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Get ready for a teaching
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We keep it simple,
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but dive deep, revealing a truth that strengthens us,
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and a mission that touches the world.
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Let's join Rick Renner.
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Welcome to today's program.
My name is Rick Renner.
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I've been waiting for you.
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And hey, today we're gonna wrap up the series,
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which is called What Jesus Said About Revenge
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And Retribution.
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And I want to say thank
you for all your responses.
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It's been very interesting
to read your comments
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and to hear from you.
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And this has really touched a
nerve in many people's lives.
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We all deal with difficult situations that we don't know how
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to fix, but the scriptures really give us a very strong
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foundation on which to stand.
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And you know, from the very beginning
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of time, people have been asking - Is God really watching?
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Is God gonna deal justly with me?
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In fact, all the way back to Genesis 18:25,
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Abraham said, shall not the judge of all the earth do right?
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And the point is - he will do right.
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The court of heaven is watching
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and God is gonna settle the score as it needs to be settled,
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but you are not the one
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that is supposed to settle the score.
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And today we're gonna see that God commands us to stay out
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of the revenge and retribution business.
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But this is a 5-part series called
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What Jesus Said About Revenge And Retribution.
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It really applies to every single one of us.
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And I pray it's been a blessing to you.
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It comes with a wonderful study guide.
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And today is the last day I want
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to tell you about my book called - You Can Get Over It.
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I call it, You Can Get Over It
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because I want you to know you can get over it.
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Maybe you feel like you're facing a mountain,
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you've been in a relationship that's difficult,
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or you feel like you're under assault by other people.
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I want to tell you that you
can get over it, you can get
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beyond it, you can get back
on solid footing again.
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And that's why I wrote this book called, You Can Get Over It
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you can, and this book will tell you what you need to do
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to forgive, forget, and move on.
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And it will really, really help you. It will set you free.
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But if you wanna know more about that book
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And as we wrap up this
series this week, I wanna say
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that if you have any issues
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that this series has really touched,
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just touched a nerve
in your life, something
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that you're confronting and
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for Jesus to touch you, for Jesus,
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to give you the fortitude
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what you're facing and to move beyond it.
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And you really can do it. Say - Amen.
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Those of you that are partners, you're really helping us
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Thank you so much my friends.
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But I want you to reach for your Bible.
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We always use the Bible in this program.
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I've built my life on the
scriptures and what I do
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and how I respond to situations depends on
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what the Bible tells me to do.
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And today we're gonna go to Romans 12:17,
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jump right into the teaching about staying out
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of the revenge and retribution business.
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And when we come to Romans 12:17,
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which we briefly covered
in the previous program,
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Paul writes - Recompense to no man evil for evil,
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but provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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Let's begin with the word, recompense.
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Now today I'm gonna be giving
you a lot of Greek words,
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but I'm giving them to you because they're so important
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and I really want you to understand what these words mean.
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The word recompense, is translated from a form
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of the Greek word, apodidomi.
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It's a compound of 2-words:
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the word apo and the word didomi.
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The word apo means back. The
word dito me means I give,
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but when you compound the 2-words together, it means
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to give back to payback or to return.
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And here the scripture
is saying, don't return
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to any man evil for evil.
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And the words, any man, in Greek literally means
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absolutely no one.
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You're not to return evil
for evil to anyone at all.
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And these words, evil
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for evil, in Greek says, kakon anti kakou.
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Here we have the word kakos, really used twice: forms of it.
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And the word, anti. The word, kakos, describes actions
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that are wrong, bad, or inappropriate.
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And the word, anti, means in the place of
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and as a phrase, it means you're not to return bad for bad
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or foul for foul or wrong for wrong
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or inappropriate actions for inappropriate actions.
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Which means when somebody does
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to say, all right, I'm gonna do it to you.
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The scripture it. This is instruction that we need.
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In fact, it goes on to say,
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provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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The word provide, is the Greek word pronoeo.
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The word pro means in advance; the word noeo means,
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I think.
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But when you compound it into the word pronoeo,
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which here is translated wrongly in the King James version
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as the word provide, it really simply means to prepare
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or consider in advance,
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to think in advance or to think ahead.
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And here we find that
we have to think ahead
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or think in advance how
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to various situations in life.
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If you wait till you're in
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that will be a hard time
for you to determine
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how you should respond.
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So in advance, you need to decide
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how you're gonna behave in
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Think in advance, prepare in advance,
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consider in advance things honest.
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And the word honest is the Greek word kalos,
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which describes that which is good
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or useful, that which is
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It is frequently used to
denote good noble actions
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or superior behavior,
something that is exceptional
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of the highest quality,
outstanding or superb.
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And the verse goes on to say -
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to provide things honest in the sight of all men.
