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Robert Jeffress - The New Moral (Dis)Order (Part 2)

June 30, 2025 | 29:0

Robert Jeffress - The New Moral (Dis)Order (Part 2)
Pathway to Victory offers a practical application of God’s Word to everyday life through the clear, biblical teaching of Pastor Jeffress.
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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - The New Moral (Dis)Order (Part 2) | June 30, 2025
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Male announcer: from the pulpit of the first baptist
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  • Church of dallas, texas, this is "pathway to victory"
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  • With dr. robert jeffress.
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  • Dr. robert jeffress: hi, i'm robert jeffress and welcome
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  • Again to "pathway to victory."
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  • The bible teaches that when god laid the foundations of the
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  • World, he established standards for right and wrong.
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  • But tragically, many of today's judges and policy makers
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  • Have become self-appointed authors of morality.
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  • Today, i want to examine how we got there
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  • And what god's word says about the moral slide
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  • We're experiencing in our nation right now.
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  • My message is titled "the new moral disorder"
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  • On today's edition of "pathway to victory."
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ amazing grace ♪
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  • ♪ how sweet the sound ♪
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  • ♪ that saved a wretch ♪
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  • ♪ like me ♪
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  • ♪ i once was lost ♪
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  • ♪ but now i'm found ♪
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  • ♪ was blind ♪
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  • ♪ but now i see ♪
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  • ♪ 'twas grace ♪
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  • ♪ that taught my heart to fear ♪
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  • ♪ and grace my fears ♪
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  • ♪ relieved ♪
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  • ♪ how precious did ♪
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  • ♪ that grace appear ♪
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  • ♪ the hour i first ♪
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  • ♪ believed ♪
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  • ♪ through many dangers ♪
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  • ♪ toils, and snares ♪
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  • ♪ i have already come ♪
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  • ♪ 'tis grace hath brought me safe ♪
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  • ♪ thus far ♪
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  • ♪ and grace ♪
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  • ♪ will lead me home ♪
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  • ♪ lead me home ♪
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪ when we've been there ♪
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  • ♪ ten thousand years ♪
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  • ♪ bright shining as the sun ♪
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  • ♪ we've no less days ♪
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  • ♪ to sing god's praise ♪
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  • ♪ than when we first ♪
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  • ♪ begun ♪
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  • ♪ such amazing grace ♪♪
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  • Announcer: jesus declared, "you are the salt of the earth
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  • And the light of the world."
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  • With so much darkness creeping into our schools and
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  • Communities, now is the time to answer that calling.
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  • Become the salt and light
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  • The world desperately needs through
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  • The "pathway to victory" salt
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  • And light matching challenge.
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  • Your gift today, doubled in ministry impact, will empower
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  • "pathway to victory" to proclaim the gospel and stand for
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  • Biblical truth.
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  • Push back and hold strong against moral decline by joining
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  • The salt and light matching challenge.
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  • Jeffress: we don't follow the jewish rituals for diet and
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  • Worship and law, we don't follow those anymore; they are part of
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  • The old testament.
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  • The word old means old, okay?
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  • It doesn't apply to us any longer.
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  • We live under the new testament, the new agreement, the new law
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  • Of god.
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  • And the only parts of the old testament we follow, are those
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  • Parts of the old testament that are repeated in the
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  • New testament.
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  • The new testament says nothing about dietary restrictions.
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  • It says nothing about how you dress, about wearing pieces of
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  • Garments that have two fabrics in them.
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  • It says nothing about how you plant crops, it has nothing
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  • About sacrifices.
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  • Those things are old, but the bible does repeat in the new
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  • Testament commandments about adultery, and premarital sex,
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  • And homosexuality.
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  • You know, i just don't understand why it is some
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  • Christians wanna go back and try to live under the old testament.
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  • It's gone, it's been done away with, it is idiotic to go back
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  • And try to keep the dietary restrictions and the feast and
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  • All that.
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  • Paul said they are shadows of what is in the past.
