WEBVTT - Billy Lambert - Oct 30 - 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>Hello, I'm Billy Lambert. I am the regular speaker on

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<v Speaker 2>Getting to Know Your Bible. And I want to welcome

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<v Speaker 2>you today. This may be the very first time that

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<v Speaker 2>you have seen this telecast. I want you to know

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<v Speaker 2>that the thing that we emphasize on getting to know

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

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest book that has ever been written. Many years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>there were those that wrote books that thought they would

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<v Speaker 2>replace the Bible. That's what Thomas Paine thought when he

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<v Speaker 2>wrote The Age of Reasons. But the Bible continues to

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<v Speaker 2>live century after century. Jesus said heaven and earth shall

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<v Speaker 2>pass away, but my word shall not pass away. So

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<v Speaker 2>on getting to know your Bible, we're teaching from the

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<v Speaker 2>timeless word of God. The Bible is God's book, the

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<v Speaker 2>greatest book that has ever been written. And today we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be opening up the pages of the word

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<v Speaker 2>of God and delivering a message to you from God's book.

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<v Speaker 2>Today we're going to be seeing one of our classics.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a production of one of our telecasts from

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to be offering a free Bible correspondence course today.

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<v Speaker 2>how you can receive that course. And so we want

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<v Speaker 2>to pause at this time.

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<v Speaker 1>To help you in your study of the Bible, we

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<v Speaker 1>Or call toll-free 1-877-711-5214. I want to read today from the.

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<v Speaker 2>Book of Hebrews. We're going to be reading out of

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth chapter of Hebrews, beginning with the twelfth verse.

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<v Speaker 2>Not with the blood of goats and cows, but with

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<v Speaker 2>his own blood he entered the most holy place once

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<v Speaker 2>for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood

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<v Speaker 2>of bulls and goats and the ashes of an heifer

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<v Speaker 2>sprinkling the unclean sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,

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<v Speaker 2>How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through

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<v Speaker 2>the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, cleanse

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<v Speaker 2>your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

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<v Speaker 2>And for this reason, he is the mediator of the

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<v Speaker 2>new covenant by means of death for the redemption of

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<v Speaker 2>the transgressions under the first covenant. that those who are

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<v Speaker 2>called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. For

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<v Speaker 2>where there is a testament, there must also of necessity

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<v Speaker 2>be the death of the testator. For a testament is

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<v Speaker 2>in force after men are dead, since it has no

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<v Speaker 2>power at all while the testator lives. Blood atonement is

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<v Speaker 2>a cardinal doctrine of the Bible. And the reason this

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<v Speaker 2>is such an important teaching of the Bible is that

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<v Speaker 2>without the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, there can

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<v Speaker 2>be no redemption for the human race. Nothing but the blood.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing but the blood. You see, nothing but the blood

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus Christ procures man's access to God. Man is

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<v Speaker 2>separated from God and that's not because of God's, on

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<v Speaker 2>God's part. It's man that is responsible for the separation.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, man has rebelled against God and man has

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<v Speaker 2>sinned against God and man is separated from God. And

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<v Speaker 2>is there any way that an individual can now be

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<v Speaker 2>at peace with God and be at one with God

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<v Speaker 2>and procure access to God? Over in the book of Ephesians,

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<v Speaker 2>the second chapter of Ephesians, and in verse 11 beginning,

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<v Speaker 2>Paul wrote, Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh,

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<v Speaker 2>you are called uncircumcision by what is called the circumcision

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<v Speaker 2>of Made in the flesh by hands. That at that

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<v Speaker 2>time ye were without Christ. Being aliens from the commonwealth

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<v Speaker 2>of Israel. And strangers from the covenants of promise. And

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<v Speaker 2>having no hope and without God in the world. Now

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<v Speaker 2>listen to verse 13. But now in Christ Jesus. You

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<v Speaker 2>who once were afar off. Have been brought near by

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<v Speaker 2>the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace.

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<v Speaker 2>Who has made both one. And has broken down the

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<v Speaker 2>middle wall of separation. Having abolished in his flesh the enmity.

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<v Speaker 2>That is the law of commandments contained in ordinances. So

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<v Speaker 2>as to create in himself one new man from the two.

