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ÐÌIn€v.17:€a€person€on€negative€volition€toward€doctrine;€he€is€suffering€a€resultant€blackout€ofÐ  k  Ðthe€soul,€called€Ô_Ôððððð)ðððððð)ðððð'ðÔ_Ô.€€There€is€the€vanity€of€the€mind€(Ô_Ôððððð+ðð'ðÔ_Ô).€€You€have€a€mind€where€youÐ  Y  Ðdo€your€thinking.€€The€frontal€part€of€the€lobe€is€Ô_Ôð ðððð%ðððððððððÔ_Ô.€€There€is€something€in€the€mind:€Ô_ÔfalsoÔ_ÔÐ ÷G  Ðdoctrine,€emphasis€on€the€details€of€life,€religion;€it€goes€through€cosmos€Ô_ÔdiabolicusÔ_Ô€and€picksÐ å5  Ðup€all€the€false€concepts€like€a€vacuum.€€The€principle€is€that€you€become€a€disorientedÐ Ó#  Ðbeliever.€€This€is€described€by€being€alienated,€described€by€Ô_Ôððð!ðððð)ðð#ðððððððððÔ_Ô€=€òòto€be€alienatedÐ Á  Ðfrom€an€ultimate€source;€to€be€estrangedóó.€€If€you€have€accepted€the€plan€of€God,€you€are€notÐ ¼  Ðestranged.€€ÔÿÔThese€are€written€that€you€might€believe€that€Jesus€is€the€Son€of€God.Ôÿµ$Ô€€After€this,Ð · Ðyou€are€in€the€òòlife€of€Godóó.€€Billions€of€years€ago,€God€the€Father,€the€Son€and€the€Holy€SpiritÐ ¥õ Ðall€had€+H€(perfect€happiness).€€There€is€a€tremendous€stability€here.€€He€had€to€develop€aÐ  ð Ðplan€where€man€could€enjoy€happiness.€€He€provided€the€salvation€at€phase€1.€€God€wantsÐ ŽÞ Ðman€to€have€happiness€in€time,€in€phase€2;€even€as€man€would€in€phase€3,€which€is€eternity.€Ð |Ì ÐMan€has€happiness€through€knowledge€of€Bible€doctrine.€€When€there€is€no€happiness,€thereÐ jº Ðis€great€misery.€€This€means€estrangement€from€the€plan€of€God,€which€is€the€word€òòalienatedóó.€Ð X¨ ÐÌHow€it€is€possible€to€have€a€blackout€of€the€soul?€€To€be€a€child€of€God€and€yet€be€alienatedÐ A‘ Ðfrom€Him?€€As€a€result,€you€are€ignorant€of€doctrine.€Ð / ÐÌÔ_ÔððððððÔ_Ô€+€the€accusative€=€òòbecause€of€ignoranceóó.€€A€total€lack€of€understanding.€€Ô_ÔððððððððððððÔ_Ô€=€òònoÐ  [ Ðknowledge,€ignoranceóó.€€If€the€believer€is€on€negative€volition,€then€he€has€ignorance€of€doctrineÐ V Ðin€the€soul.€€Now€there€is€a€vanity€of€the€soul,€a€vacuum€of€the€soul,€and€it€sucks€in€any€falseÐ  Q Ðdoctrine.€€This€is€why€believers€get€caught€up€in€the€tongues€movement€or€some€other€sort€ofÐ ï ? 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Ðof€life.€€Mental€attitude€sins€produce€self„induced€misery.€€Health,€sex,€social€life,€statusÐ §$÷" Ðsymbols,€which€things€are€not€wrong€in€themselves.€€However,€all€these€things€will€make€youÐ •%å # Ðmiserable,€if€you€are€negative€toward€doctrine.€Ð ƒ&Ó!$ ÐÌOur€of€ignorance€comes€unhappiness€or€misery.€€You€have€to€decide€tonight€whether€you€areÐ _(¯#& Ðgoing€to€stay€with€it.€€The€message€is€simple.€€Knowledge€of€doctrine€will€produce€greatÐ M)$' Ðblessing.€€You€can€be€a€believer€for€the€next€50€years€and€be€miserable€for€all€that€time,€simplyÐ ;*‹%( Ðbecause€you€are€estranged€from€the€plan€of€God,€phase€2.€Ð )+y&) Ðâ âÐ ,g'* Ðà X àEph.4:17ð!