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  • We live under the new agreement, but in this new agreement there
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  • Are prohibitions against homosexuality.
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  • For example, in romans 1 verses 26 and 27 paul said, "for this
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  • Reason, god gave them over to degrading passions; for their
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  • Women exchanged the natural function for that which is
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  • Unnatural, and in the same way also men abandoned the natural
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  • Function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one
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  • Another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in
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  • Their persons, their bodies, the due penalty of their error."
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  • God's word says homosexuality is unnatural.
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  • Literally that means it is against nature.
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  • It is against the laws of god.
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  • It is against the natural law of god and there are severe
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  • Consequences in every area of life for it.
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  • Or consider 1 corinthians 6 verses 9 and 10, paul said, "or
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  • Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit
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  • The kingdom of god?"
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  • Who are the unrighteous?
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  • "don't be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
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  • Adulterers nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor
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  • The covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall
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  • Inherit the kingdom of god."
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  • Did you get that?
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  • "homosexuals" paul said, "will not inherit the kingdom of god
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  • And neither will adulterers."
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  • If you've ever committed adultery, you don't get to go to
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  • Heaven, the bible says.
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  • And by the way, jesus said, "if you've ever lusted in your heart
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  • After another person who's not your mate, you're guilty
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  • Of adultery."
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  • So nobody who's lusted gets to go to heaven.
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  • No homosexual gets to go to heaven, no fornicator,
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  • That's premarital sex.
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  • If you've ever had premarital sex, you're out as well.
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  • If you're a covetous person, that is somebody who has ever
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  • Desired what somebody else has, you're not making it to heaven,
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  • You're going to hell.
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  • If you're an idolater. what's an idolater?
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  • It's anybody who loves something more than they love god.
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  • If you've ever loved a possession or a person more than
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  • You've loved god, count yourself out, you're not going to heaven.
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  • Nobody's going to heaven on their own.
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  • Verse 11 says, "but you were washed, you were covered with
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  • The blood, you were sanctified, you were forgiven."
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  • Ladies and gentlemen, there is no sin from which you can't
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  • Be forgiven.
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  • Homosexuality is not the unpardonable sin, you can be
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  • Forgiven of homosexuality, you can be forgiven of any sin, but
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  • Get this: to be forgiven of a sin, you first must admit that
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  • You have sinned.
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  • And we have to admit what the bible says.
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  • Homosexuality is a sin, that's what the bible teaches.
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  • There's a prohibition against homosexual behavior.
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  • Secondly, that leads to there is certainly a prohibition against
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  • Homosexual marriage.
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  • "well, jesus never talked about homosexuality, and he certainly
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  • Never said anything about homosexual marriage."
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  • Oh, yes, he did.
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  • Where did he talk about it?
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  • He talked about it in matthew 19.
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  • Turn over to matthew chapter 19.
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  • Remember the pharisees were trying to trip jesus up, and
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  • They came to the lord, and they said, "lord, is it lawful for a
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  • Man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?"
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  • Some of the pharisees believed in no fault divorce, others were
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  • Very strict about it, so they wanted the lord to try to take a
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  • Stand and trip himself up.
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  • So they said, "lord, answer this divorce question for us."
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  • He was so wise in how he did it.
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  • He went to the old testament that they said they revered.
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  • Verse 4, matthew 19, "and jesus answered and said, have you not
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  • Read, that he who created them from the beginning made them
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  • Male and female?
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  • And he said, for this cause a man shall leave his mother and
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  • Father and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall become
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  • One flesh?
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  • Consequently, they are no longer two, but they are one.
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  • What therefore god has joined together, let no man separate."
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  • What jesus is saying is, if you wanna know the answer to the
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  • Divorce question, let's go back and see god's original plan
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  • For marriage.
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  • Genesis 1 and genesis 2.
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  • It is one man with one woman for a lifetime, that's god's plan.
