WEBVTT - Billy Lambert - Oct 14 - 10:00 am

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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>I have talked to people who live during the Great Depression.

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<v Speaker 2>Things were so hard financially during the Great Depression. Jobs

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<v Speaker 2>were scarce. And there would be times when they would

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<v Speaker 2>have a roll call for people who had their name,

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<v Speaker 2>had their application in for jobs. And can you imagine

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<v Speaker 2>a father whose family is suffering because of the lack

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<v Speaker 2>of food to put on the table? And he goes

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<v Speaker 2>down where they're going to be calling the work row.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what they called it in that day.

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<v Speaker 3>He's listening.

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<v Speaker 2>He's listening for them to call his name. And that

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<v Speaker 2>will mean food for the table.

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<v Speaker 3>That will mean his family will be able to live better.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm sure that was a concern to those men

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<v Speaker 2>in that day. There's something that's more concerning to me,

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<v Speaker 2>and that is that my name be written in the

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<v Speaker 2>Lamb's Book of Life, and that when the roll is

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<v Speaker 2>called at the end of time, that my name will

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<v Speaker 2>be there. Today we want to discuss the joy of

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<v Speaker 2>having your name written In Heaven. I'm Billy Lambert. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the regular speaker on Getting to Know Your Bible. And

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<v Speaker 2>we appreciate those of you that are watching today. And

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<v Speaker 2>now today on Getting to Know Your Bible, we offer

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<v Speaker 2>let me mention also that you can take this course online.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we'll have that information up for you as well.

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<v Speaker 2>take a brief pause.

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<v Speaker 2>Read now from the Gospel according to Luke. We're in

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<v Speaker 2>the 10th chapter of Luke's Gospel. And I want to

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<v Speaker 2>begin the reading in verse number 17. Then the seventy

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<v Speaker 2>returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject

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<v Speaker 2>to us.

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<v Speaker 3>In your name.

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<v Speaker 2>And he said to them, I saw Satan fall like

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<v Speaker 2>lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to

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<v Speaker 2>trample upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power

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<v Speaker 2>of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 2>do not rejoice in this that the spirits are subject

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<v Speaker 2>to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. This to me is one of the most

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<v Speaker 2>interesting readings in the Bible. Jesus had sent the 70

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<v Speaker 2>out on what we sometimes refer to as a limited commission,

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<v Speaker 2>limited in that they only went to the lost sheep

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<v Speaker 2>of the house of Israel.

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<v Speaker 3>And they came back and.

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<v Speaker 2>They were rejoicing because they had power that Jesus had

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<v Speaker 2>given to them. And Jesus said, you don't need to

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<v Speaker 2>be rejoicing on that fact, but rather you rejoice need

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<v Speaker 2>to be rejoicing because your names are written in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, it is a reason to have joy in

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<v Speaker 2>our heart knowing that we are saved and knowing that

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<v Speaker 2>the relationship I have with God is good and that

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<v Speaker 2>my soul is saved And that one day I can

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<v Speaker 2>rejoice with the angels in heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, there's.

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<v Speaker 2>Joy in heaven. And there ought to be joy in

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<v Speaker 2>the hearts of those who follow the Lord. The Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says there's joy in heaven over one sinner that repents.

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<v Speaker 2>More than 99 just persons that need no repentance.

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<v Speaker 3>We can have.

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<v Speaker 2>Joy knowing that our names are written in heaven. is

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<v Speaker 2>a reason to be concerned if it's not. Revelation chapter

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<v Speaker 2>20 and verse 15 reads, Whosoever was not found written

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<v Speaker 2>in the book of life was cast into the lake

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<v Speaker 2>of fire. You see, God knows those who are His,

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<v Speaker 2>that is, who belong to Him. 2 Timothy chapter 2

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<v Speaker 2>and in verse 19. And God keeps a record. He's

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<v Speaker 2>a record-keeping God. And this is suggested in our text

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<v Speaker 2>that we have read that there's a role where God

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<v Speaker 2>keeps the names of those that are his. That is,

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<v Speaker 2>he knows who are his. In Philippians chapter 4 and

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<v Speaker 2>verse 3, Paul said, I entreat thee, true yokefella, help

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<v Speaker 2>those women who labored with and claim it also. and

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<v Speaker 2>those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life

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<v Speaker 2>or in the book of life. So their names are

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<v Speaker 2>written in heaven, he said. I want you to help

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<v Speaker 2>these people rejoice in what they've done to help me.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, the Bible talks about God keeping a record

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>How do we have our names written in heaven?

