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<v Speaker 1>This is Getting to Know Your Bible, a program dedicated

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<v Speaker 1>to the proclaiming of the good news of Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's Billy Lambert.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello, I'm Billy Lambert.

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<v Speaker 3>I am the regular speaker on Getting to Know Your Bible.

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<v Speaker 3>And I want to welcome you today. This may be

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<v Speaker 3>the very first time that you have seen this telecast.

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<v Speaker 3>I want you to know that the thing that we

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<v Speaker 3>emphasize on getting.

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<v Speaker 2>To know your Bible is the Word of God. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible is the greatest book that has.

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<v Speaker 3>Ever been written. Many years ago, there were those that

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<v Speaker 3>wrote books that thought they would replace the Bible. That's

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<v Speaker 3>what Thomas Paine thought when he wrote The Age of Reasons.

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<v Speaker 3>But the Bible continues to live century after century. Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>said heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word

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<v Speaker 3>shall not pass away. So on getting to know your Bible,

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<v Speaker 3>we're teaching from the timeless word of God. The Bible

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<v Speaker 3>is God's book, the greatest book that has ever been written.

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<v Speaker 3>And today we're going to be opening up the pages

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<v Speaker 3>of the word of God and delivering a message to

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<v Speaker 3>you from God's book. Today we're going to be seeing

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<v Speaker 3>one of our classics. That is a production of one

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<v Speaker 3>of our telecasts from time in the past. And we

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<v Speaker 1>Or call toll-free 1-877-711-5214. I'm reading now from 1 Timothy

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<v Speaker 1>chapter 6. And let me begin reading verse 11 through

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<v Speaker 1>verse 13.

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<v Speaker 3>But you, O man of God, flee these things and

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<v Speaker 3>pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

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<v Speaker 2>Fight the good fight of faith.

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<v Speaker 3>Lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also

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<v Speaker 3>called and have confessed the good confession in the presence

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<v Speaker 3>of many witnesses.

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<v Speaker 2>I urge you in the sight.

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<v Speaker 3>Of God who gives life to all things, and before

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus Christ, who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

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<v Speaker 3>that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our

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<v Speaker 3>Lord Jesus Christ appearing. It was the Apostle Peter who

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<v Speaker 3>made this statement found in Matthew 16, Thou art the Christ,

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<v Speaker 3>the Son of the living God. This confession of Christ

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<v Speaker 3>being God's Son was made in Caesarea of Philippi, which

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<v Speaker 3>was about 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee,

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<v Speaker 3>southwest of Mount Hermon. And it was in this region

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<v Speaker 3>that Christ came to the disciples and he asked, Whom

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<v Speaker 3>do men say.

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<v Speaker 2>That I, the Son of Man, am? And they mentioned.

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<v Speaker 3>Some of the various ideas that people had about.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus' identity.

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<v Speaker 3>Some thought he was Jeremiah the prophet. Some thought he

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<v Speaker 3>was Elijah. Some thought he was John the Baptist. But

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<v Speaker 3>that's when Jesus asked, Whom say ye that I am?

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<v Speaker 3>Who do you say I am? And that's when Peter

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<v Speaker 3>made this confession, Thou art the Christ, the Son of

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<v Speaker 3>the living God. There's not a greater confession that an

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<v Speaker 3>individual could ever make than to acknowledge Christ As God's son.

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<v Speaker 3>And the fact is that confession is enjoined upon all people.

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<v Speaker 3>In Matthew the 10th chapter verses 32 and 33. Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>said whosoever shall confess me.

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<v Speaker 2>Before men.

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<v Speaker 3>Him will I confess. Before my father which is in heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>And whosoever shall deny me. Him will I deny.

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<v Speaker 2>Before my Father which is in heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>In Romans the 10th chapter in verse 9, Paul said,

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<v Speaker 3>That thou shalt confess with the mouth of the Lord Jesus,

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<v Speaker 3>and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised

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<v Speaker 3>him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. And so

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<v Speaker 3>we are all to confess the Lord Jesus Christ. The

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<v Speaker 3>Father confessed him in Matthew chapter 3 at the baptism

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<v Speaker 3>of Jesus at the hands of John the Baptist. The

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<v Speaker 3>Father said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I

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<v Speaker 3>am well pleased. At His transfiguration, the Father said, This

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<v Speaker 3>is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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<v Speaker 2>Hear ye Him.

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<v Speaker 3>The angels even confessed Jesus the Christ. In Matthew chapter

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<v Speaker 3>1 and verse 21, the angel said, Thou shalt call

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<v Speaker 3>His name Jesus, for He shall save His people.

