Louie Giglio - What Does It Mean To Be Saved?

April 26, 2026 | 27:29

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Passion with Louie Giglio | Louie Giglio - What Does It Mean To Be Saved? | April 26, 2026

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>> we're calling
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>> we're calling this collection "jesus saves."
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This collection "jesus saves." we took our graphic from
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Big bethel ame church.
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Big bethel ame church. does anybody know about it?
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Does anybody know about it? this is an atlanta landmark.
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This is an atlanta landmark. if you didn't know,
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If you didn't know, when you're going
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When you're going downtown on the connector,
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Downtown on the connector, if you're going southbound,
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If you're going southbound, look to the right.
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Look to the right. if you're coming northbound,
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If you're coming northbound, look to the left and you'll see
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Look to the left and you'll see "jesus saves" right in the heart
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"jesus saves" right in the heart of downtown atlanta.
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Of downtown atlanta. and that's where we're
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And that's where we're kicking off today to talk about
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Kicking off today to talk about the doctrine of salvation.
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The doctrine of salvation. more specifically,
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More specifically, and you're going to want
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And you're going to want to take some photos
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To take some photos along the way because
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Along the way because a bunch of information
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A bunch of information is coming really fast.
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Is coming really fast. you're going to have
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You're going to have a great heart in it,
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A great heart in it, but head and heart today
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But head and heart today as we talk about soteriology.
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As we talk about soteriology. i just thought i would
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I just thought i would pull one back out from
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Pull one back out from the old seminary days.
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The old seminary days. soteriology let's just
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Soteriology let's just say it together.
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Say it together. soteriology.
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Soteriology. what is that?
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What is that? ology, we know, as in theology,
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Ology, we know, as in theology, is the study of something,
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Is the study of something, and soter here is salvation.
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And soter here is salvation. so, soteriology is the official
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So, soteriology is the official word if you're in seminary for
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Word if you're in seminary for the study of salvation.
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The study of salvation. so, welcome
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So, welcome to grad school, everyone.
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To grad school, everyone. you're getting
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You're getting a little extra today.
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A little extra today. scripture unpacks
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For us soteriology,
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For us soteriology, the whole doctrine of what
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The whole doctrine of what it means to be saved.
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It means to be saved. and i want us
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And i want us to dive into that today.
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To dive into that today. we say in our core class here,
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We say in our core class here, salvation is the redemption plan
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Of god received.
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Of god received. in other words,
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In other words, he has this plan that
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He has this plan that he's been working on
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He's been working on through the ages,
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Through the ages, but it's us coming
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But it's us coming to understand that plan
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To understand that plan and then to personally
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And then to personally receive it into our story
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Receive it into our story and into our lives.
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And into our lives. and i want to break
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And i want to break that down a little bit today,
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That down a little bit today, particularly in ephesians 2:1,
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Particularly in ephesians 2:1, but we're going to see
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But we're going to see all these ideas today.
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All these ideas today. and i know you're going
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And i know you're going to get fired up about seeing
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To get fired up about seeing where we're going today,
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Where we're going today, but we're talking about
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But we're talking about depravity today.
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Depravity today. can you say that with me?
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Can you say that with me? depravity.
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Depravity. what does that mean?
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What does that mean? and so, this is where you might
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And so, this is where you might want to take a quick snapshot.
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Want to take a quick snapshot. it just simply
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It just simply means all are sinners.
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Means all are sinners. it means more than that.
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It means more than that. there's deeper
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There's deeper underpinnings than that,
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Underpinnings than that, but it means that
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But it means that left to ourselves,
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Left to ourselves, it is impossible for us
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It is impossible for us to do anything but fall short
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To do anything but fall short of the glory of god.
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Of the glory of god. we're going to talk
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We're going to talk about wrath today.
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About wrath today. wrath is the judgment
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Wrath is the judgment of a holy god against all sin.
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Of a holy god against all sin. we're going to talk about
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We're going to talk about love today because god
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Love today because god is god of love.
