1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:17,120 Father, I just want to thank you for your faithfulness and goodness. 2 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,520 Thank you for these opportunities. 3 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:29,980 Lord, we're not a people that have been called to stand on political stances and we are 4 00:00:29,980 --> 00:00:34,800 people that have been called to stand on your word and I pray that as we walk through it 5 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:39,040 we understand the importance of it and that we really understand the importance of it 6 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,040 for your people. 7 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:46,200 Help us to rightly divide it, to teach full counsel of your word, to really stand on the 8 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:53,860 side of righteousness, on the side of truth, not on the side of opinion or political stance 9 00:00:53,860 --> 00:01:00,640 but really help us to be sanctified separate, different than the world in every way and 10 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:07,040 I pray that your word impacts us in a way that this kind of really starts to transform 11 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:13,560 our minds in understanding who you are and what your purpose and plan is. 12 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:18,620 Lord, we thank you for your faithfulness and goodness and we thank you for these opportunities 13 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:26,320 to present the truth before people for them to decide for themselves the reality of your 14 00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:33,000 goodness and faithfulness but yet also that through the power of the Holy Spirit truth 15 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,140 is revealed and truth comes. 16 00:01:36,140 --> 00:01:41,080 So Lord we thank you for that and we praise you in Jesus' name, amen. 17 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:46,000 So we're going to be dealing with some very tough issues today as a matter of fact dealing 18 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:50,320 with that particular issue itself. 19 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:58,320 So if you would go to verse 7. 20 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:01,440 I feel led to say this, so I'm going to say it. 21 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:06,800 A lot of times I think what preachers do is they get on their soap boxes about certain 22 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:15,060 things and they're not really on the soap box of truth biblically, they're on the soap 23 00:02:15,060 --> 00:02:24,680 box of wanting to be accepted among their peers or among other quote unquote believers. 24 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:29,140 Though there are times when that is a good thing, I think in many cases it can be a detrimental 25 00:02:29,140 --> 00:02:36,040 thing because the preacher should always be pushing and driving people to Jesus and that 26 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:41,100 Jesus is the one who should be bringing the reflection of holiness and righteousness as 27 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:46,480 we look at ourselves compared to him and that's what should be reorienting us. 28 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:51,080 So I'm saying that because I think this is going to be important as we go through verse 29 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,020 7 through the rest of the chapter. 30 00:02:53,020 --> 00:02:59,880 So verse 7 of chapter 5 says this, in the days of his flesh Jesus offered up prayers 31 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:07,200 and supplications with loud cries and tears to him who was able to save him from death 32 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:11,200 and he was heard because of his reverence. 33 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:18,280 Although he was a son he learned obedience through what he suffered and being made perfect 34 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:27,160 he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, being designated by God 35 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:33,120 a high priest after the order of Melchizedek. 36 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:40,480 Without this we have much to say and it is hard to explain since you have become doll 37 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:46,780 of hearing for though by this time you ought to be teachers you need someone to teach you 38 00:03:46,780 --> 00:03:51,400 again the basic principles of the oracles of God. 39 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:57,320 You need milk not solid food for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the world 40 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:05,000 of righteousness since he is a child but solid food is for the mature for those who have 41 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:12,840 heard for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish 42 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,600 good from evil. 43 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:23,400 Now very important because verse 9 really starts to deal with a particular conversation 44 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,440 a particular statement. 45 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:32,700 So first I want us to understand this Christ is the king of righteousness our high priest 46 00:04:32,700 --> 00:04:35,080 our Melchizedek. 47 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:41,200 Now what's interesting about the word Melchizedek he is means king of righteousness but do you 48 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,200 know where he is from? 49 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:49,120 He is from he is the king of Salem or Salam right. 50 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,860 Salem is the king of peace. 51 00:04:51,860 --> 00:04:55,720 He is the king of peace the king of righteousness. 52 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:02,560 Now the question would be many would say well that's Jesus but isn't isn't God Yahweh the 53 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,680 king of righteousness. 54 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,680 Isn't God Yahweh the king of peace. 55 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:13,040 Is he not as the triune God the king of all things. 56 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,600 I mean what would change only Jesus being the king of righteousness and the king of 57 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:23,520 peace when in reality God himself is king. 58 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:29,640 Jesus being the second person of the Trinity representing the triune Godhead. 59 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:36,280 Now I want you to think about that because I there in my opinion I think Melchizedek 60 00:05:36,280 --> 00:05:39,160 may be a little different than what you're thinking. 61 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:44,160 I want you to think about that in the next couple of weeks as we get into chapter 7. 