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Matt Hagee - Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

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Hagee Ministries | Matt Hagee - Beyond A Reasonable Doubt | November 18, 2025

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♪ music ♪ pastor matt hagee: this
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Pastor matt hagee: this morning, our text is found in
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Morning, our text is found in 1 peter 3:15,
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1 peter 3:15, as we begin a brand-new sermon
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As we begin a brand-new sermon series entitled
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Series entitled "answers,
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"answers, arguments
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Arguments and angry men."
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And angry men." before we begin,
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Before we begin, we're going to do something
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We're going to do something we've never done at church.
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We've never done at church. don't panic.
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Don't panic. (laughter)
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(laughter) but this week,
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But this week, i thought,
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I thought, considering the content
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Considering the content and the importance
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And the importance and the weight of it,
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And the weight of it, i wanted to create an outline
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I wanted to create an outline for you to follow along
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For you to follow along with this message,
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With this message, so if you have a cell phone,
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So if you have a cell phone, pull that out,
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Pull that out, and take a picture of
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And take a picture of the screen.
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The screen. we're going to put up
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We're going to put up a qr code,
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A qr code, and it'll give you access
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And it'll give you access to an outline.
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To an outline. or you can go to
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Or you can go to jhm.org/answers
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Jhm.org/answers because this is information
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Because this is information that i want you to have.
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That i want you to have. i want you to study it.
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I want you to study it. i want you to look at it
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I want you to look at it for yourself,
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For yourself, consider it,
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Consider it, because today we are going to
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Because today we are going to give you evidence
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Give you evidence beyond a reasonable doubt
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Beyond a reasonable doubt that the word of god is true.
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That the word of god is true. so let's read 1 peter 3:15,
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So let's read 1 peter 3:15, as we consider,
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As we consider, beyond a reasonable doubt,
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Beyond a reasonable doubt, what the word of god is and
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What the word of god is and what that means in our lives.
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What that means in our lives. if you found that verse,
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If you found that verse, say, amen.
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Say, amen. [amen!]
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[amen!] the bible says:
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The bible says: "but sanctify the lord god
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"but sanctify the lord god in your hearts,
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In your hearts, and always be ready to give
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And always be ready to give a defense to everyone
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A defense to everyone who asks you a reason
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Who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you,
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For the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear."
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With meekness and fear." heavenly father,
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Heavenly father, i ask that your holy spirit
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I ask that your holy spirit would saturate this sanctuary
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Would saturate this sanctuary today,
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Today, and every life who is
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And every life who is watching,
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Watching, wherever they may be watching
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Wherever they may be watching from.
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From. i ask that he would open
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I ask that he would open our eyes to see
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Our eyes to see the revelation of your truth.
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The revelation of your truth. in jesus' name, we pray.
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In jesus' name, we pray. amen.
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Amen. you may be seated.
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You may be seated. peter gives us a very clear
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Peter gives us a very clear commission.
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Commission. he says that we should
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He says that we should always be ready.
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Always be ready. he didn't say we should
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He didn't say we should some day be ready.
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Some day be ready. he said,
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He said, every day you live
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Every day you live and breathe,
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And breathe, everywhere that you go,
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Everywhere that you go, you should be ready to give
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You should be ready to give a defense of the hope
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A defense of the hope that is in you.
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That is in you. now if we were in a courtroom,
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Now if we were in a courtroom, and i was going to appeal to
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And i was going to appeal to the jury,
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The jury, the first thing that i would
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The first thing that i would have to do is make
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Have to do is make an opening remark.
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An opening remark. they call this
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They call this "opening arguments."
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"opening arguments." and so my opening argument
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And so my opening argument to you is this:
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To you is this: that the bible is a reliable
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That the bible is a reliable collection of
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Collection of historical documents
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Historical documents written down by eyewitnesses
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Written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of
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During the lifetime of other eyewitnesses.
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Other eyewitnesses. they report to us
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They report to us the supernatural events that
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The supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of
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Took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies and claim
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Specific prophecies and claim that their writings are divine
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That their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
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Rather than human in origin. now this comment,
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Now this comment, this opening remark,
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This opening remark, comes from
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Comes from dr. voddie baucham,
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Dr. voddie baucham, one of the leading apologists
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One of the leading apologists in our generation.
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In our generation. and i borrow it from him,
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And i borrow it from him, because it's a paraphrase
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Because it's a paraphrase of what peter wrote
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Of what peter wrote in 2 peter 1.
