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00:02 we're living in unprecedented times. 00:05 Join us now for Today special program. 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:18 Mending broken people 00:23 I want to spend my life 00:29 Removing pain 00:34 Lord, let my words 00:39 Heal a heart that hurts 00:44 I want to spend my life 00:50 Mending broken people 00:55 I want to spend my life 01:00 Mending broken people 01:15 Hello, and welcome to another 3ABN Today, Bible Q and A. 01:19 We're so glad that you have joined us today. 01:21 Here are just a sample of some of today's questions. 01:24 Does Satan have access to unfallen worlds? 01:28 Some people say Seventh-day Adventist church is a cult? 01:30 Can you show me from the Bible that's not true? 01:34 Is it biblical to ask someone to pray over you for healing? 01:38 And should you travel to that individual? 01:41 Well, these along with many others 01:43 will be answered today from our panel, 01:45 but not just their thoughts, 01:46 most importantly, from the Word of God. 01:50 Thank you so much for being a part of our family. 01:52 Thank you for your prayers 01:54 and financial support for the ministry of 3ABN. 01:56 We always look forward to spending this one hour 01:58 of Bible Q and A with you. 02:00 Thank you for submitting your questions and comments. 02:03 We're inundated. 02:04 And it's a great problem that we have. 02:06 And that encourages us because we know 02:08 that you're excited about the Word of God 02:11 and want to find answers. 02:12 And it's easy on programs like this to maybe just 02:14 sit back and say, wow, isn't that amazing? 02:16 That's a great answer. 02:18 We hope you take your pen, paper and you're taking notes, 02:22 and then that you'll do further study in the Word of God. 02:25 God's Bible, His Word. 02:27 There's an endless treasure trove there that you can study 02:30 through eternity. 02:31 So praise the Lord. We're so glad you joined us today. 02:34 My name is Greg Morikone. 02:35 And I'm joined on the set with Pastor John Dinzey. 02:38 How are you today, Sir? 02:39 By God's grace, I'm doing well. Amen. 02:41 Some fun questions have come in today. 02:44 Good questions. Good questions. 02:45 And I appreciate the opportunity to dig 02:48 into these questions and ask the Lord for guidance. 02:51 And I'm always blessed to hear how God uses 02:54 everyone on the panel to answer questions. 02:57 This is enlightening and gives you a better understanding 03:01 and direction to understand God's Word. 03:03 Amen. 03:04 I want to put you on the spot here, Pastor Johnny. 03:06 This is just a little behind the scenes, 03:07 don't get into these questions and answers. 03:09 But I have the privilege of working just down 03:11 the hall from Pastor Johnny. 03:12 And at the end of every day, 03:14 you always say this very same sentence. 03:16 And what is that, Pastor Johnny? 03:18 Oh, have a happy day. 03:20 Why did you start saying that have a happy day. 03:22 And then he walked out the door and we see him the next day? 03:24 But why do you say have a happy day? 03:26 I don't know. 03:28 It seems to me that by God's grace, 03:29 we can have a happy day. 03:31 You know, we face trials 03:32 and tribulations but a positive message, 03:35 I think, it encourages people. 03:38 Yeah, that's true. I appreciate it so much. 03:39 We appreciate you and your wife so much. 03:41 Sitting next to you, Sister Shelley Quinn. 03:42 Good to have you on today, Sister. 03:44 Oh, it's always fun. 03:45 This is one of my favorite programs. 03:46 It is fun, isn't it? It's rapid pace, isn't it? 03:48 We get about two minutes or three minutes on a few. 03:51 That part's not fun, but... 03:54 You know, I appreciate you, Sister Shelley, 03:55 you have such enthusiasm about the Word of God. 03:58 And before we start these programs 04:00 and other behind the scenes, she says woo-hoo. 04:02 And then we started the program. 04:04 But I appreciate your enthusiasm for the Word of God, 04:06 your dedication, you and Brother JD, 04:08 what a blessing? 04:09 You know, and what you said is so true. 04:10 The Word of God is inexhaustible. 04:13 That's right. 04:14 You know, we study hard to make sure even though 04:16 I feel like I know an answer. 04:18 I get in here and studied hard because it's a responsibility 04:22 and accountability before God to give a biblical answer. 04:25 Amen. Yeah, you're right. 04:27 Great responsibility. Amen. 04:29 Sitting next to you last but not least, 04:30 of course, is my wife, Jill. 04:32 So good to have you on with us today. 04:33 Thank you so much, Sweetheart. 04:34 I was thinking of something you said at the beginning, 04:37 God's treasure trove of truth. 04:40 I love that, treasure trove in the Word of God. 04:42 So I'm excited about this program, 04:45 excited about the treasure trove 04:46 of truth that we have access to, 04:48 we can open up the Word of God and we can study, 04:51 and we're so glad to do that with you, 04:53 our family and our family here on the table. 04:56 Absolutely. 04:57 And thank you for your dedication to the Word of God 04:59 and to study, you enjoy that. 05:00 If you want to call a hobby, 05:02 I would say everyone here on the panel. 05:04 But, of course I know my wife because she's my wife. 05:05 She loves studying the Word of God, 05:07 I could say almost as a hobby. 05:08 You enjoy just learning and studying. 05:10 And it's incredible to me God's given her an incredible mind. 05:13 And she'll be studying something. 05:14 She'd say, "You know what, 05:16 I think it was last year, maybe last October, 05:19 I was studying something along these lines." 05:20 I'm like, "Really, you were?" 05:21 And sure enough, she'll go back, 05:23 find her notes and say, "Yes, here it is." 05:24 And she'll put all the connections together. 05:25 But it's just a gift God has given you to connect 05:28 all that together. 05:29 And we know for you at home that you like studying 05:31 the Word of God. 05:32 You have questions, let me tell you 05:34 how you can send in your questions or comments. 05:36 Several ways to do that. One is through email. 05:38 That's BibleQA@3abn.tv 05:42 That's BibleQA@3abn.tv 05:46 Or you can always text us 05:48 your questions or comments that's (618) 228-3975, 05:53 (618) 228-3975 05:56 Let me find the Instagram one here. 05:58 You can also send in your questions, 06:00 comments through Instagram. 06:01 And that is 3abn_official. 06:05 That's through Instagram. 