1 00:00:30,019 --> 00:00:31,299 The choir sang twice. 2 00:00:31,859 --> 00:00:33,299 So no special this morning. 3 00:00:33,299 --> 00:00:34,499 I enjoyed the choir, didn't you? 4 00:00:34,499 --> 00:00:34,979 Amen. 5 00:00:35,939 --> 00:00:38,179 And again, enjoy this time of the year. 6 00:00:38,659 --> 00:00:42,419 And turn if you win your Bibles to Galatians chapter four. 7 00:00:43,139 --> 00:00:47,299 I will say after getting do some reading and studying this week, 8 00:00:47,299 --> 00:00:51,739 maybe a little more than usual, I'm going to finish up the 9 00:00:51,739 --> 00:00:57,349 book of Joshua the last Sunday of this month and the first Sunday 10 00:00:57,349 --> 00:00:58,189 of the new year. 11 00:00:58,989 --> 00:01:01,029 I really am going to look forward to it. 12 00:01:01,029 --> 00:01:03,389 We will Preach on Joshua 14. 13 00:01:03,789 --> 00:01:05,629 We've already preached Joshua 24. 14 00:01:06,509 --> 00:01:08,989 We'll come back to Joshua 14 to our theme verse. 15 00:01:08,989 --> 00:01:14,909 On the last Sunday morning of this year and then the first Sunday 16 00:01:14,989 --> 00:01:19,149 of the new year, we're going to preach a sermon on the self life. 17 00:01:20,269 --> 00:01:22,269 It will also be drawn from Joshua. 18 00:01:22,939 --> 00:01:27,099 But what it'll be is it'll be a conglomeration of the book of Joshua 19 00:01:27,499 --> 00:01:29,819 and part of the book of Ephesians. 20 00:01:30,779 --> 00:01:33,179 And so pray for me as I study for that one. 21 00:01:34,539 --> 00:01:39,499 That subject is a huge subject in the Bible and it really does come 22 00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:45,179 down to dying to self and surrendering to him, holy unto the 23 00:01:45,179 --> 00:01:47,099 Lord also. 24 00:01:47,899 --> 00:01:53,369 Most of our Christmas messages this year will be out of Isaiah 9. 25 00:01:54,009 --> 00:01:58,369 We'll be covering again the names the Bible says he shall be 26 00:01:58,369 --> 00:01:58,649 called. 27 00:01:58,729 --> 00:02:02,889 Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Father, Prince of Peace. 28 00:02:03,529 --> 00:02:06,048 We've covered two or three of them over the years, but we'll cover 29 00:02:06,048 --> 00:02:07,489 the rest of them this year. 30 00:02:07,489 --> 00:02:11,169 So we'll preach next Sunday morning on the names that he prophesied 31 00:02:11,169 --> 00:02:11,529 to be. 32 00:02:11,529 --> 00:02:14,609 Then the next Sunday morning and the next Sunday night we'll spend 33 00:02:14,609 --> 00:02:19,199 some time and finish up there on the names that the Messiah would 34 00:02:19,199 --> 00:02:21,999 be called, that the baby Jesus. 35 00:02:23,839 --> 00:02:24,719 Would be called. 36 00:02:25,279 --> 00:02:27,599 And I do look forward to that. 37 00:02:28,079 --> 00:02:29,679 So those will be the Christmas messages. 38 00:02:30,159 --> 00:02:31,279 We will follow up. 39 00:02:31,279 --> 00:02:32,799 I'm just giving you heads up. 40 00:02:33,599 --> 00:02:36,479 All right, so the book of Daniel will finish in the new year. 41 00:02:37,119 --> 00:02:40,879 In the new year, on Sunday nights there'll be three more messages 42 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:42,959 in the book of Daniel, the new year. 43 00:02:43,439 --> 00:02:46,399 And so that's kind of where we're at when it comes to sermon. 44 00:02:48,239 --> 00:02:51,159 Whatever, if you even care. 45 00:02:51,159 --> 00:02:52,999 Because some of you looked at the bulletin this morning and go, 46 00:02:52,999 --> 00:02:54,239 he's not going to preach that anyway. 47 00:02:55,119 --> 00:02:55,679 All right. 48 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:00,239 Galatians, chapter four. 49 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,319 We have preached on many times. 50 00:03:04,399 --> 00:03:08,529 Again, speaking of Jesus Christ, I want to remind you that 51 00:03:08,529 --> 00:03:15,209 the book of Galatians written by Paul was written in order to combat 52 00:03:16,249 --> 00:03:17,209 externalism. 53 00:03:18,569 --> 00:03:19,129 It was. 54 00:03:19,609 --> 00:03:27,369 It was written by Paul to remind the Jews who had come to Christianity 55 00:03:27,529 --> 00:03:33,619 not to go back to Judaism, not to put themselves back under that 56 00:03:33,939 --> 00:03:37,699 Jewish worship system, the Old Testament covenant, the Old Testament 57 00:03:37,699 --> 00:03:38,019 law. 58 00:03:39,059 --> 00:03:39,859 And so he is. 59 00:03:39,859 --> 00:03:41,219 He's pleading with them. 60 00:03:41,219 --> 00:03:41,699 He is. 61 00:03:41,859 --> 00:03:43,019 And not just pleading with them. 62 00:03:43,019 --> 00:03:44,499 He's presenting his case to them. 63 00:03:46,099 --> 00:03:50,179 He said, hey, you started out by grace, a continuing grace. 64 00:03:50,819 --> 00:03:52,979 And I want to just encourage you this morning. 65 00:03:53,059 --> 00:03:55,779 We started out in grace, continuing grace. 66 00:03:56,739 --> 00:03:58,179 We don't have to go back to that. 67 00:03:59,309 --> 00:04:02,309 So many times we find ourselves trying to gain favor with 68 00:04:02,309 --> 00:04:03,309 God by what we do. 69 00:04:03,389 --> 00:04:06,349 I'm telling you, you don't gain favor with God by what you do. 70 00:04:07,069 --> 00:04:09,869 You gain favor with God through Jesus Christ. 71 00:04:11,469 --> 00:04:15,109 By believing and trusting in him and him alone and his life, his 72 00:04:15,109 --> 00:04:16,269 death and his resurrection. 73 00:04:16,909 --> 00:04:18,829 Look at Galatians 4:1. 74 00:04:19,469 --> 00:04:20,109 Paul says. 75 00:04:20,109 --> 00:04:25,229 Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth 76 00:04:25,309 --> 00:04:26,129 nothing from. 77 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:31,119 From a servant, though he be lord of all, but is under tutors 78 00:04:31,119 --> 00:04:33,799 and governors until the time appointed of the Father. 79 00:04:34,999 --> 00:04:36,719 All right, so he's making an analogy here. 80 00:04:36,719 --> 00:04:41,799 He's illustrating for us Old Testament versus New Testament relationship 81 00:04:41,799 --> 00:04:44,839 with God and with the Bible and with the law. 82 00:04:46,679 --> 00:04:47,799 Even so we. 83 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,159 All right, so the New Testament Christians are. 84 00:04:51,239 --> 00:04:52,759 Now he's still referring back. 85 00:04:52,759 --> 00:04:54,519 He's making this analogy about them being children. 