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Is god of love. amen.
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Amen. and god has mercy on his people.
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And god has mercy on his people. we're going to talk
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We're going to talk about atonement.
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About atonement. it's not a word
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It's not a word you use every day,
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You use every day, but atonement is just simply
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But atonement is just simply the idea that jesus dies
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The idea that jesus dies as a payment for all sin.
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As a payment for all sin. we're going to talk
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We're going to talk about forgiveness.
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About forgiveness. amen.
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Amen. because we all need that.
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Because we all need that. what is forgiveness?
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What is forgiveness? it's that moment when
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It's that moment when our debt is canceled by
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Our debt is canceled by the sacrifice of jesus.
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The sacrifice of jesus. we're going to talk about
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We're going to talk about justification because this is
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Justification because this is where salvation gets really
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Where salvation gets really ridiculous and amazing.
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Ridiculous and amazing. and justification means
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And justification means that christ's righteousness
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That christ's righteousness is transferred to us.
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Is transferred to us. and then, next week we're
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And then, next week we're going to really focus in on
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Going to really focus in on sanctification because
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Sanctification because getting saved is a process.
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Getting saved is a process. yes, you do get born again,
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Yes, you do get born again, but then you grow up,
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But then you grow up, learn how to play
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Learn how to play little league baseball,
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Little league baseball, learn how to drive,
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Learn how to drive, take responsibility,
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Take responsibility, make good decisions,
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Make good decisions, become a contributor
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Become a contributor to the common good
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To the common good of the world.
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Of the world. why?
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Why? because i was born
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Because i was born and that's what people
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And that's what people that are born do.
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That are born do. so, we're going to see
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So, we're going to see that salvation is a process
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That salvation is a process that transforms our lives.
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That transforms our lives. now, where do all
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Now, where do all these words come from?
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These words come from? louie, this is one of the things
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Louie, this is one of the things i don't like about religion is
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I don't like about religion is it has all these words in it.
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It has all these words in it. depravity and wrath,
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Depravity and wrath, and atonement,
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And atonement, and forgiveness,
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And forgiveness, and justification,
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And justification, sanctification.
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Sanctification. where do all those
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Where do all those words come from?
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Words come from? they came right
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They came right out of scripture.
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Out of scripture. they didn't come from
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They didn't come from a denominational meeting.
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A denominational meeting. they didn't come from
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They didn't come from a seminary class.
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A seminary class. they didn't come
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They didn't come from a theology book.
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From a theology book. they came right
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They came right out of the word of god
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Out of the word of god and we'll see them today.
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And we'll see them today. i want us to look into a text
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I want us to look into a text that's been a bellwether text
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That's been a bellwether text for us at passion city,
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For us at passion city, but it's going to help us
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But it's going to help us see a lot of what
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See a lot of what we're talking about today.
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We're talking about today. this is ephesians chapter 2
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This is ephesians chapter 2 beginning in verse 1 and this
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Beginning in verse 1 and this is paul really explaining
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Is paul really explaining the doctrine of salvation.
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The doctrine of salvation. how do you get saved and what
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How do you get saved and what does it mean to be saved?
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Does it mean to be saved? he said, "as for you,"
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He said, "as for you," now he's talking
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Now he's talking to people who are saved.
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To people who are saved. "as for you, you were dead,"
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"as for you, you were dead," so, before you got saved,
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So, before you got saved, and we'll see that word
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And we'll see that word a little bit later,
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A little bit later, you were dead.
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You were dead. now, we've said this
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Now, we've said this a thousand times.
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A thousand times. we'll say it
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We'll say it a thousand more times.
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A thousand more times. before you get saved,
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Before you get saved, you're not bad.
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You're not bad. before you get saved,
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Before you get saved, you are dead.
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You are dead. so, we're throwing out
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So, we're throwing out the window right off the bat
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The window right off the bat the conversation of,
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The conversation of, well, i think
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Well, i think i'm a pretty good person.
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I'm a pretty good person. doesn't matter.