06:06 And we do get some questions coming in that way, 06:08 3abn_official but before we open the Word 06:12 of God and jump into our first question, 06:14 let's open in the word of prayer and, 06:16 Sweetheart, I'm going to talk to you 06:17 or would you mind to talk to the Lord for us, please. 06:18 Sure, absolutely. Thank you. 06:21 Holy Father, we come before You in the name 06:22 of Jesus, grateful for the gift of Your Word, 06:25 grateful for the gift of Your spirit. 06:28 And right now we need You, we are but dust. 06:32 And we ask right now for the anointing 06:34 of Your Holy Spirit that our minds 06:36 and hearts would be open to speak Your Word, 06:40 and that we would not only hear, 06:43 but that we would be doers 06:44 of that which we hear and learn, 06:47 and we would walk in obedience. 06:49 And we thank you for what you are going to do 06:52 during this program. 06:53 In Jesus' name, amen. 06:56 Amen. Amen. 06:57 Thank you so very much. 07:00 Well, that's one of the questions 07:01 that I opened up the program with, 07:03 I'm going to start with you, Pastor Johnny and that, 07:05 it doesn't say 07:07 where it came from the person's name. 07:09 Good question, though, "Does Satan 07:11 have access to unfallen worlds?" 07:15 I'm glad the person used to term unfallen 07:19 worlds because this is the only world that has fallen out. 07:22 To some people, it may seem 07:23 strange that we are talking about other worlds, 07:26 but God is almighty. 07:28 He is not limited to me, 07:29 you can see by the great variety of animals and plants, 07:32 and fruits and vegetables that He is creative. 07:35 And yes, there are other worlds but the only 07:38 one that has fallen 07:39 as we understand it, is this earth. 07:41 Well, how do we know that? 07:42 Because this is where the devil is? Yeah. 07:44 And that's, that's a very determining factor. 07:48 Now unfallen worlds? 07:50 Does he have access to those other worlds? 07:51 I believe not based on some scriptures that I can give you. 07:55 You can see that he had some access to leave 07:58 the earth because in Job Chapter 1, 08:00 God asked him, "Where are you coming from?" 08:02 And he goes, "Oh, from walking up 08:04 and down upon the earth." 08:06 And basically, he was roaming up 08:08 and down in this world. 08:10 But then we see here that in Revelation Chapter 12, 08:14 it gives you like a history, 08:17 very quick history of some of the faces 08:20 of what happened to the devil. 08:21 First you see that he was cast out of heaven, 08:25 and then cast to the earth. 08:27 But then when you get to Chapter 10, 08:30 I mean, verse 10, you hear, you see the following words, 08:33 "Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, 08:36 'Now salvation, and strength, 08:38 and the kingdom of our God, 08:39 and the power of his Christ have come, 08:42 for the accuser of our brethren, 08:45 who accused them before our God day and night, 08:48 has been cast down. 08:50 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb 08:52 and by the word of their testimony, 08:54 and they did not love their lives to the death." 08:56 So here, the context of this is that at the cross, 09:01 when Jesus died at the cross, Satan was unmasked 09:05 and we saw that he is a murderer, 09:08 a deceiver and a liar and the unfallen worlds 09:11 understood and so, notice that it says 09:13 the accuser of our brethren is cast down, 09:16 no more to accuse them before God day and night. 09:19 But notice that it says, 09:21 "Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, 09:23 he is here seeking whom he may devour." 09:26 Wow, excellent answer from the Word of God. 09:28 Thank you, Pastor Johnny. 09:29 Sister Shelley, this question says, 09:32 or they're asking, 09:33 "Some people say 09:34 the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a cult. 09:37 Can you show from the Bible that that's not true?" 09:40 I can. Okay. 09:42 Praise the Lord. 09:43 But first let's define cult. 09:44 Cult is a social group that may have some really 09:47 peculiar philosophical ideas, 09:50 or it is a group who has religious 09:53 beliefs that do not line up with the Bible. 09:58 What I can tell you is when I first heard about 10:02 Seventh-day Adventism. 10:04 I thought they were a cult. 10:06 Now I am part of it. Now let me tell you what? 10:09 The Seventh-day Adventist is a church, 10:12 is a Protestant Christian denomination. 10:15 And we're known for conservative principles 10:18 and lifestyles. 10:19 But what I love about our church 10:21 is the 28 fundamental beliefs. 10:23 And you can see that, go on the website, 10:26 look at the 28 fundamental beliefs 10:29 purely based on Scripture. 10:32 Those are our doctrines. 10:33 So, according, we do not base 10:35 anything on the tradition of men. 10:38 And here's my scripture for you, 10:40 Matthew 15:6. 10:44 Jesus said, "You have made the commandment 10:46 of God of no effect by tradition, 10:49 and in vain they worship Me." 10:52 This is verse 9, saying, 10:54 "Teaching as doctrines that commandments of man. 10:58 What I love about 10:59 the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 11:01 we believe Sola scriptura, the Bible and the Bible only. 11:04 It is the infallible word of God. 11:06 We believe in the Trinity. 11:08 We believe in salvation by grace through 11:10 faith in everything that Jesus Christ did for us. 11:14 We believe in righteousness by faith. 11:17 So now we do have some distinctive 11:19 doctrine that are a little different than some 11:22 mainstream denom... 11:24 Other mainstream denominations. 11:27 And that would be that we believe that the Bible 11:30 clearly teaches the Ten Commandments are the heart 11:33 of the Old Covenant and the heart of the New, 11:35 so we believe all Ten Commandments 11:37 are still in effect, 11:40 especially we celebrate the seventh day Sabbath 11:44 of the Lord as the Lord's Day. 11:46 And then we believe in that when you're dead, 11:50 you're resting in the grave until Jesus Christ comes 11:54 and there is an investigative judgment. 11:57 And I believe that this church teaches 12:00 more Bible than any other. 12:02 That's why I joined it. 12:03 Amen. Amen, Shelley. 12:05 Yeah, praise the Lord. Great answer. 12:07 It's good. 12:08 Jill, this question comes from Beverly from Trinidad 12:11 and Tobago, thank you very much. 12:13 "Could you please explain Revelation 20:13?" 12:19 Thank you so much, Beverly, for your question. 12:21 Let's read first of all what Revelation 20:13 says, 12:24 "The sea gave up the dead who were in it, 12:27 and Death and Hades delivered up the dead 12:29 who were in them. 12:31 And they were judged, 12:32 each one according to his works." 