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\nthe King, studied in the Sermon
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\nstudy today is citizens of the
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\nWhen Jack Bolton said he’d
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\nand look at him, he didn’t know
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\nAnd it may even help you to
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\nmessage than the man, if you
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\nlike Leslie Johnson.
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\nthe time thinking what’s the
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\nthat it does gradually improve
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\nAfter the 1st 2 1\/2 hours, not
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\nOur reading is from Matthew’s
\nGospel chapter 5, the 1st 16 <\/p>\n
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\nverses here at Fred.
\nBrethren, sisters, my brethren, <\/p>\n
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\nspeaking on the Gospel of the
\nKingdom of God, that Jesus went <\/p>\n
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\nabout everywhere teaching the
\nKingdom of God as though he went<\/p>\n
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\nabout giving Christadelphia
\nlectures on the Kingdom of God. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd when we come to read the
\ngospel, we’re surprised <\/p>\n
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\nsometimes to find that he didn’t
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\nGod.
\nThat is to say, when we are <\/p>\n
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\npreaching the Kingdom of God, we
\nare paid to talk about the <\/p>\n
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\npromises to Abraham and the
\ncovenant to David help be <\/p>\n
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\nfulfilled in what we call, quite
\nrightly, a divine political <\/p>\n
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\nKingdom soon to be established
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\nBut when we read the Gospels and
\nwe find Jesus preaching the <\/p>\n
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\nHe seems to be more concerned <\/p>\n
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\nin a different sense to this.
\nNow of course, it is perfectly <\/p>\n
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\ncorrect to say that the Kingdom
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\nKingdom.
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\nsoon to be established on the
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\nAnd the soon is not our province
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\nBut it seems probable that it
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\nearth.
\nBut when Jesus preached the <\/p>\n
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\nKingdom of God, all this was
\nunderlying message. <\/p>\n
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\nThis was something that was
\nthere at the background of it. <\/p>\n
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\nThe Jews themselves perfectly
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\nwas.
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\nMessiah to arise who would
\nestablish this Kingdom, and they<\/p>\n
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\nbe trotted on their fingers.
\nSo when Jesus came preaching the<\/p>\n
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\nBut what even more concern was
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\nIn a sense he was saying to Mr. <\/p>\n
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\nPatriot Jude, it’s all very well
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\nas the Kingdom of God and the <\/p>\n
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\nrestoration of the throne of
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\nBut unless you change your ways,
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\nYou cannot see of the Kingdom of
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\nYou receive the Kingdom of God.
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\nlittle child, you shall in no
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\nbecoming subjects of God and of
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\nMust have received the rebuke of
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\nYou will see Abraham, Isaac, and
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\nyou yourself thrusted, unless
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\nJohn the Baptist, the great
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\nThere has never been a greater
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\nThe Lord and the prophet were
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\nSince then the Kingdom of God
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\nHere was the proclamation
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\ncitizens of the future Kingdom,
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\nAnd the eyes of the blind should
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\nbeatitude, the blessing.
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\nblessed are the pure in heart,
\nand so on them all together. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd you have a portrait of Jesus
\nin it, the King of the Kingdom. <\/p>\n
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\nHere he is.
\nThis is what the Kingdom of God <\/p>\n
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\nWhen God’s glory, God’s will, is<\/p>\n
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\nestablished on earth over all
\nthe world, these kind of people <\/p>\n
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\neverlasting in his eternal <\/p>\n
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\nKingdom.
\nNot only a portrait of Jesus, of<\/p>\n
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\ncourse, but a portrait of the
\ncomplete Christian character as <\/p>\n
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\nwell, living in the world but
\nnot belonging to it. <\/p>\n
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\nI want to begin by looking at
\nthese a little more closely <\/p>\n
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\ncalled in what’s left of the
\ntime. <\/p>\n
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\nGo into each one indeed, and I
\nwant to look at them a little <\/p>\n
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\nmore closely now.