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<v Speaker 2>So suppose we got out in the community where you

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<v Speaker 2>live and And we started going door to door and said,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the Bible says that God has a role.

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<v Speaker 3>He keeps the role.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's a hymn that we sing, when the role

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<v Speaker 2>is called up yonder, I'll be there. Well, how do

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<v Speaker 2>you have your name written in heaven? I have an

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<v Speaker 2>idea that if we would do that, that we'd get

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<v Speaker 2>a variety of answers, a variety of answers.

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<v Speaker 3>Someone would say, well, I don't even believe in that.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't believe in God at all, so I don't

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<v Speaker 2>believe there's any such a role. Well, the Bible says

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<v Speaker 2>that whosoever is not found written in the book of

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<v Speaker 2>life is cast into the lake of fire.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to know that my name is in that

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<v Speaker 3>book of life.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus told the 70, rejoice that their names are written

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. So I believe that. I believe that with

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<v Speaker 2>all of my heart and all of my soul. Someone says, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I think all you have to do, Brother Lambert, is

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<v Speaker 2>you just have to be honest and sincere.

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<v Speaker 3>Just be a.

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<v Speaker 2>Good moral person, in other words, and you'll go to heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you realize there are a lot of people that

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<v Speaker 2>believe that today? They believe that as long as they

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<v Speaker 2>live a good moral life, and that they'll go to heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they're the kind of person, they join some

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<v Speaker 2>civic club, and they're active in it, and they join

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<v Speaker 2>the PTA at school, and they help the school with

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<v Speaker 2>their children's activities. And not only that, they are good

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<v Speaker 2>to their neighbors. And they also help when there's money

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<v Speaker 2>taken up for some drive, like for for cancer, for

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<v Speaker 2>the heart disease or the like, and they always pitch

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<v Speaker 2>in their part to do that. And they're known as

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<v Speaker 2>good family people.

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<v Speaker 3>They're good to their children. They're good to their spouses.

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<v Speaker 2>They're the kind of person you enjoy being around, the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of person you'd actually like to live next door to.

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<v Speaker 2>And they think as long as you live that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of life, you're going to heaven. Let me tell you

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<v Speaker 2>about one of the best men I think I ever

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<v Speaker 2>read about in all of my life. The man's name

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<v Speaker 2>was Cornelius. You read about him in the 10th chapter

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<v Speaker 2>of Acts. And the Bible tells us that Cornelius was

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<v Speaker 2>a praying man. His prayers went up as a memorial

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<v Speaker 2>before God.

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<v Speaker 3>He was a giving man.

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<v Speaker 2>We're told in Acts 10 that he gave much alms

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<v Speaker 2>to the people. He was a good family man. He

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<v Speaker 2>actually feared God with all of his house. He said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>a man like that surely will go to heaven. But

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<v Speaker 2>Cornelius was a good man. But Cornelius needed to hear

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<v Speaker 2>a message about Jesus to be saved. Somebody said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you know he wasn't saved? Well, I know

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<v Speaker 2>that because when the Apostle Peter, who had been down

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<v Speaker 2>to the house of Cornelius and preached to him, got

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<v Speaker 2>back to Jerusalem, he had to tell his Jewish brethren

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<v Speaker 2>what happened at the house of Cornelius. And he told

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<v Speaker 2>his Jewish brethren in Acts chapter 11 and verse 14 that,

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<v Speaker 2>that Cornelius had been told to send for him, that

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<v Speaker 2>is to send for Peter to come to his house,

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<v Speaker 2>who shall tell thee words whereby thou and thy household

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<v Speaker 2>shall be saved. Now let's think about that for a moment.

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<v Speaker 2>If he was already saved, why did Peter need to

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<v Speaker 2>tell him words in order that he might be saved?

