1 00:00:00,976 --> 00:00:04,816 Don't play with sin. 2 00:00:04,816 --> 00:00:06,529 You know what? 3 00:00:06,529 --> 00:00:09,725 Every person here ought to be able 4 00:00:09,725 --> 00:00:15,471 to look across the landscape of their conscience 5 00:00:15,471 --> 00:00:19,198 and find nothing - 6 00:00:19,198 --> 00:00:22,637 nothing that is standing between 7 00:00:22,637 --> 00:00:24,044 you and God right now. 8 00:00:24,044 --> 00:00:24,944 Nothing. 9 00:00:24,944 --> 00:00:28,632 If you know of something, attack it. 10 00:00:28,632 --> 00:00:31,168 If you can go week after week 11 00:00:31,168 --> 00:00:34,739 with this thing - you know it. 12 00:00:34,739 --> 00:00:36,341 You know it's not right. 13 00:00:36,341 --> 00:00:42,223 You just go year after year. 14 00:00:42,223 --> 00:00:44,531 What am I going to say to you? 15 00:00:44,531 --> 00:00:48,602 You've got this thing you won't amputate. 16 00:00:48,602 --> 00:00:51,628 Look at yourself in the reflection of this passage. 17 00:00:51,628 --> 00:00:52,804 What's it saying? 18 00:00:52,804 --> 00:00:53,837 Should I assure you? 19 00:00:53,837 --> 00:00:56,168 "Oh, don't worry, brother. Don't worry, sister. 20 00:00:56,168 --> 00:00:57,995 It's okay. 21 00:00:57,995 --> 00:01:02,888 After all, we're justified by faith." 22 00:01:02,888 --> 00:01:06,178 No, no, no. That's not what you want to do. 23 00:01:06,178 --> 00:01:08,803 I would say to you, you are in danger. 24 00:01:08,803 --> 00:01:11,184 Attack that thing immediately. 25 00:01:11,184 --> 00:01:14,504 Put it to death. 26 00:01:14,504 --> 00:01:16,879 You say, what if it rises up again? 27 00:01:16,879 --> 00:01:19,430 Okay. Attack it again. 28 00:01:19,430 --> 00:01:21,469 It raises its head, take that head off. 29 00:01:21,469 --> 00:01:24,124 It raises its head again, take that head off. 30 00:01:24,124 --> 00:01:25,054 It's a battle. 31 00:01:25,054 --> 00:01:26,922 I'm not talking about perfection here. 32 00:01:26,922 --> 00:01:30,275 But this is an all-out battle. 33 00:01:30,275 --> 00:01:33,615 The kingdom of heaven is taken by violence. 34 00:01:33,615 --> 00:01:35,935 This kind of violence. 35 00:01:35,935 --> 00:01:38,880 Make no mistake. 36 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:44,097 Don't hide behind your profession. 37 00:01:44,097 --> 00:01:50,737 If there's no sincere battle with sin, 38 00:01:50,737 --> 00:01:56,500 trusting Christ, go to battle. 39 00:01:56,500 --> 00:01:59,582 Resting in Him, we fight. 40 00:01:59,582 --> 00:02:02,993 Without Him, we can do nothing.