WEBVTT - Jeff Archey - Oct 13 - 4:30 pm

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<v Speaker 1>In a changing world, friends, there are still some things

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<v Speaker 1>that are certain. How can we manage? How can we

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<v Speaker 1>maneuver it all? Let's take the Bible and see how

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<v Speaker 1>we can do so today from the International Gospel Hour.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay with us.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, this is Jay Webb for International Gospel Hour. Welcome

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<v Speaker 2>to our broadcast today. For over 90 years, Churches of

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<v Speaker 2>Christ have proclaimed God's Word through our broadcasts. Just ahead

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<v Speaker 2>is another Bible-based lesson with Jeff Archie of International Gospel Hour.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's begin.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you to our J-Web for his kind words always.

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<v Speaker 1>And greetings and hello everyone. It's always good having you

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<v Speaker 1>with us today for our studies here from the International

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<v Speaker 1>Gospel Hour. In John 8, verse 32, Jesus said, And

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<v Speaker 1>you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make

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<v Speaker 1>you free. When I read that text, I am reminded

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<v Speaker 1>of three things. One, it was as a boy, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>standing in front of my elementary school principal with my

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<v Speaker 1>mother in his office off to my side. He asked

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<v Speaker 1>me some question about something that I cannot recall, and

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<v Speaker 1>my mother looked at me and said the truth, shall

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<v Speaker 1>make you free. But I am thinking at that moment,

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<v Speaker 1>if I tell the truth, I've had it. I would

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<v Speaker 1>not be free. I did tell the truth, accepted my punishment,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course, I've lived to tell it today, so

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<v Speaker 1>it must not have been that bad. But years later,

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<v Speaker 1>as I grew in Bible knowledge, I told my mother,

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<v Speaker 1>she did take that out of context, to which she replied,

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<v Speaker 1>but you told the truth, didn't you? And I did. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>here's a second thing. When it is taught in that

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<v Speaker 1>one cannot know truth. Well, Jesus says you can. And

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<v Speaker 1>I find it rather humorous and also a little sad,

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<v Speaker 1>quite sad, when one knows that one cannot know something.

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<v Speaker 1>Let that sink in for just a moment. And then,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, the absolute fact of the verse, one can

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<v Speaker 1>know the truth. For Jesus said in his prayer to

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<v Speaker 1>the Father, In John 17, 17, Sanctify them through thy truth,

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<v Speaker 1>thy word is truth. Truth is knowable. Truth sanctifies. Truth

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<v Speaker 1>is doable. It is certain. And the Bible, as God's

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<v Speaker 1>inspired and errant word, it represents absolute truth. It is

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<v Speaker 1>absolute truth. And our final authority in all matters, as

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<v Speaker 1>we note from 2 Timothy 3, 16 and 17. All

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<v Speaker 1>scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable

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<v Speaker 1>for correction or for instruction, for correction. It is able

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<v Speaker 1>to guide us, to help us, to give the word

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<v Speaker 1>that we need or to be the word that we

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<v Speaker 1>need rather. It's profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,

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<v Speaker 1>for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may

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<v Speaker 1>be perfect or mature, thoroughly complete and unto every good work.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, friends, although we live in a changing world,

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<v Speaker 1>some things never change. The words of Malachi 3.6, For

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<v Speaker 1>I am the Lord, I do not change, therefore you

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<v Speaker 1>are not consumed, O sons of Jacob. He let them

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<v Speaker 1>know back in the time of the Old Testament. He

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't change. The endurance of the Word of God, as

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<v Speaker 1>we note in John 12 and verse 48, when Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 1>He that rejects me and receives not my words, has

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<v Speaker 1>one that will judge him. The word that I have spoken,

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<v Speaker 1>the same will judge him in the last day. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible speaks of some things that are certain in

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<v Speaker 1>this old changing world. So as we focus on the certainties,

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<v Speaker 1>they will help us with the many changes. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>our study today. And we'll be back in several seconds

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll pick up with our study.

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<v Speaker 1>Exposure is a certainty. How plain can the text of

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<v Speaker 1>Numbers 32, 23 be? Unto Israel Moses said, But if

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<v Speaker 1>you do not do so, then take note. You have

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<v Speaker 1>sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will

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<v Speaker 1>find you out. In Ecclesiastes 12, 13, and 14, let

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<v Speaker 1>us hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Fear God

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<v Speaker 1>and keep His commandments, for this is man's all. For

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<v Speaker 1>God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it be good or evil. In Romans 14, 12,

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<v Speaker 1>so then each of us shall give account of himself

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<v Speaker 1>to God. Now, friends, we see this certainty of life, exposure,

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<v Speaker 1>or what is known, and how God Those who were

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<v Speaker 1>once unfaithful or once faithful, now unfaithful, that will be exposed.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, think about the certainty and truth of the

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<v Speaker 1>examples of David and his sin with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 12, 1-14.

