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Series Code: SSOS
Program Code: SSOS190004A
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00:26 Welcome to the Series that we've entitled: 00:29 The Sanctuary, Salvation and our Savior. 00:32 My name is David Shin 00:33 and I'm honored to have you join us in this study 00:36 as we re-discover the significance of the sanctuary 00:40 in understanding the work of Jesus Christ... 00:43 past, present and future. 00:46 Now, for today's presentation, 00:47 I want to read from 1st Peter chapter 2 verse 2, 00:51 the Bible says, 00:53 "Like newborn babies crave pure spiritual milk, 00:57 so that by it, you may grow up in your salvation. " 01:02 Here the apostle Peter is using the metaphor 01:07 of physical birth and growth to describe an analogous way 01:15 the way that we also are born spiritually and grow. 01:19 Notice that in this text, there are two distinct periods 01:23 that are there by implication, 01:25 there is Christian birth 01:27 and then there is Christian growth. 01:30 Now, in the physical world, 01:32 it's important to be born obviously 01:35 because if you're never born, you don't exist 01:37 but after you're born, 01:39 it's important to grow after birth. 01:43 Now, we have in my home... we just had... two years ago 01:48 a baby boy... he's two right now... 01:51 hard to believe 01:53 and all of the focus in the pregnancy and rightfully so, 01:58 was on his birth. 01:59 We went through classes, 02:01 we went and prepared our bag 02:05 there was so much of the emphasis on birth 02:07 and then when the birth of my son came, 02:10 there was this realization that came over my sleep-deprived 02:16 consciousness 02:17 that this baby needed continual daily care. 02:23 In other words, birth was one thing 02:26 but care and growth after birth was another thing 02:29 and we'd go to the Pediatrician on a regular basis 02:33 and they would weigh and measure the baby 02:35 because if the baby is not growing, 02:38 there is something wrong. 02:40 In an analogous way, the Christian experience 02:45 is about birth and growth as well 02:47 and I believe there are many Christians that have been born 02:50 but are no longer growing. 02:52 In other words, metaphorically speaking, 02:55 they're still in diapers. 02:57 They have not grown as a Christian 03:00 and so much of Christianity today is emphasized on the birth 03:04 and praise God for that 03:06 but the Bible points out that it's important to grow 03:10 after birth as well 03:12 as we're seen here in 1st Peter 2 verse 2 03:15 "That you may grow up in your salvation. " 03:19 Now, here is a model of the sanctuary 03:21 that we've been referencing, 03:23 this is a bird's eye view of Moses' sanctuary 03:26 and you come into the Courtyard 03:30 and that is where we are born again as a Christian. 03:35 You accept Jesus as your Savior, 03:37 He comes into your heart... 03:39 you come to the Laver where you are baptized 03:42 and then, after that, 03:45 God says, "I want you to walk with me into the Holy Place 03:49 where you can grow after you have been born. 03:53 You see, in the Courtyard, you are born as a Christian... 03:58 in the Holy Place, you grow as a Christian. 04:02 Now, I want to mention something very quickly here, 04:05 it's not about how far you get, 04:07 it's about being in the process. 04:10 Now, when you look at the thief on the cross, 04:13 the thief on the cross didn't get very far, 04:15 he wasn't even baptized... 04:16 he made it to the first article of furniture... 04:18 he accepted Jesus as His Savior 04:20 and he died a few hours later. 04:22 Now, I believe on the cross, 04:23 he was growing but he didn't get very far. 04:26 You see, it's not about the destination, 04:29 it's about being in the process, 04:32 however, as long as you are alive as a Christian, 04:37 you should be growing... you should be in the process... 04:41 so, in the Courtyard, you accept Jesus, 04:43 you are covered... you're cleansed... 04:46 you're born again and then you come to the Holy Place 04:50 and God says, "I want you to journey with me.. 04:52 I want you to grow with me... 04:54 I want you to be transformed in character with me... " 04:58 and this is where we experience something called 05:01 "Sanctification. " 05:02 Now, we use these terms, 05:04 "Sanctification and Justification" 05:06 but they're synonymous with Christian birth 05:10 and Christian growth. 05:12 Justification is like Christian birth. 05:15 Sanctification is like Christian growth. 05:19 Now, as we've noted, this is an important point to look at 05:25 when we look at the sanctuary, 05:26 remember God's intention in the sanctuary 05:28 is to bring us all the way back 05:30 and He does this in three distinct stages 05:32 and we're studying Stage Two today, 05:35 we are justified in the Courtyard, 05:38 we are covered 05:39 and then we are sanctified in the Holy Place, 05:43 this is where we experience Christian growth, 05:46 we are justified in the Courtyard... 05:49 we are born again... 05:51 we are sanctified in the Holy Place... 05:53 this is where God wants us to grow in grace 05:56 and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 06:01 So we come in... we accept Jesus... 06:03 we're baptized at the Laver 06:05 and there's three articles of furniture in the Holy Place, 06:08 the Table of Shewbread... 06:10 the Altar of Incense 06:11 and the Lampstand 06:12 typifying in our own Christian experience, 06:16 Bible Study, Ministry and Prayer as well. 06:21 These are important considerations 06:23 in our Christian experience to help us grow in grace... 