1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,960 Amen. We'll turn now to God's Word, 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:11,120 and I want to read from the book of Titus, Titus chapter 1. 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:13,840 There's only three chapters in Titus. 4 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,640 Titus chapter 1. Titus is a pastor of the church. 5 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:29,440 He's one of Paul's converts and Paul has left him in a island of 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,880 Crete which is in the Mediterranean and he's looking 7 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,720 after the work of God there. So that just gives you a wee bit 8 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:42,160 of background. Titus chapter 1 and we'll read 9 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:47,360 from verse one. Let's hear God's word reading, 10 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:49,280 of course from the Authorised Version. 11 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,760 The words will come up and scream for all who are online. 12 00:00:54,480 --> 00:01:01,040 Paul, a servant of God and the Apostle of Jesus Christ, 13 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,880 according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of 14 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:10,320 the truth which is after godliness, in hope of eternal 15 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:15,960 life, Which God that cannot lie promised before the world began, 16 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,720 but have in due times manifested His word through preaching, 17 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,520 which is committed unto me according to the commandment of 18 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:32,840 God our Saviour. To Titus, mine own Son, after 19 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:37,720 the common feast, grievous mercy and peace from God the Father 20 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,560 and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 21 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:46,360 For this cause left I thee and Crete, that thou should have set 22 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:51,000 and order the things which are one thing under thee, and elders 23 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,280 in every city, as I had appointed thee. 24 00:01:55,520 --> 00:02:01,200 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful 25 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,360 children, not accused of riot or unruly. 26 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:11,640 For a Bishop must be blameless as the steward of God, not self 27 00:02:11,640 --> 00:02:21,840 willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not 28 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:28,800 given to filthy looker, but a lover of hospitality, a lover of 29 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:34,960 good men, super, just, holy, temperate, holding fast the 30 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:40,040 faithful word, as he had been taught, that he may be able by 31 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:44,080 sound doctrine book to exhort and to convince the gain Sayers. 32 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,320 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, 33 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:54,920 especially they of the circumcision, whose mouths must 34 00:02:54,920 --> 00:03:00,600 be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which 35 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:03,480 they ought not for filthy looker's sake. 36 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:10,640 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said The 37 00:03:10,640 --> 00:03:17,400 Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 38 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,600 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, 39 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:28,720 that they may be sound in the faith, not giving heed to Jewish 40 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:33,440 feebles and commandments of men that turn from the truth. 41 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:39,360 Unto the pure all things are pure, but unto them that are 42 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:45,600 defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure, but even their 43 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:51,280 mind and conscience is defied. They profess that they know God, 44 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:58,240 but in works they deny Him being abominable and disobedient. 45 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:02,880 And unto every good work reprobate. 46 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,000 Amen. We know that the Lord will stamp 47 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,720 with his own approval and blessing this reading of his own 48 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:12,640 precious and infallible word. Now my text tonight is taken 49 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,920 from Titus chapter 1 and the verse 16. 50 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:22,760 They profess that they know God, but in works they deny him being 51 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:28,080 abominable, disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. 52 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,560 I've entitled the message tonight. 53 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:36,200 Professor or possessor, which one are you? 54 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,840 Here's a true story. And Ballymena used to be a man 55 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,960 who lived there called Jasper McGowan. 56 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,640 And years ago Jasper McGowan went from different churches. 57 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,560 And if the preacher said something that Jasper didn't 58 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,080 think was right, Jasper showed it up to him. 59 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,320 That's not in the book. That's not in the book. 60 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,200 On one occasion the English man came to Ballymena Town hall. 61 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:01,600 They were having a religious talk. 62 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,560 I don't know what the subject was, but the man was preaching 63 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,960 away and Jasper kept shouting up to him in a Ballymena accent. 64 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:12,480 That's not right. That's not in the book, That's 65 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,720 not in the book. Should the man, he start 66 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,520 preaching? He looked down in Jasper's 67 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:22,480 direction and he says, Excuse me, good man, do you not know 68 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:27,560 who I am? I'm Professor so and so. 69 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,640 I've got degrees in the subject. I've got letters after mania. 