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Doesn't matter. not pertinent.
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Not pertinent. well, i'm doing my best.
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Well, i'm doing my best. doesn't matter.
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Doesn't matter. before we are saved,
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Before we are saved, we're not bad people.
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We're not bad people. we're dead people.
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We're dead people. spiritually dead.
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Spiritually dead. and we'll see that
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And we'll see that a little bit later in the talk.
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A little bit later in the talk. before you were dead,
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Before you were dead, and why were you dead?
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And why were you dead? because you were in,
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Because you were in, is the key word there,
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Is the key word there, you were in your
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You were in your transgressions and sins.
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Transgressions and sins. so, in sin you were dead.
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So, in sin you were dead. in which you used to live
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In which you used to live when you followed the ways
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When you followed the ways of this world and the ruler
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Of this world and the ruler of the kingdom of the air,
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Of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now
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The spirit who is now at work and those
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At work and those who are disobedient.
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Who are disobedient. all of us, now this
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All of us, now this is where we're getting
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Is where we're getting the idea of depravity.
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The idea of depravity. "all of us," can we say that?
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"all of us," can we say that? "all of us also lived
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"all of us also lived among them at one time,
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Among them at one time, gratifying the cravings
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Gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following
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Of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts.
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Its desires and thoughts. like the rest, we were by nature
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Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath."
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Deserving of wrath." so, this is where we get this
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So, this is where we get this idea of depravity and wrath.
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Idea of depravity and wrath. we all were in sin.
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We all were in sin. we all were dead.
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We all were dead. we all walked that way.
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We all walked that way. this is what
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This is what scripture teaches us.
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Scripture teaches us. isaiah 53:6, we all like
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Isaiah 53:6, we all like sheep have gone astray.
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Sheep have gone astray. now, if there's anybody
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Now, if there's anybody in this gathering
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In this gathering who's never gone astray,
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Praise god for you.
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Praise god for you. you are running contradictory
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You are running contradictory to the word of god,
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To the word of god, but it's a great testimony
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But it's a great testimony you got going right now.
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Each of us has turned
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Each of us has turned to his own way.
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To his own way. see, this is the heart
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See, this is the heart of depravity.
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Of depravity. it's not that you
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It's not that you killed your neighbor.
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Killed your neighbor. it's not that you embezzled
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It's not that you embezzled a bunch of money
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A bunch of money from your company.
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It's that you
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It's that you turned your own way.
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Turned your own way. you were created by god for god,
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You were created by god for god, but at some point, you went,
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But at some point, you went, i'm not going your way,
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I'm not going your way, i'm going my way.
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I'm going my way. and all of us have done that.
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And all of us have done that. but we see the gospel
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But we see the gospel coming here in isaiah 53:6,
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Coming here in isaiah 53:6, "and the lord laid on him,"
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"and the lord laid on him," talking about
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Talking about the coming messiah,
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The coming messiah, "the iniquity of us all."
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"the iniquity of us all." romans 3:10,
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Romans 3:10, "there is none righteous,
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"there is none righteous, not even one."
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Not even one." why?
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Why? because righteous means
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Because righteous means the standard of god.
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The standard of god. and nobody has met
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And nobody has met the standard of god.
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The standard of god. nobody has been holy,
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Nobody has been holy, and nobody has been perfect,
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And nobody has been perfect, and nobody can be holy,
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And nobody can be holy, and nobody can be perfect.
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And nobody can be perfect. and then, romans 3:23,
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And then, romans 3:23, a verse that a lot of us
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A verse that a lot of us have grown up around,
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Have grown up around, "all have sinned and fall short
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"all have sinned and fall short of the glory of god."
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Of the glory of god." and what is the --
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And what is the -- what's the result of that?
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What's the result of that? it's right down here at the end
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It's right down here at the end of this first paragraph.
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Of this first paragraph. and like the rest,
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And like the rest, we were by nature deserving.
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We were by nature deserving. translation i grew up with said
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Translation i grew up with said objects of wrath.