86 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:58,049 Even so we, when we were children, old Old Testament, under 87 00:04:58,049 --> 00:05:00,969 the law, were in bondage under the elements of the world. 88 00:05:02,169 --> 00:05:03,769 Now it all changes, Verse four. 89 00:05:04,249 --> 00:05:09,369 But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son 90 00:05:10,489 --> 00:05:14,809 made of a woman, made under the law to redeem them that were 91 00:05:14,809 --> 00:05:18,409 under the law that we might receive the adoption of sons. 92 00:05:19,289 --> 00:05:20,809 And because ye are sons. 93 00:05:22,739 --> 00:05:22,899 Right? 94 00:05:22,899 --> 00:05:26,819 Children of God, men, women, boys and girls who've accepted Christ 95 00:05:26,819 --> 00:05:27,539 as Savior. 96 00:05:28,659 --> 00:05:32,979 God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts. 97 00:05:33,379 --> 00:05:35,139 Aren't you thankful for the Holy Spirit? 98 00:05:36,019 --> 00:05:38,019 Crying abba, Daddy. 99 00:05:38,658 --> 00:05:44,259 Father, wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son. 100 00:05:45,059 --> 00:05:49,779 And if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. 101 00:05:50,849 --> 00:05:52,689 Jesus Christ is our big brothers. 102 00:05:53,649 --> 00:05:56,369 If you're saved this morning, you know Jesus Christ is your Savior. 103 00:05:57,009 --> 00:05:58,529 You are a child of God. 104 00:05:59,329 --> 00:06:03,409 You're an heir, joint heirs with Jesus Christ. 105 00:06:05,489 --> 00:06:07,169 He truly is our big brother. 106 00:06:08,129 --> 00:06:08,729 Let's pray. 107 00:06:08,729 --> 00:06:09,369 Heavenly Father. 108 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:12,929 Lord, as we look at this passage once again, may we be reminded 109 00:06:14,129 --> 00:06:16,929 of the importance of grace in our life. 110 00:06:16,929 --> 00:06:19,569 That you've bestowed upon us the importance of the Holy Spirit 111 00:06:20,889 --> 00:06:25,249 and God just again to not only start in grace, but to finish in 112 00:06:25,249 --> 00:06:25,609 grace. 113 00:06:25,689 --> 00:06:27,529 Lord, we love you and we thank you in Jesus name. 114 00:06:27,529 --> 00:06:28,009 Amen. 115 00:06:29,849 --> 00:06:34,409 That child born in Bethlehem, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, changed 116 00:06:34,489 --> 00:06:34,889 everything. 117 00:06:36,569 --> 00:06:39,689 Understand that In Genesis chapter 1, 2 and 3, we had the fall 118 00:06:39,689 --> 00:06:40,889 of mankind and Adam. 119 00:06:41,289 --> 00:06:45,049 And because of Adam's sin, the first man that God created because 120 00:06:45,049 --> 00:06:45,769 of his sin. 121 00:06:47,419 --> 00:06:48,699 He got us into a big mess. 122 00:06:49,819 --> 00:06:53,179 The Bible says because of his sin, death passed upon all men, all 123 00:06:53,179 --> 00:06:53,699 mankind. 124 00:06:53,699 --> 00:06:55,099 For all have sinned. 125 00:06:55,339 --> 00:06:56,379 We are all sinners. 126 00:06:56,379 --> 00:06:58,059 Because Adam sinned. 127 00:06:59,979 --> 00:07:00,379 Again. 128 00:07:00,699 --> 00:07:02,459 All of us are sinners, as is written. 129 00:07:02,459 --> 00:07:03,259 There is none righteous. 130 00:07:03,259 --> 00:07:03,779 No, not one. 131 00:07:03,779 --> 00:07:06,539 For all have sinned to come short of the glory of God because 132 00:07:06,539 --> 00:07:07,259 of Adam. 133 00:07:07,899 --> 00:07:11,619 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death 134 00:07:11,619 --> 00:07:13,899 by sin, so death passed upon all men. 135 00:07:14,779 --> 00:07:16,139 For all have sinned. 136 00:07:17,739 --> 00:07:20,619 First Corinthians, chapter 15 describes this for us. 137 00:07:20,619 --> 00:07:23,019 And there he's talking about the resurrection. 138 00:07:23,659 --> 00:07:28,019 And he reminds them that the first Adam created the mess, but 139 00:07:28,019 --> 00:07:29,899 the second Adam gets us out of the mess. 140 00:07:30,699 --> 00:07:34,379 The first Adam delved us and brought us into sin. 141 00:07:34,779 --> 00:07:40,059 The second Adam redeems us from sin, saves us from our sins. 142 00:07:40,479 --> 00:07:43,879 In fact, the baby Jesus born in Bethlehem to the virgin was the 143 00:07:43,879 --> 00:07:47,679 promised Messiah, the seed of the Woman. 144 00:07:49,439 --> 00:07:50,879 Genesis, chapter 3, verse 15. 145 00:07:50,959 --> 00:07:53,759 Promised that Messiah to the woman. 146 00:07:56,078 --> 00:07:57,599 Matthew 1, verse 21. 147 00:07:58,319 --> 00:07:59,999 The angel appears unto Joseph. 148 00:07:59,999 --> 00:08:00,679 Remember the story. 149 00:08:00,679 --> 00:08:01,759 We won't turn there. 150 00:08:02,719 --> 00:08:08,329 And he was told by Joseph to take Mary to be his wife, but that 151 00:08:08,329 --> 00:08:13,209 she would have a child, a child of the Holy Ghost, a child 152 00:08:13,209 --> 00:08:16,369 who had no earthly father. 153 00:08:19,409 --> 00:08:23,249 A virgin would conceive and bear a son. 154 00:08:25,169 --> 00:08:27,529 And Joseph was told by the angel that his name would be called. 155 00:08:27,529 --> 00:08:27,889 What? 156 00:08:28,449 --> 00:08:29,089 Jesus. 157 00:08:29,969 --> 00:08:30,609 Jesus. 158 00:08:31,409 --> 00:08:32,689 His name shall be called Jesus. 159 00:08:32,689 --> 00:08:32,929 Why? 160 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:36,019 Because he shall save his people from their sins. 161 00:08:36,019 --> 00:08:36,659 Jesus. 162 00:08:36,899 --> 00:08:38,979 The name Jesus means Savior. 163 00:08:39,939 --> 00:08:43,299 He will save his people from their sins. 164 00:08:44,659 --> 00:08:45,779 What is he saving them from? 165 00:08:45,779 --> 00:08:48,379 He's saving them from the wrath of God. 166 00:08:48,379 --> 00:08:48,979 From the. 167 00:08:50,499 --> 00:08:51,539 Sin debt. 168 00:08:51,699 --> 00:08:53,539 He's saving them from. 169 00:08:55,139 --> 00:08:58,579 The penalty of sin, which is death. 170 00:09:00,909 --> 00:09:01,869 That he would do that. 171 00:09:02,749 --> 00:09:03,869 He would save them. 172 00:09:03,869 --> 00:09:05,149 By the way he saves us. 173 00:09:07,389 --> 00:09:09,709 I'm thankful he's the Savior of all mankind. 