1 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:05,960 Welcome to the Liberty Baptist Sermon Archives. 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,040 The message you're about to hear was preached at Liberty Baptist 3 00:00:09,040 --> 00:00:13,040 Church in Easton, MA. You can find out more about us 4 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:17,280 or contact us at my libertybaptist.org or just look 5 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,760 us up on Facebook. And now we hope that this 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,080 message from God's Word will be a blessing to you. 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:29,640 First Corinthians chapter #1 As we finish the 1st chapter, a lot 8 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,720 more to go, but we're finishing the 1st chapter here this 9 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:34,920 evening. You know, as Warren Weirsby, as 10 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,160 I was just doing some reading this week. 11 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:40,680 Warren Weirsby, the commentator who said that the church at 12 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:45,920 Corinth was a defiled church, a divided church, and a disgraced 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,440 church. Not exactly a great calling card 14 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:52,560 for a church, is it? It's a defiled church, a divided 15 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:57,040 church, and a disgraced church. And as we get here to the end of 16 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,520 chapter #1 Paul's already had to address some issues with them 17 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,120 already, hasn't he? Because of the divisions that 18 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,960 they have among us, That I am of Paul and I am of Apollos and I 19 00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:10,840 am of Cephas and I am of Christ. And that's just the hem of the 20 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,480 garment, if you will, of some of the issues that he is going to 21 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:18,360 have to deal with this divided, defiled, and disgraced church. 22 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,200 But last week we were ending our message. 23 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,360 And I made a statement that I want to bring back to you to 24 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,720 kind of bring back into your memory banks because we've all 25 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:29,960 lived a little bit since last Wednesday night. 26 00:01:29,960 --> 00:01:32,880 But to remind you of, because I think it'll help maybe give us 27 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,440 some context here as we finish up these last three verses of 28 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:41,000 chapter #1 I said this. I said God doesn't call us on a 29 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,720 river of doubt, He calls us on a river of faith and has 30 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,600 completely and totally prepared us for whatever comes our way. 31 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,560 God has not called us to a river of doubt, but He has called us 32 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,840 on a river of faith and has completely and totally prepared 33 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:59,680 us for whatever comes our way. Well, listen, Paul is already 34 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,240 landing some haymakers here in chapter #1 he's already having 35 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,720 to talk tough to these people who need someone in love to talk 36 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,639 tough to them. But I'll say that as we have 37 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,040 rounded out this chapter, last week and this week as well, 38 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,160 Paul's actually ending with some encouragement. 39 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:21,760 Remember, you can serve God and that you can be useful to God 40 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,720 and His work and in His ministry. 41 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,320 We saw that last week, and tonight we're going to see why 42 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,000 that's the case. Last week we saw that you can 43 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,320 serve God and that you can do great things for the Lord. 44 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,080 But this evening we're going to see why that is the case. 45 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:40,160 From three verses here in First Corinthians chapter #1 we're 46 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,280 going to go to some different texts this evening as well. 47 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,160 So your Bibles are going to work out, but it's going to be all 48 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,720 good because it's going to help us understand why we know that 49 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,520 when it comes to the Christian life, when it comes to serving 50 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,880 God, you have everything you need. 51 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,920 When it comes to the Christian life, when it comes to serving 52 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,440 God, you have everything that you need. 53 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,040 And that should encourage even the most hard hearted of 54 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,080 Christians here tonight. Well, let's begin in verse #29 55 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,920 and then we'll read the verses after to the end of the chapter. 56 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:16,080 It says this, that no flesh should glory in his presence, 57 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:20,400 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God has made unto 58 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:25,840 us wisdom and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption. 59 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,680 That according as it is written, he that glorieth, let him glory 60 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,640 in the Lord. And we're really going to focus 61 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:37,760 quite a bit in verse #30 where it says, But of him are ye in 62 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:43,680 Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness 63 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,840 and sanctification and redemption. 64 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,120 And really this verse starts with this phrase. 65 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,720 But of him are ye in Jesus Christ. 66 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,040 Now, I hope you've been here at Liberty Baptist Church long 67 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,800 enough that you know that the little words matter, don't they? 68 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,160 That anytime we're going through the word of God, we're not just 69 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,680 looking at the big words. And there's some big words 70 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,120 there, aren't there in that verse. 71 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,560 There's in fact, 4 pretty big words that we're going to look 72 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,680 at in a few moments. But it's every word that's 73 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,640 important. Every word is inspired by God. 74 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,200 Every word is there for a reason. 75 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,480 And that first word, that conjunction that we in verse #30 76 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:20,200 is the word. But however, it's a transitional 77 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:21,519 statement. And so it's hard for us to 78 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:25,400 really focus on verse #30 without knowing what's taking 79 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,960 place here. Why is there a difference? 80 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,640 Why is there this change in thought? 81 00:04:30,840 --> 00:04:33,360 Well, really, it goes back to the previous verse. 82 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:38,560 It goes back to verse #21 nine, that no flesh should glory in 83 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,920 His presence. And Paul talked about this quite 84 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,560 a bit last week. Remember that we have to have 85 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,480 the right mindset that we don't think too highly of ourselves, 86 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,600 but that we don't think too lowly of ourselves either. 87 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,400 Because remember, we are still sinners saved by grace. 88 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,040 But on the positive side, we're sinners saved by grace. 89 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,880 And so we have something to be excited about and we want to 90 00:04:58,880 --> 00:04:59,920 stay right in the middle of the road. 91 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:04,520 Why, if we have that right mindset that we cannot glory in 92 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,480 his presence? Because why all honor and glory 93 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:11,400 and praise goes to Him. And so Paul is saying with that 94 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,760 thought process, he's saying although we cannot glory in his 95 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,280 presence, there is something that I want you to know, but 96 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,680 however, we can't glory in his presence. 97 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,880 But there is something maybe we could put it this way, if you 98 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,880 have the right thought process, Paul says that if you want to 99 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:32,640 know what to glory in, then you can glory in a relationship with 100 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,680 God that is expressed through Jesus Christ. 