Doctrinal Unity

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Welcome to Built on God's Word, the preaching and teaching ministry of Highland Park Baptist Church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
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! Elder Tom Holland teaches on 1 Corinthians 1, verses 10-17.
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The Apostle Paul even used the description of saints several times, some 60 times, in the Corinthian letters to describe many in the church.
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And that is a title reserved only for true believers.
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Like any true church, then or now, it was not without problems and even dissension.
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The church at Corinth, and maybe we could call it First Baptist Church at Corinth, they were not immune from such hurts.
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As Paul will reveal to us in our lesson today, and we're still in chapter 1 in a book that goes for 16 chapters.
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Let me read to you what our verses say this evening.
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I'm going to read from the ESV. A lot of you guys carry that.
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And this is 1 Corinthians 1, verses 10-17.
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I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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that all of you agree that there may be no divisions among you,
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but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.
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For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people,
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that there is quarreling among you, my brothers.
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What I mean is that each of you says,
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well, I follow Paul,
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or I follow Apollos,
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or I follow Cephas,
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that's Peter,
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or I follow Christ.
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Is Christ divided?
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Was Paul crucified for you?
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Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
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I thank God that I baptized none of you
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except Crispus and Gaius,
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so that no one may say that you were baptized
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in my name.
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I did also baptize the household of Stephanas.
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Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.
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For Christ did not send me
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to baptize,
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but to preach the gospel.
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And not with words of eloquent wisdom,
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lest the cross of Christ be emptied
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of its power.
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Now there can be any number of reasons
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why churches engage in quarrels.
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But tragically, it often comes down
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to selfish desires.
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And in the inspired book that bears his name,
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James,
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the half-brother of Jesus,
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saw this.
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Let me read these words
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from James chapter 4,
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verses 1 and 2.
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What causes quarrels
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and what causes fights among you?
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Is it not this,
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that your passions are at war
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within you?
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You desire and do not have.
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So you murder.
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You covet
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and cannot obtain,
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so you fight
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and quarrel.
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You do not have
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because you do not ask.
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Now one thing we can say for certain
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is that churches
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that are fighting amongst themselves
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are outside the will of God.
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Whatever else we want to say about them,
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they're not centered on the will of the Lord.
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And sadly, fighting does occur.
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But the Lord Jesus
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called us to be one in His name.
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For His part,
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let me just say that Satan loves a good church fight.
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He knows that in church quarrels,
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people are hurt
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and demoralized
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and they become discouraged.
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And in the process,
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the cause of Christ suffers greatly.
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In a church fight,
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God the Father will be dishonored.
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Christ the Son
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will suffer disgrace.
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And further,
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the work of the Holy Spirit
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will be hampered
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or even quashed.
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In such a fight,
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the church members
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will be robbed
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of both joy
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and their effectiveness
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to bring the gospel
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to a dying world.
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So in our lesson today,
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the Apostle Paul
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is going to focus
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on the results
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of a church
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whose members
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are quarreling
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among themselves.
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And we will see
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as we go forward
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in this church,
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it had a lot of problems.
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But Paul chose
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to focus first
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on the quarreling.
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Internal bickering
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is condemned
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often in the New Testament.
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Even in the great book
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of John chapter 17,
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and by the way,
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that's the chapter
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that we refer to
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as the high priestly prayer.
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probably the high watermark
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in the Word of God.
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We see the Lord
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pleading for oneness
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in the church.
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Let me read a few verses.
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John 17, 11.
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Of course,
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Jesus talking.
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I am no longer
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in the world,
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but they are in the world
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and I'm coming to you.
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Holy Father,
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keep them in your name
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which you have given me
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that they may be one
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even as we are one.
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And then,
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in John 17,
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in verse 20-23,
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we read these words.
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I do not ask
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for these only,
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but also for those
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who will believe
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in me
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through their word
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that they may all be one,
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just as you, Father,
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are in me
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and I in you
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that they also
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may be in us
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so that the world
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may believe
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that you have sent me.
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The glory
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that you have given me
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I have given to them
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that they may be one
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even as we are one.
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I in them
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and you in me
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that they may become
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perfectly one
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so that the world
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may know
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that you sent me
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and love them
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even as you
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loved me.
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Those are powerful words.
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When I read those words
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in the High Priestly Prayer,
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there's a certain element
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in me that cringes.
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when the world
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looks at the church
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loving each other,
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loving the lost,
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feeding the hungry
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and so forth,
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the world can say,
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boy, those guys
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must belong to Jesus.
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He said that's how
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his people would behave
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and I want what they have.
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But,
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if the world
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looks at the church
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and sees quarreling
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and fighting
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and people being hurt,
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that same world
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can say,
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I don't believe
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these people
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belong to Jesus.