62 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:49,880 Now that was principle number one Christ is the king of righteousness our high priest 63 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:58,360 our Melchizedek Christ being our source of eternal salvation requires a high priest who 64 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:05,560 was and is and always will be the priest of the most high God. 65 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:12,840 And remember we talked about a couple weeks ago that Jesus is the exact imprint the exact 66 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:17,840 representation of the father that he and the father are the exactly the same and if he 67 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:22,160 and the father are exactly the same then so is the spirit of God. 68 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:23,700 There's a hint. 69 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:28,720 Now when we're looking at Hebrews chapter 5 verse 9 here's some very important words 70 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:34,800 here and being made perfect was Jesus made perfect. 71 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:40,240 The word perfect here is not that he was imperfect to become perfect. 72 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:47,960 This word perfect actually is the is this is the statement exalted to the state of heavenly 73 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,080 majesty. 74 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:57,780 So Jesus being exalted to the state of heavenly majesty. 75 00:06:57,780 --> 00:07:04,760 Remember Jesus says in chapter 17 of John that he is going to the father and that he 76 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:10,880 specifically prays in the beginning of his prayer that God the father would glorify the 77 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:16,600 son and bring him back to the same glory he had before. 78 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:21,800 That's this idea right here exalted to the state of heavenly majesty. 79 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:22,800 Okay. 80 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:23,940 That's the word perfect. 81 00:07:23,940 --> 00:07:32,040 He became the source the ideas ideas means the cause. 82 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:36,020 He became the cause of eternal salvation. 83 00:07:36,020 --> 00:07:39,080 He causes eternal salvation. 84 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,720 I want you to hear that. 85 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,880 You know what causing is right. 86 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:50,720 Something that's not to something that becomes he causes it. 87 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:59,880 He is the cause of eternal salvation to who to all who obey him to everyone or only to 88 00:07:59,880 --> 00:08:02,120 those who obey him. 89 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,620 And Jesus says if you love me you obey me. 90 00:08:05,620 --> 00:08:09,120 He also said that you will know them by their fruit. 91 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,520 So we know some very important things here. 92 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,280 God's people obey him. 93 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,840 That's what we talked about last week. 94 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:21,040 Obedience is the key to knowing who is of who and who is not. 95 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:27,440 So when we're looking at this issue of the cause of eternal salvation it is the cause 96 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,560 of eternal salvation to all who obey him. 97 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,760 Chapter verse 10 being designated. 98 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:40,360 What's interesting about this word designated is it's to address salute or call by name 99 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,840 in public. 100 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:47,360 God the father has addressed Jesus. 101 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:57,520 Good Jesus has called Jesus by name in public as a high priest. 102 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,000 That's my high priest. 103 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:06,160 Now what's interesting about this high priest is he has always been a high priest. 104 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:11,200 Remember Jesus was crucified before the foundation of the world which means he was priest of 105 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,280 his people before the foundation of the world. 106 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:19,440 That the very things that he had to represent concerning the priesthood had to be applied 107 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:25,240 to Abraham Isaac and Jacob and all of the saints before his crucifixion. 108 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:26,920 Isn't that interesting. 109 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:33,480 So the very act of the priest coming before the father on behalf of his people saying 110 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,080 I got them covered. 111 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:37,180 I'm their sacrifice. 112 00:09:37,180 --> 00:09:39,680 We talked about that last week also. 113 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:48,000 So the father addressed Jesus and calls Jesus by name in public as high priest and this 114 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:55,200 particular high priest by God a high priest after Kata the word here is the word Kata 115 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,200 means according to. 116 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:01,400 So he is a high priest according to the order. 117 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:07,160 Now many people would think that the word order would mean oh he's got to be secret 118 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:08,160 society. 119 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,760 I'm not just a joke. 120 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:14,320 You guys got serious on that. 121 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,600 So when you think of an order of something you're like whoa. 122 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,280 Well actually it's not the word order. 123 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:27,860 The word actually is the character the fashion the quality the style or after the manner 124 00:10:27,860 --> 00:10:32,260 of the priest considering of Melchizedek. 125 00:10:32,260 --> 00:10:46,280 So Jesus is according to the character fashion quality style and manner of Melchizedek. 126 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,780 Isn't that interesting. 127 00:10:48,780 --> 00:10:59,280 Doesn't that sound familiar that he would be the exact imprint of Melchizedek that he 128 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:04,920 is of the character fashion quality and style of Melchizedek. 129 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:05,920 That's the point here. 130 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:12,640 In other words the consistency of the scripture is applied here that Jesus is the high priest 131 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:17,840 and he is the exact character fashion and quality of Melchizedek. 132 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:19,160 That's what this word means. 133 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,240 It's an interesting word. 134 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:26,400 You can go a little bit deeper dive and that's where you'll find that information in the 135 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,060 lexicon. 136 00:11:28,060 --> 00:11:31,720 Now turn to Genesis chapter 14. 137 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:37,200 Genesis chapter 14 just so that you understand a little bit about Melchizedek. 138 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:45,200 In Genesis 14 there is only three places in all of scripture that Melchizedek is mentioned. 