ð19:€ÔÿÔThis€I€say,€therefore,€and€testify€in€the€Lord,€that€you€no€longer€walk€as€the€rest€of€theÐ ° Ðâ âGentiles€walk,€in€the€vacuum€of€their€mind,€having€their€understanding€darkened,€beingÐ žî Ðalienated€from€the€life€of€God,€because€of€the€ignorance€that€is€in€them,€because€of€theÐ ŒÜ Ðcallousness€[scar€tissue]€of€their€heart;€€who,€being€past€feeling,€have€given€themselves€overÐ zÊ Ðto€licentiousness,€to€work€all€uncleanness€with€greediness.€...Ôÿ@/ԀРh¸ ÐÌBecause€of€the€scar€tissue€of€the€heart;€because€of€the€callousness€of€the€heart.€Ð D ” ÐÌà X à1Chron.29:19:€ÔÿÔO€Jehovah€the€God€of€Abraham,€Isaac,€and€Israel,€our€fathers,€keep€this€forever€in€theÐ  p Ðintent€of€the€ò òthoughts€of€the€heart€[the€mentality€of€the€soul]€of€Your€peopleó ó,€and€fix€theirÐ  ^  Ðheart€toward€You....Ôÿ2ԀРX  ÐÌThe€Greeks€used€the€heart€to€refer€to€the€entire€thinking.€€It€is€the€source€of€our€conscious€life,Ð ä4  Ðwhich€is€the€mentality€of€the€soul.€Ð Ò"  ÐÌÔ_ÔððððððððððððððÔ_Ô€=€òòunderstanding,€the€thinking€part€of€the€mindóó.€€This€is€blacked€out€because€ofÐ ®þ  Ðignorance€of€doctrine.€€ÔÿÔHaving€become€alienated€or€estranged€to€the€life€of€God€in€themÐ ©ù Ðbecause€of€the€scar€tissue€of€their€heart.Ôÿ¤4Ô€€The€heart€is€the€mentality€of€the€soul.€€Here€is€theÐ —ç Ðexistence€of€the€scar€tissue€of€the€soul.€Ð …Õ ÐÌò òÓ  ÓÓA‡ª¡@ €ÿ°°Fÿÿÿda±AÓHow€the€Heart€is€Usedó óÐ ’â ÐÓÔ5ÓÓ€ (#33 ÓÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£ß6ÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú1Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝHeart€is€used€for€the€old€sin€nature.€€Mat.€12€€Ýƒ-3£ß6 7݌Эý(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£Ø7ÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú2Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  Ýmentality€of€the€soul.€€Ýƒ-3£Ø78݌м (#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£¹8ÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú3Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝUse€for€entire€soul.€Ýƒ-3£¹8æ8ÝŒÐË(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÓ@†D”1‹1‹!à5@ÓÌThere€is€a€complete€blackout€of€doctrine,€which€results€in€disorientation;€alienated€form€the€lifeÐ 2‚ Ðof€God.€€Because€of€these€things,€there€exists€in€the€soul,€scar€tissue€of€the€soul.€Ð  p ÐÌò òÓ  ÓÓA‡ª¡@ €ÿ°°FÿÿÿdüLAÓSummary€of€Scar€Tissue€of€the€Souló óÐ - } ÐÓ½:ÓØ! !ØÓ€ (#33 ÓÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£ö;ÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú1Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝIgnorance€of€doctrine€alienates€from€the€life€of€God,€phase€2.€Ýƒ-3£ö;#<ÝŒÐH!˜(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£þ<ÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú2Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝSuch€Ô_ÔalientationÔ_Ô€creates€friction€in€the€soul.€€This€friction€in€the€soul€has€a€two„fold€trend;Ð W"§ Ðthe€thought€pattern:€mental€attitude€sins:€guilt€complex,€fear,€worry,€anxiety,€jealousy.