recent tragedy 482 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:21,100 that has been involved in some of our schools, like the one in 483 00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:24,300 Colorado, not too long ago, has taught us anything. 484 00:34:24,699 --> 00:34:29,600 It's taught us that our children need to be protected from wrong 485 00:34:29,699 --> 00:34:34,300 influence. The wrong type of influences, we 486 00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:36,100 protect our children. Why? 487 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:40,300 Because we love them. That's why God our heavenly 488 00:34:40,300 --> 00:34:45,100 father protects his children because he loves us. 489 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:50,400 Don't ever forget that. You know, I don't know of one 490 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,199 case in the Bible maybe you're smarter than I am. 491 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:58,200 I don't know of one case in the Bible where God has left his 492 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:02,400 people. The people always left God and 493 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:08,400 violated his law. Listen as Christians, our enemy 494 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,200 is Satan. First Peter, the fifth chapter, 495 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:15,300 verse 8, Ephesians 6, verse 11 through 12 and because God wants 496 00:35:15,300 --> 00:35:19,900 to protect us, he has given us Spiritual armor for us to wear 497 00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:22,200 found. There in that chapter Roman 498 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:25,400 soldiers would wear a breastplate that could cover the 499 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:29,200 Torso, protect the vital organs and spiritually speaking. 500 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:33,100 Folks, you have that ability to wear those things today. 501 00:35:34,300 --> 00:35:37,200 To begin with. No human being is naturally 502 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,900 righteous. Listen and I'll wind this down 503 00:35:39,900 --> 00:35:43,300 in just a moment. Romans the third chapter, if 504 00:35:43,300 --> 00:35:47,500 you've never studied that in detail, do so, it talks about 505 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:52,700 man's sinful State and how he can come out of that state and 506 00:35:52,700 --> 00:35:55,000 be pleasing. And righteous in the sight of 507 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:58,000 God. Our Lord, Jesus Christ died for 508 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,600 us to become righteous. The word righteous just simply 509 00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:06,700 means right doing second Corinthians 5:21 and Romans 510 00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:10,700 chapter 5. When a person trust Christ as 511 00:36:10,700 --> 00:36:15,900 our savior, he or she is Justified that simply means 512 00:36:15,900 --> 00:36:19,400 declared righteous or right doing by faith. 513 00:36:20,100 --> 00:36:24,300 Romans 5 verse 1. What did Christ do for you and 514 00:36:24,300 --> 00:36:28,000 for me? Folks, listen, he wiped out the 515 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,800 debt that caught was caused by sin. 516 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,200 That's right. God, protects those of us who 517 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:39,100 are saved from the Judgment of Hell by covering them up. 518 00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:42,500 If you please with righteousness, that he gives and 519 00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:50,100 provided for us in his word, Now, then after a person is 520 00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:54,400 standing in the righteousness of Christ for salvation, he is also 521 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:57,600 to put on that breastplate of righteousness to protect him 522 00:36:57,900 --> 00:37:01,100 from The Wiles of the devil. This righteousness is not the 523 00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:04,600 righteousness that saved him, that was once and for all 524 00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:07,700 righteousness, done by Jesus Christ. 525 00:37:07,700 --> 00:37:12,700 This righteousness is a practical daily righteousness 526 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:17,100 that protects from the attacks of Satan and our So Hearts, 527 00:37:17,500 --> 00:37:23,700 listen, it takes you're thinking mechanism to be kicked in gear 528 00:37:23,700 --> 00:37:28,100 to do sin. And if you can have it groomed 529 00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:31,600 and educated where some circumstance comes your way, 530 00:37:31,600 --> 00:37:33,800 you're going to deviate from that. 531 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:40,100 Your Righteous. You see and God has protected 532 00:37:40,100 --> 00:37:44,600 you by giving you how it is that you become righteous. 533 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,700 You know, one of the passages that describes the Practical 534 00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:51,900 righteousness is found in Galatians 2:20. 