101 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:40,640 You can glory in a relationship with God that is expressed in 102 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,480 Jesus Christ. That that's why it says that. 103 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,000 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus? 104 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,200 Listen, if you want to glory in. Something you can. 105 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:53,840 Glory in not something someone in Jesus Christ Paul said in 106 00:05:53,840 --> 00:05:57,920 Galatians chapter 6 verse 14 but God forbid that I should glory 107 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,680 saving the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ by whom the world 108 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,400 is crucified unto me and I under the world. 109 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,040 He says this listen, I have nothing to boast in. 110 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,520 It's all about Christ and it's all about the cross. 111 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,360 Anything good that I have anything right that I have 112 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,280 anything in my life that's worth anything. 113 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,560 I can't boast in it. It's all because of Jesus 114 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:17,960 Christ. That'll make every Baptist say 115 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,360 Amen right there. Instead, I'll make a few Baptist 116 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,640 say Amen, but that's OK. But it ought to make us all say 117 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,480 Amen, because we have this of the Lord. 118 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,960 And what can we? Boast him after all those things 119 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:36,040 back in 2021, I, you know that I had my, my surgery had the tumor 120 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,880 in my jaw and one of the things that I want to do before because 121 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,800 I knew I was going to be in the hospital up to two weeks was 122 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,800 actually 10 days, but I thought it was going to be up to two 123 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,840 weeks. I was out of the pulpit for two 124 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:49,080 months and one of the things I want to do before all of this 125 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,800 took place I want to have a day where I got to do something with 126 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,840 everyone in the family. It's special day for Peyton, a 127 00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:58,960 special day for AJ, a special day for Bethany and Kaylee and 128 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,440 for Diane. Well, for Bethany, she had 129 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,480 actually arranged this herself that we were going to go see the 130 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:08,080 Boston Red Sox. Now this was in 2021 that's when 131 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,880 Fenway Park was at a 10% capacity because of COVID. 132 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:17,000 So we went to a 3000 seat sell out at Fenway Park. 133 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,600 There were only about 7 or 8 people in our section. 134 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,120 It was crazy it was unbelievable. 135 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,120 And so we're out there and it felt like a spring training 136 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,760 game, but it was in Fenway Park and it was incredible. 137 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,120 And so other than wearing a mask, but anyway, it was a lot 138 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:31,520 of fun. And so we were out there in 139 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,560 about the 3rd or 4th inning, someone came up to me and they 140 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:36,480 said, are you Adam Rivero? Now, listen, someone asked me 141 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,080 that. It's like, you know, or what are 142 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,400 you the cops? I mean, who wants to know, 143 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,040 right? But he worked for the Red Sox 144 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,280 and Bethany had reached out to the Red Sox and had told them, 145 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,600 my father has a tumor. He's going to the hospital. 146 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:53,560 Do you think maybe, you know, he could go tour the the the 147 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:54,960 clubhouse or something like that? 148 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,840 And they couldn't do that because of COVID protocol. 149 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,280 And I think honestly, they thought that I had cancer 150 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,640 because she said that a tumor and that and, you know, don't 151 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,400 tell the Red Sox I didn't have cancer, all right. 152 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,200 But they were assuming maybe I was make a wish. 153 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,520 I don't know what they thought, but they brought this really 154 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,680 nice basket to me of all these things. 155 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,320 And by the way, this story's going somewhere, OK. 156 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:17,040 And so they brought this nice bag with all of this this stuff. 157 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,640 And inside this bag was this ring. 158 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,920 I've never actually brought this out of my house in my life. 159 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:25,520 For those you can't. Hey, zoom in here, fellas. 160 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:26,520 All right, This is nice. Yeah. 161 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:31,120 There you go. This is a 2013 World Series 162 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:32,159 ring. Get that? 163 00:08:32,159 --> 00:08:32,760 Yeah. Go ahead. 164 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,039 You're close. You're close. 165 00:08:34,039 --> 00:08:35,400 Go up, up, up. There we go. 166 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:36,000 All right. Good. 167 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:38,559 But we're never get this televangelism thing down. 168 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,200 I'll tell you. Look at this ring right here. 169 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,200 It's heavy. Now it is a replica, obviously, 170 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:47,000 but it is huge. Now. 171 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,280 They gave this to me. The Red Sox gave me a replica 172 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,560 2013 or back it out. I could see like I could see my 173 00:08:53,560 --> 00:08:54,520 pimples. All right, thank you. 174 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,960 But thank you and the people at home. 175 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,160 Thank you. But look, I don't wear this 176 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,880 around. Do you know why people would 177 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,320 have so many questions? You, you were. 178 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,640 Did you work for the Red Sox? And my answer would be no. 179 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,920 But they thought I had cancer. You know, of course I didn't 180 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,640 work for the Reds I had. I have. 181 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,560 I can't wear this because I have nothing to boast of. 182 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,760 I didn't work for them. I didn't do anything. 183 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,160 I didn't even sell popcorn. I didn't do. 184 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,440 Anything for the Red Sox. Do you know what it is? 185 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,800 Sat in a box for the last four years until I brought it out 186 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,760 this afternoon because I knew I was going to need it for a 187 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,160 sermon illustration tonight. It's the first use it's ever had 188 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:36,920 because I have nothing to glory in. 189 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,920 In fact, it would be really, really silly. 190 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:46,000 For me to go around wearing it and trying to pretend like I had 191 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:49,680 something to do with this. You know, that's what Paul is 192 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:52,240 saying here. He's saying what do we have to 193 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,960 Gloria? Well, hey, I'm a pretty good 194 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,800 speaker. Oh, where that where that come 195 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:00,760 from? Well, you know, I'm, I'm really 196 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,360 good at being able to interact with people and, and helping 197 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:04,440 them with some of their problems. 198 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:07,400 Well, where did that come from? I'm really good with my hands 199 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,320 and I can do things around the church or I can do things to be 200 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,440 able to help other people. Well, how did that skill come 201 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,760 about? Preaching, teaching, singing, 202 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:18,800 ministering, giving, encouraging, pray. 203 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:23,400 Where did that all come from? Which one of us can hang our 204 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,440 hats on any of those things and said we did it ourselves? 205 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,360 Listen, I don't have my mind because of me. 206 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,160 I don't have my hands because of me, out of my feet because of 207 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:33,920 me. I don't have my mental acuities 208 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:35,800 because of me. I don't have my body because of 209 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:36,640 me. I don't have anything. 