{"id":947,"date":"2023-02-12T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T21:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/230-stephen-hill-exhortation-confidence-in-the-day-of-judgement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:43:53","slug":"230-stephen-hill-exhortation-confidence-in-the-day-of-judgement","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/230-stephen-hill-exhortation-confidence-in-the-day-of-judgement\/","title":{"rendered":"230: Stephen Hill – Exhortation: Confidence In The Day Of Judgement"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are listening to an exhortation by Brother Stephen Hill that is entitled “Confidence In The Day Of Judgement” which he presented at the Adelaide Ecclesia in March 2022. The original audio link can be found HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

We hope this strengthens your Faith and brightens your day!<\/p>\n

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\nnow let’s talk more about this
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\nWelcome to the good
\nchristadelphians talks podcast. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is Bill O’Brien.
\nThis week’s talk is an <\/p>\n

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\nexcitation by Brother Steven
\nHill. <\/p>\n

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\nThat was given at the Adelaide.
\nEcclesia last March. <\/p>\n

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\nThe excitation is called
\nconfidence in the day of <\/p>\n

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\njudgment and it’s about how we
\ncan overcome any fears or doubts<\/p>\n

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\nthat we may have about how we
\nmay be judged. <\/p>\n

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\nOr that feeling like we haven’t
\ndone enough when we feel like we<\/p>\n

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\nare close to the end of our
\nLives, I found the message to <\/p>\n

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\ncarry a little bit of extra
\nweight because he is an older <\/p>\n

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\nbrother.
\nLamenting about others that he <\/p>\n

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\nknows that are in this stage of
\ntheir life expressing fear and <\/p>\n

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\ndoubt about how they’ll be
\nreceived by our Lord deriving <\/p>\n

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\nfrom a workspace mindset.
\nI found it to be a sobering <\/p>\n

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\nreminder that this fear can be
\nthe most crippling. <\/p>\n

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\nWhen we’re aware that our days
\nare numbered. <\/p>\n

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\nBut his message is all about the
\nassurance that we are meant to <\/p>\n

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\nhold dear.
\nThat as I says, clearly in <\/p>\n

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\nRomans 8 verses 1 to 2, there is
\ntherefore now no condemnation <\/p>\n

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\nfor those who are in Christ
\nJesus. <\/p>\n

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\nThe law of the spirit of life
\nhas set you free in Christ Jesus<\/p>\n

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\nsetting, you free from the law
\nof sin and death. <\/p>\n

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\nIs that how you feel?
\nDo you feel free? <\/p>\n

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\nCan you pray when you come to
\nmeeting? <\/p>\n

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\nDo you feel free?
\nBrother, Stephen makes the point<\/p>\n

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\nvery well that we are told to be
\nconfident in Christ and that <\/p>\n

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\nthis conference is not a self
\nconfidence in ourselves, but it <\/p>\n

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\nis built day by day.
\nNow, in our prayer life, That we<\/p>\n

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\nshould be honest with ourselves,
\nso that when we are before our <\/p>\n

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\nlord, it’s not a feeling of
\nhere. <\/p>\n

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\nI don’t know you and you don’t
\nknow me, but that we should be <\/p>\n

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\nable to speak freely about how
\nwe feel if we are taking the <\/p>\n

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\nopportunity to do so, now
\nbuilding that relationship with <\/p>\n

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\nour prayers, Brother, Stephen
\nhas a lot of good references and<\/p>\n

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\nI just found the whole talk to
\nbe incredibly comforting and one<\/p>\n

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\nthat I was listening to over and
\nover and over again. <\/p>\n

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\nSo as always, we hope this
\nstrengthens your faith and <\/p>\n

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\nbrightens your day brother,
\nStephen Hill, confidence, and <\/p>\n

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\nthe day of judgment.
\nGood morning, my dear brothers <\/p>\n

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\nand sisters and by D young
\npeople, My theme for this <\/p>\n

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\nmorning is taken from a reading.
\nAnd it is confidence in the day <\/p>\n

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\nof judgement.
\nAnd I suspect for some of you at<\/p>\n

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\nleast that’s sounds a bit
\nimpossible. <\/p>\n

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\nIt sounds as if it’s going to be
\na breeze. <\/p>\n

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\nThat when we appear before our
\nLord, it’ll just be more or less<\/p>\n

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\nin you go.
\nThat such is the confidence that<\/p>\n

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\nappears that we should have as
\nwe read in our reading. <\/p>\n

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\nBut let’s step back from that
\nfor a moment. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ll come to that shortly.
\nLife. <\/p>\n

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\nIs a mixture.
\nIt’s a real mixture of happy <\/p>\n

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\ntimes and sad times.
\nWe use the Expression ups and <\/p>\n

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\ndowns.
\nAnd even some young ones have <\/p>\n

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\nalready experienced that
\nreality, but we all specially. <\/p>\n

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\nThose are a bit older know how
\ntrue that is. <\/p>\n

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\nBut there is one thing that
\nmakes me particularly sad. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd that is to hear that someone
\nwho is facing death. <\/p>\n

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\nHe’s scared.
\nIs afraid. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I know that’s happened on
\nmany occasions. <\/p>\n

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\nI first experienced that way
\nback in 1978. <\/p>\n

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\nWhen I say relatively young
\nleast, I thought I was and there<\/p>\n

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\nwas an old brother in our
\nEcclesia who was and facing <\/p>\n

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\ndeath and did soon after.
\nAnd the reason why some might <\/p>\n

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\nfeel that would perhaps vary
\nfrom Individual to individual, <\/p>\n

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\nBut in try to still grapple with
\nthat, that difficult issue. <\/p>\n

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\nI thought well perhaps it’s
\nbecause they felt that they <\/p>\n

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\nshould be doing more.
\nThat in there perhaps in their <\/p>\n

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\nupbringing, there was a great
\nemphasis on doing good works and<\/p>\n

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\nthat they felt they hadn’t done
\nenough. <\/p>\n