139 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:49,760 One is right cheer. 140 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:55,480 Right cheer I know for you guys who are like from the city you know what cheer is right. 141 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:56,480 Here. 142 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,240 That's just a silly thing. 143 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,280 When you grow up in the hood you kind of know what cheer. 144 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:04,840 Well how y'all I'm from right cheer you know that's I you guys I lost you. 145 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:05,840 It's okay. 146 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,440 It's all right Ben's going squirrel. 147 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:09,440 I got it. 148 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:10,600 Who squirreled me. 149 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,160 That was my wife. 150 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:22,960 Chapter 14 verse 17 says this and after his return from the defeat of chair Delorma and 151 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:29,360 the kings who were with him the king of Sodom and went out to meet him in the valley. 152 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:30,920 And the question is who. 153 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:36,600 So what happens is Abram gets done having a war with the kings and during this time 154 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:45,560 of the kings the king of Sodom comes with Abram and he specifically asked for something. 155 00:12:45,560 --> 00:12:49,560 Now how do we know that this is the king of Sodom because the scripture says so and God 156 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:52,480 hasn't destroyed the city of Sodom and Gomorrah yet. 157 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,680 That doesn't happen until chapter 18. 158 00:12:54,680 --> 00:12:56,520 So we're in chapter 14. 159 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:57,520 Okay. 160 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:02,320 And then he says this he comes out to meet him in the valley of Shiva. 161 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:10,000 That is the king's valley and Melchizedek king of Salem or Salam. 162 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:16,320 Now the king Melchizedek the king of righteousness is the king of peace because that's what Salam 163 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,000 means. 164 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,920 Okay. 165 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:24,080 Brought out bread and wine. 166 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,840 He was priest of God most high. 167 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:35,380 Now it's interesting is many would say see that's Jesus because he brought bread and 168 00:13:35,380 --> 00:13:39,160 wine out. 169 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:43,000 Couldn't the Holy Spirit bring out bread and wine if he was Melchizedek or couldn't the 170 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,480 father bring out bread and wine if he was Melchizedek. 171 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:49,800 I mean aren't they God Yahweh the triune. 172 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,980 So verse 19 says and he blessed him. 173 00:13:53,980 --> 00:14:01,760 He blessed Abram and said blessed be Abram by God most high possessor of heaven and earth 174 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:08,680 and blessed be God most high who has delivered your enemies into your hand. 175 00:14:08,680 --> 00:14:09,920 And what did Abram do. 176 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:16,360 And Abram gave him a tenth of everything. 177 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:25,880 It's an offering a tithe to end the king of Sodom and Sodom said Abram give me the persons 178 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:27,640 but take the goods for yourself. 179 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:30,440 And Abram's like no I don't think so. 180 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:35,240 No way because if I do that you're going to be like I'm taking credit and it's going to 181 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,480 be bad and I really don't like you. 182 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:41,240 So Abram was like you're not getting a penny you're not getting anything from me. 183 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:49,120 And that's how the story goes because four chapters later the city is in ruins. 184 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:55,320 What's interesting about Melchizedek is the name of Melchizedek where Melchizedek is from 185 00:14:55,320 --> 00:15:02,280 what Melchizedek does and Abram's response to Melchizedek. 186 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,720 This is not a mere man. 187 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:10,000 And this is important because as we continue to read we're going to understand a little 188 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,360 bit more about Melchizedek. 189 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:20,920 I think you guys are starting to see where I believe who the person Melchizedek is. 190 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,760 Okay now let's keep going. 191 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:26,280 Principle number two. 192 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:32,000 What God has said in his word is meant to be understood starting with the simple to 193 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,360 the difficult. 194 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:39,540 God has said it not to make it difficult for you. 195 00:15:39,540 --> 00:15:42,040 What God says he means. 196 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:43,960 It's not confusing. 197 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:47,680 He says exactly what he means and he means what he says. 198 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,680 He's not trying to do some mystery. 199 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,960 So if you have some dude on stage or some lady on stage going I have a mystery of God 200 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,720 and all that kind of stuff run for his run. 201 00:15:58,720 --> 00:15:59,720 No mystery. 202 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,800 There's no secrets. 203 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:07,860 It is exactly what he says he is and he does exactly what he says he's going to do. 204 00:16:07,860 --> 00:16:12,520 And so salvation is easy to understand. 205 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:13,880 We're sinners. 206 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:15,880 We're dead in our trespasses and sins. 207 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:22,920 The only way to go to heaven Jesus says I am the way I must die for the sinner shed 208 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:29,600 my blood to cover their sin be buried so that they will have victory over the grave because 209 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,880 I know about you. 210 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:38,800 We have an entire cemetery of bodies that have not been resurrected yet that one one 211 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,400 day will. 212 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:41,400 OK. 213 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,780 So that being said he resurrected from the grave. 