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In 2 peter 1. but in order for me to prove
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But in order for me to prove to you that the bible is
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To you that the bible is indeed a reliable collection
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Indeed a reliable collection of historical documents
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Of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses,
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Written down by eyewitnesses, i have to bring evidence
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I have to bring evidence to you that this is true.
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To you that this is true. so what evidence do we have
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So what evidence do we have from these eyewitnesses?
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From these eyewitnesses? remember this:
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Remember this: in a courtroom,
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In a courtroom, there is nothing that brings
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There is nothing that brings more credibility than one
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More credibility than one eyewitness
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Eyewitness unless you have
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Unless you have multiple eyewitnesses.
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Multiple eyewitnesses. however,
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However, the one thing that is
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The one thing that is tremendously damaging
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Tremendously damaging is if any of the eyewitnesses
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Is if any of the eyewitnesses give a contradictory account.
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Give a contradictory account. this, in legal terms,
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This, in legal terms, is called "corroboration."
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Is called "corroboration." everyone is saying
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Everyone is saying the same thing.
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The same thing. and oftentimes,
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And oftentimes, whenever you have
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Whenever you have corroborating stories
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Corroborating stories and corroborating evidence,
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And corroborating evidence, people start to believe that
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People start to believe that there is a conspiracy.
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There is a conspiracy. so let me begin by presenting
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So let me begin by presenting to you the evidence
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To you the evidence that the bible
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That the bible is a reliable collection
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Is a reliable collection of historical documents.
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Of historical documents. we have the written affidavits
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We have the written affidavits of matthew, mark, luke, john.
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Of matthew, mark, luke, john. we have the opportunity
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We have the opportunity to read the words of james,
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To read the words of james, and peter,
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And peter, and paul,
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And paul, just to name a few
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Just to name a few in the new testament.
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In the new testament. what you read
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What you read in the new testament
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In the new testament are the affirmations
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Are the affirmations of what they wrote during
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Of what they wrote during the life of jesus christ,
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The life of jesus christ, fulfilling prophecies
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Fulfilling prophecies in the old testament.
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In the old testament. there are 66 books
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There are 66 books in this book,
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In this book, written by more than
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Written by more than 40 authors.
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40 authors. and they wrote it on three
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And they wrote it on three different continents
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Different continents over the span of 1500 years.
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Over the span of 1500 years. there's no way that moses
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There's no way that moses writing the law in genesis
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Writing the law in genesis could have had any contact
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Could have had any contact with the apostle john who's
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With the apostle john who's writing on the aisle of patmos
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Writing on the aisle of patmos 1500 years later.
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1500 years later. however, in these 66 books,
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However, in these 66 books, do you know what you find?
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Do you know what you find? you find thematic agreement.
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You find thematic agreement. they all agree.
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They all agree. nobody takes a turn
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Nobody takes a turn to the left,
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To the left, to the right.
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To the right. nobody changes the narrative
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Nobody changes the narrative or the message.
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Or the message. every one of them tells
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Every one of them tells the same story.
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The same story. and the story that they tell
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And the story that they tell is a two-part tale.
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Is a two-part tale. one,
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One, that god in heaven is at war
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That god in heaven is at war with satan.
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With satan. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] it's introduced
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It's introduced in genesis 3:15 when god
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In genesis 3:15 when god is speaking to the serpent.
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Is speaking to the serpent. and he says to the serpent,
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And he says to the serpent, "i'm going to put enmity
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"i'm going to put enmity between your seed and her
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Between your seed and her seed," speaking of jesus.
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Seed," speaking of jesus. "you're going to bruise
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"you're going to bruise his heel.
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His heel. he's going to bruise
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He's going to bruise your head."
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Your head." [yes.]
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[yes.] [amen.]
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[amen.] just a few verses later,
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Just a few verses later, genesis 3:21,
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Genesis 3:21, you see the second part of
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You see the second part of the story,
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The story, which is god's plan to redeem
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Which is god's plan to redeem man.
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Man. because in genesis 3:21,
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Because in genesis 3:21, god went and he took
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God went and he took animal skins,
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Animal skins, and he made a covering for
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And he made a covering for the nakedness of adam and eve.
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The nakedness of adam and eve. it was a picture of his grace
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It was a picture of his grace and his redemptive-covering
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And his redemptive-covering work in the lives of men.
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Work in the lives of men. now, 66 books later,
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Now, 66 books later, do you know what revelation
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Do you know what revelation is talking about?
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Is talking about? war with satan
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War with satan and the redemption of man.
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And the redemption of man. in revelation 20,
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In revelation 20, satan is defeated.