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They're not
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behaving
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the way
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he said
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his people
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would behave.
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But they carry
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it a further step,
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guys.
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Further,
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the world
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can even say,
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I'm not even sure
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Jesus is
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who he says
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he is.
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Because if he was,
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his people
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would not be
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treating their
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fellow church
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members in this
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manner.
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That's a frightening,
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frightening
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comment.
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So,
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Paul,
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in the midst
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of this church
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fighting
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amongst themselves,
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issues a plea
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for unity
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and oneness
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among the body
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of Christ.
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And the first thing
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we see in the
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scriptures,
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we see that Paul
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was striving
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for doctrinal
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agreement.
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Can we at least
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agree on the
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doctrines that are
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taught in the
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Word of God?
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I remember a number
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of years ago,
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we were at church
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and ran into a
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former,
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one of the ministers
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here who had
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started his own
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church.
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Mike asked
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this young guy,
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he said,
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what's your
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doctrine in the
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new church?
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He said,
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oh, we don't
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have doctrine.
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Doctrine divides.
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If anyone gets
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up to talk about
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doctrine,
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we'll kick them
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out.
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But here,
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Jesus wants
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there to be
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doctrinal
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agreement.
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1 Corinthians
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chapter 1
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verse 10,
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I appeal to you
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brothers,
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by the name
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of our Lord
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Jesus Christ,
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that you all
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agree.
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me.
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And that
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there be no
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divisions among
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you,
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but that you
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be united
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in the same
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mind and
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the same
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judgment.
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The ESV
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uses the word
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appeal.
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I appeal to
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you.
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The New
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American Standard
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uses the word
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exhort.
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regardless,
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they are
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words that
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come from
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the Greek
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word
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parakaleo
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or the
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verb form
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parakletos.
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The words
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show up in
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the English
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translations of
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the Bible
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which utilize
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words such
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as the
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helper,
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the
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comforter,
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and the
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advocate.
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And these
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words should
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all be
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familiar to
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us because
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they speak
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of one who
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comes alongside
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of someone
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else in
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order to
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help.
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And that
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person that
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comes alongside
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is of course
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none other
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than the
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Holy Spirit
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of God.
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But
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interestingly,
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Paul makes
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his appeal
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to his
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brothers in
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the church
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at Corinth.
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And this
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is how he
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refers to
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them.
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He wants
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the church
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to act
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harmoniously
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because they
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are brothers
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in Christ.
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People who
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are in
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fellowship with
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the Lord
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Jesus Christ
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should also
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be in
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fellowship with
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one another.
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If you
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cannot come
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together and
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agree on
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the great
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doctrines of
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the Bible,
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there will
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ultimately be
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divisions in
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that particular
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body.
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Paul
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desires the
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church to
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be in
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agreement on
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these great
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doctrines.
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The King
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James Version
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of the Bible
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has a very
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accurate translation
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from the
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original language.
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It says we
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should all
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speak the
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same thing.
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And I
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don't quote
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King James
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much, but
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I like that.
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We should
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all speak the
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same thing.
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If we
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don't,
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then the
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seeds of
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confusion and
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discord that
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are sown in a
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church will
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ultimately grow.
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They'll be like
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ivy on a
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wall.
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people.
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Now, many
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churches go
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through times
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of division.
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I'm not sure I
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know of any
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church that
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hasn't gone
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through times
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of division.
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And in the
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Greek language,
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that word for
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division is
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schemata, from
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which we get the
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English word
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schism.
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when the
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Lord was on
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earth, there
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arose divisions
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among people as
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to who he
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was.
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Some said,
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oh, he's a
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great prophet.
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Others were
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saying, hey, you
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know what, he's a
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really smart guy.
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He knows a
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lot.
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But then he
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was making
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claims, and
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his followers
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were making
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claims, that
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they wouldn't
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support.
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And some
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came even
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to the
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belief that
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he was the
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Christ, the
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Messiah, the
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Son of God.
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In John's
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Gospel, we
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read these
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words, so
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there was a
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division among
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the people over
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him.
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Not everybody
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believed then
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or now that
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he's the
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Messiah.
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Now, we
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live in a
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day when
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there are still
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divisions,
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over who
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Christ is.
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Now, I
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personally think
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our church is
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a cut above
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many churches
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in our area
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because we
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understand his
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divinity, we
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understand his
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relationship to
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the Father
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and to the
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Spirit.
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And in
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Paul's day,
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there existed
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serious divisions
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involving the
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correct meaning
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of doctrine.
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As a result,
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the Apostle
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Paul gave
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this warning
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that has
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stood the
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test of
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time.