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  • Jesus affirmed god's plan; and by setting god's standard, one
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  • Man with one woman for life, he is saying that any deviation
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  • From that standard not just gay marriage, but any deviation,
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  • Adultery, premarital sex, unbiblical divorce, those are
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  • All sins because they don't measure up to the standard, the
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  • Perfect standard of god.
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  • Jesus did address the marriage question.
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  • He said, it's one man with one woman for a lifetime.
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  • You know the bible is not a cafeteria where you get to go
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  • Through the line and pick and choose those parts that you
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  • Like, it doesn't work that way.
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  • If you're a follower of christ, you accept all of
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  • Christ's teachings.
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  • Now, i know there's some people who say, "well, i just wish we
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  • Didn't talk about this gay marriage stuff; it is so
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  • Controversial, we should just keep silent about it and not
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  • Talk about it."
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  • We do not do the world a favor when we stay silent about what
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  • God has said.
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  • Bestselling author joel rosenberg offers this
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  • Wise reminder.
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  • He said, "it is becoming politically incorrect to accept
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  • The bible's teachings on these and other moral issues, or to
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  • Talk about them publicly.
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  • Nevertheless, the kingdom of god is not a democracy.
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  • The lord is not running for political office.
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  • He's not trying to cobble together a majority.
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  • He is the king of kings and the lord of lords.
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  • What he says goes.
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  • How blessed is the man or woman who follows the word of god, not
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  • His or her own desires."
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  • God has spoken about this issue; we dare not be silent.
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  • Our rebellion as a culture against god is seen in our
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  • Attitude about marriage.
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  • Secondly, it's seen in what we believe about the sanctity
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  • Of life.
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  • Let's talk about this issue, the issue of abortion.
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  • Since the supreme court's ruling in 1973, roe versus wade that
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  • Legalized abortion for women, since that time, 54 million
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  • Children have been butchered in the womb, 54 million children
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  • Have been murdered.
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  • Now what does 54 million look like?
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  • I want you to think about this.
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  • Take the population of georgia, add the population of michigan,
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  • And then virginia, and then add in nebraska,
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  • And then add nevada, and that number is being added to every
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  • Year by 1.3 million children who are being slaughtered.
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  • Gone.
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  • They don't exist anymore, wiped off the face of the earth
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  • Because of our nation's rebellion against god.
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  • How does god look at that?
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  • Well, let's see what god says about the unborn, and i want you
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  • To write down several key verses that talk about the unborn, and
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  • When you're challenged about this issue of abortion and the
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  • Sanctity of life, here are some great verses to go back to.
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  • Psalm 139, verses 13 to 16.
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  • These are the verses that probably better than any in the
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  • Old testament describe how god views the unborn child.
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  • David said, "for thou didst form my inward parts; thou didst
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  • Weave me in my mother's womb.
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  • I will give thanks to thee, for i am fearfully and wonderfully
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  • Made: wonderful are thy works, and my soul knows it very well.
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  • My frame was not hidden from thee, when i was made in secret,
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  • And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth.
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  • Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in thy book they
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  • Were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as
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  • Yet there was not one of them."
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  • Remember god's word through jeremiah and jeremiah 1 verses 4
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  • And 5, "now the word of god came to me saying, 'before i formed
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  • You in the womb, i knew you, and before you were born, i
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  • Consecrated you.'"
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  • God had a relationship with jeremiah before he was ever
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  • Born, while he was still in the womb.
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  • You know, one of the most fascinating stories that deal
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  • With the unborn is found in luke chapter 1.
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  • Turn over there with me for a moment, luke 1 verses 41 and 44.
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  • This is the story of when the then pregnant elizabeth, the
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  • Mother of john the baptist when she met mary who was pregnant
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  • With the lord jesus christ and look what happened.
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  • Luke 1 verse 41, "and it came about that when elizabeth heard
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  • Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in elizabeth's womb," that's
  • 00:15:35.657 --> 00:15:41.597
  • John the baptist.
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  • "and elizabeth was filled with the holy spirit."