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Satan is defeated. he's cast into the lake of
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He's cast into the lake of fire where he remains forever.
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Fire where he remains forever. in revelation 22,
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In revelation 22, the voice of the angel is
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The voice of the angel is speaking to all who will hear
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Speaking to all who will hear and all who will thirst;
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And all who will thirst; that no one will be denied
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That no one will be denied if you want to come and drink
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If you want to come and drink freely of this water.
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Freely of this water. what's the message?
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What's the message? of the vastness of all of
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Of the vastness of all of those who wrote in the word
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Those who wrote in the word of god,
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Of god, in the 66 historical documents
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In the 66 historical documents that i hold in my hand,
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That i hold in my hand, it took over 1500 years
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It took over 1500 years from 30 plus authors
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From 30 plus authors with 40 different languages
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With 40 different languages and different cultures,
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And different cultures, and different continents
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And different continents at different times.
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At different times. and do you know what?
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And do you know what? there is no contradiction!
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There is no contradiction! there's thematic agreement.
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There's thematic agreement. now is that a coincidence?
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Now is that a coincidence? i don't think so.
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I don't think so. the only way that it can be
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The only way that it can be reasonably explained is that
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Reasonably explained is that they didn't get it from
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They didn't get it from each other.
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Each other. they got it from a common
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They got it from a common source.
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Source. and that common source was
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And that common source was the holy spirit
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The holy spirit of the living god
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Of the living god who told it to them.
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Who told it to them. (applause)
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(applause) they heard these things
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They heard these things in their various locations
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In their various locations at their various times
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At their various times in their different languages
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In their different languages by one source.
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By one source. and that source,
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And that source, according to 2 timothy,
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According to 2 timothy, is god.
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Is god. "all scripture,"
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"all scripture," 2 timothy 3:16,
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2 timothy 3:16, "is given by inspiration
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"is given by inspiration of god."
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Of god." peter said it this way
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Peter said it this way in 2 peter 1:16 and 21...
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In 2 peter 1:16 and 21... if you read verse 21,
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If you read verse 21, he says,
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He says, "prophecy never came by
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"prophecy never came by the will of man,
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The will of man, but by holy men of god,
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But by holy men of god, who spoke as
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Who spoke as the holy spirit moved them."
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The holy spirit moved them." [amen.]
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[amen.] so what does that mean
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So what does that mean if the holy spirit spoke
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If the holy spirit spoke and all scripture is inspired
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And all scripture is inspired by god?
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By god? that means that we believe in
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That means that we believe in the whole bible,
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The whole bible, not a bible filled with holes,
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Not a bible filled with holes, but the whole bible.
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But the whole bible. [amen.]
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[amen.] so the first thing that i
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So the first thing that i would submit to you, the jury,
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Would submit to you, the jury, is that we have
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Is that we have thematic agreement.
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Thematic agreement. it's hard to come by,
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It's hard to come by, but it's here.
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But it's here. the second thing that i would
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The second thing that i would submit to you, the jury,
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Submit to you, the jury, is we have
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Is we have historical validity.
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Historical validity. this is a valid
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This is a valid historical document.
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Historical document. and you say,
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And you say, "how can you prove that?"
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"how can you prove that?" well, one of the things that
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Well, one of the things that you want in historically
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You want in historically valid documents
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Valid documents is what they call
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Is what they call "proximity."
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"proximity." proximity comes from
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Proximity comes from those who were close enough
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Those who were close enough to the action to speak
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To the action to speak with authority.
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With authority. the best is an eyewitness.
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The best is an eyewitness. and when it comes to
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And when it comes to the new testament,
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The new testament, here's how much eyewitness
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Here's how much eyewitness testimony we have.
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Testimony we have. turn in your bibles
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Turn in your bibles to luke 1:1 through 4.
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To luke 1:1 through 4. when you look in luke 1:1
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When you look in luke 1:1 through 4,
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Through 4, luke writes:
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Luke writes: "inasmuch as many have taken
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"inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order
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In hand to set in order a narrative of the things
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A narrative of the things which have been fulfilled
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Which have been fulfilled among us,
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Among us, just as those who from
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Just as those who from the beginning were --" what?
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The beginning were --" what? "-- eyewitnesses --"
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"-- eyewitnesses --" "they were eyewitnesses
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"they were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word
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And ministers of the word delivered to them,
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Delivered to them, it seemed good to me also,
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It seemed good to me also, having had perfect
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Having had perfect understanding of all things
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Understanding of all things from the very first,
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From the very first, to write to you an orderly
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To write to you an orderly account,
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Account, most excellent theophilus,
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Most excellent theophilus, that you may know the --"
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That you may know the --" what?
