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Welcome to today's program.
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And we're going to begin in 1st Peter
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We always use the Bible in this program.
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And this week we're going to begin in 1 Peter 1:
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1, and I'm gonna be teaching from the RIV.
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And when we come to 1 Peter 1:1,
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it says in the King James Version - Peter an apostle
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of Jesus Christ to the strangers scattered
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throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia.
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Now that's what the King James Version says,
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but when you dive into the Greek - oh my - there is
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so much in the Greek text
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that is not carried into the King James Version
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and that's why we have the RIV.
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But again, the King James Version says - Peter,
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an apostle of Jesus Christ.
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The RIV says - I am Peter, an apostle
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and personal representative of Jesus Christ.
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that way is explained in footnote No.1, which says -
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the words apostle
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and personal representative
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of the Greek word apostolos,
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the word for an apostle, which
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and the word stello. The preposition apo means away
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and the word stello means descend.
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they form the word apostolos.
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And although it has a wide
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it historically was used to portray a high ranking,
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specially commissioned representative
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of someone of great rank.
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Here it speaks of one sent
by Jesus Christ himself
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as an envoy to fulfill
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I am Peter an apostle
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and personal representative
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To the strangers, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia,
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Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia.
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But this word strangers in
verse one is very important.
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Now if you read the King James Version,
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it's simply the word strangers.
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actually there are two words here,
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but both of them are not
really carried into the
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King James Versions.
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So let me read this to you from the RIV.
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It says - I'm Peter - an apostle
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and personal representative of Jesus Christ
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and I'm writing to the personally chosen
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and prestigious elected
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who are living like foreigners in a world
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where they have no natural connections.
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Now all of that really is in the Greek text,
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but the King James Version just translates it
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as the word, strangers.
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the words - personally chosen
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and prestigious elected
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who are living like foreigners in a world
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where they have no natural connections -
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are an interpretation
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of two Greek words and the first word pictures
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one who calls out, selects, elects
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or personally chooses someone
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for an assignment, position or task.
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For example, it could depict
to personally choose someone
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for the army or for a specific purpose.
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And in history, this word was
used a picture, the election
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of men for military service,
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but it also denoted special soldiers who were chosen
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for a specific assignment.
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Additionally, this word was used for politicians
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who were chosen or elected
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or to execute a special job
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or a larger body of citizens.
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it portrays the election or selection of individuals
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and it conveys the great privilege and honor of being chosen
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and the responsibility placed
on those who are chosen
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to walk, act and live in
a way that is honorable
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to their calling.
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Now, that's the 1st word that is used in the Greek text,
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but I told you there's a 2nd word,
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and the 2nd word is a Greek word,
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which in the original text was used by ancient writers
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to describe one who comes into a city
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or land to reside there
from a foreign country,
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thus he is a foreigner who's living in a land
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where he has no natural connections.
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Now all of that is actually in the Greek text in 1 Peter
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1:1,
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and that's why the RIV says - I'm Peter an apostle
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and personal representative of Jesus Christ
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and - now here it is - I'm writing to the personally chosen
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and prestigious elected
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who are living like foreigners in a world
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where they have no natural connections
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and who have been scattered
like seed throughout the Roman
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provinces, Pontus, Galatia,
Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia.
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And these believers were
really suffering fire
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as they were being
persecuted for their faith.
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But notice the RIV says - You've been scattered like seed.
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Well, if you read it in the
King James Version, it says
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to the strangers scattered
throughout Pontus, Galatia,
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Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia.
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But again, the RIV says
scattered like seed.
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And as we see in footnote No.III,
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the words - scattered like seed - are an interpretation
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of a form of the word diaspora, which is a Greek word
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that depicts the random scattering
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of seed. In the ancient world,
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seed was either planted in a nice neat row,
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one seed at a time,
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or it was randomly scattered by a sower
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who would reach into a satchel
of seed, grab a handful of it
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and begin to randomly scatter it across a field: a little
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here and a little there.
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And in this epistle,
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Peter was addressing believers mostly Jewish
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because he had an apostleship to the Jews
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and his readers fit mostly
into this demographic,
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but like seed,
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they had been randomly scattered throughout the regions
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of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia.
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And the word scattered
refers either to a community
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that's been scattered
over many generations
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or it could picture an abrupt displacement
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that was disruptive,
chaotic, and unexpected.
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And we read in Acts 8:1 that
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after the death of Stephen
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that there was an intense persecution against the church
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of Jerusalem which resulted in many believers being
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scattered and that is the same Greek word,
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the Greek word, diaspora.
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They were being scattered
into the lands of Judea
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and Samaria and the scattering
eventually resulted in many
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relocating to far away places
such as Pontus, Galatia,
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Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
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And Peter was predominantly
addressing Jewish believers,
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not simply Jewish people at large,
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but Jewish believers
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who scattering may have
begun at about the time
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of Stephen's death.
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All of that is in this word scattered in verse 1.
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Then we come to verse 2,
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and in verse 2, the King James Version says - Elect
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according to the foreknowledge
of God the Father,
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through sanctification of
the spirit, unto obedience
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and sprinkling of the blood of
Jesus Christ, grace unto you
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and peace be multiplied.