70 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,960 So there's Jasper sitting receiving this from this man. 71 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:40,920 Jasper shouts up at him. I you might be Professor so and 72 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:46,520 so, but I'm Possessor McGowan and I have the scriptural 73 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:51,640 testimony of the Bible and the witness of the Spirit to the law 74 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,080 and to the testimony. If they speak not according to 75 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,360 this word, it is because there's no light in them. 76 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:06,040 Remember tonight, without the Bible there's no real true 77 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:10,360 foundation for a basis of true assurance. 78 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,960 Remember tonight that there's a very fine line between the 79 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:19,360 genuine and the counterfeit, between an individual saying 80 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:24,280 that they're soundly and solidly converted and simply saying they 81 00:06:24,280 --> 00:06:27,360 are converted. Remember, it's possible even to 82 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:31,760 give intellectual assent to the things of God, to believe in 83 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,680 your head and the person and work of Jesus Christ, and for 84 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:41,880 one's heart to remain unchanged, unresponsive and unregenerate. 85 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,840 See the Bible exhorts us to examine ourselves to see whether 86 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:50,520 we be in the faith over there and 2nd Corinthians and in 87 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:55,120 chapter 13 and verse 5 we re examine yourselves, whether you 88 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,800 be in the faith, prove your own selves, know ye are not your own 89 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:04,360 selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates. 90 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,960 We're reminded that one day we will stand before the living and 91 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,440 the true God and his Son Jesus Christ, and we will give an 92 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,880 account of every word and deed that we have done in the body. 93 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,360 2nd Corinthians chapter 5 and verse 10. 94 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,560 For it must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, 95 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,720 that everyone may receive the things done in his body 96 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:31,040 according to that He hath done, whether it be good or bad. 97 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,440 And over there in the book of Romans, in Romans chapter 14, we 98 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:39,920 read this in verse 11. For it is written, as I live, 99 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,920 saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue 100 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,760 shall confess to God. So then everyone of us shall 101 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:51,320 give an account of Himself to God. 102 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,480 And also, if we add in one more scripture in the book of 103 00:07:55,480 --> 00:08:02,640 Hebrews, in Hebrews chapter 4 and the verse 13, we read these 104 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,920 words, listen to the word of God. 105 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,440 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in His 106 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:13,920 sight, but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him 107 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,680 within the half the day. Now here's an appointment that 108 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,680 none of us will miss. One day. 109 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:26,160 We'll all stand at the judgement and we will give an account. 110 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,480 Now here's the question of questions thought that has 111 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:34,880 burdened me. Are we ready to give an account 112 00:08:35,039 --> 00:08:38,679 to God? You see, here's Paul the 113 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,760 apostle, and he's writing to Titus. 114 00:08:42,919 --> 00:08:48,360 Titus is in Crete, and he's writing to him to appoint elders 115 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:52,480 in every city in Crete where there's a New Testament church. 116 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:56,040 And these elders, of course, have the responsibility for 117 00:08:56,040 --> 00:09:00,920 teaching sound doctrine and of course, individually of being 118 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:06,680 sound in the faith themselves. And even in the island of Crete 119 00:09:06,680 --> 00:09:11,960 in the 1st century, the apostle Paul saw a spiritual problem in 120 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:17,320 the church there, a problem that was true then 1st century, but 121 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:21,520 it's also equally true now, maybe even more prevalent now, 122 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:27,280 more of a problem now. Look at our text in the book of 123 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:34,320 Titus, Titus one and verse 16. They profess that they know God, 124 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:43,880 profession or possessor. Which one are you I want to show 125 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,320 you three things tonight very quickly from this text of 126 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,960 scripture One, the spiritual sickness of the false professor. 127 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:57,480 They profess that they know God see false professions are a sign 128 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:02,080 of spiritual sickness in the life and witness of the 1st 129 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:06,760 century church and also the 21st century church and all over the 130 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,880 United Kingdom tonight, including the sweet province of 131 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,520 Northern Ireland. There's 10s of thousands of 132 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:17,920 individual who profess to know God as the true and living God. 133 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,040 They profess to know who he is greater and maker. 