\nI want you to notice how that <\/p>\n
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\ngive an unnatural religion. <\/p>\n
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\nThat is to say, there’s nobody
\nnaturally like this. <\/p>\n
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\nYou must be born again, Jesus
\nsaid. <\/p>\n
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\nYou’re not born like this.
\nYou may be born with a quiet <\/p>\n
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\ndisposition.
\nThere aren’t many people with a <\/p>\n
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\nmuch quieter, quieter
\ndisposition than Len Richardson.<\/p>\n
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\nThere are a lot of quite a lot
\nof our brother and sisters who <\/p>\n
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\nare nice, quiet, humble.
\nNo, not, you know, not natural. <\/p>\n
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\nNobody’s naturally humble.
\nWhat is naturally humble? <\/p>\n
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\na little less aggressive.
\nTheir dreams may have been <\/p>\n
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\ngive way than some of us are.
\nBut humility is a spiritual <\/p>\n
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\nThese are qualities that Jesus <\/p>\n
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\nthe work of the Spirit in our
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\nWilliam Paley in his famous
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\nwhether you can remember.
\nLet’s start that sentence again.<\/p>\n
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\nWilliam Paley wrote a book which
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\nChristadelphian circles, even
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\ncourse they read it.
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\nHands up those who have read it?
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\nIt’s called quail, evidences of
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\nBut the fish, these are the mark
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\nJesus thinking of sober people <\/p>\n
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\nwho mourn for their sins and
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\nsure as faithful and life. <\/p>\n
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\nThe main Jesus was meek but he <\/p>\n
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\nWhat is meanness marriages was <\/p>\n
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\nsisters, I am absolutely <\/p>\n
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\nlabour, that heavy laden, come <\/p>\n
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\nThings you’ve been looking for <\/p>\n
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\nHungering and bursting after
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\nOh, I think this is wonderful. <\/p>\n
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\nthirst up to righteousness. <\/p>\n
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\nyou’re concerned? <\/p>\n
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\nThere’s one thing to be a
\nChristadelphian. <\/p>\n
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\nunderstand the truth, baptize <\/p>\n
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\nand go to all the meetings.
\nBut it’s a different thing to <\/p>\n
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\nhunger and outer righteousness.
\nI know, I know brethren, that my<\/p>\n
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\nhunger and bursting half the
\ntime 3\/4 at the time isn’t <\/p>\n
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\nI want so many things. <\/p>\n
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\nOld as I am, I can say that so
\nmany things you hunger for look <\/p>\n
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\nforward to enjoy Jesus both of
\nthe hunger and earth for <\/p>\n
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\nNow do you? <\/p>\n
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\npraised for it? <\/p>\n
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\nrighteousness, and his iniquity.<\/p>\n
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\nTherefore God, even thy God,
\nhath anointed me with the oil of<\/p>\n
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\ngladness above thy fellows.
\nI think I will be the king of <\/p>\n
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\nThat’s why the Lord has highly <\/p>\n
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\nexalted him and given him a name
\nabove every name, because he who<\/p>\n
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\nis to judge the world in
\nrighteousness and establish <\/p>\n
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\nGod’s will upon the earth over
\nall nations, first received <\/p>\n
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\nGod’s will into his own life.
\nAnd let God be keen over all his<\/p>\n
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\nHe loved righteousness, hated <\/p>\n
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\nIf you want to prepare, Jesus <\/p>\n
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\nsays you’ve got to learn it.
\nYou’ve got to learn to love the <\/p>\n
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\nthings that the Kingdom of God
\nstands for. <\/p>\n
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\nMan cannot live by bread alone,
\nbut by every word of God, the <\/p>\n
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\nBlessed are the merciful. <\/p>\n
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\ngiving none? <\/p>\n
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\nshe have hopefulness? <\/p>\n
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\nconsider this, that in the
\ncourse of justice none of us <\/p>\n
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\nshould seek salvation.