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That's the King James Version.
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The RIV says -
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I'm talking about those who've been personally
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elected, handpicked, summoned,
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and called out, chosen by the dominating prognosis
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of God the Father - that is by his long-term plan
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that's being carried out by means
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of the ongoing, never ending
sanctifying work of the spirit
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that leads to a life of obedience
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and living in submission
to him with the goal
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to carry out his commands.
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Wow, these are they that
have been completely cleansed
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and purified from all guilt
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and shame by the sprinkling of the shed blood
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of Jesus Christ. Grace to you
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that is supernatural favor
that empowers you to be
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and to do all that's needed
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and peace that brings cessation to wars in your life,
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closure to conflicts and
the removal of distractions.
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This piece allows a time for
rebuilding and reconstruction.
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It ushers in prosperity, fosters the rule
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of order in the place of chaos
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and produces a calm inner stability
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that results in the ability
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to conduct yourself
peacefully even in the midst
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of circumstances
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that would normally be
traumatic or upsetting.
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May this grace and this peace
and all they entail, multiply
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and proliferate
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until they abundantly overflow in your life.
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Wow. That is the RIV of 1 Peter 1:2,
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but let's go back to this and dig in. Again,
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the King James Version says, elect according
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to the foreknowledge of God the Father.
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Well, again, the RIV says - I'm talking about those
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that's been personally
elected, handpicked, summoned,
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called out and chosen.
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That's a translation of the word elect,
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but then it goes on to say,
by the dominating prognosis
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of God the Father.
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And footnote No.VII explains why this word is
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translated prognosis.
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And footnote No.VII says, The word
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prognosis - are you ready for
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this, is a translation of a form of the Greek word prognosis
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that is a Greek word: a compound of the preposition, pro
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and the word, ginosko.
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The preposition pro, means
before in terms of time
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or specifically as happening
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before some occurrence or event.
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The second half of the compound word is ginosko,
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which pictures knowledge;
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but compounded into a single word, it means to know
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before, to know in advance, to pre know
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or even to predetermine.
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In English, the word prognosis is used
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to forecast a medical
condition or outcome,
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but it can also be used
by experts of all kinds
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to make prognosis based on facts, research
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or studies such as a financial prognosis,
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a weather prognosis,
or a climate prognosis.
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This word prognosis, in Greek depicts God's advanced
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knowledge about a future event
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and some scholar state the
word prognosis is not just
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information God knows in advance
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but that it can additionally
depict an outcome
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that God predetermines in advance.
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All of that is in this word prognosis,
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which in the King James Version is called
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foreknowledge, but let's continue.
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The King James Version says, Elect according
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to the foreknowledge of God the Father
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through sanctification of the spirit.
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The RIV says that is by his long-term plan
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that's being carried out by means
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of the ongoing, never ending sanctifying work
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of the spirit.
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And the reason it is translated - ongoing,
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never ending, sanctifying work is explained in footnote
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No.IX, which says -
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The words ongoing, never ending sanctifying work, are an
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interpretation of a form of the
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Greek word, hagiasmos, derived from the word, hagios,
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which means consecrated, separated or holy.
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But in the form hagiasmos, as Peter used it in this verse,
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it depicts the all-inclusive, ongoing process
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that's involved in order for one
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to progressively become more consecrated.
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Thus, although every person who comes to Christ is justified
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by God as holy the moment he
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or she is placed into Christ,
the work of sanctification
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that leads one to become more
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and more consecrated is
an open ended process
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that never ceases as long
as that individual is in his
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or her present earthly state.
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And that's why it is translated, the ongoing never ending
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sanctifying work - say Amen.
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And once the Holy Spirit begins to work with us,
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he keeps working with us until we reach completion.
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And it goes on to say - That
leads to a life of obedience
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and living in submission
to him with the goal
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to carry out his commands.
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Well, the King James Version
says simply unto obedience,
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unto obedience, but the
RIB is quite expansive.
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It says a life of obedience
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and living in submission
to him with a goal
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to carry out his commands.
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Why is it interpreted this way?
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Well, that is explained in footnote No.XI, which says
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The words - obedience
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and living in submission to him with a goal
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to carry out his commands - are interpreted from the Greek
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word hupakoe: a compound of the preposition, hupo and akoe.
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The word hupo means under - please listen to this;
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this is very important.
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The word hupo means under
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and in this word is a picture of one
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with a subservient attitude and who is under authority.
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The word akoe, which is the 2nd part of the word,
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is a noun meaning ear,
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but it most often appears as the verb akoe,
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which means I hear; but compounded is the word hupakoe,
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it portrays an individual
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or a group of individuals who are hupo,
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that is they're under someone else's authority
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and akoe, with his or her ear,
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they are listening to what that superior
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is speaking to them.
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After listening and taking the instructions to heart,
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this person or a group of people then carries out the orders
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of the superior.
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Thus the word, hupakoe, which here is translated
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as the word obedience in
the King James Version,
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this word that Peter used in this verse tells us that those
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who are obedient to God, No.1,
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are submitted to authority.