€Ýƒ-3£þ<+=ÝŒÐE#•(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£µ>ÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú3Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝThese€frictions€of€the€soul€create€scare€tissue€in€the€soul.€€Ô_Ôð ðððððð#ðððð%ðððð'ðÔ_Ô.€Ýƒ-3£µ>â>ÝŒÐT$¤ (#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£þ?ÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú4Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝScar€tissue€of€the€soul€not€only€alienates€from€the€life€of€God,€but€destroys€true€love€inÐ c%³ ! 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Ðhouse;€there€is€happiness.€€€You€become€more€and€more€scarred€and€happiness€becomesÐ - } Ðmore€elusive.€Ð  k  ÐÌScar€tissue€of€the€soul€causes€you€to€betray€yourself.€€You€could€not€be€more€stupid€than€toÐ ÷G  Ðbetray€yourself.€€You€betray€yourselves€over€the€lasciviousness,€promiscuity.€€This€word€takesÐ å5  Ðup€the€slack€for€fornication€and€adultery.€€In€the€old€days,€adultery€was€for€adults.€€OneÐ Ó#  Ðacademic€word,€òòpromiscuityóó.€€Ultimately,€everyone€who€is€lonely€thinks€that€their€happinessÐ Á  Ðlies€with€going€to€bed€with€a€member€of€the€opposite€sex,€except€for€the€few€weirdos€who€goÐ ¼  Ðin€for€homosexuality.€€After€a€few€drinks,€a€woman€looks€like€Madonna€and€she€had€H€writtenÐ ªú Ðon€her€head€for€elusive€happiness.€Ð ˜è ÐÌAs€a€pastor,€Bob€is€only€concerned€with€getting€a€point€over€to€us.€€ð ðAnd€if€I€bump€intoÐ tÄ Ðsomewhere,€then€just€pretend€you€donððt€know€me.ðð€€Scar€tissue€of€the€soul€is€developed€byÐ b² Ðlasciviousness,€which€is€the€Greek€word€ððððð%ðð ððððððð,€which€is€the€lust€to€do€these€things,€butÐ P  Ðwithout€following€it€through.Ð >Ž ÐÌà X àProv.6:32:€ÔÿÔHe€who€commits€adultery€with€a€woman€lacks€understanding€[doctrine];€he€who€does€soÐ j Ðdestroys€his€own€soul.ÔÿyMÔ€€Such€a€man€does€not€realize€that€God€has€provided€the€right€woman,Ð X Ðwhich€means€a€good€sex€life,€as€well€as€great€rapport€and€conversation.€€You€can€either€faithÐ öF Ðrest€it€and€wait,€or€be€promiscuous€and€build€up€scar€tissue.€€The€one€who€does€this€betraysÐ ä4 Ðhimself€to€lasciviousness.€Ð Ò" ÐÌHow€do€you€destroy€your€soul?€€Soul€of€a€girl,€she€is€a€believer€but€with€no€Bible€doctrine,€andÐ ® þ Ðshe€has€some€scar€tissue€on€the€soul€through€ignorance€and€she€is€about€to€get€some€more;Ð œ!ì Ðand€she€had€volition,€and€already€plans€to€go€to€bed€with€this€guy.€€At€least€she€has€norms€andÐ Š"Ú  Ðstandards€in€this€particular€field,€and€she€is€about€to€cut€into€her€conscience.€€She€hasÐ x#È! 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Ðwhich€comes€up€next:€with€greediness,€which€is€Ô_Ôð!ðððððððððððð ðððððÔ_Ô€=€òòan€insatiable,€unsatisfied€desireÐ - } Ðor€lustóó.€€Happiness€is€just€around€the€corner€and€it€isnððt€there.€€You€go€around€the€corner,€andÐ ( x  Ðit€isnððt€there.€€Instead€of€faith€rest,€which€is€Godððs€provision,€she€is€constantly€walking€aroundÐ #s  Ðthe€next€corner€looking€for€happiness.€Ð a  ÐÌà X àEph.4:19:€ÔÿÔ...who€having€developed€scar€tissue,€having€betrayed€themselves€to€promiscuity,€makingÐ í=  Ða€business€of€uncleanness€in€the€sphere€of€unsatiable€lust.