214 00:16:45,780 --> 00:16:48,160 So we now have victory over sin death in the grave. 215 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,000 That's why I shared with the kids. 216 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:53,200 Now let's clarify this a little bit. 217 00:16:53,200 --> 00:17:03,240 If salvation is that easy to understand then why do so many people don't understand it 218 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:07,800 because most of you guys if you're believers go I totally get that. 219 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,600 Go tell it out there and they're going to look at you like you're crazy like what are 220 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:14,440 you talking about makes no sense. 221 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:17,480 Well so let me say it this way. 222 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:24,240 Salvation is easy to understand with the Holy Spirit but impossible without him. 223 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:30,000 Want you to grab that salvation is not your decision. 224 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,700 Salvation is a work of God. 225 00:17:32,700 --> 00:17:37,320 And when the Holy Spirit comes upon the heart and changes the heart they come to the truth 226 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:42,260 illumination the doctor of illumination to the reality of salvation at which point they 227 00:17:42,260 --> 00:17:45,600 confess the impossible. 228 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,220 Jesus is my master. 229 00:17:47,220 --> 00:17:48,780 That's what this means. 230 00:17:48,780 --> 00:17:53,920 And so First Corinthians chapter two verse 14 I've said this 20 million times. 231 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:55,720 I'll continue to say it. 232 00:17:55,720 --> 00:18:00,560 It's a verse I use quite a bit but it's very clear. 233 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:08,920 The natural person does not accept the things of the spirit of God for they are folly to 234 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,520 him and he has not. 235 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:16,240 He is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 236 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:21,960 You hear that they do not accept the things of the spirit is the gospel of the spirit 237 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:23,560 of God. 238 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:29,800 Jesus says in John 3 when he's having a conversation with Nicodemus Nicodemus you must be born 239 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:32,480 of the water and of the spirit. 240 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:36,160 Well how can a man enter his mother's womb a second time. 241 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,680 He says that which is born of flesh is flesh. 242 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:42,440 You got to be a human being that which is born of the spirit of spirit. 243 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,180 You don't see the wind. 244 00:18:44,180 --> 00:18:46,320 You see the effects of the wind. 245 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:47,880 You don't know where the wind came from. 246 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,160 So it is with the spirit. 247 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:51,440 There you go. 248 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,960 Context scripture interpreting itself. 249 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:55,960 Excellent thing. 250 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:56,960 I love it. 251 00:18:56,960 --> 00:18:57,960 I don't need to work at it. 252 00:18:57,960 --> 00:18:59,860 You just got to present it. 253 00:18:59,860 --> 00:19:05,360 And so he clarifies a little bit more in Hebrews 5 11. 254 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:14,160 He says about this about what this word this this Perry Perry us the word concerning this 255 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,280 or concerning that. 256 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,840 What is that the whole statement previously said. 257 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:21,640 That's what us means. 258 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:28,240 So Perry us means concerning the entire statement I previously said let's go there. 259 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,760 What did he say though he was a son. 260 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:36,540 He learned obedience through what he suffered and being made perfect. 261 00:19:36,540 --> 00:19:43,160 He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him. 262 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:44,160 Isn't that interesting. 263 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:51,840 In other words because of what I just said to you you guys should know this. 264 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:53,960 And then he clarifies a little bit more. 265 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:59,160 We have much to say about eternal salvation and the work of Christ. 266 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:03,200 But it's hard to explain. 267 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:06,760 First of all if it's an easy doctrine it's something we should know. 268 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:11,360 Why would the writer say it's difficult for me to talk about with you. 269 00:20:11,360 --> 00:20:12,760 I'm going to explain it to you. 270 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:18,520 This is what he says since you have become doll of hearing since you have since you have 271 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:24,240 come to the point that you're not listening and the reason why you're not listening is 272 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,360 because you aren't mature. 273 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:28,460 So here we go. 274 00:20:28,460 --> 00:20:29,460 Clarify this. 275 00:20:29,460 --> 00:20:35,200 Jesus actually shows this principle in Luke 24 verse 25 through 27. 276 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:40,240 If you remember there were two guys walking on a road to Emmaus and Jesus shows up and 277 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:44,360 they don't recognize him he's like yo have you heard what's going on like over these 278 00:20:44,360 --> 00:20:46,400 last couple days. 279 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,480 And Jesus is like no go ahead and tell me. 280 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:53,720 He didn't say no but he was like what what happened. 281 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,640 And this is what Jesus says to them after the conversation. 282 00:20:56,640 --> 00:21:02,660 He said to them oh foolish ones and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have 283 00:21:02,660 --> 00:21:08,900 spoken was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into 284 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:16,360 his glory and beginning with Moses and all the prophets he interpreted to them in all 285 00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:20,440 the scriptures the things concerning himself. 286 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,800 In other words why aren't you believing. 287 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,960 I've already told you this stuff. 288 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:30,660 Not only have I told you it but the prophets and Moses told you this. 289 00:21:30,660 --> 00:21:32,320 Why don't you believe. 