12:34 When you study the Scripture, context is everything. 12:38 So let's look at the context 12:39 of this one scripture in particular, 12:41 Revelation 19 tells us that Christ is victorious, 12:46 that His people are purified 12:48 and ready for His Second Coming. 12:50 We see Christ coming back for His people. 12:53 This is the Second Coming, that's in Revelation 19, 12:56 "And that the wicked are destroyed at the brightness 12:59 of His coming." 13:00 Then in Revelation 20, 13:01 we have the righteous reigning with Christ a 1000 years. 13:05 We have the wicked being dead 13:07 and Satan bound for those 1000 years. 13:10 That's right. 13:11 Then we see the Third Coming of Jesus, 13:13 Jesus coming back with the righteous in the city, 13:17 and the wicked are resurrected. 13:20 That's the context for the scripture. 13:22 Revelation 20:11, says, 13:24 "I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, 13:28 from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away." 13:32 Verse 12 says, "I saw the dead..." 13:33 Now who is that dead? 13:35 That's not the righteous because they're coming 13:36 back in the city with Jesus. 13:38 "This is the wicked, 13:40 small and great standing before God, 13:43 and the books were opened." 13:46 And then we see verse 13, 13:48 where "The sea gave up the dead, 13:50 this is the wicked dead who were in it. 13:52 And Death and Hades delivered up the dead 13:54 who were in them, and all the wicked are judged, 13:58 finally, at that time before their final 14:00 and ultimate destruction." 14:02 This shows the universality of the resurrection, 14:05 and the universality of the judgment of the wicked. 14:09 Everybody from the beginning of time, 14:11 all the wicked through the present, 14:13 whether they died in the sea, or in the stream, 14:16 whether they were buried in a grave, 14:18 or in a mountain glen, wherever they reside, 14:20 they are resurrected to meet their Lord for that final time 14:24 of judgment. 14:26 Wow, thank you very much. Great answer from the Word. 14:29 And thank you again, Beverly, for your question. 14:31 Shelley, I'm going to come back to you on this because 14:32 this question kind of touches on what you're in the previous 14:35 question that you had. 14:36 Okay. And this comes from Morris from Virginia. 14:40 "Why do other churches besides 14:42 the Seventh-day Adventist Church 14:44 believe that when you die, you go straight to heaven?" 14:47 I used to believe that, 14:49 I was brought up believing that. 14:50 Morris, that's a great question and let me tell you, 14:54 let me just set this up a little bit in 1 Timothy 6:16. 14:57 The Bible says that God alone is immortal. 15:00 He lives in unapproachable light. 15:03 And then in Romans 2:6-7, 15:06 it talks about the final judgment in the final judgment. 15:10 Verse, Romans 2:6 says, 15:13 "That God's going to render to each 15:15 one according to his deeds." 15:18 But now listen, this is at the final judgment. 15:21 "He will reward eternal life to those who by patient 15:26 continuance in doing good, seek for glory, 15:30 honor and immortality. 15:32 So what we see and I hope you're taking, 15:34 this is my three minute question, 15:36 I'm gonna jam a lot in here. 15:37 Okay. 15:38 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, 15:42 this is the best explanation there is, 15:46 we shall not all sleep, 15:47 we're going to all be changed in a moment at the twinkling 15:50 of an eye at the last trump. 15:52 And it says that dead will be put on incorruption, 15:56 they'll be raised incorruptible. 15:58 And it says, at the last trump, 16:01 we have to put on immortality. 16:04 So why does some people believe that you have that happen 16:09 immediately when you... 16:10 We're not mortal, I mean, we are mortal souls, 16:13 we don't put on immortality till 16:15 the last trumpet. 16:16 In 2 Corinthians 5:8. 16:19 Paul says, "We are well pleased 16:21 rather to be absent from the body 16:23 and to be present with the Lord." 16:25 So you hear people say, oh, they're dead. 16:28 They're absent from the body. 16:29 They're present from the Lord. 16:30 But I appreciate what you said. 16:32 You have to look at it in context. 16:34 Yeah, that's good. So let's look at it in context. 16:37 2 Corinthians 5:1, Paul says, 16:40 "We know that if our earthly house, this tent," 16:44 and he's talking about our body, 16:46 "if it is destroyed," and that word is the same 16:48 as striking down the tent. 16:50 Then he says, "We have a building from God, 16:53 a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens." 16:57 We have by faith, we have a title deed, 17:00 we possess this new tent that God's gonna give us, 17:04 this glorified body when He resurrects us. 17:08 But then He says, for in... 17:09 This is verse 2, 2 Corinthians 5:2, 17:12 "For in this," now he's talking about 17:14 the earthly body, 17:16 "we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed 17:19 with our habitation, which is from heaven." 17:23 Now he's talking about that glorified, resurrected body. 17:26 And so he has compared two states so far, 17:30 the earthly body, 17:31 the heavenly body that we will put on at the last trump. 17:35 Look at verse 3. 17:37 He's going to introduce something completely different. 17:40 If indeed, having been clothed, putting on this glorified body, 17:45 we shall not be found naked. 17:47 There's a third state of being. 17:50 It's naked, he calls it. 17:53 In verse 4, 17:54 he talks about it as being we're putting off, 17:58 we're unclothed. 18:00 So there's three states that naked state 18:04 is when we are in the grave. 18:07 Wow, excellent. Praise the Lord, Shelley. 18:10 You know, it's neat, isn't it how God 18:11 can lead us along? 18:12 You're open, like you said, used to believe that? Yeah. 18:14 How God had shown you and yeah, 18:16 you've grasped a hold of the truth from the Word 18:17 of the Lord. 18:19 Praise God. 18:20 Pastor Johnny, this question comes from Alabama. 18:23 And, see, it looks like their name, 18:27 I'm not sure with the abbreviation, 18:28 anyway their first name starts with an S, 18:30 it says here, so. 18:31 Okay, so, 18:33 "What became of the Jewish Church organization 18:35 run by the then priesthood leadership?" 18:39 Great question. Yes. 18:41 Looking at this question, I first had to ask myself, 18:44 they're referring to the Jewish Church, 18:46 not the Christian 18:47 Church that arose from the Jewish community. 