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\nOr perhaps like the man with the
\none Talent, he thought the <\/p>\n

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\nChrist was going to be harsh in
\nhis judgment. <\/p>\n

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\nSevere austere.
\nOr maybe as I’ve heard it <\/p>\n

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\nmentioned, the argument is that?
\nWell, there’s only going to be a<\/p>\n

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\nfew saved.
\nAnd therefore, I’m not going to <\/p>\n

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\nbe one of the few.
\nAm I? <\/p>\n

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\nWhatever the reason that might
\nhappen and it tends to happen. <\/p>\n

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\nI think mostly with elderly
\npeople, but I haven’t have <\/p>\n

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\nwitnessed it in people in middle
\nage, too. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s incongruous with the
\nreading, we’ve just read. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd it’s a real challenge
\nreading that chat World. <\/p>\n

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\nIn fact, the whole of first of
\nJohn is extremely challenging <\/p>\n

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\nbecause it’s so simple to read
\nbut absolutely powerful. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s the language is.
\nIt’s this or nothing. <\/p>\n

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\nThere’s no gray in this letter
\nof John. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s absolutely black and white.
\nAnd that’s a bit confronting <\/p>\n

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\nbecause I think we feel Gray.
\nWe know we’re not perfect. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we know we’re not a mass
\nmurderer, so we’re in the middle<\/p>\n

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\nsomewhere, where Gray?
\nBut Jon knows, nothing of Gray. <\/p>\n

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\nYou’re either black or wise?
\nAnd I just like to read a couple<\/p>\n

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\nof sentences from Brother Melva
\nperkis in his book on the first <\/p>\n

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\nEpistle of John.
\nIf you haven’t read it in that <\/p>\n

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\nmight interest you, I strongly
\nrecommend it. <\/p>\n

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\nHe says, in time past great
\nemphasis was placed on fear. <\/p>\n

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\nIt was almost used as a go to
\ndrive men to obedience, sadly in<\/p>\n

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\na medians to a system rather
\nthan loyalty to God. <\/p>\n

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\nExcept in primitive societies,
\nthose days have all but gone. <\/p>\n

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\nYet they have left.
\nA lurking dread in the minds of <\/p>\n

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\nsome Add red, which is kept
\nAlive by some passage of <\/p>\n

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\nscripture taken from its true
\ncontext. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd I think that is part of the
\nissue. <\/p>\n

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\nSo let’s have a look at first,
\nJohn four and particularly Verse<\/p>\n

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\n18, the first quote on the young
\npeople’s list to look at today. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we’ll look at the previous
\nverse in a moment. <\/p>\n

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\nBut let’s just go read Verse 18
\nas it is. <\/p>\n

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\nFirst, John 4:18, there is no
\nfear in love, but perfect. <\/p>\n

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\nLove casts out fear because fear
\ninvolves torment. <\/p>\n

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\nSo that is a very bold
\nstatement. <\/p>\n

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\nAs I said it’s there’s no
\nqualifications in there, there’s<\/p>\n

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\nno year but maybe your it’s bit
\nof this and a bit of that. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s absolute.
\nAnd that should in fact be the <\/p>\n

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\nmain point that we get out of
\nthis letter because as I said, <\/p>\n

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\nit’s all like that.
\nAnd only with that appreciation.<\/p>\n

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\nAre we going to come to grips
\nwith this issue? <\/p>\n

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\nThat the previous verse mentions
\nit on look at in a moment where <\/p>\n

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\nit says we should have
\nconfidence in the day of <\/p>\n

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\njudgement?
\nBut that’s not that verse 18 is <\/p>\n

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\nnot the only place where we’re
\ntold that we should not live in <\/p>\n

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\nfear, for example, Hebrews to
\n15. <\/p>\n

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\nIt says that Jesus came and died
\nto release those who through <\/p>\n

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\nfear of death were all their
\nlifetime subject to bondage. <\/p>\n

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\nOr in Romans 8:15, you did not
\nreceive the spirit of bondage <\/p>\n

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\nagain to fear.
\nOr in second Timothy 1:7. <\/p>\n

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\nGod has not given us a spirit of
\nfear And how many times did <\/p>\n

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\nJesus say?
\nWell, an angels say in the <\/p>\n

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\ngospel record but you’re not
\nafraid. <\/p>\n

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\nBe not Afraid.
\nWell, they were afraid which is <\/p>\n

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\nwhy they were told not to be.
\nWhen confronted by an Angel. <\/p>\n

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\nOr witnessing an extraordinary
\nMiracle by the Lord people were <\/p>\n

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\nstunned and Roberto re real back
\nand were afraid of this awesome <\/p>\n

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\npower.
\nAnd then the words come time and<\/p>\n

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\nagain, be not afraid.
\nAnd So that obviously follows <\/p>\n

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\nfrom verse 17, love has been
\nperfected Among Us. <\/p>\n

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\nYou remember in verse 18?
\nIt talked about that. <\/p>\n

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\nPerfect.
\nLove casts out. <\/p>\n

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\nFear.
\nPerfect, love well, verse, 17 <\/p>\n

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\nsaid love has been perfected
\nAmong Us in this That we may <\/p>\n

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\nhave boldness or confidence in
\nthe day of judgment because as <\/p>\n

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\nhe is.
\nSo, are we in this world? <\/p>\n

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\nBoldness doesn’t sound right
\neven confidence. <\/p>\n

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\nDoesn’t really quite sound,
\nright? <\/p>\n

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\n00:12:00,900 –> 00:12:04,100
\nDoes it.
\nSo what is John saying? <\/p>\n

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\nWell, literally the word that’s
\nbeen translated as either bold, <\/p>\n

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\nor so, confidence means free
\nspeech. <\/p>\n

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\n00:12:14,500 –> 00:12:20,000
\nUnreserved speech, the absence
\nof fear. <\/p>\n

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\nSo it’s telling us that when we
\nmeet our Lord, We should be if <\/p>\n