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  • Verse 44, "for behold, when the sound of your greeting,
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  • Elizabeth said to mary, "reached my ears, the baby leaped in my
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  • Womb for joy."
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  • John the baptist in his mom's womb got so excited when he
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  • Heard mary speak that he leapt in her womb.
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  • Now, what is fascinating is, this word baby in greek is
  • 00:16:02.017 --> 00:16:05.687
  • "brephos;" talking about the baby inside elizabeth's womb, it
  • 00:16:05.687 --> 00:16:09.958
  • Is the very same greek word that is used elsewhere in the new
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  • Testament to talk about an infant that has already
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  • Been born.
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  • God views the baby in the womb as much as a human being as the
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  • Baby outside of the womb, both are creations of god.
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  • You can understand then why god absolutely hates any violence
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  • Toward children.
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  • Do you remember in the old testament when the israelites
  • 00:16:33.148 --> 00:16:35.117
  • Came to canaan, the promised land that was inhabited by
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  • Canaanites, they unfortunately fell into the ways of the
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  • Canaanites, and they began to worship the false god molech, a
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  • God whom the canaanite said required the sacrifice of
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  • Children on the altar, burnt sacrifices of children.
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  • One commentator describes that gruesome act this way.
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  • "the ancients would heat up this idol of molech with fire until
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  • It was glowing.
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  • And then they would take newborn babies and place them on the
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  • Arms of the idol and watch their children burn to death."
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  • What did god think about that?
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  • What did he think about his own people engaging in that
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  • Horrific sacrifice?
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  • In jeremiah 32:35, it says, and they built the high places of
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  • Baal that are in the valley of ben-hinnom to cause her sons and
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  • Daughters to pass through the fire to molech, which i had not
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  • Commanded them nor had it entered my mind that they should
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  • Do this abomination."
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  • God said, "when i saw the israelites burning their
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  • Children alive, it never entered into my mind that they would do
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  • Such a thing."
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  • And so in verses 28 and 29, he pronounces this judgment,
  • 00:17:53.395 --> 00:17:57.099
  • "therefore says the lord, behold, i'm about to give this
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  • City, that is jerusalem, into the hand of the chaldeans, and
  • 00:18:00.002 --> 00:18:03.505
  • Into the hand of nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon, and he will
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  • Take it.
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  • The chaldeans," that is the babylonians, "who are fighting
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  • Against this city, will enter and set this city on fire and
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  • Burn it."
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  • God said to his own people, his own nation of israel, "because
  • 00:18:16.351 --> 00:18:20.622
  • You are killing slaughtering your own children, i'm gonna
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  • Raise up the foreigners to come and invade your city and to take
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  • It captive, to burn it to the ground.
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  • Now folks, if god will do that to his own chosen people, who
  • 00:18:30.032 --> 00:18:35.771
  • Destroy the lives of children, do we have to wonder how god is
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  • Going to deal with the united states of america?
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  • A country that not only allows, but it celebrates the freedom of
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  • Choice, the freedom of choice to murder our children.
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  • It is an abomination in the sight of god.
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  • You say, "well, what does all of this have to do with
  • 00:18:58.627 --> 00:19:00.495
  • Bible prophecy?"
  • 00:19:00.495 --> 00:19:01.997
  • Here's what it has to do with it.
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  • Turn over to 2 timothy chapter 3, the passage we read just a
  • 00:19:03.332 --> 00:19:06.835
  • Few moments ago and look at verse 1.
  • 00:19:06.835 --> 00:19:09.871
  • Paul said to timothy, "but mark this;" and in the niv it says,
  • 00:19:09.871 --> 00:19:14.876
  • "there will be terrible times in the last days."
  • 00:19:14.876 --> 00:19:19.815
  • Nas says, "difficult times," but it says in the niv, "there will
  • 00:19:19.815 --> 00:19:23.485
  • Be terrible times in the last days."
  • 00:19:23.485 --> 00:19:27.122
  • Now that verse raises two questions.
  • 00:19:27.122 --> 00:19:28.824
  • First of all, what did paul mean by the last days?