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<v Speaker 2>Thus making peace. Now listen to verse 16 carefully. That

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<v Speaker 2>he might. reconcile them both, that is Jew and Gentile,

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<v Speaker 2>to God, reconcile them both to God in one body

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<v Speaker 2>through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>and verse 17 says, and he, that is Jesus, came

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<v Speaker 2>and preached peace to you who were afar off. and

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<v Speaker 2>to those who were near. Now verse 18 is the

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<v Speaker 2>significant passage. For through him, that's through Jesus, we both,

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<v Speaker 2>that's Jew and Gentile, all mankind, have access by one

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<v Speaker 2>spirit to the Father. It's nothing but the blood of

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ can give an individual access to God Almighty.

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<v Speaker 2>You know in the Old Testament when the children of

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<v Speaker 2>Israel had left the land of Egypt and they were

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<v Speaker 2>wandering in the wilderness God gave them instructions for the

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<v Speaker 2>building of the tabernacle. He told them to make it

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<v Speaker 2>according to the pattern that he had shown to Moses

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<v Speaker 2>while Moses was up on the mountain. There were two

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<v Speaker 2>sections of the tabernacle. There was the holy place and

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<v Speaker 2>there was the most holy place. And on the day

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<v Speaker 2>of atonement the high priest would enter into the most

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<v Speaker 2>holy place. And he would offer the blood of an

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<v Speaker 2>animal for his sins, for the sins of his family,

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<v Speaker 2>and for the sins of all the people. And he

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<v Speaker 2>would put that blood on the mercy seat. And the

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<v Speaker 2>mercy seat was a symbol of the presence of God.

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<v Speaker 2>And thus they had access to the mercy seat Because

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<v Speaker 2>of atoning blood. But of course we know in reading

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<v Speaker 2>the New Testament. In Hebrews the 10th chapter in verse 4.

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<v Speaker 2>That it's not possible. That the blood of bulls and

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<v Speaker 2>goats should take away sin. Men's sins cannot be forgiven

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<v Speaker 2>by the offering of animal blood. While the next year

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<v Speaker 2>the high priest would have to enter into the most

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<v Speaker 2>holy place again. And do it all over again. Because

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<v Speaker 2>in Hebrews chapter 10 in verse 3 we learned. that

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<v Speaker 2>there was every year made a remembrance of the sins

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<v Speaker 2>of the people. But listen to verse 3. In those sacrifices,

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<v Speaker 2>there is a reminder of sins every year. But Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>Christ died upon the cross of Calvary. And when he did,

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<v Speaker 2>the veil was rent in the temple from the top

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<v Speaker 2>to the bottom, signifying that the way into the most

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<v Speaker 2>holy place, that is into heaven itself, had been opened

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<v Speaker 2>for all mankind. Listen to the writer of the Hebrew

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<v Speaker 2>letter in Hebrews chapter 10, beginning with verse number 18.

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<v Speaker 2>Now where there is remission of these, there is no

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<v Speaker 2>longer an offering for sin. Therefore, brethren, having boldness to

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<v Speaker 2>enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a

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<v Speaker 2>new and living way, which he consecrated for us through

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<v Speaker 2>the veil of that is his flesh. When Jesus died

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<v Speaker 2>on the cross of Calvary, Jesus died and offered himself

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<v Speaker 2>as a sacrifice once for all. In Hebrews, the ninth

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<v Speaker 2>chapter in verse 28, the Bible says, so Christ was

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<v Speaker 2>once offered, once offered. Not like the high priest going

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<v Speaker 2>into the most holy place on the day of atonement

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<v Speaker 2>every year and having to offer a sacrifice over and

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<v Speaker 2>over and over. Jesus did it once for all time.

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<v Speaker 2>So Christ was offered once. to bear the sins of many.

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<v Speaker 2>And to those who eagerly wait for him, he will

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<v Speaker 2>appear a second time apart from sin for salvation. So

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ died on the cross of Calvary and he

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<v Speaker 2>now gives us access to God. We can have, therefore,

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<v Speaker 2>confidence when we pray to God. Someone says, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Brother Lambert, I just don't believe that when I pray

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<v Speaker 2>that God is going to listen to me. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>so unworthy in approaching God. I want you to take

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<v Speaker 2>your Bible, if you will, and turn back to the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth chapter of Hebrews. And I want to read verse

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<v Speaker 2>14 through verse 16. Seeing then that we have a

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<v Speaker 2>great high priest, that's Jesus. He is our high priest

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<v Speaker 2>who passed through the heavens. Jesus, the Son of God,

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<v Speaker 2>let us hold fast our confessions. Jesus Christ our high priest.