174 00:09:10,029 --> 00:09:12,229 That he's not willing that any should perish, but that all should 175 00:09:12,229 --> 00:09:14,029 come to repentance for God. 176 00:09:14,029 --> 00:09:17,229 So what loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that 177 00:09:17,229 --> 00:09:20,749 whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting 178 00:09:20,749 --> 00:09:21,069 life. 179 00:09:21,709 --> 00:09:25,189 I'm thankful that God is a whosoever God, that he's no respecter 180 00:09:25,189 --> 00:09:25,869 of persons. 181 00:09:26,279 --> 00:09:28,239 In fact, he says, whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord 182 00:09:28,239 --> 00:09:29,079 shall be saved. 183 00:09:29,719 --> 00:09:32,919 In the few verses before that, it says, for there's no difference 184 00:09:32,919 --> 00:09:33,959 between the Jew and the Greek. 185 00:09:33,959 --> 00:09:36,559 For the same Lord overall is rich unto all that call upon his 186 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:36,839 name. 187 00:09:37,879 --> 00:09:42,519 So thankful that God has no respecter of persons, that the Messiah, 188 00:09:42,519 --> 00:09:45,959 Jesus Christ was born into this world. 189 00:09:48,519 --> 00:09:49,639 To save sinners. 190 00:09:50,919 --> 00:09:54,299 Paul said he was the chief of sinners, and yet he wrote half the 191 00:09:54,299 --> 00:09:55,059 New Testament. 192 00:09:56,419 --> 00:09:57,619 To save us from what? 193 00:09:58,179 --> 00:09:59,219 Save us from hell? 194 00:10:00,019 --> 00:10:01,859 To save us from the penalty of sin. 195 00:10:04,259 --> 00:10:05,939 So thankful for the Savior, aren't you? 196 00:10:07,299 --> 00:10:10,419 He shall be called Jesus the Savior. 197 00:10:11,859 --> 00:10:16,259 Jesus came at a time when the Jews were spiritually bankrupt. 198 00:10:17,139 --> 00:10:19,859 There was a few Jews who were looking for the Messiah. 199 00:10:19,939 --> 00:10:23,209 And listen, there were so many Old Testament prophecies concerning 200 00:10:23,209 --> 00:10:23,889 the Messiah. 201 00:10:23,889 --> 00:10:25,169 They, they should have been able. 202 00:10:25,169 --> 00:10:26,449 They should have been looking for him. 203 00:10:26,769 --> 00:10:29,969 All the Jews, especially the religious leaders, those who studied 204 00:10:29,969 --> 00:10:32,369 the Scriptures, those who studied the Old Testament scriptures 205 00:10:32,609 --> 00:10:33,929 should have been looking for him. 206 00:10:33,929 --> 00:10:36,409 In fact, they had some very precise prophecies, and we'll talk 207 00:10:36,409 --> 00:10:37,169 about that in a moment. 208 00:10:37,329 --> 00:10:41,009 But the Pharisees and the Sadducees and Herodians, all of them 209 00:10:41,169 --> 00:10:43,169 were so caught up in the packaging. 210 00:10:43,409 --> 00:10:46,929 They were so focused on the wrapping paper. 211 00:10:48,139 --> 00:10:53,539 You, you know, when your kids are really small and Christmas comes 212 00:10:53,539 --> 00:10:59,379 and all them presents under the tree, and you find yourself watching 213 00:10:59,379 --> 00:11:02,059 your child open up. 214 00:11:03,578 --> 00:11:08,299 The package, and instead of looking at the toy, they're playing 215 00:11:08,699 --> 00:11:09,899 with the packaging. 216 00:11:10,539 --> 00:11:15,269 They're more interested in the wrapping, the wrapping paper, the 217 00:11:15,269 --> 00:11:18,589 bow, or they're more arrested in the box that the stinking toy 218 00:11:18,589 --> 00:11:19,229 came in. 219 00:11:19,549 --> 00:11:24,509 And they're playing with that, you know, and making light of this. 220 00:11:24,509 --> 00:11:29,229 But I'm telling you, the Jews, and especially the Jewish leaders, 221 00:11:29,309 --> 00:11:35,389 those who were in ruling over the Jews, were caught up in the ceremonies. 222 00:11:36,109 --> 00:11:37,789 They were caught up in the rituals. 223 00:11:38,029 --> 00:11:42,919 They were caught up in the ceremonial law that all the trappings 224 00:11:42,919 --> 00:11:46,079 and all the liturgy, they were caught up in all of that. 225 00:11:47,199 --> 00:11:50,839 And instead of looking for the Messiah, they were looking to the 226 00:11:50,839 --> 00:11:52,439 sacrifice that they had. 227 00:11:52,439 --> 00:11:55,359 Just the lamb that they just sacrificed, or the bullock they just 228 00:11:55,359 --> 00:11:58,559 sacrificed, or the ritual that they just performed, or whatever 229 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:02,879 it was, or the law that they were keeping, or so called keeping. 230 00:12:03,919 --> 00:12:06,959 Pharisees were so pious, they would stand on the side of the street 231 00:12:07,579 --> 00:12:10,259 and pray and wail as they prayed. 232 00:12:10,259 --> 00:12:14,539 And they dressed, you know, in a showy way. 233 00:12:14,539 --> 00:12:17,139 They wanted everybody to know that they were praying and that they 234 00:12:17,139 --> 00:12:17,899 were fasting. 235 00:12:18,459 --> 00:12:19,819 That was them keeping the law. 236 00:12:21,739 --> 00:12:23,019 So many other things like that. 237 00:12:23,099 --> 00:12:25,499 They were just spiritually bankrupt. 238 00:12:28,859 --> 00:12:34,539 They were focused, again, too much on the letter of the law, by 239 00:12:34,539 --> 00:12:36,019 the way, which they could not keep. 240 00:12:38,099 --> 00:12:38,539 By the way. 241 00:12:38,539 --> 00:12:39,539 Nobody can keep the law. 242 00:12:41,699 --> 00:12:42,899 That's why we're sinners. 243 00:12:44,819 --> 00:12:47,379 No one can keep every point of the law. 244 00:12:47,699 --> 00:12:50,419 There are 613 laws in the Old Testament. 245 00:12:51,699 --> 00:12:52,739 Can you keep all six? 246 00:12:52,739 --> 00:12:54,979 We can't even keep the one that anyway. 247 00:12:59,709 --> 00:13:00,989 Thou shalt not steal. 248 00:13:03,229 --> 00:13:04,589 Have you ever stolen something? 249 00:13:05,629 --> 00:13:09,949 I'm talking about ever in your life, have you ever stolen anything? 250 00:13:10,589 --> 00:13:13,749 When you were 3 or 4 years old or 5 years old, did you ever steal 251 00:13:13,749 --> 00:13:14,269 anything? 252 00:13:15,069 --> 00:13:17,069 Did you ever take a paper clip. 253 00:13:18,589 --> 00:13:19,469 From your office? 254 00:13:20,749 --> 00:13:23,989 Did you ever slap a stamp from your office on something that was 255 00:13:23,989 --> 00:13:24,269 personal? 256 00:13:25,509 --> 00:13:29,349 I mean, there's nobody in this room that hasn't stolen at some point. 