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The words, in the sight
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of, are translated from the single Greek word enopion,
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which means -
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before all men: in the gaze of all men: in the eyesight
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of all men: are in the presence of all men.
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And here's really what this verse is saying.
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When somebody does wrong to you,
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and you've already figured
out in advance if anybody ever
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does this or if anybody
ever does that, I don't care
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what they do, I have made
a decision, I'm going
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to provide all things good,
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the Greek word kalos. In the King James version
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translated as the word honest.
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It's really saying - I have predetermined,
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it doesn't matter what anybody does to me,
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I'm going to be behave in the most exceptional
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manner possible.
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People are gonna look at me
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and say, while that is just outstanding. With all the ways
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that he or she could have responded, look at
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how they have responded.
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And the Bible says - in the sight of, in the gaze
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of, in the presence of, in the eyesight of all men,
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which means - people are watching you.
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And when you have the opportunity to repay someone evil
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for evil and you do not,
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but instead you respond with kindness,
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with the most exceptional, superb behavior,
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it gets you an audience.
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People want to pull up
a seat and watch you,
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and they will be amazed
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that you did not take the opportunity
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to return foul for foul.
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It will get you an audience.
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And Romans 12:17 also means people are watching
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and we need to remember that.
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But now I want us to jump to 1 Peter 3:
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9, where we have very similar instruction.
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And at 1 Peter 3:9, Peter is writing
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and he says - Not rendering evil for evil
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or railing for railing, but contrariwise - blessing.
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Well, Peter was writing to
people that were being abused:
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Christians that were being persecuted.
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And he says - friends don't render evil for evil
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or railing for railing.
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What in the world does that mean?
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Well, though word, rendering, is again the Greek word,
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apodidomi: the same word we saw
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before. Earlier translated it as the word, recompense.
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The Greek word, apodidomi, a compound of 2-words,
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apo and didomi.
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Apo means back: didomi me means I give.
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But when you compound the 2-words together, it means
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to give back, to return,
to repay or to retaliate.
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It really means do not
retaliate evil for evil.
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And here, the word evil again is the Greek word kakos.
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It describes that which is bad, evil
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or foul, inappropriate, malicious, rotten
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or wrong. Have you ever felt someone has wronged you
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or been malicious toward you?
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This verse says, do not pay them back evil for evil.
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And the word for is even important.
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It is the Greek word anti, which pictures something
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that's carried out in exchange
for another's actions.
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It pictures an equivalent payment
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or proportional recompense done to someone
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that has done something to you.
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And Peter says - it doesn't matter how bad, how evil,
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how foul, how inappropriate
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and wrong they have been,
you are not to pay them back
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with the same kind of behavior.
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This is simply the command of scripture.
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You are not to get into the business of revenge
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and retribution.
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And then he goes on to say,
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or railing for railing,
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the word railing, the Greek word, loidoria.
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Now listen to this. Now this is really big.
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This is a challenge,
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but this word railing denotes
one who feels verbally abused,
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berated, damaged, debased, harassed,
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humiliated, hurt, ill-treated, insulted,
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imposed upon wrongfully, mishandled, misused, oppressed,
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victimized or violated.
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with inappropriate verbal behavior.
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but my friends, that's what this word, railing, means.
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which describes an equivalent repayment
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or a proportional recompense to the one
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that has done wrong to you.
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You're not to return to them
railing, which means just
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because they were ugly to you
does not give you the right
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to be ugly to them
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and effect, this scripture forbids it: it just forbids it.
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Then Peter says, but contrary-wise -
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now I've told you over over in this series -
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the Christian life is not just
difficult, it is impossible.
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You cannot do it without the
power of the Holy Spirit.
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And here we find something
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that's gonna really require the power
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of the Holy Spirit for you to do.
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He says, contrary-wise, blessing.
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on the other hand, on the farthest opposite of the spectrum,
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instead, speak a blessing to them.
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Speak a blessing to them.
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You say, how in the
world can I bless people
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that are being so mean to me?
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to change a situation.
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But let's look at this word, blessing,
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again. We covered it in previous programs,
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but I want you to really get
this about the word blessing.
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It's a compound of the word, you
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and the word logos. The word, you, means well or swell.
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The word logos is the Greek word for words,
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but when you compound the two words together,
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it describes words that are verbally communicated
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to speak good words, to speak, swell words
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or wonderful words with
the intention of imparting
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or invoking blessings.
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Thus, blessings are released through words
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and must be verbally expressed.
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or imparted to an individual
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or group of individuals, they have to be spoken.
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The intended blessing,
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if it's not been verbally spoken,
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then it's never been transferred
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or released; which means, you can't think a blessing.
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This is why in the Old
Testament when blessings were
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conveyed, people laid hands
on others and spoke over them.
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Blessings are conveyed through words.
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And my friends, when you begin
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to speak positive faith-filled words,
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your words have the power to change the situation,
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it can change the difficult relationship that you are in.