210 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:38,440 Because of me. It's all because of him. 211 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:40,920 Now if there's any boasting, what is it in? 212 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:45,520 It's boasting in the Lord. And that's why verse #31 says. 213 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:49,200 Therefore, according as it is written, he that glorieth let 214 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,880 him glory in the Lord, so it. Says, But of him are ye in 215 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:58,000 Christ Jesus, Who of God is made unto us? 216 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,320 And then it says there's four elements that we are made. 217 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,520 But I just want to say very quickly that there's that phrase 218 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:04,960 there. Look at that second phrase. 219 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,360 Who of God is made unto us? There will be some. 220 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,760 Groups. That would maybe try to give the 221 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:14,680 impression that it says that Jesus Christ was made unto us, 222 00:11:14,680 --> 00:11:18,000 that Jesus Christ is a created being because it uses that term 223 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,040 that he is made unto us. Now you and I both know that's 224 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:22,040 not the case. Why? 225 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:26,240 Because while Jesus Christ is God, God is everlasting thing. 226 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,840 We can go to John chapter one verse one that pretty much 227 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,280 settles it, doesn't it? In the beginning was the word 228 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,680 and the word was with God and the word was God. 229 00:11:33,680 --> 00:11:35,600 The same was in the beginning with God. 230 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:39,040 We go to 1st John chapter 1 and we could settle the argument 231 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,320 there as well. That's not what we're talking 232 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,040 about this evening. When it talks about first, Well, 233 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:48,520 first of all, it says, it says in verse #30 who of God is made 234 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,240 unto us? It doesn't say was made. 235 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,200 It's not talking about the past. It's talking about the present. 236 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,000 I think that's important. Remember, every word means 237 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,480 something. It's not talking about something 238 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,360 that was done in the past. Also, that Greek word that is 239 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,320 there is not talking about creation out of nothing. 240 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,200 That's a different Greek word. That Greek word that is here 241 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:11,440 reverse to Christ being appointed, designated, or given. 242 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:14,120 It does not mean that He came out of nothing. 243 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,520 It means that He has been and made unto us these things. 244 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:20,440 Now imagine if I said something like this. 245 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:27,760 You know David Ducharme, I know where this is going. 246 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,040 He doesn't. No, David Ducharme has been made 247 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,680 unto us. A trustee in February. 248 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,120 That's true, wasn't it? We had a church vote and he was 249 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,480 made a trustee here at the church. 250 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:45,160 Now no one would think that he came out of nothing. 251 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:50,880 In February that he was created just out of in February he was 252 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:51,920 not. And then he was. 253 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:53,600 And all of a sudden he was a trustee here at the church. 254 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,720 No, we would know. Oh no, He's been designated 255 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:57,920 that. That's what it means. 256 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,200 That's what's being said here. And so there are some groups, 257 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,640 perhaps the Jehovah Witnesses who would take that verse or 258 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:08,400 even in Philippians chapter 2 when it talks about Jesus Christ 259 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,640 being made unto us, that he was created. 260 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:12,120 No, no, that's not what it's talking about. 261 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:13,640 That's not what it's talking about at all. 262 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:15,800 It's talking about the fact that he has been given in these 263 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,040 designations and it wasn't in the past. 264 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,880 It's in the present. In fact, it's the perpetual 265 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,440 present. No matter who or when someone is 266 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,320 reading this, this is what Jesus Christ is to them. 267 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,440 So with that being said, there are four different elements that 268 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,280 are found here as again, you know that I'll say here at 269 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,400 liberty all the time. I love it when the Bible 270 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,000 outlines itself. And so there are four key points 271 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,680 that are here for elements that Jesus Christ has been made in us 272 00:13:41,680 --> 00:13:43,640 and these are things that we can glory in. 273 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:47,760 Not that we can glory ourselves, but these are things that He is 274 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,160 to us. And the first is this number 1. 275 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,080 He is our wisdom. He is our wisdom. 276 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,560 And this is the capstone of the whole conversation that's taken 277 00:13:56,560 --> 00:13:59,000 place in this chapter, isn't it, that we've been talking about 278 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:02,560 wisdom and foolishness, how the world thinks wisdom is wisdom, 279 00:14:02,560 --> 00:14:04,480 but the world's wisdom is foolishness. 280 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,800 And the world thinks that Christians are foolish, but the 281 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,840 foolishness of Christ and Christians is really true 282 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:12,440 wisdom. And it's kind of sounds like 283 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:15,400 it's some kind of paradox, but we know that the world thinks 284 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,360 it's smart and it's not as smart as it thinks. 285 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,080 And the world thinks Christians don't know what's going on. 286 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,320 But Christians who believe the word of God know more than the 287 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,840 very most educated, quote UN quote, people in this world who 288 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:30,120 deny Christ. And so here it says that Jesus 289 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,480 Christ has been made unto us wisdom. 290 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:37,120 When the entire world says show us wisdom. 291 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:41,440 Listen, he he doesn't just have wisdom, He is wisdom. 292 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,920 Let me make sure that's clear. Jesus Christ doesn't just teach 293 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,920 wisdom. Jesus Christ doesn't just 294 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:52,160 contain wisdom. He is the very embodiment of 295 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,160 wisdom. You see, He wasn't just a wise 296 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:59,480 teacher, but he was the living, personal embodiment of God's 297 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,080 redemptive plan. And that's why when the lost 298 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:05,120 call him just a good teacher, that's not a compliment. 299 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,680 That's a slap in the face of who he is. 300 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,520 He was not simply an educated person. 301 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,000 He was not simply an enlightened person. 302 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:17,080 He wasn't simply a deep thinker. He wasn't a Mensa candidate. 303 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:21,200 No, what is he? He is wisdom, the very 304 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:25,600 embodiment of wisdom and truth. Now listen, we don't have a lot 305 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:30,040 of wisdom to hang our hats on. Listen, apart from Christ, what 306 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,120 wisdom do we have? Oh, before we got saved, we all 307 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:34,400 thought we knew a lot, didn't we? 308 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:36,960 But then we got saved and we started to read the Word of God 309 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,360 and we started to realize, wow, my left was right, my up was 310 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,600 down, my dark was light, my light was dark. 311 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,800 I was completely opposite in everything. 