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What? "-- certainty,"
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"-- certainty," that you may have blind
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That you may have blind faith,
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Faith, that you may just put
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That you may just put your vain hope in.
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Your vain hope in. that's not what luke said.
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That's not what luke said. he said,
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He said, "that you may know with --"
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"that you may know with --" what?
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What? [certainty.]
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[certainty.] "-- certainty those things
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"-- certainty those things which were instructed."
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Which were instructed." so what are we reading here?
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So what are we reading here? luke, the physician,
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Luke, the physician, was hired by theophilus.
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Was hired by theophilus. we'll call him "theo."
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We'll call him "theo." and theo is a greek who hears
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And theo is a greek who hears about this jesus
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About this jesus after the resurrection
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After the resurrection and the ascension of christ.
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And the ascension of christ. and he says, look.
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And he says, look. it's kind of hard for me to
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It's kind of hard for me to believe that he's virgin born.
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Believe that he's virgin born. it's hard for me to believe
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It's hard for me to believe that he did all these
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That he did all these miracles.
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Miracles. it's hard for me to believe
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It's hard for me to believe that he's crucified and he's
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That he's crucified and he's risen and he's coming again.
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Risen and he's coming again. so luke,
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So luke, why don't you go down there
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Why don't you go down there and you interview some people
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And you interview some people and you find out what
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And you find out what they saw?
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They saw? and you tell me if what they
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And you tell me if what they saw is different than what
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Saw is different than what we heard.
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We heard. luke starts by interviewing
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Luke starts by interviewing mary.
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Mary. that's how he has so much
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That's how he has so much information about the birth
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Information about the birth of christ.
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Of christ. how else do you think luke
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How else do you think luke would know what mary
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Would know what mary was thinking in her heart
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Was thinking in her heart unless he asked her?
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Unless he asked her? then he starts with
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Then he starts with the disciples.
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The disciples. and he hears from
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And he hears from the disciples what happened
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The disciples what happened in the earthly life
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In the earthly life of jesus christ.
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Of jesus christ. and then he speaks to
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And then he speaks to the apostle paul
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The apostle paul in the prison in rome.
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In the prison in rome. and this is where he hears
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And this is where he hears about the things that took
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About the things that took place in the book of acts.
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Place in the book of acts. and luke tells theophilus,
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And luke tells theophilus, he said, i did it.
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He said, i did it. everything that they told you,
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Everything that they told you, it happened.
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It happened. he was the virgin-born son.
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He was the virgin-born son. he lived a sinless life.
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He lived a sinless life. he died a sacrificial death.
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He died a sacrificial death. and on the third day,
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And on the third day, he rose again.
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He rose again. [woo!]
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[woo!] [yes.]
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[yes.] (applause)
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(applause) let's turn to
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Let's turn to 1 corinthians 15,
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1 corinthians 15, beginning in verse 3.
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Beginning in verse 3. he says,
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He says, "i delivered to you at first
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"i delivered to you at first all that i received:
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All that i received: that christ died for our sins
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That christ died for our sins according to
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According to the scripture...
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The scripture... and that he rose again
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And that he rose again on the third day
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On the third day according to the scripture."
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According to the scripture." and then in verse 5,
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And then in verse 5, he says,
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He says, "he was seen by cephas,"
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"he was seen by cephas," which is peter,
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Which is peter, "then by the twelve.
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"then by the twelve. and after that he was seen
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And after that he was seen by over five hundred brethren
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By over five hundred brethren at once,
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At once, whom the greater part remain
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Whom the greater part remain to this present day."
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To this present day." [amen.]
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[amen.] so there were 500.
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So there were 500. and when he says,
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And when he says, "the greater part,"
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"the greater part," he means the majority.
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He means the majority. so let's just cut it down to
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So let's just cut it down to the bare bones and say that
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The bare bones and say that the majority of 500 is 251.
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The majority of 500 is 251. two hundred and fifty-one,
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Two hundred and fifty-one, plus 12 apostles,
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Plus 12 apostles, plus peter,
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Plus peter, plus paul,
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Plus paul, because paul gets down to
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Because paul gets down to verse 8, and he says,
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Verse 8, and he says, "then last of all he was seen
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"then last of all he was seen by me also."
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By me also." when you do the math,
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When you do the math, there's more than 300
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There's more than 300 eyewitnesses to the fact
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Eyewitnesses to the fact that jesus christ lived,
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That jesus christ lived, that jesus christ died,
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That jesus christ died, and that jesus christ
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And that jesus christ was raised from the dead.