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\nyou like relaxed.
\nI don’t mean totally relaxed, of<\/p>\n

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\ncourse, but in the sense that we
\nare not afraid to say something <\/p>\n

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\nto say how we feel, We’re not
\nreserved, we’re not holding <\/p>\n

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\nback.
\nHow is that possible? <\/p>\n

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\nWell, if it was just the one
\nverse in the Bible you might <\/p>\n

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\nkind of feel.
\nHe could get around this but go <\/p>\n

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\nback to chapter 2 verse 28.
\nNow, little children abide in <\/p>\n

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\nhim that when he appears, we may
\nhave confidence and not be <\/p>\n

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\nashamed before him at his
\ncoming. <\/p>\n

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\nSo Jonah said this twice,
\nthere’s no possible way of <\/p>\n

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\nmisunderstanding that.
\nIt is really important, then <\/p>\n

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\nthat we understand how it is
\npossible for us to appear before<\/p>\n

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\nour Lord with confidence.
\nWell, I think the explanation is<\/p>\n

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\nin the same letter so now have a
\nlook at chapter 3 and verse 21. <\/p>\n

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\nBeloved.
\nIf our heart does not condemn <\/p>\n

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\nus, we have confidence toward
\nGod. <\/p>\n

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\nSame word. and in that context,
\nit is clear that it’s a <\/p>\n

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\nrelationship with God now, That
\nour relationship with the father<\/p>\n

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\nand the son, now is one of
\nconfidence. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd again, in 5:14, it appears
\nagain. <\/p>\n

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\nNow, this is the confidence that
\nwe have in him that if we ask <\/p>\n

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\nanything according to his will
\nhe hears us. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so again twice the Apostle
\ntells us that we need to have <\/p>\n

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\nmust have confidence in our
\nrelationship with God now and <\/p>\n

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\nit’s fairly obvious, I think, if
\nyou think about it, if we do <\/p>\n

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\nhave confidence with him now, We
\nwill be able to have confidence <\/p>\n

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\nwith him when he comes.
\nWhy would it be any different? <\/p>\n

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\nAny Fair confidence now is based
\non the fact that we have been <\/p>\n

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\nentirely open with our Lord in
\nprayer now. then when he <\/p>\n

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\nphysically appears, there’s no
\ndifference. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ve told him everything, he
\nknows everything. <\/p>\n

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\nNow.
\nAnd so, it will be no different <\/p>\n

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\nwhen he appears. and so today is
\nthe time for confidence in a <\/p>\n

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\nsense more than in the day of
\njudgment that will follow <\/p>\n

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\nreasonably logically and
\ninevitably, if we have <\/p>\n

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\nconfidence with him now and
\nparticularly so, in our prayer, <\/p>\n

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\nAgain, this is not unique to the
\nEpistle of John. <\/p>\n

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\nIn Ephesians 3, 12.
\nIt says, in whom we have <\/p>\n

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\nboldness, it’s the same word and
\naccess with confidence through <\/p>\n

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\nfaith in him, talking about
\nprayer, obviously, or in Hebrews<\/p>\n

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\n4:16 again on prayer, let us
\ntherefore come boldly to the <\/p>\n

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\nthrone of grace, that we may
\nobtain mercy and find Grace to <\/p>\n

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\nhelp in time of need.
\nSo you see this repetition of <\/p>\n

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\nthe thought now is the time
\nparticularly in prayer to have <\/p>\n

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\nthat confidence in our
\nrelationship with the father and<\/p>\n

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\nthe son, so that when the Sun
\nappears, we will still be in <\/p>\n

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\nthat same frame of mind. in
\nChapter 2 and verse 1 of this <\/p>\n

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\nletter of first, a John, the
\nApostle describes our Lord in a <\/p>\n

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\nvery unique way My little
\nchildren, these things I write <\/p>\n

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\nto you so that you may not sin.
\nAnd if anyone sins, we have an <\/p>\n

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\nadvocate With the father, Jesus
\nChrist, the righteous. <\/p>\n

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\nWe have an advocate.
\nHe’s on our side. <\/p>\n

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\nThe Judgment isn’t a human us.
\nIt’s not like that. <\/p>\n

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\nHe is our Advocate.
\nHe’s on our side. <\/p>\n

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\nIf you like to use modern legal
\nanalogy, it’s your defense <\/p>\n

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\nlawyer when you appear in court,
\nhe’s on your side. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd if you’ve been honest with
\nyour defense, lawyer told him <\/p>\n

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\nthe whole story, his job is to
\npresent your story in the best <\/p>\n

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\npossible light.
\nThat’s exactly what our Lord’s <\/p>\n

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\ndoing every single day.
\nBut of course, if we are less <\/p>\n

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\nthan honest with him, that might
\nnot follow. <\/p>\n

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\nBecause although he knows
\nanyway, the key to, this is <\/p>\n

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\nbeing honest with our Lord.
\nNow, There’s a verse which is <\/p>\n

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\none of my favorites in Luke
\n12:32, which is it is your <\/p>\n

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\nfather’s, good.
\nPleasure to give you the <\/p>\n

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\nkingdom.
\nAnd many of us, here are <\/p>\n

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\nparents, and we were had very
\nsmall children. <\/p>\n

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\nWe recall those occasions when
\nperhaps we’ve got them, their <\/p>\n

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\nfirst bike and it’s a huge thing
\nfor the child. <\/p>\n

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\nBut as a parent, you probably
\nfelt at least as much, maybe <\/p>\n

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\neven more excited that you were
\nable to do this to give him such<\/p>\n

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\nenjoyment.
\nIt’s the father’s good pleasure <\/p>\n

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\nto give you the kingdom.
\nIt’s not a question of well, I’m<\/p>\n

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\nnot sure if I will, or won’t.
\nLet’s see. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s, he wants to give us the
\nkingdom. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd that’s entirely consistent
\nwith the idea of confidence that<\/p>\n