312 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:48,680 Why? Because once you have the Holy 313 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,000 Spirit inside of you who helps you tap into the wisdom, That's 314 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,520 why the Holy Spirit is our teacher. 315 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,960 He is our guide, and he helps you tap into that wisdom, which 316 00:15:56,960 --> 00:16:01,200 is Jesus Christ. It's wisdom for this world and 317 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,800 it's wisdom beyond this world. Do you realize that they are 318 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:09,840 they just created a new telescope down far, far into the 319 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,360 reaches of South America. The what I just read a few weeks 320 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:17,200 ago be able to see farther than just about any telescope that 321 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:18,600 they have here in the world right now. 322 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,200 And it's also very important because of being the southern 323 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,880 hemisphere is a different angle than what they would get here. 324 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:26,200 The northern hemisphere. They see different things. 325 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,360 Do you realize that they are spending millions upon millions 326 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:33,520 upon millions of dollars to be able to see out into space and 327 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:34,680 listen, I have no problem with that. 328 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,640 I'm not preaching against that, but I'm saying is you and I have 329 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:42,360 wisdom that goes even beyond that and we didn't get it of 330 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:46,640 ourselves. It's because He is our wisdom. 331 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:50,800 Psalm 111, verse 10, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of 332 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,600 wisdom. A good understanding have all 333 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,920 they that do His commandments, His praise, endureth forever. 334 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,920 When you have the right relationship with God, when you 335 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:03,160 have the right thought process with God, all of a sudden wisdom 336 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,680 is attainable because we are thinking clearly and we're 337 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,119 thinking the way that God wants us to think. 338 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,560 Isaiah 11, verse 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest 339 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,680 upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of 340 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,400 counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the 341 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:20,880 Lord. This is talking about Christ. 342 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,319 So what was Christ doing? Not only was he living wisdom, 343 00:17:24,319 --> 00:17:28,400 but he was the embodiment of wisdom, But he was showing us as 344 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,880 an example the fear of the Lord so that we could attain that 345 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:38,640 wisdom of which he was say, boy pastor, that's a lot I know, and 346 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:42,600 that's what he is. John Owen, the commentator, once 347 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,520 said, the wisdom of God shines most gloriously in the person of 348 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:50,880 Jesus Christ. We're in all treasured, we're in 349 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,720 our treasured all the riches of divine knowledge. 350 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:59,240 The right perspective of God gives us the right perspective 351 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,600 of wisdom. And this is what Jesus Christ 352 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,640 has made for us. But not only was he made unto us 353 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,920 wisdom, but He is our righteousness. 354 00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:12,040 He is our righteousness. Now the Webster's 1828 355 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:13,800 dictionary. Now, my wife was speaking at a 356 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:17,200 church a couple weeks ago, a ladies meeting, and she was 357 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,200 throwing a little shade at me about the Webster's 1828. 358 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,120 But I noticed that she used the Webster's 1828 while she was 359 00:18:23,120 --> 00:18:25,680 speaking too. And so the Webster's 1828, just 360 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,960 to make clear why I use the Webster's 1828 dictionaries 361 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:33,120 because it so well defines our King James Bible, that's why, 362 00:18:33,120 --> 00:18:36,400 because it was written in the same style in the same time. 363 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,800 And I'm not, I'm just kidding. I mean, she was, she was very 364 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,320 complimentary to me about I think she was complimentary. 365 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,240 But anyway, no, she was. But the idea is we use it for a 366 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,760 reason, because helps us understand the words as they're 367 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:52,120 written, not necessarily maybe the way that our modern language 368 00:18:52,120 --> 00:18:55,600 has twisted things around because listen, words change all 369 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,040 the time. There's the time when something 370 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,800 was cool was actually a temperature, then something was 371 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:03,520 cool was, was like, you know, good. 372 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,400 You know, something that's hot, you know, can be many different 373 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,240 things, something that's wicked and, and, and New England could 374 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,800 be good. Don't ask me how that can be so. 375 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,960 So we need to be able to find out what are what are we saying 376 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:18,640 here when we have this word righteousness. 377 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:22,320 Well, Webster's 1828 dictionary says this purity of heart, 378 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:26,160 rectitude of life, conformity of heart and life to the divine 379 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,240 law. Righteousness as used in 380 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:32,680 Scripture and theology in which it is chiefly used, is nearly 381 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,640 equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles 382 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:40,840 and the affections of the heart and conformity of the life to 383 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,800 the divine law. Now I could probably summarize 384 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,600 it this way it literally. Righteousness is the state of 385 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,480 being right with God. Righteousness is the state of 386 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,040 being right with God. Now, according to that 387 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,600 definition of righteousness, that to be able to be equivalent 388 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:01,360 to holiness, comprehending holy principles, conforming life to 389 00:20:01,360 --> 00:20:05,560 the divine law, can you and I in and of ourselves do this? 390 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:11,720 The answer is no. That's why Romans 310 says there 391 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:17,520 are none righteous, no, not one. First Corinthians 6 verse 9 says 392 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:21,360 know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of 393 00:20:21,360 --> 00:20:23,800 God? Listen, if we were to live on 394 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:28,120 our own righteous, our own righteousness, we couldn't be 395 00:20:28,120 --> 00:20:30,680 saved. It would be impossible. 396 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,200 We would spend an eternity in the lake of fire. 397 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,360 Now we're going to start turning our Bibles here. 398 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,840 Go to Romans chapter #8. All right, Romans chapter #8 399 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,560 because I want to show you why Christ is our righteousness. 400 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:52,880 Romans chapter #8 Look at verse #1 just a few pages away. 401 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:02,080 It says this. There is therefore now no 402 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,080 condemnation. In my Bible I have underlined 403 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,680 twice the words, no condemnation. 