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<v Speaker 2>Died on the cross. He rent the veil in the temple.

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<v Speaker 2>And the way into heaven is now open for all mankind.

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<v Speaker 2>Now verse 15. We do not have a high priest

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<v Speaker 2>who cannot sympathize. With our weaknesses. But was in all

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<v Speaker 2>points tempted as we are. Yet without sin. Let us therefore.

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<v Speaker 2>This tells us what we can do because we have

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<v Speaker 2>that high priest. This tells us what we can do

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<v Speaker 2>because we have a high priest who can sympathize with us,

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<v Speaker 2>who was tempted in all points like we are, and

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<v Speaker 2>even though he did not sin, he sympathizes with us.

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<v Speaker 2>Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace

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<v Speaker 2>that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help

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<v Speaker 2>in time of need. I'm going to tell you that

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<v Speaker 2>nothing but the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ makes

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<v Speaker 2>that possible. Nothing but the blood can procure access to God. Furthermore,

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<v Speaker 2>nothing but the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ can

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<v Speaker 2>protect us from sin's power. In Zechariah the 13th chapter

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<v Speaker 2>in verse 1, here's a prophecy about Jesus' blood. In

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<v Speaker 2>that day, There shall be a fountain open to the

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<v Speaker 2>house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin

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<v Speaker 2>and uncleanness. There is a beautiful song that has in

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<v Speaker 2>it this line. There is a fountain filled with blood

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<v Speaker 2>drawn from Emmanuel's veins and sinners plunged beneath that flood

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<v Speaker 2>lose all Their guilty stains. And indeed there is a

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<v Speaker 2>fountain open. At Calvary. Flowing from the body. Of the

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<v Speaker 2>son of the living God. Jesus Christ. Is the one

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<v Speaker 2>who died and shed his blood. And nothing but that blood.

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<v Speaker 2>Can protect us from the power of sin. In Matthew

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<v Speaker 2>chapter 26 in verse 28. Jesus there said. Well this

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<v Speaker 2>is my blood. of the new covenant, which was shed

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<v Speaker 2>for many for the remission of sin. Jesus shed his

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<v Speaker 2>blood to remit our sins, that we might rid ourselves

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<v Speaker 2>of our sins. Sin is a terrible monster. The Bible

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<v Speaker 2>describes sin in 1 John 3 and verse 4 as

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<v Speaker 2>being the transgression of law. When we break law, God's law,

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<v Speaker 2>we sin. In James 4, 17, sin is described as

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<v Speaker 2>being a failure to carry out God's law. To know

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<v Speaker 2>to do good and to fail to do it, the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says, is sin. It's wrong. And sin is a

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<v Speaker 2>terrible monster. Sin is powerful. Let me tell you how

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<v Speaker 2>powerful sin is. Sin is powerful enough To enslave an individual.

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<v Speaker 2>To make you nothing more than just a slave to sin.

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<v Speaker 2>As a matter of fact, the Bible teaches that in

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<v Speaker 2>Romans the 6th chapter. And in verse 16. And in

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<v Speaker 2>Romans the 6th chapter, Paul is talking about our reconciliation

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<v Speaker 2>by the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. And in

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<v Speaker 2>verses 1 through 4, he talks about the death and

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<v Speaker 2>the burial and the resurrection of Christ. That is, we

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<v Speaker 2>die to sin, we're buried with Christ in baptism, and

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<v Speaker 2>we rise to walk in newness of life. Just as

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus died, just as Jesus was buried, and just as

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus was raised from the dead. But why do we

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<v Speaker 2>need to do that? Because of the power of sin.

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<v Speaker 2>Verse 16. Do you not know that to whom you

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<v Speaker 2>present yourselves slaves to obey, you're that one's slaves whom

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<v Speaker 2>you obeyed? whether of sin leading to death or of

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<v Speaker 2>obedience leading to righteousness, I submit to you that you're

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<v Speaker 2>a slave to someone. You're a slave to something. And

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<v Speaker 2>you are either a slave to the Lord Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>serving the Lord Jesus Christ, or you're a slave to sin.

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<v Speaker 2>Slave to sin. And you think about the myriads of

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<v Speaker 2>people today who are in slave to sin. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>power of sin. Sin also separates an individual from God.