290 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:40,040 Because they were foolish immature without life. 291 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:44,540 So here comes the next statement. 292 00:21:44,540 --> 00:21:50,820 Principle number three you will not grow and mature in faith if you do not learn the fullness 293 00:21:50,820 --> 00:21:56,320 of God's word especially the basic doctrines of faith. 294 00:21:56,320 --> 00:22:02,600 You must grow you must go beyond the Gospels and dig deep into the Old and New Testament. 295 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,960 You need the full counsel of the word of God. 296 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,280 That's what this means. 297 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,880 That's exactly what this particular writer is talking about. 298 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:15,280 Now to prove this out a little bit let me give you a supporting scripture. 299 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:20,640 Until we until we all attain the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the son of 300 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:26,440 God to mature manhood to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ so that 301 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:33,220 we may no longer be children tossed to and fro by waves and carried about by every wind 302 00:22:33,220 --> 00:22:38,360 of doctrine by cunning by human cunning by craftiness and deceitful schemes. 303 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:40,520 Ephesians 4 13 through 14. 304 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:46,600 What is the purpose of us teachers is to teach you the full counsel of God of God's word. 305 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,760 What is your responsibility. 306 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:53,360 Guys I'll clarify that right now. 307 00:22:53,360 --> 00:23:02,120 Hebrews chapter 5 verse 12 to 13 for though by this time Dia ho Kronos. 308 00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:10,680 That's what by this time in other words you guys should be beyond this already. 309 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:12,680 Ouch. 310 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:15,600 That hurts. 311 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:16,920 Why are we even talking about this. 312 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,280 This should be simple for you. 313 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,560 Actually he's writing to Jewish people. 314 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:29,200 The Jews know it's not a secret when he brings up Melchizedek he knows exactly they know 315 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,960 exactly who he's talking about. 316 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,900 And he's saying you by this time you should know this already. 317 00:23:34,900 --> 00:23:36,760 You ought to be teachers. 318 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:42,660 You should be doing teaching not sitting as a student. 319 00:23:42,660 --> 00:23:47,000 You need someone to teach you again the basic principles. 320 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:56,360 The archaic the beginning the origin the story the story high on you guys should be on should 321 00:23:56,360 --> 00:24:02,720 be beyond the archaic story high on this year this word beginning or origin of the first 322 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:09,320 things the simple teachings like the alphabet doctrine of salvation the doctrine of righteousness 323 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:13,400 the doctrine of justification the doctrine of sanctification the doctrine of election 324 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:14,400 the doctrine. 325 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:16,640 All of those are simple basic truths. 326 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,060 We should be talking about the deep things of God. 327 00:24:19,060 --> 00:24:21,920 How does God totally transform our lives. 328 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,800 What can we do to continue working for the kingdom. 329 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,560 Like that's what he's talking about here. 330 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:31,200 But we're so too stuck on the little things. 331 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:34,080 So we saying listen I got to go back and teach you the alphabet. 332 00:24:34,080 --> 00:24:39,720 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P. 333 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:44,000 You guys know. 334 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,000 Come on. 335 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,260 That's what he's saying here. 336 00:24:46,260 --> 00:24:48,680 So by this time you ought to be teachers. 337 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:54,040 You need someone to teach you again the basic principles the origin the beginning of the 338 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:55,960 simple things like the alphabet. 339 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,800 Because that's literally what this word means. 340 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:01,500 Stoichayan. 341 00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:08,400 What specific simple things like the alphabet the oracles of God. 342 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,720 Can't even obey the simple things. 343 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,440 That's one of the things that's so important about baptism. 344 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:15,480 It is simple. 345 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,400 It requires no knowledge. 346 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,280 It requires an attitude of obedience. 347 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:22,280 That's it. 348 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:24,720 I want to do this because he's asked me to. 349 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:28,320 And I love him and I'm going to do it because I love him. 350 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,680 That's why we do it. 351 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:31,680 No secret. 352 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:32,680 No mystery. 353 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:36,120 There's no salvation and baptism. 354 00:25:36,120 --> 00:25:40,680 It's the work of God upon the life. 355 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:44,020 Now he says you need milk not solid food. 356 00:25:44,020 --> 00:25:46,480 This is what this writer says. 357 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:50,000 I can't feed you the deep things of God that you'll choke. 358 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:51,000 I got to give you milk. 359 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:55,760 I got to you got to start suckling again. 360 00:25:55,760 --> 00:26:01,420 For everyone this word everyone is the word pas and this word pas literally means any. 361 00:26:01,420 --> 00:26:03,660 So it's not every single believer. 362 00:26:03,660 --> 00:26:11,720 It means any believer who lives met to echo or mateco is another way to say it. 363 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:17,720 Mateco to partake of or to feed on. 364 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:27,360 So this particular truth this reality of feeding you milk is for anyone who feeds on milk. 365 00:26:27,360 --> 00:26:33,920 If all you're going to do is go to church because you want to hear a happy message this 366 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:36,880 ain't the place for you. 367 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:43,960 You know as Stephen Furtick would say if you're coming for doctrine go get fat at another 368 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:49,720 church wear that wear that church come and get fat with the truth of God because mature 369 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:55,840 people preach the gospel because when all craziness breaks loose guess whose church 370 00:26:55,840 --> 00:27:01,680 is going to be empty because there's no mature believers there. 