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<v Speaker 2>He was a good man, but I submit to you

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<v Speaker 2>that Cornelius was a lost man Cornelius was a Gentile,

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<v Speaker 2>and when he needed Christ, morality may keep the police

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<v Speaker 2>from knocking on your door. But let me tell you,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to take the blood of the Lord Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>Christ to save your soul in eternity. He was a

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<v Speaker 2>good man, but he was a lost man. Someone says,

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<v Speaker 2>I think all you have to do to have your

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<v Speaker 2>name written in heaven, preacher, is to just be sincere,

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<v Speaker 2>be honest with people. Well, I suggest that you need

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<v Speaker 2>to be sincere. I believe you should be honest. Integrity

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<v Speaker 2>and honesty are two things that are lacking in our

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<v Speaker 2>society today.

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<v Speaker 3>I believe it. I preach it.

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<v Speaker 2>But you can be honest and you can be sincere

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<v Speaker 2>and be honestly mistaken and sincerely wrong. Let me give

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<v Speaker 2>you a case in point. Joseph's father made him a

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<v Speaker 2>coat of many colors. And his brothers were jealous of him.

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<v Speaker 2>Acts 7 verse 9 affirms that. And their brothers decided

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<v Speaker 2>to do away with Joseph and eventually sold him into slavery.

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<v Speaker 2>But they took that coat that that father had made

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<v Speaker 2>for Joseph, which is to call the coat of many colors,

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<v Speaker 2>and they killed an animal and they dipped That coat

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<v Speaker 2>in the blood of that animal. And Cook took it

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<v Speaker 2>to their father. And they said your son is dead.

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<v Speaker 2>He believed for years. That his son was dead. If

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<v Speaker 2>you were to ask him. Tell us about Joseph. And

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<v Speaker 2>he would begin to weep. He said some wild beast

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<v Speaker 2>killed my son. But later there was a famine. Now

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<v Speaker 2>Joseph is in Egypt, and he helps prepare the world

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<v Speaker 2>for that seven-year famine. And his father, not knowing he's

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<v Speaker 2>still alive, sends his brothers to Egypt to get food.

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<v Speaker 2>And guess who helps them with the food? Joseph, his son.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not dead.

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<v Speaker 3>Joseph is alive.

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<v Speaker 2>And that was all because God's providence saved Joseph. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>his father believed sincerely that he was.

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<v Speaker 3>Dead, but he found out he was wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>You can believe one thing, then you believe it with

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<v Speaker 2>all your heart, but you may be sincerely wrong. That

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<v Speaker 2>sincerity is no evidence that your name is written in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>Someone says, well, you know, Brother Lambert, I believe in Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe in Jesus with all of my heart. And

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<v Speaker 2>because I believe, and I believe Jesus is the Son

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<v Speaker 2>of God, that's all I believe. Now, that's all I understand,

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<v Speaker 2>that Jesus actually lived on this earth, and he was

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<v Speaker 2>God sent him into the world. And therefore, I believe

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<v Speaker 2>now that I am saved. I want to suggest to

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<v Speaker 2>you that faith is the foundation upon which we build

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<v Speaker 2>our lives. And once we have obedient faith, we're to

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<v Speaker 2>build upon that foundation. We're to add to our faith

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<v Speaker 2>virtue and knowledge and temperance and the like that the

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<v Speaker 2>Apostle Peter wrote about.

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<v Speaker 3>But faith and faith alone without acts.

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<v Speaker 2>Of obedience to God will not save a soul. There

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<v Speaker 2>are two reasons I suggest that. Number one, the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>nowhere teaches that we're saved simply by believing. And secondly,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible teaches explicitly that faith alone will not save.

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<v Speaker 2>That's found in the second chapter of the book of James.

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<v Speaker 2>Faith without works is dead, being alone. Man is not

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<v Speaker 2>saved by faith alone, but by works of obedience. Now

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<v Speaker 2>that's not suggesting that you work to earn your salvation.