257 00:13:32,949 --> 00:13:34,549 Don't raise your hands, I'll raise mine. 258 00:13:37,349 --> 00:13:38,869 Said preacher, do you do all of those? 259 00:13:41,909 --> 00:13:43,509 I'm just saying you can't keep the law. 260 00:13:43,909 --> 00:13:44,949 It's impossible. 261 00:13:46,149 --> 00:13:48,109 The Bible says, in fact, Galatians. 262 00:13:48,109 --> 00:13:51,269 Paul makes it very clear In Galatians, Chapter 3 that the law 263 00:13:51,269 --> 00:13:52,549 is our schoolmaster. 264 00:13:52,549 --> 00:13:54,229 It teaches us that we can't keep it. 265 00:13:54,589 --> 00:13:56,429 And it's our schoolmaster that brings us to Christ. 266 00:13:58,109 --> 00:14:02,829 That brings us to the one who did keep the law, who did perform 267 00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:04,749 and keep the law without fail. 268 00:14:05,229 --> 00:14:06,349 Every point of the law. 269 00:14:06,349 --> 00:14:12,589 For 33 and a half years, Jesus Christ lived out the law, never one 270 00:14:12,589 --> 00:14:13,789 time committing a sin. 271 00:14:14,349 --> 00:14:15,989 He was sinless in disposition. 272 00:14:15,989 --> 00:14:17,309 He had no sinful nature. 273 00:14:17,389 --> 00:14:18,669 Therefore he could not sin. 274 00:14:18,669 --> 00:14:19,629 By the way, he was God. 275 00:14:19,629 --> 00:14:20,589 He could not sin. 276 00:14:21,039 --> 00:14:21,839 God can't sin. 277 00:14:23,439 --> 00:14:25,999 Sinless in disposition, sinless in desire. 278 00:14:26,319 --> 00:14:30,399 There was no desiring in him to do wrong, to sin. 279 00:14:30,959 --> 00:14:36,079 And then again, he was sinless in his actions. 280 00:14:38,079 --> 00:14:39,439 The sinless Savior. 281 00:14:41,599 --> 00:14:45,239 The religious leaders were so caught up in the Old Testament rituals 282 00:14:45,239 --> 00:14:50,569 and the Old Testament wrappings that they missed the Messiah. 283 00:14:51,929 --> 00:14:55,529 Here in our scripture, it's giving us an analogy, the first three 284 00:14:55,529 --> 00:14:59,809 verses, comparing the Old Testament believer, the Old Testament 285 00:14:59,809 --> 00:15:03,889 believer, to a child that the Old Testament covenant put you in 286 00:15:03,889 --> 00:15:10,169 a position to be what a child is and how a child acts. 287 00:15:10,169 --> 00:15:11,289 In other words, it's saying. 288 00:15:13,139 --> 00:15:17,139 A child does what it's told to do. 289 00:15:19,619 --> 00:15:23,539 It's giving a list of things it can do, and it's giving a list 290 00:15:23,539 --> 00:15:24,739 of things it can't do. 291 00:15:25,939 --> 00:15:29,619 It's under tutors and governors, and it makes a reference 292 00:15:29,619 --> 00:15:31,259 here to the Roman Law. 293 00:15:31,259 --> 00:15:37,619 The Roman law, the law of the Romans was, if you weren't as a child, 294 00:15:37,699 --> 00:15:41,219 you could not inherit anything or do anything until you were 25. 295 00:15:42,889 --> 00:15:44,809 And you were under tutors until you were 14. 296 00:15:45,369 --> 00:15:48,569 So let's say your parents passed away, you would still be under 297 00:15:48,569 --> 00:15:52,489 tutors till you were 14 and under others who would teach and 298 00:15:52,489 --> 00:15:56,409 run your business till you were 25 and you would be told what 299 00:15:56,409 --> 00:15:57,529 to do and what not to do. 300 00:15:58,329 --> 00:16:00,849 And if you didn't do what they were told to do or did not do what 301 00:16:00,849 --> 00:16:03,769 you were not told to do, you did not receive the inheritance. 302 00:16:05,449 --> 00:16:06,729 Little motivation, huh? 303 00:16:08,639 --> 00:16:08,879 Right. 304 00:16:10,319 --> 00:16:13,679 Maybe we ought to think about that one a little more. 305 00:16:15,199 --> 00:16:19,039 In other words, he's saying that under the Old Testament law, 306 00:16:19,039 --> 00:16:25,319 under the Old Testament rules, that a child, that a one who was 307 00:16:25,319 --> 00:16:29,759 keeping the law, the one who was that Old Testament Judaism was 308 00:16:30,559 --> 00:16:37,389 again innately making them slaves, servants, thou shalt not. 309 00:16:38,029 --> 00:16:39,309 Thou shalt not. 310 00:16:40,269 --> 00:16:42,589 613 rules. 311 00:16:44,109 --> 00:16:46,269 Things you should do, things you shouldn't do. 312 00:16:47,869 --> 00:16:49,309 That was the Old Testament system. 313 00:16:50,269 --> 00:16:54,389 And you had to keep them all in order to gain and have eternal 314 00:16:54,389 --> 00:16:56,509 life, which was impossible. 315 00:16:58,349 --> 00:17:01,989 Thus the sacrifices, thus the lambs that were sacrificed. 316 00:17:01,989 --> 00:17:06,949 Thus the temple was there to teach them and to instruct them and 317 00:17:06,949 --> 00:17:10,389 to encourage them to look forward to the Messiah, who one day 318 00:17:10,389 --> 00:17:13,709 would come and take away their sins, who one day would come and 319 00:17:13,709 --> 00:17:16,869 be the Savior, who one day would come and fulfill the law without 320 00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:17,269 fail. 321 00:17:21,029 --> 00:17:22,629 In other words, they had no choice. 322 00:17:24,149 --> 00:17:25,269 They were to keep the law. 323 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:28,599 We all, all of us under. 324 00:17:28,599 --> 00:17:29,359 Under the law. 325 00:17:32,079 --> 00:17:37,039 Just for a side note, a lot of times we refer the Old Testament 326 00:17:37,519 --> 00:17:40,799 to Egypt as the world or even the devil. 327 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:44,079 And we make statements like, well, it's God who. 328 00:17:44,239 --> 00:17:48,999 It's Jesus Christ who redeems us from the devil or from the world 329 00:17:48,999 --> 00:17:49,359 system. 330 00:17:50,079 --> 00:17:53,559 But really, technically, it's really us being redeemed by Jesus 331 00:17:53,559 --> 00:17:54,479 Christ from the law. 332 00:17:56,019 --> 00:17:58,099 Because it's the law that we've been put under. 333 00:17:58,499 --> 00:18:02,179 It's the law that has us in its grips. 334 00:18:02,739 --> 00:18:06,539 It's the law whom we believe that if we do this and we do that, 335 00:18:06,539 --> 00:18:07,979 we can aim favor with God. 336 00:18:07,979 --> 00:18:12,179 In other words, if I do enough, if I do enough good things, 337 00:18:12,739 --> 00:18:16,939 and if I don't do a lot of these bad things, when I get to heaven, 338 00:18:16,939 --> 00:18:18,459 there's going to be Peter sitting at the gate. 339 00:18:18,459 --> 00:18:21,379 And Peter's going to say, well, you've been good enough. 