WEBVTT - Jeff Archey - Oct 15 - 6:00 am

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<v Speaker 1>Mankind has a lot of needs, but the greatest need

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<v Speaker 1>is salvation in Christ. That's our study today, just ahead

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<v Speaker 1>on the International Gospel Hour. Please 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.

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<v Speaker 1>And greetings and hello, everyone. Always good having you with

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<v Speaker 1>us for our studies today. You know, in Psalm 100,

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<v Speaker 1>verse 5, the Bible says, For the Lord is good,

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<v Speaker 1>His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.

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<v Speaker 1>How thankful we are for God's mercy and truth. For

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<v Speaker 1>man needs salvation, and through God, every generation can have

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<v Speaker 1>that need filled. When you think about it, think about

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<v Speaker 1>man's need of salvation. Well, man needs salvation because of sin.

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<v Speaker 1>From Genesis chapter 3, when sin entered into the world,

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<v Speaker 1>and we think of Romans 3 and verse 23, how

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<v Speaker 1>the wages of sin is death, but the free gift

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<v Speaker 1>of eternal life is through Jesus Christ. Actually, that's Romans

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<v Speaker 1>6 and verse 23. Romans 3, 23, all have sinned

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<v Speaker 1>and come short of the glory of God. Therefore, that's

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<v Speaker 1>why we need Jesus Christ. 1 John 1 and verse

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<v Speaker 1>10 reminds us that if we deny we have sin,

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<v Speaker 1>we make Him a liar and His truth is not

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<v Speaker 1>in us. Sin that separated Israel from God in Isaiah

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<v Speaker 1>59 and verse 2. We think of Ezekiel 18 and

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<v Speaker 1>verse 20 and how sin does come between God and

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<v Speaker 1>man and how in Galatians 6, 7, and 8 we

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<v Speaker 1>can sow sin and reap sin. We sow to the Spirit,

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<v Speaker 1>we reap of the Spirit, but if we sow to

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<v Speaker 1>the flesh, we reap of the flesh. Buy all the

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<v Speaker 1>scriptures that see what sin does to man and why

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<v Speaker 1>man indeed needs salvation. I want you to consider also

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<v Speaker 1>that man needs salvation because he is a man. He's

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<v Speaker 1>not an animal. Friends, no animal needs salvation. And second,

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<v Speaker 1>man is physical and spiritual. We note that from Genesis

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<v Speaker 1>35 and verse 18. Second Corinthians 4 and verse 16.

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<v Speaker 1>The outward man perishes, yet the inward man is renewed

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<v Speaker 1>day by day. and how the spirit will return unto

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<v Speaker 1>God who gave it when one dies, Ecclesiastes 12, 7.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know there's a part of man that cannot

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<v Speaker 1>be satisfied with bread alone, Matthew 4 and verse 4.

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<v Speaker 1>And when we think about the parable of the rich farmer,

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<v Speaker 1>how foolish he was in making the mistake of thinking

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<v Speaker 1>that his soul could live on material things, Luke 12,

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<v Speaker 1>15 through 21. You see, man needs salvation from God.

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<v Speaker 1>Consider with me a third reason why man needs salvation.

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<v Speaker 1>The history of the world is but a history of

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<v Speaker 1>man's need of salvation. Why take back to Genesis 3

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<v Speaker 1>the downfall of man of Adam and Eve, how they

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<v Speaker 1>were sent forth from the garden, and how man would

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<v Speaker 1>need salvation, and how the promise of salvation was through

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<v Speaker 1>Christ as stated in the seed promise there in Genesis

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<v Speaker 1>chapter 3. How about salvation? the separation of a race,

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<v Speaker 1>or Abraham's descendants. Well, consider Galatians 3, 16-19. Now to

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<v Speaker 1>Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does

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<v Speaker 1>not say, and to seeds, as of many, but as

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<v Speaker 1>of one, and to your seed, who is Christ. And

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<v Speaker 1>this I say, that the law, which was four hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that was

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<v Speaker 1>confirmed before by God in Christ, that it should make

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<v Speaker 1>the promise of no effect. For if the inheritance is

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<v Speaker 1>of the law, it is no longer of promise, but

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<v Speaker 1>God gave it to Abraham by promise. What purpose then

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<v Speaker 1>does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions,

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<v Speaker 1>till the seed should come to whom the promise was made,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was appointed through angels by the hand of

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<v Speaker 1>a mediator. Well, that seed, as we note back in

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<v Speaker 1>verse 16, is Christ. And so we see that through

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<v Speaker 1>the promise of Abraham, man needed salvation. when we go

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<v Speaker 1>back to the Old Testament of how animal sacrifices testified

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<v Speaker 1>to that need, a remembrance of sins year by year,

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<v Speaker 1>as the Hebrew writer described in Hebrews 10, 1-4. Even

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<v Speaker 1>the birth of Christ, the beauty of that birth, Matthew 1,

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<v Speaker 1>verse 21, shall call His name Emmanuel, and to be

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<v Speaker 1>interpreted that He is God with us, but how He

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<v Speaker 1>would also save man from his sins. When Christ died

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<v Speaker 1>on the cross, we note that His death is burial

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<v Speaker 1>and resurrection. That's the wonderful gospel message that we proclaim,

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<v Speaker 1>1 Corinthians 15 and verse 3. And we note that

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<v Speaker 1>He was delivered up because of our offenses and was