404 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,120 There is no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who 405 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:12,960 walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 406 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,960 That is just very, very good news for the child of God, isn't 407 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:17,920 it? For the law of the Spirit of 408 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:21,960 life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and 409 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,720 death. For what the law could not do, 410 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,200 and that it was weak through the flesh God sending his own Son in 411 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:32,480 the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin condemned sin in the 412 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,520 flesh, meaning that he bore our sins within his body. 413 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:39,440 Look at verse four that the righteousness of the law might 414 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:44,280 be fulfilled in US who walk not after the flesh but after the 415 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:45,520 Spirit. Now it doesn't say that the 416 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,200 righteousness of the law is fulfilled by us. 417 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:50,920 It says it's fulfilled in US. Well, how is it fulfilled in US 418 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:54,280 through Jesus Christ? By what He did. 419 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,520 It's said they're clearly in verse #3 Now drop down to verse 420 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,800 #9 it says this. But you are not in the flesh, 421 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,640 but in the Spirit. If so be that the Spirit of God 422 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,000 dwell in you. Now if any man hath not the 423 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,040 Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 424 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,640 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead. 425 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:15,560 The old man, the old nature is dead because of sin, but the 426 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:19,120 Spirit is life because of righteousness. 427 00:22:19,120 --> 00:22:22,680 Well, how did that happen? Because of Jesus Christ Christ. 428 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:27,240 Now go to Romans chapter #10 again, just a couple pages over. 429 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,440 I know we're reading a lot of different things tonight, but I 430 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,040 want you to see biblically where we find these concepts. 431 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,080 These are great places to mark in your Bible. 432 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,320 These are great, great place to write quick notes to be able to 433 00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:40,120 look at these issues later because it's so important. 434 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:44,200 These are not just Bible words that really have no bearing or 435 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,280 no grasp on us. And this is everything. 436 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,240 Jesus Christ has been made our righteousness. 437 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,640 Look at verse 1, chapter 10. Brethren, my heart's design and 438 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,760 prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved. 439 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,960 For I bear them record that they have a zeal for God, but not 440 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,480 according to knowledge. For they, being ignorant of 441 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,320 God's righteousness, they're ignorant of God's righteousness 442 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:07,920 and going about to establish their own righteousness, have 443 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,360 not submitted themselves under the righteousness of God. 444 00:23:10,360 --> 00:23:11,920 So what did the unbelieving Jews do? 445 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:13,920 They didn't recognize God's righteousness. 446 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,680 They tried to create their own righteousness, and because of 447 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:18,000 that they were lost. Why? 448 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,640 Because they were looking to the law to save them when the law 449 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,280 was only there to show them that they were condemned. 450 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,840 The law was never able to save a soul. 451 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:30,280 It was our schoolmaster to be able to show us, to point us to 452 00:23:30,360 --> 00:23:32,240 Jesus Christ. Now look at verse 4. 453 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,200 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone 454 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,080 that believeth. For Moses describeth the 455 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,760 righteousness which is of the law, that the man which doeth 456 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,120 those things shall live by them. If you want to be saved by the 457 00:23:44,120 --> 00:23:48,200 law, you have to live by it for every moment of every second of 458 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,040 every day of your entire life. And there's only been one who's 459 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,960 ever been able to do that, and that was Jesus Christ verse 6. 460 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,960 But the righteous sisters of faith speaketh on this wise say, 461 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:01,640 not in thine heart, who shall ascend into heaven, that is to 462 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,640 bring Christ down from above, Or who shall ascend into the deep, 463 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,040 that is to bring up Christ again from the dead. 464 00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:09,800 Basically saying this, if you want to find out where this 465 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:13,560 righteousness of faith is, you don't have to go far, you don't 466 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,360 have to go up into the heavens, you don't have to go down to the 467 00:24:15,360 --> 00:24:18,520 deep, you don't have to look far because you can look at Jesus 468 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:20,800 Christ. Verse 8 But what sayeth it? 469 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,360 The word is nigh unto thee, even thy mouth, and in thy heart. 470 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,680 That is the Word of Faith as we preach, that if thou shalt 471 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,920 confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in 472 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:32,640 thine heart, that God hath raised him from the dead, thou 473 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,840 shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth 474 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:38,560 unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto 475 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,880 salvation. So what do we see in both of 476 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,280 these texts? That righteousness cannot be 477 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,800 accomplished by man, righteousness that cannot be 478 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:47,440 accomplished by anything that we have. 479 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:51,200 That's why Jesus Christ was made our righteousness. 480 00:24:51,360 --> 00:24:54,840 When it came to the issue of righteousness, Jesus placed His 481 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:58,040 own righteousness on top of us when we were saved. 482 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,680 Philippians 39 And to be found in him, not having my own 483 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,720 righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through 484 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:09,360 the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by 485 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,880 faith. 2nd Corinthians 521 For He hath made him to be sin for 486 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,600 us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness 487 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,120 of God in him. Jesus Christ was made our 488 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:24,920 wisdom, He was made our righteousness, and then #3 He 489 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:29,800 was made our sanctification. He is our sanctification. 490 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,800 And this is another great Bible word that we should not be 491 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,680 intimidated by. The word sanctification, it is 492 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:39,400 found in the New Testament, is from the Greek word that means 493 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:45,760 holiness or a separation. Holiness or a separation. 494 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:47,840 Sanctification is literally this. 495 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,440 It's righteousness, but with a purpose. 496 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:54,360 So Christ was made our righteousness, but He has set us 497 00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:58,440 aside for a specific task. He has set us aside for a 498 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,200 specific work, and that is what sanctification is. 499 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,280 Just like the vessels were sanctified in the Old Testament, 500 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:05,840 in the temple, in the Tabernacle. 501 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,880 That meant that if you were going to use those certain 502 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,640 dishes, if you're going to use those certain utensils, if you 503 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:14,040 use those certain vessels, that the priest couldn't take them 504 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:17,240 home and use them for a supper club or for a supper party. 505 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:18,920 No, they couldn't do that. What were they to do? 506 00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:21,400 They were sanctified, they were set apart. 507 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,840 They were to be used in the use for God and His work. 508 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,280 That was it. And when we look at our lives, 509 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:30,280 listen, we are not our own, That we've been bought with a price 510 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:33,800 and that we are to be used the way that God desires us to be 511 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:35,360 used. We've been sanctified, we've 512 00:26:35,360 --> 00:26:38,440 been set apart, we've been given a higher calling, and Jesus 513 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:42,560 Christ is our sanctification. He was the one who was set 514 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:47,000 apart, and we are set apart because of what He did for us. 515 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,160 Now we're sanctified in three different ways. 516 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,280 There's three different kinds of sanctification. 