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And we
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find this in
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the great
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book of
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Romans.
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We also
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find references
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in John.
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I appeal
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to you
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brothers to
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watch out
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for those
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who cause
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divisions and
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create obstacles
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contrary to
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the doctrine
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that you've
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been taught.
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And then he
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adds these
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two words,
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avoid them.
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Wow,
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that's pretty
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strong.
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Avoid people
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like this.
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Now, there
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are many
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around our
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country and
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the world
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that teach
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things that
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are contrary
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to Scripture.
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We know
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that.
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One thing
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people who
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do that
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have in
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common is
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that they're
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not serving
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Christ.
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Whatever else
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they might be
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doing, they're
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not serving
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the Master.
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They're
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serving
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themselves.
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They're
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serving their
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own interests.
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Mark this
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thought down
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in your
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mental file.
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on matters
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that are
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clearly being
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taught in
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Scripture,
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there is no
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room for
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division in
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the body of
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Christ.
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You know,
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I've had people
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say to me,
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well, I'm going
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to go home and
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pray about that.
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You don't have
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to, depending
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on what it
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is.
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Jesus may have
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already answered
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that deal.
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You don't have
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to pray about
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something that
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He's always
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revealed.
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This is what
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I want you
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to do.
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Can you
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imagine the
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Lord said to
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us, this is
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what I want
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you to do.
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Well, we'll
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go pray about
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that and see
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if we really
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should.
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Of course, we
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do what He
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said.
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And let me
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add something
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else here.
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There are some
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truths we can
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disagree on.
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We can
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disagree,
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and it's
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not going to
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destroy the
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body of
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Christ.
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It's not
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going to
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destroy this
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church.
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John Piper
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calls that
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secondary issues.
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When Jesus
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died on the
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cross, you
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remember,
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His spirit
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departed and
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it went
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somewhere for
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three days.
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And people
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write books
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about that.
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Well, where
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did He go?
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And what
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did He do?
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Well, we
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don't know
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for sure.
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The Bible
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isn't totally
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clear on
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that.
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There's room
00:18:59.399 --> 00:19:00.319
for believers
00:19:00.319 --> 00:19:02.019
to have
00:19:02.019 --> 00:19:03.219
varied opinions
00:19:03.219 --> 00:19:04.599
and that
00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:05.079
should in
00:19:05.079 --> 00:19:05.919
no way be
00:19:05.919 --> 00:19:06.679
harmful to
00:19:06.679 --> 00:19:07.399
our fellowship.
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I like
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saying, well,
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if the Bible
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is silent on
00:19:12.439 --> 00:19:13.399
something, we
00:19:13.399 --> 00:19:13.839
should be
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too.
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But on
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those Bible
00:19:17.339 --> 00:19:18.000
truths that
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are clear,
00:19:20.319 --> 00:19:21.180
there should
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never be
00:19:22.039 --> 00:19:22.660
division.
00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:24.759
Is Christ
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God in
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human flesh?
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Absolutely.
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To deny
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that is to
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deny Him.
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He's God
00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:34.099
in human
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flesh.
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Was He born
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of a virgin?
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Yes, that's
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essential.
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He didn't
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inherit a
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sin nature
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from His
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Father,
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earthly
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father.
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He didn't
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have an
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earthly father.
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Joseph
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was the
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adopted
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father.
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And there's
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many other
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things we
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could list
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there.
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But there
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shouldn't be
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division.
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What is the
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purpose of
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unity in the
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body,
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in the
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church today?
00:20:03.919 --> 00:20:04.439
Unity
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brings glory
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to God.
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glory to
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God.
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And unity
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in the
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church is
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both a
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joy and
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a blessing.
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The best
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way to
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maintain
00:20:23.119 --> 00:20:25.440
unity is
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by putting
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the Lord
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in His
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revealed
00:20:27.700 --> 00:20:28.779
word first
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and foremost.
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And where
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does this
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unity come
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from?
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Well, we're
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united by
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Christ and
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not by
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men.
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In the
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first chapter
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there,
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verses 11
00:20:49.799 --> 00:20:50.359
and 12,
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for it has
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been reported
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to me by
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Chloe's people
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that there
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is quarreling
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among you,
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my brothers,
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and what
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I mean is
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that each
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of you says
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I follow
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Paul,
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I follow
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Apollos,
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I follow
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Cephas,
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I follow
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Christ.
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Paul
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ministered
00:21:07.980 --> 00:21:08.599
in Corinth
00:21:08.599 --> 00:21:10.519
for a
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year and a
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half and
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it was just
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a little
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village in
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those days.
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It's not
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much bigger
00:21:14.559 --> 00:21:14.900
today.