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\nwe’ve been talking about.
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\nscripture and this one is in
\n2nd, Timothy chapter 4, it’s the<\/p>\n

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\nsecond on the list for the young
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\n4.
\nAnd particularly verses 7 and 8.<\/p>\n

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\nI have fought the good fight, I
\nhave finished the race, I have <\/p>\n

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\nkept the faith.
\nFinally, there is laid up for me<\/p>\n

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\nthe crown of righteousness,
\nwhich the Lord, the righteous <\/p>\n

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\njudge will give to me on that
\nday. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd not to me only but also to
\nall who have loved his <\/p>\n

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\nappearing.
\nAs pretty obvious, you cannot <\/p>\n

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\nlove his appearing and be afraid
\nat the same time. <\/p>\n

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\nYou can’t be scared of the Lord
\nand love his appearing. <\/p>\n

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\nThey just don’t go together.
\nSo the apostles really stretched<\/p>\n

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\nre-emphasizing, very strongly,
\nisn’t he? <\/p>\n

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\nThat same idea of confidence if
\nyou like loving his appearing? <\/p>\n

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\nMany many many years ago in fact
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\nbrother.
\nRobert Roberts wrote about this <\/p>\n

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\nThat we should be looking <\/p>\n

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\nforward.
\nEagerly and excitedly to the <\/p>\n

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\ncoming of the law because to use
\nhis term, he’s the best friend <\/p>\n

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\nwe can have And that’s
\nabsolutely right, isn’t it? <\/p>\n

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\nWhat more reliable, supportive
\nhelpful friend, could you ever <\/p>\n

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\nhave?
\nAnd that again adds to this <\/p>\n

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\nsense of confidence in the day
\nof judgement. <\/p>\n

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\nJust one of the thought though.
\nThis is not self confidence. <\/p>\n

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\nWhen I appear before the Lord,
\nIt’s not confidence in myself. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s confidence in him.
\nThat he will do what he said. <\/p>\n

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\nAs we’ve been reading.
\nThat the father’s work in him <\/p>\n

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\nwill be achieved, it will be his
\npleasure to give us the kingdom <\/p>\n

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\nand so on and so on.
\nBut then perhaps we still find <\/p>\n

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\nit a little challenging to
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\nthe day of judgment.
\nWhat is the Lord going to be <\/p>\n

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\nlooking for?
\nHow is that? <\/p>\n

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\nI don’t like the word
\nparticularly, but assessment <\/p>\n

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\ngoing to be carried out.
\nI don’t actually see it as an <\/p>\n

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\nassessment in the sense of a
\nday-by-day rehearsal of our <\/p>\n

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\nlives in any way.
\nBut what is it that he’s looking<\/p>\n

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\nfor?
\nWell surprisingly in a way there<\/p>\n

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\nare not many verses in the Bible
\nthat give us a direct statement <\/p>\n

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\nas to what will happen at the
\nday of judgement. <\/p>\n

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\nHence you get a lot of
\nspeculation which is not helpful<\/p>\n

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\nvery often but let’s just think
\nof a few passages about what <\/p>\n

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\nkinds of things we know.
\nLet the father and the son I <\/p>\n

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\nlooking for in us.
\nOne backing, Jeremiah 9 verse 24<\/p>\n

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\nsays, but let him who glories
\nglory in this. <\/p>\n

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\nIn other words, have confidence
\nthat he understands and knows <\/p>\n

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\nme.
\nThat I am the Lord exercising <\/p>\n

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\nloving-kindness judgment and
\nrighteousness in the Earth. <\/p>\n

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\nFor in these, I Delight says the
\nLord. <\/p>\n

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\nIn other words, if we are
\npracticing the same kinds of <\/p>\n

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\ncharacteristics now, Which are
\nthe same as God’s himself, then <\/p>\n

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\nhe will Delight in US.
\nAnd therefore we have confidence<\/p>\n

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\nbecause we know he will Delight
\nin US, exercising <\/p>\n

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\nloving-kindness.
\nThe well-known parable of the <\/p>\n

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\nlast days that Jesus gave.
\nWhoever gives you a cup of water<\/p>\n

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\nto drink in my name because you
\nbelong to Christ assuredly, I <\/p>\n

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\nsay to you.
\nHe will by no means lose his <\/p>\n

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\nreward.
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\nthat I think are really
\nsignificant, it’s as simple as <\/p>\n

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\ngiving someone a drink of water.
\nSomething refreshing something <\/p>\n

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\nto help them in their life.
\nIn my name that is we do it <\/p>\n

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\nbecause we know this is what
\nGod’s looking for. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd then, we can say, or know,
\nfor sure, we will not lose our <\/p>\n

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\nreward, Lose It.
\nIt means you’ve already got it. <\/p>\n

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\nYou can’t lose something.
\nYou don’t have. <\/p>\n

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\nSo what we’re being told there
\nand many, many other scriptures,<\/p>\n

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\nwe already have very clear
\nevidence of how much God loves <\/p>\n

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\nus.
\nWe read it in our reading today.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd we will not lose it if we
\nmaintain this attitude to others<\/p>\n

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\neven perhaps the most pointed
\none is in Romans 14 verse 10. <\/p>\n

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\nWhy do you judge your brother
\nfor? <\/p>\n

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\nWe shall all stand before the
\nJudgment seat of Christ. <\/p>\n

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\nSo clearly they’re the key point
\nis how have you treated your <\/p>\n

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\nbrother?
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\nissue.
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\ninquisition.
\nBut a simple position where you <\/p>\n

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\ncan appear before the Lord,
\nknowing that you have treated <\/p>\n

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\nyour brother.
\nIn fact, all people in the right<\/p>\n

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\nway. it doesn’t necessarily
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\nmay, in fact, sometimes be
\ndetrimental to you, but you <\/p>\n

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\nmaintain this approach to one
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\nmorning, says he who loves God
\nmust love his brother also. <\/p>\n

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\nSo all of this is telling us
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\nof others.
\nThat’s not a big deal. <\/p>\n

