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I was on Facebook today. A friend of mine posted a short video talk by Pastor Jim Cymbala, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Pastor Cymbala posted it on his Facebook page three days ago, so that should be on February 17, 2022, since today is February 20, 2022. The talk is addressed to Christians. If you have access to Facebook, or even if you don’t, you might be able to listen to his talk here, but I will also provide a transcript in case you are not able to access the video:
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Pastor Cymbala took many liberties with the Scriptures in his talk, teaching them out of context, and making them say what they are not meant to say. So, the Lord Jesus is leading me here to examine (test) some of the things he stated in his talk by looking at the Scriptures to which he referred, but in their context. So, the first ones we will look at have to do with Jesus paying it all so that we can be no longer under condemnation:
These next ones have to do with Jesus being our advocate and the atoning sacrifice for our sins and what makes us accepted by God:
This next one has to do with the subject of Jesus removing our sins from us, as far as the east is from the west, and to whom that applies:
[Matt 10:28; Heb 5:7; Acts 9:31; Lu 1:50; Acts 10:34-35; Php 2:12-13; Rev 11:18; Rev 14:7; Rev 15:4; 2 Co 5:6-11; Heb 12:28-29; 2 Co 7:1]
And this last one has to do with Satan being the accuser of the brethren (followers of Jesus) and us overcoming him by the blood of the Lamb:
Summary
The condemned are those who are walking (in conduct, in practice) in sin, who are knowingly and willfully repeating the same sins over again. They are those who are still walking according to the flesh and not according to the Spirit. They are not walking in obedience to the Lord. Righteousness is not what they are practicing. They are not walking in the fear of God. But some of them profess Christ as Savior, and they call themselves Christians.
They are not accepted by God. They are not declared righteous by God. Their sins are not separated from them as far as the east is from the west, because they have no fear of God, for they are still walking in darkness in habitual and willful sin. They are not redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. And they are not those who have overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb. So they are not those being accused by Satan. God is the one telling them that they must stop sinning or face judgment.
Those who are accepted by God, whose sins are forgiven, who are no longer under condemnation, who are declared righteous by God, who are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, who are being accused of Satan, and who are overcoming Satan by the blood of the Lamb are those whose works are being carried out in God.
They are those who are coming into the light, who are walking no longer according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit, who are obeying our Lord's commands, who are not practicing sin, but who are practicing righteousness, who are walking in the fear of God, honoring him with their lives, who are overcoming Satan also by the word of their testimony, being willing to die for the sake of the gospel. They are the ones Satan is at war against.
[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 6:35-58; Jn 15:1-11; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-17; Eph 4:17-24; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10, 15; Tit 2:11-14; Jas 1:22-25; Rom 12:1-2; Eph 2:8-10; Php 2:12-13; Col 1:21-23; Gal 5:16-21; Eph 5:3-6; Gal 6:7-8; Rom 2:6-8; Heb 10:26-27; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Rev. 2-3; Rev 18:1-6; Rev 21:8, 27; Rev 22:14-15]
The Prayer
Written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager,
Alberto Testa and Tony Renis
I pray you'll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer
When we lose our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe.
I pray we'll find your light
And hold it in our hearts
When the stars go out each night
Remind us where you are.
Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe.
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P.S. This is not an endorsement of the singers other than as musicians
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Pastor Cymbala: “Wouldn’t it be terrible to live in condemnation when Jesus paid it all. He is the atoning sacrifice. Hear it one more time. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins. We are accepted by God. Our sins are covered. As far as the east is from the west, that is how far our sins have been separated from us. The enemy doesn’t want us to think about that.
“Satan is the accuser of the brothers and the sisters, the mamas and the papas, people of all ages, he comes pointing out our sins, and is it not real? Did we not do it, say it? Think it? And he will try to get our eyes off the one on the cross, off the Lamb, and into me, and why did I do that? I repeated it. What did I do that for? We overcome him by the blood of the Lamb.
“Satan, you’re right. Did that, everything and more, but guess what? I’ve been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. I’ve been redeemed. You have no accusation against me because Jesus took away my sins. And he said on the cross, “It’s finished.” And the Father accepted it by raising him from the dead and bringing him to heaven where he sits at the right hand. I have a Savior and an advocate named Jesus. So, I am free from condemnation. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Rejoice in Jesus today. Amen.”