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And that is why rather than return railing for railing
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and bad behavior for bad behavior, fill your mouth
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with positive faith filled words
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because that is what's
gonna change the situation.
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Don't verbally do the person you're upset with,
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speak words over them that's gonna change them.
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of 1 Peter 3:9, could be interpreted like this.
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You absolutely must not try to get even get revenge
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or pay someone back for
what he or she did to you
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or to someone else.
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Don't try to settle the score
by repaying someone for his
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or her bad, evil,
malicious rotten attitudes
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and behavior - by exchanging bad, evil,
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malicious rotten attitudes and behavior to them.
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harassed, humiliated, insulted, or misused you
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or someone else, do not make it your business to pay him
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or her back with the same kind of verbal abuse.
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But instead, on the contrary,
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that is on the furthest, opposite end of the spectrum,
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you must instead speak a blessing in response to
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that person.
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Now that gives you direction.
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That is the command of scripture.
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Now you're gonna have to ask
the Holy Spirit how to do this
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and you will not be able
to do it without his help.
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So you need to say - Holy Spirit, help me to do this.
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But now let's jump back to Romans 12:18,
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where Paul says - If it be possible as much
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as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
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But notice he begins with the word if,
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which is a conditional particle indicating this may be
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or may not be possible.
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Sometimes you cannot live
peaceably with all men.
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And that's why here Paul begins
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with the word if: some people are just difficult,
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but he goes on to say if it be possible,
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and the word possible is a form of the Greek word, dunaton,
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which means - if it's possible
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or if it's doable. You could really translate it like
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that: if it's possible, if it's doable,
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as much as lieth in you, live peaceably
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with all men and all men
really means all men.
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It is all inclusive. But what does that mean -
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live peaceably?
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Well, live peaceably in Greek means to live in peace,
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to keep peace or to be
a facilitator of peace.
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It's derived from the Greek word, eirene,
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which depicts the cessation of war,
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which means you're not gonna
fight with those people,
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it is the end of conflict.
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You refuse to enter into
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Instead, it pictures a time of
rebuilding and reconstruction
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after the war has ceased.
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So rather than take all the energy
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that you've been investing in fighting
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and arguing, turn it around,
invest it in rebuilding
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and reconstruction of that relationship,
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it pictures distractions removed, a time of prosperity
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and the rule of order established in the place of chaos.
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It describes a calm, inner stability
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that results in the ability to
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even in the midst of circumstances
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that would normally be
traumatic or upsetting.
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And it is the equivalent
of the Hebrew word shalom.
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God wants you to have shalom with all men.
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And the RIV interprets it like this.
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If it is possible, that is
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if it can be done, then as far
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as it depends on you, be a facilitator of peace
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with everyone.
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I'm gonna read that to you again. If it is possible,
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that is if it can be done, then as far as it depends on you,
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you see, you can't answer for everybody else's actions,
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but you're gonna answer for yours.
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And that's why the Greek actually says - as far
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as it depends on you, be a facilitator of peace with
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everyone, everyone. Wow.
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Now that's a high order,
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but that's what we're commanded to do.
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And then when you come to verse 19, it says,
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Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves,
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but rather give place unto wrath.
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For it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay,
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sayeth the Lord.
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The word but, is very important.
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It means to the very opposite end of the extreme,
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but the verse is dearly beloved, avenge not your self.
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Well, what does the word, avenge, mean?
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The word avenge is a form of the Greek word, ekdikos.
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The word ek, means out. The word
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dikos, is the word for justice.
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But when you compound the two words together here,
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it's translated as the word avenge,
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but it actually means to carry
out or to execute justice.
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And here it pictures one taking matters into his own hands
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to settle the score with someone else
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or to get satisfaction
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by inflicting punishment on someone else.
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It's really the command that
we are not to settle the score
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where not to avenge ourselves but rather: and when you read,
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but rather, it means to the farthest, opposite end
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of the spectrum, run the other direction
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and do this instead - give place under wrath.
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The words. give place. mean
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make space or make room for wrath.
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And the word wrath
describes the wrath of God.
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I said to you in Genesis 18:25, Abraham asked,
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will not the judge of all the earth do right?
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And the answer is - yes,
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but you've gotta give him space to work.
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And when something really
unjust is taking place,
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you gotta give space for wrath.
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You gotta let God get involved
in the situation and he will.
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But it goes on and then
says, for it is written,
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vengeance is mine,
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I will repay, sayeth the Lord.
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And the word vengeance again,
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is a form of the Greek word, ekdikesis
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and it means to carry out or to execute judgment.
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If pictures, one taking matters into his own hand
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to settle the score with someone else.
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But here we find it is the
Lord's business to do this.
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It is not ours.
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And if we will give place for God to work,
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God will settle the score.