535 00:37:51,900 --> 00:37:55,200 Listen. Paul said, I'm crucified with 536 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:56,500 Christ. What does that mean? 537 00:37:56,500 --> 00:38:02,500 Basically, it's just simply that I put off the old man, in 538 00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:05,600 baptism. Raised to walk in newness of 539 00:38:05,600 --> 00:38:09,200 Life. Nevertheless, I live yet, not I, 540 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:13,000 but Christ liveth in me, and the life, which I now live in the 541 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,800 flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God. 542 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:18,300 God who gave me and gave himself for me. 543 00:38:19,500 --> 00:38:23,100 In that passage of scripture right there, in a very hurried, 544 00:38:23,100 --> 00:38:27,200 summon summation. We are crucified with Christ 545 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:31,400 because Christ died for me. And when Jesus died on the 546 00:38:31,408 --> 00:38:37,800 cross, he shed his blood there for my sins and for the world he 547 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:44,600 purchased you see, he purchased, we are to be clothed with Christ 548 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:49,100 this, holy spirit that gave his word can. 549 00:38:49,300 --> 00:38:54,400 Rectus today, just as it did when it was given we are to be 550 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:59,200 today as members of the church. And I don't mean to be arrogant, 551 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,400 I don't mean for us to be haughty. 552 00:39:01,700 --> 00:39:04,400 God plainly condemns those two traits and a Christian. 553 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:10,400 But listen, we are to be confident in Christ Jesus, and 554 00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:15,200 we can know that if will live and do that, which we are to do. 555 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:19,400 The commands. If you please, we can be saved 556 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,100 one day. I'm trusting Christ when I want 557 00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:25,700 to hold a grudge but no longer hold it against a person. 558 00:39:27,900 --> 00:39:31,300 I'm trusting Christ when I want to lose my temper but quietly 559 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:36,500 discuss a matter instead. I'm trusting Christ when I want 560 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:39,400 to do, or say, what is dishonest, but instead do and 561 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:44,000 say, what is truthful? I'm trusting Christ when I begin 562 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:47,600 to fear or worry, but turn those fears over to him. 563 00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:52,500 I'm trusting Christ when I start to doubt, but instead have 564 00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:56,100 faith. My faith does not need to 565 00:39:56,100 --> 00:40:00,800 waiver. I trust Christ, I will be 566 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:03,200 clothed with Christ's righteousness and Christ will 567 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:08,200 live his life through Me by what I know about him and the god of 568 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,700 Heaven. Why should I want to live such a 569 00:40:10,707 --> 00:40:13,700 life? Why should I want to be 570 00:40:13,700 --> 00:40:15,400 righteous in the way? I live. 571 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:20,200 Paul tells us Destiny. Jesus loved us and gave himself 572 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:23,800 for us. He gave us his all for me and 573 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:27,000 for you. He gave his all for every one of 574 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:31,500 us and we should trust him and live through the life that he is 575 00:40:31,500 --> 00:40:34,400 designated that we should be from his word. 576 00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:39,700 If will take ourselves and use these instruments, that God has 577 00:40:39,700 --> 00:40:44,900 given us, Satan will flee. Thus it is written. 578 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:50,100 That's what the Savior said on the day that he was taken up to 579 00:40:50,100 --> 00:40:55,700 the Pinnacle of the temple and viewed that vast Wilderness and 580 00:40:55,700 --> 00:40:58,900 told that he can have all those things but the condition was 581 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:03,000 that he serve Satan. Thus, it is written. 582 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:06,700 The Lord said several times there and you and I as a child 583 00:41:06,700 --> 00:41:09,200 of God today can do that. Very same thing. 584 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:13,000 Listen, don't be ashamed of the Gospel. 585 00:41:13,100 --> 00:41:17,900 Full of Jesus Christ, don't be ashamed to witness out in this 586 00:41:17,900 --> 00:41:21,200 old world and will tell about what God in Christ has done for 587 00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:24,200 you. We thank you for listening to 588 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:29,100 our podcast, put on by the Church of Christ at 22:15 plans. 589 00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:32,600 Road in Bakersfield, if you would like any additional 590 00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:35,900 information, or you would like to receive a free Bible 591 00:41:35,900 --> 00:41:41,300 correspondence, course by mail. 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