517 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:53,840 I know we're getting a little deep. 518 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,000 We're getting a little bit in the weeds tonight, but this is 519 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,480 good for us to learn. There's three different kinds of 520 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,800 sanctification. There's positional 521 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:04,960 sanctification. When you got saved, the day you 522 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,720 got saved, you were positionally sanctified, meaning this you 523 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:12,040 were set free from every sin by the blood of Jesus Christ. 524 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,880 You were, you were immediately seated in heavenly places. 525 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:17,800 You immediately belong to Jesus Christ. 526 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:21,400 No longer did you belong to the devil, that now you belong to a 527 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:24,480 new Father, your Father, the Father in heaven. 528 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,800 There's positional You have a new position in Christ. 529 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:29,640 Then there's practical sanctification. 530 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:34,680 This is the ongoing, lifelong process of spiritual growth in 531 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:39,240 which the Holy Spirit makes the believer increasingly holy in 532 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:43,080 character and in conduct. First Thessalonians 4 verses 3 533 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,760 through 5 said this. For this is the will of God, 534 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,360 even your sanctification, that you should abstain from 535 00:27:48,360 --> 00:27:51,440 fornication, that every one of you should know how to possess 536 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:54,680 his vessel, and sanctification and honor not in the lust of 537 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:58,240 concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God. 538 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:02,000 So what we're saying is the longer that you are part of this 539 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:05,720 Christian life, the more you should be set aside for Jesus 540 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,760 Christ. I hope, hope that you are closer 541 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,800 to Jesus Christ now than you were when you first got saved. 542 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,000 I hope that some of the habits that you struggled with when you 543 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,560 first got saved, that they have been set aside and that you're 544 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,040 working on new ones. And, and that you say, well, 545 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:22,520 pastor, what happens when I, I finally get rid of all my sinful 546 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:23,960 habits? Right. 547 00:28:24,120 --> 00:28:26,080 OK, you let me know when that happens. 548 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:27,760 Amen. But listen, that's what it is. 549 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,600 Every day, just trying to be closer to Jesus Christ, a little 550 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,360 bit closer the day before. That's our practical 551 00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:34,800 sanctification. Every day I want to be closer to 552 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:35,800 him. And at the end of the day, you 553 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,920 say, hey, I didn't do so bad today. 554 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,280 I still didn't do perfect, but I didn't do so bad. 555 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:42,680 There's some days you say, man, I, I did awful. 556 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:46,720 What's the matter with me? And we confess it and we try to 557 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,240 get closer to God. There's that practical. 558 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,200 Sanctification. But then there's perfect 559 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:55,440 sanctification. One day we'll be with Jesus and 560 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,600 we'll be in His presence, and we will have to worry about this 561 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,240 old flesh that we struggle with every day. 562 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,160 We'll be with Him. And when we've been there 10,000 563 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,840 years, right shining as the sun, there'll be no less days to sing 564 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:08,640 God's praise than when we first begun. 565 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,880 I don't know about you, but heaven gets sweeter all the 566 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:12,880 time, doesn't it? When you think of those who have 567 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,120 gone before and you think of all the struggles and all the things 568 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:19,800 that we deal with here, and you think one day I'll just be with 569 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,040 Him and just being His presence will be enough. 570 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,280 So there's three kinds of sanctification. 571 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:26,920 There's the positional the minute. 572 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,680 You got saved that you belong to Jesus Christ. 573 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,960 Practical that every day I need to become more like Christ and 574 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,720 then perfect. One day I will be in a different 575 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,680 body. This old body will be gone, and 576 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:41,640 that will be in a new heaven and a new earth. 577 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:44,480 And that everything will be new and everything will be perfect 578 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:46,200 because we'll be with our heavenly Father. 579 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:48,920 What a joy that is. Now these are all vividly shown 580 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:53,360 in one passage, so turn quickly to 1st John chapter #3 in case 581 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,600 you think I'm picking these terms up out of thin air. 582 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,360 First John chapter 3 shows all three of them together. 583 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:05,000 Jesus is our sanctification, and you'll see why here from this 584 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:14,060 text. First John chapter #3 It says 585 00:30:14,060 --> 00:30:18,660 this, Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon 586 00:30:18,660 --> 00:30:21,140 us, that we should be called the sons of God. 587 00:30:21,500 --> 00:30:24,260 Therefore the world knoweth us not because it knew Him not. 588 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:28,640 The day you got saved, you were positionally sanctified. 589 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:30,840 What does that mean? You became the sons of God 590 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,600 immediately. Well, you know, if I do enough 591 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,360 good works, then I'll become a son of God. 592 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:36,720 Well, that sounds like work salvation. 593 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:38,240 That doesn't sound like what the Bible says. 594 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:42,040 The day you got saved, you became a child of God. 595 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,920 Verse 2 Beloved, now are we nuts? 596 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,600 Now are we the sons of God? And does not yet appear what we 597 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:50,680 shall be. But we know that when He shall 598 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:54,360 appear, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as he is. 599 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,960 You know which one? That is perfect sanctification, 600 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,640 that one day we'll be with Him, and we will see Him as He is. 601 00:30:59,920 --> 00:31:01,600 And all of a sudden we'll be in a new body. 602 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,680 There'll be no more tears, there'll be no more death, 603 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,080 there'll be no more sorrow, there'll be no more pain. 604 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:10,880 And on and on it goes, and Amen and Amen, I say to all of that. 605 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,080 But then verse 3 says this. And every man that hath this 606 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:16,600 hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure. 607 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:21,200 That's practical sanctification, that as we look forward to what 608 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:25,080 is in heaven, that it should draw us closer to Him here and 609 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:26,760 now. You know, they're so earthly, 610 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,080 they're so heavenly minded. They're so they're no earthly 611 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:30,960 good. No, if we're the right kind of 612 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:34,280 heavenly minded, the more we think about being with Him, we 613 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,200 ought to draw closer to Him and we ought to be more earthly good 614 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,240 every day. No, no, you see all three of 615 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:43,120 those right here, and all of it hinges upon this Jesus Christ. 616 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:47,480 Now, are we the sons of God? It's all about Jesus and He had 617 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,560 been made our sanctification. But then lastly, I also want to 618 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:55,400 see He's not just our wisdom, He is not just our righteousness. 