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I'm thinking today, primarily of Matthew 22, 41, it says,

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Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question.

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The Pharisees were kind of like the teaching pastors of the day.

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They were Jewish, of course, and they were proselyting and leading people to be Jewish.

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But the bottom line is they were teaching the Word of God the best they had it,

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which was the Old Testament up until that time.

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And Jesus asked them a question. Here's my suggestion.

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Face your opposition, whatever your opposition is, and ask your opposition a telling question.

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This is a way of shutting down all the frivolous challenges.

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He could have asked them anything, and they might normally have been happy to be addressed,

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especially in light of the light shining on them.

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They might have said, and as well he should ask us questions,

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but the question he chose to ask them was a telling question,

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a question that showed something about them and something about him and something about God.

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I think about 1st John chapter 4 verse 1, it says,

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Test the spirit, for not every spirit in the world is of Christ.

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In verse 2 there it says, this is how you know when it's of God,

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when it's the Holy Spirit of God, and that is if it proclaims, recognizes Jesus.

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And so if there are things in your life that don't recognize Jesus,

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then I don't suppose that you'll be surprised that they come across as opposition or stand against you.

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Here's the thing. Ask them.

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Do they believe in Jesus?

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And if they don't, let that telling question determine what you do with them.

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Some things may have to be cut out. Some things may have to be let go.

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Stand firm in Christ, and God will stand with you every single day.

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Just a special hi to Terry.

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Looking forward to seeing you tonight at Bible study. Bring the kids.

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And also, I want to tell you, June 26th starts our summer Bible study for kids at New Heights,

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26, four days long.