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God will do justly with the
situation we find ourself in.
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In fact, he goes on to say, I will repay.
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And the word I, in Greek, is the word ego.
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It's as if God is drawing attention
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to himself saying, me, me, I, listen to this
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I will repay sayeth the Lord.
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And the word repay means to pay back or to settle the score
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or to return to that person
what they have coming to them.
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And here we find that we are
to stay out of the revenge
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and retribution business
and let God do that.
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That is God's business. It is not ours.
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I'll be back in just a moment
and I want to pray for you.
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This is Rick Renner and someone has asked the question
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Why do Christians sometimes suffer really hard times?
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Well, my friend, there's an enemy out there called the devil
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that doesn't want you to be victorious,
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but you have everything you need to overcome the devil
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and everything that is in the world.
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But in 1 Thessalonians 2:18,
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the apostle Paul said
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that even himself experienced
times when Satan hindered him.
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And that word hindered means
to throw up our roadblock
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to stop you from getting
where you need to go.
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And my friends, the devil
is terrified of you.
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He's terrified of the
power that lives in you and
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therefore sometimes he tries to hinder us.
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I write in our story called Unlikely about all the times the
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devil tried to hinder us.
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But guess what? If you'll
keep walking with God,
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if you'll use the promises of God's word and the armor
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which God has given and the power of the Spirit you can push
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through any moment when you
feel you are being hindered.
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Have you ever wanted to
take revenge on somebody?
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When you're under assault, you
naturally want to fight back.
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Hey, this is Rick Renner
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and I'm standing inside the Partner Care department
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of our ministry, and this is where the action takes place.
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Thousands of phone calls every day
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and every month come into this place from people
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reaching out to us.
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And this is my precious mother who is in heaven
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and she established this part of the ministry.
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But these are the principles we are dedicated to:
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To feed the entire flock God has brought to this ministry -
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To strengthen those who are dis-eased in any area
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of their lives - To bring healing to those in need
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of any type of healing - To bind up those
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who are broken in any area of their lives -
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To bring back those that have been driven away -
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To reach the lost, and to take the gospel
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and the trusted teaching of the Bible to the ends
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of the earth - To shepherd the flock that God has caused
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to hear the voice of this ministry
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and - To help them grow in their relationship with Christ
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and become powerful Bible-based believers equipped
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for these last days -
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and - To thank and minister to partners
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who sacrificial gifts have enabled this ministry
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to fulfill its call around the world.
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And we are very committed to these principles.
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And if you're a partner, you know we're very
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serious about that.
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But hey, right now we're trying to pay off this facility.
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So would you please become a part
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of the Ministry Expansion Giving Team
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so we can pay off this facility
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and then keep taking the gospel to the ends of the earth
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and my friends, together we can do this.
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And I want to say "thank you" so much.
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Well, I've just wrapped up my series,
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which is called What Jesus Said About Revenge
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and Retribution: comes with a study guide.
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And I'm ex also excited
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to remind you about my book called, You Can Get Over It.
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And today's the last day
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that I'm mentioning these resources.
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So if you're interested
to know more about them,
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just go online or give us a call.
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And please, if you need prayer, call us.
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We're waiting for the
phone to ring right now.
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We really want to pray for you.
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If you wish, you can send us an email.
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I'm a writer, so I would probably send an email,
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but whether you write
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or whether you call, we're waiting to pray for you right now
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and we will really pray.
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But today we have wrapped it up
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by seeing very clearly in Romans 12,
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that God says we are to stay out of the revenge
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and retribution business and leave that to him.
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We've gotta make space, we've gotta make room for God
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to do his work.
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And my friends, don't confuse his work with your work.
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You are not to be involved in the revenge
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and retribution business.
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Just stay out of it. That is
God's realm. It is not yours.
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I know this is a tall order,
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but it is a command of scripture
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and it gives us a foundation
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and it gives us direction for what we need
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to do when we find
ourselves in very difficult
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circumstances.
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But I wanna pray for you right now,
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so please put your hands on
your heart and let me pray.
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Father, I thank you in the name of Jesus
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that you really can help us do these verses. Lord,
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sometimes we find ourself in hard places
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and we want to take
revenge and retribution.
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But Lord, help us to refrain
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and not to take matters into our hands.
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And Lord, we know that you
are the judge of all the earth
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and you always do right, and we trust you
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and help us to do our part, to
respond positively and kindly
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and put faith filled words in our mouth
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to change our situation.
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In Jesus' name - Amen.
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While I see you in the next program
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that remember Ecclesiastes 8:4 declares,
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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,
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I repent 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. Amen.
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Thank you for joining Rick Renner today.
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For more information about Renner Ministries
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and product resources, visit renner.org.
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This program was made possible by the giving
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of the God called partners of Renner Ministries.