340 00:18:21,379 --> 00:18:22,019 Come on in. 341 00:18:23,709 --> 00:18:25,629 But that's not what the Bible describes at all. 342 00:18:26,829 --> 00:18:29,629 Nowhere in the Bible does it say, when you get to heaven, Peter's 343 00:18:29,629 --> 00:18:32,629 gonna be standing at the gate, and if you've done a good enough 344 00:18:32,629 --> 00:18:34,229 job here on earth, you get to go in. 345 00:18:34,229 --> 00:18:35,389 No, no, no, no, no. 346 00:18:35,549 --> 00:18:36,189 That's not. 347 00:18:36,349 --> 00:18:37,869 That's not how the Bible teaches it. 348 00:18:37,869 --> 00:18:40,909 And that's not in any way in which the Bible presents. 349 00:18:43,069 --> 00:18:43,789 Salvation. 350 00:18:45,389 --> 00:18:47,709 Presents it by way of Jesus Christ. 351 00:18:49,549 --> 00:18:51,309 You can't be good enough to get to heaven. 352 00:18:52,509 --> 00:18:55,229 You can't be good enough to get to heaven. 353 00:18:55,549 --> 00:18:57,869 You can't do enough to get to heaven. 354 00:18:59,069 --> 00:19:01,629 You can't keep from doing things you shouldn't do to get you 355 00:19:01,629 --> 00:19:02,109 to heaven. 356 00:19:02,829 --> 00:19:03,869 The Bible says without. 357 00:19:04,349 --> 00:19:06,949 Again, it's by grace through faith, not a work, since any man 358 00:19:06,949 --> 00:19:07,469 should boast. 359 00:19:08,109 --> 00:19:09,949 Salvation's by grace through faith. 360 00:19:10,109 --> 00:19:13,629 It's believing and trusting in Jesus Christ who did keep the law. 361 00:19:15,549 --> 00:19:16,829 We'll cover more of that in a moment. 362 00:19:19,549 --> 00:19:20,909 But we are all under the law. 363 00:19:22,749 --> 00:19:27,149 The Old Testament saint was given details of how to live. 364 00:19:28,509 --> 00:19:30,188 I'm making a point now, Stay with me. 365 00:19:31,149 --> 00:19:32,469 Of do's and don'ts. 366 00:19:32,469 --> 00:19:33,229 Details. 367 00:19:33,549 --> 00:19:34,589 Don't eat this. 368 00:19:35,629 --> 00:19:36,909 They couldn't have catfish. 369 00:19:36,909 --> 00:19:40,039 Can you believe that Old Testament law? 370 00:19:40,039 --> 00:19:41,319 You couldn't have catfish. 371 00:19:41,719 --> 00:19:42,679 What would we do? 372 00:19:44,039 --> 00:19:45,239 You couldn't have pork. 373 00:19:46,439 --> 00:19:49,719 There were lists after list after list after list of things you 374 00:19:49,719 --> 00:19:50,599 could not do. 375 00:19:50,919 --> 00:19:54,279 There were lists and lists and lists of things you had to do. 376 00:19:54,759 --> 00:19:59,999 Take a certain sacrifice to the temple, you know, on and on and 377 00:19:59,999 --> 00:20:02,039 on, giving this and give that. 378 00:20:02,039 --> 00:20:04,679 And there were, by the way, in the Old Testament, there were three 379 00:20:05,479 --> 00:20:06,279 offerings taken. 380 00:20:07,879 --> 00:20:11,919 If you were a true Old Testament saint who was truly trying 381 00:20:11,919 --> 00:20:15,999 to keep the law, it wasn't just 10% you gave, you gave 30% when 382 00:20:15,999 --> 00:20:16,999 it was all said and done. 383 00:20:18,999 --> 00:20:21,638 If you were to keep every law that had to do with giving. 384 00:20:23,159 --> 00:20:24,079 It'S something, huh? 385 00:20:24,079 --> 00:20:26,839 How would you like to live under that Old Testament system? 386 00:20:30,279 --> 00:20:37,069 And what Paul is saying, he is saying that that is elementary, that 387 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:41,229 that's ABCs, that that is childish. 388 00:20:42,909 --> 00:20:43,869 That's what he's saying. 389 00:20:45,149 --> 00:20:46,029 Everybody see that? 390 00:20:46,909 --> 00:20:51,509 Looking at the audience, he's saying, if I have to be told what 391 00:20:51,509 --> 00:20:54,989 to do and what not to do, and I have to be given a detailed list 392 00:20:54,989 --> 00:20:59,239 of what to do and what not to do, then I am no better than a servant. 393 00:21:00,439 --> 00:21:03,439 In fact, he says, you're just a child and you're no better than 394 00:21:03,439 --> 00:21:04,039 a slave. 395 00:21:06,999 --> 00:21:07,959 That's what he's saying. 396 00:21:10,199 --> 00:21:13,479 But all that changed when Jesus Christ came. 397 00:21:14,839 --> 00:21:15,959 It all changed. 398 00:21:17,239 --> 00:21:17,919 It all changed. 399 00:21:17,919 --> 00:21:18,519 Verse 4. 400 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:23,159 But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son 401 00:21:23,159 --> 00:21:23,879 made of a woman. 402 00:21:25,219 --> 00:21:28,859 Seeing the fullness of time, and by the way, God's timing, his 403 00:21:28,859 --> 00:21:29,939 predetermined time. 404 00:21:30,419 --> 00:21:33,699 First Peter 1:20 says that it was Jesus Christ who died before 405 00:21:33,699 --> 00:21:34,739 the foundations of the earth. 406 00:21:34,739 --> 00:21:37,699 In other words, in the beginning, God created the heavens 407 00:21:37,699 --> 00:21:38,059 and the earth. 408 00:21:38,059 --> 00:21:38,899 And before that. 409 00:21:40,739 --> 00:21:43,579 There was already a plan in place by God the Father, God the 410 00:21:43,579 --> 00:21:47,739 Son, and God the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ would come to this 411 00:21:47,739 --> 00:21:48,099 Earth. 412 00:21:49,629 --> 00:21:53,469 That he would live a sinless life and he would die on the cross. 413 00:21:53,869 --> 00:21:55,949 For us it was already in place. 414 00:21:56,109 --> 00:21:58,349 Has it ever occurred to you that nothing occurs to God? 415 00:21:58,509 --> 00:22:01,309 God wasn't surprised when Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden. 416 00:22:02,029 --> 00:22:02,549 No, no. 417 00:22:02,549 --> 00:22:04,669 He had already made a plan already in place. 418 00:22:04,909 --> 00:22:07,629 That his son, Jesus Christ, the only begotten of the Father, 419 00:22:07,789 --> 00:22:09,869 full of grace and truth would come to this earth. 420 00:22:10,349 --> 00:22:12,269 That he who was rich would become poor. 421 00:22:12,669 --> 00:22:19,089 That he who sat on the circled the earth and created all things 422 00:22:20,049 --> 00:22:23,809 would humble himself and become obedient unto death. 423 00:22:23,809 --> 00:22:25,249 Even the death of the cross. 