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Objects of wrath. in other words, god's,
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Remember what wrath is,
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Remember what wrath is, we're just going
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We're just going to go back and forth.
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To go back and forth. wrath is the judgment
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Wrath is the judgment of a holy god against all sin.
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Of a holy god against all sin. this is the ultimate collision
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This is the ultimate collision of holiness and sinfulness.
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Of holiness and sinfulness. it is not a god who is
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It is not a god who is angry at you and saying,
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Angry at you and saying, i'm going to really
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Smash you into the ground.
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Smash you into the ground. it is a god who is holy,
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It is a god who is holy, who's coming against all sin.
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Who's coming against all sin. yours, mine, and everybody
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Yours, mine, and everybody else's on this planet.
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Else's on this planet. and if you want to just
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And if you want to just picture it with me for a moment,
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Picture it with me for a moment, it would be like setting
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It would be like setting a teacup on this table
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A teacup on this table and dropping a bowling ball
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And dropping a bowling ball from the top of the ceiling.
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From the top of the ceiling. and we are experiencing
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And we are experiencing the wrath of god now
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The wrath of god now because the earth
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Because the earth is broken because of sin.
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Is broken because of sin. but we read in revelation about
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But we read in revelation about a coming wrath of god that
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A coming wrath of god that is going to absolutely
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Is going to absolutely banish all evil.
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Banish all evil. and imagine that teacup
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And imagine that teacup getting released.
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Getting released. i mean, that bowling ball
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I mean, that bowling ball getting released
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Getting released and hitting that teacup.
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And hitting that teacup. imagine if the bowling ball
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Imagine if the bowling ball was the size of the sun.
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Was the size of the sun. that's what's coming.
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That's what's coming. and right now,
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And right now, without salvation,
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Without salvation, the bowling ball
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The bowling ball is over your head.
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Is over your head. and we all were by nature
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And we all were by nature deserving of wrath.
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Deserving of wrath. this is what depravity
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This is what depravity and judgment bring.
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And judgment bring. and that's a problem
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And that's a problem because the teacup's dead.
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Because the teacup's dead. the teacup can't go,
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The teacup can't go, just a little teacup.
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Just a little teacup. i don't even know
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I don't even know how this song goes.
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How this song goes. and i better do something
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And i better do something because the bowling ball's
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Because the bowling ball's coming down.
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Coming down. i think i'm going to scooch
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I think i'm going to scooch around on this saucer until
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Around on this saucer until i can finally get off the side
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I can finally get off the side because i see the bowling ball
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Because i see the bowling ball coming and i'm going to be
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Coming and i'm going to be a really good teacup.
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A really good teacup. the teacup's dead.
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The teacup's dead. and the bowling ball's coming.
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And the bowling ball's coming. that's why it's important
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That's why it's important to understand
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To understand the doctrine of salvation.
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Verse four goes on to say, but.
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Verse four goes on to say, but. maybe the best word in
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Maybe the best word in the whole bible right there.
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The whole bible right there. because i got a life that's dead
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Because i got a life that's dead and i have a holy god who's
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And i have a holy god who's going to banish all sin, but.
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Going to banish all sin, but. i don't know what's coming
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I don't know what's coming after the but,
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After the but, but thank god
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But thank god you didn't say amen.
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You didn't say amen. but because of his
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But because of his great love for us,
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Great love for us, god who is rich in mercy
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God who is rich in mercy made us alive with christ even
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Made us alive with christ even when we were dead in sin.
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When we were dead in sin. it is by grace you
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It is by grace you have been saved.
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[applause]
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So, the operative agent in
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So, the operative agent in salvation is the love of god,
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Who is rich in mercy.
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Who is rich in mercy. the operative agent in salvation
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The operative agent in salvation is the love of god
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Is the love of god who is rich in mercy.
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Who is rich in mercy. the operative agent in salvation
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The operative agent in salvation is not the effort of man,
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Is not the effort of man, who is rich in works.
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Who is rich in works. it is the love of god
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It is the love of god who is rich in mercy.