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<v Speaker 2>From their sins.

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<v Speaker 3>The centurion at the cross acknowledged He as the Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>He said, truly thou art the Son of God, Matthew

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<v Speaker 3>chapter 27 and verse 54. And so all people should

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<v Speaker 3>acknowledge Jesus Christ as being the Son of God. And

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<v Speaker 3>the confession of Jesus as God's Son is accompanied by

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<v Speaker 3>precious promises. Look again in Matthew chapter 10. Whosoever shall

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<v Speaker 3>confess me before men, him will I confess before my

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<v Speaker 3>Father which is in heaven. Whosoever shall deny me before men,

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<v Speaker 3>him will I deny before my Father which is in heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>But now here's the precious promise if we acknowledge Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>to be the Christ. He will acknowledge us and confess

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<v Speaker 3>us before the Father in heaven. Look again over in

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<v Speaker 3>Romans the 10th chapter and in verse 10. For with

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<v Speaker 3>the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth

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<v Speaker 3>confession is made unto salvation.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a blessing. There's a promise.

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<v Speaker 3>And the promise is salvation to those who are willing

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<v Speaker 3>to acknowledge Jesus Christ as being the Son of God.

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<v Speaker 3>The confession of Jesus as being the Son of God

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<v Speaker 3>precedes one being baptized into Christ. In Acts the 8th chapter,

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<v Speaker 3>Philip the evangelist is teaching a man from Ethiopia. We

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<v Speaker 3>refer to him as the Ethiopian eunuch. He had been

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<v Speaker 3>to Jerusalem to worship. He was on his way home.

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<v Speaker 3>He was sitting in his chariot and he was reading

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<v Speaker 3>from the book of Isaiah chapter 53. And Philip comes

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<v Speaker 3>to his chariot side and he observes that he's reading

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<v Speaker 3>and he Ask him, do you understand what you're reading?

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<v Speaker 3>And the man said, how can I except some man

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<v Speaker 3>should guide me? So he asked Philip to get in

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<v Speaker 3>the chariot with him. And Philip, according to verse 35

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<v Speaker 3>in Acts chapter 8, began at the same scripture and

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<v Speaker 3>preached unto him Jesus. And that's what the world needs

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<v Speaker 3>today in the 21st century.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to hear about Jesus. So he preached unto

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<v Speaker 2>him Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>Now the text says, as they went on their way,

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<v Speaker 3>they came to a certain water, and the eunuch asked

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<v Speaker 3>this question. He said, now see, here is water. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>what hinders me from being baptized? Why can't I be baptized? Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>to just a casual observation here, one would have to conclude,

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<v Speaker 3>that in preaching Christ to this man, that Philip must

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<v Speaker 3>have mentioned something about baptism. Because the word baptism is

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<v Speaker 3>not in Isaiah chapter 53. And so as he began

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<v Speaker 3>at that point, and he talked about Jesus, and Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>was the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy, he must have said

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<v Speaker 3>something about baptism. I know that when Philip the evangelist

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<v Speaker 3>went down to Samaria and preached Christ, according to Acts

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<v Speaker 3>8 verses 4 and 5, In preaching Christ, he did

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<v Speaker 3>say something along that line.

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<v Speaker 2>Verse 12 says, When they.

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<v Speaker 3>Believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God

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<v Speaker 3>in the name of Jesus Christ they were baptized. So

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<v Speaker 3>when he preached to the people of Samaria he talked

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<v Speaker 3>to them about Jesus. He talked to them about Jesus'

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<v Speaker 3>authority in the name of Christ and about the kingdom

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<v Speaker 3>of Christ and then those people were baptized. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know all that he had to say But in teaching

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<v Speaker 3>this man from Ethiopia, he must have taught some of

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<v Speaker 3>the very same things. Because as they went on their way,

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<v Speaker 3>the man asked, why can't I be baptized? And here's

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<v Speaker 3>what was said to him. If you believe with all

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<v Speaker 3>your heart, you may. And this is what the eunuch confessed.

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<v Speaker 3>I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the confession that should be made before one is baptized.

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<v Speaker 3>Someone says, well, why would you want someone to make

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<v Speaker 3>a confession like that in order that the one administering

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<v Speaker 3>the baptism would know that a person is a believer

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<v Speaker 3>that's being baptized, would not want to baptize someone who

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<v Speaker 3>was not a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ because

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<v Speaker 3>Christ said he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.