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No.2, they listen to what God is saying
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and No.3, they carry out the orders
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that have been given to them.
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The word hupakoe, is often translated simply
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as obedience or submission.
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But again, if pictures one
under submission to authority
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who attentively opens his ear, either physical
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or spiritual, to listen to his superior
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and then obeys what he has been told to do.
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Consequently, those
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that are disobedient, are not submitted to authority,
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they do not have open ears to hear
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and they do not carry out
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what God is instructing them to do.
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All of that is in this word - obedience. Amazing.
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And that is why the RIV translates it, A life
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of obedience living in submission to him with the goal
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to carry out his commands.
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The verse continues to say in the King James Version -
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are you ready for this - Unto obedience
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and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.
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But the RIV says - These are they
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that have been completely cleansed
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and purified from all guilt
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and shame by the sprinkling of the shed blood
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of Jesus Christ.
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Again, the RIV says, these are they
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that have been completely cleansed
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and purified from all guilt
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and shame by the sprinkling
of the shed blood of Jesus
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and my friends that describes you.
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You have been purified
from all guilt and shame.
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And as we see in footnote No.XII,
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the words - completely cleansed and purified from all guilt
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and shame by the sprinkling - are a form
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of a Greek word which denotes a sprinkling of blood
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for purification from sin and guilt.
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This word is used by biblical writers
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to describe the sprinkling of blood
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of the sacrifices in the Old Testament
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which was for the forgiveness and the purification
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and freedom from guilt.
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However, we find in Hebrews 9:13
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& 14, that the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ was
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for the purging of the conscience
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and the permanent freedom
from the guilt of sin.
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The first sprinkling
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of blood is applied in a
person's life when he calls
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Jesus the Lord of his life.
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That's what happened to
you when you got saved.
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However, there is a continual sprinkling of blood
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that occurs in a Christian's life
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as he confesses his sins in accordance
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with 1 John 1:9 for continuous cleansing,
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which is a part of the ongoing, sanctifying
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work of the spirit.
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In truth, Jesus bled
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and died pouring out his eternal blood once
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and for all
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that he freshly applies his blood on a regular basis
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for the continuous cleansing of those
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who confess sin in agreement with 1 John 1:9.
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Wow! And that's why this is translated in the RIV
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These are they who have been completely cleansed
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and purified from all guilt
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and shame by the sprinkling of the shed blood
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of Jesus Christ. My friends,
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that is just amazing
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and we're just barely getting started in verse 2.
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We've got so much more to cover.
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But my friends, these were believers
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that were really in the fire.
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They were dealing with rough times,
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but they were saved,
they'd been liberated,
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they had been empowered.
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The work of God's grace
was working in their lives
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and it's working in your life too.
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everything you need to get
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through anything that you are facing.
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But this series will really encourage you.
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It comes with a study guide,
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and I want to remind you that
we're also offering you the
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RIV of 1st & 2nd Peter.
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It's just been released
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and my friends, I want you
to be sure to order your copy
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and you can order all these
things by going online
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or you can call the number on
the screen. If you don't wanna
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order anything but you need
prayer, also call that number
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because we're here to pray for you.
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And 1 John 5:14
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and 15, promises that if we pray anything according
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to his will, he hears us
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and we will have the petitions
which we make of him.
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Well, when you reach out to us,
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we will pray according to his will.
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That means we're gonna pray
scripturally, biblically,
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we're gonna pray correctly,
God's gonna hear us,
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and Jesus is gonna move
mightily in your life
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and do exactly what needs to be done.
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So please call the number or send us an email
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and let us know how we can pray for you.
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Now, when we come back tomorrow, we're finally gonna get
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to the subject of A Fire that Tests our Faith.
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It's gonna be very, very good
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and you're gonna find
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that God's given you everything you need
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to come through the fire.
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It's gonna be good. But
Father, we thank in the name
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of Jesus for the work of
the Holy Spirit in our life
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and for the wonderful word of God.
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We embrace everything you've given us
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and we declare by faith we can get
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through anything we're going through in Jesus' name -
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Amen. I'll see you in the next program.
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But remember Ecclesiastes 8:4 says, "Where the word
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of a king is, there is power."
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If you've never received
Jesus as your Savior
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and Lord, now is the time for
you to experience a new life
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Jesus has to give you.
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Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord, I repent
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of my sin and receive you as my Savior
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and Lord. Wash away my sin
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and make me completely new.
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I thank you that my sin is removed
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and Satan no longer has any
right to lay claim on me.
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I faithfully promise that I will serve you as my Lord
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for the rest of my life.
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Amen.
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If you just prayed the
prayer of salvation with us,
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would you please let us know by going
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to renner.org/salvation?
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We would love to connect with you.
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Renner Ministries is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ
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through every available media avenue
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to the uttermost parts of the earth.
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Discover the many ways you can
help us make a difference in
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We invite you to partner with
us in teaching, strengthening
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and rescuing lives for the glory of God.
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Together we can make a difference
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that will last throughout eternity.
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