134 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:22,800 They profess to know what he's like. 135 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,040 They they profess to know what he's done. 136 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,360 They can quote John 3 and 16. For God so loved the world that 137 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,160 he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him 138 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:36,000 should not perish, but have everlasting life. 10s of 139 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:39,920 thousands of these individuals make a claim to being born again 140 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,720 and truly converted and in love with Christ. 141 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,640 We had talked to them, they would argue and say, but we 142 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:52,400 signed a card, we walked an aisle, we put a hand up in a 143 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,040 meeting. We we said a prayer. 144 00:10:56,680 --> 00:10:59,840 And these individuals, they have a phoney piece. 145 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,560 They have a false assurance. And how do we know it's a phoney 146 00:11:04,560 --> 00:11:06,400 piece? How do we know it's a false 147 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,360 assurance? Here's the answer. 148 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,320 There's a spiritual sickness within their heart. 149 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:22,240 They profess that they know God, but their works in contrast to 150 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:27,600 their words, their works condemn them, but in works they deny 151 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,080 him. Now do you feel the force of 152 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,400 that? The reality is that these 10s of 153 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,520 thousands of individual who make this profession, they're not 154 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,280 truly born again. They're not genuinely converted. 155 00:11:40,680 --> 00:11:45,960 They've a name to live, but inwardly they're dead in 156 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,800 trespasses and sins. God has never changed their 157 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,280 heart. Their life hasn't been impacted. 158 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:55,960 Remember 2nd Corinthians 517? If any man be in Christ, he's a 159 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:57,800 new creature. All things have passed away and 160 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,960 all things have become new and all things are of God. 161 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:05,480 See, there's no new life in Christ and we have to ask, well, 162 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,200 where's the evidence of the new life? 163 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:12,520 Where's your hatred for sin? Where's your love for truth and 164 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,840 righteousness? Where's your love for Christ? 165 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:17,120 What? Where's your love for the day of 166 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,520 God, the House of God, the Word of God? 167 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,920 Where's your love for the Saints of God? 168 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:24,880 Where's your love for the souls of it? 169 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,680 Where's your desire for holiness and righteousness? 170 00:12:27,680 --> 00:12:30,680 Where's your desire to obey the Word of God? 171 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,440 See, it is true tonight that we're saved by faith alone. 172 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,960 Ephesians chapter 2 verses 8:00 and 9:00. 173 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,040 For by grace he is saved through faith, and not not of 174 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,440 yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of 175 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,840 works, lest any man should boast. 176 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:55,040 And Paul adds to that statement by making this statement in 177 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,520 verse 10. For we are his workmanship 178 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,680 created in Christ Jesus on the good works which God had before 179 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:03,280 deemed that we should walk in them now. 180 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:08,280 We're not saved by good works. We're saved by faith in Christ 181 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,760 alone. Good works is not the ground of 182 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:14,800 our salvation. But listen to me carefully. 183 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:20,120 While we're not saved by good works, we're not saved without 184 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:25,640 them, because the good works are the evidence or the fruit of 185 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:30,160 true conversion. Now this is a serious problem. 186 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:35,160 This is a spiritual sickness. It was true in Paul's day, it's 187 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,160 true in our day. Did you know that the Lord Jesus 188 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:42,080 Christ devoted loads of time and effort into preaching about this 189 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,400 particular subject? Turn over there to Matthew 190 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,320 Chapter 7. Matthew Chapter 7. 191 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,880 We'll read in verse four and five, and I just read these out. 192 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,800 Matthew 7, four and five. Or how wilt thou say to thy 193 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,400 brother, Let me pull out the Moat out of thine eye, and 194 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,280 behold, the beam is in thine own eye. 195 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:05,400 Thy hypocrite first cast out the beam out of thine own eye, and 196 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,240 then shalt thou seek clearly to cast out the Moat out of thy 197 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:11,840 brother's eye. The Lord Jesus is dealing with 198 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,960 religious hypocrisy. Someone sees something wrong in 199 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:19,840 somebody's life, and then that individual has got a whole load 200 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:23,120 more things wrong with their own life but can't see it. 201 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,080 And then remember we read in verse 15, Matthew 7. 202 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,880 Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing, 203 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,280 but inwardly they are ravelling wolves. 204 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:41,480 Here's men who pretend to be sheep, men who come in the guise 205 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,440 of shepherds of the flock. They've got lovely words. 