18:52 They continue doing sacrifices, 18:57 you know, you have in Acts Chapter 7, 18:59 when Steven is before them, he says to them, 19:02 verse 51 to 53, 19:03 "You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart. 19:06 You always resist the Holy Spirit, 19:08 as your fathers did, so do you. 19:10 Which of the prophets did you, 19:12 your fathers not persecute? 19:13 And they killed those who foretold 19:15 the coming of the Just One, 19:17 of whom you now have become the betrayers 19:19 and murderers, who have received 19:20 the law by the direction of angels 19:22 and have not kept it." 19:23 So this is one day after, 19:26 after they stoned Steven, they began persecuting 19:28 the Christian believers. 19:31 In Matthew 27:50-51, 19:34 we see Jesus when He dies, He cries with a loud voice, 19:37 and yields up the Holy Spirit, yields His Spirit. 19:42 It says the veil of the temple was torn in two. 19:45 This was a clear indication that the sacrificial system 19:49 had come to an end. 19:51 That's right. 19:52 But they did not want to give this up. 19:54 As a matter of fact, we have in Hebrews 8:3-4, 19:58 an indication that they were still sacrificing, notice, 20:02 "For every high priest is appointed to offer 20:04 both gifts and sacrifices. 20:06 Therefore it is necessary that this One, 20:08 Jesus also have something to offer. 20:11 For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, 20:14 since there are priests 20:16 who offer the gifts according to the law." 20:19 So they were still doing these sacrifices. 20:22 However, when the temple 20:24 is destroyed in 70 AD, there is no temple. 20:30 And therefore they have no place to really sacrifice, 20:34 the group of the Sanhedrin, the priest, 20:38 the priesthood really, 20:41 eventually lost their connection. 20:43 There have been several attempts through history 20:45 as you could look in history to reorganize them. 20:48 And even today, there are some that claim a 70, 20:52 a group of 70 claimed to be the modern Sanhedrin. 20:55 But this is not really accepted by the overall 20:58 Jewish community. 21:00 So what happened to them? 21:02 There are now many groups within the Jewish faith. 21:07 And you'll see them if you go to Jerusalem, 21:10 they sometimes dress different, they sometimes act different. 21:14 Some of them still wear the phylacteries, 21:16 you may even see that. 21:17 So they are not united in this, there is the Wailing Wall, 21:21 they go there and they, they really, 21:24 literally shed tears because of the situation 21:27 they are now facing because they do not have 21:29 a temple and they are struggling. 21:32 They are trying to build another, 21:34 they're gathering funds. 21:35 They have built some of the vessels of the temple 21:41 and they're making an effort. 21:43 However, there's no need to make 21:45 sacrifices because Jesus, Jesus Christ 21:48 is the sacrifice that ended all sacrifice. 21:50 Yeah, that's good. 21:52 Yes, amen. 21:53 Praise the Lord. Very good. 21:55 Jill, this question comes from Kelly. 21:59 "I asked someone, 22:00 why do you go to church on Sunday? 22:04 Their comment was, Saturday is the Sabbath. 22:08 But Sunday is the day to go to church on. 22:11 How can I explain the truth?" 22:13 Great question, Shelley, Kelly. 22:15 I would say, first of all, pray and ask 22:16 the Holy Spirit to give you the answer. 22:18 I can tell you what I would say, 22:20 but you need to go to the Lord and say, 22:22 God, how can I answer my friend? 22:24 How can I best answer their question? 22:27 Because every person needs an answer maybe 22:28 a little bit different. 22:30 But if it were me, I would say that the Sabbath 22:33 is sanctified and blessed by God. 22:35 Genesis Chapter 2, 22:37 we know that God set apart 22:38 and sanctified the seventh day Sabbath. 22:41 He didn't sanctified the first day of the week. 22:42 He didn't sanctify Sunday, He sanctified Sabbath. 22:46 I would say that the Sabbath is a reminder that God 22:49 is our Creator, and God is our Redeemer. 22:52 Exodus Chapter 20, 22:54 "The seventh day Sabbath every week 22:56 reminds us that He created us." 22:59 Deuteronomy Chapter 5, 23:01 "The seventh day Sabbath reminds us 23:03 every week that He redeemed us from sin." 23:06 God wants us to spend that time with Him on His holy day, 23:11 on His special day. 23:12 I would say that Jesus and His disciples, 23:14 now this would be even after His resurrection and ascension, 23:18 after the First Christian Church began, 23:22 they kept the Sabbath. 23:23 Now this is not a Jewish tradition. 23:25 You could say, well, Jesus went to the synagogue 23:27 on Sabbath because it was Jewish. 23:29 But the early Christian Church was not Jewish, 23:32 and they still kept the seventh day Sabbath. 23:35 You can read that in Acts 13, and Acts 17 23:38 and numerous portions throughout Scripture, 23:40 where Paul goes into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, 23:43 where the entire city comes together. 23:46 This is Jewish and Gentile, 23:48 on the seventh day Sabbath to hear the Word of God. 23:52 When Paul as this custom was goes every Sabbath, 23:55 it says, for three Sabbaths to reason with them, 23:58 according to the scriptures. 24:00 I would say that the Sabbath will be celebrated 24:03 and kept in heaven. 24:05 We see that in Isaiah 66, 24:08 "From one Sabbath to another, 24:10 all flesh will come together and worship God." 24:13 So why would we not want to spend 24:16 the day that He created, that He sanctified, 24:18 that He set apart for us? 24:20 Why do we not want to spend that day with Him? 24:23 Amen. Amen. Praise the Lord. 24:25 Thank you. That's a great answer. 24:29 We got so many great questions that have 24:31 come in here today. 24:32 And again, if you're listening, watching right now, 24:35 like oh, you know, I've always had this question 24:36 well, feel free to send us your question, comment. 24:40 And there's several ways you can do that. 24:42 That said, BibleQA@3abn.tv 24:47 Or you can always text us your question, 24:49 that's (618) 228-3975 24:54 and feel free, whatever is on your heart, 24:57 mind, send them to us. 24:59 We will eventually get to your question or comment. 25:01 I also want to just make this, mention of this, 25:04 you know, these programs go by very quickly 25:06 as Shelley mentioned, the not so fun 25:08 part at times for those that are here on the Bible 25:10 students scholars here is trying to answer 25:13 these questions in a couple of minutes, 25:14 two minutes, sometimes three. 