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Remember,
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Bethlehem was no accident.
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Long before the world
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Was formed.
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God chose that
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Holy night for the savior
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Of all mankind to be born.
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Wooden blocks
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Engraved with peace,
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Joy and love.
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Take refuge in the word
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Charge over you
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To keep you
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In all of your ways.
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Is call upon his mighty name.
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Don't let this christmas pass
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You by.
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Draw near to the savior
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Who came to give you
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Eternal hope.
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Call the number on your screen
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True something is,
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True something is, you look for how much people
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You look for how much people had to say about it.
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Had to say about it. and then you compare
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And then you compare their notes.
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Their notes. and in comparing their notes,
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And in comparing their notes, you decide from there whether
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You decide from there whether or not you have enough
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Or not you have enough evidence to prove it's true.
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Evidence to prove it's true. this is called "volume."
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This is called "volume." so just for the sake of
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So just for the sake of our conversation today,
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Our conversation today, i present to you, the jury,
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I present to you, the jury, the evidence of
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The evidence of four historical figures.
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Four historical figures. how many of you remember
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How many of you remember julius caesar?
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Julius caesar? none of you lived
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None of you lived when he lived,
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When he lived, but you read about him
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But you read about him in school.
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In school. did anybody ever stand up
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Did anybody ever stand up and denounce caesar?
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And denounce caesar? "it's a lie!"
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"it's a lie!" "there was no caesar."
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"there was no caesar." no.
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No. they told you this was
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They told you this was a historical figure that you
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A historical figure that you should know about because
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Should know about because his gallic wars were things
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His gallic wars were things that shaped the history of
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That shaped the history of the world.
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The world. nobody denounces caesar.
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Nobody denounces caesar. how many of you remember
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How many of you remember aristotle and his poetics?
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Aristotle and his poetics? maybe if you took
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Maybe if you took some philosophy
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Some philosophy or psychology courses,
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Or psychology courses, people would talk about one of
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People would talk about one of the fathers of psychology
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The fathers of psychology and philosophy,
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And philosophy, and that would be aristotle.
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And that would be aristotle. how many of you ever got
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How many of you ever got to read
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To read "the iliad and the odyssey"
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"the iliad and the odyssey" written by homer?
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Written by homer? urgh.
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Urgh. (laughter)
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(laughter) nobody stands in circles
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Nobody stands in circles of english,
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Of english, discussing epic tales
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Discussing epic tales and denounces the life
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And denounces the life of homer.
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Of homer. so there must be volumes of
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So there must be volumes of material about these people.
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Material about these people. well, let's start with
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Well, let's start with the heavy weight,
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The heavy weight, julius caesar.
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Julius caesar. julius caesar was 100 b.c.
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Julius caesar was 100 b.c. to 44 b.c.
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To 44 b.c. and his gallic wars are very
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And his gallic wars are very important.
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Important. and whenever we're studying
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And whenever we're studying history and we want to know
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History and we want to know about julius caesar,
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About julius caesar, we take the file box
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We take the file box and we look inside.
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And we look inside. and do you know what we find?
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And do you know what we find? less than ten manuscripts.
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Less than ten manuscripts. with less than
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With less than ten manuscripts,
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Ten manuscripts, we believe in caesar.
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We believe in caesar. now the thing that's crazy
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Now the thing that's crazy when it comes to proximity is
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When it comes to proximity is that the earliest manuscripts
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That the earliest manuscripts on caesar are 900 years
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On caesar are 900 years after his death.
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After his death. how many of you think they
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How many of you think they might have got a few things
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Might have got a few things wrong?
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Wrong? alright, caesar.
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Alright, caesar. (drops caesar's manuscripts
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(drops caesar's manuscripts in box)
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In box) we believe in you.
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We believe in you. (drops caesar's box
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(drops caesar's box with its lid of manuscripts)
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With its lid of manuscripts) surely aristotle.
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Surely aristotle. (reaches for aristotle's box
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(reaches for aristotle's box & slides it over to himself)
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& slides it over to himself) it's heavy stuff.
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It's heavy stuff. (slides the box to himself)
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(slides the box to himself) aristotle lived in 384 b.c.
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Aristotle lived in 384 b.c. to 322 b.c.
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To 322 b.c. and if we were to search for
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And if we were to search for the evidence of his wisdom.
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The evidence of his wisdom. (opens aristotle's box)
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(opens aristotle's box) (coughs from the dust)
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(coughs from the dust) (laughter)
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(laughter) less than five manuscripts.