“Satan is the accuser of the brothers and the sisters, the mamas and the papas, people of all ages, he comes pointing out our sins, and is it not real? Did we not do it, say it? Think it? And he will try to get our eyes off the one on the cross, off the Lamb, and into me, and why did I do that? I repeated it. What did I do that for? We overcome him by the blood of the Lamb.
“Satan, you’re right. Did that, everything and more, but guess what? I’ve been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. I’ve been redeemed. You have no accusation against me because Jesus took away my sins. And he said on the cross, “It’s finished.” And the Father accepted it by raising him from the dead and bringing him to heaven where he sits at the right hand. I have a Savior and an advocate named Jesus. So, I am free from condemnation. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Rejoice in Jesus today. Amen.”
Pastor Cymbala took many liberties with the Scriptures in his talk, teaching them out of context, and making them say what they are not meant to say. So, the Lord Jesus is leading me here to examine (test) some of the things he stated in his talk by looking at the Scriptures to which he referred, but in their context. So, the first ones we will look at have to do with Jesus paying it all so that we can be no longer under condemnation:
“Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” John 3:18-21 ESV
“For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” Rom 8:2-4 ESV
“For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” Rom 8:2-4 ESV
These next ones have to do with Jesus being our advocate and the atoning sacrifice for our sins and what makes us accepted by God:
“My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, ‘I know him,’ but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.” 1 Jn 2:1-6 NIV
“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.” 1 John 3:4-10 ESV
“Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.” 1 John 3:4-10 ESV
This next one has to do with the subject of Jesus removing our sins from us, as far as the east is from the west, and to whom that applies:
“The Lord works righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.”
Psalms 103:6-13 ESV (compare to 1 Co 10:1-22; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13).
and justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.”
Psalms 103:6-13 ESV (compare to 1 Co 10:1-22; Heb 3:1-19; Heb 4:1-13).
[Matt 10:28; Heb 5:7; Acts 9:31; Lu 1:50; Acts 10:34-35; Php 2:12-13; Rev 11:18; Rev 14:7; Rev 15:4; 2 Co 5:6-11; Heb 12:28-29; 2 Co 7:1]
And this last one has to do with Satan being the accuser of the brethren (followers of Jesus) and us overcoming him by the blood of the Lamb:
“And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, ‘Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!’”
“Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.” Revelation 12:9-12,17 ESV
“Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.” Revelation 12:9-12,17 ESV
Summary
The condemned are those who are walking (in conduct, in practice) in sin, who are knowingly and willfully repeating the same sins over again. They are those who are still walking according to the flesh and not according to the Spirit. They are not walking in obedience to the Lord. Righteousness is not what they are practicing. They are not walking in the fear of God. But some of them profess Christ as Savior, and they call themselves Christians.
They are not accepted by God. They are not declared righteous by God. Their sins are not separated from them as far as the east is from the west, because they have no fear of God, for they are still walking in darkness in habitual and willful sin. They are not redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. And they are not those who have overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb. So they are not those being accused by Satan. God is the one telling them that they must stop sinning or face judgment.
Those who are accepted by God, whose sins are forgiven, who are no longer under condemnation, who are declared righteous by God, who are redeemed by the blood of the Lamb, who are being accused of Satan, and who are overcoming Satan by the blood of the Lamb are those whose works are being carried out in God.
They are those who are coming into the light, who are walking no longer according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit, who are obeying our Lord's commands, who are not practicing sin, but who are practicing righteousness, who are walking in the fear of God, honoring him with their lives, who are overcoming Satan also by the word of their testimony, being willing to die for the sake of the gospel. They are the ones Satan is at war against.
[Matt 7:21-23; Lu 9:23-26; Jn 6:35-58; Jn 15:1-11; Rom 6:1-23; Rom 8:1-17; Eph 4:17-24; 1 Pet 2:24; 1 Co 6:9-10,19-20; 2 Co 5:10, 15; Tit 2:11-14; Jas 1:22-25; Rom 12:1-2; Eph 2:8-10; Php 2:12-13; Col 1:21-23; Gal 5:16-21; Eph 5:3-6; Gal 6:7-8; Rom 2:6-8; Heb 10:26-27; 1 Jn 1:5-9; 1 Jn 2:3-6; 1 Jn 3:4-10; Rev. 2-3; Rev 18:1-6; Rev 21:8, 27; Rev 22:14-15]
The Prayer
Written by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager,
Alberto Testa and Tony Renis
I pray you'll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer
When we lose our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe.
I pray we'll find your light
And hold it in our hearts
When the stars go out each night
Remind us where you are.
Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe.
P.S. This is not an endorsement of the singers other than as musicians