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Who is rich in mercy. jesus said in the most famous
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Jesus said in the most famous verse in the bible
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Verse in the bible and the two verses after it
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And the two verses after it who need to become the second
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Who need to become the second and third most famous
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And third most famous verses in the bible,
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Verses in the bible, "for god so loved the world
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"for god so loved the world that he gave his one
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That he gave his one and only son that whoever
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And only son that whoever believed in him shall not
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Believed in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
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Perish but have eternal life." that's the verse everyone knows.
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That's the verse everyone knows. we all need to learn this verse,
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We all need to learn this verse, "for god did not send his son
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"for god did not send his son into the world to condemn
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Into the world to condemn the world but to save
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The world but to save the world through him."
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The world through him." god did not invite you
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God did not invite you to church today
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To church today to condemn you.
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To condemn you. he invited you to church today
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He invited you to church today to tell you that he loves you.
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To tell you that he loves you. well, why didn't he
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Well, why didn't he invite us to condemn us?
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Invite us to condemn us? next verse should become also
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A verse that we know.
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A verse that we know. "whoever believes in him,"
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"whoever believes in him," jesus the one talking,
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Jesus the one talking, his son that he sent
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His son that he sent into the world,
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Into the world, "is not condemned.
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"is not condemned. but whoever does not
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But whoever does not believe in him,"
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Check this out,
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Check this out, "stands condemned already
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"stands condemned already because he's not believed
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Because he's not believed in the name of god's
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In the name of god's one and only son."
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One and only son." god didn't invite you
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God didn't invite you to church today to condemn you
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To church today to condemn you because he already knows
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Because he already knows you're a teacup sitting
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You're a teacup sitting under a bowling ball.
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Under a bowling ball. he invited you to church today
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He invited you to church today to tell you that he loves you
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To tell you that he loves you and he's got mercy toward you.
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And he's got mercy toward you. even though you
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Even though you went your own way,
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Went your own way, he has mercy toward you,
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He has mercy toward you, and he's never stopped loving
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And he's never stopped loving you since the moment that he
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You since the moment that he dreamed you up in eternity past.
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Dreamed you up in eternity past. it is the love of god that
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It is the love of god that is the operating force.
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Is the operating force. that's when people
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That's when people say all the time,
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Say all the time, "i don't see how a loving god
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"i don't see how a loving god could send anybody to hell."
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Could send anybody to hell." to which i respond
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To which i respond that is a colossal example
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That is a colossal example of massively missing the point.
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Of massively missing the point. the loving god is intervening
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The loving god is intervening into the story to keep you
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Into the story to keep you from going to hell.
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From going to hell. that's why when you
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That's why when you look at salvation,
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Look at salvation, although it starts off
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With bad news, depravity,
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With bad news, depravity, and wrath, it turns pretty
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And wrath, it turns pretty quickly to amazing news,
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Quickly to amazing news, which is a loving god who has
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Which is a loving god who has mercy on his people.
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Mercy on his people. but then we see
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But then we see atonement in the story.
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Atonement in the story. it says that he made us alive.
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It says that he made us alive. i just want you
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I just want you to focus on that.
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To focus on that. he didn't make us good
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He didn't make us good when we were bad.
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When we were bad. he made us alive
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He made us alive when we were dead.
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When we were dead. and how did he make us alive?
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And how did he make us alive? you're looking right at it,
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You're looking right at it, but i want you to look closely
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But i want you to look closely and tell me how did
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And tell me how did he make us alive?
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He make us alive? how do we get alive right here?
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How do we get alive right here? it's underlined in blue.
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It's underlined in blue. with christ is how we got alive.
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With christ is how we got alive. so, in the working of jesus,
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So, in the working of jesus, in the life, death,
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In the life, death, and burial of jesus
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And burial of jesus is how we got alive.
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Is how we got alive. and this is where we see
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And this is where we see atonement and forgiveness.
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Atonement and forgiveness. and so, let's just pause there
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And so, let's just pause there and excavate a little bit
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And excavate a little bit around this idea.