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<v Speaker 3>and so that we are to confess Jesus Christ as

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<v Speaker 3>being the Son of God. We're not to say that

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<v Speaker 3>I believe that God, for Christ's sakes, pardoned my sins.

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<v Speaker 3>That's saying in essence that I believe that I'm already saved,

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<v Speaker 3>and now that I've already been saved, then I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>to be baptized. That's a reversal of God's order of things.

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<v Speaker 3>It's believe, be baptized, and then we're saved when we

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<v Speaker 3>do that. It's not believe and be saved and then

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<v Speaker 3>be baptized. That's reversing God's order of things. But the

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<v Speaker 3>point is, before this man was ever baptized, this man

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<v Speaker 3>confessed Jesus Christ to be the Son of God. Frankly,

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<v Speaker 3>it demands a great deal of moral courage for a

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<v Speaker 3>person to acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ as being the

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<v Speaker 3>Son of God. And in our country, in America, for

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<v Speaker 3>the past number of years.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not cost us anything.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not been a sacrifice for us to acknowledge Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>Christ as being the Son of God. But the day

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<v Speaker 3>may come when we will pay a terrific price for

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<v Speaker 3>saying that I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son

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<v Speaker 3>of God. Have you ever thought about what it costs

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus Christ to acknowledge himself as being God's son? I

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<v Speaker 3>want you to listen to a few passages from the

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<v Speaker 3>26th chapter of Matthew, beginning with verse 62. The high

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<v Speaker 3>priest arose and said to him, Do you answer nothing?

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<v Speaker 3>What is it these men testify against you? But Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to him, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Put you under.

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<v Speaker 3>Oath by the living God. Tell us if you're the Christ,

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<v Speaker 3>the Son of God. Here Jesus had to be put

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<v Speaker 3>under oath. He was put under oath. I want to

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<v Speaker 3>read verse 59 to help you understand the situation here.

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<v Speaker 3>And those who laid hold of Jesus led him away

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<v Speaker 3>to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the

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<v Speaker 3>elders were assembled. But Peter followed him at a distance

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<v Speaker 3>to the high priest's courtyard. And in verse 59, the

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<v Speaker 3>chief priest and elders and all the council sought false

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<v Speaker 3>testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they

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<v Speaker 3>found none. And now they're trying to trump up a

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<v Speaker 3>charge against Jesus. Tell us, are you the Son of God?

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<v Speaker 3>We're putting you under oath.

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<v Speaker 2>Tell us.

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<v Speaker 3>Verse 64, Jesus said to him, it is as you said. Nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 3>I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son

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<v Speaker 3>of Man sitting at the right hand of the power

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<v Speaker 3>and coming on the clouds of heaven. And then the

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<v Speaker 3>high priest tore his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy.

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<v Speaker 3>What further need do we have of witnesses? Look now,

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<v Speaker 3>you have heard his blasphemy. What do you think? And

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<v Speaker 3>they answered and said, He's deserving of death. That's what

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<v Speaker 3>it cost Jesus Christ to acknowledge the fact that he

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<v Speaker 3>was the Son of God. And numbers of people since

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<v Speaker 3>the days that Christ died upon that cross have had

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<v Speaker 3>to pay a terrific price to acknowledge Jesus Christ as

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<v Speaker 3>being the Son of God. This confession that Jesus is

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<v Speaker 3>the Christ is to be made with our lips.

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<v Speaker 2>And with our life.

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<v Speaker 3>You see, we confess Jesus Christ before we're baptized with

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<v Speaker 3>our mouth. As Paul wrote in Romans 10 and 10,

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<v Speaker 3>that confession is made unto salvation. The eunuch confessed Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>Christ as God's son and then he was baptized as

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<v Speaker 3>a penitent confessing believer. But we confess Jesus Christ every

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<v Speaker 3>day of our life if we're Christians. My life every

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<v Speaker 3>day should be an acknowledgement that I believe Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 3>to be the son of the living God. So we

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<v Speaker 3>confess him by living right.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way we live. The fact is, it is

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<v Speaker 2>by the way.

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<v Speaker 3>That Christians live that other people form an opinion about

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever thought about that?

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<v Speaker 3>That other people are looking at our lives, and by

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<v Speaker 3>looking at our lives, they form an opinion about Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it a good opinion?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it a good thing that they're thinking about Christ

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<v Speaker 3>by looking at our lives? Do they see in us

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<v Speaker 3>the characteristics exhibited.