25:16 And I know for you trying to process all that can kind 25:18 of go by in a hurry too. 25:19 So you can always go to 3abnplus.tv 25:23 It's right there on the bottom of your screen right now, 25:25 3abnplus.tv 25:28 You can go there and you can watch the program, 25:30 you can pause it, which is so nice, right? 25:32 You can just pause it, continue your notes, 25:34 look it up, hit play, 25:36 and continue on a little bit more, 25:37 hit pause, rewind if you want to, 25:38 that's 3abnplus.tv 25:41 We encourage you to go there, 25:42 check that out into all of our Bible Q and A programs. 25:45 I believe most of them are up there, right? 25:46 They all are. Absolutely. They all are. 25:48 So you can go there and watch some 25:49 of the ones in the archive, 25:50 many other 3ABN programs as well. 25:52 So just want to point that out to you as well. 25:55 Let's see here. Let's go to you, Pastor Johnny. 25:59 You know, Shelley, let's go to you. 26:01 I'm sorry. So, Shelley, this is a neat question. 26:04 It says, "I'm an ex-LDS 26:07 and a fairly new Seventh-day Adventist." 26:09 Praise God. So LDS is Mormon? 26:11 Yeah, that's right, Mormon. 26:13 Thank you for that clarification. Yeah. 26:14 So I'm an ex-Mormon 26:15 and a fairly new Seventh-day Adventist. 26:17 Praise God. 26:18 Discussing the Bible with friends, 26:19 there are still several scriptures that I do not 26:22 have answers for. 26:23 Because someone please explain, 26:25 and here are some of the verses, 26:27 1 Peter 4:6, 26:31 and 1 Corinthians 15:29. 26:34 Well, this is a twofer, Debbie. 26:36 Okay, 1 Peter 4:6, 26:38 "As the gospel was preached only to those who are dead, 26:40 that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, 26:44 but live according to God in the spirit." 26:47 So did Peter have in mind when he wrote this, 26:51 that those who had heard and accepted 26:53 the gospel while they live, but now were dead 26:59 when he wrote? 27:00 I think possibly so. 27:03 What he's saying is those people 27:06 chose to be judged harshly by mankind 27:09 while they were alive, because they didn't care about 27:13 the wicked men on earth, 27:14 they lived triumphantly by the divine power 27:18 of the Holy Spirit. 27:19 1 Corinthians 15:29, 27:21 "Otherwise, what will they do 27:25 who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? 27:28 Why then are they baptized for the dead? 27:33 Paul's referring to this practice without comment? 27:36 Because in context, what his reasoning is, 27:39 he's proving it, 27:40 there is a resurrection that some denied. 27:43 Notice that he didn't say, why do we baptize, 27:46 why for the dead? 27:48 Why do you? He said, "Why do they?" 27:51 So it indicates he did not approve of this practice. 27:55 Water baptism saves no one. 27:58 Let me get that clear. 28:00 Water baptism saves no one. 28:01 But it is the first important act 28:05 of obedience that we do after we are saved. 28:10 But there is nothing in the Bible. 28:13 The Bible teaches we are saved by grace 28:15 through faith in our Lord 28:18 and Jesus Christ as our Savior. 28:21 There's nothing in the Bible that shows that anyone 28:25 can do anything to affect someone else's salvation 28:29 if they died without choosing Christ as their Savior. 28:34 So this teaching of baptizing for the dead has always 28:38 been considered heretical. 28:41 Yeah. Excellent answer. 28:42 Thank you so much, Shelley. 28:44 Yes, excellent explanation too. 28:46 Getting a little tongue tied here. 28:47 Pastor Johnny, 28:49 this comes from Samuel from the country of India. 28:53 "Jesus was born and brought up in the tribe of Judah. 28:57 Every Jew has to attend 28:59 the Day of Atonement according to Leviticus 23:26-32. 29:04 My question is this. 29:06 Did Jesus attend the Day of Atonement?" 29:10 I would say yes, you are right. 29:13 So, yes, 29:16 you will notice by the fact that when Jesus was eight days 29:20 old that his parents took him to be circumcised. 29:23 They were devout Jews, 29:25 they followed to the letter what they were supposed to do. 29:29 And now I take you to Luke 2:40-43 quickly. 29:34 And it says, "And the Child grew 29:36 and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom, 29:38 and the grace of God was upon Him. 29:41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast 29:44 of the Passover. 29:46 And when He was twelve years old, 29:47 they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom 29:49 of the feast." 29:51 Notice, according to the custom of the feast. 29:52 So here, they follow the things according to the custom 29:57 of the feast. 29:58 The Passover is singled out here because 30:00 of what took place during that time, 30:02 so we can we can safely conclude that Jesus 30:05 went to the Day of Atonement according to the custom 30:08 of the feast. 30:10 Now He had to restrain Himself from really speaking out 30:13 and manifesting Himself as the Son of God 30:17 until His beginning of His ministry 30:20 when He was 30 years old, because the fact 30:24 is that they would try to kill Him beforehand. 30:27 So, while He went to the feast, He remained observant, 30:31 He took it all in, examined, 30:33 then was preparing for the day 30:35 of His showing to the Jewish community. 30:38 So I would say, yes, Jesus went to the Feast of Atonement, 30:43 the Day of Atonement, 30:44 and participated in all these things 30:46 according to the... 30:49 What is shown in Leviticus, because remember, 30:53 they were always looking for something 30:55 to point the finger at Him, 30:57 you're not following the things. 30:58 So He was observant, 31:01 and He was obedient 31:02 to all the things required by God. 31:05 Amen. Wow. Amen. 31:08 Praise the Lord. Great answer, Pastor Johnny. 31:10 Jill, this is one of the questions 31:12 we touched on at the very beginning of the program. 31:15 And it says, "Susan has terminal cancer diagnosis. 31:20 She has a terminal cancer diagnosis. 31:21 She has been recommended to visit a man 31:24 who is a faith healer. 31:26 And will pray over people for healing. 31:28 This man doesn't charge any money. 31:30 However, Susan is still uncomfortable. 31:33 Is it biblical to ask 31:35 someone to pray over you for healing? 31:37 And should you travel to that individual?" 31:41 I want to take this maybe 31:43 a little different direction than you're expecting 31:45 initially, we will get to the faith healer portion. 31:48 First of all, Susan, just know 31:50 we're praying for you here at 3ABN. 31:52 But is it biblical to pray over someone for healing? 31:55 The answer is yes. 31:57 And should you travel to that individual? 31:59 I would say yes. 32:01 Look at the Word of God, Jesus, 32:02 people traveled to Jesus for healing. 