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Less than five manuscripts. (drops aristotle's manuscripts
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(drops aristotle's manuscripts to the floor)
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To the floor) (laughter)
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(laughter) less than five manuscripts.
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Less than five manuscripts. the earliest is 1900 years
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The earliest is 1900 years after his death.
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After his death. but we believe in aristotle.
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But we believe in aristotle. (drops aristotle's box)
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(drops aristotle's box) let's talk about my main man,
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Let's talk about my main man, homer.
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Homer. homer lived a short life.
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Homer lived a short life. and if you'd have read
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And if you'd have read his books,
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His books, you'd know why.
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You'd know why. (laughter)
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(laughter) 500 to 480,
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500 to 480, the dude checked out
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The dude checked out before 21.
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Before 21. (drops homer's box lid)
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(drops homer's box lid) in the 7th century is where we
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In the 7th century is where we find the earliest manuscripts
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Find the earliest manuscripts for homer.
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For homer. and there's less than eight,
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And there's less than eight, but we don't denounce homer.
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But we don't denounce homer. (takes homer's manuscripts
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(takes homer's manuscripts out of box)
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Out of box) now,
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Now, (homer's manuscripts thrown
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(homer's manuscripts thrown into his box)
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Into his box) in the context of evidence,
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In the context of evidence, if you have enough evidence to
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If you have enough evidence to believe in caesar and you have
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Believe in caesar and you have enough evidence to believe in
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Enough evidence to believe in aristotle and you have enough
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Aristotle and you have enough evidence to believe in homer,
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Evidence to believe in homer, and in one,
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And in one, you have ten,
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You have ten, and in the other,
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And in the other, you have five,
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You have five, and in the other,
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And in the other, you have around eight,
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You have around eight, written hundreds and even
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Written hundreds and even thousands of years after they
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Thousands of years after they were on the face of the earth,
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Were on the face of the earth, i would like to submit to you
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I would like to submit to you the evidence concerning
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The evidence concerning our lord and savior,
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Our lord and savior, jesus christ,
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Jesus christ, written within decades of
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Written within decades of when he was here,
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When he was here, when he died,
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When he died, and when he rose again.
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And when he rose again. we don't have ten.
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We don't have ten. we don't have five.
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We don't have five. we don't eight.
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We don't eight. ladies and gentlemen
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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,
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Of the jury, there's more than
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There's more than 6,000 documents
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6,000 documents (on stage, a pallet full of
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(on stage, a pallet full of jesus' manuscript boxes)
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Jesus' manuscript boxes) that tell us jesus christ
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That tell us jesus christ was born in bethlehem.
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Was born in bethlehem. he lived in nazareth.
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He lived in nazareth. he worked in galilee.
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He worked in galilee. he died in jerusalem.
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He died in jerusalem. he was buried in
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He was buried in a borrowed tomb,
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A borrowed tomb, and he rose on the third day!
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And he rose on the third day! [woo!]
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[woo!] (applause)
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(applause) six thousand.
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Six thousand. (applause)
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(applause) you have the affidavit
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You have the affidavit of matthew.
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Of matthew. you have the affidavit
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You have the affidavit of mark.
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Of mark. you have the affidavit
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You have the affidavit of luke,
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Of luke, and of john,
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And of john, and of peter,
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And of peter, and of the apostles,
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And of the apostles, and of all of the writers.
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And of all of the writers. and do you know what?
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And do you know what? none of them contradict
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None of them contradict each other!
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Each other! [hallelujah.]
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[hallelujah.] (applause)
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(applause) so if you have enough
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So if you have enough to believe in these bags
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To believe in these bags of bones,
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Of bones, then what keeps you from
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Then what keeps you from believing in your lord
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Believing in your lord and savior, jesus christ?
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And savior, jesus christ? (applause)
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(applause) we have thematic agreement.
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We have thematic agreement. we have historical validation.
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We have historical validation. and finally,
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And finally, we have prophetic agreement.
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We have prophetic agreement. [come on, pastor.]
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[come on, pastor.] the bible is the only book
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The bible is the only book that tells history in advance.
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That tells history in advance. [that's right.]
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[that's right.] the doctrinal term
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The doctrinal term is "prophecy."
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Is "prophecy." [amen.]
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[amen.] [yes.]
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[yes.] but prophecy is really nothing
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But prophecy is really nothing more than telling history
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More than telling history in advance.
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In advance. it's not a prediction.
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It's not a prediction. weathermen predict.
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Weathermen predict. (laughter)
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(laughter) prophets tell you what's going
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Prophets tell you what's going to happen before it happens.