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Around this idea. in the old testament,
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In the old testament, there was a sacrificial system.
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There was a sacrificial system. most of us know this.
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Most of us know this. it was pointing to or
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Foreshadowing the salvation plan
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Foreshadowing the salvation plan of god in christ jesus.
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Of god in christ jesus. and so, all through
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And so, all through the old testament,
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The old testament, god already was showing
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God already was showing people that he was holy
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People that he was holy and they were not.
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And they were not. and that there had to be
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And that there had to be some intermediary process
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Some intermediary process to allow them to continue
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To allow them to continue to live as his people.
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To live as his people. and this was
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And this was the sacrificial system,
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The sacrificial system, the temple, the altar,
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The temple, the altar, the sacrifice, the blood,
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The sacrifice, the blood, an animal slain.
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An animal slain. this was god's way of saying
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This was god's way of saying something better is coming,
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Something better is coming, but for now i'm still
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But for now i'm still holy and you're not.
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Holy and you're not. and for now, only one person
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And for now, only one person can go in the holy of holies
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Can go in the holy of holies on the day of atonement
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On the day of atonement and all the rest of you can't
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And all the rest of you can't because i am a righteous god
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Because i am a righteous god and no works that
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And no works that you do will atone.
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You do will atone. on the day of atonement,
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On the day of atonement, a goat was killed.
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A goat was killed. its blood was taken
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Its blood was taken into the holy of holies by
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Into the holy of holies by the high priest and sprinkled
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The high priest and sprinkled on the mercy seat on
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On the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant
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The ark of the covenant as a covering for the sins
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As a covering for the sins of the people for that year,
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Of the people for that year, pointing to jesus who is
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Pointing to jesus who is going to finish this work.
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Going to finish this work. but another goat
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But another goat was taken by the priest,
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Was taken by the priest, and the priest would lay hands
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And the priest would lay hands on that goat on its head
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On that goat on its head in a sign of transferring
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In a sign of transferring the sins of the people
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The sins of the people onto the goat.
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Onto the goat. the goat was called
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The goat was called the scapegoat.
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The scapegoat. oh, that's a phrase
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Oh, that's a phrase i've heard before.
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I've heard before. i wonder where that came from.
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I wonder where that came from. leviticus 16.
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Leviticus 16. and the scapegoat now
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And the scapegoat now symbolically taking on
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Symbolically taking on the sins of the people,
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The sins of the people, the blood of the animal on
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The blood of the animal on the mercy seat for forgiveness,
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The mercy seat for forgiveness, but now the sins put
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But now the sins put on the head of the scapegoat
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On the head of the scapegoat who is sent out into
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Who is sent out into the wilderness.
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The wilderness. that's what scapegoat means,
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That's what scapegoat means, by the way.
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By the way. it means wilderness.
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It means wilderness. and now, the scapegoat
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And now, the scapegoat is sent into the wilderness
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Is sent into the wilderness to say the sins are now
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To say the sins are now leaving the camp,
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Leaving the camp, leaving the people,
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Leaving the people, leaving the city.
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Leaving the city. so, with blood sprinkled
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So, with blood sprinkled on the mercy seat,
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On the mercy seat, we can live with god
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We can live with god another year.
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Another year. this was the system
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This was the system of atonement.
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Of atonement. a blood covering
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A blood covering and then sins transferred
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And then sins transferred and out of the camp.
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And out of the camp. and these were pictures
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And these were pictures that were pointing to jesus.
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That were pointing to jesus. but even hebrews 10:4 where you
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But even hebrews 10:4 where you can get the unpacking of how
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Can get the unpacking of how jesus is the new covenant
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Jesus is the new covenant and is the atonement.
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And is the atonement. it says in hebrews 10:4,
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It says in hebrews 10:4, it is impossible
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It is impossible for the blood of bulls
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For the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
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And goats to take away sins. so, even though it was a system
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So, even though it was a system that god put in place,
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That god put in place, god knew even then
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God knew even then the bulls and the goats,
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The bulls and the goats, they can't take away the sin.