424 00:22:27,409 --> 00:22:28,209 What a plan. 425 00:22:29,889 --> 00:22:30,609 What love. 426 00:22:31,568 --> 00:22:36,089 What matchless love that Jesus Christ came to this earth. 427 00:22:36,089 --> 00:22:38,609 The God of the universe, the creator of all mankind. 428 00:22:38,609 --> 00:22:42,129 The creator of the universe would come and die for sinful man 429 00:22:42,129 --> 00:22:43,569 would die for his creation. 430 00:22:44,009 --> 00:22:44,409 Amen. 431 00:22:45,849 --> 00:22:48,809 What love displayed to us? 432 00:22:50,649 --> 00:22:55,529 All scriptures and prophecies and promises in the Bible were fulfilled 433 00:22:56,649 --> 00:22:58,169 by way of his birth. 434 00:22:59,609 --> 00:23:02,049 The Bible prophesied the virgin would conceive. 435 00:23:02,049 --> 00:23:04,969 The Bible prophesied that he would be born in Bethlehem. 436 00:23:08,329 --> 00:23:10,739 God saw sent his son. 437 00:23:12,259 --> 00:23:13,179 Look at the verse again. 438 00:23:13,179 --> 00:23:13,779 Verse 4. 439 00:23:15,219 --> 00:23:16,699 The fullness of time was come. 440 00:23:16,699 --> 00:23:18,659 God sent forth his son. 441 00:23:20,499 --> 00:23:22,819 John 1 says, in the beginning was the Word. 442 00:23:22,899 --> 00:23:24,219 And the Word was with God. 443 00:23:24,219 --> 00:23:25,099 And the Word was God. 444 00:23:25,099 --> 00:23:26,979 The same was in the beginning with God. 445 00:23:28,819 --> 00:23:30,099 All things were made by Him. 446 00:23:30,099 --> 00:23:31,179 Without him was not anything made. 447 00:23:31,179 --> 00:23:31,779 That was made. 448 00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:36,499 Being in the brightness of his glory, the express image of his person. 449 00:23:36,899 --> 00:23:40,899 Hebrews says, in other words, God became flesh and dwelt among 450 00:23:40,899 --> 00:23:43,099 us and we beheld his glory. 451 00:23:43,099 --> 00:23:45,259 The glory is the then begotten of the Father, full of grace and 452 00:23:45,259 --> 00:23:45,619 truth. 453 00:23:46,739 --> 00:23:48,099 Great is the mystery of godliness. 454 00:23:48,099 --> 00:23:49,539 God was manifest in the flesh. 455 00:23:52,979 --> 00:23:55,619 See, God came to earth. 456 00:23:56,979 --> 00:23:58,899 Jesus Christ is God with skin on. 457 00:23:59,619 --> 00:24:03,149 We can refer to it as the incarnation of Jesus Christ. 458 00:24:03,149 --> 00:24:06,429 By the way, the original flower, the incarnation flower was 459 00:24:06,429 --> 00:24:07,949 originally fleshly colored. 460 00:24:08,189 --> 00:24:09,709 That's why it's called Incarnation. 461 00:24:12,669 --> 00:24:14,429 Born of a woman, Made of a woman. 462 00:24:15,469 --> 00:24:20,029 Again, Mary was his mother, but the Holy Spirit was his father. 463 00:24:23,389 --> 00:24:24,989 Jesus Christ was virgin born. 464 00:24:25,789 --> 00:24:27,789 Without the virgin birth there is no salvation. 465 00:24:29,419 --> 00:24:32,139 Because had he been born of a man, he would have received a sinful 466 00:24:32,139 --> 00:24:32,539 nature. 467 00:24:33,739 --> 00:24:34,939 But he was born of God. 468 00:24:37,739 --> 00:24:38,539 Oh man. 469 00:24:41,179 --> 00:24:41,579 Why? 470 00:24:43,339 --> 00:24:45,499 Why would God send forth His Son? 471 00:24:47,499 --> 00:24:49,339 Why would God send forth His Son? 472 00:24:49,339 --> 00:24:50,819 Why would Jesus come to this earth? 473 00:24:50,819 --> 00:24:52,059 Why would he humble himself? 474 00:24:53,099 --> 00:24:54,299 Why would he become poor? 475 00:24:56,109 --> 00:24:58,469 To be tempted like we are, yet without sin? 476 00:24:58,469 --> 00:25:03,229 The Bible says to hunger and thirst like we experience. 477 00:25:04,189 --> 00:25:06,269 The Bible says he had no place to lay his head. 478 00:25:07,389 --> 00:25:09,949 The God of the Universe had no place to lay his head. 479 00:25:11,949 --> 00:25:12,749 What humility. 480 00:25:14,509 --> 00:25:15,149 What love. 481 00:25:16,749 --> 00:25:17,149 Why? 482 00:25:18,989 --> 00:25:19,389 Why? 483 00:25:21,559 --> 00:25:24,759 Well, to represent man, to represent mankind. 484 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:31,319 To live a sinless life in order that he might keep the law. 485 00:25:33,719 --> 00:25:35,719 And then die for us. 486 00:25:38,679 --> 00:25:39,959 Die in our place. 487 00:25:42,519 --> 00:25:44,199 He was our substitute. 488 00:25:45,649 --> 00:25:47,409 I should have died on the cross, but he. 489 00:25:47,489 --> 00:25:48,569 He died for me. 490 00:25:48,569 --> 00:25:49,729 He died in my place. 491 00:25:52,769 --> 00:25:55,569 He who was under the law again, kept the law. 492 00:25:55,569 --> 00:25:57,409 He lived a life fulfilling law. 493 00:25:57,409 --> 00:25:57,649 Why? 494 00:25:57,649 --> 00:25:59,009 To obtain a righteous record. 495 00:25:59,249 --> 00:26:03,489 In other words, Jesus Christ, when his life was done, his record, 496 00:26:04,049 --> 00:26:06,169 his life record was sinless. 497 00:26:06,169 --> 00:26:07,329 It was spotless. 498 00:26:07,809 --> 00:26:11,669 If you were able to bring up Eric Crawford's life record, you. 499 00:26:11,739 --> 00:26:14,059 You would see that it's definitely not spotless. 500 00:26:15,739 --> 00:26:17,739 In fact, all you gotta do is bring up my. 501 00:26:19,339 --> 00:26:23,019 Legal record and you'd see a few spots on it as well. 502 00:26:23,499 --> 00:26:25,019 I got pulled over the other day. 503 00:26:27,578 --> 00:26:28,699 In the church van. 504 00:26:32,459 --> 00:26:34,219 Going 70 and a 55. 505 00:26:37,019 --> 00:26:38,259 You're gonna get fired after this. 506 00:26:38,259 --> 00:26:38,939 It's okay. 507 00:26:39,839 --> 00:26:43,119 I had no IDEA it was 70 miles an hour where I was at. 508 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:45,599 I'd been on that road a thousand times. 509 00:26:45,919 --> 00:26:47,959 But they had moved the speed limit sign back. 510 00:26:47,959 --> 00:26:50,839 The city's grown a little bit, so they've moved the city speed limit 511 00:26:50,839 --> 00:26:51,079 sign. 512 00:26:51,079 --> 00:26:52,719 I was very upfront with the officer. 513 00:26:52,719 --> 00:26:53,599 He was very kind. 514 00:26:53,999 --> 00:26:56,479 I said to him, hey, I really. 515 00:26:56,479 --> 00:26:57,599 I've been on this road a lot. 516 00:26:57,599 --> 00:26:59,759 I didn't know that they had moved the sign back. 517 00:26:59,839 --> 00:27:00,959 I wasn't paying attention. 