\nWe do pray for mercy in that <\/p>\n
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\nsame prayer that teaches all the
\nrender the deeds of mercy. <\/p>\n
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\nGood measure. <\/p>\n
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\nHe meant just. <\/p>\n
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\nThe merciful shall obtain mercy
\neven in this life. <\/p>\n
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\ncritical carping spirit is <\/p>\n
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\nBlessed are the merciful. <\/p>\n
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\nGoodbye reason for say, journey.
\nBlessed are the merciful. <\/p>\n
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\npleasant blessing in all these <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s just something reserved for
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\nand carry on, one day you’ll get<\/p>\n
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\nblessings, tremendous blessing.
\nNow the merciful obtain mercy <\/p>\n
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\nnow and in the world, the heart,
\nby the grace of God, eternal <\/p>\n
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\nmercy in His everlasting
\nKingdom. <\/p>\n
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\nBlessed are the pure in heart.
\nThey don’t play in inside. <\/p>\n
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\ncleanliness, didn’t he? <\/p>\n
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\nscrubbing out outward man trying<\/p>\n
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\n00:30:16,920 –> 00:30:22,000
\nto put on a good faith to
\nothers, but what we are like <\/p>\n
339
\n00:30:22,000 –> 00:30:26,280
\ninside, the motivation of a man.
\nThis is what matters. <\/p>\n
340
\n00:30:27,440 –> 00:30:33,360
\nThe pure in heart.
\nThey shall see God alive. <\/p>\n
341
\n00:30:35,160 –> 00:30:42,240
\nI just I don’t think we can know
\nthe fruits of what that <\/p>\n
342
\n00:30:42,320 –> 00:30:49,880
\nexpression means.
\nThey shall see God, but you’ve <\/p>\n
343
\n00:30:49,880 –> 00:30:55,720
\ngot to be pure inside.
\nJesus is one of the conditions <\/p>\n
344
\n00:30:55,720 –> 00:31:02,560
\nof his Kingdom, that we first
\ncleanse that which is within, <\/p>\n
345
\n00:31:03,520 –> 00:31:10,960
\nthat the outside also may be
\nclean also, lest are the pure in<\/p>\n
346
\n00:31:10,960 –> 00:31:14,520
\nheart, for they shall see our
\nGod. <\/p>\n
347
\n00:31:15,440 –> 00:31:23,440
\nThe secret of the Lord is this.
\nIt’s a wonderful phrase, isn’t <\/p>\n
348
\n00:31:23,440 –> 00:31:28,280
\nit?
\nThe secret of the Lord is <\/p>\n
349
\n00:31:28,280 –> 00:31:35,360
\ntheirs, the pure in heart.
\nTheir heart is fight the bow. <\/p>\n
350
\n00:31:35,360 –> 00:31:42,280
\nBlessed are the pennies made,
\nnot the pennies. <\/p>\n
351
\n00:31:45,240 –> 00:31:50,040
\nWe tend to give so much credit
\nto people who blaze trails and <\/p>\n
352
\n00:31:50,040 –> 00:32:00,920
\nlead things and fire the guns.
\nOne of those qualities you think<\/p>\n
353
\n00:32:00,920 –> 00:32:04,000
\nthat painting talks about
\nunnatural qualities. <\/p>\n
354
\n00:32:04,160 –> 00:32:14,560
\nNot the arrogant, not the
\nvengeful, not the pride of the <\/p>\n
355
\n00:32:14,560 –> 00:32:19,920
\npeace.
\nThe fruit of righteousness is so<\/p>\n
356
\n00:32:20,120 –> 00:32:28,520
\nin peace of them that make pain.