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<v Speaker 1>raised because of our justification, Romans 4 and verse 25. Friends,

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<v Speaker 1>we simply have taken a very quick view of the

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<v Speaker 1>need of the salvation of man as we've looked throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible. I would also add another one here. What

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<v Speaker 1>about Stephen's lesson in Acts, the seventh chapter, as he

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<v Speaker 1>stood before that council and he declared unto them all

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<v Speaker 1>the things that they knew from the Old Testament and

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<v Speaker 1>how it would come to Christ, the very one that

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<v Speaker 1>he was proclaiming. It lost Stephen's life. It cost him

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<v Speaker 1>rather his life. But yet the truth stands forth that

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<v Speaker 1>redeems mankind. So we do see man needs salvation. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>man also needs salvation because, well, let's face it, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>man needs help now. He needs guidance. You know, in

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremiah 10 in verse 23, it is stated that it

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<v Speaker 1>is not unto man who walks to direct his steps.

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<v Speaker 1>So many times we deceive ourselves thinking that we have

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<v Speaker 1>to straighten everything out when we should humble ourselves unto

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<v Speaker 1>God and make the decision to allow Him to help

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<v Speaker 1>us straighten out our lives. I've had individuals tell me

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<v Speaker 1>that I need to address this and address this first. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you got yourself into that mess, and if you turned

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<v Speaker 1>unto God, He will help you get out of that mess.

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<v Speaker 1>Man needs happiness, true happiness, that is true obedience unto Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>As the psalmist declared in Psalm 144, 15, and in

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<v Speaker 1>Acts 8 and verse 39, when the eunuch, when he

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<v Speaker 1>came up out of that water from baptism, The Bible

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<v Speaker 1>says how he went on his way rejoicing. We think

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<v Speaker 1>about the example of Christ before us in 1 Peter

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<v Speaker 1>2 and verse 21, that we should follow in his

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<v Speaker 1>steps and what he has left for us. There is

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<v Speaker 1>a story about Hawthorns or the story called the Great

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<v Speaker 1>Stone Face. and on the side of the mountain there

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<v Speaker 1>was a clear-cut face, and it was said that some

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<v Speaker 1>day a man resembling the stone face would come to

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<v Speaker 1>the village. He would be the people's greatest friend. And

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<v Speaker 1>a boy studied the face of every stranger to see

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<v Speaker 1>if he might be the one. Well, the years passed,

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<v Speaker 1>and the boy held the hope that some day the

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<v Speaker 1>man with the stone face would come. As the thought

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<v Speaker 1>lingered in the boy's mind, he was led to idealized

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<v Speaker 1>the character of the man who should come. He would

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<v Speaker 1>be lofty in thoughts, strong in faith, gentle in manners,

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<v Speaker 1>pure in character, and brave in convictions. And the years

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<v Speaker 1>continued to go by, his hair whitened, and his face

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<v Speaker 1>took on more and more the expressions of his idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the people came to realize that he was the

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<v Speaker 1>benefactor and counselor of them all, the very image of

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<v Speaker 1>the stone face. What an interesting, interesting story. Well, friends,

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<v Speaker 1>when we think about it, we are to become like

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<v Speaker 1>the one that we should obey, and that is Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>Man needs help now. In Romans 12 and verse 2,

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<v Speaker 1>Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by

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<v Speaker 1>the renewing of our minds. that you may prove that

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<v Speaker 1>it is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

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<v Speaker 1>As this young boy thought more about that and continued

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<v Speaker 1>to age of the great stone face, he became more

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<v Speaker 1>like that. And the teaching there is we become more

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<v Speaker 1>like God when we follow after Him. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>that I'd call that the greatest illustration in the world,

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<v Speaker 1>but I hope it brings us to think further that

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<v Speaker 1>we look and we respond of how we think and

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<v Speaker 1>renew our minds in the image of God. How about

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<v Speaker 1>man needs salvation because as a rational being, he must

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<v Speaker 1>account himself to God. This we learn from such text

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<v Speaker 1>as 2 Corinthians 5 and verse 10, Romans 2 and

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<v Speaker 1>verse 6. We also think about Matthew 25, 32. How

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<v Speaker 1>man should prepare himself to meet God as exhorted in

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<v Speaker 1>the long ago in Amos 4 and verse 12. And

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<v Speaker 1>man needs salvation because he must spend eternity somewhere. It's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be in either heaven. a place prepared for us,

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<v Speaker 1>John 14, 1 through 4, or Revelation 21, or it

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<v Speaker 1>will be in hell where death and Hades were cast

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<v Speaker 1>into the lake of fire, that being the second death.

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<v Speaker 1>And anyone not found written in the book of life

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<v Speaker 1>was cast into the lake of fire and Revelation 20,

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<v Speaker 1>14 and 15. Man has a need of salvation. And friends,

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<v Speaker 1>today we want to help you in your salvation. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Jay. And based upon the lesson, Man's Need

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<v Speaker 1>of Salvation, that is our study today from a wonderful,

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<v Speaker 1>faithful servant of days gone by, Brother Leroy Brownlow. A

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<v Speaker 1>man that lived on this earth and passed in 2002,

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<v Speaker 1>how thankful we are for his good work, and how

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<v Speaker 1>we can share it today. We'll continue our studies together

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<v Speaker 1>at another time, and thank you for joining me today

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

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<v Speaker 1>as always, keep listening.

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