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Welcome to today's program.
My name is Rick Renner.
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It's the middle of the week
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and today we're gonna pick up
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and we're in the new
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to Overcome the Fiery Trial of Faith.
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You know, fire comes in life - it just happens,
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but we have the power of God to keep us
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and we have the power of God
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And that's what we're going
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because today we're gonna be going
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to 1st Peter 1.
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But first I want to remind
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And when you pray scripturally,
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But today we're gonna return to 1 Peter
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and I'm gonna be teaching from the RIV
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and we're gonna review verse 1.
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And in the King James Version it says - Peter, an apostle
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of Jesus Christ to the
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strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia,
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Asia and Bithynia.
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And we've seen that the
Greek is quite expanded
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and the RIV interprets it like this.
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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 prestigiously 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've been scattered
like seed throughout the Roman
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provinces of Pancha, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia.
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All of that is really in the Greek text in 1 Peter
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1:1.
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Then we go to verse 2, which we've already covered,
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but I wanna read it to you.
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And in the King James Version, verse 2 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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But when you study this in
the Greek text, which is
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what we do in the RIV, there is so much more to see
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and the RIV interprets verse 2 like this -
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I'm talking about those that
have been personally elected,
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handpicked, summoned, called out and chosen.
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That's what the Greek word really means. It describes you.
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You've been personally elected, handpicked, summoned,
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called out and 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 us to a life of obedience
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and living in submission
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to carry out his commands.
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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.
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And then he concludes in the
RIV by saying - 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 peace allows for a time of rebuilding
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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
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of circumstances
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that would normally be traumatic or upsetting.
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That's very important because
these believers were really
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going through fiery times,
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but this was a peace
which would enable them
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to conduct themselves
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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And then he concludes by saying - May this grace
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and this peace and all they entail, multiply
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and proliferate until they abundantly overflow in your life.
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Then we saw verse 3
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and the RIV says - I want to begin
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by verbally speaking a blessing to God, but then I do it,
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I realize that anything I say is woefully inadequate
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because there simply aren't enough words
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to express all I want to say about him,
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but I want to verbally bless the God
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and father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who by his abundant
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and immeasurable mercy -
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now listen to this, this is so powerful -
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has given us a new birth
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and has set us on a new upward
trajectory that leads us
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to a buoyant, vibrant,
confident, expectant hope
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by means of Jesus Christ
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resurrection from the dead.
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Now we've already covered all of
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that in the previous programs
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and today we're gonna jump right into verse 4.
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So are you ready? Let's go
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to 1 Peter 1:4.
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These verses are just power packed.
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And the reason that I've done this study
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and all this research is
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because I want you to understand
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what these verses really say to us.
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And the King James Version is wonderful,
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but it simply doesn't convey everything
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that is in the Greek text.
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So now let's go to 1 Peter 1:4,
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which says - To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled
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and the fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you.
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Well, that's wonderful,
but it's very succinct.
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It's very to the point and
it misses a lot of the flavor
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and the nuances which
are in the Greek text.
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So again, the King James Version simply says
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To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled
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and the fadeth not away reserved in heaven for you.
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But let's look at the RIV
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and the RIV says - Through Christ's death
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and resurrection - listen to this -
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the final lot in eternity
was cast conclusively in our
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favor and we became legal possessors
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of a fabulous inheritance.
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That's the RIV.
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Now the King James Version simply says to an inheritance.
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You miss all this flavor that is in the Greek text.
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But again, the RIV says the final lot in eternity was cast
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conclusively in our favor
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and we became legal possessors
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of a fabulous inheritance.
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Now you may say, why do you
interpret it in this way?
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Well, I explain that in footnote No.27
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that says - The words,
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the final lot in eternity was
cast conclusively in our favor
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and we became legal
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possessors of a fabulous inheritance - are from a form
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of the Greek word, kleronomia
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which is derived from the word kleronomos,
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which is a compound
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of kleros and the word nomos.
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The word kleros, depicts an allotment
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or a distribution of
assets, goods, and property
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and nomos depicts law or that which is legal;
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but compounded, the new word means
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to legally distribute assets, goods
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and property to an heir according to
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what has been legally prescribed.
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And in ancient times,
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such distributions were
frequently legally determined
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by the casting of lots which
determined land allotments
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related to an inheritance
as well as to title deeds
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and inheritable estates.