518 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:02,519 Me and the staff were just talking. 519 00:27:02,519 --> 00:27:03,119 It was just. 520 00:27:04,729 --> 00:27:07,049 It was six o' clock in the morning or whatever. 521 00:27:08,409 --> 00:27:09,489 I got a picture of it. 522 00:27:09,489 --> 00:27:10,089 It's awesome. 523 00:27:12,329 --> 00:27:13,129 Church van. 524 00:27:13,369 --> 00:27:14,889 Heritage Baptist Church. 525 00:27:18,409 --> 00:27:22,569 Gave me a warning and I said to him, thank you, sir. 526 00:27:23,369 --> 00:27:24,569 Gave me a verbal warning. 527 00:27:24,649 --> 00:27:25,649 I said, thank you, sir. 528 00:27:25,649 --> 00:27:28,889 I haven't had a ticket in over 20 years, and I really haven't. 529 00:27:30,339 --> 00:27:31,219 But I do have a record. 530 00:27:31,699 --> 00:27:33,699 I almost had another one. 531 00:27:37,139 --> 00:27:38,659 What does your record look like? 532 00:27:44,099 --> 00:27:44,979 Think about it. 533 00:27:45,699 --> 00:27:49,499 Jesus Christ lived 33 and a half years and at the end of it, 534 00:27:49,499 --> 00:27:51,139 had a sinless record. 535 00:27:52,499 --> 00:27:54,659 Never one time stealing anything. 536 00:27:55,299 --> 00:27:59,139 Never one time saying a crossword in anger. 537 00:27:59,889 --> 00:28:00,609 Think about it. 538 00:28:02,689 --> 00:28:04,769 Never one time having a sinful thought. 539 00:28:05,969 --> 00:28:07,329 All of us are guilty of that. 540 00:28:08,129 --> 00:28:08,849 I may not. 541 00:28:09,489 --> 00:28:12,609 I may outwardly tell somebody, oh, man, so good to see you. 542 00:28:12,609 --> 00:28:13,569 But on the inside, I'm going. 543 00:28:13,729 --> 00:28:14,569 I just want to. 544 00:28:14,569 --> 00:28:15,889 Just want to grab their neck. 545 00:28:17,489 --> 00:28:17,889 Right? 546 00:28:18,929 --> 00:28:20,049 Have you not been there? 547 00:28:22,209 --> 00:28:22,769 Hello. 548 00:28:23,649 --> 00:28:24,529 With your kids? 549 00:28:25,899 --> 00:28:26,299 Yeah. 550 00:28:26,699 --> 00:28:27,019 No. 551 00:28:27,019 --> 00:28:28,779 All of us have been angry. 552 00:28:28,779 --> 00:28:30,779 All of us have been angry and sinned. 553 00:28:32,459 --> 00:28:34,459 Well, the Bible says be angry and sin not. 554 00:28:34,459 --> 00:28:35,179 Come on now. 555 00:28:36,059 --> 00:28:36,939 We can do that. 556 00:28:36,939 --> 00:28:37,859 Righteous anger is there. 557 00:28:37,859 --> 00:28:40,459 But most of the time our anger is not righteous anger. 558 00:28:41,579 --> 00:28:41,899 Right? 559 00:28:41,899 --> 00:28:42,779 We are all sinners. 560 00:28:42,859 --> 00:28:44,059 We're just all sinners. 561 00:28:44,059 --> 00:28:48,059 Christ lived a sinless life in order that he might have a sinless 562 00:28:48,059 --> 00:28:48,379 record. 563 00:28:48,379 --> 00:28:51,149 In order that he might go to the cross in order that he might 564 00:28:51,149 --> 00:28:52,029 shed his blood for me. 565 00:28:52,029 --> 00:28:54,909 In order that he, on the third day, could rise again from the dead. 566 00:28:54,909 --> 00:28:56,069 And guess what happens? 567 00:28:56,469 --> 00:28:59,149 At the age of six years old, when I accepted Christ as my Savior, 568 00:28:59,149 --> 00:29:03,309 when I put my trust in him and him alone, when I said, lord, I am 569 00:29:03,309 --> 00:29:03,989 a sinner. 570 00:29:04,229 --> 00:29:06,029 Lord, I am the one that put you on the cross. 571 00:29:06,029 --> 00:29:08,229 Lord, I believe you lived, died and rose again. 572 00:29:08,389 --> 00:29:09,069 Save me. 573 00:29:09,069 --> 00:29:11,109 At the age of six years old, you know what happened? 574 00:29:11,429 --> 00:29:13,589 My sinful record was erased. 575 00:29:14,309 --> 00:29:16,389 Passed my past record. 576 00:29:16,389 --> 00:29:17,829 At six years old, I already had a record. 577 00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:19,749 I was already a liar. 578 00:29:20,469 --> 00:29:22,309 At six years old, I had lied a bunch. 579 00:29:23,989 --> 00:29:25,949 But not just my past record was erased. 580 00:29:25,949 --> 00:29:26,469 Guess what? 581 00:29:26,709 --> 00:29:28,629 My future record was erased. 582 00:29:29,429 --> 00:29:30,069 Amen. 583 00:29:30,229 --> 00:29:34,869 All of it was erased because of what Jesus did on the cross. 584 00:29:35,269 --> 00:29:38,389 And listen, it wasn't just that my record was erased. 585 00:29:38,469 --> 00:29:43,349 It's that that law fulfilling life, that righteous record of Jesus 586 00:29:43,349 --> 00:29:47,669 Christ, was put in my sinful record's place. 587 00:29:48,869 --> 00:29:52,309 And therefore, before God, when I stand before God, someday 588 00:29:52,309 --> 00:29:53,869 He won't see my sinful record. 589 00:29:53,869 --> 00:29:55,269 He's not going to see my sins. 590 00:29:55,429 --> 00:29:59,109 Though I'm still a sinner, saved by grace, I still sin. 591 00:29:59,429 --> 00:29:59,989 Hello. 592 00:30:00,869 --> 00:30:03,109 Some of you know, my wife especially. 593 00:30:06,629 --> 00:30:09,269 But before God, I am sinless. 594 00:30:10,299 --> 00:30:11,579 My record is sinless. 595 00:30:11,579 --> 00:30:12,779 Because guess what? 596 00:30:13,419 --> 00:30:16,699 The blood of Jesus Christ has cleansed me from all of my sins. 597 00:30:18,459 --> 00:30:21,899 It's covered my sins, made them white as snow. 598 00:30:21,899 --> 00:30:26,779 The Bible says that little baby born in Bethlehem. 599 00:30:29,419 --> 00:30:30,459 God in the flesh. 600 00:30:32,779 --> 00:30:33,979 The sinless one. 601 00:30:35,589 --> 00:30:39,509 The Savior of sinners like me, like you. 602 00:30:41,349 --> 00:30:42,229 Made of a woman. 603 00:30:43,749 --> 00:30:48,149 Made under the law in order that he might redeem us who were 604 00:30:48,149 --> 00:30:48,789 under the law. 605 00:30:49,589 --> 00:30:50,549 We were under it. 606 00:30:51,589 --> 00:30:54,309 But because he kept it, he redeemed us from it. 607 00:30:55,509 --> 00:30:57,269 He redeemed us from the curse of the law. 608 00:30:57,909 --> 00:30:59,669 The penalty of breaking the law is death. 609 00:31:01,199 --> 00:31:05,559 But putting my trust and faith in Jesus Christ redeems me from that 610 00:31:05,559 --> 00:31:06,239 penalty. 611 00:31:07,999 --> 00:31:11,959 And therefore I am no longer under the penalty of death that the 612 00:31:11,959 --> 00:31:14,159 law has prescribed to me. 613 00:31:15,199 --> 00:31:15,839 Amen. 614 00:31:16,799 --> 00:31:17,199 Man. 615 00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:17,679 What? 616 00:31:17,679 --> 00:31:18,639 Hallelujah. 