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\nThat’s not something
\ncomplicated. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s not something that requires
\nthat, you know, the Bible <\/p>\n

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\nbackwards It’s simply saying
\nthat we have learned of God and <\/p>\n

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\nwe have learned of his son and
\ntherefore we want to be like <\/p>\n

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\nthem.
\nJust as often little children, <\/p>\n

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\nwant to be like their parent.
\nYou know, if dad’s a mechanic <\/p>\n

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\nthen it’s very often the case
\nthat the little son wants to <\/p>\n

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\nlearn how to do things like that
\ndoesn’t mean you’ll finish up <\/p>\n

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\nbeing a mechanic himself, but
\nthat’s what happens. <\/p>\n

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\nOr, for example, young girls
\nwill doodle and draw pictures of<\/p>\n

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\nBridesmaids.
\nThat they’ve got this concept of<\/p>\n

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\none day.
\nI’m going to be like mum. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m going to be a wife and a
\nmother. <\/p>\n

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\nSo there’s that sense of
\nnaturally in US wanting to mimic<\/p>\n

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\nthose who we admire and love,
\nand that’s how it should be with<\/p>\n

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\nour Lord. we won’t read it now
\nbut it back in first of John in <\/p>\n

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\n00:27:17,200 –> 00:27:22,300
\nchapter 5, Twice verses 11 and
\n13. <\/p>\n

330
\n00:27:22,900 –> 00:27:27,800
\nThe Apostle says we have eternal
\nlife. <\/p>\n

331
\n00:27:29,600 –> 00:27:32,400
\nNow, that can be a bit
\nconfronting, if you’ve got a <\/p>\n

332
\n00:27:32,400 –> 00:27:36,500
\nfixed view, that eternal life
\nmeans the same thing as <\/p>\n

333
\n00:27:36,500 –> 00:27:41,500
\nimmortality.
\nWell, first of all, if it does, <\/p>\n

334
\n00:27:41,500 –> 00:27:44,900
\nWhy didn’t it say so?
\nWords aren’t used in <\/p>\n

335
\n00:27:44,900 –> 00:27:48,200
\ndiscriminately in scripture,
\nthere’s a reason for them. <\/p>\n

336
\n00:27:50,000 –> 00:27:54,700
\nAnd as we’ll see in a moment, in
\nseveral of these keywords that <\/p>\n

337
\n00:27:54,700 –> 00:27:58,800
\nI’m going to go through, in a
\nmoment, they can have more than <\/p>\n

338
\n00:27:58,800 –> 00:28:03,700
\none application and the words
\neternal life clearly can apply <\/p>\n

339
\n00:28:03,700 –> 00:28:06,700
\nnow.
\nIt’s the life. <\/p>\n

340
\n00:28:06,700 –> 00:28:11,400
\nWe live in the Eternal in the,
\nin the father and the son who <\/p>\n

341
\n00:28:11,400 –> 00:28:16,000
\nare eternal This new life that
\nwe have. <\/p>\n

342
\n00:28:17,600 –> 00:28:22,300
\nOr in Ephesians chapters 1 & 2.
\nThe Apostle there talks about <\/p>\n

343
\n00:28:22,300 –> 00:28:27,900
\nthe fact that we are.
\nNow in the heavenlies, we’re not<\/p>\n

344
\n00:28:27,900 –> 00:28:30,900
\nin physical Heaven.
\nIf you like, we’re not up there <\/p>\n

345
\n00:28:30,900 –> 00:28:33,600
\nin the Stars somewhere.
\nWe know if we’re down here on <\/p>\n

346
\n00:28:33,600 –> 00:28:37,100
\nEarth very much.
\nBut the apostles telling us that<\/p>\n

347
\n00:28:37,700 –> 00:28:42,900
\nbecause we are in Christ, we
\nhave been elevated to a high <\/p>\n

348
\n00:28:42,900 –> 00:28:48,700
\nstatus as the children of God.
\nWe are in that sense in the <\/p>\n

349
\n00:28:48,700 –> 00:28:54,800
\nheavenlies.
\nAlso in Ephesians 1, the Apostle<\/p>\n

350
\n00:28:54,800 –> 00:29:00,500
\nis mentioned, many times.
\nWe are now already redeemed and <\/p>\n

351
\n00:29:00,500 –> 00:29:03,100
\nthere.
\nHe explains that by saying it’s <\/p>\n

352
\n00:29:03,100 –> 00:29:06,000
\nthe same as having your sins
\nforgiven. <\/p>\n

353
\n00:29:06,800 –> 00:29:11,900
\nWe’ve been redeemed or similar
\nidea to being rescued or Rants <\/p>\n

354
\n00:29:11,900 –> 00:29:18,300
\nand from captivity we’ve been
\nsaved out of something into <\/p>\n

355
\n00:29:18,300 –> 00:29:23,000
\nsomething much better.
\nWe’ve been redeemed, these are <\/p>\n

356
\n00:29:23,000 –> 00:29:25,600
\nthings that have already
\nhappened. <\/p>\n

357
\n00:29:27,900 –> 00:29:30,700
\nLet’s now, look at one of the
\nnext one. <\/p>\n

358
\n00:29:30,700 –> 00:29:35,500
\nIn my list of those kinds of
\npresent Privileges and <\/p>\n

359
\n00:29:35,500 –> 00:29:39,100
\nblessings.
\nIt’s in Romans chapter 5. <\/p>\n

360
\n00:29:45,600 –> 00:29:48,500
\nAnd in a moment, we’ll look at
\nverse 10, which is number three <\/p>\n

361
\n00:29:48,500 –> 00:29:50,000
\non the list for the young
\npeople. <\/p>\n

362
\n00:29:50,000 –> 00:29:57,200
\nBut before that, let’s look at
\nverse 9, Romans 5, verse 9, much<\/p>\n

363
\n00:29:57,200 –> 00:30:01,100
\nmore.
\nThen having now been justified <\/p>\n