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But in Christ - now listen to this -
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in Christ the final lot was cast
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and it fell in our favor - at the cross once
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and for all the issues of
inheritance were settled
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and thus we are now legal heirs of God
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and joint heirs with Jesus Christ.
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And this Greek word could literally be translated -
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The final lot in eternity was cast conclusively in our favor
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and we became legal possessors of a fabulous inheritance.
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That is just amazing.
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Now the King James Version goes on to say -
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to an inheritance,
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incorruptible and undefiled,
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but the RIV says it like this.
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It is an inheritance that
is incapable of decaying
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or suffering the effects
of wear, tear and age
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and that is timeless, indestructible,
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eternally impeccable.
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The reason that it says - incapable of decaying
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or suffering the effects of wear tear
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and age that is timeless
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and indestructible is explained in footnote No.28,
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which tells us this is from a Greek word
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that depicts literally that
which is incapable of decay:
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incapable of suffering, the effects of wear, tear and age
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and thus it is timeless, immortal
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and indestructible.
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That is literally what
the Greek word means.
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And it goes on to say
eternally impeccable.
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And we see this in footnote No.29,
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which says - The words - eternally impeccable.
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That's the kind of inheritance we've received,
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eternally impeccable.
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This is interpreted from a form the Greek word amiantos,
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which is derived from miaino,
a word that means - now listen
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to this - this word means to pollute,
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to stain or to taint.
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It pictures something negatively affected to the point
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of being ruined or spoiled.
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And additionally, that which
was ruined has become so foul
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that everything passing through it
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or near it runs the risk
of becoming blemished,
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contaminated, polluted, soiled, stained
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and tainted. As applied to the
effects of sin in one's life,
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this explanation shows
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how the toxic effect that sin can exert its foul soiling
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influence on others.
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But when an 'a' is affixed to the front
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of the word like Peter does in this verse,
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it changes the meaning. That 'a' has a canceling
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or a reversing effect, and
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therefore it means what was
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polluted soil, tainted, stained
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or morally ruined has now gloriously become
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unblemished, uncontaminated,
unpolluted, unsoiled,
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unstained, untainted and morally cleansed
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and completely restored.
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And therefore, these words - eternally impeccable -
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are from the Greek word,
which really pictures
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that which is faultless,
impeccable, pristine, pure,
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and spotless.
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That is the kind of
inheritance we've received.
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It is pure, it is eternally
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impeccable. My friends, that's just amazing.
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And then he goes on to say in
the RIV, never ending, never
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to be depleted, exhausted, or diminished.
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This is how the Bible
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It is never ending, never to be depleted,
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exhausted, or diminished.
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this is a word that portrays
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that which never withers away.
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It never withers away and
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therefore it's never ending,
never to be depleted, never
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to be exhausted, never to be diminished.
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And that which right now is being guarded,
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kept, preserved and
protected in heaven for you.
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Your inheritance right
now, it is being guarded,
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it's being kept, it's being preserved
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and protected in heaven for you.
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And footnote No.31 explains - The words -
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right now being guarded, kept, preserved
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and protected - are derive from a form of the word, tereo.
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Now this is really important.
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This word tereo, is used in literature
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to depict the uninterrupted
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who were positioned to protect something
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of great importance.
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It was also the word used
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to describe the uninterrupted
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who were charged to watch over their sheep
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assigned to their watch.
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to stand guard knew
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and remain committed to
their charge regardless
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of the assaults
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or the number of attackers
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And likewise, the shepherds
were to maintain vigilance,
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to watch over their sheep
even in the face of danger
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and hardship and to keep
the flock safe at any cost.
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And now Peter uses this same word tereo,
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to depict the glorious fact
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that the inheritance awaiting each one
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of us in heaven is being
guarded, kept, preserved
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and protected for us.
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God himself, like a great guard
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and like a great shepherd, is
hovering over the inheritance
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that belongs to us.
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And right now, right now
it is being guarded, kept,
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preserved and protected in heaven for you.
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Now that is the RIV of 1 Peter 1:4.
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Again, the King James Version says - to an inheritance
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incorruptible and undefiled
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and the fadeth not away reserved in heaven
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for you. It's wonderful - but wow, it misses so much.
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The RIV fully says - Through Christ's death
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and resurrection, the final lot in eternity was cast
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conclusively in our favor
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and we became legal possessors
of a fabulous inheritance.
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It is an inheritance that
is incapable of decaying
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or suffering the effects of where tear and age
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and that is timeless, indestructible, eternally impeccable,
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never ending, never to be depleted, exhausted or diminished,
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and which is right now being
guarded, kept, preserved
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and protected in heaven for you.