32:05 Matthew 12:15, "Jesus withdrew from there, 32:08 and multitudes followed Him," 32:10 and what happened? 32:11 "He healed them all." 32:13 We see in Matthew 15:30, 32:14 "Multitudes came to him with the lame, 32:17 and the blind, and the mute, and the maimed, 32:19 and He healed them all." 32:21 People traveled to the disciples for healing. 32:24 We see in Acts 5:14-15. 32:27 "The believers were added to the Lord, 32:29 and multitudes of men and woman 32:32 brought the sick into the streets, 32:35 laid them on beds and couches, 32:38 so that at least the shadow of Peter 32:40 passing by might fall on some of them." 32:44 And if you look at Acts 19:11-12, 32:48 "We see that God worked unusual miracles 32:50 through the hand of Paul. 32:52 And in fact, they would send mail his handkerchief 32:56 and people would touch that and be healed." 32:59 We're counseled today to pray for one another's healing. 33:02 We see that in the Book of James. 33:04 James 5:14-15, "Is anyone sick? 33:07 Call the elders, anoint them with oil, 33:10 and pray for them in the name of the Lord. 33:13 The prayer of faith will save the sick 33:16 and the Lord will raise him up." 33:19 Now we need to look at biblical 33:21 principles for healing 33:23 and that's where it comes in with the faith healing. 33:25 We need to ensure that biblical principles are followed. 33:29 Number one, seek the Lord with clean hands 33:32 and a pure heart. 33:33 If there's iniquity in our hearts, 33:35 God cannot heal. 33:36 Number two, always ask in accordance with God's will, 33:40 not our will, but God's will be done. 33:43 Number three, submit to God's will. 33:46 Sometimes God heals instantly. 33:48 Sometimes that healing will not take place 33:50 until the Second Coming of Jesus in the resurrection. 33:54 But God will always heal. 33:57 Amen. Wow. 33:58 Praise the Lord. Yeah. 33:59 Great answer. 34:01 And Jill and I've commented on this, 34:02 we appreciate Pastor Johnny, 34:04 you know, we've been in situations 34:05 where we're praying for individuals 34:07 and this great line is asking for the Lord's will, 34:10 but pray for the miracle that needs to happen. 34:13 Amen. 34:14 So the Lord knows the miracle that needs to happen. 34:16 And so I love that, it's, yeah, 34:18 leaving and trusting in the Lord. 34:19 Great answer, babe. Thank you so much. 34:20 And again, Susan, we are praying for you 34:23 as Jill mentioned. 34:26 Shelley, this question comes from Heather. 34:29 "Do we need to be concerned about things 34:31 we or other people have said at some point in the past 34:35 even though we have been converted 34:37 and baptized and are trying to keep close to the Lord, 34:41 our generational curses and unavoidable reality?" 34:45 Wow. 34:46 Ah, Heather, I'm just gonna say right up front. 34:48 Nope, you don't need to worry. 34:51 As a new creation in Christ Jesus, 34:53 the old is gone, the new is come. 34:55 Romans 8:1 says, 34:56 "There's therefore now no 34:58 condemnation for those who are in Christ 35:01 who walk not according to the flesh, 35:03 but according to the spirit." 35:05 I know where this question is coming from. 35:07 In Exodus 20:4-6, 35:10 God is, in the second commandment He says, 35:13 "Don't carve for yourself an image, 35:15 don't bow down to it. 35:16 I'm the Lord, will visit the iniquity 35:19 of the fathers on the children to the third 35:22 and fourth generations of those who hate Me. 35:24 But showing mercy to thousands to those who love Me 35:28 and keep My commandments." 35:30 A generational curse, the practical effects 35:35 of committing idolatry, 35:40 the children were practicing the same sin and we do, 35:43 we see the natural consequences 35:45 when they were carried off to the wicked. 35:49 The wicked generation was carried off to Babylon, 35:52 their kids suffered those consequences. 35:55 But if you read through the Old Testament, 35:58 any time that there was a curse, 36:00 what was the solution for that repentance? 36:03 God would always bless them and break 36:06 the curse over them. 36:07 So here's the... 36:09 I want to give you three scriptures, 36:11 Deuteronomy 24:16, God does not, 36:15 His punishment comes down on the offender. 36:18 24:16, 36:20 "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, 36:22 nor the children put to death for their fathers, 36:24 a person is put to death for their own sin." 36:27 And you can read Ezekiel 18:20 there too. 36:30 Jeremiah 31:29-31 36:34 is talking about the new covenant. 36:36 But Israel had this proverb that said, 36:39 the fathers have eaten sour grapes, 36:41 and it set the kids teeth on edge. 36:45 And in Ezekiel 18, God, God hated that. 36:50 He said in Ezekiel 18:1-4, 36:52 "As I live, 'says the Lord God, 36:54 'you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 36:58 He says, 'Behold, all souls are Mine, 37:00 the soul of the father as well as the soul 37:03 of the son is Mine, 37:05 and the soul who sins shall die.'" 37:09 You're a new creation, Heather. 37:11 Don't worry, you need to break the practice 37:14 if you're following in anything that your parents did, 37:18 but you're in Christ. 37:20 Amen. Amen. 37:21 Yeah, that's great hope. Yeah, that's a great answer. 37:23 And you know, a lot of hope, 37:24 too, because a lot of times people will become discouraged, 37:26 like, well, there's no way out. 37:27 Well, there is. Yeah. 37:28 And you know, it's becoming 37:30 so popular in the church to say, 37:31 oh, generational curse, generational curse. 37:34 God doesn't say that. 37:36 Amen. Yeah, thank you very much. 37:39 Okay, Pastor Johnny, this is a really neat question. 37:41 Another great question today 37:43 and the name Tilen, T-I-L-E-N. 37:48 Hopefully I'm saying that correct. 37:50 Question is, "Was the creation of water part 37:53 of God's six day creation, Pastor Johnny?" 37:57 That is a good question. 37:58 Because when you go to Genesis Chapter 1 into, 38:02 it is not mentioned specifically that God said, 38:04 let there be water or anything like that. 38:07 But let's go to Exodus 20:8-11 to get a help in this. 38:12 In Exodus 20:8-11, the Bible says, 38:15 "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 38:17 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 38:21 but the seventh day 38:22 is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. 38:24 In it you shall do no work: 38:26 you, nor your son, nor your daughter, 38:28 nor your male servant, nor your female servant, 38:30 nor your cattle, nor your stranger 38:32 who is within your gates." 38:33 Now listen carefully. 