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He ministered
00:21:16.759 --> 00:21:17.220
there for a
00:21:17.220 --> 00:21:17.559
year and a
00:21:17.559 --> 00:21:19.279
half and
00:21:19.279 --> 00:21:19.559
then he
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departed and
00:21:21.039 --> 00:21:21.359
he sent
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another.
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He sent
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Apollos,
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a great
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teacher of
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the word.
00:21:25.759 --> 00:21:26.180
He was
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the second
00:21:26.680 --> 00:21:27.660
pastor of
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the congregation
00:21:28.220 --> 00:21:28.779
there.
00:21:30.039 --> 00:21:30.759
While this
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was going
00:21:31.259 --> 00:21:31.720
on,
00:21:31.860 --> 00:21:32.200
some in
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the congregation
00:21:33.080 --> 00:21:34.820
started putting
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Cephas,
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that's of
00:21:37.580 --> 00:21:37.920
course another
00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:38.360
name for
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Peter,
00:21:39.980 --> 00:21:40.880
as the
00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:41.680
lead pastor.
00:21:42.140 --> 00:21:42.400
They said,
00:21:42.480 --> 00:21:42.820
well he has
00:21:42.820 --> 00:21:43.200
to be the
00:21:43.200 --> 00:21:43.480
lead.
00:21:44.299 --> 00:21:44.840
He was
00:21:44.840 --> 00:21:45.460
traveling around
00:21:45.460 --> 00:21:46.000
with Jesus.
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There was
00:21:49.140 --> 00:21:49.940
another group,
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we'll call
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these the
00:21:51.259 --> 00:21:51.940
most pious,
00:21:52.940 --> 00:21:54.080
that said
00:21:54.080 --> 00:21:54.920
actually Christ
00:21:54.920 --> 00:21:55.279
is our
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special pastor.
00:21:56.319 --> 00:21:59.859
And Paul
00:21:59.859 --> 00:22:00.339
learned this
00:22:00.339 --> 00:22:00.879
all from a
00:22:00.879 --> 00:22:02.659
woman in
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the church
00:22:03.119 --> 00:22:03.759
in Corinth
00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:04.480
named Chloe.
00:22:05.439 --> 00:22:05.879
Her name
00:22:05.879 --> 00:22:07.399
shows up in
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1 Corinthians
00:22:08.439 --> 00:22:09.500
chapter 1
00:22:09.500 --> 00:22:10.819
verse 11
00:22:10.819 --> 00:22:12.059
and nowhere
00:22:12.059 --> 00:22:13.039
else in the
00:22:13.039 --> 00:22:13.700
word of God.
00:22:14.799 --> 00:22:15.899
We never hear
00:22:15.899 --> 00:22:16.339
from her
00:22:16.339 --> 00:22:16.679
again.
00:22:18.299 --> 00:22:19.079
It's the only
00:22:19.079 --> 00:22:19.659
place in the
00:22:19.659 --> 00:22:19.960
Bible,
00:22:20.179 --> 00:22:20.899
Old and New
00:22:20.899 --> 00:22:21.379
Testament,
00:22:22.299 --> 00:22:23.599
where we read
00:22:23.599 --> 00:22:24.059
her name.
00:22:24.059 --> 00:22:26.200
She was
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apparently a
00:22:26.980 --> 00:22:27.500
prominent
00:22:27.500 --> 00:22:28.079
person,
00:22:28.740 --> 00:22:29.859
and there
00:22:29.859 --> 00:22:30.179
is a
00:22:30.179 --> 00:22:30.859
possibility
00:22:30.859 --> 00:22:31.399
that she
00:22:31.399 --> 00:22:31.839
visited
00:22:31.839 --> 00:22:32.259
Paul,
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maybe when
00:22:32.779 --> 00:22:33.059
he was
00:22:33.059 --> 00:22:33.220
in
00:22:33.220 --> 00:22:33.659
Ephesus,
00:22:34.339 --> 00:22:34.759
but we
00:22:34.759 --> 00:22:35.079
can't even
00:22:35.079 --> 00:22:35.519
be certain
00:22:35.519 --> 00:22:35.940
of that.
00:22:36.139 --> 00:22:36.659
The Bible
00:22:36.659 --> 00:22:37.200
is silent
00:22:37.200 --> 00:22:37.599
on her.
00:22:39.379 --> 00:22:40.059
And these
00:22:40.059 --> 00:22:40.679
two verses
00:22:40.679 --> 00:22:41.519
are indicative
00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:42.059
of a
00:22:42.059 --> 00:22:42.559
church
00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:44.559
where loyalty
00:22:44.559 --> 00:22:45.200
has been
00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:45.839
divided
00:22:45.839 --> 00:22:46.799
among men.