  • 00:19:28.824 --> 00:19:31.226
  • He said, "timothy, buckle up, get ready, because it's gonna be
  • 00:19:31.226 --> 00:19:35.364
  • Terrible times in the last days."
  • 00:19:35.364 --> 00:19:37.532
  • What does he mean by the last days?
  • 00:19:37.532 --> 00:19:39.868
  • Well, in one sense, the last days began as soon as jesus
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  • Ascended into heaven after his first coming.
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  • The countdown began.
  • 00:19:45.474 --> 00:19:47.476
  • But as we're gonna see next time, this phrase really refers
  • 00:19:47.476 --> 00:19:50.746
  • To those years, months, days leading up to the return of
  • 00:19:50.746 --> 00:19:53.949
  • Jesus christ.
  • 00:19:53.949 --> 00:19:55.651
  • Paul said to timothy, "it's going to get worse.
  • 00:19:55.651 --> 00:19:58.520
  • It's going to get worse in the last days."
  • 00:19:58.520 --> 00:20:00.856
  • And the second question is, what does he mean by, "it's gonna be
  • 00:20:00.856 --> 00:20:03.925
  • Terrible times, difficult times?"
  • 00:20:03.925 --> 00:20:06.495
  • Look, that word terrible is not just some bland preacher word.
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  • The word had a very specific meaning.
  • 00:20:11.199 --> 00:20:13.435
  • In fact, it was only used twice in the greek new testament.
  • 00:20:13.435 --> 00:20:16.271
  • One of those times was in matthew 8:28 when it was talking
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  • About the story of the demon possessed men and the gatherings
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  • Who lived in the tombs.
  • 00:20:25.113 --> 00:20:27.616
  • Remember them?
  • 00:20:27.616 --> 00:20:28.984
  • And they were unclothed and they were unrestrained.
  • 00:20:28.984 --> 00:20:31.453
  • They were violent men committing unspeakable acts.
  • 00:20:31.453 --> 00:20:36.458
  • That's the word used for terrible.
  • 00:20:36.458 --> 00:20:38.660
  • Literally you could translate it, it will be times without
  • 00:20:38.660 --> 00:20:42.331
  • Moral restraint.
  • 00:20:42.331 --> 00:20:44.833
  • That's what he's talking about.
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  • Just as those demon-possessed men had no restraint at all, so
  • 00:20:46.268 --> 00:20:50.772
  • It will be in the last days, there will be no
  • 00:20:50.772 --> 00:20:53.442
  • Moral restraint.
  • 00:20:53.442 --> 00:20:55.911
  • You know, almost three decades ago, the evangelical philosopher
  • 00:20:55.911 --> 00:20:59.181
  • Carl henry, predicted that as america increasingly lost its
  • 00:20:59.181 --> 00:21:03.585
  • Judeo-christian heritage, paganism would grow even bolder.
  • 00:21:03.585 --> 00:21:08.857
  • And he predicted that by the start of the 21st century we
  • 00:21:08.857 --> 00:21:12.194
  • Would face, quote, "naked naturalism and raw paganism."
  • 00:21:12.194 --> 00:21:17.766
  • That is humanism with a pretty face ripped off revealing the
  • 00:21:17.766 --> 00:21:22.304
  • Angry monster underneath it.
  • 00:21:22.304 --> 00:21:25.307
  • And that's what we're seeing right now.
  • 00:21:25.307 --> 00:21:26.942
  • Humanism unmasked for what it really is.
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  • These are the times we're living in, and they are a sign that we
  • 00:21:32.647 --> 00:21:36.385
  • Are living in the last days.
  • 00:21:36.385 --> 00:21:39.054
  • But there's even a more direct connection to bible prophecy and
  • 00:21:39.054 --> 00:21:42.224
  • The moral deterioration of our culture.
  • 00:21:42.224 --> 00:21:44.493
  • Remember in the last seven years of the tribulation, there'll be
  • 00:21:44.493 --> 00:21:48.130
  • A world dictator called the antichrist.