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<v Speaker 2>In Isaiah, the 59th chapter, Isaiah said, the Lord's hand

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<v Speaker 2>is not shortened that it cannot save. Neither is ear

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<v Speaker 2>heavy that it cannot hear. And then in verse 2,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, it's your sins that have separated you from

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<v Speaker 2>your God. Your iniquities have hid his faith from you

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<v Speaker 2>that he will not hear. You see, sin is a

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<v Speaker 2>great separator. Why sin separates nations. It separates families. It

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<v Speaker 2>separates churches. It separates people from God. Sin also scars

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<v Speaker 2>an individual. That's the power of sin. In Psalms 51

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<v Speaker 2>and 3, David said, My sin is ever before me.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm convinced God had forgiven him of his sin. But

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<v Speaker 2>it was something that he could not forget. You see,

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<v Speaker 2>sin has a way of scarring us, marring us for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of our lives. We'll never be the same.

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<v Speaker 2>God may forgive us, but there will be the memory

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<v Speaker 2>of what we have done. Sin is so powerful that

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<v Speaker 2>it will actually pollute your soul. In Psalms 51, verse 10,

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<v Speaker 2>the psalmist there said, Create in me a clean heart,

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<v Speaker 2>O God. He felt so unworthy. He felt polluted in

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<v Speaker 2>the sight of God. Now, that's a form of pollution

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<v Speaker 2>the environmentalists are not much concerned about. I'm concerned about

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<v Speaker 2>keeping our environment safe and clean, but I'm more concerned

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<v Speaker 2>about people's polluted souls. Sin pollutes the soul. And sin

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<v Speaker 2>also can deceive you. Oh, we need to beware lest

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<v Speaker 2>we be deceived by sin. It is such a deceptive monster.

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<v Speaker 2>It promises you things that it cannot deliver. And there's nothing,

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<v Speaker 2>my friend, but the blood of Jesus Christ that can

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<v Speaker 2>protect you from the power of sin. You know, there

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<v Speaker 2>are different expressions that are found in the New Testament

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<v Speaker 2>that all mean The exact same thing. For example, you

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<v Speaker 2>take the expression, saved, shall be saved, found in Mark

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<v Speaker 2>16 and verse 16. He that believeth and is baptized

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<v Speaker 2>shall be saved. You take another expression, found in Acts

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<v Speaker 2>chapter 2 and verse 38, for remission of sin. Repent

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<v Speaker 2>and be baptized, every one of you, in the name

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins. So there's

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<v Speaker 2>another expression. Here's another one, and that's forgiveness. Ephesians 1, 7,

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<v Speaker 2>In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness

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<v Speaker 2>of sin. Here's another expression. Blotted out. In Acts 3

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<v Speaker 2>and verse 19, Peter said, repent and be converted that

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<v Speaker 2>your sins may be blotted out. Here's another expression, wash

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<v Speaker 2>away sin. In Acts 22 and 16, why tarryst thou?

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<v Speaker 2>Arise and be baptized. and wash away thy sins. Here's another.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is to remember sin no more. Hebrews 8

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<v Speaker 2>and 12. I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and

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<v Speaker 2>their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. Here

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<v Speaker 2>is yet another. And that is To cover sin. In

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<v Speaker 2>Psalms the 32nd chapter. In verse 1. Blessed is the

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<v Speaker 2>man whose transgression. Is forgiven. Whose sin. Is covered. Now

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<v Speaker 2>think about those different expressions. To be saved. To have

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<v Speaker 2>remission of one's sins. To obtain forgiveness of sin. To

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<v Speaker 2>have one's sins blotted out. To have one's sins washed away.

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<v Speaker 2>To have one's sins. Covered. and to have one's sins

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<v Speaker 2>remembered no more, all mean the same thing. And that

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<v Speaker 2>which makes all of that possible is nothing but the

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<v Speaker 2>blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Listen to Revelation chapter

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<v Speaker 2>1 and verse 5. Unto him who loved us and

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<v Speaker 2>washed us from our sins In his own blood. What

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<v Speaker 2>can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>But might I ask yet another question? When does that

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<v Speaker 2>blood wash away my sins? And we obtain the answer

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<v Speaker 2>to that in Acts the 22nd chapter and verse 16.