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To happen before it happens. there are no weather prophets
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There are no weather prophets on the news.
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On the news. (laughter)
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(laughter) but when you read
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But when you read bible prophecy,
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Bible prophecy, you don't hear about things
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You don't hear about things that they talked about
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That they talked about just before they happened.
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Just before they happened. you hear about things that
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You hear about things that they talked about hundreds
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They talked about hundreds of years in advance.
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Of years in advance. [amen.]
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[amen.] [that's right.]
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[that's right.] they talked specifically about
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They talked specifically about dates and times and locations.
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Dates and times and locations. and do you know how accurate
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And do you know how accurate they are?
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They are? not 80/20,
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Not 80/20, not 75/25,
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Not 75/25, not 90/10.
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Not 90/10. one hundred percent accurate.
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One hundred percent accurate. (applause)
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(applause) now, we could do this
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Now, we could do this for hours,
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For hours, but i'm just going to close
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But i'm just going to close with two,
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With two, and they both concern
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And they both concern the individual we've been
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The individual we've been discussing most this morning,
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Discussing most this morning, jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. let's talk about his birth.
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Let's talk about his birth. micah, a prophet,
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Micah, a prophet, not a predictor,
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Not a predictor, micah in micah 5:2 and 3,
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Micah in micah 5:2 and 3, he says christ would be born
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He says christ would be born in bethlehem,
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In bethlehem, seven hundred years later.
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Seven hundred years later. matthew 2:5 and 6,
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Matthew 2:5 and 6, 700 years later,
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700 years later, we read, "christ is born
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We read, "christ is born in bethlehem."
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In bethlehem." ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ now let's go to the death
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Now let's go to the death of christ,
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Of christ, psalm 22.
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Psalm 22. psalm 22:1 begins with
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Psalm 22:1 begins with these words:
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These words: "my god, my god,
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"my god, my god, why have you forsaken me?"
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Why have you forsaken me?" ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ and when you read
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And when you read matthew 27:46,
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Matthew 27:46, what you read are the words of
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What you read are the words of jesus christ on the day
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Jesus christ on the day he was crucified in the same,
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He was crucified in the same, "my god, my god,
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"my god, my god, why have you forsaken me?"
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Why have you forsaken me?" ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ you see,
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You see, psalm 22 is not telling about
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Psalm 22 is not telling about the death sentence of
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The death sentence of some common criminal.
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Some common criminal. psalm 22 is telling,
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Psalm 22 is telling, line-by-line,
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Line-by-line, verse-by-verse,
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Verse-by-verse, with exact description
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With exact description about what would take place
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About what would take place on the cross at calvary
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On the cross at calvary the day that our savior
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The day that our savior hung there and died.
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Hung there and died. [amen.]
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[amen.] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ not just another man condemned
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Not just another man condemned to die,
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To die, but the one who died
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But the one who died our death;
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Our death; that we would be free from
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That we would be free from the wages of sin.
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The wages of sin. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ now here's the thing;
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Now here's the thing; the psalmist who wrote
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The psalmist who wrote psalm 22 was so much of
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Psalm 22 was so much of a prophet
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A prophet that he didn't even know what
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That he didn't even know what crucifixion was,
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Crucifixion was, because crucifixion wouldn't
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Because crucifixion wouldn't be invented for another
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Be invented for another thousand years.
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Thousand years. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ and when he described
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And when he described the crucifixion,
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The crucifixion, he didn't describe any
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He didn't describe any crucifixion.
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Crucifixion. he described a crucifixion
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He described a crucifixion that started off with
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That started off with somebody saying,
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Somebody saying, "my god, my god,
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"my god, my god, why have you forsaken me?"
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Why have you forsaken me?" and it ended with somebody
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And it ended with somebody whose heart was burst like wax
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Whose heart was burst like wax and it had somebody whose
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And it had somebody whose garments were gambled for.
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Garments were gambled for. who was that?
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Who was that? jesus.
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Jesus. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ so the last thing you do
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So the last thing you do in a courtroom is you make
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In a courtroom is you make a closing argument.
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A closing argument. i gave you the evidence
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I gave you the evidence thematically,
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Thematically, historically,
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Historically, prophetically.
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Prophetically. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ you, the jury,
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You, the jury, now have to make a decision.
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Now have to make a decision. is it true
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Is it true or is it false?
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Or is it false? for the condemned,
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For the condemned, is it life
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Is it life or is it death?
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Or is it death? because if this word is true,
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Because if this word is true, then you and i are condemned.