206 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,360 They're very pliable and plausible individuals, but their 207 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:52,360 real work is to act and behave like a ravelling wolf among 208 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:55,880 God's people. To change the imagery from the 209 00:14:55,880 --> 00:15:00,960 sheep to the wolf, you've got them verses 16 through to 20. 210 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,680 He says ye shall know them by their fruits. 211 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,680 Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles? 212 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,640 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt 213 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,560 tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth 214 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:16,880 evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good 215 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:18,600 fruit. Every tree that bringeth not 216 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,920 forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. 217 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:26,240 Notice this verse, verse 20. Wherefore by their fruits ye 218 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,280 shall know them. He's thinking about the bad 219 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:30,560 tree. Good tree analogy. 220 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,800 Think of grapes and figs, the land of Israel. 221 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,800 When we were there, we had lovely grapes and figs. 222 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:42,920 They were soft, they were sweet. And I'll tell you something 223 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,720 else, they were sumptuous because once you started eating 224 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,000 1, you wanted more. I didn't think I'd be a fan of 225 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,160 figs, but they are really, really lovely. 226 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:56,600 Now, the opposite here is not grapes and figs, but thorns and 227 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,960 thistles. And in a garden, when you've got 228 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:03,000 thorns and thistles, they're going to tear your hands, 229 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,720 they're going to prick you, they're going to scratch you, 230 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,280 they're going to draw blood. Men don't get caught on a grape, 231 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:13,600 but they will get caught on a thorn or a Thistle. 232 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,680 Because unlike the grapes and the figs that are soft and sweet 233 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:22,920 and sumptuous, the thorns and the thistles, they scratch and 234 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:27,080 tear you. Then the Lord Jesus adds this 235 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,960 verse 21. Not everyone that saith to me, 236 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,800 Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven, but either 237 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:35,760 doeth the will of my Father, which is in heaven. 238 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,360 Many will say to me in that day, Lord Lord, have we not 239 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,680 prophesied in thy name, and in thy name of cast out devils, and 240 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,480 in thy name done many wonderful works? 241 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:47,760 Notice this verse. And then will I profess unto 242 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:52,120 them, I never knew you depart from me, ye that were iniquity. 243 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,560 Here's the last day, the day of judgement, that day disappointed 244 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,760 that day when we stand before God and give an account. 245 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,200 And on that day men's destinies are revealed. 246 00:17:04,839 --> 00:17:08,480 On that day men's doom is sealed. 247 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:15,800 They profess to know him. They call him Lord. 248 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:22,119 Lord, notice the word many, the multitude, they profess they 249 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:24,760 prophesied in his name that's preached. 250 00:17:24,839 --> 00:17:27,880 You've got to think about those that occupy the pulpit behind 251 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:32,920 the secret desk. What they do is they do in his 252 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:38,640 name, in consideration of his character, in consideration of 253 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,040 his power. Notice this. 254 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:43,240 They cast out devils in his name. 255 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:46,400 They've, they've done many wonderful works, whether it's 256 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:50,440 prayer or alms giving or, or other practical things like 257 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:54,560 feeding the poor. And yet here's Christ as the 258 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:58,840 head of the church, the Redeemer and the righteous judge, the 259 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:03,080 sole king with authority. Notice this, and then will I 260 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:07,240 profess unto them, I never knew you depart from me ye that work 261 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,200 inequally. You see, when you examine the 262 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:14,720 book, when you study the characters of the Bible, when 263 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:18,840 you listen to Christ, you'll discover there's loads of pulse 264 00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:23,560 professors. We could name some Kean Balaam, 265 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:30,680 Orpa, Judas Iscariot, Simon Magus the name, but some study 266 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,480 the sermons, the preaching ministry of Christ, study the 267 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,560 parables. The parable of the sore wheat 268 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,200 and tares, parable of the Nets, parable of the 10 virgins, 269 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,240 parable of the Baron figurine. All of these rightly studied, 270 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,480 these characters that we have mentioned, these parables that 271 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,520 we have mentioned, they all reveal the same reality that 272 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,680 can't be ignored. And it's this that thousands of 273 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:56,840 people have made a claim to be saved, but in reality they're 274 00:18:56,840 --> 00:19:00,600 not truly born again. What they have is an outward 275 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:04,360 empty profession. And one day when they stand 276 00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:10,160 before Christ, and they profess his name, and they tell the Lord 277 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,520 what they have done in his name, preached and cast out devils, 278 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:17,120 and done many wonderful works, and they're pleased with 279 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:18,920 themselves. And they're standing there 280 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:21,840 proudly smiling and looking into his face. 281 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:27,280 And then the bombshell drops. And then will I say unto them, I 282 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:31,720 never knew you. You profess me, but I don't 283 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,080 profess you. Depart from me. 284 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:39,440 And here's the reason ye that work iniquity. 