371 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:05,840 Real men need to lead. 372 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:14,840 And so the reason why he says this to them for any who feed on milk is unskilled. 373 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:23,400 I pie Ross I pie Ross this word I pie Ross means inexperienced or without experience 374 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,000 with a specific thing. 375 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,240 It means you don't have any experience with a specific thing. 376 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:32,560 What thing the Bible. 377 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,960 You know it's 30 years of walking with Christ. 378 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:43,360 I'm a little bit more than that but I'm not even halfway as efficient as R.C. 379 00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:46,720 Sproul was before he went home to be with the Lord or John MacArthur or some of these 380 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:50,840 guys they know the word far better than I do. 381 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:58,280 But people ask how Pastor Joe how can you know that because I work out I spend time 382 00:27:58,280 --> 00:27:59,280 in it. 383 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:01,820 I think about it constantly. 384 00:28:01,820 --> 00:28:04,360 Why do you think about it because I love it. 385 00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:05,840 How can you not love this thing. 386 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,880 You're like well I don't like reading. 387 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:14,400 Listen you don't even got to read you got Bible apps that'll talk to you. 388 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:18,360 I mean pretty easy nowadays. 389 00:28:18,360 --> 00:28:19,680 How could you not. 390 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:25,840 And that's exactly what he says here that they are they are they are inexperienced with 391 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:31,440 the word of righteousness is the word here in their inexperienced in the word of 392 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,400 righteousness. 393 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:35,440 He tells you what they're inexperienced. 394 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:39,060 The reason why they're unskilled the reason why they're on milk is because they just want 395 00:28:39,060 --> 00:28:43,160 to be told how wonderful they are. 396 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:47,440 Vodi Bakum called that this sissified Jesus. 397 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:56,360 They want the Jesus that's tolerant but they don't want the Jesus that tells the truth. 398 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,160 They just can't live any way you choose to live. 399 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:04,680 And so what happens is this logos. 400 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,640 Dike Yasuna is the word here. 401 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:15,320 Dike Yasuna the doctrine concerning the way which man may attain the state of approval 402 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:17,000 of God. 403 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:21,000 When it talks about the word of righteousness he's talking about the doctrine concerning 404 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:26,680 the way of the Christian life. 405 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:31,360 Now this is true then we can understand why they're on milk. 406 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:38,720 Why because they are napias napias means they're childish untaught. 407 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,340 One thing you'll know you're going to get taught here and it's going to be hard and 408 00:29:41,340 --> 00:29:42,340 it's meant to be hard. 409 00:29:42,340 --> 00:29:43,340 It's not. 410 00:29:43,340 --> 00:29:44,680 It's hard for me. 411 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:48,360 You think I don't struggle with some of these things when I'm in it. 412 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:53,600 If I don't struggle I have to wonder where my mind and heart is that I want to be radically 413 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:58,320 transformed for Jesus even now. 414 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:01,080 And I want to test everything. 415 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,200 Your job is not to take me at my word. 416 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:04,200 Your job is to prove it. 417 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,580 And if you're going to prove it write it down. 418 00:30:06,580 --> 00:30:11,440 Show me show the show the elders show us. 419 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,960 Let's reason together through the scripture. 420 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:15,760 Everyone has that responsibility. 421 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:21,320 That is what he's talking about in the next verse in chapter in verse 14. 422 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:25,120 You need to be able to discern the difference between good and evil. 423 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:33,560 And so here's some scripture to clarify the prove this out acts chapter 20 verse 26 through 424 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:34,560 27. 425 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:42,240 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all for I did 426 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:48,360 not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. 427 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:54,440 Listen to me I don't care how you feel about what I'm teaching. 428 00:30:54,440 --> 00:31:00,300 If it is biblical and true and the scripture interprets the scripture that is not my problem. 429 00:31:00,300 --> 00:31:04,500 My problem is to love you through it and let us reason together with it. 430 00:31:04,500 --> 00:31:09,000 And if I'm wrong trust me I will write this ship. 431 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:14,840 But you need to understand if I don't teach the full counsel of the word of God your blood 432 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:19,840 is on my shoulders not going to happen. 433 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:28,360 I will not be looked at by my God and my Savior as as inefficient and a failure to preach 434 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,640 and teach the full counsel of his word. 435 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,680 I won't do it. 436 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:35,040 That's on me. 437 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:40,920 How do we know this because he says this in Second Timothy 316 for all scripture is breathed 438 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:47,560 out by God and profitable for teaching for reproof for correction and for training and 439 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:55,360 righteousness that that you that I the man of God may be complete and equipped for every 440 00:31:55,360 --> 00:32:04,840 good work all scripture not just the ones that make us feel good the ones that are difficult. 