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<v Speaker 2>And now why tarriest thou? Which means what are you

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<v Speaker 2>waiting on? Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins,

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<v Speaker 2>calling on the name of the Lord. I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to observe in that passage that one's sins are not

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<v Speaker 2>washed away before they are baptized, but when they are baptized.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, in baptisms, We come in contact with the

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<v Speaker 2>precious blood of Jesus Christ by faith, and it is

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<v Speaker 2>his blood that washes our sins away. It is his

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<v Speaker 2>blood that saves us. It is his blood that gives

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<v Speaker 2>us remission of our sins. And I submit to you

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<v Speaker 2>that nothing but the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 2>can do that. But nothing but the blood of Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>Christ could make the church a reality. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>call your attention to a passage in the 20th chapter

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<v Speaker 2>of Acts and the setting of the passage is Paul's

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<v Speaker 2>address to the elders of the church in Ephesus. If

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<v Speaker 2>you notice in the 17th verse, he had called them

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<v Speaker 2>to come and to meet with him. They came and

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<v Speaker 2>Paul is addressing these elders. And verse 28 is a

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<v Speaker 2>part of that farewell address. He says, take heed unto yourselves.

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<v Speaker 2>And all the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath

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<v Speaker 2>made you overseers to feed the church of God, which

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<v Speaker 2>hath purchased with his own blood. The church is purchased

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<v Speaker 2>with blood. Oh, the church was eternally purposed by God.

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<v Speaker 2>The church was prophetically foretold. that the church was boldly promised,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said, I will build my church. But the church

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<v Speaker 2>was firmly established on the day of Pentecost after Jesus'

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<v Speaker 2>resurrection from the dead. And it was on that day

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<v Speaker 2>the Apostle Peter preached the first recorded gospel sermon under

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<v Speaker 2>the Worldwide Commission. What was his subject? He preached about Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>about his life, about his death, about his resurrection from

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<v Speaker 2>the dead. And he said to those people present on

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<v Speaker 2>that occasion that he is both Lord and Christ. And

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<v Speaker 2>when those people heard that, they asked, what shall we do?

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<v Speaker 2>And Peter's inspired answer was, repent and be baptized, every

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<v Speaker 2>one of you. in the name of Jesus Christ for

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<v Speaker 2>the remission of sins. Have you ever done that? Have

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<v Speaker 2>you ever been baptized for the remission of your sins?

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<v Speaker 2>You say, well, Brother Lambert, I was baptized when I

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<v Speaker 2>was a baby. In order for one to be a

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<v Speaker 2>candidate for baptism, they must be old enough to hear

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<v Speaker 2>the gospel, believe the gospel, obey the gospel. Have you

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<v Speaker 2>ever been baptized into Christ for the remission of your sins?

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<v Speaker 2>The church then becomes your family. Because Acts 2.47 tells

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<v Speaker 2>us that when people are saved, God adds them to

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<v Speaker 2>the church. Nothing but the blood can give you power

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<v Speaker 2>for daily living. And we all need it. Well, how

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<v Speaker 2>am I going to live my life every day? I

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<v Speaker 2>need to live my life with the blood of Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>Christ in mind. 1 John chapter 1 and verse 7

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<v Speaker 2>is written to those who are already saved. It's written

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<v Speaker 2>to tell them how they can stay in a saved

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<v Speaker 2>state under the blood of Jesus. Listen, if we walk

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<v Speaker 2>in the light, as he is in the light, We

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<v Speaker 2>have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>his son, cleanseth us from all sin. Nothing but the

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<v Speaker 2>blood can give you that kind of assurance that as

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<v Speaker 2>you walk in the light day in and day out,

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<v Speaker 2>serving God faithfully, that the blood of Jesus Christ, his son,

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<v Speaker 2>continually constantly cleanses you of your sin. Nothing but the blood.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever been saved? You say, I hope so. No, no,

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<v Speaker 2>we need to know. We need to be sure. Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 2>he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. If

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<v Speaker 2>we can assist you in any way, let us know.

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<v Speaker 2>Now in the closing moments, I would like to give

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<v Speaker 2>you a very personal invitation to visit the Church of

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<v Speaker 2>Christ in your community. You will find people who will

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<v Speaker 2>help you and assist you in doing what is right.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank you for watching today. And until

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<v Speaker 2>we meet again, may the Lord bless you and keep you,

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<v Speaker 2>is my prayer.

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