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<v Speaker 2>Abraham was justified by faith when he obeyed God. We're

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<v Speaker 2>justified by our faith when we do all that God

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<v Speaker 2>tells us to do. Faith only could not be all

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<v Speaker 2>that's involved in our salvation because we're taught in Romans

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<v Speaker 2>10 and verses 9 and 10 that we confess Christ

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<v Speaker 2>unto salvation. Jesus taught that we're to be baptized in

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<v Speaker 2>the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>And then that's in Matthew's gospel. And then in Mark's gospel,

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<v Speaker 2>it tells us the reason we do that is in order.

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<v Speaker 3>To be saved.

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<v Speaker 2>So faith alone will not save us. It's important to

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<v Speaker 2>have faith. But someone says, well, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, I just think God understands.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just don't think there's anything I have to do.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think and I believe God is going to

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<v Speaker 2>save me in spite of what you're saying, Brother Lambert.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember sitting down studying with a man one day

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<v Speaker 2>and I talked to him and we actually had been

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<v Speaker 2>over a period of several weeks. And finally, I thought,

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<v Speaker 2>I need to bring this man to make some kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a decision for Jesus. And I said, let me

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<v Speaker 2>ask you a question. Are you ready to turn your

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<v Speaker 2>life over to Jesus? And you know what he told me?

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<v Speaker 2>He said, that's where I disagree with you, Brother Lambert.

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<v Speaker 2>because I think you can be saved and go to

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<v Speaker 2>heaven without Jesus. And I thought, man, have you been listening?

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<v Speaker 2>Have you been listening? And the fact is there are

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<v Speaker 2>lots of people who think that God's just going to

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<v Speaker 2>understand their situation and that.

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<v Speaker 3>When they die, they're going to heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, let me ask you, how would we determine what

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<v Speaker 2>we must do to be saved and to have our

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<v Speaker 2>name written in heaven? Now let me ask, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>be logical. Let's use some logic, and that's about the most,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the most scarce thing there is today, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>trying to use logic and reason.

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<v Speaker 3>If we could learn.

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<v Speaker 2>What people did in the first century to have their

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<v Speaker 2>names written in heaven, And if we would turn around

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<v Speaker 2>today and if we would follow their example and do

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<v Speaker 2>the very same thing today that they did in the

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<v Speaker 2>first century when Christianity had its beginning, when the church

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<v Speaker 2>began on the day of Pentecost, doesn't it stand to

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<v Speaker 2>reason that if we duplicated what they did in our

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<v Speaker 2>time in the 21st century, that we would be saved

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<v Speaker 2>and have our names written in heaven. Someone said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>that sounds sensible. Well, question, what did people do in

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<v Speaker 2>the first century to be saved? I call your attention

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<v Speaker 2>to a sermon that the Apostle Peter preached. And in

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<v Speaker 2>that sermon, he preached about the life and the death

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<v Speaker 2>and the burial and the resurrection of Jesus and And

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<v Speaker 2>he said, let all the house of Israel know assuredly

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<v Speaker 2>that God hath made that same Jesus that you crucified

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<v Speaker 2>both Lord and Christ. For the first time that they

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<v Speaker 2>were confronted with that.

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<v Speaker 3>The truth.

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<v Speaker 2>These are the people that had asked for Jesus to

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<v Speaker 2>be crucified and now Peter's telling them you crucified and

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<v Speaker 2>the one you crucified was none other than the Messiah,

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<v Speaker 2>the long-awaited Savior, the long-awaited Son.

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<v Speaker 3>Of the living God.

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<v Speaker 2>And when they heard that, they were pricked in their hearts.

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<v Speaker 2>I like to think that their conscience was cut to

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<v Speaker 2>the quick. They realized how wrong they had been. And

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<v Speaker 2>they realized for the first time that the one that

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<v Speaker 2>they were responsible for having him crucified was not a

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<v Speaker 2>rabble-rouser like Barabbas. he indeed truly was the son of

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<v Speaker 2>God and so they asked this question and it's found

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<v Speaker 2>in your Bible in the 37th chapter of Acts chapter

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<v Speaker 2>2 men and brethren.

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<v Speaker 3>What shall we do.

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<v Speaker 2>Well now how do you suppose Peter answered that question

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<v Speaker 2>Now remember, Peter's the preacher. And he's preaching about Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what the subject ought to be in every

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<v Speaker 2>pulpit across our land is Jesus. Preaching Jesus and him crucified.