\nAnd as one dear old brother of <\/p>\n
357
\n00:32:28,520 –> 00:32:32,000
\nHereford, his daughter’s here
\ntonight, so she anyway said it. <\/p>\n
358
\n00:32:32,760 –> 00:32:35,200
\nGeorge Merritt said that they
\nare buying class ones. <\/p>\n
359
\n00:32:36,400 –> 00:32:41,720
\nYou don’t sow seed on the
\nbattlefield thought for to die. <\/p>\n
360
\n00:32:41,720 –> 00:32:46,840
\nYou don’t sow seed on the
\nbattlefield. <\/p>\n
361
\n00:32:47,440 –> 00:32:52,840
\nThe fruit of righteousness is
\nsown in peace of them that made <\/p>\n
362
\n00:32:52,840 –> 00:32:58,760
\npeace, and the persecuted and
\nthe reviled, and there is <\/p>\n
363
\n00:32:59,720 –> 00:33:03,520
\nnothing consumely in shame for
\nthe name of the Lord Jesus. <\/p>\n
364
\n00:33:04,240 –> 00:33:06,800
\nHe said that they’re the truly
\nhappy. <\/p>\n
365
\n00:33:07,240 –> 00:33:11,720
\nIt’s a contradiction, isn’t it?
\nNothing at all like you would <\/p>\n
366
\n00:33:11,720 –> 00:33:14,640
\nimagine.
\nBut of course you wouldn’t <\/p>\n
367
\n00:33:14,640 –> 00:33:18,440
\nimagine it because these are not
\nnatural faults and these are <\/p>\n
368
\n00:33:18,440 –> 00:33:24,840
\ndivine faults.
\nThis is God of what makes up the<\/p>\n
369
\n00:33:24,840 –> 00:33:31,320
\ncomplete man, and those who were
\ncounted worthy to suffer shame <\/p>\n
370
\n00:33:31,960 –> 00:33:37,920
\nfor his name rejoiced and
\npraised God that they were <\/p>\n
371
\n00:33:37,920 –> 00:33:43,200
\ncounted worthy to endure these
\nthings for his name’s sake. <\/p>\n
372
\n00:33:43,440 –> 00:33:50,440
\nNow I’ve only very briefly run
\nthrough these qualities that <\/p>\n
373
\n00:33:50,520 –> 00:33:59,560
\nJesus said are the first Prince
\nof the Christian life and having<\/p>\n
374
\n00:33:59,560 –> 00:34:04,720
\ndescribed the citizens Kingdom,
\nhe now goes on to describe their<\/p>\n
375
\n00:34:04,720 –> 00:34:08,080
\nfunction.
\nVerse 1316. <\/p>\n
376
\n00:34:16,440 –> 00:34:21,880
\nHe uses 2 figures to describe
\nthe function of those that <\/p>\n
377
\n00:34:21,880 –> 00:34:27,560
\nbelong to the Kingdom.
\nFirst of all he says you are the<\/p>\n
378
\n00:34:27,560 –> 00:34:31,600
\nsalt of the earth and he says
\nyou are the life. <\/p>\n
379
\n00:34:33,520 –> 00:34:38,679
\nThere are two functions of salt,
\none is to preserve and the other<\/p>\n
380
\n00:34:38,679 –> 00:34:42,320
\nis to flavour.
\nAnd there is an implied <\/p>\n
381
\n00:34:42,320 –> 00:34:45,480
\ncriticism of the world in the
\nvery fact that Jesus says it <\/p>\n
382
\n00:34:45,480 –> 00:34:51,440
\nneeds his salt.
\nYou are you followers of mine, <\/p>\n
383
\n00:34:51,480 –> 00:34:57,120
\nyou believe, oh, the salt of the
\nearth. <\/p>\n
384
\n00:34:58,680 –> 00:35:05,720
\nYou see, the world is always
\ntending let themselves society <\/p>\n
385
\n00:35:05,720 –> 00:35:09,920
\ncorrupts get a gaggle of people
\ntogether. <\/p>\n
386
\n00:35:09,920 –> 00:35:13,280
\nThey nearly always gradually,
\nincreasingly descend in their <\/p>\n
387
\n00:35:13,360 –> 00:35:23,280
\nmode of conversation.