619 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,960 He's not just our sanctification, but He is also 620 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:01,280 our redemption. Now, we looked at this quite a 621 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:04,160 bit on Resurrection Sunday just a few weeks ago. 622 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:08,760 But to redeem means to buy back or to rescue from captivity. 623 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:12,920 The Greek word means to ransom, to release upon payment. 624 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:16,800 Colossians 114, in whom we have redemption through his blood, 625 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:22,840 even the forgiveness of sins. There's a we see that, that, 626 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:27,000 that because of the blood of Jesus Christ, we have been 627 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,560 redeemed, that that was the price that was paid for our 628 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:32,720 redemption, the blood of Christ. And again, without belaboring 629 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,560 this, because I know you've heard this before, but it's why 630 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:38,000 it's important that the blood is part of the gospel that's not 631 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:41,080 removed from the gospel message because it was the price that 632 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:43,760 was paid for us. And I've heard people say, I've, 633 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:47,040 I've heard people in this church say this before, pastors say 634 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,160 this before, that really there's nothing about the blood that was 635 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,680 that important. And I'd say that there's a lot 636 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:56,000 of apostles and there's a, there's a lot of writers of 637 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,160 Scripture that would have to say that is not true whatsoever. 638 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:03,040 That that it's very important that it was shed on our behalf. 639 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,000 And we had to take out a lot of our Bible. 640 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,640 We didn't take a lot of our hymnal if we took out the blood, 641 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,760 and so certainly that would not be the case. 642 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:14,840 Ephesians 430 and grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye 643 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:18,080 are sealed unto the day of redemption. 644 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,880 So what do we see that the forgiveness of sins. 645 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:24,440 There's a redemption that's current, but also that there's a 646 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:28,200 redemption sealed under the day of redemption that is future. 647 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:30,960 So kind of in the same way as sanctification, there's 648 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,360 something that's going on now with it. 649 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:35,040 There's something that's going on in the future in redemption. 650 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:38,320 There's also that past and present and future element to it 651 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:41,040 all. And Jesus is a part of all of 652 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:43,960 this. And you know, there's a really 653 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:46,280 good place that can explain this to us. 654 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:49,280 And, and I want us to go there. I could use that illustration. 655 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,680 But I think the very best illustration is found for us in 656 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,720 the Bible. And that's Ruth chapter #4 So 657 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:57,600 turn quickly to Ruth chapter #4 I told you we're going all over 658 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,800 our Bibles tonight. We're taking four big 659 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:04,200 theological concepts and trying to stuff them in a 40 minute 660 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:06,960 message. And if I was in Bible college, 661 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:08,719 someone would tell me, don't do that. 662 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:11,120 But you know what? None of them are here. 663 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:14,040 So I'm going to try it. Well, I'm almost done and and 664 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:16,679 one of the guys who was in Bible called to be here on Sunday and 665 00:34:16,679 --> 00:34:18,120 probably would tell me not to do it. 666 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:23,400 But anyway, Ruth chapter 4 look at verse one there went. 667 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:26,120 Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there, and behold, the 668 00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:31,639 kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by, unto whom he said, Ho such 669 00:34:31,639 --> 00:34:34,800 an one turn aside, sit down. He turned aside and sat down. 670 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:39,800 You'll remember that Boaz is the kinsman Redeemer and that Ruth 671 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:43,040 is going to be claimed by Boaz. But that's a problem. 672 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:48,679 There is a closer Redeemer in the line who has first right to 673 00:34:48,679 --> 00:34:53,560 be able to choose Ruth, not only to resume the line but also to 674 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:57,000 take Ruth as well. And so here Boaz wanting to 675 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,320 marry Ruth, calls this man in and it says, and he took 10 of 676 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:03,400 men of the elders of the city and said, sit you down here. 677 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:07,560 And they sat down, and he said to the kinsman Naomi, that has 678 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:10,160 come out again out of the country of Moab, sell the parcel 679 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:12,360 land which was our brother Elimelechs. 680 00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:15,920 And I thought to advertise the saying, Buy it before the 681 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:18,080 inhabitants and before the elders of my people. 682 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:21,200 If that will redeem it, redeem it. 683 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:25,320 But if that will not redeem it, then tell me that I may know. 684 00:35:25,600 --> 00:35:28,640 For there is none to redeem it beside thee, for I'm after thee. 685 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:33,040 And he said I will redeem it. So this closer kinsman said, I 686 00:35:33,040 --> 00:35:36,280 am going to redeem this land. But it's kind of like one of 687 00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:39,400 those infomercials. But wait, there's more, see? 688 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:42,840 Because he doesn't understand that part of the land deal is 689 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:46,080 also Ruth. This closer kinsman wants to 690 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:48,560 land. But look at what it says now in 691 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:52,120 verse #5 and said, Boaz, what day thou buy us the field of the 692 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:54,840 hand of Naomi? Thou must buy it also of Ruth, 693 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:58,840 the MO Bitus, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of 694 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:03,800 the dead upon the inheritance. And the kinsman said, I cannot 695 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:07,720 redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance. 696 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:11,760 Redeem it now. Redeem thou my right to thyself, 697 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:15,960 for I cannot redeem it now. I always thought this was 698 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,840 interesting because I, you know, Boaz is a picture of Christ. 699 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:21,600 And I was wondering and I wondered for some time, who 700 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:24,920 could be a closer kinsman to Ruth than Christ. 701 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:29,920 If if we're like Ruth and Boaz is like Christ, well then who is 702 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:32,360 closer to us? And I believe the answer to 703 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:35,360 that, going back to a concept we looked at just a few moments ago 704 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,680 with righteousness, that would be the law. 705 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:42,240 Because the law has been part of our lives since the very 706 00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:45,320 beginning, hasn't it? The law has part of our lives. 707 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:48,120 We don't do this, don't do that. You can't do this. 708 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:51,040 You can't do that. So I find it interesting that 709 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:55,480 when the law has the opportunity to redeem Ruth, if we want to 710 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:58,320 put it that way, he doesn't say I will not redeem it. 711 00:36:58,320 --> 00:36:59,560 What does he say? I. 712 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:03,040 What's that word there? Cannot redeem it. 713 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:06,560 Use the word cannot twice. Again, every word in the Bible 714 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,520 matters. I cannot redeem it. 715 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:10,520 I cannot redeem it. You know why? 716 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:13,360 Because the law can't redeem anybody. 