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<v Speaker 2>In the life of Christ?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we are to have the mind of Christ,

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<v Speaker 3>Philippians 2.5. We are to think like Christ thought as

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<v Speaker 3>much as we possibly can. And we are to be kind, loving, forgiving, committed, loyal, generous, compassionate.

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<v Speaker 3>I've often thought that the word compassion truly summarizes everything.

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<v Speaker 2>About Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>When the world looks at those of us who claim

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<v Speaker 3>to be followers of Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Do they see the compassion of Christ in our hearts?

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<v Speaker 3>Or do they see those that are hard, mean-spirited, judgmental, cruel,

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<v Speaker 3>censorious of other people? We need to live so people

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<v Speaker 3>will see Christ living in us. You see, this good

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<v Speaker 3>confession is not just something you do the day you

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<v Speaker 3>become a Christian. Now, for sure, you're to confess Christ

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<v Speaker 3>to be the Son of God and then you're baptizing

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<v Speaker 3>to Him. But for the rest of your life, you

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<v Speaker 3>are to acknowledge Jesus Christ as being the Son of

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<v Speaker 3>God by the life that you live, the way that

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<v Speaker 3>you have influence upon the lives of other people And

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<v Speaker 3>if we do not confess Him before men, then He's

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<v Speaker 3>not going to confess us.

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<v Speaker 2>Before the Father which is in heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,

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<v Speaker 3>Peter said in Matthew 16, 16. I know that all

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<v Speaker 3>people do not believe that. As a matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 3>there may be someone watching the telecast right now with,

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<v Speaker 3>that believes that Jesus lived, that he was a good man.

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<v Speaker 3>But that he was not truly the Son of God.

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<v Speaker 3>The centurion said as he looked at Jesus on that cross,

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<v Speaker 3>truly you were the Son of God. But maybe you say,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't really believe that, Brother Lambert. I believe he

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<v Speaker 3>was a good man. I believe he was a teacher.

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<v Speaker 3>Did a lot of good, taught some good lessons. But

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<v Speaker 3>he was not truly the Son of God. And hence,

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<v Speaker 3>since I do not believe it, I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 3>acknowledge him as being the Son of God. Well, he's

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<v Speaker 3>been declared to be the Son of God. Let me

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<v Speaker 3>read to you from the book of Romans, chapter 1.

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<v Speaker 2>Verse 4.

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<v Speaker 3>Declared to be the Son of God with power by

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<v Speaker 3>the resurrection from the dead. Jesus' resurrection from the dead

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<v Speaker 3>declares Him for all time to come that He truly

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<v Speaker 3>is the Son of the living God. And so Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>is the Son of God. And there are people today,

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<v Speaker 3>as I said, that will.

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<v Speaker 2>Not acknowledge that. But see, there is a time coming

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<v Speaker 2>when all men will acknowledge it.

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<v Speaker 3>There are people today that would shake their fist in

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<v Speaker 3>the face of Jesus. There have been people that have

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<v Speaker 3>made fun of Jesus and told jokes about Jesus and

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<v Speaker 3>and said things that are blasphemous about Jesus. But there's

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<v Speaker 3>a time coming that all of that's going to change.

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<v Speaker 3>In the fifth verse of the second chapter of Philippians,

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<v Speaker 3>Paul wrote, Have this mind in you, which was also

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<v Speaker 3>in Christ Jesus, who counted not the being on an

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<v Speaker 3>equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied

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<v Speaker 3>himself in the palm of the servant, and being found

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<v Speaker 3>in fashion as a man, he humbled himself unto death, yea,

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<v Speaker 3>the death of the cross. Wherefore God hath highly exalted him,

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<v Speaker 3>and given unto him a name which is above every name,

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<v Speaker 3>that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

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<v Speaker 3>of things in heaven, of things on earth, and things

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<v Speaker 3>under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the power.

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<v Speaker 3>There is a time coming when every knee will bow,

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<v Speaker 3>every tongue will confess that Jesus is the Christ, the

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<v Speaker 3>Son of the living God. But it might not be

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<v Speaker 3>soon enough for when it might be too late. It

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<v Speaker 3>might be too late for the salvation of their souls.

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<v Speaker 3>You see, on the last day, Paul wrote in Romans,

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<v Speaker 3>the 10th chapter, verses 11 and following, That there's a

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<v Speaker 3>time coming when every knee will bow and every tongue

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<v Speaker 3>will confess. And that's when Jesus comes again. The good confession.