285 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,680 Could you imagine this? Now I'm going to say this, This 286 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,880 is going to shock you. But 10s of thousands of 287 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:56,400 professing Christians could end up in hell. 10s of thousands of 288 00:19:56,400 --> 00:20:01,480 professing Christians in our United Kingdom could end up in 289 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,720 hell. Not just the atheist and the 290 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:09,640 agnostic and the Pagan and the alcoholic and the drug addict, 291 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,760 but 10s of thousands of religious people who are the 292 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:19,520 name of Christ and their lips. All the false preachers and 293 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,760 prophets, the false cults and false religions. 294 00:20:24,120 --> 00:20:27,360 But I tell you tonight that the evangelical church is not immune 295 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:31,960 from this sickness. Isn't it very difficult to 296 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:36,240 engage in evangelism today? We're right in the doors, we're 297 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,440 on the streets, you're in the workplace, you're on the sea of 298 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:43,560 people that you speak to invite along to the gospel mission or 299 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,960 to hear the gospel. They flag up certain people who 300 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:51,640 claim to be born again. They tell you, in their 301 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,800 estimation, these people are not truly converted. 302 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,200 They couldn't be genuinely saved. 303 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,120 Why they they flag up dodgy dealing. 304 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,440 They flag up particular practises. 305 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,520 So you've ordered a tonne of coal. 306 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,880 That's 20 bags. Yeah, 20 bags. 307 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,880 I'm right. And you only get 19. 308 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:13,480 So you paid for a tonne, but you only get 19. 309 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:18,080 Or you've ordered 800 litres of oil and you only get 850. 310 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,680 Or maybe you've ordered 25 tonne of stone, whatever one of them 311 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,840 big lorries holes and you only get 24. 312 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:32,160 Or maybe you're buying a second hand car and you discover that 313 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:36,640 the clock has been reset. You see that's a dodgy oil 314 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:41,920 dealer, a dodgy coal merchant, A dodgy quarry master, a a a dodgy 315 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:44,920 car dealer. And then these individuals who 316 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,640 profess the name of Christ, they offer you a tract, they they 317 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:53,760 invite you, your family to some particular meeting and you doubt 318 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,360 the validity of their claim. And your attitude is this well 319 00:21:57,360 --> 00:21:59,200 of so and so. And this is what we've said to 320 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:03,720 Noel and us and the doors. If so and so is a Christian, I 321 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,840 want nothing to do with it. And we have to tell such 322 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,240 individuals, you're right, they're not new creatures. 323 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,800 You're right, they don't have a heart for God. 324 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,080 You're right, their heart has not changed and transformed. 325 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:20,440 But remember, you'll stand before God and not give an 326 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:24,200 account for them. You'll give an account for their 327 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,280 self. And far too many professing 328 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,640 Christians who name the name of Christ, they're guilty of the 329 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,320 works of the flesh. And if you want to know what the 330 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:36,560 works of the flesh are, read Galatians chapter 5, verses 19 331 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:41,040 to 22. Not the works of the Spirit or 332 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,840 the fruit of the Spirit. You see what I'm trying to say 333 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,800 tonight is this. That which is genuine has its 334 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,960 counterfeits. There's counterfeit goods all 335 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,360 over this country sitting in different warehouses. 336 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,640 Go up the nuts corner, go to Jonesboro Market. 337 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:02,680 You can buy a fake watch, you can get dodgy alcohol, you can 338 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,280 get fake cigarettes. Going to holidays on the beach? 339 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:11,040 Somebody comes up and you want to buy a Rolex 100 lbs too good 340 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:13,040 to be true. Do you want to buy a set of 341 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:18,440 Rayburns for your eyes? You see, all that is genuine has 342 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:21,320 its counterfeits. And I want to tell you tonight, 343 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:26,120 the devil has his counterfeits inside the church. 