717 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:17,320 The law has been following so long since we were little kids, 718 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,040 but it was never able to redeem us. 719 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:25,760 It was never able to save us. Only Jesus Christ is able to 720 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,800 save, and that's what Jesus Christ has been made to us. 721 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:33,680 He's been made our wisdom, He's been made our righteousness, 722 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:37,000 He's been made our sanctification, and he's been 723 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:41,760 made our redemption. If we have anything the glory 724 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:46,240 in, that's what it's in. Remember, that's what this all 725 00:37:46,240 --> 00:37:49,520 came down to. If we have anything to glory in, 726 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:53,280 it all belongs to Him. If He was any one of those 727 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:58,600 things for us that God the Father put Him in, in His great 728 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:04,160 plan to be these things for us. This plan that was not hatched 729 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:06,480 when Genesis chapter 3 took place. 730 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:11,200 This plan that was hatched in eternity past, in the infinite 731 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:15,640 eternity past, the plan was always Jesus Christ. 732 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:20,480 And that He is not, was, is your wisdom. 733 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:27,360 He is your righteousness. He is your sanctification, He is 734 00:38:27,360 --> 00:38:29,760 your redemption. And that, my friend, is 735 00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:30,800 everything. That you need. 736 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,400 What more do you want? What more could you need? 737 00:38:36,720 --> 00:38:39,920 Now, I know I've given all of these concepts, and they're not 738 00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,560 concepts. I mean, they're truths, but you 739 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:45,480 know. These concepts of a very fly by 740 00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,120 overview. I feel like we've gone over them 741 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:51,640 at 30,000 feet going 600 miles an hour, but I want to hit the 742 00:38:51,640 --> 00:38:54,000 brakes just for a couple of minutes to give you one thought 743 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:56,360 and application with that and we'll be done. 744 00:38:58,120 --> 00:38:59,520 You know, when it comes to the Christian. 745 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:02,640 Life you have. Everything that you need, and 746 00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:06,160 this is important to the Father and it's so important to the 747 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:09,640 Father that you have everything that you need that Jesus Christ 748 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:13,560 was made these things for us. So I have to ask you, if it's 749 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:17,360 important enough that Jesus is these things for us to the 750 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:21,960 Father, then don't those things have to be important to us as 751 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:25,320 well? Well, I don't understand, you 752 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:27,120 know, pastor, preach on holiness around here. 753 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:29,200 Preach on that a lot. You know, I don't understand 754 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:31,000 what the big deal is. I mean, I mean, come on, we're, 755 00:39:31,240 --> 00:39:32,840 we're good enough. We're better than most of the 756 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:36,240 people that are out there. And that may be true. 757 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,760 And if we were running a contest, you might win. 758 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:45,440 But that's not what this is. No, Jesus Christ has made our 759 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:46,880 righteousness. And if it was important enough 760 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:50,600 for God to make him that for us, the Father, to make him that for 761 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,000 us, shouldn't righteousness be important to us? 762 00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:56,480 Wisdom. Where's wisdom found? 763 00:39:56,880 --> 00:40:00,560 Well, it's found in him, and it's recorded in his word. 764 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:06,240 Shouldn't it be important to us? Sanctification. 765 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:10,480 I'm set apart for a service. Shouldn't that be important to 766 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:14,440 us? Redemption that we have 767 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:16,040 something to live for in the future? 768 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:19,960 We have a blessed hope, not a hope like boy I hope I make it, 769 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:25,040 but a assured confidence that we will be with him. 770 00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:27,480 Shouldn't that be important to us? 771 00:40:29,240 --> 00:40:31,680 I I can't imagine the following scenario. 772 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:38,880 Imagine that you were, you needed a car and someone just 773 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:41,800 bought you a brand new car. And I'm talking about a new to 774 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,160 you car. I'm talking about a brand new 775 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:47,240 car and they bought it and they parked it in your driveway. 776 00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:52,800 Could you imagine walking past it every day and not driving it? 777 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,520 Now I know Dave could, but the rest of us could. 778 00:40:57,760 --> 00:41:01,520 The rest Dave. Dave says that doesn't sound 779 00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:02,560 great at all. Actually. 780 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:05,680 Dave just wants a bus pass and people leave him alone, you 781 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:09,040 know? But you know, could you imagine? 782 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:10,600 No, no. But listen, maybe even worse 783 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:14,640 than that, we're not that. That car, it's ready and it's 784 00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:18,160 able to serve, but you walk past it every day to get back into 785 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,760 your car. Your old car that's leaking oil, 786 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:27,840 that's held together by flex tape and faith, and you're 787 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:32,000 driving around in this rickety old thing that's dropping parts 788 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:33,720 at about every other intersection. 789 00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:41,680 But someone bought you a brand new car free and clear, and it's 790 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:44,200 in your driveway. We would look at somebody that 791 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:46,360 would act in that way and we would call them a fool. 792 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:49,680 Look at the gift that you were given. 793 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:54,840 Why would you rely on this thing that you have that doesn't work? 794 00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:58,800 This is what this. Whole conversation. 795 00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:02,600 These 3 verses are about the things that we have that we 796 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:07,480 think work don't really work. That's why we can't boast in 797 00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:10,360 them. There's nothing in them that we 798 00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:15,320 should be boasting of. And anything that is in us that 799 00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:21,640 is good and is right and is just came from our Heavenly Father 800 00:42:23,080 --> 00:42:26,600 through Jesus Christ, so we can boast in him. 801 00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:31,160 But if it was important enough for God the Father to send God 802 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:35,000 the Son? John 316 And shouldn't these 803 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:39,920 things be important to us? Not my wisdom, His wisdom, not 804 00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:45,040 my righteousness. His righteousness not set apart 805 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:50,800 for my own ideas. Set apart for his service, not 806 00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:54,920 redeemed to be free to do whatever I want, but redeemed. 807 00:42:56,600 --> 00:42:59,640 So I have that blessed hope that I'll be with him. 808 00:43:00,520 --> 00:43:03,720 And that my future expectation of him changes the way that I 809 00:43:03,720 --> 00:43:09,240 live now to be closer to him. Yeah, there's four elements. 810 00:43:09,240 --> 00:43:10,880 I mean, we could never, we could never cover them. 811 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:14,280 Or we could do a series on each one of them. 1012 weeks and we 812 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:16,880 wouldn't finish it but. I don't know. 813 00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:19,080 That we need to tonight, but we're not going to tonight. 814 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:22,320 The idea is this, do we have the right appreciation for it that 815 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:25,560 we should? If it was important enough for 816 00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:28,120 the Heavenly Father to make Jesus Christ those things for 817 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:30,760 us, then it ought to be important for us. 818 00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:34,240 Thank you for listening to the sermon from the pulpit of 819 00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:37,160 Liberty Baptist Church. If this message was a blessing 820 00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:40,640 to you, or if there's any way we can serve you, please let us 821 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:45,800 know by contacting us at info@mylibertybaptist.org or you 822 00:43:45,800 --> 00:43:51,000 can visit us this Sunday at 800 Washington St. in Easton, MA. 823 00:43:51,360 --> 00:43:54,080 May the Lord bless you as you grow in His Word.