617 00:31:20,239 --> 00:31:23,279 To redeem us that we might. 618 00:31:23,279 --> 00:31:23,559 What? 619 00:31:23,559 --> 00:31:24,959 Be children of God. 620 00:31:25,839 --> 00:31:27,679 Aren't you glad you're a child of God this morning? 621 00:31:28,979 --> 00:31:29,939 If you're saved, man. 622 00:31:29,939 --> 00:31:31,019 Glory, Hallelujah. 623 00:31:31,019 --> 00:31:33,619 Being a child of God, there's nothing like being a child of God. 624 00:31:34,339 --> 00:31:35,779 Nothing like being a Christian. 625 00:31:37,619 --> 00:31:41,099 Knowing that if you were to die today, that heaven would be your 626 00:31:41,099 --> 00:31:41,379 home. 627 00:31:42,979 --> 00:31:45,219 Having now again the sins forgiven. 628 00:31:46,019 --> 00:31:50,059 It speaks there of being adopted, being born again, adopted 629 00:31:50,059 --> 00:31:53,579 in the family of God as sons and daughters. 630 00:31:53,579 --> 00:31:55,829 Now it refers to the abba. 631 00:31:55,829 --> 00:31:56,949 Father man, what a. 632 00:31:57,029 --> 00:31:57,789 We don't have time. 633 00:31:57,789 --> 00:32:00,549 But abba simply that's a child's. 634 00:32:00,789 --> 00:32:02,869 In the Greek, that's a child reaching out. 635 00:32:03,429 --> 00:32:04,469 Child reaching out. 636 00:32:04,629 --> 00:32:06,709 Abba means for us would mean daddy. 637 00:32:08,309 --> 00:32:10,069 But it's not just Daddy, it's Father. 638 00:32:11,909 --> 00:32:13,189 Our Heavenly Father. 639 00:32:14,869 --> 00:32:15,629 What does it say? 640 00:32:15,629 --> 00:32:18,069 The Spirit of God comes to reside in us. 641 00:32:18,629 --> 00:32:19,589 We get saved. 642 00:32:20,109 --> 00:32:21,309 The Holy Spirit moves in. 643 00:32:25,469 --> 00:32:29,229 To comfort us, encourage us, strengthen us, guide us. 644 00:32:30,349 --> 00:32:31,789 May we be reminded of that. 645 00:32:33,469 --> 00:32:34,909 Sometimes we take it for granted. 646 00:32:36,029 --> 00:32:37,869 At the Old Testament that did not happen. 647 00:32:38,669 --> 00:32:42,429 The Old Testament saint didn't have the Holy Spirit abiding in them. 648 00:32:43,709 --> 00:32:46,639 In the Old Testament, all those laws were given, but there 649 00:32:46,639 --> 00:32:47,319 was no. 650 00:32:48,919 --> 00:32:51,239 Power to keep them. 651 00:32:53,159 --> 00:32:54,279 In the New Testament. 652 00:32:55,799 --> 00:33:00,279 We have the Holy Spirit who empowers us to live a holy life. 653 00:33:01,639 --> 00:33:04,839 And we shouldn't live like children with the do's and the don'ts. 654 00:33:05,479 --> 00:33:08,079 And though it's absolutely clear in the Bible that we ought 655 00:33:08,079 --> 00:33:10,839 to do right and we ought to do right and we ought to do right. 656 00:33:13,249 --> 00:33:14,289 But how do we do right? 657 00:33:15,409 --> 00:33:16,849 No longer have to do that as children. 658 00:33:16,849 --> 00:33:18,129 We can do that as adults. 659 00:33:19,809 --> 00:33:25,489 And we do that not because we have to, but because we want to. 660 00:33:27,089 --> 00:33:27,489 Love. 661 00:33:29,249 --> 00:33:30,449 Because we love the Lord. 662 00:33:32,289 --> 00:33:33,489 Because we love the Lord. 663 00:33:33,489 --> 00:33:35,569 We seek to follow in his steps. 664 00:33:36,929 --> 00:33:38,489 We seek to follow in his steps. 665 00:33:39,519 --> 00:33:43,679 We seek to live as Jesus would want us to live, to do what Jesus 666 00:33:43,679 --> 00:33:46,999 would want us to do and not do those things which Jesus wouldn't 667 00:33:46,999 --> 00:33:47,679 want us to do. 668 00:33:49,439 --> 00:33:50,559 We're no longer children. 669 00:33:50,879 --> 00:33:53,439 We no longer got this big set of lists and rules. 670 00:33:53,839 --> 00:33:55,919 We have many principles and precepts. 671 00:33:57,919 --> 00:33:58,879 But you know what? 672 00:33:59,279 --> 00:34:00,879 It's not about a set of rules. 673 00:34:00,879 --> 00:34:02,079 It's about a relationship. 674 00:34:03,119 --> 00:34:06,209 And truly, truly speaking, the New Testament principle is this, 675 00:34:06,769 --> 00:34:11,769 that everything that I do and everything that I don't do is governed 676 00:34:11,769 --> 00:34:16,289 and can be governed by what would Jesus do if he was in my situation? 677 00:34:17,969 --> 00:34:21,249 What would Jesus say if he was in my situation? 678 00:34:23,009 --> 00:34:23,649 Amen. 679 00:34:25,569 --> 00:34:26,929 The Savior of the world. 680 00:34:29,739 --> 00:34:32,939 The long awaited Messiah, came in the fullness of time. 681 00:34:35,819 --> 00:34:37,019 By the way, he's coming again. 682 00:34:39,339 --> 00:34:41,579 First Corinthians 15 speaks of him coming again. 683 00:34:44,139 --> 00:34:46,139 Bible teaches the imminent return of Christ. 684 00:34:47,179 --> 00:34:48,139 It could be today. 685 00:34:49,579 --> 00:34:50,939 That is the hope that we have. 686 00:34:52,459 --> 00:34:53,339 He's coming again. 687 00:34:53,339 --> 00:34:54,139 Let's all stand. 688 00:34:55,348 --> 00:34:57,508 I have a time of invitation to invite you to come and pray. 689 00:34:57,828 --> 00:34:58,908 Maybe you're here this morning. 690 00:34:58,908 --> 00:35:00,468 You've never accepted Christ as your Savior. 691 00:35:00,468 --> 00:35:04,828 There never been a time in your life when you have come and 692 00:35:04,828 --> 00:35:07,948 repented of your sins and believe and put your faith and trust 693 00:35:07,948 --> 00:35:08,588 in Jesus Christ. 694 00:35:08,588 --> 00:35:12,108 Maybe you are putting your faith to get you to heaven in your 695 00:35:12,108 --> 00:35:13,228 works and what you do. 696 00:35:13,228 --> 00:35:16,308 Maybe you're putting your faith in your whatever it may be. 697 00:35:16,308 --> 00:35:18,468 Maybe it's your church membership somewhere, or maybe it's 698 00:35:18,468 --> 00:35:20,188 a baptism you had when you were as a baby. 699 00:35:20,188 --> 00:35:24,119 Or no, you got to put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ and 700 00:35:24,119 --> 00:35:24,959 Christian this morning. 701 00:35:25,279 --> 00:35:27,319 It's good for us to be reminded that we are children of 702 00:35:27,319 --> 00:35:33,079 God, joint heirs with Jesus Christ with a wonderful hope of the 703 00:35:33,079 --> 00:35:33,359 future. 704 00:35:33,599 --> 00:35:35,119 Heavenly Father, Lord, we thank you for the time.