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  • And i want you to listen to one of the descriptions of the
  • 00:21:51.733 --> 00:21:54.002
  • Antichrist found in daniel 7, verse 25.
  • 00:21:54.002 --> 00:21:58.573
  • "and he will speak out against the most high, and he will wear
  • 00:21:58.573 --> 00:22:02.677
  • Down the saints of the highest one, and he will intend to make
  • 00:22:02.677 --> 00:22:07.416
  • Alterations in times and in the law."
  • 00:22:07.416 --> 00:22:12.954
  • Now we understand the first part of this.
  • 00:22:12.954 --> 00:22:14.689
  • In the last days, the antichrist is gonna speak out against god,
  • 00:22:14.689 --> 00:22:19.094
  • And he's gonna speak out against the people of god.
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  • He's going to attempt to wear them down.
  • 00:22:21.463 --> 00:22:24.633
  • But what does he mean when he says he will also try to make
  • 00:22:24.633 --> 00:22:27.269
  • Alterations in times and in the law?
  • 00:22:27.269 --> 00:22:31.673
  • He's saying that this final world dictator will seek to
  • 00:22:31.673 --> 00:22:35.644
  • Change the most basic laws of humanity.
  • 00:22:35.644 --> 00:22:40.215
  • And we're seeing that happen right now.
  • 00:22:40.215 --> 00:22:43.118
  • Culture may change, but the word of god never changes.
  • 00:22:43.118 --> 00:22:47.923
  • "thy word is established in heaven forever," says the word
  • 00:22:47.923 --> 00:22:52.494
  • Of god.
  • 00:22:52.494 --> 00:23:00.202
  • This is what paul was talking about when he said to timothy,
  • 00:23:04.439 --> 00:23:07.509
  • "get ready, get ready.
  • 00:23:07.509 --> 00:23:09.778
  • In the last days there will be terrible times, times without
  • 00:23:09.778 --> 00:23:13.482
  • Any moral restraint."
  • 00:23:13.482 --> 00:23:16.351
  • But with that prediction is also a great hope.
  • 00:23:16.351 --> 00:23:20.822
  • All of these things are simply setting the stage for the
  • 00:23:20.822 --> 00:23:25.427
  • Greatest event in human history.
  • 00:23:25.427 --> 00:23:30.198
  • Don't lose heart, don't despair, help and hope are on the way.
  • 00:23:30.198 --> 00:23:36.671
  • ♪♪♪
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  • Jeffress: i suspect you care deeply for our country
  • 00:23:41.710 --> 00:23:44.279
  • Just as i do.
  • 00:23:44.279 --> 00:23:45.714
  • And you want nothing more than to see god's glory
  • 00:23:45.714 --> 00:23:48.283
  • Revered by all americans.
  • 00:23:48.283 --> 00:23:50.652
  • In that spirit, i want to encourage you to participate
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  • In the salt and light matching challenge.
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  • For just a few more days, your gift to "pathway to victory"
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  • Will be matched and therefore doubled in impact up until the
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  • Deadline of midnight july 6.
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  • All around us, we see the reality of evil and darkness
  • 00:24:06.935 --> 00:24:10.939
  • That have crept into many churches, schools,
  • 00:24:10.939 --> 00:24:13.575
  • And communities.
  • 00:24:13.575 --> 00:24:15.176
  • But this is not the time to retreat.
  • 00:24:15.176 --> 00:24:17.612
  • This is a time to step forward to advance the kingdom of god.
  • 00:24:17.612 --> 00:24:22.150
  • Together, we can push back against the moral decline
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  • In our nation.
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  • Together, let's reach as many people as possible
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  • With the gospel of jesus christ.
  • 00:24:29.257 --> 00:24:31.726
  • Now stay right there; i'll be back with more "pathway to
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  • Victory," in just a moment.