00:22:46.799 --> 00:22:49.759
the result
00:22:49.759 --> 00:22:50.200
is a
00:22:50.200 --> 00:22:50.619
church
00:22:50.619 --> 00:22:51.019
that is
00:22:51.019 --> 00:22:51.599
divided
00:22:51.599 --> 00:22:52.000
among
00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:52.759
factions
00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:54.259
within
00:22:54.259 --> 00:22:54.559
the
00:22:54.559 --> 00:22:55.000
church.
00:22:57.779 --> 00:22:58.639
I can't
00:22:58.639 --> 00:22:59.000
think of
00:22:59.000 --> 00:22:59.339
anything
00:22:59.339 --> 00:23:00.339
worse than
00:23:00.339 --> 00:23:01.019
heading up
00:23:01.019 --> 00:23:02.000
the Tom
00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:02.759
Holland wing
00:23:02.759 --> 00:23:03.159
of the
00:23:03.159 --> 00:23:03.639
church.
00:23:04.779 --> 00:23:05.319
Oh my
00:23:05.319 --> 00:23:05.859
gosh.
00:23:06.779 --> 00:23:07.480
Reminds me
00:23:07.480 --> 00:23:07.859
of several
00:23:07.859 --> 00:23:08.379
years ago,
00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:08.919
my wife
00:23:08.919 --> 00:23:09.359
and I
00:23:09.359 --> 00:23:11.079
had the
00:23:11.079 --> 00:23:11.539
opportunity
00:23:11.539 --> 00:23:12.159
to print
00:23:12.159 --> 00:23:12.859
a Bible
00:23:12.859 --> 00:23:14.720
in the
00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:15.079
Coho
00:23:15.079 --> 00:23:15.639
language.
00:23:15.640 --> 00:23:16.060
It's one
00:23:16.060 --> 00:23:16.360
of the
00:23:16.360 --> 00:23:16.920
languages
00:23:16.920 --> 00:23:18.000
in Vietnam.
00:23:18.880 --> 00:23:19.180
There's
00:23:19.180 --> 00:23:19.360
the
00:23:19.360 --> 00:23:19.759
Hmong
00:23:19.759 --> 00:23:20.220
and other
00:23:20.220 --> 00:23:21.320
tribal
00:23:21.320 --> 00:23:21.600
groups.
00:23:21.700 --> 00:23:21.980
This was
00:23:21.980 --> 00:23:22.160
the
00:23:22.160 --> 00:23:22.600
Coho
00:23:22.600 --> 00:23:24.140
and we
00:23:24.140 --> 00:23:24.640
had it
00:23:24.640 --> 00:23:25.300
printed
00:23:25.300 --> 00:23:26.820
and VOM
00:23:26.820 --> 00:23:27.360
Australia
00:23:27.360 --> 00:23:27.860
helped us
00:23:27.860 --> 00:23:28.420
smuggle it
00:23:28.420 --> 00:23:30.080
in and
00:23:30.080 --> 00:23:30.600
we really
00:23:30.600 --> 00:23:31.160
were happy
00:23:31.160 --> 00:23:31.560
that we
00:23:31.560 --> 00:23:31.820
were able
00:23:31.820 --> 00:23:32.160
to do
00:23:32.160 --> 00:23:32.540
that
00:23:32.540 --> 00:23:33.620
except
00:23:33.620 --> 00:23:34.800
one of
00:23:34.800 --> 00:23:35.100
our
00:23:35.100 --> 00:23:36.060
revered
00:23:36.060 --> 00:23:36.740
members
00:23:36.740 --> 00:23:37.460
of the
00:23:37.460 --> 00:23:37.920
Australian
00:23:37.920 --> 00:23:38.480
board,
00:23:39.180 --> 00:23:39.800
he brought
00:23:39.800 --> 00:23:40.600
me a
00:23:40.600 --> 00:23:40.860
copy.
00:23:40.940 --> 00:23:41.140
I've got
00:23:41.140 --> 00:23:41.360
it in
00:23:41.360 --> 00:23:41.520
my
00:23:41.520 --> 00:23:41.960
library
00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:43.080
and he
00:23:43.080 --> 00:23:43.180
said,
00:23:43.240 --> 00:23:43.360
I want
00:23:43.360 --> 00:23:43.660
to show
00:23:43.660 --> 00:23:43.820
you
00:23:43.820 --> 00:23:44.160
something
00:23:44.160 --> 00:23:44.860
and,
00:23:44.860 --> 00:23:45.500
you know,
00:23:45.500 --> 00:23:45.900
opened it
00:23:45.900 --> 00:23:46.079
up.