\nHuman natures, the world is evil<\/p>\n
388
\n00:35:23,280 –> 00:35:29,840
\nand not good.
\nThe constitution of mankind is <\/p>\n
389
\n00:35:30,440 –> 00:35:35,400
\none that is going wrong.
\nWhat’s happening in our society?<\/p>\n
390
\n00:35:36,720 –> 00:35:42,200
\nSociety is going wrong.
\nIt’s flavourless. <\/p>\n
391
\n00:35:42,200 –> 00:35:46,040
\nIt’s incipient from God’s point
\nof view. <\/p>\n
392
\n00:35:48,040 –> 00:35:54,160
\nNow, salt is an additive.
\nIt’s quite different in time <\/p>\n
393
\n00:35:55,000 –> 00:36:00,480
\nfrom the material in which it’s
\nplain salt and potato. <\/p>\n
394
\n00:36:02,760 –> 00:36:07,240
\nPotatoes bubbling away in the
\npot, No salt in them. <\/p>\n
395
\n00:36:07,360 –> 00:36:09,960
\nYou know what’s going to happen.
\nThey’re going to have no flame. <\/p>\n
396
\n00:36:10,640 –> 00:36:14,720
\nYour guests are going to not
\nenjoy the meal and taste it. <\/p>\n
397
\n00:36:14,960 –> 00:36:17,720
\nAdd some salt at the last
\nminute, give them another 5 <\/p>\n
398
\n00:36:17,720 –> 00:36:23,480
\nminutes so the salt can permeate
\nand flame it to the meal. <\/p>\n
399
\n00:36:25,640 –> 00:36:33,640
\nAnd Jesus says the function of
\nhis disciples is to give some <\/p>\n
400
\n00:36:33,680 –> 00:36:37,520
\nkind of flavor of Christ in
\ntheir society. <\/p>\n
401
\n00:36:39,600 –> 00:36:44,320
\nEven as thou hast sent me into
\nthe world, Even so have I sent <\/p>\n
402
\n00:36:44,440 –> 00:36:50,800
\nthem into the world.
\nJohn chapter 17 to preserve me <\/p>\n
403
\n00:36:52,280 –> 00:36:58,800
\nfrom corruption and to bring the
\nsavour of Christ into their <\/p>\n
404
\n00:36:58,800 –> 00:37:04,400
\nenvironment.
\nSo when you go about your daily <\/p>\n
405
\n00:37:05,920 –> 00:37:15,120
\nannotation, when we go about our
\ndaily living, think of ourselves<\/p>\n
406
\n00:37:15,120 –> 00:37:19,600
\nas being hailed into the world
\nby Gene. <\/p>\n
407
\n00:37:20,800 –> 00:37:23,440
\nWe have tended to withdraw from
\nthe world. <\/p>\n
408
\n00:37:23,640 –> 00:37:28,280
\nWe’ve been afraid as a
\ncommunity. <\/p>\n
409
\n00:37:28,280 –> 00:37:34,000
\nWe’ve had a withdrawal.
\nCome inside, shut the door, put <\/p>\n
410
\n00:37:34,640 –> 00:37:38,440
\nthe curtain down and leave them
\nto Stew in their own Jews. <\/p>\n
411
\n00:37:40,120 –> 00:37:46,440
\nThese are says I have sent you
\ninto the world, not to become <\/p>\n
412
\n00:37:46,440 –> 00:37:51,880
\nlike the world, but to change
\nthe world if possible to try to <\/p>\n
413
\n00:37:51,880 –> 00:37:57,080
\nbring something of the flavor of
\nChrist into the environment in <\/p>\n
414
\n00:37:57,080 –> 00:38:01,280
\nwhich you live.
\nIf a child, you may be able to <\/p>\n
415
\n00:38:01,800 –> 00:38:09,160
\nsave them that believe.