  • 00:24:35.630 --> 00:24:37.532
  • Announcer: the moral decline in today's world can
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  • Feel overwhelming, but god calls us to shine his light and make a
  • 00:24:39.601 --> 00:24:43.805
  • Difference for him in a world that has lost its way.
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  • In his brand new book, "shine the light," dr. robert jeffress
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  • Shows you how small faithful acts like teaching, serving, and
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  • Encouraging can restore and renew christian values in your
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  • Family, your church, and community.
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  • Jeffress: the bible teaches that our primary purpose in life is
  • 00:24:59.721 --> 00:25:03.191
  • To influence the world with the gospel.
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  • And in my new book, i'll show you how to live purposefully and
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  • Leave behind a legacy of faith, wisdom, and compassion.
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  • Announcer: the world may seem lost, but god's light has
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  • Not dimmed, and neither has yours.
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  • Request your copy of, "shine the light" when you give a generous
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  • Gift to the "pathway to victory" salt and
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  • Light matching challenge.
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  • And when your ministry gift is $100 or more, we'll also send
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  • You the complete, "shine the light" teaching series on dvd
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  • Jeffress: light is of little value in the light.
  • 00:25:35.123 --> 00:25:38.026
  • If we're gonna be effective, we're effective for christ not
  • 00:25:38.026 --> 00:25:41.262
  • When we're around other light sources, other christians, it is
  • 00:25:41.262 --> 00:25:45.300
  • When we're in the darkness.
  • 00:25:45.300 --> 00:25:47.736
  • Jeffress: light has to confront the darkness.
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  • Announcer: remember your
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  • Gift today will have twice the
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  • Impact thanks to the "pathway
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  • To victory" salt and light
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  • Matching challenge.
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  • Thank you for partnering with "pathway to victory" as we
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  • Boldly proclaim the gospel and equip believers to shine god's
  • 00:26:00.348 --> 00:26:04.252
  • Light in a world that has lost its way.
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  • Jeffress: the bible is clear, no nation will be blessed by god
  • 00:26:08.990 --> 00:26:12.727
  • That rebels against him.
  • 00:26:12.727 --> 00:26:15.330
  • If we continue to disregard god's divine plan for marriage
  • 00:26:15.330 --> 00:26:19.701
  • And his value for human life, our downfall as a nation
  • 00:26:19.701 --> 00:26:23.405
  • Is certain.
  • 00:26:23.405 --> 00:26:25.240
  • Well, for generations, america has remained
  • 00:26:25.240 --> 00:26:28.009
  • One of the world's greatest nations.
  • 00:26:28.009 --> 00:26:30.412
  • But today, our country is at risk as we stray
  • 00:26:30.412 --> 00:26:33.415
  • From our christian heritage.
  • 00:26:33.415 --> 00:26:35.617
  • Next time, i'm going to encourage all christians
  • 00:26:35.617 --> 00:26:37.986
  • Living in america to become salt and light
  • 00:26:37.986 --> 00:26:41.089
  • For the gospel while there's still time.
  • 00:26:41.089 --> 00:26:44.092
  • Stay tuned for a preview of what's coming up next on
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  • Our series "shine the light."
  • 00:26:46.394 --> 00:26:49.064
  • Jeffress: ladies and gentlemen, over the last fifty years,
  • 00:26:50.565 --> 00:26:53.568
  • There have been three explosive decisions by our united states
  • 00:26:53.568 --> 00:26:59.174
  • Supreme court that have so weakened the moral
  • 00:26:59.174 --> 00:27:03.244
  • And spiritual infrastructure of this nation that our country's
  • 00:27:03.244 --> 00:27:07.215
  • Collapse is inevitable.
  • 00:27:07.215 --> 00:27:10.051
  • We've already had the explosions.
  • 00:27:10.051 --> 00:27:13.054
  • The implosion is coming.
  • 00:27:13.054 --> 00:27:15.156
  • We're just living in that moment of delay.
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  • Announcer: set your dvr and join us next time for the
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  • Message, "america at the crossroads"
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  • Here on "pathway to victory."
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