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They can't take away the sin. this is just a year-by-year
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This is just a year-by-year system that is getting us to
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System that is getting us to the moment where messiah comes,
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The moment where messiah comes, and he is the one-time
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And he is the one-time final sacrifice for all sin.
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Final sacrifice for all sin. and we see that fully
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And we see that fully in 2 corinthians 5:21,
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In 2 corinthians 5:21, where atonement has happened
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Where atonement has happened and forgiveness is possible.
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And forgiveness is possible. god, think about
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God, think about those two goats,
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Those two goats, made him who knew no sin,
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Made him who knew no sin, jesus, him who knew no sin
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Jesus, him who knew no sin to be sin for us.
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To be sin for us. the blood of jesus shed on
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The blood of jesus shed on the mercy seat of god,
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The mercy seat of god, a covering for
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A covering for all time for all sin,
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All time for all sin, but also all the sins
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But also all the sins of the people transferred
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Of the people transferred onto the innocent life of jesus
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Onto the innocent life of jesus as he's now sent out into
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As he's now sent out into the wilderness.
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The wilderness. god did that.
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God did that. he made him who knew no sin
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He made him who knew no sin to be sin for us so that in him,
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To be sin for us so that in him, in jesus, hello, we might become
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In jesus, hello, we might become the righteousness of god.
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The righteousness of god. salvation is not about
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Salvation is not about going to heaven when you die.
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Going to heaven when you die. it is about going from guilty
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It is about going from guilty to righteous in christ.
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To righteous in christ. from death to life in christ
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From death to life in christ made us alive with christ
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Made us alive with christ means i was joined with him
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Means i was joined with him by baptism into his death
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By baptism into his death and i was raised with him
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And i was raised with him into brand new life.
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Into brand new life. it means my record was guilty,
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It means my record was guilty, but his record was innocent.
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But his record was innocent. then his record became guilty
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And my record became innocent.
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And my record became innocent. and more than that,
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And more than that, i now, in christ,
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I now, in christ, am righteous in him.
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Am righteous in him. that's what it means
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That's what it means to be justified.
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Justified means
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Justified means christ's righteousness
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Christ's righteousness is transferred to us.
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Is transferred to us. praise god.
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Praise god. so, atonement
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So, atonement brings justification.
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Brings justification. i remember growing up
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I remember growing up and i loved it.
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And i loved it. i said, you can
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I said, you can remember it this way.
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Remember it this way. it's just as if i never sinned.
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It's just as if i never sinned. righteous in christ.
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Righteous in christ. it's a whole other collection
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It's a whole other collection for another day.
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For another day. but the way you snuff out
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But the way you snuff out the enemy's lies that
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The enemy's lies that you've got to hang on
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You've got to hang on to your shame and guilt
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To your shame and guilt is to understand that you are
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Is to understand that you are righteous in christ.
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Righteous in christ. no, you're not living it
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No, you're not living it out perfect yet,
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Out perfect yet, but it's who you are.
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But it's who you are. it's not your behavior
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It's not your behavior fully right now,
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Fully right now, but it is your identity
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But it is your identity and it is your standing
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And it is your standing with god.
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With god. it's how you're going
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It's how you're going to get into his presence.
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To get into his presence. we'll unpack that
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We'll unpack that a little bit more next week,
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A little bit more next week, but we're made alive in christ.
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But we're made alive in christ. the music's telling me that
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The music's telling me that i'm wrapping up,
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I'm wrapping up, but i'm not.
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[laughter]
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Let's go on and keep reading.
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Let's go on and keep reading. "and god raised us up with
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"and god raised us up with christ and seated us with him in
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Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in christ,
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The heavenly realms in christ, in order that in
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The coming ages,
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The coming ages, he might show the incomparable
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He might show the incomparable riches of his grace,
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Riches of his grace, expressing his kindness
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Expressing his kindness to us in christ jesus.