\nLet your speech be always with <\/p>\n
416
\n00:38:09,240 –> 00:38:15,120
\nsalt, with grace, seasoned with
\nsalt. <\/p>\n
417
\n00:38:15,480 –> 00:38:22,120
\nSalt, you are the salt of the
\nearth. <\/p>\n
418
\n00:38:23,560 –> 00:38:26,160
\nThey’re our brother and sisters,
\nof whom it’s true to say they <\/p>\n
419
\n00:38:26,160 –> 00:38:31,000
\nare the very salt of the earth.
\nBut in a very special sense, <\/p>\n
420
\n00:38:31,560 –> 00:38:38,800
\nJesus is saying you have a
\nmission to take me with you into<\/p>\n
421
\n00:38:38,800 –> 00:38:47,120
\nthe world and to bring something
\nof the flavor of Christ into the<\/p>\n
422
\n00:38:47,120 –> 00:38:49,480
\nlife and environment in which
\nyou daily live. <\/p>\n
423
\n00:38:53,400 –> 00:38:58,160
\nAnd secondly, you’re the light
\nof the world. <\/p>\n
424
\n00:38:58,160 –> 00:39:03,120
\nSalt mixes with and influences
\nits environment, as it were, <\/p>\n
425
\n00:39:03,480 –> 00:39:11,480
\nstealthily taking Christ in our
\ndaily life and showing into men.<\/p>\n
426
\n00:39:12,840 –> 00:39:17,640
\nBut the light stands up and
\nshines out in the darkness. <\/p>\n
427
\n00:39:18,720 –> 00:39:26,200
\nThe clear evangel of the Church
\nis here, proclaims shiny of <\/p>\n
428
\n00:39:26,200 –> 00:39:30,720
\nlight in the world, holding
\nforth the word of life. <\/p>\n
429
\n00:39:31,520 –> 00:39:36,840
\nThe world is dark, You are its
\nlight, Jesus says. <\/p>\n
430
\n00:39:38,280 –> 00:39:44,920
\nThe world is invented.
\nYou are its hell, the world is <\/p>\n
431
\n00:39:44,920 –> 00:39:52,400
\nin the ship, you are its slave,
\nyou are the fault of the earth, <\/p>\n
432
\n00:39:54,080 –> 00:39:59,760
\nyou are the light of the world.
\nAnd then make to the person, not<\/p>\n
433
\n00:39:59,760 –> 00:40:07,800
\njust you conglomerately, but may
\nyou individual let your life so <\/p>\n
434
\n00:40:07,800 –> 00:40:13,320
\nshy before me that they may see
\nyour good works. <\/p>\n
435
\n00:40:14,720 –> 00:40:21,840
\nAnd glorify your Father who is
\nin heaven, men and women who <\/p>\n
436
\n00:40:22,760 –> 00:40:30,760
\nhave these qualities of life
\nwithin themselves and who <\/p>\n
437
\n00:40:31,720 –> 00:40:37,520
\nthrough their daily ministry to
\nothers reveal Christ and all <\/p>\n
438
\n00:40:37,520 –> 00:40:40,280
\nthat Christ stands for for their
\nfellows. <\/p>\n
439
\n00:40:42,240 –> 00:40:47,200
\nThese are men and women who are
\ncitizens of the Kingdom of God. <\/p>\n
440
\n00:40:47,200 –> 00:40:54,800
\nAnd when the day comes for the
\nKingdom to be worldwide and the <\/p>\n
441
\n00:40:54,800 –> 00:40:57,320
\nname of God to be glorified in
\nall the others. <\/p>\n
442
\n00:41:01,120 –> 00:41:11,080
\nAnd in some measure began begun
\nthe journey now and even now <\/p>\n
443
\n00:41:11,080 –> 00:41:15,280
\nbegin to sing the song forever
\nnew.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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