Ôÿ^ZԀРÛ+  ÐÌCategory€2€love€is€used€illustratively€here€to€explain€why€God€does€not€allow€promiscuity.€€ItÐ · Ðis€important€to€understand€this€for€our€own€happiness.€Ð ¥õ ÐÌThe€whole€problem€begins€with€being€negative€toward€doctrine.€€Then€you€set€up€a€vacuumÐ Ñ Ðin€the€soul,€which€sucks€in€false€doctrine,€and€scar€tissue€over€your€soul;€and€you€keep€buildingÐ o¿ Ðup€scar€tissue€through€promiscuity,€and€then€you€chase€after€more€happiness,€which€builds€upÐ ]­ Ðmore€scar€tissue.€Ð K› ÐÌBob€wants€to€get€to€the€solution:€Ð 'w ÐÌà X àEph€4:20€ÔÿÔBut€you€have€not€so€learned€Christ,ÔÿÇ]ԀРS ÐÌÔ_Ôððððððððððððð3ðÔ_Ô€=€òòto€learn€doctrineóó.€€Christ€is€no€longer€here,€but€He€has€left€His€thinking€behind€andÐ ß/ Ðwe€learn€this€through€being€negative€toward€doctrine.€Ð Ú* ÐÌ1òòstóó€class€condition,€which€means€they€have€heard€Him.€Ð ¶! 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ÐHe€has€provided€this€happiness€for€us€in€the€Heavenlies€in€Christ.€€Jesus€Christ€is€GodÐ à$0 " Ðand€Jesus€Christ€has€perfect€happiness;€and€being€in€union€with€Him€means€that€weÐ Î%!# Ðcan€Ô_ÔpotentionallyÔ_Ô€enjoy€perfect€happiness.€€Eph€1:4:€ÔÿÔ...even€as€he€elected€us€in€himÐ ¼& "$ Ðbefore€the€foundation€of€the€world,€that€we€should€be€holy€[saints]€and€blameless€beforeÐ ª'ú"% Ðhim.€In€loveÔÿàaÔ€€Jesus€Christ€knew€billions€of€years€ago€that€we€would€go€+€toward€JesusÐ ˜(è#& ÐChrist.€€God€the€Father€in€eternity€past€elected€God€the€Son;€and€when€we€enter€intoÐ †)Ö$' Ðunion€with€Christ,€we€are€elected€in€Him.€€We€were€elected€in€eternity€past€because€weÐ t*Ä%( Ðare€in€Christ.€€Positional€truth€explains€election.€€The€moment€that€Christ€was€elected,Ð b+²&) ÐHe€was€also€given€a€destiny.€€Now€that€we€are€in€union€with€Christ,€we€share€HisÐ P, '* Ðdestiny.€€We€have€a€relationship€with€God€and€that€relationship€is€based€upon€grace.€Ô_ÔÐ >-Ž(+ ÐThis€relationship€is€perfect€and€we€cannot€improve€it€or€make€it€worse.€€Godððs€planningÐ á1 Ðmust€go€back€billions€of€years€ago.€€Every€believer€is€in€Him€and€shares€His€election.€Ð Ï ÐAt€salvation,€God€loves€us€with€maximum€love;€and€He€loves€us€with€this€maximum€loveÐ ½  Ðwhether€we€are€having€a€good€day€or€a€lousy€day.€€God€the€Father€has€maximum€loveÐ «û Ðfor€Jesus€Christ.€€We€are€always€in€union€with€Christ,€and€we€are€loved€by€God€as€muchÐ ™é Ðas€He€loves€Jesus€Christ,€as€we€are€in€Him.€€God€the€Father€loves€believers€that€weÐ ‡ × Ðcanððt€stand€as€much€as€He€loves€us.€€Eph€1:5:€ÔÿÔ...He€predestined€us€for€adoption€throughÐ u Å ÐJesus€Christ,€according€to€the€purpose€of€his€will,...ÔÿÝgԀ݃-3£g\”\ÝŒÐc ³(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£¹hÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú6Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝTherefore,€positional€truth€produces€a€new€creature€in€Christ.€€2Cor.5:17€If€any€man€isÐ r  Ðin€Christ,€then€he€is€a€new€creature.€€He€is€new€because€of€what€God€does€for€him,€notÐ ` °  Ðbecause€of€what€we€do€for€Him.