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Then you and i are condemned. and the only way that we could
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And the only way that we could ever have everlasting life
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Ever have everlasting life is if we believe in the jesus
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Is if we believe in the jesus that this word tells us about.
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That this word tells us about. [amen.]
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[amen.] [hallelujah]
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[hallelujah] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ so i leave it with you,
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So i leave it with you, ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ and use the words of
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And use the words of the apostle paul
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The apostle paul in acts 17:30 and 31.
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In acts 17:30 and 31. he said,
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He said, "truly,
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"truly, in times past,
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In times past, god forgave this ignorance,
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God forgave this ignorance, but now --"
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But now --" now what?
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Now what? now that jesus has died,
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Now that jesus has died, and now that jesus has risen,
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And now that jesus has risen, and now that we know about it.
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And now that we know about it. "but now he requires all men
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"but now he requires all men everywhere to repent."
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Everywhere to repent." why?
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Why? "because there is coming
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"because there is coming an appointed day in which
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An appointed day in which he will judge the world."
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He will judge the world." if this is true,
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If this is true, then this is true.
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Then this is true. [amen.]
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[amen.] and he says,
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And he says, "he's going to judge the world
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"he's going to judge the world by the man that he has
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By the man that he has ordained,
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Ordained, and given us this assurance,
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And given us this assurance, he raised him from the dead."
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He raised him from the dead." ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ to those of you in the jury
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To those of you in the jury today and those of you
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Today and those of you who are watching,
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Who are watching, the evidence is overwhelming.
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The evidence is overwhelming. the eyewitnesses agree with
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The eyewitnesses agree with the prophets,
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The prophets, and the prophets are not
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And the prophets are not wrong.
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Wrong. jesus christ was the one
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Jesus christ was the one who was sent by god
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Who was sent by god to die for sinners
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To die for sinners and give us everlasting life.
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And give us everlasting life. he is the one who was buried
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He is the one who was buried on a friday and raised from
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On a friday and raised from the grave on a sunday.
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The grave on a sunday. and those who believe in him
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And those who believe in him have everlasting life.
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Have everlasting life. and with this,
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And with this, i rest my case.
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I rest my case. (applause)
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(applause) would you stand
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Would you stand in the presence of the lord?
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In the presence of the lord? (applause)
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(applause) with every head bowed
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With every head bowed and every eye closed,
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And every eye closed, you're in this place today
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You're in this place today and you say,
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And you say, pastor, i've never accepted
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Pastor, i've never accepted the truth of god's word
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The truth of god's word in my heart.
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In my heart. i've never accepted
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I've never accepted jesus christ as my savior
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Jesus christ as my savior and my redeemer.
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And my redeemer. and today,
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And today, i want to receive
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I want to receive jesus christ.
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Jesus christ. i don't want to walk out of
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I don't want to walk out of here denying him.
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Here denying him. i want to walk out of here
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I want to walk out of here living for him.
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Living for him. [yes.]
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[yes.] ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ if you want to receive christ
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If you want to receive christ as your savior,
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As your savior, would you just raise your hand
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Would you just raise your hand right where you are?
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Right where you are? let me see it.
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Let me see it. ♪ music ♪
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♪ music ♪ there are hands being raised
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There are hands being raised in this room,
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In this room, and i know there are many of
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And i know there are many of you who are watching today,
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You who are watching today, and you want christ
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And you want christ as your savior as well.
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As your savior as well. i want everyone in this room
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I want everyone in this room to repeat this prayer with me.
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To repeat this prayer with me. lord jesus christ,
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Lord jesus christ, today i thank you
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Today i thank you that your word
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That your word is true,
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Is true, and it is breathed of
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And it is breathed of the holy spirit,
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The holy spirit, whose presence is in
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Whose presence is in this place today.
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This place today. today i receive your word,
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Today i receive your word, and i receive your salvation;
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And i receive your salvation; that i may be forgiven
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That i may be forgiven of all of my sin.
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Of all of my sin. today, heavenly father,
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Today, heavenly father, i commit
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I commit that i will give
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That i will give a reasonable defense
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A reasonable defense of your truth
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Of your truth to all who ask;
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To all who ask; that they may know your son
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That they may know your son and receive him too,
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And receive him too, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. amen and amen.
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Amen and amen. church,
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Church, would you give the lord
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Would you give the lord a handclap of praise
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A handclap of praise in this house today?
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In this house today? pastor matt hagee: we are
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Pastor matt hagee: we are glad that you are watching
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Matt Hagee - Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

November 18, 2025 | 28:30

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