364
\n00:30:01,100 –> 00:30:06,900
\nby his blood, we shall be saved
\nfrom wrath through him again. <\/p>\n

365
\n00:30:06,900 –> 00:30:11,400
\nHis, another thing we already
\nhave, we have been Justified. <\/p>\n

366
\n00:30:11,400 –> 00:30:14,600
\nIt’s the same word, translated
\nrighteous. <\/p>\n

367
\n00:30:16,100 –> 00:30:19,400
\nThe word righteous sometimes can
\nbe a bit challenging. <\/p>\n

368
\n00:30:20,000 –> 00:30:23,700
\nIt sounds almost like we’re
\nsaying we’re perfect, but that <\/p>\n

369
\n00:30:23,700 –> 00:30:28,500
\nisn’t what it means, it doesn’t
\nmean that at all or not. <\/p>\n

370
\n00:30:28,500 –> 00:30:32,000
\nWe don’t have time to go off on
\na tangent like in a Bible class <\/p>\n

371
\n00:30:32,000 –> 00:30:37,000
\nhere but the Apostle is clearly
\ntelling us, it’s something <\/p>\n

372
\n00:30:37,000 –> 00:30:42,800
\nthat’s already happened so far,
\nlet’s just take them off one. <\/p>\n

373
\n00:30:42,800 –> 00:30:47,600
\nWe have eternal life.
\nTo, we’re in the heavenlies 3. <\/p>\n

374
\n00:30:47,600 –> 00:30:51,700
\nWe’ve been redeemed for we have
\nbeen Justified. <\/p>\n

375
\n00:30:53,000 –> 00:31:00,600
\nNow, there’s three more to come.
\nFive in the next verse verse 10.<\/p>\n

376
\n00:31:01,800 –> 00:31:06,300
\nFor if, when we were enemies, we
\nwere reconciled to God. <\/p>\n

377
\n00:31:06,300 –> 00:31:09,900
\nThrough the death of his son.
\nMuch more having been <\/p>\n

378
\n00:31:09,900 –> 00:31:13,000
\nreconciled.
\nWe shall be saved by his life. <\/p>\n

379
\n00:31:13,900 –> 00:31:18,000
\nSo we’ve been reconciled.
\nWe were to use. <\/p>\n

380
\n00:31:18,000 –> 00:31:22,600
\nPaul’s graphic language, we were
\nenemies, we were in no <\/p>\n

381
\n00:31:22,600 –> 00:31:29,500
\nrelationship with God at all.
\nAnd suddenly that’s been brought<\/p>\n

382
\n00:31:29,500 –> 00:31:34,100
\ntogether.
\nWe’ve been reconciled, there is <\/p>\n

383
\n00:31:34,100 –> 00:31:39,800
\nno longer, any enmity between us
\nand the father and son. <\/p>\n

384
\n00:31:42,100 –> 00:31:46,500
\nSo that’s number five.
\nWe’ve been reconciled. <\/p>\n

385
\n00:31:47,200 –> 00:31:49,800
\nAnd of course all of these
\nhappened the day we were <\/p>\n

386
\n00:31:49,800 –> 00:31:55,600
\nbaptized And while we’re in this
\npart of scripture, let’s just <\/p>\n

387
\n00:31:55,900 –> 00:32:03,900
\ncome over to chapter 8.
\nAnd verse to his number 6. <\/p>\n

388
\n00:32:07,000 –> 00:32:11,000
\nWell, I read verse 1 as well.
\nThere is therefore now no <\/p>\n

389
\n00:32:11,000 –> 00:32:16,400
\ncondemnation to those who are in
\nChrist Jesus, who do not walk <\/p>\n

390
\n00:32:16,400 –> 00:32:19,300
\naccording to the flesh.
\nBut, according to the spirit <\/p>\n

391
\n00:32:19,900 –> 00:32:24,600
\nverse 24, the law of the spirit
\nof life in Christ, Jesus has <\/p>\n

392
\n00:32:24,600 –> 00:32:28,900
\nmade me free.
\nFrom the law of sin and death <\/p>\n

393
\n00:32:29,800 –> 00:32:34,500
\nfree.
\nIs that how you feel? <\/p>\n

394
\n00:32:38,400 –> 00:32:40,400
\nDo you come here on a Sunday
\nmorning? <\/p>\n

395
\n00:32:41,600 –> 00:32:46,800
\nAs we do too and as will do
\nshortly to focus on the <\/p>\n

396
\n00:32:46,800 –> 00:32:50,800
\nwonderful things that have been
\ndone for us and represented in <\/p>\n

397
\n00:32:50,800 –> 00:32:54,200
\nthe bread of line and does that
\nmake you feel free? <\/p>\n

398
\n00:32:54,500 –> 00:32:58,800
\nDoes it remind you that you were
\nfreed from the law of sin and <\/p>\n

399
\n00:32:58,800 –> 00:33:05,000
\ndeath when you were baptized Or
\nsomehow have you got the idea? <\/p>\n

400
\n00:33:06,300 –> 00:33:10,300
\nThat life’s live before our God
\nis a struggle. <\/p>\n

401
\n00:33:11,800 –> 00:33:15,800
\nThat we have no sense of of
\nassurance. <\/p>\n

402
\n00:33:17,300 –> 00:33:21,300
\nThat we are approaching the end
\nof our life or the coming of the<\/p>\n

403
\n00:33:21,300 –> 00:33:24,100
\nLord with a certain amount of
\ndread. <\/p>\n

404
\n00:33:26,100 –> 00:33:28,600
\nWell, that’s not what I read in
\nthe Bible. <\/p>\n

405
\n00:33:29,900 –> 00:33:35,200
\nI don’t know how that might have
\nhappened in your mind, but I <\/p>\n

406
\n00:33:35,208 –> 00:33:40,300
\nknow it has done for some.
\nBut if possible is in this <\/p>\n

407
\n00:33:40,300 –> 00:33:43,400
\nchapter 8 is an extraordinary
\nand a wonderful chapter. <\/p>\n