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<v Speaker 2>And so Peter said, well, you don't need to do

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<v Speaker 2>anything because you're already saved.

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<v Speaker 3>You already believe. No, no, no, Peter.

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<v Speaker 2>That's not what Peter said. Well, someone says, well, I

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<v Speaker 2>think all you have to do is you just repeat

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<v Speaker 2>a prayer after me and ask the Lord to come

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<v Speaker 2>into your heart.

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<v Speaker 3>No, that's not.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that what Peter said? Well, let's look closely now. No,

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<v Speaker 2>that's not what Peter said.

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<v Speaker 3>Peter said unto them, this is in the 38th verse.

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<v Speaker 2>Of Acts chapter 2, repent.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, let's stop right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Would you not think that if there's any group of

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<v Speaker 2>people that needed to repent of their sins, turn away

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<v Speaker 2>from the sin in their life, have godly sorrow for

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<v Speaker 2>their sins, that it would be the people who called

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<v Speaker 2>out for the death of Jesus? You say, I agree

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<v Speaker 2>with that, Brother Lambert. Well, let me read a verse

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<v Speaker 2>to you. For all have sinned and come short of

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<v Speaker 2>the glory of God. You see, we're all sinners. And

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus died on that cross, not just for the sins

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<v Speaker 2>of the people who called on him and called for

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<v Speaker 2>his death, but Jesus Christ died for the sins of

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<v Speaker 2>the whole world. He died for me and he died

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<v Speaker 2>for you. So we all need to repent of our sins. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>what else did he tell them? Repent and, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is a connecting conjunction there. And it says repent and

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<v Speaker 2>be baptized.

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<v Speaker 3>Repent and baptize. What is baptism?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, is it sprinkling water on a person? Is it

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<v Speaker 2>pouring water on a person? The Bible describes baptism as

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<v Speaker 2>being a immersion in water, burial in water. Listen to

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<v Speaker 2>Colossians 2, verse 12. Buried with him in baptism, where

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<v Speaker 2>also you're risen with him through the faith of the

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<v Speaker 2>operation of God. Repent and be baptized. How many of

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<v Speaker 2>us need to do that, Peter? Every one of you.

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<v Speaker 2>Every one of you. needs to repent and be baptized. Well, Peter,

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<v Speaker 2>by what authority are you telling us this? In the

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<v Speaker 2>name or by the authority of Jesus Christ. What's the

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<v Speaker 2>purpose of this? For the remission of sins. On our

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<v Speaker 2>personal prayer list, we pray for several people with cancer.

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<v Speaker 2>We pray they will get into remission. And they know

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<v Speaker 2>what that means. If they are in remission, that means

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<v Speaker 2>the cancer is no longer working actively in their body

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<v Speaker 2>to destroy them. Folks, Jesus is in the remission business.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is in the business of eradicating sin. And so

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<v Speaker 2>Peter says you need to repent and be baptized to

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<v Speaker 2>eradicate sin in your life for the remission of sins.

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<v Speaker 2>And you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>Someone says, I wonder if those people ever did that.

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<v Speaker 2>Verse 41 says, then, right then, that same day, they

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<v Speaker 2>that gladly received the word. Now, some people I preach

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<v Speaker 2>to do not gladly receive the word. They reject it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. But they that gladly received the word were baptized.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're added unto them that day about 3,000. So

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<v Speaker 2>someone says, doesn't for remission of sins means because of

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<v Speaker 2>the remission of your sins that you're baptized not in

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<v Speaker 2>order to be saved but because you're saved? Well, Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>said in Matthew 26 in verse 28, this is my

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<v Speaker 2>blood of the New Testament which was shed for many

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<v Speaker 2>for the remission of sins. Same Greek word translated for

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<v Speaker 2>remission as is Acts 2.38. It means in order that

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<v Speaker 2>you might have the remission of your sins. Would you

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<v Speaker 2>be baptized today for the remission of your sins? You'll

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<v Speaker 2>be saved. You'll have your sins washed away in the

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<v Speaker 2>blood of Jesus, Acts 22, 16. Rise, be baptized, wash

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<v Speaker 2>away your sins. Your name will be written in heaven.

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