00:23:46.140 --> 00:23:46.319
Of course,
00:23:46.359 --> 00:23:46.640
it's in
00:23:46.640 --> 00:23:46.759
the
00:23:46.759 --> 00:23:47.039
Coho
00:23:47.039 --> 00:23:47.539
language
00:23:47.539 --> 00:23:48.339
except
00:23:48.339 --> 00:23:48.599
the
00:23:48.599 --> 00:23:48.819
first
00:23:48.819 --> 00:23:49.119
page
00:23:49.119 --> 00:23:49.339
was
00:23:49.339 --> 00:23:49.500
in
00:23:49.500 --> 00:23:49.799
English
00:23:49.799 --> 00:23:50.019
and
00:23:50.019 --> 00:23:50.160
it
00:23:50.160 --> 00:23:50.440
said
00:23:50.440 --> 00:23:51.400
the
00:23:51.400 --> 00:23:51.759
Tom
00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:52.099
Holland
00:23:52.099 --> 00:23:52.539
version
00:23:52.539 --> 00:23:52.799
of
00:23:52.799 --> 00:23:52.980
the
00:23:52.980 --> 00:23:53.359
Bible.
00:23:54.680 --> 00:23:55.480
Oh my
00:23:55.480 --> 00:23:55.880
gosh,
00:23:55.940 --> 00:23:56.359
I almost
00:23:56.359 --> 00:23:57.079
cringed.
00:23:58.339 --> 00:23:59.059
If I've
00:23:59.059 --> 00:23:59.339
got a
00:23:59.339 --> 00:23:59.660
version,
00:23:59.859 --> 00:24:00.420
don't go
00:24:00.420 --> 00:24:00.799
down and
00:24:00.799 --> 00:24:01.240
buy it.
00:24:03.019 --> 00:24:03.779
So here
00:24:03.779 --> 00:24:04.240
we have
00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:04.880
these verses
00:24:04.880 --> 00:24:05.319
that are
00:24:05.319 --> 00:24:05.720
indicative
00:24:05.720 --> 00:24:06.259
of a
00:24:06.259 --> 00:24:06.660
church
00:24:06.660 --> 00:24:06.920
where
00:24:06.920 --> 00:24:07.559
loyalty
00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:10.299
has been
00:24:10.299 --> 00:24:10.700
divided
00:24:10.700 --> 00:24:11.039
among
00:24:11.039 --> 00:24:11.420
men.
00:24:11.420 --> 00:24:13.539
And
00:24:13.539 --> 00:24:13.779
there's
00:24:13.779 --> 00:24:13.980
a
00:24:13.980 --> 00:24:14.580
principle
00:24:14.580 --> 00:24:15.039
we should
00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:15.420
all be
00:24:15.420 --> 00:24:15.820
striving
00:24:15.820 --> 00:24:16.160
for
00:24:16.160 --> 00:24:16.360
in
00:24:16.360 --> 00:24:16.660
this
00:24:16.660 --> 00:24:17.060
church.
00:24:18.980 --> 00:24:19.539
And
00:24:19.539 --> 00:24:19.720
that
00:24:19.720 --> 00:24:20.100
principle
00:24:20.100 --> 00:24:20.740
is this,
00:24:21.820 --> 00:24:22.519
oneness
00:24:22.519 --> 00:24:22.779
in
00:24:22.779 --> 00:24:23.240
Christ.
00:24:25.140 --> 00:24:25.700
We
00:24:25.700 --> 00:24:25.840
have
00:24:25.840 --> 00:24:26.180
something
00:24:26.180 --> 00:24:26.820
that unites
00:24:26.820 --> 00:24:27.100
us,
00:24:27.220 --> 00:24:27.480
guys.
00:24:28.700 --> 00:24:29.240
That's
00:24:29.240 --> 00:24:29.560
the blood
00:24:29.560 --> 00:24:29.860
of the
00:24:29.860 --> 00:24:30.180
Lamb.
00:24:31.820 --> 00:24:32.039
And
00:24:32.039 --> 00:24:32.320
if that
00:24:32.320 --> 00:24:32.519
won't
00:24:32.519 --> 00:24:33.080
unite us,
00:24:33.160 --> 00:24:33.340
nothing
00:24:33.340 --> 00:24:33.700
will.
00:24:36.039 --> 00:24:36.580
This
00:24:36.580 --> 00:24:36.880
is how
00:24:36.880 --> 00:24:37.440
Paul put
00:24:37.440 --> 00:24:37.640
it.
00:24:37.640 --> 00:24:41.080
verse 13.
00:24:42.080 --> 00:24:42.320
Is
00:24:42.320 --> 00:24:42.740
Christ
00:24:42.740 --> 00:24:43.320
divided?