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Now my friends, you ought
to shout about that.
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But then we come to verse 5.
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And in 1 Peter 1:5, the King James Version says,
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talking about you.
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Now this verse is about you
who are kept by the power
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of God through faith unto
salvation ready to be revealed
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in the last time.
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Well, that's very powerful,
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but it misses so many of
the nuances in the Greek.
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So the RIV expands it, the
RIV is not a translation,
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it is an interpretation.
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And the RIV of 1 Peter 1:5 continues
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to say - And like that ever-guarded, kept, preserved
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and protected inheritance in Heaven,
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you too are being defended, guarded,
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kept protected,
safeguarded and shielded by
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and in the power of God.
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That's what the Bible says about you.
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It says you are being defended,
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you're being guarded, you're being kept,
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you're being protected,
you're being safeguarded
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and shielded by in the power of God.
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And the reason it is interpreted in this way is explained in
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footnote No.33,
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which says - The words defended, guarded, kept, protected,
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safeguarded and shielded
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are from a form of the word, phroureo.
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A military term used to
express the idea of soldiers
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who stood faithfully at
their post at the city gates
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to guard and control all who
went in and out of the city.
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This word was also used to
describe the keeping power
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and authority of soldiers who
served at gates as monitors
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and their approval was necessary for anyone
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to enter the city and therefore it denotes the guarding
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or keeping of whatever has been entrusted
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to one's responsibility or care.
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And now we find that we have
been entrusted into the care
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of God's power.
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That's what the Bible says about you.
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And the verse could
literally be interpreted
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that you right now are
being defended, guarded,
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kept protected,
safeguarded and shielded by
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and in the power of God.
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Now listen to how the RIV continues.
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That power like an army
is assembled in all
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of its fullness and might
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to push back enemies in your life.
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Is this glorious?
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And the reason that it's interpreted like
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that is explained in footnote No.35, which says
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The words - power of God -
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that power, which is like
an army, is assembled in all
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of its fullness and might
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to push back the enemies in
your life is an interpretation
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of a form of the Greek word dunamis.
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Now you've probably heard
the word dunamis before,
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but this is a well known
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and often used Greek word that
describes power or ability,
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but it was also the very word used
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to depict the assembled forces
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of an army whose combined
strength enabled them
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to push back enemies, take new territory,
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and achieve unrivaled victories.
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Those military forces were so strong
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that they could not be resisted.
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Peter was telling us that
the power we have hold
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and possessed is so mighty that we can drive back the forces
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of hell and it is impossible to resist
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or to defeat the power of
God that's working in us.
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But the word dunamis was
also the Greek word used
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to describe the force of
nature like an earthquake,
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a tornado or hurricane.
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And now Peter used a
form of this word dunamis
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to describe the power of
God that is available to us
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as being a spiritual force of nature
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that is far greater than
our minds can even begin
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to conceive.
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Wow. So thus far, the RIV
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of 1 Peter 1:5 says,
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And like that ever regarded, kept, preserved
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and protected inheritance in heaven,
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you too are being defended, guarded,
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kept protected,
safeguarded and shielded by
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and in the power of God.
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That power like an army is assembled in all of its fullness
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and might to push back
enemies in your life.
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And then it goes on to say,
I'm talking about a power
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that's activated by faith.
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Now we're out of time, but that's exactly
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where we're gonna pick up tomorrow.
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We're gonna continue in verse 5,
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please order this Green volume of the RIV.
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It's Vol.II.
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It is 1st and 2nd Peter,
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the Renner Interpretive Version: a Parallel Study Bible
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for people of faith.
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Oh, I really want you to have this
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and please also let us
know how to pray for you.
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And by the way, you can reach out to us
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by calling the number on the screen
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or you can just go online.
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But I wanna pray for you right now.
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So put your hand on your
heart and let me pray.
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Father, I thank in the name
of Jesus for everything
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that you've done for us in Christ.
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I thank you for the inheritance we have that is timeless.
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Father, I think you can never be depleted.
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I thank you for your power
that is working in us
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and working through us
to push the enemy back
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and to take new territory.
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Thank you for it.
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In Jesus' name - Amen.
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Please don't miss tomorrow.
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We're gonna pick up right here,
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but until then, remember Ecclesiastes 8:4 says,
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"Where the word 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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We invite you to partner with
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