344 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:32,200 They're not real Christians, they're not true and genuinely 345 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:37,360 born again of the Spirit. They profess what that they know 346 00:23:37,360 --> 00:23:43,400 God, but as the Bible says here, but in works they deny him 347 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,200 because the works that they manifest, they're the works of 348 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:52,120 the flesh. The spiritual sickness of the 349 00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:55,280 false professor. Very quickly, the spiritual 350 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,320 specifics of the false professor. 351 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,840 Look at our texts. They profess that they know God. 352 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,920 They profess they know who God is and what God is like and what 353 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,040 God has done. They profess God as creator and 354 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,800 maker, sustainer and provider, Redeemer and judge. 355 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,760 They even profess that they believe in God's works of 356 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:15,200 Providence, profess that they believe in God's work of 357 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,120 redemption. They believe that God divinely 358 00:24:18,120 --> 00:24:21,160 intervened in our world. The incarnation of Christ, the 359 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,920 sinless life is a dawning death is partly resurrection. 360 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:28,400 They might name the name of Christ, even profess him as 361 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:34,200 their saviour. They profess all that they 362 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,640 ascribe to it, that is to give mental assent. 363 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,680 They're saying I believe this, I believe the Bible. 364 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:49,280 But the key is not do you profess to know God, but does 365 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:54,200 God know me? Does Jesus Christ know you? 366 00:24:55,640 --> 00:25:02,120 And that last day he will say, And then I will profess unto 367 00:25:02,120 --> 00:25:07,440 them, I never knew you. We were singing, I am his, and 368 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,680 he is mine. Isaiah 43 And one says, I've 369 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,440 called thee by thy name, Thou art mine. 370 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,640 They profess to know God very quickly. 371 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:22,520 They profess to follow God. See many who profess the name of 372 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:26,120 God and Christ, they engage in religious performances and 373 00:25:26,120 --> 00:25:29,560 duties. They're religious, but not 374 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:32,400 regenerate. A man by the name of Jordan 375 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:36,040 Khan, wee man from India, believe he was in the martyrs at 376 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:41,160 one time, you Doctor Paisley, he wrote a book, little book in 377 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:46,320 Christianity or in Christ. And there's a vast difference. 378 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:51,480 See, many of these religious people, they're in Christianity, 379 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:57,360 they they move and live and and work in Christian circles. 380 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,720 But being in Christianity is not the same as being in Christ. 381 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:07,360 In Christ as appalling free as 90 times, it means being in a 382 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:13,600 saving, special spiritual relationship with Christ. 10s of 383 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:17,080 thousands in the church, that's great, but they're not in 384 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,320 Christ. That's the difference. 385 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:24,560 That's as different as choc, as cheese, black as white, night as 386 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:29,880 day. 10s of thousands profess to follow Christ, but they've never 387 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:33,680 truly found them as Lord and Saviour. 10s of thousands 388 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,120 profess to believe in Christ, but they've never bowed the 389 00:26:37,120 --> 00:26:39,000 need. They've never come and said 390 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,440 Lord, I'm a guilty, vile, hell deserving Sinner. 391 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,760 I am nothing, I have nothing. I can do nothing to recommend 392 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,640 myself to you. I'm a spiritual beggar Lord, I 393 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:51,040 need to be saved. They've never bowed the knee. 394 00:26:53,360 --> 00:26:57,200 You know many find comfort in the doors of the church, but not 395 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,520 in Christ the door. Let let me explain for a little 396 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:05,200 minute. Many who are in Christianity, 397 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:07,480 they love getting into a church building. 398 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,920 In the church building they have a good feeling sense of peace 399 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,440 brings all we better comfort and can this into their soul. 400 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:22,360 They would tell you something has been done to them and they 401 00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:26,040 talk about the music, might be Beethoven, it might be Handel's 402 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:29,960 Messiah, it might be Johan Bach. They talk about the 403 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:35,680 architecture, maybe the choir singing, stained glass windows, 404 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,080 the order of service, the list of responses that they have to 405 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,880 go through the pictures and statutes. 406 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:48,240 They have a feeling of peace, a false assurance in Christianity, 407 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:52,400 in the doors of the church, but they haven't got true peace with 408 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:55,160 God because the Bible says therefore have been justified by 409 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:56,840 faith. We have peace with God for your 410 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,320 Lord Jesus Christ. They haven't got the peace of 411 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:03,720 God in trials and troubles. What's the problem? 