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<v Speaker 3>May I urge you to do something? May I urge you,

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<v Speaker 3>if you believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God,

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<v Speaker 3>if you really believe that, let me ask you, have

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<v Speaker 3>you ever acknowledged that to men? If you believe He

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<v Speaker 3>is the Son of God, are you willing to repent

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<v Speaker 3>of your sins, to cease doing those things you know

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<v Speaker 3>that are a violation of His law and of His will?

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<v Speaker 3>And would you be willing to confess your faith in Him?

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<v Speaker 3>You say, well, Brother Lambert, I wouldn't mind telling anyone

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<v Speaker 3>I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>then as a penitent, confessing believer in the Lord Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 3>may I urge you to do what the man from

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<v Speaker 3>Ethiopia did, and that's to say, I believe Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 3>is the Son of God, and let some servant of

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<v Speaker 3>God baptize you into Christ for the remission of your

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<v Speaker 3>sins upon the confession of your faith in Him. Right now,

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<v Speaker 3>as I'm preparing this lesson, There's a preacher on his

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<v Speaker 3>way to our building to baptize an invalid into Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>Isn't it a wonderful thing to know that there are

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<v Speaker 3>people all over the world that are turning to Christ?

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<v Speaker 3>Just this week in our work, we have learned of

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<v Speaker 3>some three people that have crested baptism into Christ as

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<v Speaker 3>a result of watching Getting to Know Your Bible. People

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<v Speaker 3>are turning to Christ, realizing their need To make the

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<v Speaker 3>good confession. And once you're baptized. You'll be confessing him

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<v Speaker 3>for the rest of your life. I've been preaching now

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<v Speaker 3>for a number of years. And I've seen many people

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<v Speaker 3>walk down an aisle on a Sunday morning. And say

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<v Speaker 3>I'd like to be baptized into Christ today. And especially

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<v Speaker 3>when it's some young person.

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<v Speaker 2>I say to them.

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<v Speaker 3>What a wonderful day this is in your life. You're

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<v Speaker 3>young and you have so many years to give to

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<v Speaker 3>the Lord Jesus Christ. And yet almost 2,000 years ago,

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<v Speaker 3>it cost Jesus his life to give you the opportunity

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<v Speaker 3>to stand here today and confess him.

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<v Speaker 2>Before these people.

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<v Speaker 3>And then I would ask them the question, Do you

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<v Speaker 3>believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God? And

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<v Speaker 3>when they say, I do, I believe that, I believe

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus is the Son of God, then upon the confession

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<v Speaker 3>of that faith, they're baptized in the name of the Father,

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<v Speaker 3>the Son, and the Holy Spirit for the remission of

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<v Speaker 3>their sin. And I believe there are people watching the

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<v Speaker 3>telecast right now that are willing to make that confession

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<v Speaker 3>and want to be baptized into Christ. And then you

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<v Speaker 3>can live for Him the rest of your life. And

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<v Speaker 3>you can share the message of the risen Christ with

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<v Speaker 3>your family, your friends, people with whom you work, and

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<v Speaker 3>see others confess Jesus to be the Christ. I have

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<v Speaker 3>people ask me sometimes, Brother Lambert, what do you think

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<v Speaker 3>we can do to make our world a better world?

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<v Speaker 3>We can make our better world by telling everyone about Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>And your world will be a better world when you're

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<v Speaker 3>baptized into him. And if you need to do that,

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<v Speaker 3>why don't you let us know? We'll get you with

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<v Speaker 3>those who will assist you. being baptized into Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 3>for the remission of your sins it's important it's so

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<v Speaker 3>important and I plead with you not to hesitate and

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<v Speaker 3>not to delay another day.

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<v Speaker 2>To delay is costly because.

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<v Speaker 3>Do not boast yourself of tomorrow for a man doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>know what a day will bring forth so I plead

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<v Speaker 3>with you with all the love I have in my

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<v Speaker 3>heart do it Do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Do it today.

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<v Speaker 3>Call us right now and let us know you want

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<v Speaker 3>someone to get with you and baptize you for the

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<v Speaker 3>remission of your sins. I want to thank you for

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<v Speaker 3>watching today. And in the closing moments of our telecast,

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<v Speaker 3>may I encourage you to visit the Church of Christ

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<v Speaker 3>in your community. And may I also encourage you right

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<v Speaker 3>now to pick up the telephone and call for the

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<v Speaker 3>free Bible correspondence course that we've been talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Please do it today. And I want to thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for watching.

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<v Speaker 3>And until we meet again, may the Lord bless you,

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<v Speaker 3>may the Lord keep you, is my fervent prayer.

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