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Think, brethren,

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think upon the cross.

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Think upon this love

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until you feel what Paul felt;

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until you feel its constraining influence.

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When God saves a person,

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He puts something in you

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in the very innermost part of your being -

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there's something there

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that loves God and loves righteousness.

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And it may be ever so weak,

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but you find something inside of you

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that's saying, "I do love God,"

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"I want God!"

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That's a miracle!

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He takes out the stony heart,

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and He puts in a living heart

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that loves God;

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that wants God.

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He came and took the curse of the law,

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says Galatians 3,

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on Himself,

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so that the death penalty

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that you and I deserve

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was poured out on Christ,

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so that that death penalty

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is no longer there to be had

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because it's been,

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as our brother said yesterday,

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paid in full.

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If we're going to persevere to the end,

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we all must be constantly,

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continually, and pointedly

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looking at Jesus Christ,

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and removing anything from our lives

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that distracts this view right here.

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You follow Christ.

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You stay focused on Him,

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and don't let people -

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even those you love the most -

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distract you from steadfast,

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single-eye obedience.

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What is that to you, Peter?

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You follow Me.

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Brethren, remember what it was like

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to be a lost sinner.

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I tell the truth in Christ.

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I am not lying.

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My conscience also,

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bearing me witness,

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in the Holy Spirit,

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that I have great sorrow

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and continual grief in my heart.

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For I could wish

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that I myself were accursed from Christ

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for my brethren, my countrymen,

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according to the flesh

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who are Israelites.

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Remember the pit that 
you've been dragged from.

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Christ shed His blood for you;

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in your behalf.