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To us in christ jesus. for it is by grace
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For it is by grace you have been saved."
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You have been saved." there's our word.
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There's our word. jesus saves through faith.
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Jesus saves through faith. and this is not from yourselves.
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And this is not from yourselves. remember the teacup.
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Remember the teacup. "it is the gift of god,
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"it is the gift of god, not by works, so that
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Not by works, so that no one can boast.
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No one can boast. for we are god's handiwork."
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For we are god's handiwork." this is next week's talk.
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This is next week's talk. i'm so excited about it.
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I'm so excited about it. this is that
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This is that sanctification word,
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Sanctification word, "created in christ jesus
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"created in christ jesus to do good works,
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To do good works, which god prepared
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Which god prepared in advance for us to do."
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In advance for us to do." it is by grace
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It is by grace you have been saved.
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You have been saved. that's why we're calling this
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That's why we're calling this collection jesus saves.
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Collection jesus saves. salvation, praise god,
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Salvation, praise god, is found in no one else.
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Is found in no one else. for there is no other name
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For there is no other name under heaven given to mankind
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Under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.
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By which we must be saved. and how does it happen?
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And how does it happen? it happens by grace
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It happens by grace through faith.
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Through faith. for it is by grace,
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For it is by grace, that's god doing the work,
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That's god doing the work, that you have been saved
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That you have been saved through faith.
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Through faith. that's you putting
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That's you putting all of your trust in
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All of your trust in the atoning sacrifice
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The atoning sacrifice of jesus that allowed for a
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Of jesus that allowed for a righteous to be imputed to you.
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Righteous to be imputed to you. and you said, "i believe that
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With every fiber of my being,
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With every fiber of my being, i receive it."
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I receive it." the one who had atoned
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The one who had atoned for me with his blood,
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For me with his blood, and the one who had laid
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And the one who had laid on him the iniquity of my life,
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On him the iniquity of my life, he was the scapegoat,
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He was the scapegoat, and he was the sacrifice.
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And he was the sacrifice. that's grace for a teacup.
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That's grace for a teacup. thank god the teacup can do one
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Thank god the teacup can do one thing aided by the holy spirit,
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Thing aided by the holy spirit, and only one thing aided
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And only one thing aided by the holy spirit,
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By the holy spirit, the teacup can see.
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The teacup can see. cannot move, but it can see,
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Cannot move, but it can see, and it can say, thank you.
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And it can say, thank you. i receive it, and i need it,
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I receive it, and i need it, and i believe it.
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And i believe it. and in that moment,
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And in that moment, by the power of the holy spirit,
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By the power of the holy spirit, the teacup comes to life.
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The teacup comes to life. and we understand that
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And we understand that the bowling ball fell on jesus,
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The bowling ball fell on jesus, and the teacup gets to live.
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And the teacup gets to live. that's a very short,
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That's a very short, but powerful overview
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But powerful overview of the doctrine of salvation,
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Of the doctrine of salvation, what it means to be saved.
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What it means to be saved. so, i ask you today,
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So, i ask you today, do you have a testimony?
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Do you have a testimony? are you saved?
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Are you saved? are you saved today?
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Are you saved today? are you alive from the dead?
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Are you alive from the dead? are you righteous in christ?
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Are you righteous in christ? are you forgiven of all sin?
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Are you forgiven of all sin? are you saved?
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Are you saved? and if not, paul says,
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And if not, paul says, "wake up, sleeper.
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"wake up, sleeper. wake up!
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Wake up! wake up, sleeper,
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Wake up, sleeper, and arise from the dead,
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And arise from the dead, and christ will shine on you."
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And christ will shine on you." and i pray that over
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And i pray that over our house today, every person
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Our house today, every person in this gathering, wake up,
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In this gathering, wake up, sleeper, and arise
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Sleeper, and arise from the dead,
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From the dead, and christ will
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And christ will shine on you.
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♪ ♪
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Louie Giglio - What Does It Mean To Be Saved?

April 26, 2026 | 27:29

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