441 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:09,560 That being said it's very important. 442 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:12,120 You guys know the five solace. 443 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,200 Well here's one I have not given to you yet. 444 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:23,880 Sola scriptura the scripture alone is only the scripture alone. 445 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:28,460 Scripture is the only thing given to God's people to renew the mind. 446 00:32:28,460 --> 00:32:31,880 There is nothing on the planet that will change your thinking. 447 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:35,480 You're like well I don't need the word of God the spirit will do that. 448 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,240 The spirit uses the word of God. 449 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:40,800 The scripture says that God sends his word out and it will not return to him void. 450 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,640 The whole point of the word of God is to change you. 451 00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,860 We'll prove that in a minute. 452 00:32:45,860 --> 00:32:50,520 It's the only thing on the planet that will convert the heart change the mind of man which 453 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:53,380 the Holy Spirit uses to convert the heart. 454 00:32:53,380 --> 00:32:57,600 Faith comes by hearing and hearing that of the word of Christ. 455 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:01,940 The very gift of faith comes through the gospel through the word of God. 456 00:33:01,940 --> 00:33:05,680 Now how do we know this. 457 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,000 John 17 14. 458 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:11,400 If you got to get a chance come on out on Wednesdays. 459 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:12,760 We are here. 460 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:13,760 John 17. 461 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:20,040 And this is what he says I have given them your word. 462 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:24,660 There's more to it but I want you to hear that and I'll clarify this again because in 463 00:33:24,660 --> 00:33:30,840 Psalm 1 verse 1 and 2 it says blesses the man who walks not in the council the wicked 464 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:35,360 nor stands in the way of sinners nor sits in the seat of scoffers but his delight is 465 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:39,060 in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night. 466 00:33:39,060 --> 00:33:44,200 You want to be a man blessed a woman blessed meditate on his word. 467 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:45,720 You know what meditate means. 468 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:48,240 Chew the cud. 469 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:51,040 How many guys know what cows do. 470 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:52,040 They chew cud. 471 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:55,240 How many stomachs does a cow have. 472 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,920 Four. 473 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,560 You know as that's called every time he swallows and throws it back up. 474 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:02,560 Cud. 475 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:03,560 Why does he chew the cud. 476 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,640 To get every single bit of nourishment that that cow can get out of that. 477 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,680 That's why you guys got milk. 478 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:12,520 Chew the cud. 479 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:16,300 Now let's clarify this a little bit more. 480 00:34:16,300 --> 00:34:26,720 Verse 14 but solid food stereos the firm immovable the hard the rigid the solid food the food 481 00:34:26,720 --> 00:34:28,960 food here is trophy. 482 00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:31,400 What's interesting it's not talking about food. 483 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:37,560 It's talking about the substance for instruction or the food of the mind. 484 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:45,240 So this immovable rigid food of the mind the substance of instruction is for the mature. 485 00:34:45,240 --> 00:34:51,360 In other words you notice the opposite of the mature is the milk. 486 00:34:51,360 --> 00:34:55,240 So you want to drink milk. 487 00:34:55,240 --> 00:34:56,760 Keep enjoying your milk. 488 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:59,280 Eventually it will rot. 489 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:03,560 But food chew it up. 490 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:04,560 Right. 491 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:11,920 For the for it is for the mature for those who have their powers of discernment trained 492 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:15,400 by constant practice. 493 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:18,880 Notice where your powers of discernment come from. 494 00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:27,260 It comes from the gymnasial the exercising vigorously the hexes word here practice. 495 00:35:27,260 --> 00:35:35,680 So this word trained by constant is the word gymnasial vigorous training and the word practice 496 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,920 is the word hexes. 497 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:45,440 Now what's interesting about this word hexes this word means power acquired by practice 498 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:46,440 or use. 499 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:54,640 In other words you don't get like Arnold Schwarzenegger by taking a pill. 500 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:57,720 You actually have to lift weights. 501 00:35:57,720 --> 00:36:01,920 So you've got to exercise your spiritual muscles. 502 00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:07,160 Just pull it up start doing curls thinking about it. 503 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:08,160 All right. 504 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:12,720 So practice the power acquired by practice or use. 505 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:17,180 What is the power acquired by practice or use discernment. 506 00:36:17,180 --> 00:36:23,820 You need to vigorously exercise biblical truth. 507 00:36:23,820 --> 00:36:28,480 Now what's interesting about what you're going to discern is you're going to discern the 508 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:35,380 difference between the good the callous or the evil the Kakos. 509 00:36:35,380 --> 00:36:44,000 So the callous is this the beautiful by reason of purity of heart and life praiseworthy morally 510 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:45,620 good and noble. 511 00:36:45,620 --> 00:36:52,160 So in order for you to exercise what is good the callous so that you can know what is beautiful 512 00:36:52,160 --> 00:36:54,040 you got to spend time in the word. 513 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:59,980 And then he says in order for you to know the Kakos the evil the contrary to divine 514 00:36:59,980 --> 00:37:03,640 and human law that which is a crime. 515 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:08,020 Did you know when you sin you're committing a crime. 