00:24:45.440 --> 00:24:46.080
Was
00:24:46.080 --> 00:24:46.780
Paul
00:24:46.780 --> 00:24:48.220
crucified
00:24:48.220 --> 00:24:49.080
for you?
00:24:50.100 --> 00:24:50.380
He's
00:24:50.380 --> 00:24:50.680
talking about
00:24:50.680 --> 00:24:51.060
himself
00:24:51.060 --> 00:24:51.360
there.
00:24:53.320 --> 00:24:53.960
Or
00:24:53.960 --> 00:24:54.240
were you
00:24:54.240 --> 00:24:54.740
baptized
00:24:54.740 --> 00:24:55.340
in the
00:24:55.340 --> 00:24:55.740
name of
00:24:55.740 --> 00:24:56.020
Paul?
00:24:58.540 --> 00:24:59.180
What
00:24:59.180 --> 00:24:59.540
is Paul
00:24:59.540 --> 00:24:59.940
teaching
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here by
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inspiration
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of the
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Holy
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Spirit?
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As
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believers,
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we are
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chosen
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and
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designed
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to be
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one
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in
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Christ.
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We
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should
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never
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be
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guilty
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of
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disrupting,
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damaging,
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and
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ultimately
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destroying
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a
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church.
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Paul
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worked
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tirelessly
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for the
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church,
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but Paul
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never
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died for
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the sins
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of people
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who were
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being
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saved.
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Christ
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did
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that.
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When
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people in
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the church
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launch into
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a dispute
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and quarrel
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and fight
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fellow
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church
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members,
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they are
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a disservice
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to the
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Lord,
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and the
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church is
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weakened,
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and the
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mission of
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the church,
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which is to
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see souls
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saved,
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is
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hamstrung.
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What should
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be the
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priority of
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the church?
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church,
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and I'm
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pretty emphatic
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on this,
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preach the
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gospel of
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Jesus Christ.
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In season,
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out of
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season,
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preach the
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gospel.
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1 Corinthians
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chapter 1
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verse 14
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to 17,
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I thank
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God,
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and this
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is Paul
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speaking,
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that I
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baptize
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none of
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you
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except
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Crispus
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and Gaius,
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so that
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no one
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may say
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that you
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were baptized
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in my
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name.
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And then he
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goes on and
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says,
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I did
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baptize also
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the household
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of Stephanas.
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Beyond that,
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I do not
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know whether
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I baptized
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anyone else.
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This is
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real revealing
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here.
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For Christ
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did not
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send me
00:26:59.519 --> 00:27:00.720
to baptize.
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Gosh,
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Paul must
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not have
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been a
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Baptist.
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He didn't
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send me
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to baptize.
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He sent
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me to
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preach
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the
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gospel.
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Paul,
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not with
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words of
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eloquent
00:27:16.700 --> 00:27:17.299
wisdom,
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lest the
00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:18.880
cross of
00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:19.539
Christ be
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emptied of
00:27:20.140 --> 00:27:20.819
its power.
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The Lord
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Jesus did
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not have
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any type
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of
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baptismal
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ministry,
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nor did
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Paul.
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If many
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people had
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been baptized
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by him,
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it would
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have displayed
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itself in
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unbridled
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pride.
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Can you
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imagine some
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guy says,
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I was
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baptized by
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Paul.
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So what?
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I was
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baptized by
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Jesus.
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That would
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never end.
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That would
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just keep
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going on
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and on
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and on.
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And probably
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what you
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would have
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seen rise
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up is a
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couple of
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cults.
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That's how
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cults arise.
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You'd have
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the cult of
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those baptized
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by Jesus
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and those
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who were
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not.
00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:09.640
now Paul
00:28:09.640 --> 00:28:10.259
had a
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very limited
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record of
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baptizing
00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:13.079
people.
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And he
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didn't
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remember
00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:15.779
most of
00:28:15.779 --> 00:28:15.960
it.
00:28:19.220 --> 00:28:19.980
And this
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is explained
00:28:20.660 --> 00:28:21.120
by those
00:28:21.120 --> 00:28:21.980
inspired words
00:28:21.980 --> 00:28:22.360
we just
00:28:22.360 --> 00:28:22.779
read.
00:28:25.900 --> 00:28:26.460
Besides,
00:28:26.600 --> 00:28:27.400
baptizing again
00:28:27.400 --> 00:28:27.860
was not
00:28:27.860 --> 00:28:28.220
Paul's
00:28:28.220 --> 00:28:28.559
calling.
00:28:31.839 --> 00:28:32.559
We already
00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:33.019
read the
00:28:33.019 --> 00:28:34.319
calling the
00:28:34.319 --> 00:28:34.700
Lord put
00:28:34.700 --> 00:28:35.299
on Paul.