408
\n00:33:44,800 –> 00:33:50,800
\nHe’s saying we have already been
\nfreed now, you and I know that <\/p>\n

409
\n00:33:50,800 –> 00:33:53,700
\ndoesn’t mean we won’t and do
\nsin. <\/p>\n

410
\n00:33:55,000 –> 00:34:00,100
\nWhat we’ve been freed from the
\nlaw of sin and death. <\/p>\n

411
\n00:34:01,700 –> 00:34:07,300
\nIt’s similar to the idea of
\nbeing in bondage, being a Slave.<\/p>\n

412
\n00:34:08,300 –> 00:34:13,800
\nWhich chapter 6 talks a lot
\nabout we were born slaves to <\/p>\n

413
\n00:34:13,800 –> 00:34:19,000
\nsin.
\nBut when we were baptized, we <\/p>\n

414
\n00:34:19,000 –> 00:34:25,400
\nwere bought with a great price,
\nthe life of the son of God. <\/p>\n

415
\n00:34:27,199 –> 00:34:32,600
\nAnd bought by a new master.
\nAnd we are now to use that same <\/p>\n

416
\n00:34:32,600 –> 00:34:38,600
\nterm slaves to God.
\nAnd he’s not the same as the <\/p>\n

417
\n00:34:38,600 –> 00:34:41,800
\nhard Taskmaster that we had
\nbefore. <\/p>\n

418
\n00:34:44,100 –> 00:34:47,100
\nAnd coming to number seven, and
\nthe last one. <\/p>\n

419
\n00:34:47,100 –> 00:34:51,400
\nIt’s also in chapter 8, here is
\na number 4 on the list for the <\/p>\n

420
\n00:34:51,400 –> 00:35:03,100
\nyoung people verse 24.
\nFor we were saved in this hope. <\/p>\n

421
\n00:35:04,100 –> 00:35:07,400
\nBut hope that is seen is not
\nhope for what has one still like<\/p>\n

422
\n00:35:07,400 –> 00:35:11,000
\n40 sees.
\nLet’s take that first part of <\/p>\n

423
\n00:35:11,000 –> 00:35:16,600
\nthe verse and the King James
\nkind of blurs this a bit. <\/p>\n

424
\n00:35:16,600 –> 00:35:20,500
\nBut many other translations I
\nthink are more helpful. <\/p>\n

425
\n00:35:21,200 –> 00:35:27,500
\nWe were saved.
\nThere was a time years ago when <\/p>\n

426
\n00:35:28,400 –> 00:35:33,800
\npeople like Billy Graham from
\nAmerica was on a campaign, had <\/p>\n

427
\n00:35:34,100 –> 00:35:36,700
\none of the biggest audiences
\never in Adelaide. <\/p>\n

428
\n00:35:36,700 –> 00:35:42,200
\nIncidentally, back in the 1950s.
\nWhere it was all about. <\/p>\n

429
\n00:35:42,200 –> 00:35:47,400
\nI you saved come up to the front
\nand repent and you’re saved and <\/p>\n

430
\n00:35:48,300 –> 00:35:50,800
\nour community wasn’t comfortable
\nwith that. <\/p>\n

431
\n00:35:52,300 –> 00:35:58,300
\nBecause we so got locked into
\nthinking that salvation was only<\/p>\n

432
\n00:35:58,300 –> 00:36:03,200
\nabout immortality.
\nAnd it’s not only about <\/p>\n

433
\n00:36:03,200 –> 00:36:09,600
\nimmortality as we’ve seen with
\nthis term eternal life, or with <\/p>\n

434
\n00:36:09,600 –> 00:36:12,200
\nthe word Redemption that we’ve
\nlooked at here. <\/p>\n

435
\n00:36:12,200 –> 00:36:15,600
\nThe words saved, they are
\nclearly used in more than one <\/p>\n

436
\n00:36:15,600 –> 00:36:23,600
\nway, that one kind of salvation.
\nWe just read in verse two that <\/p>\n

437
\n00:36:23,600 –> 00:36:29,600
\nwe’ve been brought out of the
\nbondage of sin and death set <\/p>\n

438
\n00:36:29,600 –> 00:36:35,600
\nfree and here use the same kind
\nof idea the apostles saying we <\/p>\n

439
\n00:36:35,600 –> 00:36:40,000
\nwere saved in this hope and
\nthat’s built on chapter six <\/p>\n

440
\n00:36:40,000 –> 00:36:44,300
\nwhich is all about baptism.
\nThat’s when it happened. <\/p>\n

441
\n00:36:44,500 –> 00:36:48,500
\nWe were set free from that
\nbondage, saved from it. <\/p>\n

442
\n00:36:50,600 –> 00:36:54,100
\nBut it’s not the only time at
\nthat idea occurs just one other <\/p>\n

443
\n00:36:54,900 –> 00:36:59,500
\nin Titus 3:5.
\nThe Apostle says, according to <\/p>\n

444
\n00:36:59,500 –> 00:37:05,200
\nhis Mercy, he saved us through
\nthe washing of regeneration. <\/p>\n

445
\n00:37:06,200 –> 00:37:08,500
\nThe clear application to
\nbaptism. <\/p>\n

446
\n00:37:11,000 –> 00:37:16,000
\nSo my brothers and sisters, I’ve
\njust gone through seven areas <\/p>\n

447
\n00:37:16,000 –> 00:37:22,000
\nwhere we’re told very plainly.
\nThese are the good things that <\/p>\n

448
\n00:37:22,000 –> 00:37:30,600
\nGod has already given us.
\nAnd so look at verse 32, he who <\/p>\n

449
\n00:37:30,600 –> 00:37:36,200
\ndid not spare his own son.
\nBut delivered him up for us all <\/p>\n

450
\n00:37:37,200 –> 00:37:39,700
\nand just pause there.
\nThat’s what we’ve been talking <\/p>\n