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<v Speaker 1>How the prophet of God, Nathan, came to him and

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<v Speaker 1>convicted David. What about Jonah? Look at Jonah 1 and 2.

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<v Speaker 1>And Ananias and Sapphira and their sin, their lying in

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<v Speaker 1>Acts 5, 1-11. So friends, unrepentant sins. Failure to obey

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<v Speaker 1>God or living an unfaithful life that was once faithful,

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<v Speaker 1>it will be exposed. This is a certainty. We cannot

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<v Speaker 1>get away with sin and be saved. Here's a second one.

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<v Speaker 1>Leaving earthly possessions. Friends, that's a certainty. Now, how plain

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<v Speaker 1>can the following text be? 1 Timothy 6, verse 7,

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<v Speaker 1>For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain...

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<v Speaker 1>We can carry nothing out. It was Job who said

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<v Speaker 1>in Job 1 in verse 21, Naked I came from

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<v Speaker 1>my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The

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<v Speaker 1>Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be

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<v Speaker 1>the name of the Lord. You know, there is a

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<v Speaker 1>saying based on this certainty, and it's a saying that

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<v Speaker 1>is based from the Scripture. You can't take it with

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<v Speaker 1>you when you die. Now, we can place material things

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<v Speaker 1>within our caskets, our coffins, as we are lowered into

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<v Speaker 1>the ground, but they will not go with us, if

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<v Speaker 1>you will. They will remain there in the casket. They

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<v Speaker 1>will not go into the spiritual realm. Now, obviously, we

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<v Speaker 1>send things with individuals because of respect and memory. And therefore, friends,

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<v Speaker 1>we do that in a gracious way. But let's think

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<v Speaker 1>about it. With this teaching, the less one invests in

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<v Speaker 1>the things of the world, the better one is. And

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<v Speaker 1>it is true, friends, because we cannot take it with us.

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<v Speaker 1>It was Jesus who said in Matthew 6, 19-21, Do

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<v Speaker 1>not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth

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<v Speaker 1>and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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<v Speaker 1>But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither

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<v Speaker 1>moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break

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<v Speaker 1>in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your

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<v Speaker 1>heart will be also. Friends, that's a certainty in life

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<v Speaker 1>that we will be leaving earthly possessions behind. We will

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<v Speaker 1>stand before God based upon what we did with our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's a third certainty, and we're simply going to call

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<v Speaker 1>this harvest time. That's a certainty. Let's draw this teaching

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<v Speaker 1>from Galatians 6, 7-9. Do not be deceived. God is

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<v Speaker 1>not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that he will

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<v Speaker 1>also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will

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<v Speaker 1>of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to

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<v Speaker 1>the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And

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<v Speaker 1>let us not grow weary while doing good. For in

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<v Speaker 1>due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart,

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<v Speaker 1>or we do not faint. Now friends, how plain can

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<v Speaker 1>this text be? I mean, listen within the text of

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<v Speaker 1>Galatians 6, 7 through 9, the latter part of verse 7,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. And

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<v Speaker 1>that is a certainty. If we, in garden living, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>if we plant corn, we're going to reap corn. If

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<v Speaker 1>we plant soybeans, we're going to reap soybeans. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a certainty. So the question would be here, what are

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<v Speaker 1>we sowing in our lives? We have but two choices.

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<v Speaker 1>And which choice will it be? Would we sow to

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<v Speaker 1>the Spirit and reap eternal life, or sow to the

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<v Speaker 1>flesh and reap corruption? Friends, harvest time is a certainty.

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<v Speaker 1>And the certainties we have discussed today deal with our salvation,

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<v Speaker 1>with you. Because as we noted earlier, some things are

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<v Speaker 1>certain in life. And we know that if we fail

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<v Speaker 1>to deal with our sin, how that will indeed come

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<v Speaker 1>out on the day of judgment as God will bring

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<v Speaker 1>those matters into judgment. Again, Ecclesiastes 12 and verse 14.

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<v Speaker 1>The earthly possessions. Yes, we need things in which to live,

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<v Speaker 1>but not to allow our earthly possessions to possess us,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will. And to know the harvest time is there,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever we sow, that indeed we will reap. These are

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<v Speaker 1>some very sobering certainties, and we're thankful that we could

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<v Speaker 1>spend time today in the study of God's word with

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<v Speaker 1>these matters. Please join me again next time here on

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<v Speaker 1>the International Gospel Hour. I'm Jeff Archie, and friends, keep listening.

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<v Speaker 1>God be with you till we meet again.

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