00:28:36.220 --> 00:28:37.860
for Christ
00:28:37.860 --> 00:28:38.279
did not
00:28:38.279 --> 00:28:38.880
send me
00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:39.779
to baptize,
00:28:40.660 --> 00:28:41.380
but to
00:28:41.380 --> 00:28:42.160
preach the
00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:43.539
gospel and
00:28:43.539 --> 00:28:45.220
not with
00:28:45.220 --> 00:28:45.880
words of
00:28:45.880 --> 00:28:46.319
eloquent
00:28:46.319 --> 00:28:46.880
wisdom,
00:28:47.880 --> 00:28:48.900
lest the
00:28:48.900 --> 00:28:49.400
cross of
00:28:49.400 --> 00:28:50.019
Christ be
00:28:50.019 --> 00:28:50.519
emptied of
00:28:50.519 --> 00:28:51.100
its power.
00:28:53.779 --> 00:28:54.579
Paul's
00:28:54.579 --> 00:28:55.880
calling
00:28:55.880 --> 00:28:57.920
was to
00:28:57.920 --> 00:28:58.460
preach the
00:28:58.460 --> 00:28:58.900
gospel.
00:29:00.839 --> 00:29:01.420
He was
00:29:01.420 --> 00:29:01.920
to bring
00:29:01.920 --> 00:29:03.059
men to
00:29:03.059 --> 00:29:03.680
oneness
00:29:03.680 --> 00:29:04.480
in Christ
00:29:04.480 --> 00:29:04.579
Christ.
00:29:06.220 --> 00:29:06.960
And he
00:29:06.960 --> 00:29:07.480
was not
00:29:07.480 --> 00:29:07.980
going to
00:29:07.980 --> 00:29:08.539
risk a
00:29:08.539 --> 00:29:09.160
cult of
00:29:09.160 --> 00:29:09.680
specially
00:29:09.680 --> 00:29:10.180
baptized
00:29:10.180 --> 00:29:10.860
men
00:29:10.860 --> 00:29:12.599
rising up
00:29:12.599 --> 00:29:13.920
in his
00:29:13.920 --> 00:29:14.400
flock
00:29:14.400 --> 00:29:17.720
and have
00:29:17.720 --> 00:29:18.200
bragging
00:29:18.200 --> 00:29:18.720
rights
00:29:18.720 --> 00:29:21.339
as to who
00:29:21.339 --> 00:29:21.799
dipped them
00:29:21.799 --> 00:29:22.140
under the
00:29:22.140 --> 00:29:22.460
water.
00:29:23.460 --> 00:29:23.759
It wasn't
00:29:23.759 --> 00:29:24.000
going to
00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:24.279
happen.
00:29:25.539 --> 00:29:26.360
So let's
00:29:26.360 --> 00:29:26.900
close with a
00:29:26.900 --> 00:29:27.180
word of
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prayer.
00:29:28.420 --> 00:29:29.180
Father, I
00:29:29.180 --> 00:29:29.839
thank you that
00:29:29.839 --> 00:29:30.339
these men
00:29:30.339 --> 00:29:30.779
were here
00:29:30.779 --> 00:29:31.240
tonight.
00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:33.880
Lord, may
00:29:33.880 --> 00:29:35.299
we grow in
00:29:35.299 --> 00:29:36.180
our study of
00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:36.759
this great
00:29:36.759 --> 00:29:37.140
book.
00:29:38.640 --> 00:29:39.620
Lord, be
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with every
00:29:40.420 --> 00:29:41.079
man here and
00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:41.680
their families.
00:29:41.819 --> 00:29:42.099
Give them
00:29:42.099 --> 00:29:42.420
a safe
00:29:42.420 --> 00:29:43.299
journey home.
00:29:44.759 --> 00:29:45.240
And Lord,
00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:45.660
bring us
00:29:45.660 --> 00:29:46.299
back Wednesday
00:29:46.299 --> 00:29:47.140
for the
00:29:47.140 --> 00:29:49.099
service and
00:29:49.099 --> 00:29:49.519
then for
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Sunday.
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We ask all
00:29:51.579 --> 00:29:51.960
this in
00:29:51.960 --> 00:29:52.680
Jesus' name.
00:29:53.779 --> 00:29:54.180
Amen.
00:29:54.180 --> 00:29:54.319
Amen.
00:29:54.319 --> 00:29:59.819
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00:29:59.819 --> 00:30:00.460
more, visit
00:30:00.460 --> 00:30:00.799
us in
00:30:00.799 --> 00:30:01.299
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website at
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