412 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:08,400 Well, here's the problem over there in the book of Matthew in 413 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,600 Matthew Chapter 7, sorry, Matthew chapter 15 verses 7 and 414 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,040 8, the Lord Jesus said these words. 415 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:20,080 They're quoted from Isaiah chapter 29 and verse 13, an Old 416 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,040 Testament reference. Here's the New Testament 417 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:26,040 reference, ye hypocrites. Well did Isaiah's prophets. 418 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,880 I have you saying this people draws nigh unto me with their 419 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,560 mouth, and their honour of me with their lips, but their heart 420 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:36,320 is far from me. These people profess not only to 421 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,720 know God and to follow God, but to work for God. 422 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:41,520 They have a form of godliness, but they deny the power they're 423 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,280 of. There's a powerlessness so 424 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:46,400 prevalent in our day. Here they are talking about 425 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,880 doing wonderful things in his name, busy in the church 426 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:54,400 activities. There's preaching, casting out 427 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:58,840 devils, supernatural, many wonderful things, prayers, alms, 428 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,800 soup kitchens, humanitarian aid, charity. 429 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:06,360 But you look a wee bit closer, you'll also have to find and you 430 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,640 will discover lots of superstition. 431 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:14,760 How many people today like to have a cross in their garden or 432 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,760 they go on their holidays, make the sign of the cross when they 433 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:22,680 get into the plane or on a car journey or going on to a 434 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,160 football field or a sporting fixture? 435 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:29,480 Do you ever see them? There's loads of statues now 436 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,920 being erected in different places around this province. 437 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:39,280 It's interesting that John Knox, he was in a galley ship, I think 438 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,680 he was still unsaved and there was a storm and he was handed a 439 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:48,000 statue of the Virgin Mary and he was told to pray to her for 440 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:50,760 safety. He threw her overboard. 441 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,200 This is what he said, let her sink or swim, let her save 442 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:57,240 herself. I will not pray to that which is 443 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:03,680 so superstitious because true prayer has to be offered to God 444 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:07,080 alone. I want to tell you, in the 21st 445 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:11,200 century, never mind the 15th century, Mary auditory is alive 446 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:12,600 and well. We've seen that with Pope 447 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,160 Francis, we're seeing it more and more and we'll see it more 448 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:19,400 and more with Pope Leo. And it's all just religious 449 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:22,720 superstition. And how many people would tell 450 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,960 you if you drop a fork you have to put salt over your shoulder 451 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:30,520 or don't walk under a ladder. And then of course the big 452 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:33,320 boogie is, well, babies that are born will have to get them 453 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:38,160 baptised, have to get them done. But it's not baptism that saves 454 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,800 the children, it's the blood of Christ. 455 00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:44,480 Water doesn't do any good, neither to an adult or to a 456 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:48,400 baby, even a covenant baby, Taylor said. 457 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,120 It's not by works of righteousness, which we have 458 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,240 done, but according to his mercy he have saved us. 459 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:58,280 You see, here's the problem. Even though they profess to know 460 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:02,120 God and follow God and work for God, there's no evidence of true 461 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:06,720 saving faith. There's no compliment of true 462 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:11,800 works. I want to finish the spiritual 463 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:15,160 sentence of the false professor. Notice these words. 464 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:18,560 But in works they deny him being abominable and disobedient. 465 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,040 And unto every good work reprobate. 466 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:29,240 The word abominable means detestable. 467 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:34,520 These people have a high opinion of oneself. 468 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:40,360 They think they're a big shot. They're full of pride and 469 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,640 they're forgotten that they're really poor and needy sinners. 470 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,040 They're forgotten that God can really see them. 471 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:52,800 This is how he's describing them, but in works they deny him 472 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:57,480 how being abominable they they, they shouldn't have a high 473 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:00,240 opinion of themselves, but they do. 474 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:04,600 And then to add to that, and disobedient. 475 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:12,520 In other words, they're LED astray from God's commands. 476 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:18,680 Isn't it interesting that shepherds lead the sheep? 477 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:26,080 The sheep love to be LED, love to find food, have a place of 478 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:28,720 rest. They enjoy the peace and 479 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,960 tranquillity that they love being under the shepherd's 480 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,240 tender care. They love his provision. 