38:35 "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, 38:40 the sea, and all that is in them, 38:43 and rested the seventh day. 38:45 Therefore the Lord blessed 38:47 the Sabbath day and hallowed it." 38:48 So based on this, 38:50 we can understand that He created the sea, 38:52 the water in those six days. 38:54 Now going to Genesis 1:9-10, 38:58 it says, "Then God said, 39:00 'Let the waters under the heavens be gathered 39:01 together into one place, and let the dry land appear,' 39:04 and it was so. 39:06 And God called the dry land Earth, 39:07 and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. 39:10 And God saw that it was good.'" 39:12 So in this context, we see that, yes, 39:15 God created the water within the six days of creation. 39:21 So here the word seas in Genesis 1:10, 39:25 is the same Hebrew word that is used in Exodus 20:11, 39:30 which is talking about the gathering 39:31 together of water. 39:33 Psalm 95:5, it says, "The sea is His, 39:36 for He made it and His hands formed the dry land." 39:39 So I would say to you, yes, 39:41 we can conclude that in six days God created the heavens, 39:44 the earth, the sea, and all that in them is. 39:47 Amen. Yeah, great answer. 39:50 Yeah. Praise the Lord. 39:51 You know, I think about the creation process 39:53 and that's one of those things 39:54 where I don't know what heaven is going to be like, 39:56 Pastor Johnny, rest of the panel, 39:57 but I'd love to be able to see a video of that. 39:59 I know how God's got that through we're in heaven 40:01 and be to see the creation of the world back 40:04 how it was then, it'd be amazing. 40:06 We'll be able to see recreation. 40:07 Yeah. Yes. 40:08 Oh yeah, the New Earth. 40:10 But wow, what an incredible day that will be. 40:12 Amen. 40:13 Okay, Jill, question here, 40:16 "I got hurt 40:18 and there was a stranger nearby who helped me. 40:21 How can I tell if that was luck or a blessing?" 40:25 I would say that was a blessing. 40:28 You can know it was always a blessing. 40:30 And why is that? 40:32 Because God always directs the steps of His children, 40:34 because God always seeks to work 40:36 redemptively in the lives of believers and unbelievers, 40:40 and because God loves to give good gifts to the righteous 40:45 and the unrighteous. 40:47 So let's look at that. 40:48 Number one, God always directs the steps of His children. 40:51 Psalm 37:23, I like the, Shelley, in the Amplified. 40:55 "The steps of a good and righteous man are directed 40:59 and established by the Lord, 41:01 and He delights in His way and blesses his path." 41:07 If you're a Christian, it's never luck. 41:09 It is always divine providence. That's great. 41:13 Number two, God always seeks to work 41:15 redemptively in the lives of the believer, 41:18 as well as the unbeliever. 41:21 Romans 8:28, 41:22 "All things work 41:24 together for good to those who love God." 41:25 That means God always can work 41:27 redemptively in the life of the believer, 41:30 but He also works redemptively in the life of the unbeliever. 41:33 Romans 2:4, 41:34 "Do you show contempt for the riches of His kingdom, 41:37 forbearance, not... 41:39 For the riches of His kindness, sorry, 41:41 forbearance and patience, 41:42 not realizing that God's kindness 41:44 is intended to lead to repentance. 41:48 So God wants to bring the unbeliever back to Himself, 41:52 and He orchestrates 41:54 circumstances that will do that. 41:57 Number three, God gives good gifts to the righteous 42:00 and the unrighteous. 42:01 Every good gift and perfect gift is from above, 42:05 and comes down from the Father of lights. 42:08 As well as Matthew 5:45. 42:11 He says, "He makes, this is God, 42:14 the sun to shine on the evil and the good, 42:17 and sends rain on the just and on the unjust." 42:21 So you can be assured anytime 42:24 something good happens in your life, God is at work. 42:28 Amen. Wow. 42:30 Praise the Lord. Hey, great answer. 42:32 You know, we were around someone 42:33 recently that was just commenting their car 42:36 had broken down, and they were praising 42:38 the Lord for their car breaking down. 42:40 And I said, "Well, why is that?" 42:42 And they said, "Well, who knows? 42:43 You know, the Lord maybe saved me from a car accident 42:45 down here, or this happening here." 42:47 You know, and there was someone 42:49 else that we're talking to recently that talked 42:50 about their health blessing. 42:52 I had not heard of that before. 42:53 A lot of times they talk about health challenges. 42:55 They said, this is my health blessings. 42:56 So it's incredible, isn't our outlook, 42:58 you know on life. 43:00 Lord is there to be beside us and to bless us. 43:03 You're watching and listening to Bible Q and A. 43:07 And I want to encourage you to send your comments 43:09 or questions to us at (618) 228-3975. 43:13 Email us at BibleQA@3abn.tv 43:18 Welcome them at any time. 43:20 Shelley, we're closing up the program here, 43:22 time has gone by in a hurry. 43:23 Let's go to this question here. 43:25 It says, "Please help me understand 43:27 why God had to have the Son die for us to go to heaven 43:31 and in such a violent manner." 43:35 This is such a good question. I just have to say this. 43:38 It really helped me. 43:40 I used to wonder when I think of Father and Son, 43:44 it was like how could a Father send His Son to die like this? 43:47 Let me just say this. God is love. 43:50 Yeah. Everything that God does is... 43:54 Love is the absence of sin. 43:56 So everything that God does is perfect. 43:58 He created the world perfectly. 44:02 Mankind was created perfect. 44:05 Adam was called 44:07 the first son of God in Luke 3:38. 44:11 Adam sinned, and then we've got sin in this world. 44:15 But here's what happened. 44:16 God had set a penalty for sin. 44:19 What's the penalty for sin? Death. 44:21 He set that penalty, but God determined 44:25 beforehand that He would pay that penalty. 44:29 Listen to Romans 6:23. 44:31 "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God 44:34 is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." 44:37 No way can we pay that penalty. 44:40 We'd be destroyed if we paid it. 44:41 You're right. 44:43 So here's where I want you to try to make 44:46 a paradigm shift. 44:49 The second person of the Godhead. 44:53 There's God, God. 44:56 There's the Father, Son and Spirit. 44:58 But Jesus was only called, well, 45:02 He wasn't called Jesus in heaven. 45:04 The second person 45:06 of the Godhead became a man in the person 45:11 of Jesus Christ. 