06:26 in our knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 06:29 Now, here on the screen, 06:30 I have some synonyms for Justification and Sanctification 06:35 to help us to better understand 06:38 the distinction between these two. 06:40 So, I'm going to go through them here very quickly, 06:42 Justification is like birth... becoming alive, 06:47 Sanctification is like growth and thriving alive, 06:50 Justification... we accept Jesus as our Savior, 06:54 Sanctification... we accept Jesus as Lord, 06:58 Justification is God's declaration, 07:02 Sanctification is our transformation, 07:05 Justification is the reinstatement of status, 07:09 Sanctification is character transformation, 07:13 Justification is our title for heaven, 07:16 Sanctification is our fitness for heaven, 07:19 Justification is what God thinks of us, 07:22 Sanctification is what we think of God, 07:26 Justification is God's imputed righteousness, 07:30 Sanctification is God's imparted righteousness, 07:35 Justification is like getting married, 07:38 Sanctification is like staying married. 07:41 Justification is pardon, Sanctification is power, 07:46 Justification is the objective gospel... what God does for you, 07:51 Sanctification is the subjective gospel... what God does in us. 07:57 So, here are some other ways of understanding 08:00 God's plan of restoration, 08:02 Justification is the born-again experience, 08:05 and Sanctification is the growth experience after birth. 08:10 Now, which one is more important? 08:13 I would say, "Both. " 08:15 Many times in the Christian community, 08:17 we get into these either/or scenarios, 08:20 Is it Justification? Is it Sanctification? 08:22 Is it Law or Grace? 08:24 either/or... 08:25 but in the Hebrew mind, 08:27 they took a very holistic approach... 08:30 they said... it was not either/or 08:33 it's both/and... 08:34 and in this case, it's not justification 08:37 or sanctification, 08:39 it is justification and sanctification. 08:44 Now, some people want to give a discount on the sanctuary, 08:47 they want to dwell in one compartment of the sanctuary, 08:50 but, here we can see that God's plan is restorative... 08:54 he wants to bring us back. 08:56 Now, it's important to note 08:58 that justification precedes sanctification 09:01 in the same way that you're born and then you grow 09:05 so, this is important for us to recognize 09:08 that first we come into the Courtyard 09:11 and we experience justification, 09:13 then we experience sanctification as well. 09:16 Now, in 1st Corinthians chapter 6 verse 11, 09:20 the Bible says, "Some of you were washed, 09:24 you were sanctified, 09:26 you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. " 09:31 So, here we have Paul using justification and sanctification 09:36 in the same phrase. 09:39 They are both essential for our Christian experience. 09:43 Justification is pardon from sin, 09:47 and Sanctification is power over sin. 09:50 We need both in our Christian experience. 09:53 What if I told a drug addict that was hooked on Heroin 09:57 and I said, "Look, I have good news and bad news, 09:59 the good news is that you are pardoned, 10:03 all the record of your drug abuse is immediately erased... 10:07 Jesus has washed them away 10:09 and when Jesus looks at you, He no longer sees you... 10:12 He sees the righteous record of Jesus Christ. 10:14 But, I have bad news as well. 10:17 The bad news is, even though your record is cleansed, 10:21 that there is no power to cure you from your addiction. 10:25 In other words, it is an incomplete gospel, 10:29 this... this person is going to be a heroin addict 10:32 for the rest of his life. 10:33 Now, that is not a complete gospel 10:36 and I praise the Lord that in God's plan of salvation, 10:41 He not only cleanses us from the past record of sins, 10:45 but He also... in the present... 10:48 in our struggle with our addictions and our habits, 10:52 and our sinful tendencies, He also gives us power 10:56 to overcome those sins in your life, 10:59 now, if you areas in your life that you want forgiveness for, 11:03 absolutely. 11:05 Do you have areas in your life presently 11:07 that you not only want forgiveness for 11:10 but you want power to overcome those areas of your life. 11:16 Now, the good news of the gospel 11:18 is that not only does God forgive us, 11:22 He also provides power in the present... 11:26 the beauty of the gospel is that Jesus Christ 11:30 can give you the victory over your drug abuse. 11:34 The beauty of the gospel is that Jesus can give you the victory 11:40 over lying... cheating... and lustful thoughts... 11:44 every addiction... 11:46 every sin that are like chains that enslave us, 11:51 God can give us the victory. 11:54 Now, when I came to Jesus 11:57 and accepted Him as my personal Savior 11:59 and was baptized, 12:00 I came up out of the water 12:02 and I naturally assumed that the next day 12:06 I would not have to deal with those sinful tendencies 12:09 and those neuro pathways that I had been developing for years 12:13 after baptism 12:14 and I woke up the next day and I realized 12:17 that those inclinations and those tendencies 12:20 were still there... 12:22 in other words, baptism is not a Lobotomy. 12:26 A Lobotomy is where a part of your brain was removed... 12:30 God does not come down and erase those tendencies, 12:34 rather, He gives you power to develop new habits 12:39 and new tendencies 12:41 and there is grace and assurance through the journey. 12:45 This is the beauty of the gospel. 12:47 You have the assurance of salvation, 12:49 Jesus said... come to Me just the way that I am 12:51 and you're saved in Him 12:53 and if you were to die today, you can have the assurance 12:56 of eternal life 12:57 and the gospel not only is pardoned, 13:01 but it's power for the present 13:03 and Jesus says, "Walk with me... 13:05 you may stumble and fall 13:06 but I'm right here to catch you if you do 13:09 and I'm going to give you the victory 13:11 to live a Christ centered and victorious life by His grace. " 13:17 We're going to take a short break right now 13:20 and when we come back, we will continue our study 13:23 of how Jesus helps us to be born 13:26 and also to grow up in Him. |
Revised 2019-10-03