481 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,240 They they delight to hear his voice and follow him. 482 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:42,160 But the goats are different. The goats are the opposite. 483 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:46,600 The goats love and live to go astray and and they're 484 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:50,680 disobedient to the shepherd's voice. 485 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,680 That's the picture there. Not only do they have a high 486 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,640 opinion of themselves, but they're easily LED astray from 487 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,400 that which they are supposed to do. 488 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:03,240 And notice this other word as we finish. 489 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:05,520 And unto every good work, reprobate. 490 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,800 That word reprobate means unqualified. 491 00:33:12,720 --> 00:33:16,600 Think of a big stone, been into a building and here's the 492 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,400 builder coming along and he's picking the stones say for the 493 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:21,960 foundation or for the superstructure. 494 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:26,240 And if it's a bad stone, if it cracks and fractures do he puts 495 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:32,320 a big A on it. That stands for a dokanos, which 496 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:38,200 which really means reprobate, which really means unfit, which 497 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,880 really means disqualified. We're we're conscious of 498 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:44,920 qualifications, aren't we? There's health standards for 499 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:48,920 hygiene in kitchens, and Brother Alan here knows all about 500 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:50,960 engineering standards. When you're working with 501 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:54,960 machines that they have to be a certain grade of part put in. 502 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:58,440 If it's substandard, that part will be disqualified because he 503 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:01,520 could breakdown the whole thing. Well, that's the point. 504 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:07,080 The spiritual sentence of the false professor is that their 505 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:10,199 words and works don't match in works. 506 00:34:10,199 --> 00:34:14,560 They deny him because they have a high opinion of themselves. 507 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:19,239 They're full of pride, they're easily LED astray from His 508 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:24,040 commandments and His word, and they're really unqualified and 509 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:30,159 unfit to stand in His presence. Let me tell you this, as we 510 00:34:30,159 --> 00:34:32,679 finish and our time has gone, we'll not sing the closing hymn. 511 00:34:34,199 --> 00:34:37,360 I will get a TikTok thing sent to me about a girl that 512 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:41,280 professed to have died and professed to have seen angels 513 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,760 coming to gather her and take her towards heaven. 514 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,960 And after a few minutes the angels disappeared and the light 515 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:50,840 disappeared and the darkness came. 516 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:54,600 And then these she said in her dream, demons appeared. 517 00:34:55,159 --> 00:34:57,800 She could hear the rattling of the chains and she was 518 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,360 professing as they were dragging her along the road. 519 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:02,800 She was saying, but I don't want to go to hell. 520 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:05,240 I'm saved. I've asked Jesus into my heart. 521 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:11,080 And then she heard the words of Matthew Chapter 7, verse 23. 522 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,760 And I'll profess unto them, I never knew you'd depart from me 523 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:15,640 either. Work in equity. 524 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:17,880 And she cried out, Well, what's my chief sin? 525 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:21,480 Lord, she got the answer. You're full of pride. 526 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,440 And she woke up in her bed crying. 527 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:28,680 And she got down on her knees and she cried out, Lord of mercy 528 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:32,640 in me, if my heart and mind is full of pride, then I repent of 529 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:34,240 that. Lord, help me to get the 530 00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:36,920 victory. Help me to humble myself before 531 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:39,440 you See, that's really what we're talking about here. 532 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:43,120 There's a sentence for those that do not repent. 533 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:47,040 And I would urge you tonight to search your heart. 534 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:49,520 I would urge you tonight to put away sin. 535 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:52,680 I would urge you tonight to humble yourself before God. 536 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:56,240 I would urge you tonight to live in personal communion and 537 00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:58,640 fellowship with God. I would urge you tonight to 538 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:03,800 focus on Christ and ask yourself this, How does God see me? 539 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:10,120 I profess to know Him, but do I deny Him in my works because I'm 540 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:12,520 guilty of the works of the flesh, guilty of iniquity? 541 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:18,720 Does he say that I'm abominable, disobedient and reprobate? 542 00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:24,760 I have a high opinion of myself. I'm disobedient, easily LED 543 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:30,640 astray, and I'm unfit and unqualified because I have a 544 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:33,720 love for sin, not a love for the Saviour. 545 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:37,040 I believe we really have to search our hearts. 546 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:44,880 Here's the challenge. The professor or the possessor, 547 00:36:47,080 --> 00:36:50,840 which one of you? May the Lord take His word and 548 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,040 apply it to our hearts this evening.