45:12 He became the covenant Son of God, 45:17 lived a perfect life. 45:18 He paid our penalty because we couldn't. 45:22 But it was because God wanted to be just and to be just, 45:27 He couldn't just say, oh, well, 45:28 I'm gonna forget about My law. 45:30 That's not justice. 45:31 But He wanted to be the justifier. 45:34 Romans 3:26, 45:37 "That He might be just, 45:39 and the justifier of the one whose faith 45:43 is in Christ." 45:44 So God Himself became a person, 45:49 became the covenant Son of God, and paid our penalty. 45:53 Why was it so violent? Sin is violent. 45:56 Wow. Yeah. 45:57 Absolutely. Great answers, yeah. 45:59 Praise the Lord. Thank you, Shelley. 46:00 Yeah, great answer. 46:03 Pastor Johnny, this question comes from Luba. 46:07 "According to Judges 11:34-40, 46:12 mainly, verse 39. 46:14 Was there human sacrifice involved in the vow Jephthah 46:18 made to the Lord? 46:20 Or was she just devoted to the Lord and remained 46:23 a virgin in God's work? 46:26 Please clarify." 46:29 This is a very difficult question, 46:31 because the Bible really doesn't clarify. 46:33 I don't have a verse that will 46:35 tell you that He did or that He did not. 46:39 There's a probability that He did. 46:40 However, He would be in violation of God's law. 46:45 Because in the Book of Leviticus 18:21, 46:49 Deuteronomy 12:31 also, it said, 46:52 human sacrifices are prohibited. 46:55 And also you can see that this would be going against God. 47:01 God used Jephthah mightily to have a great victory. 47:06 And he made a rash vow. 47:08 And one must ask himself, 47:11 is this here to help us understand that we shouldn't 47:13 make rash vows, 47:15 you know, just, I promise to never sin again, 47:18 I promise, you know, different vows that people say, 47:20 I'm going to donate all my money to the Lord 47:22 and not keep anything for myself. 47:23 Well, can you live without buying food? 47:26 No, we need to be careful how we make vows to the Lord. 47:30 Now, there's a rabbi around the year 1200 AD 47:34 that analyzing this, he says that the wording 47:37 indicates that he was referring to an animal. 47:40 However, when you read that, verse 40, 47:43 and it says that verse 40, 47:46 "And the daughters of Israel, it says, 47:49 went each year to lament 47:50 the daughter of Jephthah, the Gileadite." 47:53 The rabbi that I mentioned to you 47:55 suggested that he did not sacrificed her, 47:58 but he built the house next to his, 48:01 and that she lived there in celibacy, 48:04 that she knew no man, she never married, 48:07 and fully dedicated herself to the Lord, 48:10 and that the women came there to lament 48:13 with her that she was not able to have the joy 48:16 of having a family like 48:19 the other women were able to do. 48:21 This is also a possibility. 48:23 So whether or not the Bible doesn't fully declare, 48:28 but if he had done this act, remember, 48:32 it would be a serious sin, 48:33 and God would not accept this sacrifice. 48:38 So it's not clear and it's left there for us to analyze. 48:43 The best answer will be given by Jesus 48:45 when we see Him face to face. 48:47 Amen. Amen. 48:48 Thank you for the question. 48:50 And thank you, Pastor Johnny, for the answer from the Word. 48:52 Jill... 48:53 I like to add something by the way, 48:54 because this in the Bible in no way states anything 49:00 about that being celibate, or women not marrying, 49:05 makes them holy to the Lord. 49:07 And this practice 49:09 is not mentioned in the Bible anywhere. 49:10 The Prophet Deborah and the Prophet Huldah, 49:14 both were married. 49:15 Amen. Good, thank you for that. 49:16 Yeah, great point. 49:18 Jill, this questions ask when I listened to hymn 288. 49:23 This would be in the Seventh-day Adventist hymnal, 49:25 they brought their gifts to Jesus. 49:27 That's the name of the hymn. 49:28 It touches my soul. 49:29 Can you please kindly advice 49:31 the Bible verses in reference to this hymn? 49:33 And it comes from Challenge from Zimbabwe. 49:36 Thank you, Challenge, 49:37 actually this is not from the Seventh-day 49:39 Adventist hymnal. 49:40 Okay, thank you. 49:41 It comes from the book Christ in Song. 49:43 Oh, excellent. You can look that up. 49:44 Thank you. I was not aware of it. 49:45 I just found that myself as well. 49:47 The first verse, you asked for Bible references, 49:50 the first verse said they brought their gifts to Jesus 49:52 and laid them at His feet. 49:54 And love for their dear Savior makes every offering sweet. 49:59 Good deeds and words 50:00 of kindness help for the poor of earth, 50:03 and not a gift among them was thought 50:05 of little worth. 50:07 So who brought the gifts to Jesus? 50:09 The wise men brought their gifts to Jesus 50:11 when He was a baby. 50:12 And we find that in Matthew Chapter 2. 50:14 Mary brought her gift to Jesus, 50:16 when she washed His feet with her tears, 50:18 and anointed them with her perfume 50:20 and dried them with her hair. 50:23 You can find that in Luke Chapter 7, 50:25 the boy, the little boy brought his gifts to Jesus 50:28 of five loaves and two small fishes. 50:32 You can find that in John Chapter 6. 50:35 The chorus says, would you bring 50:37 a gift to Jesus, 50:38 that He will count most sweet? 50:40 Say, Lord, my heart I give you and lay it at His feet. 50:44 You see, the best gift that we can give Jesus 50:47 is our heart. 50:49 What are some of those best gifts that we can give Jesus? 50:53 I would submit to you. 50:55 There are seven gifts we can give to Him, 50:58 seven hearts, the heart of humility. 51:01 You can find that in James 4. 51:03 We're to humble ourselves unto the mighty hand of God 51:06 and He will lift us up. 51:08 Heart number two, the heart of repentance. 51:12 1 John 1:9, we see that repentance there. 51:16 Heart number three, the heart of service. 51:18 Matthew 25, 51:19 "If we've done it to the least of these, 51:21 we've done it unto Him." 51:23 Heart number four, the heart of persistence. 51:26 Matthew 7, "Ask and keep on asking, 51:29 seek and keep on seeking, knock and keep on knocking." 51:35 The next heart, the heart of gratitude. 51:38 1 Thessalonians 5, "In everything give thanks, 51:41 for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus 51:43 concerning you." 51:45 Heart number six, a heart of growth. 51:47 2 Peter 3, we're called to grow in grace, 51:51 and in the knowledge of our Lord 51:52 and Savior, Jesus Christ. 51:53 And finally, heart number seven, 51:55 the heart of love. 51:56 John Chapter 15, 51:58 we are called to love one another as Christ has loved us. 52:03 Amen. 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