€€ð ðOn€the€day€that€I€was€saved,€I€took€5€bottles€of€scotchÐ Nž  Ðand€poured€them€down€the€drain...ðð€and€you€are€very€proud€of€that.€€You€can€describeÐ <Œ  Ðthis€very€graphically€and€then€you€say,€ð ðIf€any€man€is€in€Christ,€he€is€a€new€creature.ðð€Ð *z  ÐYou€are€not€a€new€creature€because€you€quit€drinker.€€Bob€went€to€see€his€dadððsÐ h  Ðdrinking€partner,€and€he€noticed,€there€was€no€martinis€and€no€ice€bucket,€and€this€guyÐ V  Ðgave€a€glowing€testimony€about€how€he€went€on€the€wagon.€€He€had€made€a€completeÐ ôD Ðand€total€change€and€he€is€in€hell€today.€€You€are€not€a€new€creature€because€of€whatÐ â2 Ðyou€do.€€He€did€something.€€He€went€completely€on€the€wagon€and€that€took€someÐ Ð  Ðdoing.€€He€was€not€saved€so€he€did€not€have€eternal€life.€€You€may€have€done€someÐ ¾ Ðvery€commendable€things€after€being€saved€and€that€is€fine;€but€that€is€not€the€ChristianÐ ¬ü Ðway€of€life€and€that€is€not€being€a€new€creature€in€Christ.€€Grace€is€God€doing€the€workÐ šê Ðand€man€receives€what€God€provides€and€man€receives€this€in€a€Ô_ÔnonmeritoriousÔ_ÔÐ ˆØ Ðmanner.€€You€are€not€a€new€creature€because€you€cleaned€up€your€life;€because€youÐ vÆ Ðare€no€longer€on€the€town.€€You€are€a€new€creature€because€you€are€in€Christ.€Ð d´ Ð2Cor.5:17€is€not€experiential€but€it€is€principle.€€You€are€a€new€creature€because€ofÐ R¢ Ðwhat€God€does.€€Religion€or€legalism€is€man€doing€the€work€and€God,€theoretically,€isÐ @ Ðsupposed€to€bless€us€based€upon€what€we€do.€€Maybe€we€tried€the€10%€deal:€maybeÐ .~ Ðwe€are€trying€to€get€from€God€something,€so€we€bribe€Him€with€10%€of€our€measlyÐ l Ðincome.€€You€think€that€you€can€do€and€God€will€bless.€€Some€of€you€maybe€have€goneÐ  Z Ðfarther€than€Ô_ÔthanÔ_Ôð"ðyou€go€to€prayer€meeting.€€To€you,€God€is€a€super€genie;€all€you€haveÐ øH Ðto€do€is€figure€out€how€to€rub€Him,€and€you€can€get€what€you€want€out€of€Him.€€LegalismÐ æ 6 Ðis€flying€in€a€jet€and€wanting€to€get€out€and€help€the€jet€move€faster€by€pushing€it.€Ð Ô!$ ÐSurprise:€God€doesnððt€need€your€help.€€God€can€get€alone€without€you.€€He€can€getÐ Â"  Ðalong€without€any€one€of€us.€€God€loves€us€with€a€perfect€love;€a€maximum€love.€€AndÐ °#! Ðthere€we€are€outside€trying€to€push€the€jet.€€It€is€hard€to€get€used€to€being€a€newÐ ž$î" Ðcreature,€like€getting€used€to€a€new€anything.€€A€new€car,€a€new€suit,€a€new€house.€Ð Œ%Ü # ÐSomething€new€takes€some€getting€used€to;€some€orientation.€€When€you€try€to€helpÐ z&Ê!$ ÐGod,€you€become€a€pain€in€the€neck.€€You€were€nicer€before€you€became€a€Christian.€Ð h'¸"% ÐIf€you€miss€the€briefing,€you€will€never€get€to€the€target.€€You€have€to€be€briefed.€Ð V(¦#& ÐBriefing€is€learning€Bible€doctrine.€Ýƒ-3£¹hæhÝŒÐD)”$'(#(# ÐŒÝ  ÝÝ"‚-3£"ÝÝ  ÝÝ‚-3£¥vÝÔ2#ÔÚ  Ú7Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ  ÝPositional€truth€guarantees€eternal€security.€€ÔÿÔNeither€death€nor€life€will€separate€youÐ S*£%( Ðfrom€the€love€of€God€which€is€òòin€Christ€Jesus,ÔÿZwÔóó...