451
\n00:37:39,700 –> 00:37:42,700
\nabout.
\nReally Through. <\/p>\n

452
\n00:37:44,000 –> 00:37:49,400
\nThe sacrifice of the Son of God,
\nwe have been granted eternal <\/p>\n

453
\n00:37:49,400 –> 00:37:53,400
\nlife in being in the heavenlies
\nredeemed. <\/p>\n

454
\n00:37:53,500 –> 00:37:58,500
\nJustified reconciled set free
\nand saved from sin. <\/p>\n

455
\n00:37:59,200 –> 00:38:03,900
\nGod has already given us that.
\nAnd the Apostle here is saying <\/p>\n

456
\n00:38:04,100 –> 00:38:08,100
\nif he’s done that if he’s didn’t
\nspare his own son but delivered <\/p>\n

457
\n00:38:08,100 –> 00:38:13,100
\nhim up for us all.
\nHow shall he not with him also? <\/p>\n

458
\n00:38:13,800 –> 00:38:19,300
\nReally give us all things.
\nAll things. <\/p>\n

459
\n00:38:20,700 –> 00:38:24,400
\nAnd our word immortality covers
\nthat. <\/p>\n

460
\n00:38:24,700 –> 00:38:28,900
\nAbsolutely.
\nHe’s already given us this. <\/p>\n

461
\n00:38:29,900 –> 00:38:33,500
\nWhy would he not?
\nAlso, give us the rest and <\/p>\n

462
\n00:38:33,500 –> 00:38:38,800
\nthat’s what Paul saying he will.
\nAnd so we come here this <\/p>\n

463
\n00:38:38,800 –> 00:38:42,800
\nmorning, not with any sense of
\nbeing in morning. <\/p>\n

464
\n00:38:44,300 –> 00:38:47,400
\nBeing sad.
\nSure. <\/p>\n

465
\n00:38:47,400 –> 00:38:50,500
\nThey may be events in your life
\nthat make you sad. <\/p>\n

466
\n00:38:50,600 –> 00:38:53,700
\nWe’re not talking about that.
\nWe’re talking about a <\/p>\n

467
\n00:38:53,707 –> 00:38:59,100
\nrelationship with the father and
\nson. and when the Lord <\/p>\n

468
\n00:38:59,100 –> 00:39:04,600
\ninstituted this, supper, What
\ndid he do with the Bread and <\/p>\n

469
\n00:39:04,600 –> 00:39:07,000
\nWine?
\nHe gave thanks for him. <\/p>\n

470
\n00:39:07,800 –> 00:39:10,500
\nThere are one hand.
\nThat sounds a bit strange. <\/p>\n

471
\n00:39:10,900 –> 00:39:13,700
\nI think, because he’s going to
\ndie in a moment. <\/p>\n

472
\n00:39:15,200 –> 00:39:17,500
\nA horrible death and he’s saying
\nthank you. <\/p>\n

473
\n00:39:19,200 –> 00:39:21,300
\nWell, he’s not saying thank you
\nfor the pain. <\/p>\n

474
\n00:39:21,300 –> 00:39:27,700
\nI’m going to enjoy of course.
\nBut he is so thankful that <\/p>\n

475
\n00:39:27,700 –> 00:39:34,500
\nfinally God’s Redemptive work is
\ncoming two weeks, absolute <\/p>\n

476
\n00:39:34,500 –> 00:39:39,000
\nPinnacle and that he’s part of
\nthat. <\/p>\n

477
\n00:39:40,100 –> 00:39:45,000
\nHe is thankful and so we give
\nthanks to we give. <\/p>\n

478
\n00:39:45,000 –> 00:39:48,200
\nThanks because of all those
\nthings that we’ve been talking <\/p>\n

479
\n00:39:48,200 –> 00:39:54,000
\nabout We’re so grateful.
\nSurely that were able to come <\/p>\n

480
\n00:39:54,000 –> 00:39:59,400
\nhere and to think about what has
\nalready been done for us and <\/p>\n

481
\n00:39:59,400 –> 00:40:05,500
\ntherefore what is yet to come We
\ncome here to rejoice. <\/p>\n

482
\n00:40:06,700 –> 00:40:13,200
\nNot to feel sad.
\nSo today as on every occasion <\/p>\n

483
\n00:40:13,200 –> 00:40:19,300
\nthat we do this, we come to a
\ncelebration, we come to a point <\/p>\n

484
\n00:40:19,300 –> 00:40:26,100
\nof being uplifted and reassured.
\nand maintain our confidence in <\/p>\n

485
\n00:40:26,100 –> 00:40:31,600
\nhim knowing that we have no
\nconfidence in our own abilities <\/p>\n

486
\n00:40:32,400 –> 00:40:36,600
\nand it’s all too evident in our
\nlives as we would all confess <\/p>\n

487
\n00:40:36,600 –> 00:40:44,400
\nShirley We have a loving father.
\nAnd he loved us before we were <\/p>\n

488
\n00:40:44,400 –> 00:40:51,300
\neven born. and we accepted that
\nat our baptism, So, brothers and<\/p>\n

489
\n00:40:51,300 –> 00:40:55,900
\nsisters.
\nI hope all of us can maintain <\/p>\n

490
\n00:40:55,900 –> 00:41:01,900
\nthat level of confidence that
\nlevel of loving the appearing of<\/p>\n

491
\n00:41:01,900 –> 00:41:06,900
\nthe Lord, and never approach the
\nend of our life. <\/p>\n

492
\n00:41:06,900 –> 00:41:11,800
\nFor the coming of the Lord, in
\nany sense with fear. <\/p>\n

493
\n00:41:12,300 –> 00:41:30,300
\nThank you.
\nThank you for listening to the <\/p>\n

494
\n00:41:30,300 –> 00:41:32,100
\ngood christadelphians talks
\npodcast. <\/p>\n

495
\n00:41:32,800 –> 00:41:34,800
\nWe hope this talk helped you in
\nyour walk. <\/p>\n

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