516 00:37:08,020 --> 00:37:13,120 You may not commit crime against man but you're committing a crime against Jesus. 517 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:17,400 So how does it feel to be a criminal. 518 00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:20,600 I'm a criminal. 519 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:22,000 We're all criminals. 520 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,080 We're committing a crime. 521 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:30,760 We are we are living in a way and failing to discern that which is contrary to divine 522 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:32,760 law. 523 00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:35,760 That's a crime. 524 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:36,760 Wow. 525 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:38,040 Ouch. 526 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:39,840 That's the point. 527 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:44,200 So how do we live in such a way that we avoid committing the crime. 528 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:51,440 How do we live in such a way that we can have the powers of the sermon trained by vigorous 529 00:37:51,440 --> 00:38:00,520 exercise so that we can acquire this discernment through practice and use so we can know the 530 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:04,040 good and the evil. 531 00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:07,880 Psalm 119 verse 9 through 16. 532 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:12,120 And this is for all of all of you young men and all of the old men and women and everyone 533 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:13,120 else. 534 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,740 This is for everybody. 535 00:38:15,740 --> 00:38:18,760 But the scripture here specifically uses this term. 536 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:26,000 How can a young man keep his way pure by guarding it according to your word. 537 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:28,740 With my whole heart I seek you. 538 00:38:28,740 --> 00:38:31,840 Let me not wander from your commandments. 539 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:37,520 For I've stored your word up in my heart that I might not sin against you. 540 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:38,840 Blessed are you O Lord. 541 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:40,480 Teach me your statutes. 542 00:38:40,480 --> 00:38:47,800 With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth in the way of your testimonies your 543 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:55,200 commandments your truth I delight as much as in all riches. 544 00:38:55,200 --> 00:39:00,120 I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. 545 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:02,000 I will delight in your statutes. 546 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:06,680 I will not forget your word. 547 00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:08,120 Memorize it. 548 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:11,320 How can a young man keep his way pure by living according to your word. 549 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:14,720 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. 550 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:17,040 That's an IV if you guys want to know. 551 00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:25,960 I memorize this as a 22 year old. 552 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:33,440 Just to clarify this in a New Testament statement pretty simple Romans 12 to do not be conformed 553 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:39,240 to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so you can test and approve what 554 00:39:39,240 --> 00:39:43,760 God's will is his good pleasing and perfect will. 555 00:39:43,760 --> 00:39:52,080 Romans 12 to why is this important because it's the word that transforms. 556 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:56,040 Why is this important because you should be eating meat by now not drinking milk. 557 00:39:56,040 --> 00:40:03,680 Why is this important because you need to grow and until you grow in the fullness of 558 00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:10,440 Christ then you will not know the work that you're supposed to do. 559 00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:12,080 That's what this whole thing's about. 560 00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:18,960 And it's important because that's the responsibility of the priest and he's saying this so that 561 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:25,520 you understand when I'm talking to you about Christ and his eternal salvation and his priesthood 562 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:28,320 this is basic truth for you. 563 00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:34,560 So when you get into chapter six your mind's going to explode because there's some deep 564 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:38,720 things there and then you get into chapter seven you're going oh my goodness I didn't 565 00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:45,960 see that and then you go deeper and deeper and you go into chapter 10 and you understand 566 00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:54,440 you have to suffer and you got to consider it pure joy brothers when you go through suffering. 567 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:58,040 How many of you guys are willing to allow the plundering of your property for the sake 568 00:40:58,040 --> 00:40:59,040 of other believers. 569 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:03,120 You're going to give up your house and go out there in the street while people get persecuted 570 00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:04,240 and beaten. 571 00:41:04,240 --> 00:41:10,200 That's what they did is that you actually went and participated. 572 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:13,520 Why because they knew of a better treasure. 573 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:15,520 That is meat. 574 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,840 It's a lot of truth coming. 575 00:41:18,840 --> 00:41:22,960 So that's why the writer writes what he writes here. 576 00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:26,120 Man feast on the word. 577 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,640 The word is full of goodness. 578 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:32,720 It is what? 579 00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:38,160 Filling for the soul is sweet as honey. 580 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:39,160 It tastes good. 581 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:43,160 It is your spiritual manna. 582 00:41:43,160 --> 00:41:45,480 So enjoy it. 583 00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:49,080 More to come in next week as we get into chapter six. 584 00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:50,080 So let's pray. 585 00:41:50,080 --> 00:41:53,600 Father I want to thank you so much for your faithfulness and goodness. 586 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:55,600 Thank you Lord for your word. 587 00:41:55,600 --> 00:42:03,960 Thank you for challenging us to be people who vigorously exercise your word in our lives. 588 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:07,160 Help us to test everything to know your truth. 589 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:09,840 You have promised that you would guide us in it. 590 00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:13,840 To you be honor and glory and power and might forever in Jesus name. 591 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:25,840 Amen.