€€Death€cannot€take€you€out;€neither€canÐ A+‘&) Ðâ âangels.€€ÔÿÔ...nor€angels,€nor€principalities€nor€powers,€nor€things€present€nor€things€toÐ <,Œ'* Ðcome,€nor€height€nor€depth€nor€any€other€creature€can€separate€us€from€the€love€of€GodÐ á1 Ðwhich€is€in€Christ€Jesus.ÔÿBxԀ݃-3£¥vÒvÝŒÐÏ(#(# Ðâ âŒÝ  ÝÓ@†H˜1‹1‹!Ø;@ÓÌPerhaps€you€have€repented,€so€I€will€give€you€point€1€again.€€Repent€means€to€change€yourÐ 6† Ðmind;€not€to€feel€sorry€for€anything.€Ð $ t ÐÌSummary:€1John5:11ð!ð12€€We€share€His€eternal€life;€and€share€His€righteousness;€we€shareÐ  P ÐHis€election;€we€share€His€destiny€(Eph.1:5);€we€share€His€Sonship;€we€share€his€Ô_ÔheirshipÔ_Ô€(weÐ î > Ðare€joint€heirs;€we€are€heirs€of€God);.and€we€are€priests,€which€means€that€we€are€in€full„timeÐ Ü , ÐChristian€service.€€Every€believer€is€in€full„time€Christian€service.€€As€a€priest,€we€have€the€rightÐ Ê   Ðto€serve€God,€the€right€to€rebound.€Every€believer€does€this€for€himself;€every€believer€avoidsÐ ¸  Ðpublic€confession€of€sin.€€Sharing€sins.€€We€have€the€right€to€pray,€the€right€to€give,€the€right€toÐ ¦ö  Ðreboundð"ðall€because€we€are€in€Christ.€€We€are€given€these€experiential€things€based€uponÐ ”ä  Ðpositional€truth.€Ð ‚Ò  ÐÌThis€brings€us€right€back€to€rebound.€€ÔÿÔYou€are€yet€carnal€and€Ô_ÔwalklÔ_Ô€as€men,€so€I€Ô_ÔcoulÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔdnotÔ_ÔÐ ^® Ðcommunicate€meat€to€you,€but€only€milk.Ôÿ#~ԀРLœ ÐÌà X à1John1:9:€Ô_ÔÔÿÔIfÔ_Ô€we€confess€our€sins,€He€is€faithful€and€just€to€forgive€us€our€sins€and€to€cleanse€us€fromÐ (x Ðall€unrighteousness.ÔÿTÔ€€How€we€feel€about€a€sin€is€inconsequential.€€It€is€how€God€feels€about€theÐ f Ðsin€which€is€important.€€The€sin€which€we€know,€we€confess;€or€sins.€€When€you€accept€ChristÐ T Ðas€Savior,€you€still€have€an€old€sin€nature,€and€you€still€sin,€and€you€still€sin€deliberately.€€WhenÐ òB Ðyou€sin,€you€name€the€sin.€€Why€does€God€forgive€us€this€sin?€€Christ€paid€for€our€sins;€our€sinÐ à0 Ðwent€to€court€at€the€cross;€it€was€poured€out€on€Jesus€Christ€on€the€cross.€€He€is€òòfaithful;óówhichÐ Î Ðmeans€that€He€forgives€us€our€sins€every€single€time.€€He€cleanses€us€from€allÐ É Ðunrighteousness.€€He€also€died€for€the€unknown€sins,€and€God€forgives€us€for€those.€Ð · ÐÌA€certain€man€had€two€sons.€€They€were€his€sons€at€the€beginning.€€One€of€them€was€theÐ “ã Ðprodigal€son;€and€the€other€was€the€elder€brother.€€The€father€divides€out€their€inheritance.€Ð Ñ ÐAfter€getting€an€inheritance,€the€prodigal€son€takes€this€cash€and€goes€to€a€foreign€country€andÐ o ¿ Ðhe€lives€it€up.€€It€is€so€bad,€he€finds€himself€eating€pig€slop.€€He€realized€that€his€fatherððsÐ ]!­ Ðservants€eat€better€than€this.€€So,€he€goes€to€return€to€his€father.€€He€is€always€his€fatherððs€son.€Ð K"› ÐBob€Thieme€was€very€angry€with€Bob€and€sometimes€he€was€very€proud.€€In€Beverly€Hills,€theyÐ 9#‰  Ðlived€next€door€to€a€house€being€built,€and€the€contractor€caught€Bob€tearing€the€place€up,€theÐ '$w! 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